Words that start with TW

214 words begin with TW, and TWELVEMONTHS scores the most at 23 points.

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12-letter words count:2

11-letter words count:3

10-letter words count:8

9-letter words count:33

8-letter words count:63

7-letter words count:42

6-letter words count:31

5-letter words count:22

4-letter words count:8

3-letter words count:2

The full count

There are 214 words that begin with TW, and every one is listed here with its score.

From 3 letters to 12: the 8-letter band is the densest with 63 words, and the 12-letter band the scarcest with 2.

What to look at first

The highest-scoring answer is TWELVEMONTHS at 23 points in Scrabble. It tops both tables: 26 in Words With Friends as well.

At 12 letters, TWELVEMONTHS and TWEEDINESSES are as long as this set goes.

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What some of these mean

twelvemonth
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
twinflower
creeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell-shaped usually pink flowers borne…
tweediness
looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)
twayblade
an orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves
twitching
a sudden muscle spasm

Common questions

How many words start with TW?
214, ranging from 3 to 12 letters.
What is the best scoring word that starts with TW?
TWELVEMONTHS, worth 23 points in Scrabble.
What is the longest word that starts with TW?
TWELVEMONTHS and TWEEDINESSES, at 12 letters.