253 Words Starting With TER
The prefix TER appears in 253 words, from 4-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 43 entries. Average word length: 9.3 letters.
T starts more high-frequency words than any other letter: the, to, that, this, they, there, then, time. It dominates both everyday speech and formal writing.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with TER: TERRAZZOS (27 pts), TERRAZZO (26 pts), TERRITORIALIZED (25 pts), TERRITORIALIZES (24 pts), TERAHERTZES (23 pts). The shortest is TERM (4 letters) and the longest is TERATOCARCINOMA (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in BODY.
Notable words: TERM — to designate [v].; TERAI — a wide-brimmed ventilated hat [n].; TERAIS — a wide-brimmed ventilated hat [n].; TERAOHM — one trillion ohms [n]. Browse words starting with JAG for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with TER?
TERRAZZOS scores 27 points. Runner-up: TERRAZZO at 26 points. See words ending in ODOR for more high-value options.
How many words start with TER?
Our dictionary has 253 words that start with TER. They range from 4 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (43).
What is the shortest word that starts with TER?
TERM at just 4 letters. It means: to designate [v].
Four-Letter Words (2)
TERMTERN
Five-Letter Words (9)
TERAITERCETERGATERMSTERNETERNSTERRATERRYTERSE
Six-Letter Words (22)
TERAISTERAPHTERBIATERBICTERCELTERCESTERCETTEREDOTERETETERGALTERGUMTERMEDTERMERTERMLYTERMORTERNESTERRAETERRASTERRETTERRITTERRORTERSER
Seven-Letter Words (34)
TERAOHMTERBIASTERBIUMTERCELSTERCETSTEREBICTEREDOSTEREFAHTERGITETERMERSTERMINGTERMINITERMITETERMORSTERNARYTERNATETERNIONTERPENETERRACETERRAINTERRANETERREENTERRENETERRETSTERRIERTERRIESTERRIFYTERRINETERRITSTERRORSTERSELYTERSESTTERTIALTERTIAN
Eight-Letter Words (43)
TERABYTETERAFLOPTERAOHMSTERAPHIMTERATISMTERATOIDTERATOMATERAWATTTERBIUMSTERCELETTEREBENETERGITESTERIYAKITERMINALTERMINUSTERMITESTERMITICTERMLESSTERMTIMETERNIONSTERPENESTERPENICTERPINOLTERRACEDTERRACESTERRAINSTERRANESTERRAPINTERRARIATERRASESTERRAZZOTERREENSTERRELLATERRENESTERRIBLETERRIBLYTERRIERSTERRIFICTERRINESTERTIALSTERTIANSTERTIARYTERYLENE
Nine-Letter Words (40)
TERABYTESTERAFLOPSTERAHERTZTERATISMSTERATOGENTERATOMASTERAWATTSTERCELETSTEREBENESTEREBINTHTEREDINESTERIYAKISTERMAGANTTERMINALSTERMINATETERMITARYTERMTIMESTERNARIESTERNATELYTERPENOIDTERPINEOLTERPINOLSTERRACINGTERRAFORMTERRAPINSTERRARIUMTERRAZZOSTERRELLASTERRENELYTERRIFIEDTERRIFIERTERRIFIESTERRITORYTERRORISETERRORISMTERRORISTTERRORIZETERSENESSTERVALENTTERYLENES
Ten-Letter Words (30)
TERATOGENSTERATOLOGYTERATOMATATEREBINTHSTERMAGANTSTERMINABLETERMINABLYTERMINALLYTERMINATEDTERMINATESTERMINATORTERMINUSESTERMITARIATERNEPLATETERPENOIDSTERPINEOLSTERPOLYMERTERRAFORMSTERRARIUMSTERREPLEINTERRIFIERSTERRIFYINGTERRORISEDTERRORISESTERRORISMSTERRORISTSTERRORIZEDTERRORIZESTERRORLESSTERTIARIES
Eleven-Letter Words (25)
TERAHERTZESTERATOGENICTERATOLOGICTERMINATINGTERMINATIONTERMINATIVETERMINATORSTERMINOLOGYTERMITARIESTERMITARIUMTERNEPLATESTERPENELESSTERPOLYMERSTERRAFORMEDTERRAQUEOUSTERREPLEINSTERRESTRIALTERRICOLOUSTERRIGENOUSTERRITORIALTERRITORIESTERRORISINGTERRORISTICTERRORIZINGTERSENESSES
Twelve-Letter Words (11)
TERATOLOGIESTERATOLOGISTTERCENTENARYTERGIVERSATETERMINATIONSTERRAFORMINGTERRESTRIALSTERRIBLENESSTERRIFICALLYTERRIFYINGLYTERRITORIALS
Thirteen-Letter Words (16)
TERATOGENESESTERATOGENESISTERATOLOGICALTERATOLOGISTSTERCENTENNIALTEREPHTHALATETERGIVERSATEDTERGIVERSATESTERGIVERSATORTERMINATIONALTERMINATIVELYTERMINOLOGIESTERPSICHOREANTERRESTRIALLYTERRITORIALLYTERRORIZATION
Fourteen-Letter Words (15)
TERATOGENICITYTERCENTENARIESTERCENTENNIALSTEREPHTHALATESTERGIVERSATINGTERGIVERSATIONTERGIVERSATORSTERMINABLENESSTERMINOLOGICALTERRIBLENESSESTERRITORIALISMTERRITORIALISTTERRITORIALITYTERRITORIALIZETERRORIZATIONS
Fifteen-Letter Words (6)
TERATOCARCINOMATERGIVERSATIONSTERRITORIALISMSTERRITORIALISTSTERRITORIALIZEDTERRITORIALIZES