6 Letter Words Starting With T
There are 2152 valid 6 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 6-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
tabefy - 14 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
tabefy - 14 points
Words With Friends
tabefy - 14 points
6 Letter Words (2152)
View all words starting with TTop 20 Highest-Scoring 6 Letter Words Starting With t
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 2152 word list is 27.6 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | taatas | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| #2 | taband | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #3 | tabard | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #4 | tabbed | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #5 | tabber | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| #6 | tabbis | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| 🏆 #7 | tabefy | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| #8 | taberd | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #9 | tabers | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #10 | tabira | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #11 | tablas | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #12 | tabled | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #13 | tabler | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #14 | tables | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #15 | tablet | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #16 | taboos | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #17 | taboot | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #18 | tabors | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #19 | tabour | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #20 | tabret | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
Where 6 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 6 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 6 letter words starting with T for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 6 letter word starting with t?
tabefy — worth 42 combined points (US Scrabble: 14, UK Scrabble: 14, Words With Friends: 14).
How many 6 letter words start with t?
2152 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 6 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 6 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter t words will come up far more often.