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This page lists 1482 words with TEN from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With TEN

All 1482 words in our dictionary that contain TEN — sorted by Scrabble score.

1482 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first · showing top 1200

exquisitenesses31 hyperextending31 hyperextended30 hyperextensions30 exquisiteness29 hyperextension29 quatercentenary29 sesquicentenary29 coextensively28 hyperextends28 hyperextend27 quincentenary27 extendability26 proximatenesses26 quincentenaries26 quincentennials26 conjugatenesses25 extendabilities25 extensibility25 extensivenesses25 gemeinschaften25 immunocompetent25 omnicompetences25 overextending25 quincentennial25 adequatenesses24 equipotential24 existentialisms24 extensibilities24 extensionality24 extensively24 frighteningly24 hypertensives24 inadequateness24 metencephalic24 omnicompetence24 overextended24 overextensions24 preexistences24 proximateness24 requisitenesses24 tenderizations24 coexistences23 coextensive23 conjugateness23 countertendency23 dishearteningly23 existentialism23 existentially23 extendednesses23 extensionally23 extensiveness23 gesellschaften23 hypertensive23 hypotensives23 incompetency23 overextension23 preexistence23 prekindergarten23 superintendency23 tenderheartedly23 tenderization23 adequateness22 coexistence22 coextending22 existentialists22 extendedly22 extensometers22 hypotensive22 incompetencies22 incompetently22 kittenishnesses22 malcontentedly22 martensitically22 metencephalon22 nonexistences22 overextends22 overtightening22 plenipotentiary22 requisiteness22 tenderizing22 zygotenes22 appropriateness21 coextended21 competency21 discontentedly21 discountenanced21 disheartenments21 existentialist21 extendedness21 extensometer21 extenuatory21 foreshortening21 hypertensions21 inadvertency21 incompetences21 inexistences21 kindergarteners21 kittenishly21 metencephala21 nonexistence21 nonexistential21 omnicompetent21 overextend21 oversweetening21 overtightened21 precipitateness21 tenderized21 tenderizers21 tenosynovitises21 zygotene21 backbitten20 competencies20 competently20 completenesses20 discontentments20 discountenances20 disheartenment20 distensibility20 enlightenments20 extendable20 extendible20 foreshortened20 hyperintense20 hypertension20 hypotensions20 immediatenesses20 inadvertencies20 inadvertently20 incompetence20 incompleteness20 inconsistency20 inexistence20 intensification20 intermittency20 kindergartener20 kittenishness20 latensification20 oversweetened20 pachytenes20 patentability20 potentiometric20 preexistent20 protensively20 quietening20 septendecillion20 skywritten20 stenographic20 stenography20 superintendence20 tenderizer20 tenderizes20 threateningly20 ultracompetent20 unpretentiously20 advertency19 appurtenances19 coexistent19 coextends19 competences19 ctenophorans19 discontentment19 discountenance19 enlightenment19 existences19 extensible19 extensity19 extensive19 extenuating19 extenuations19 frightening19 ghostwritten19 hearteningly19 heightening19 hypotension19 hypotenuses19 immoderateness19 impenitently19 importunateness19 inadvertences19 inattentively19 inchoatenesses19 inconsistencies19 inconsistently19 intemperateness19 intensifying19 intermittencies19 intermittently19 kindergartens19 omnipotently19 overintensity19 overtightens19 pachytene19 patentabilities19 prepotency19 presentencings19 presweetening19 quietened19 rechristening19 semicentennials19 stenographers19 stenographies19 subpotency19 superintensity19 temperatenesses19 tenderize19 tenosynovitis19 typewritten19 unchastenesses19 unenlightening19 witenagemotes19 accuratenesses18 advertencies18 advertently18 aggregatenesses18 appetency18 appositenesses18 appurtenance18 attentivenesses18 bicentenary18 brightening18 christenings18 coextend18 competence18 completeness18 concatenating18 concatenations18 concretenesses18 considerateness18 consistency18 contentednesses18 contentiously18 countenancing18 ctenophoran18 ctenophores18 definitenesses18 desperatenesses18 determinateness18 disheartening18 disparatenesses18 effetenesses18 existence18 existential18 extending18 extensional18 extensities18 extenuated18 extenuation18 extenuators18 foreshortens18 fortunatenesses18 