With TEN
101 words, 26 of them common · highest scoring is tenzon at 15 points
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About 6 Letter Words With TEN
There are 101 six letter words containing TEN in our dictionary. The highest scoring is tenzon at 15 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 26 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — ATTEND, INTENT, STENCH among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
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6 Letter Words With TEN at a Glance
Highest Scoring 6 Letter Words With TEN
- tenzon15
- extend14
- extent13
- whaten12
- whiten12
- stench11
- hapten11
- kitten10
Common 6 Letter Words With TEN
- attend7
- extend14
- gotten7
- kitten10
- patent8
- soften9
- tended8
- tenets6
6 Letter Words With TEN Defined
- attendVerb · 7 points
- be present at (an event, meeting, or function)
- extentNoun · 13 points
- the area covered by something
- intentNoun · 6 points
- intention or purpose
- patentNoun · 8 points
- a government authority or licence conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention
- stenchNoun · 11 points
- a strong and very unpleasant smell
- tendonNoun · 7 points
- a flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone
6 Letter Words With TEN: Questions
How many six letter words containing TEN are there?
There are 101 six letter words containing TEN in our dictionary, and 26 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among six letter words containing TEN?
TENZON is the highest scoring option at 15 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common six letter words containing TEN?
ATTEND, INTENT, STENCH are among the most familiar six letter words containing TEN. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these six letter words containing TEN valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.