There are 11 words that start with 'taran'.
| tarantas | tarantism | tarantist |
| tarantula | tarantases | tarantella |
| tarantisms | tarantists | tarantulae |
| tarantulas | tarantellas | |
Note: These 11 words that start with 'taran' are found from the USA & Canada version of the tournament Scrabble word list.