frightened18 handwritten18 heightened18 hypertense18 hypotenuse18 immediateness18 impenitences18 impolitenesses18 impotency18 inadvertence18 inappetences18 inappositeness18 inattentiveness18 incompetents18 inconsistences18 indefiniteness18 intensivenesses18 intermittences18 inviolatenesses18 kindergarten18 listenerships18 multipotential18 nonexistent18 nonthreatening18 normotensives18 omnipotences18 oppositenesses18 overintensities18 oversweetens18 overtighten18 penitentially18 persistency18 potentiometers18 premoistening18 prepotencies18 prepotently18 presentencing18 presweetened18 pretendedly18 pretentiously18 privatenesses18 rechristened18 reconditenesses18 retentivenesses18 semicentennial18 stenobathic18 stenographer18 straightening18 subordinateness18 subpotencies18 superintendents18 superintending18 tenderhearted18 tentativenesses18 tenterhooks18 totipotency18 unchristened18 unenlightened18 unintentionally18 witenagemote18 witenagemots18 advertences17 appetencies17 attentively17 bicentenaries17 bicentennials17 brightened17 brighteners17 browbeaten17 centennially17 chastenesses17 christening17 concatenated17 concatenation17 consistencies17 consistently17 contentedly17 contentiousness17 coordinateness17 countenanced17 countenancers17 ctenophore17 deliberateness17 discontenting17 discretenesses17 disheartened17 elaboratenesses17 enlightening17 extended17 extenders17 extensions17 extenuates17 extenuator17 foreshorten17 impenitence17 impotencies17 impotently17 inanimatenesses17 inappetence17 inchoateness17 incompetent17 inconsistence17 indelicateness17 inexistent17 infinitenesses17 intensionality17 intensively17 intentionality17 intermittence17 intricatenesses17 listenership17 malcontented17 moderatenesses17 nonattendances17 normotensive17 obduratenesses17 obstinatenesses17 omnipotence17 ostensively17 ostentatiously17 overattentions17 oversweeten17 overwritten17 penitentiary17 persistencies17 persistently17 portentously17 posttensioning17 potentiality17 potentiometer17 premoistened17 presentenced17 pretentiousness17 quietens17 retentively17 retentivity17 retightening17 septennially17 snakebitten17 stenchful17 stenothermal17 stenotyping17 stenotypists17 stenotypy17 straightened17 straighteners17 subtenancy17 superintended17 superintendent17 temperateness17 tenaciousnesses17 tendentiously17 tenebrific17 tentatively17 tenterhook17 tercentenary17 totipotencies17 unchasteness17 untenability17 unthreatening17 whitenesses17 whitenings17 witenagemot17 absolutenesses16 accurateness16 advertence16 aggregateness16 appetences16 appositeness16 appurtenants16 articulateness16 attentiveness16 bicentennial16 brightener16 chastening16 christened16 concatenates16 concreteness16 consistences16 contentedness16 contentments16 contritenesses16 countenancer16 countenances16 definiteness16 degenerateness16 desperateness16 destitutenesses16 discontented16 disparateness16 dissolutenesses16 effeteness16 enlightened16 existents16 extender16 extensile16 extension16 extensors16 extenuate16 fortunateness16 frightens16 frostbitten16 heightens16 heldentenors16 hirsutenesses16 hootenanny16 idempotents16 impoliteness16 impotences16 intensionally16 intensiveness16 intentionally16 intimatenesses16 inviolateness16 kittenish16 lieutenancy16 maintenances16 misbegotten16 nonattendance16 nonfattening16 obsoletenesses16 oppositeness16 overattention16 overinsistent16 passionateness16 penitentiaries16 persistences16 polyteny16 portentousness16 posttensioned16 potentialities16 potentially16 presentences16 presweetens16 pretensioning16 pretensionless16 privateness16 quieten16 rechristens16 reconditeness16 retentiveness16 retentivities16 retightened16 sententiously16 separatenesses16 stenotherms16 stenotyped16 stenotypies16 stenotypist16 straightener16 sublieutenants16 subsentences16 subsistences16 subtenancies16 tenaciously16 tendentiousness16 tenderometers16 tensiometric16 tensiometry16 tentativeness16 tercentenaries16 tercentennials16 ultimatenesses16 underwritten16 unpatentable16 unpretending16 untenabilities16 whitening16 animatenesses15 appetence15 appurtenant15 brightens15 chastened15 chasteners15 chasteness15 coattending15 competent15 concatenate15 consistence15 contentment15 countenance15 countertenors15 desolatenesses15 