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Words containing TEN

Words that have the letters TEN in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 1,482 playable words containing TEN in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 10 letters, and the longest word is AGGREGATENESSES. The highest-scoring is EXQUISITENESSES, worth 30 points.

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Popular words containing TEN

EXTENSIVELY23
INADVERTENTLY20
INCOMPETENCE20
EXTENSIVE19
INCONSISTENCIES19
INCONSISTENCY19
COMPETENCE18
COMPLETENESS18
CONCATENATING18
ENLIGHTENMENT18
FRIGHTENING18
OVERWRITTEN18
CONCATENATED17
CONSISTENCY17
EXISTENCE17
EXTENDING17
FRIGHTENED17
INCOMPETENT17

Highest-scoring words containing TEN

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

EXQUISITENESSES30
EXQUISITENESS28
HYPEREXTENDING28
QUATERCENTENARY28
SESQUICENTENARY28
COEXTENSIVELY27
HYPEREXTENDED27
CONJUGATENESSES27
HYPEREXTENSIONS27
QUINCENTENARY26
HYPEREXTENSION26
IMMUNOCOMPETENT26

3-letter words containing TEN (1)

TEN3

4-letter words containing TEN (3)

TEND5
TENS4
TENT4

5-letter words containing TEN (16)

EATEN5
LATEN5
OATEN5
OFTEN8
PATEN7
STENO5
TENCH9
TENDS6
TENET5
TENIA5
TENON5
TENOR5
TENSE5
TENTH7
TENTS5
TENTY7

6-letter words containing TEN (75)

ATTEND7
ATTENT6
BATTEN8
BEATEN8
BITTEN8
BUTENE9
CATENA8
DETENT7
EXTEND13
EXTENT12
FASTEN9
FATTEN9
GLUTEN8
GOTTEN7
HAPTEN10
HASTEN8
INTEND7
INTENT6
KETENE9
KITTEN9
LATENS6
LATENT6
LISTEN6
MARTEN8
MITTEN8
MOLTEN8
PATENS8
PATENT8
PATTEN8
PECTEN10
PLATEN8
POTENT8
ROTTEN6
SOFTEN9
STENCH10
TAUTEN7
TENACE8
TENANT6
TENDED8
TENDER7
TENDON7
TENETS6
TENNIS6
TENONS6
TENORS6
TENOUR7
TENPIN8
TENREC8
TENSED7
TENSER6
TENSES6
TENSOR6
TENTED7
TENTHS8
TENUES7
TENUIS7
TENURE7
TENUTI7
TENUTO7
WHITEN11

The 60 most common shown, 15 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing TEN (121)

ANTENNA7
ATTENDS8
BATTENS9
CHASTEN11
CONTEND10
CONTENT9
DISTEND9
EXTENDS14
EXTENTS13
FASTENS10
FATTENS10
FLATTEN10
GLISTEN8
HASTENS9
HEARTEN9
INTENDS8
INTENSE7
INTENTS7
KITTENS10
LATENCY11
LIGHTEN10
LISTENS7
MARTENS9
MITTENS9
MOISTEN9
OFTENER10
PATENTS9
PLATENS9
PORTEND10
PORTENT9
POTENCY13
PRETEND10
SHORTEN9
SMARTEN9
SMITTEN9
SOFTENS10
STENCIL9
SWEETEN10
TENABLE9
TENANCY11
TENANTS7
TENDERS8
TENDING9
TENDONS8
TENDRIL8
TENFOLD11
TENPINS9
TENSEST7
TENSING8
TENSION7
TENSORS7
TENTING8
TENUOUS9
TENURED9
TENURES8
TIGHTEN10
UTENSIL8
WHEATEN12
WHITENS12
WRITTEN10

The 60 most common shown, 61 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing TEN (169)

ANTENNAE8
ANTENNAS8
ATTENDED10
BATTENED11
BRIGHTEN13
CHASTENS12
CHRISTEN12
CONTENDS11
CONTENTS10
DISTENDS10
EXISTENT14
EXTENDED16
FASTENED12
FASTENER11
FATTENED12
FLATTENS11
FRIGHTEN14
GLISTENS9
HASTENED11
HEARTENS10
HEIGHTEN13
IMPOTENT12
INTENDED10
INTENSER8
LIGHTENS11
LISTENED9
LISTENER8
MOISTENS10
OFTENEST11
PATENTED11
PATENTLY12
PENITENT10
PORTENDS11
PORTENTS10
PRETENCE12
PRETENDS11
PRETENSE10
ROTTENER8
SENTENCE10
SHORTENS10
SOFTENED12
STENCHES12
STENCILS10
SWEETENS11
TENACITY12
TENANTED9
TENDENCY13
TENDERED10
TENDERER9
TENDERLY11
TENDRILS9
TENEMENT10
TENSIONS8
TENTACLE10
THREATEN10
TIGHTENS11
UNFASTEN12
UTENSILS9
WHITENED14
WHITENER13

The 60 most common shown, 109 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing TEN (204)

ATTENDANT10
ATTENDING11
ATTENTION9
ATTENTIVE13
BARTENDER12
BRIGHTENS14
CHASTENED14
CHRISTENS13
COMPETENT15
CONTENDED13
CONTENDER12
CONTENTED12
DISTENDED12
ENLIGHTEN12
EXISTENCE17
EXTENDING17
EXTENSION15
EXTENSIVE19
FASTENERS12
FASTENING13
FATTENING13
FLATTENED13
FORGOTTEN13
FRIGHTENS15
HASTENING12
HEARTENED12
HEIGHTENS14
IMPOTENCE15
INTENDING11
INTENSELY11
INTENSIFY14
INTENSITY11
INTENSIVE13
INTENTION9
LIGHTENED13
LISTENING10
MOISTENED12
OVEREATEN13
PATENTING12
PENITENCE13
PORTENDED13
POTENTIAL11
PRETENCES13
PRETENDED13
PRETENDER12
REWRITTEN12
SENTENCED12
SENTENCES11
SHORTENED12
SOFTENING13
STENCILED12
SWEETENED13
TENDERIZE18
TENTATIVE13
THREATENS11
TIGHTENED13
UNFASTENS13
UNWRITTEN13
WHITENESS14
WHITENING15

