430 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first
steeplejacks27
steeplejack26
committeewoman25
committeewomen25
pamphleteering24
pamphleteered23
steeplechasings23
steeplechasing22
communicatees21
junketeers21
pamphleteers21
steeplechasers21
subcommittees21
teenyboppers21
buckteeth20
committeeman20
committeemen20
communicatee20
gazetteers20
junketeer20
pamphleteer20
sixteenths20
steeplebushes20
steeplechaser20
steeplechases20
subcommittee20
teenybopper20
fifteenths19
gazetteer19
racketeering19
sixteenmos19
sixteenth19
steelmakings19
steelworkers19
steeplechase19
steerageways19
eighteenths18
fifteenth18
privateering18
profiteering18
racketeered18
rejectees18
seventeenths18
sixteenmo18
steelmaking18
steelworker18
steeplebush18
steerageway18
volunteerisms18
eighteenth17
fourteenths17
misesteeming17
privateered17
profiteered17
rejectee17
seventeenth17
snaggleteeth17
steelmakers17
steelworks17
thirteenths17
trusteeships17
volunteerism17
absenteeisms16
charioteers16
committees16
covenantees16
disesteeming16
fourteenth16
marketeers16
misesteemed16
musketeers16
puppeteers16
racketeers16
rocketeers16
steelmaker16
steelwork16
teemingnesses16
teethridges16
thirteenth16
trusteeship16
umpteenth16
velveteens16
volunteering16
absenteeism15
acceptees15
charioteer15
committee15
covenantee15
disesteemed15
distributees15
marketeer15
musketeer15
persecutees15
privateers15
profiteers15
puppeteer15
racketeer15
rocketeer15
sixteens15
steenboks15
teemingly15
teenybop15
teeterboards15
teethridge15
understeering15
velveteen15
volunteered15
acceptee14
appointees14
budgeteers14
dedicatees14
distributee14
eyeteeth14
fifteens14
fourteeners14
genteelisms14
genteelnesses14
guaranteeing14
interrogatees14
leafleteers14
mangosteens14
misesteems14
missteering14
nineteenths14
orienteerings14
permittees14
persecutee14
privateer14
profiteer14
sawteeth14
sixteen14
sonneteerings14
steelheads14
steelyards14
steenbok14
summiteers14
teemingness14
teeterboard14
teetotalisms14
transportees14
understeered14
appointee13
budgeteer13
dedicatee13
disesteems13
dogteeth13
eighteens13
evictees13
fifteen13
fourteener13
gadgeteers13
genteelism13
genteelly13
interrogatee13
leafleteer13
mangosteen13
misesteem13
missteered13
nineteenth13
orienteering13
oversteers13
permittee13
seventeens13
sonneteering13
steeking13
steelhead13
steelyard13
steepening13
steepish13
steepnesses13
steevings13
summiteer13
teethings13
teetotalism13
teetotalling13
teetotally13
transportee13
umteenth13
volunteers13
warrantees13
amputees12
cotrustees12
delegatees12
departees12
deportees12
devotees12
disesteem12
draftees12
eighteen12
esteeming12
evictee12
fourteens12
gadgeteer12
genteelness12
guaranteed12
indictees12
inductees12
outsteering12
oversteer12
picotees12
presentees12
relocatees12
seventeen12
steeked12
steelinesses12
steepened12
steeply12
steeving12
teething12
teetotaling12
teetotalists12
teetotalled12
teetotallers12
thirteens12
understeers12
volunteer12
warrantee12
absentees11
adoptees11
amputee11
cotrustee11
delegatee11
departee11
deportee11
devotee11
draftee11
esteemed11
fourteen11
genteelest11
guarantees11
indictee11
inductee11
invitees11
missteers11
muleteers11
outsteered11
patentees11
picotee11
presentee11
relocatee11
repartees11
selectees11
steeping11
steepled11
steepness11
steerable11
steersman11
steersmen11
steeved11
teethed11
teethers11
teetotaled11
teetotalers11
teetotalist11
teetotaller11
teetotums11
thirteen11
trusteeing11
umpteen11
understeer11
unsteeling11
absentee10
adoptee10
canteens10
electees10
genteeler10
guarantee10
invitee10
manatees10
missteer10
muleteer10
orienteers10
patentee10
posteens10
postteen10
potteens10
preteens10
repartee10
selectee10
sonneteers10
steeks10
steeliness10
steeped10
steepens10
steepers10
steepest10
steeples10
steerages10
steeves10
subteens10
teeming10
teenaged10
teenagers10
teenful10
teentsiest10
teentsy10
teetering10
teether10
teethes10
teetotaler10
teetotum10
ungenteel10
unsteeled10
vestees10
allottees9
arrestees9
bootees9
canteen9
coatees9
electee9
enlistees9
esteems9
goateed9
grantees9
lateeners9
legatees9
manatee9
mestees9
mustees9
nineteens9
orienteer9
outsteers9
posteen9
poteens9
potteen9
preteen9
puttees9
sonneteer9
steek9
steeliest9
steeling9
steely9
steepen9
steeper9
steeple9
steerage9
steering9
steeve9
subteen9
teemed9
teemers9
teenager9
teensiest9
teensy9
teentsier9
teepees9
teetered9
teethe9
teetotals9
trusteed9
vestee9
allottee8
arrestee8
bootee8
coatee8
enlistee8
esteem8
genteel8
goatees8
grantee8
lateener8
legatee8
mestee8
mustee8
nineteen8
outsteer8
pattee8
poteen8
puttee8
ratteens8
sauteed8
steeled8
steelier8
steelies8
steeps8
steered8
steerers8
teemer8
teenage8
teeniest8
teensier8
teeny8
teepee8
teeth8
teetotal8
trustees8
unsteels8
anteed7
goatee7
lateens7
listees7
ratteen7
sateens7
settees7
steeds7
steelie7
steep7
steerer7
suttees7
teeing7
teems7
teeners7
teenier7
teeters7
testees7
trustee7
unsteel7
lateen6
listee6
sateen6
settee6
steed6
steels6
steers6
suttee6
teem6
teener6
teeter6
testee6
tutees6
steel5
steer5
teed5
teels5
teens5
tutee5
teel4
teen4
tees4
tee3
Why TEE words matter
Words containing TEE are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.
A quick statistical tour
A few numbers before you scroll: the 430 words here run from 3 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words the largest group (81 entries). Wordle players have 11 five-letter options, and there are 64 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is STEEPLEJACKS at 27 points before multipliers.
For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: STEEPLEJACKS (27), STEEPLEJACK (26), COMMITTEEWOMAN (25), COMMITTEEWOMEN (25), PAMPHLETEERING (24). The longest entry is STEEPLECHASINGS at 15 letters, and the average word here is worth about 12 points. The most useful tiles to hold for this list are E, T and S, which appear in 430, 430 and 290 of the words respectively.
Three words worth learning first
- TEE is easy to keep in memory: 3 letters, 3 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
- TEEL earns 4 points from just 4 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
- TEEN — a 4-letter, 4-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.
Once those stick, file away the next tier too: TEES (4), STEEL (5), STEER (5), TEELS (5), TEENS (5).
Learning words through TEE
If you are studying English, TEE is a high-leverage chunk: instead of memorising each word cold, anchor the TEE pattern and let the surrounding letters vary. Word-game players get a parallel benefit — when a crossword grid or a Wordle guess reveals the TEE sequence, this page is the complete candidate pool, already sorted by Scrabble value.
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