discreteness15 disheartens15 elaborateness15 existent15 extends15 extensor15 finitenesses15 foughten15 frighten15 goaltendings15 haptenic15 heighten15 heldentenor15 hootenannies15 idempotent15 impotence15 inadvertent15 inanimateness15 infiniteness15 inordinateness15 insatiatenesses15 insistency15 intendedly15 intensified15 intensifiers15 intensify15 intricateness15 lieutenancies15 lightening15 maintenance15 malcontents15 martensitic15 miswritten15 moderateness15 nonpersistent15 obdurateness15 obstinateness15 oftentimes15 omnipotents15 ostensibly15 overbeaten15 overpotent15 penitently15 persistence15 plenipotent15 pluripotent15 polytenies15 potentiating15 potentiations15 premoistens15 presentence15 presweeten15 pretensioned15 protensive15 purtenances15 rechristen15 refastening15 regenerateness15 remoistening15 repletenesses15 resentencing15 sententiousness15 septentrional15 shortenings15 stenchiest15 stenchy15 stenotherm15 stenotypes15 straightens15 sublieutenant15 subsentence15 subsistence15 superintends15 sustentative15 sveltenesses15 sweetenings15 tenability15 tenablenesses15 tenaciousness15 tenderfoots15 tenderometer15 tenebrionids15 tensiometries15 tercentennial15 threatening15 tightening15 uncontentious15 unfastening15 unpretentious15 unsweetened15 whitened15 whiteners15 whiteness15 absoluteness14 antenatally14 arytenoids14 attendances14 bartending14 boughten14 brighten14 carotenoids14 centenarians14 centenary14 chastener14 christens14 coattended14 contending14 contriteness14 countertenor14 cowritten14 ctenidium14 destituteness14 discontents14 dishearten14 dissoluteness14 distensible14 enlightens14 extend14 extents14 fastenings14 flattening14 goaltending14 heartening14 hirsuteness14 illiterateness14 impenitent14 inattentive14 inconsistent14 insistencies14 insistently14 intendances14 intendments14 intensifier14 intensifies14 intermittent14 intimateness14 intromittent14 irresoluteness14 kittening14 lightened14 lighteners14 literatenesses14 malcontent14 minutenesses14 mistending14 nonsentences14 oblatenesses14 obsoleteness14 omnipotent14 overintense14 patency14 patentable14 penitences14 petitenesses14 politenesses14 portending14 posttensions14 potency14 potentiated14 potentiation14 potentiators14 premoisten14 pretending14 protending14 purtenance14 refastened14 remoistened14 remotenesses14 renitency14 resentenced14 resolutenesses14 retightens14 sauerbratens14 separateness14 septentrions14 shortening14 stenchier14 stencilling14 stenohaline14 stenoky14 stenotopic14 stenotype14 straighten14 subtending14 superintend14 sweetening14 tenabilities14 tenaculums14 tendencious14 tendency14 tenderfeet14 tenderfoot14 tendinitides14 tendonitides14 tenebrionid14 tenebrisms14 tenpounders14 tensiometers14 threatened14 threateners14 tightened14 tighteners14 ultimateness14 unfastened14 unlistenable14 unostentatious14 wheatens14 whitener14 abstentions13 abstentious13 acutenesses13 advertent13 angiotensins13 animateness13 antenuptial13 arytenoid13 attendance13 bartended13 bartenders13 carotenoid13 catenary13 catenating13 catenations13 centenarian13 centenaries13 centennials13 chastens13 christen13 contended13 contenders13 contenting13 contentions13 contentious13 desolateness13 dilutenesses13 diplotenes13 discontent13 distending13 enlighten13 extent13 fastening13 fattening13 finiteness13 flattened13 flatteners13 forgotten13 goaltenders13 haptenes13 hastening13 heartened13 impotents13 insatiateness13 insistences13 intendance13 intendment13 intenerating13 intenerations13 intensenesses13 intensives13 kittened13 lightener13 martensites13 mistended13 moistening13 moltenly13 nonattenders13 nonsentence13 ostensorium13 outwritten13 patencies13 patently13 penitence13 penitential13 polytene13 portended13 posttension13 potencies13 potentiates13 potentiator13 potentillas13 potently13 prepotent13 pretences13 pretended13 pretenders13 pretensions13 pretentious13 protended13 renitencies13 repleteness13 resentences13 retighten13 sauerbraten13 sedatenesses13 sentencing13 septenarius13 septentrion13 shortened13 shorteners13 smartening13 softening13 stenches13 stenciling13 stencilled13 stencillers13 stenokies13 subpotent13 subtended13 sustenances13 sustentations13 svelteness13 sweetened13 sweeteners13 tenableness13 tenacity13 tenaculum13 