The 60 most common shown, 144 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing TEN (228)

ABSTENTION12
ATTENDANCE13
ATTENDANTS11
ATTENTIONS10
BARTENDERS13
BRIGHTENED16
BROWBEATEN17
CENTENNIAL12
CHASTENING15
CHRISTENED15
COMPETENCE18
CONSISTENT12
CONTENDERS13
CONTENDING14
CONTENTING13
CONTENTION12
DETENTIONS11
DISCONTENT13
DISHEARTEN13
DISTENDING13
ENLIGHTENS13
EXISTENCES18
EXTENSIONS16
FASTENINGS14
FLATTENING14
FRIGHTENED17
GLISTENING12
HEARTENING13
HEIGHTENED16
HYPOTENUSE17
INSISTENCE12
INTENSIVES14
INTENTIONS10
LIEUTENANT11
LIGHTENING14
MOISTENING13
OMNIPOTENT14
OSTENSIBLE12
OSTENSIBLY14
PERSISTENT12
POLITENESS12
PORTENDING14
PRETENDERS13
PRETENDING14
PRETENSION12
SENTENCING13
SHORTENING13
STENCILING13
STENCILLED13
STRAIGHTEN13
SUSTENANCE13
SWEETENING14
TENDENCIES13
TENDERIZED20
TENDERIZES19
THREATENED13
TIGHTENING14
UNATTENDED13
UNFASTENED15
UNINTENDED13

The 60 most common shown, 168 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing TEN (196)

ABSTENTIONS13
ATTENDANCES14
ATTENTIVELY17
BRIGHTENING17
CENTENNIALS13
CHRISTENING16
COEXISTENCE21
COMPETENCES19
COMPETENTLY19
CONCATENATE15
CONSISTENCY17
CONTENTEDLY16
CONTENTIONS13
CONTENTIOUS14
CONTENTMENT15
COUNTENANCE16
DISCONTENTS14
DISHEARTENS14
ENLIGHTENED15
EXISTENTIAL17
EXTENSIONAL17
EXTENSIVELY23
EXTENUATING19
EXTENUATION18
FORESHORTEN16
FRIGHTENING18
FROSTBITTEN16
HANDWRITTEN17
HEIGHTENING17
HYPOTENUSES18
IMPENITENCE17
INADVERTENT16
INCOMPETENT17
INTENSIFIED15
INTENSIFIES14
INTENSITIES11
INTENSIVELY17
INTENTIONAL11
LIEUTENANTS12
MAINTENANCE15
NONEXISTENT17
OMNIPOTENCE17
OSTENTATION11
OVEREXTENDS22
OVERWRITTEN18
PERSISTENCE15
POTENTIALLY15
PRETENSIONS13
PRETENTIOUS14
SHORTENINGS14
STENCILLING14
STENOGRAPHY18
STRAIGHTENS14
SUBSISTENCE16
TENDERIZERS20
TENDERIZING21
TENTATIVELY17
THREATENING14
TYPEWRITTEN18
UNFASTENING16

The 60 most common shown, 136 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing TEN (172)

ACCURATENESS17
ADEQUATENESS22
ADVERTENCIES19
APPOSITENESS16
APPURTENANCE19
BICENTENNIAL16
CENTENARIANS14
CHRISTENINGS17
COEXISTENCES22
COMPETENCIES20
COMPLETENESS18
CONCATENATED17
CONCATENATES16
CONSISTENTLY16
COUNTENANCED18
COUNTENANCES17
COUNTERTENOR15
DEFINITENESS16
DESOLATENESS13
DISCONTENTED16
DISHEARTENED16
ENLIGHTENING16
EXTENDEDNESS20
EXTENSOMETER20
EXTENUATIONS19
FORESHORTENS17
GHOSTWRITTEN18
HYPEREXTENDS25
HYPERTENSION18
HYPERTENSIVE22
HYPOTENSIVES22
IMPOLITENESS16
INADVERTENCE19
INADVERTENCY21
INCOMPETENCE20
INCOMPETENCY22
INCOMPETENTS18
INCONSISTENT14
INEXISTENCES20
INTENSIFIERS15
INTENSIFYING18
INTERMITTENT14
KINDERGARTEN17
METENCEPHALA20
NONEXISTENCE20
OSTENTATIOUS13
OVEREXTENDED24
PENITENTIARY16
PERSISTENTLY16
PORTENTOUSLY17
POTENTIALITY16
PREEXISTENCE22
PROTENSIVELY20
RESOLUTENESS13
STENOGRAPHER17
STENOGRAPHIC19
STRAIGHTENED16
SUPERINTENDS16
TERCENTENARY16
UNDERWRITTEN17

The 60 most common shown, 112 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,482 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.88%) are containing TEN. Most of them, 228, have 10 letters. 231 start with TEN, 109 end with it and 1,143 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing TEN?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,482 words containing TEN, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing TEN?

EXQUISITENESSES, worth 30 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: EXQUISITENESS (28), HYPEREXTENDING (28) and QUATERCENTENARY (28).

What are the most common words containing TEN?

EXTENSIVELY, INADVERTENTLY, INCOMPETENCE, EXTENSIVE, INCONSISTENCIES and INCONSISTENCY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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