5 Letter Words Starting with T

A long set: 1,217 5 letter words starting with t, which is too many to read straight through. Answer-list words come first, everyday words next, and the rare tail after that.

1,217 words begin with T. TABBY, TABLE, TABOO are the ones to reach for, and 146 of them can still be the answer.

The green marks pick out the 146 words here that could still be the solution.

Best First Guesses

With 1,217 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.

TEARS: takes 1,217 down to 160 at worst.
TALES: down to 184.
TIRES: down to 194.

What These Words Have in Common

The last square lands on S more than any other letter: 296 words, about a quarter of the set. The letters that turn up alongside most often are A (526), E (486) and R (406). Only 94 of the 1,217 are everyday words. The rest belong to crosswords more than to conversation, so lean on the letters above rather than on the tail of the list.

Best 5 Letter Words Starting with T

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

TABBY
TABLE
TABOO
TACIT
TACKY
TAFFY
TAINT
TAKEN
TAKER
TALLY
TALON
TAMER
TANGO
TANGY
TAPER
TAPIR
TARDY
TAROT
TASTE
TASTY
TATTY
TAUNT
TAWNY
TEACH
TEARY
TEASE
TEDDY
TEETH
TEMPO
TENET
TENOR
TENSE
TENTH
TEPEE
TEPID
TERRA
TERSE
TESTY
THANK
THEFT
THEIR
THEME
THERE
THESE
THETA
THICK
THIEF
THIGH
THING
THINK
THIRD
THONG
THORN
THOSE
THREE
THREW
THROB
THROW
THRUM
THUMB
THUMP
THYME
TIARA
TIBIA
TIDAL
TIGER
TIGHT
TILDE
TIMER
TIMID
TIPSY
TOAST
TODAY
TODDY
TOKEN
TONAL
TONGA
TONIC
TOOTH
TOPAZ
TOPIC
TORCH
TORSO
TORUS
TOTAL
TOTEM
TOUCH
TOUGH
TOWEL
TOWER
TOXIC
TOXIN
TRACE
TRACK
TRACT
TRADE
TRAIL
TRAIN
TRAIT
TRAMP
TRASH
TRAWL
TREAD
TREAT
TREND
TRIAD
TRIAL
TRIBE
TRICE
TRICK
TRIED
TRIPE
TRITE
TROLL
TROOP
TROPE
TROUT
TROVE
TRUCE
TRUCK
TRUER
TRULY
TRUMP
TRUNK
TRUSS
TRUST
TRUTH
TRYST
TUBAL
TUBER
TULIP
TULLE
TUMOR
TUNIC
TURBO
TUTOR
TWANG
TWEAK
TWEED
TWEET
TWICE
TWINE
TWIRL
TWIST
TWIXT
TYING
TAKES
TALES
TALKS
TANKS

5 Letter Words Starting with T and Ending in A

TERRA
THETA
TIARA
TIBIA
TONGA
TAATA
TABLA
TACCA
TAFIA
TAGMA
TAGUA
TAHUA
TAIGA
TAIRA
TALEA
TALMA
TALPA
TAMPA
TANGA
TANHA
TANIA
TANKA
TANNA
TANOA
TANYA
TAPIA
TAPOA
TAPPA
TAQUA
TAREA
TARFA
TARGA
TARKA
TASCA
TASSA
TATTA
TAULA
TAYRA
TAZIA
TAZZA
TECLA
TECTA
TEGUA
TEKYA
TELIA
TENIA
TENLA
TERGA
TERMA
TERNA
TERZA
TESLA
TESTA
TETRA
TEXTA
THALA
THANA
THECA
THEMA
THUJA
THUYA
TICCA
TIGUA
TIKIA
TIKKA
TILDA
TILIA
TINEA
TINTA
TIRMA
TMEMA
TODEA
TOMIA
TONKA
TONNA
TOONA
TOPIA
TORMA
TORTA
TOSCA
TRAGA
TRAMA
TRAPA
TREFA
TREMA
TRICA
TRIFA
TRIGA
TRINA
TROCA
TRONA
TRYMA
TRYPA
TSUBA
TSUGA
TSUMA
TUBBA
TUGRA
TUINA
TUKRA
TULPA
TULSA
TUNCA
TUNGA
TUNKA
TUNNA
TURMA
TUZLA
TWANA
TYPHA

