Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words With TE

This verified list contains 196 CORE words with TE, plus 50 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Static CORE list

All 196 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

abate7
acted8
acute7
after8
agate6
alter5
anted6
antes5
apter7
aster5
baste7
bated8
bates7
betel7
biter7
bites7
brute7
butte7
bytes10
caste7
cater7
chute10
cited8
cites7
cotes7
crate7
cuter7
cutey10
dated7
dater6
dates6
deter6
doted7
doter6
dotes6
eaten5
eater5
elate5
elite5
emote7
enter5
ester5
fated9
fates8
feted9
fetes8
flute8
forte8
gated7
gates6
gites6
glute6
grate6
haste8
hated9
hater8
hates8
hotel8
intel5
inter5
irate5
items7
kited10
kites9
later5
latex12
latte5
liter5
lutes5
mated8
mater7
mates7
matey10
matte7
meted8
meter7
metes7
miter7
mites7
motel7
motes7
motet7
muted8
muter7
mutes7
niter5
noted6
notes5
oaten5
octet7
often8
opted8
orate5
otter5
outed6
outer5
ovate8
paste7
pates7
peter7
piste7
plate7
prate7
quite14
quote14
rated6
rater5
rates5
rites5
route5
sated6
sates5
sited6
sites5
skate9
slate5
smite7
smote7
spate7
spite7
state5
stead6
steak9
steal5
steam7
steed6
steel5
steep7
steer5
stein5
stems7
steno5
stent5
steps7
stern5
stets5
stews8
suite5
taste5
tater5
teach10
teaks9
teals5
teams7
tears5
teary8
tease5
teats5
techs10
teddy10
teems7
teens5
teeny8
teeth8
telco7
telex12
tells5
telly8
tempo9
temps9
tempt9
tench10
tends6
tenet5
tenon5
tenor5
tense5
tenth8
tents5
tepee7
tepid8
terms7
terns5
terry8
terse5
tests5
testy8
tetra5
texts12
torte5
toted6
totem7
totes5
trite5
unite5
uteri5
utter5
voted9
voter8
votes8
waste8
water8
white11
write8
wrote8
xterm14

196CORE words

50extended words

246verified matches

6.9average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

acted8
after8
alter5
apter7
baste7
bites7
brute7
caste7
cater7
chute10
cited8
cites7

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

quite14
quote14
xterm14
latex12
texts12
telex12
white11
bytes10
chute10
kited10
teach10
cutey10

Letter intelligence

What the TE list contains

Where TE appears

Position 10 words
Position 20 words
Position 30 words
Position 40 words
Position 50 words

Vowels per word

1 vowel24 words
2 vowels150 words
3 vowels22 words

Repeated letters

35%

69 of 196 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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Popular letter patterns

5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

5 Letter Words Starting With CH69 CORE · 21 extendedchafe, chain, chair, chaos 5 Letter Words Starting With CO94 CORE · 37 extendedcoals, coast, coats, cobra 5 Letter Words Starting With SH76 CORE · 15 extendedshade, shake, shame, shape 5 Letter Words Starting With ST96 CORE · 19 extendedstage, staid, stain, stair 5 Letter Words Ending In CH74 CORE · 11 extendedbeach, epoch, leach, peach 5 Letter Words Ending In ED297 CORE · 26 extendedached, acted, arced, armed 5 Letter Words Ending In ER240 CORE · 64 extendedabler, after, alter, amber 5 Letter Words Ending In LY68 CORE · 14 extendeddaily, doily, early, gaily

Pattern guide

How to use 5-letter words with TE

The CORE list contains 196 5-letter words with TE in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.

Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 50 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words contain TE?

This verified set contains 196 CORE words and 50 extended words, for 246 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this TE group?

The 196 CORE words average 6.9 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these TE words often repeat letters?