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5-letter words ending in TE

There are 80 5-letter words ending in TE in the standard word-game list. The most common are quite, white, write, state, waste, taste. Every five-letter word here is a valid Wordle guess, and the commonest ones are the likeliest answers.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
quiteto a degree (not used with a negative)14
whitea person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion11
writeproduce a literary work8
statethe federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies5
wastelocated in a dismal or remote area; desolate8
tastethe sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical…5
plate(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in…7
routean established line of travel or access5
suitea musical composition of several movements only loosely connected5
quotea punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else14
spitefeeling a need to see others suffer7
eliteselected as the best5
uniteact in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief5
flutea high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an…8
montea gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be…7
bruteresembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility7
skatesports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the…9
cratea rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping7
slate(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate5
hasteoverly eager speed (and possible carelessness)8
lattestrong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk5
pasteany mixture of a soft and malleable consistency7
acutehaving or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course7
chuterescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall10
castesocial status or position conferred by a system based on class7
lottefishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey5
gratea frame of iron bars to hold a fire6
forte(used chiefly as a direction or description in music) indicating that said piece or segment should be played…8
cartea list of dishes available at a restaurant7
smiteinflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon7
mattenot reflecting light; not glossy7
triterepeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse5
hauteHigh (especially in terms of fashion, cookery or anything considered to be typically French)8
comteA French count.9
iratefeeling or showing extreme anger5
bastea loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together7
abatemake less active or intense7
buttea hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides7
spate(often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent7
agatean impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and…6
alate(of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions5
aretea sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains5
axiteA type of smokeless gunpowder.12
azotean obsolete name for nitrogen14
blatedisposed to avoid notice7
bliteThe plant Amaranthus blitum, purple amaranth.7
elatefill with high spirits; fill with optimism5
elutewash out with a solvent, as in chromatography5
emotegive expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role7
enaterelated on the mother's side5
eviteTo avoid.8
fliteA quarrel, dispute, wrangling.8
motteA raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch.7
oratetalk pompously5
ovateof a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base8
pistea flat rectangular area for fencing bouts7
prateidle or foolish and irrelevant talk7
quateQuiet14
renteincome from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments5
sautefried quickly in a little fat5

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