There are 17 words that start with 'tene'.
| tenet | tenets | tenebrae |
| tenement | tenesmic | tenesmus |
| tenebrism | tenebrist | tenebrous |
| tenements | tenebrific | tenebrious |
| tenebrisms | tenebrists | tenesmuses |
| tenebrionid | tenebrionids | |
Note: These 17 words that start with 'tene' are found from the USA & Canada version of the tournament Scrabble word list.