tendencies13 tendernesses13 tendinitises13 tendonitises13 tenebrism13 tenotomy13 tenpences13 tenpenny13 tenpounder13 tensibly13 tensiometer13 tentatives13 tenthly13 tenuousnesses13 tenurially13 threatener13 tightener13 unattenuated13 undertenants13 unintentional13 verboten13 wheaten13 whitens13 abstention12 angiotensin12 appetent12 astutenesses12 attentive12 attenuating12 attenuations12 austenitic12 bartender12 battening12 catenaries12 catenated12 catenation12 catenoids12 centennial12 chasten12 coattends12 consistent12 contender12 contented12 contention12 cutenesses12 diplotene12 distended12 distensions12 distentions12 fastened12 fasteners12 fattened12 fatteners12 flattener12 glistening12 goaltender12 greatening12 haptene12 haptens12 hastened12 hasteners12 impotent12 inattentions12 innatenesses12 insistence12 intenerated12 inteneration12 intensely12 intensity12 intensive12 intentnesses12 latency12 leptotenes12 lightens12 listenable12 literateness12 martensite12 minuteness12 moistened12 moisteners12 mutenesses12 nonattender12 oblateness12 ornatenesses12 ostensible12 ostensive12 ostentations12 ostentatious12 overeaten12 patenting12 persistent12 petiteness12 politeness12 portentous12 potences12 potentates12 potentials12 potentiate12 potentilla12 pretence12 pretender12 pretension12 refastens12 remoistens12 remoteness12 repetends12 resentence12 resoluteness12 retentive12 rewritten12 rottennesses12 rottenstones12 sentenced12 septenarii12 septennial12 shortener12 smartened12 softened12 softeners12 stenciled12 stencilers12 stenciller12 stengahs12 straitening12 subsistent12 subtenants12 sustenance12 sustentation12 sweetener12 tenably12 tenacities12 tenancy12 tenantable12 tenches12 tendances12 tendences12 tendentious12 tenderloins12 tenderly12 tendrilled12 tenebrious12 tenebrists12 tenesmic12 tenesmuses12 tenfolds12 tenotomies12 tenpence12 tensility12 tentacled12 tentacular12 tentative12 tentlike12 tenuously12 threatens12 tightens12 totipotent12 unattended12 undertenant12 unfastens12 unintended12 unwritten12 whiten12 acuteness11 attendants11 attending11 attentional11 attenuated11 attenuation11 attenuators11 bantengs11 bartends11 battened11 batteners11 begotten11 carotenes11 catenates11 catenoid11 coattend11 contends11 cotenants11 ctenidia11 detentions11 diluteness11 distension11 distention11 fastener11 fattener11 flattens11 glistened11 greatened11 hapten11 hastener11 heartens11 inattention11 intendants11 intendeds11 intending11 intenerates11 intenseness11 intensional11 intensities11 intentional11 intently11 iratenesses11 ketenes11 kittens11 latencies11 latently11 leptotene11 lieutenants11 lighten11 mistends11 moistener11 nilpotent11 nontenured11 oftenest11 ostentation11 patented11 patentees11 patentors11 pectens11 penitents11 portends11 potence11 potentate11 potential11 pretends11 pretenses11 protends11 refasten11 remittent11 remoisten11 repetend11 rottenly11 rottenstone11 sedateness11 sentences11 sententious11 shortens11 softener11 stench11 stenciler11 stengah11 stoutening11 straitened11 subtenant11 subtends11 sweetens11 tenacious11 tenancies11 tenantry11 tendance11 tendence11 tendering11 tenderloin11 tenderness11 tendinites11 tendinitis11 tendonites11 tendonitis11 tendresses11 tendriled11 tendrilous11 tenebrist11 tenebrous11 tenements11 tenfold11 tensenesses11 tensilities11 tensioning11 tensionless11 tentacles11 tenuousness11 tenurable11 threaten11 tighten11 tritenesses11 undereaten11 unfasten11 untenable11 untenanted11 antennular10 antennules10 astuteness10 attendant10 attended10 attendees10 attenders10 attentions10 attenuates10 attenuator10 austenites10 banteng10 bartend10 battener10 carotene10 catenate10 contend10 contents10 cotenant10 ctenoid10 cuteness10 detention10 distends10 fastens10 fattens10 flatten10 gestalten10 glutenous10 hastens10 hearten10 innateness10 intendant10 intended10 intenders10 intenerate10 intensions10 intentions10 intentness10 ketene10 kitten10 latenesses10 lieutenant10 listening10 miseaten10 mistend10 moistens10 muteness10 neatening10 neotenic10 neoteny10 oftener10 ornateness10 ostensoria10 patentee10 patentor10 pecten10 penitent10 pentenes10 portend10 portents10 pretend10 pretense10 protend10 rattening10 retentions10 rottenness10 sentence10 sententiae10 sentential10

