Words starting with T, then R, ending in E
492 words fit this spine. The 240 most recognizable are listed below, longest and commonest first. They start with T, end with E, and contain R in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.
- tabby doesn't fit: it starts with T but ends with Y, not E.
- table doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no R in the middle.
4-letter words
tare, tire, tore, tree, true, tyre
5-letter words
targe, tarre, terce, terne, terse, there, three, throe, titre, torse, torte, trace, trade, tribe, tripe, trite, trove, truce
6-letter words
tenure, terete, terrae, therme, thorpe, thrave, thrice, thrive, throne, throve, thyrse, tierce, timbre, tirade, torose, torque, trance, trifle, triple, troupe, turtle
7-letter words
tartufe, taurine, teaware, tergite, termite, ternate, terpene, terrace, terrane, terrene, terrine, tetrode, texture, theatre, thermae, thorite, tinware, titrate, tonsure, torsade, tortile, torture, torulae, towrope, trachle, trainee, traipse, trample, trapeze, tremble, tribune, tribute, trickle, trouble, truffle, trustee, turbine
8-letter words
taborine, tailrace, tartrate, tartuffe, tearable, telomere, tenebrae, tenorite, tephrite, terabyte, terebene, termtime, terrible, tesserae, theorise, theorize, thermite, thirlage, threnode, throstle, throttle, thurible, tigereye, tincture, tiresome, tirrivee, titrable, tolerate, torchere, torquate, tortoise, trabeate, tracheae, trachyte, trackage, tractate, traverse, treasure, triangle, tricycle, trombone, turnpike
9-letter words
tablature, tableware, tangerine, tarriance, telluride, temperate, temporise, temporize, tenderize, tendresse, tenurable, terminate, terrorise, terrorize, tetroxide, texturize, therefore, thornlike, threesome, threonine, thyroxine, tigerlike, tightrope, tightwire, tolerable, tolerance, towerlike, traceable, tracheate, tracheole, trackside, tractable, translate, treatable, turquoise
10-letter words
tabernacle, tambourine, taradiddle, tarantulae, tardigrade, targetable, teethridge, telecourse, teliospore, temperable, temperance, terminable, terneplate, tetracaine, tetraspore, thermalize, thermopile, thorianite, threadbare, threadlike, threepence, threescore, thwartwise, timberline, titratable, tolerative, tourmaline, trabeculae, triplicate, turbulence
11-letter words
tarnishable, tarradiddle, temperature, temporalize, terminative, thaumaturge, theobromine, theretofore, thermocline, thermophile, thermoscope, thrombocyte, thromboxane, trabeculate, troublesome
12-letter words
telegraphese, teleutospore, tergiversate, testosterone, tetracycline, tetrahedrite, tetrapyrrole, thermocouple, thermohaline, thermolabile, thermosphere, thermostable, thioridazine, thoroughfare, throttleable, thunderstone, timberdoodle, tracheophyte, transference, transvestite
13-letter words
terephthalate, tetrachloride, tetrafluoride, theatricalize, thoroughbrace, thrombokinase, thunderstrike, thunderstroke
14-letter words
teleconference, territorialize, thermoformable, thermoregulate
15-letter words
technostructure, thermoremanence, totalitarianize
18-letter words
thermoluminescence
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