There are 17 words that start with 'tess'.
| tessera | tesserae |
| tesselate | tesseract |
| tessitura | tessiture |
| tesselated | tesselates |
| tessellate | tesseracts |
| tessituras | tesselating |
| tessellated | tessellates |
| tessellating | tessellation |
| tessellations | |
Note: These 17 words that start with 'tess' are found from the USA & Canada version of the tournament Scrabble word list.