5 Letter Words Starting with T and Ending in C

TONIC
TOPIC
TOXIC
TUNIC
TABAC
TABIC
TAROC
TELIC
THEIC
THUOC
TISIC
TORIC
TRIAC
TROIC
TRONC
TYPIC

5 Letter Words Starting with T and Ending in D

TEPID
THIRD
TIMID
TREAD
TREND
TRIAD
TRIED
TWEED
TIRED
TABID
TAKED
TALED
TAMED
TAPED
TARED
TASED
TAULD
TAWED
TAXED
TEAED
TEEND
TEIID
TEIND
TEMED
TEWED
THATD
THEED
THEYD
THRID
THUND
TICED
TIDED
TILED
TIMED
TINED
TOGED
TOKED
TOLED
TONED
TOPED
TORED
TOSED
TOTED
TOULD
TOWED
TOYED
TOZED
TREED
TRILD
TROAD
TRUED
TSKED
TUBED
TUMID
TUNED
TYNED
TYPED
TYRED

5 Letter Words Starting with T and Ending in E

TABLE
TASTE
TEASE
TENSE
TEPEE
TERSE
THEME
THERE
THESE
THOSE
THREE
THYME
TILDE
TRACE
TRADE
TRIBE
TRICE
TRIPE
TRITE
TROPE
TROVE
TRUCE
TULLE
TWICE
TWINE
TACHE
TAISE
TANTE
TARDE
TARGE
TARIE
TARRE
TARSE
TARTE
TARVE
TASSE
TATIE
TAUBE
TAUPE
TAWIE
TAWSE
TAZZE
TEADE
TEAVE
TEAZE
TEDGE
TEENE
TEHEE
TEISE
TEKKE
TELAE
TEMBE
TEMNE
TEMPE
TEMSE
TENGE
TENNE
TENUE
TERCE
TERFE
TERNE
TERRE
TESTE
THALE
THANE
THAVE
THEBE
THETE
THINE
THOKE
THOLE
THONE
THORE
THRAE
THROE
THULE
TIARE
TIGRE
TIMBE
TIMNE
TINGE
TINNE
TIPLE
TIRVE
TITHE
TITLE
TITRE
TOAZE
TODDE
TOGAE
TOGUE
TOILE
TOISE
TOMBE
TOMME
TONNE
TOPEE
TOPHE
TOQUE
TORSE
TORTE
TORVE
TOUSE
TOUZE
TOWIE
TOWSE
TOWZE
TOZEE
TOZIE
TRAME
TRAPE
TRAVE
TRIDE
TRIKE
TRINE
TRODE
TROKE
TRONE
TROUE
TRYKE
TSADE
TSERE
TSINE
TUBAE
TUFFE
TUILE
TUPLE
TUQUE
TURME
TURSE
TUTEE
TWALE
TWERE
TWIRE
TWITE
TYCHE
TYDIE
TYNDE
TYSTE
TYTHE

5 Letter Words Starting with T and Ending in F

THIEF
TARAF
TAWAF
THARF
THELF
TRAYF
TREIF
TREYF
TRIFF
TRUFF

5 Letter Words Starting with T and Ending in G

THING
THONG
TWANG
TYING
TABOG
TELEG
THANG
THUNG
TIANG
TOING
TOPOG
TUBIG
TWEAG
TWEEG

5 Letter Words Starting with T and Ending in H

TEACH
TEETH
TENTH
THIGH
TOOTH
TORCH
TOUCH
TOUGH
TRASH
TRUTH
TADAH
TAICH
TAISH
TAVAH
TENCH
TETCH
TEUCH
TEUGH
THEAH
TILTH
TIRTH
TITCH
TOOSH
TORAH
TOVAH
TROCH
TROTH
TRUSH
TUATH
TYIGH

5 Letter Words Starting with T and Ending in I

TACHI
TAIPI
TAKHI
TALLI
TANGI
TANTI
TARAI
TARMI
TARRI
TARSI
TAULI
TAURI
TAWAI
TAWGI
TAWPI
TCAWI
TCHAI
TCHWI
TELEI
TELOI
TEMPI
TENAI
TERAI
TERRI
TETRI
THAGI
THALI
THOLI
THYMI
TINGI
TINNI
TITHI
TONDI
TOPHI
TOPOI
TORII
TORSI
TOWAI
TRAGI
TSADI
TUGUI
TULSI
TUMLI
TURKI
TUTTI

5 Letter Words Starting with T and Ending in K

THANK
THICK
THINK
TRACK
TRICK
TRUCK
TRUNK
TWEAK
TAJIK
TALAK
TALCK
TALIK
TALUK
TANAK
TAROK
TEREK
THACK
THEEK
THILK
THUNK
TILAK
TOPEK
TORSK
TRAIK
TRANK
TRECK
TRINK
TROAK
TROCK
TRONK
TUBIK
TUPEK
TUPIK
TWANK
TWERK
TWICK
TWINK
TWIRK
TWONK

