6-letter words with T as the 1st letter and E as the 2nd letter

The TE opening leaves four letters to solve, and the choices range from everyday words such as TENNIS and TENDER to less familiar entries. Only 19 matches rank among common English words, so a recognizable start does not guarantee an obvious finish. Check the ending pattern against your crossing letters before spending a turn on an obscure option.

At a glance: six-letter TE words

• There are 176 tournament-dictionary matches with T first and E second.
• TESTED, TEMPLE, TENNIS, TERROR, and TENDER are among the examples.
• The most frequent final letter is S, with 43 matches ending that way.
• A total of 141 matches have definitions lexicons.
• The average score is 8.1 points; TEAZED leads the scoring list at 16.

Which endings are most common?

S is the clear leader: 43 words end in S, compared with 26 ending in R and 21 ending in D. E is also a strong finish, with 20 matches, while N closes 11.

Use that uneven spread as a clue, not a rule. If your final square is S, try familiar options such as TENNIS or TENETS; for D, TESTED and TENDED fit the pattern. The counts describe this TE group, not all six-letter words.

How to use 6-letter words with T first and E second

Start with the fixed TE, then test the last letter against your board or puzzle crossings. The 5-letter version has 104 matches, while the 7-letter version has 257, so adding or removing one letter changes the pool substantially.

For a score-minded play, TEAZED tops this group at 16 points; TEAZLE, TEAZEL, TEABOX, TEAZES, and TENZON each score 15. Those are less familiar choices than TEMPLE or TENDER, and dictionary coverage varies: Collins accepts 174 matches, while NWL2023 accepts 137 and ENABLE accepts 121. Confirm the word list your game uses before relying on a rare entry.