5-letter words containing t, a, e
- tenia — taenia.
- tepal — one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- tera- — denoting 1012
- terah — the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- terai — a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- teras — a monstrosity
- terga — the dorsal surface of a body segment of an arthropod.
- terna — a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- terra — earth; land.
- tesla — Nikola [nik-oh-luh] /ˈnɪk oʊ lə/ (Show IPA), 1856–1943, U.S. physicist, electrical engineer, and inventor, born in Croatia.
- tessa — a female given name, form of Theresa.
- testa — the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- tetra — any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- texan — a state in the S United States. 267,339 sq. mi. (692,410 sq. km). Capital: Austin. Abbreviation: Tex., TX (for use with zip code).
- texas — a state in the S United States. 267,339 sq. mi. (692,410 sq. km). Capital: Austin. Abbreviation: Tex., TX (for use with zip code).
- thane — Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- thare — Terah.
- theca — a case or receptacle.
- thema — theme (def 7).
- thera — a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- theta — the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- tinea — any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- togae — (in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- trace — either of the two straps, ropes, or chains by which a carriage, wagon, or the like is drawn by a harnessed horse or other draft animal.
- trade — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
- trave — a device to inhibit a wild or untrained horse or one being shod.
- tread — to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.
- treat — to act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way: to treat someone with respect.
- trema — mark placed over vowel to indicate it is to be pronounced separately
- tsade — sadhe.
- tubae — Music. a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range. an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power. an ancient Roman trumpet.
- tweak — to pinch and pull with a jerk and twist: to tweak someone's ear; to tweak someone's nose.
- urate — a salt of uric acid.
- valet — a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- vesta — the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
- vitae — curriculum vitae (def 1).
- waite — Morrison Remick [rem-ik] /ˈrɛm ɪk/ (Show IPA), 1816–88, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1874–88.
- wante — Obsolete spelling of want.
- waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- water — a liquid solution or preparation, especially one used for cosmetic purposes: lavender water; lemon water.
- wathe — The pursuit of game; hunting.
- wetas — Plural form of weta.
- wheat — the grain of any cereal grass of the genus Triticum, especially T. aestivum, used in the form of flour for making bread, cakes, etc., and for other culinary and nutritional purposes.
- yates — Plural form of yate.
- yeast — any of various small, single-celled fungi of the phylum Ascomycota that reproduce by fission or budding, the daughter cells often remaining attached, and that are capable of fermenting carbohydrates into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
- yeats — William Butler, 1865–1939, Irish poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1923.
- yenta — a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- yetta — a female given name.
- zante — a Greek island, off the W coast of Greece: southernmost of the Ionian Islands. 157 sq. mi. (407 sq. km).
- zetas — Plural form of zeta.