5 Letter Words Starting with T and Ending in L

TIDAL
TONAL
TOTAL
TOWEL
TRAIL
TRAWL
TRIAL
TROLL
TUBAL
TWIRL
TABEL
TAGAL
TAGEL
TAHIL
TAMAL
TAMIL
TAMUL
TAPUL
TAXOL
TEPAL
TETEL
TEWEL
THEOL
THILL
THIOL
THIRL
THOWL
THURL
TICAL
TICUL
TOLYL
TOPSL
TORAL
TOSYL
TRILL
TRIOL
TRIPL
TRULL
TUDEL
TUNAL
TWEEL
TWEIL
TWILL
TYPAL

5 Letter Words Starting with T and Ending in M

THRUM
TOTEM
TECUM
TETUM
THAIM
THARM
THERM
THOOM
THRAM
THURM
TOTUM
TUCUM
TUISM
TZAAM

5 Letter Words Starting with T and Ending in N

TAKEN
TALON
THORN
TOKEN
TOXIN
TRAIN
TABUN
TACAN
TAHIN
TAIRN
TAKIN
TAMIN
TANAN
TAPEN
TARIN
TAUON
TAXIN
TAXON
TECON
TEIAN
TEJON
TELYN
TEMAN
TEMIN
TENON
TETON
TEXAN
THATN
THAWN
THEGN
THEIN
THISN
THUAN
TIGON
TIMON
TITAN
TITIN
TIYIN
TOLAN
TOMAN
TOMEN
TOMIN
TORAN
TOURN
TOWAN
TOXON
TOYON
TREEN
TUARN
TUFAN
TURON
TUTIN
TWAIN
TWEEN
TYIYN
TYKEN
TYRAN

5 Letter Words Starting with T and Ending in O

TABOO
TANGO
TEMPO
TORSO
TURBO
TACHO
TACSO
TAIKO
TAINO
TAIPO
TAKAO
TALAO
TALIO
TAMBO
TANTO
TARDO
TASCO
TASSO
TASTO
TATOO
TAUPO
TELCO
TENDO
TENIO
TENNO
TENSO
TERZO
THORO
TIMBO
TINTO
TLACO
TOKYO
TOLDO
TOMBO
TONDO
TONTO
TOWNO
TRAPO
TRIGO
TROCO
TROPO
TRUGO
TSUBO
TUNGO
TURCO
TURIO
TUTTO
TYPTO

5 Letter Words Starting with T and Ending in P

THUMP
TRAMP
TROOP
TRUMP
TULIP
TERAP
THESP
THORP
THRAP
THRIP
TIPUP
TITUP
TROMP
TWEEP
TWERP
TWIRP

5 Letter Words Starting with T and Ending in R

TAKER
TAMER
TAPER
TAPIR
TENOR
THEIR
TIGER
TIMER
TOWER
TRUER
TUBER
TUMOR
TUTOR
TONER
TUNER
TYLER
TABER
TABOR
TAHAR
TAKAR
TAKYR
TALAR
TALER
TASAR
TASER
TATAR
TATER
TAVER
TAWER
TAXER
TAXIR
TAXOR
TAYER
TAYIR
TEAER
TELAR
TEPOR
TEWER
THEER
THEOR
THULR
TIBER
TICER
TIKOR
TIKUR
TILER
TIMAR
TIMOR
TIRER
TISAR
TITAR
TITER
TITIR
TIVER
TOHER
TOKER
TOLAR
TOPER
TOTER
TOVAR
TOYER
TOZER
TRIER
TRIOR
TRYER
TUBAR
TUDOR
TUYER
TWEER
TWIER
TWOER
TWYER
TYPER

