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13 Letter Words Starting With T

There are 1176 valid 13 letter words that start with T, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 13-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

tachyphylaxes - 36 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

tachyphylaxes - 36 points

Words With Friends

tagliacozzian - 38 points

13 Letter Words (1176)

View all words starting with T

Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With t

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 1176 word list is 74.5 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 tablespoonful 20 20 26 66
#2 taboparalysis 20 20 22 62
#3 tacheometries 20 20 21 61
#4 tachistoscope 22 22 24 68
#5 tachometrical 22 22 25 69
#6 tachyglossate 22 22 23 67
#7 tachygraphers 27 27 27 81
#8 tachygraphies 27 27 27 81
#9 tachygraphist 27 27 27 81
#10 tachymetrical 25 25 27 77
#11 tachyphrasias 26 26 25 77
🏆 #12 tachyphylaxes 36 36 35 107
#13 tachyphylaxia 36 36 35 107
#14 tachyphylaxis 36 36 35 107
#15 taciturnities 15 15 18 48
#16 tactfulnesses 18 18 22 58
#17 tactinvariant 18 18 22 58
#18 tagliacozzian 34 34 38 106
#19 tailorization 22 22 24 68
#20 taintlessness 13 13 16 42

Where 13 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 13 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with T will give you far more flexible options try 13 letter words starting with T for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 13 letter word starting with t?

tachyphylaxes — worth 107 combined points (US Scrabble: 36, UK Scrabble: 36, Words With Friends: 35).

How many 13 letter words start with t?

1176 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 13 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 13 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter t words will come up far more often.