5-letter words with T as the fifth letter

There are 715 five-letter words with T as the fifth letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are IZZAT and ZIZIT, tied at 23 points. S is the most common first letter among them (101), and the average score is 8 points.

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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green T in the fifth position leaves these 715 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with T in slot 5, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include IZZAT, ZIZIT, ZAKAT, MAZUT and QUBIT. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a T in slot 5 further.

For Wordle, ROAST 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 715 words.

5-letter words with T as the fifth letter in numbers

Words
715
Highest scoring
IZZAT 23 pts
Average score
8.0 pts
With a definition
354 (50%)
Words by first letter
  1. A58
  2. B54
  3. C57
  4. D43
  5. E33
  6. F36
  7. G44
  8. H16
  9. I18
  10. J7
  11. K14
  12. L15
  13. M24
  14. N9
  15. O16
  16. P32
  17. Q11
  18. R36
  19. S101
  20. T32
  21. U17
  22. V9
  23. W22
  24. Y7
  25. Z4

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with t as the fifth letter

WordScoreLength
izzat235
zizit235
zakat185
mazut165
qubit165
zibet165
fixit155
phpht155
twixt155
eject145

5-letter words with T as the fifth letter (715)

These 300 of the 715 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every first 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.

izzat23zizit23zakat18mazut16qubit16zibet16fixit15phpht15twixt15eject14exact14quart14quest14quiet14quilt14quint14squat14expat14jabot14quirt14quoit14objet14qanat14quant14quist14rozet14rozit14squit14upjet14wheft14whift14zoist14hecht13yacht13kempt13chaft13dixit13fecht13jigot13kight13kydst13wecht13whipt13crypt12exalt12exert12exist12exult12fight12jaunt12abbot9bight11ghost9light9night9vomit10aught9befit10delft9graft9habit10inept7limit7might11overt8pivot10theft11unfit8valet8yeast8adapt8beget8chant10draft9guyot9haunt8input7least5mulct9octet7paint7right9shaft11tempt9uncut7vault8adept8bigot8chart10drift9facet10gamut8heart8idiot6joint12kraft12licit7midst8orbit7pilot7refit8shift11tight9upset7visit8admit8beast7cheat10debit8faint8gigot7heist8ingot6joist12karat9manet7onset5pinot7rivet8swift11tryst8unlit5veldt9wight12adopt8benet7chert10debut8fault8gaunt6helot8inert5joust12kraut9merit7owlet8plait7react7swept10tweet8vaunt8wheat11afoot8beret7chest10depot8feast8genet6hoist8inlet5kaput11moist7odist6plant7rebut7sight9twist8verst8waist8aloft8beset7civet10doubt8evict10feint8giant6horst8inset5kiaat9mount7pleat7remit7skirt9tacit7worst8avert8blast7cleft10digit7eight9feist8glint6islet5knout9manat7point7robot7sheet8tract7wrest8await8blest7covet10daunt6emmet9filet8gloat6inapt7krait9motet7posit7reset5shirt8taint5wrist8abort7bloat7craft10deist6edict8first8grant6moult7print7roast5shoot8tarot5whist11about7blunt7croft10donut6event8fleet8great6pewit10roost5short8taunt5ament7blurt7caput9davit9evert8flint8greet6picot9revet8shout8tenet5apart7boast7comet9defat9elect7flirt8grist6pipet9rabat7shunt8toast5ascot7boost7cubit9divot9enact7float8groat6pipit9repot7swart8trait5adult6brant7cadet8duvet9erect7flout8grout6prest7riant5sweat8treat5agent6brent7carat7dicot8erupt7foist8grunt6sweet8trout5angst6britt7cleat7ducat8egret6front8guest6scant7trust5argot6brunt7clout7ergot6frost8guilt6scent7tinct7audit6

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words have T as the fifth letter?

Unscrambly's list has 715 five-letter words with T in the fifth position, 5.7% of all five-letter words.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your fifth tile turned green as T, these 715 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as ROAST.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with T as the fifth letter?

IZZAT and ZIZIT tie at 23 points in Scrabble. Next come ZAKAT (18), MAZUT (16) and QUBIT (16). The average is 8 points.

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