Words Starting With TW
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212 of the 172,434 ENABLE words shown on this site are words that start with TW (about 0.12%). They run from TWA and TWO at the short end to TWEEDINESSES and TWELVEMONTHS at the long end. By common tile values the top scorer is TWELVEMONTHS (23 points); board bonuses aren't counted. 61 of them use no letter twice, which matters in games where every tile is separate. Different games use different dictionaries, so check your game's rules before relying on a word.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 212 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 0.12% |
| Longest | TWEEDINESSES and TWELVEMONTHS (12 letters) |
| Shortest | TWA and TWO (3 letters) |
| Highest base score (common values) | TWELVEMONTHS, 23 |
| No repeated letters | 61 |
Most common next letter after TW
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| I | 114 |
| E | 48 |
| A | 37 |
| O | 11 |
| Y | 2 |
What stands out
- None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
- 43 still form a word when the leading
TWis removed, for exampleTWADDLE,TWADDLED,TWADDLES,TWADDLINGandTWAE→ADDLE,ADDLED,ADDLES,ADDLINGandAE. - The most common endings here are
-ER(25),-NG(22),-ED(21). - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 2, found in 114 of these words.
- The average length is 7.3 letters.
- After TW, the letter
Icomes next most often (114 words).
All TW- words
3 letters 2
twa two
4 letters 7
twae twas twee twig twin twit twos
5 letters 21
twaes twain twang tweak tweed tween tweet twerp twice twier twigs twill twine twins twiny twirl twirp twist twits twixt twyer
6 letters 31
twains twangs twangy twanky tweaks tweaky tweeds tweedy tweeny tweets tweeze twelve twenty twerps twibil twiers twiggy twilit twills twined twiner twines twinge twirls twirly twirps twists twisty twitch twofer twyers
7 letters 42
twaddle twanged twanger twangle twasome twattle tweaked tweedle tweeted tweeter tweezed tweezer tweezes twelfth twelves twibill twibils twiddle twiddly twigged twiggen twilled twiners twinged twinges twinier twining twinjet twinkle twinkly twinned twinset twirled twirler twisted twister twitchy twitted twitter twofers twofold twosome
8 letters 63
twaddled twaddler twaddles twangers twangier twanging twangled twangler twangles twankies twasomes twattled twattles tweakier tweaking tweedier tweedled tweedles tweenies tweeters tweeting tweezers tweezing twelfths twelvemo twenties twibills twiddled twiddler twiddles twiggier twigging twigless twiglike twilight twilling twinborn twinging twiniest twinight twinjets twinkled twinkler twinkles twinning twinsets twinship twirlers twirlier twirling twisters twistier twisting twitched twitcher twitches twitters twittery twitting twofolds twopence twopenny twosomes
9 letters 33
twaddlers twaddling twangiest twanglers twangling twattling twayblade tweakiest tweediest tweedling twelvemos twentieth twiddlers twiddlier twiddling twiggiest twilights twillings twinberry twingeing twinklers twinkling twinnings twinships twirliest twistiest twistings twitchers twitchier twitchily twitching twittered twopences
10 letters 8
twayblades tweediness twentieths twiddliest twinflower twinklings twitchiest twittering
11 letters 3
twelvemonth twinberries twinflowers
12 letters 2
tweedinesses twelvemonths
Using these words
To find words that start with TW using only your letters, open the Word Unscrambler, enter your letters and type TW in Starts with. For a known pattern, the Crossword Solver accepts TW???-style patterns. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.