5-Letter Words Ending In TE
There are 80 five-letter words that end in TE in our word list. The most common are STATE, WRITE and QUITE.
AZOTE, QUATE and QUITE score the most in Scrabble, at 14 points each. More of them start with S than any other letter (15 words). For Wordle, WRITE is a strong guess here because it tests five different letters.
- Words
- 80
- Top score
- AZOTE · 14
- Groups
- 21
Common 5-letter words ending in TE and their meanings
- state5 pts
- noun: the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
- write8 pts
- verb: produce a literary work
- quite14 pts
- adverb: to a degree (not used with a negative)
- white11 pts
- adjective: being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness
- taste5 pts
- verb: have flavor
- quote14 pts
- verb: repeat a passage from
- waste8 pts
- verb: spend thoughtlessly
- plate7 pts
- noun: (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands
- haste8 pts
- noun: overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
- unite5 pts
- verb: act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief
- route5 pts
- noun: an established line of travel or access
- paste7 pts
- noun: any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency
Definitions from WordNet®, Princeton University.
All 80 5-letter words ending in TE
Numbers show Scrabble points.
Starting with A 7
- abate7
- acute7
- agate6
- alate5
- arete5
- axite12
- azote14
Starting with B 6
- baste7
- blate7
- blite7
- boite7
- brute7
- butte7
Starting with C 6
- carte7
- caste7
- chute10
- comte9
- conte7
- crate7
Starting with E 6
- elate5
- elite5
- elute5
- emote7
- enate5
- evite8
Starting with F 5
- flite8
- flute8
- flyte11
- forte8
- fytte11
Starting with G 2
- geste6
- grate6
Starting with H 2
- haste8
- haute8
Starting with I 1
- irate5
Starting with L 2
- latte5
- lotte5
Starting with M 4
- matte7
- monte7
- moste7
- motte7
Starting with O 2
- orate5
- ovate8
Starting with P 4
- paste7
- piste7
- plate7
- prate7
Starting with Q 3
- quate14
- quite14
- quote14
Starting with R 3
- rente5
- rotte5
- route5
Starting with S 15
- saute5
- scute7
- sente5
- shote8
- shute8
- sixte12
- skate9
- skite9
- slate5
- smite7
- smote7
- spate7
- spite7
- state5
- suite5
Starting with T 3
- taste5
- torte5
- trite5
Starting with U 2
- unite5
- urate5
Starting with V 1
- volte8
Starting with W 4
- waste8
- white11
- write8
- wrote8
Starting with Y 1
- yente8
Starting with Z 1
- zlote14
Frequently asked questions
How many 5-letter words ending in TE are there?
There are 80 five-letter words that end in TE in the ENABLE word list, which is widely used for word games.
What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word ending in TE in Scrabble?
AZOTE, QUATE and QUITE are tied for the highest score at 14 points, before any board bonuses.
What are some common 5-letter words ending in TE?
Common examples include STATE, WRITE, QUITE, WHITE, TASTE and QUOTE.
Which 5-letter words ending in TE have no repeated letters?
55 of them use each letter only once, such as WRITE, QUITE, WHITE and QUOTE.
Can I use these words in Wordle?
Many of them are accepted as Wordle guesses, but Wordle answers are usually common words like STATE, WRITE and QUITE. Use our Wordle Helper to filter by your green, yellow and gray letters.