5 Letter Words Starting with T and Ending in S

TORUS
TRUSS
TAKES
TALES
TALKS
TANKS
TAPES
TASKS
TAXES
TEAMS
TEARS
TEENS
TELLS
TERMS
TESTS
TEXAS
TEXTS
TILES
TIMES
TIRES
TONES
TOOLS
TOURS
TOWNS
TRANS
TREES
TRIES
TRIPS
TUBES
TUNES
TURNS
TWINS
TYPES
TAALS
TABES
TABIS
TABLS
TABOS
TABUS
TACES
TACHS
TACKS
TACOS
TACTS
TAELS
TAGUS
TAHAS
TAHRS
TAIGS
TAILS
TAINS
TAITS
TAJES
TAKAS
TAKIS
TALAS
TALCS
TALIS
TALLS
TALUS
TAMAS
TAMES
TAMIS
TAMPS
TAMUS
TANAS
TANGS
TANHS
TAPAS
TAPIS
TAPUS
TARAS
TARDS
TARES
TARNS
TAROS
TARPS
TARTS
TASES
TATES
TATHS
TATTS
TATUS
TAUTS
TAVAS
TAWAS
TAWTS
TAXIS
TAXUS
TEADS
TEAKS
TEALS
TEATS
TECHS
TEELS
TEEMS
TEERS
TEETS
TEFFS
TEGGS
TEGUS
TEHRS
TEILS
TEINS
TELES
TELOS
TEMES
TEMPS
TENDS
TENES
TENTS
TEPAS
TERAS
TERES
TERFS
TERNS
TERTS
TETES
TETHS
TEXES
THAIS
THANS
THARS
THATS
THAWS
THEES
THENS
THEOS
THEWS
THIGS
THINS
THOTS
THOUS
THUDS
THUGS
THYMS
TIANS
TIARS
TICES
TICKS
TIDES
TIEFS
TIENS
TIERS
TIFFS
TIFOS
TIFTS
TIGES
TIKAS
TIKES

5 Letter Words Starting with T and Ending in T

TACIT
TAINT
TAROT
TAUNT
TENET
THEFT
TIGHT
TOAST
TRACT
TRAIT
TREAT
TROUT
TRUST
TRYST
TWEET
TWIST
TWIXT
TABET
TABUT
TACET
TAKHT
TAPET
TAPIT
TEART
TEBET
TEEST
TELLT
TEMPT
TEWIT
THAWT
THEAT
THEET
THIRT
THOFT
THORT
THOWT
THURT
TIBET
TIMET
TINCT
TIPIT
TOIST
TORET
TOROT
TOURT
TOUST
TOVET
TRANT
TRAPT
TRATT
TRENT
TREST
TRIPT
TRIST
TROAT
TROFT
TROOT
TUANT
TUART
TURNT
TWAIT
TWALT
TWANT
TWILT
TWINT

5 Letter Words Starting with T and Ending in U

TAHOU
TANSU
TARAU
TATOU
TEMBU
TENDU
TENGU
TENNU
TEREU
THROU
TIBBU
TISSU
TOPAU
TRABU
TRAGU
TRUBU
TUKTU

5 Letter Words Starting with T and Ending in Y

TABBY
TACKY
TAFFY
TALLY
TANGY
TARDY
TASTY
TATTY
TAWNY
TEARY
TEDDY
TESTY
TIPSY
TODAY
TODDY
TRULY
TERRY
TOMMY
TAGGY
TAILY
TAKKY
TALCY
TALKY
TAMMY
TANDY
TANKY
TANNY
TANSY
TANTY
TANZY
TARRY
TARTY
TARZY
TAUTY
TAVOY
TAWPY
TEAEY
TEASY
TEATY
TECHY
TEENY
TEETY
TELLY
TENNY
TENTY
TEPOY
TETTY
TEWLY
THAWY
THEWY
THYMY
TIBBY
TIBEY
TICHY
TICKY
TIDDY
TIFFY
TILLY
TILTY
TINNY
TINSY
TINTY
TIPPY
TITTY
TIZZY
TOADY
TOCKY
TOFFY
TOIDY
TOITY
TOKAY
TOLLY
TONEY
TOPPY
TOPSY
TOSHY
TOSSY
TOTTY
TOUSY
TOUZY
TOWNY
TOWSY
TOWZY
TRACY
TRADY
TRASY
TREEY
TRIPY
TRIXY
TRUDY
TUBBY
TUCKY
TUFTY
TUMMY
TUMPY
TUNNY
TURFY
TURGY
TURVY
TUSHY
TUSKY
TUTLY
TUTTY
TWINY
TYPEY

