5-letter words starting with T

There are 790 five-letter words that start with T in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is TIZZY at 26 points. A is the most common second letter, in 158 of them, and the average score is 7.9 points.

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T is a common one-point consonant that opens and closes an enormous share of English words. These 790 words are 6.3% of all 12,578 five-letter words, and T is the 5th most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 5 letters starting with T, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.

For Wordle, TEARS is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 790 words.

5-letter words starting with T in numbers

Words
790
Highest scoring
TIZZY 26 pts
Average score
7.9 pts
With a definition
439 (56%)
Words by second letter
  1. A158
  2. E104
  3. H81
  4. I72
  5. O141
  6. R114
  7. S5
  8. U60
  9. W31
  10. Y23
  11. Z1

Highest-scoring 5-letter words starting with t

WordScoreLength
tizzy265
tazza235
tazze235
towzy205
touzy175
towze175
thymy165
topaz165
thuja155
tozed155

5-letter words starting with T (790)

These 300 of the 790 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every second letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.

tizzy26tazza23tazze23towzy20touzy17towze17topaz16thymy16thuja15tozed15twixt15tacky14taffy14thick14toxic14toffy14toque14tzars14talaq14teaze14thack14thawy14thewy14ticky14toaze14tocky14touze14tozes14tozie14tranq14trooz14tuque14techy13thyme13taxed13thymi13tichy13tikka13typey13tabby12talky12tammy12taxer12taxis12telex12texas12thank12thigh12think12thumb12tubby12tweak12tying9track11tummy12twice10tyler8trick11tunny8twang9typic12teach10tippy12truck11tubal7tweed9tyiyn11teddy10tipsy10tramp9tuber7twain8typed11tench10tight9trump9tulip7tweet8types10tempo9tilth8trunk9tumor7twill8tynes8tempt9timed8trash8tunic7twine8tyres8teary8timid8troth8tuner5twins8teeny8tinny8trove8tutor5twirl8tawny11teeth8tithe8truly8tucks11twist8taken9telly8thump12tibia7truth8tupek11twerp10taker9tenth8thunk12timer7toxin12tryst8tupik11twirp10talks9tepid8theft11times7torch10trace7turks9twigs9tardy9terry8thief11tidal6touch10tract7tusks9tally8testy8throw11tiger6today9tribe7tubed8tamed8telco7theme10tigon6token9trice7tufts8tansy8terms7therm10tilde6topic9tripe7tumid8taped8tears5throb10tiled6tough9troop7tubes7tarry8tease5thing9tinge6tooth8truce7turps7tasty8teens5third9tired6torah8trade6tuned6tatty8tenet5thong9tiara5towel8tread6tulle5table7tenor5thane8titan5tower8trend6tunas5taboo7tense5there8title5tonic7triad6tunes5tabor7terse5theta8ticks11totem7tried6turns5tacit7tesla5thill8tikes9toned6trail5tutee5tamer7testa5thole8tiyin8tonga6train5taper7tetra5thorn8tical7tongs6trait5tango6texts12three8tinct7toast5treat5tails5techs10thaws11tides6tonal5tress5taint5temps9thebe10tined6toner5trial5taira5teams7theca10tiers5tonne5trier5talon5teems7thrip10tiler5torso5trill5tarot5tepal7thrum10tiles5torte5trine5taste5tepee7thugs9tilts5total5trite5tatar5terce7thins8tinea5tours5troll5tater5teiid6thous8tines5tokay12trout5taunt5tends6throe8tints5towny11truss5taxes12tenge6tires5toddy10trust5taxon12teats5tiros5toady9treks9taxus12tells5titer5tombs9

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words start with T?

790, which is 6.3% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 439 of them have a dictionary definition.

What is the best 5 letter word starting with T for Scrabble?

TIZZY scores 26 points before bonus squares. Next come TAZZA (23), TAZZE (23) and TOWZY (20). The average is 7.9 points.

Which letter most often comes second in 5 letter words starting with T?

A, in 158 of the 790 (20%). O follows with 141.

What is a good Wordle guess that starts with T?

TEARS. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 790 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.

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