Why TEN words matter

Words containing TEN are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

What the numbers say

Inside this list: 1482 words spanning 3–15 letters. The biggest cluster sits at 10 letters (228 words), 16 entries are Wordle-sized at five letters, and 121 run to seven — bingo length if you can empty the rack. For points, the ceiling is EXQUISITENESSES, worth 31.

Chasing points? The best five entries here are EXQUISITENESSES (31), HYPEREXTENDING (31), HYPEREXTENDED (30), HYPEREXTENSIONS (30), EXQUISITENESS (29). The longest entry is AGGREGATENESSES at 15 letters, and the average word here is worth about 14 points. The most useful tiles to hold for this list are N, T and E, which appear in 1482, 1482 and 1482 of the words respectively.

Three easy picks from this list

Playing TEN across a double-word square turns its base 3 points into 6 — solid value for 3 tiles.
TENS — 4 letters for 4 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.
TENT — a 4-letter, 4-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.

Five more everyday options from the same list: EATEN (5), LATEN (5), OATEN (5), STENO (5), TENET (5).

One chunk, many words: TEN

Letter chunks like TEN are how vocabulary compounds: learn the pattern once and every word built on it gets easier to recall and to spell. Read down this list and you will see the same rhythm repeat across lengths — that repetition is exactly what makes these words stick for spelling bees, ESL study and crossword pattern-matching alike.

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