5 letter words starting with ten

Looking for a clue for todays Wordle or another Word game? Look no further! We got you covered. We got quite a few plausible five letter words starting with ten.

  • TENCH
  • TENDS
  • TENDU
  • TENES
  • TENET
  • TENGE
  • TENIA
  • TENNE
  • TENNO
  • TENNY
  • TENON
  • TENOR
  • TENSE
  • TENTH
  • TENTS
  • TENTY
  • TENUE

Sometimes the solution is an uncommon word, then It’s time to learn something new. Here’s the definition of a few of these words:

Definition of tench

tench (noun)

  1. A species of freshwater game fish, Tinca tinca.

Definition of tendu

tendu (noun)

  1. A move in which the leg and foot stretch to point in a particular direction, but the foot does not leave the floor


Definition of tenno

tenno (noun)

  1. The emperor of Japan as her head of state and the head of the Japanese imperial family.

Definition of tenor

tenor (noun)

  1. A musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.
  2. A person, instrument or group that performs in the tenor (higher than bass and lower than alto) range.
  3. A musical part or section that holds or performs the main melody, as opposed to the contratenor bassus and contratenor altus, who perform countermelodies.
  4. The lowest tuned in a ring of bells.
  5. Tone, as of a conversation.
  6. Duration; continuance; a state of holding on in a continuous course; general tendency; career.
  7. The subject in a metaphor to which attributes are ascribed.
  8. Time to maturity of a bond.
  9. Stamp; character; nature.
  10. An exact copy of a writing, set forth in the words and figures of it. It differs from purport, which is only the substance or general import of the instrument.
  11. That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding.
  12. A tenor saxophone.

tenor (adjective)

  1. Of or pertaining to the tenor part or range.