5 Letter Words Starting with T and Ending in B, Q, V and other letters

THROB
THUMB
TALAQ
TAREQ
TRANQ
THRUV
TROUV
THREW
THROW
THEOW
THRAW
TELEX
THANX
THRAX
TOPAZ
TENEZ
TIRAZ
TIWAZ
TOMOZ
TROOZ

5 Letter Words Starting with TA

TABBY
TABLE
TABOO
TACIT
TACKY
TAFFY
TAINT
TAKEN
TAKER
TALLY
TALON
TAMER
TANGO
TANGY
TAPER
TAPIR
TARDY
TAROT
TASTE
TASTY
TATTY
TAUNT
TAWNY
TAKES
TALES
TALKS
TANKS
TAPES
TASKS
TAXES
TAALS
TAATA
TABAC
TABEL
TABER
TABES
TABET
TABIC
TABID
TABIS
TABLA
TABLS
TABOG
TABOR
TABOS
TABUN
TABUS
TABUT
TACAN
TACCA
TACES
TACET
TACHE
TACHI
TACHO
TACHS
TACKS
TACOS
TACSO
TACTS
TADAH
TAELS
TAFIA
TAGAL
TAGEL
TAGGY
TAGMA
TAGUA
TAGUS
TAHAR
TAHAS
TAHIL
TAHIN
TAHOU
TAHRS
TAHUA
TAICH
TAIGA
TAIGS
TAIKO
TAILS
TAILY
TAINO
TAINS
TAIPI
TAIPO
TAIRA
TAIRN
TAISE
TAISH
TAITS
TAJES
TAJIK
TAKAO
TAKAR
TAKAS
TAKED
TAKHI
TAKHT
TAKIN
TAKIS
TAKKY
TAKYR
TALAK
TALAO
TALAQ
TALAR
TALAS
TALCK
TALCS
TALCY
TALEA
TALED
TALER
TALIK
TALIO
TALIS
TALKY
TALLI
TALLS
TALMA
TALPA
TALUK
TALUS
TAMAL
TAMAS
TAMBO
TAMED
TAMES
TAMIL
TAMIN
TAMIS
TAMMY
TAMPA
TAMPS
TAMUL
TAMUS
TANAK
TANAN
TANAS
TANDY
TANGA
TANGI
TANGS
TANHA
TANHS
TANIA
TANKA
TANKY
TANNA

265 of the 1217 take the TA opening. The Wordle answer list holds 23 of them, TABBY, TABLE, TABOO, TACIT, TACKY, TAFFY and more. 5 letter words starting with TA get a page of their own, every word defined.

5 Letter Words Starting with TI

TIARA
TIBIA
TIDAL
TIGER
TIGHT
TILDE
TIMER
TIMID
TIPSY
TILES
TIMES
TIRED
TIRES
TIANG
TIANS
TIARE
TIARS
TIBBU
TIBBY
TIBER
TIBET
TIBEY
TICAL
TICCA
TICED
TICER
TICES
TICHY
TICKS
TICKY
TICUL
TIDDY
TIDED
TIDES
TIEFS
TIENS
TIERS
TIFFS
TIFFY
TIFOS
TIFTS
TIGES
TIGON
TIGRE
TIGUA
TIKAS
TIKES
TIKIA
TIKIS
TIKKA
TIKOR
TIKUR
TILAK
TILDA
TILED
TILER
TILIA
TILLS
TILLY
TILTH
TILTS
TILTY
TIMAR
TIMBE
TIMBO
TIMED
TIMET
TIMNE
TIMON
TIMOR
TIMPS
TINAS
TINCT
TINDS
TINEA
TINED
TINES
TINGE
TINGI
TINGS
TINKS
TINNE
TINNI
TINNY
TINSY
TINTA
TINTO
TINTS
TINTY
TIPIS
TIPIT
TIPLE
TIPPY
TIPUP
TIRAZ
TIRER
TIRLS
TIRMA
TIROS
TIRRS
TIRTH
TIRVE
TISAR
TISIC
TISSU
TITAN
TITAR
TITAS
TITCH
TITER
TITHE
TITHI
TITIN
TITIR
TITIS
TITLE
TITRE
TITTY
TITUP
TITUS
TIVER
TIWAZ
TIYIN
TIYNS
TIZES
TIZZY

126 of the 1217 take the TI opening. The Wordle answer list holds 9 of them, TIARA, TIBIA, TIDAL, TIGER, TIGHT, TILDE and more. The complete list of 5 letter words starting with TI, definitions included, sits on its own page.

Less Familiar Words Here

This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.

TERCE: The third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
THROE: Severe spasm of pain.
TAWSE: A leather strap for punishing children.
TUMID: Ostentatiously lofty in style.
TOWNY: Resident of a college town not affiliated with the college.
TICAL: The basic unit of money in Thailand.
TAPPA: The thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus.
TASSE: One of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs.
THECA: Outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects.
TENIA: A narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband.
TONUS: The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli.
TILTH: Arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops.
TAPIS: A heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery.
TABES: Wasting of the body during a chronic disease.
THEBE: 100 thebe equal 1 pula in Botswana.
TRAVE: A horizontal beam that extends across something.
TREWS: Tight-fitting trousers; usually of tartan.
TENGE: The basic unit of money in Kazakhstan.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer start with T?

Yes. THEIR, THERE and THINK all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.

Do any of these use the same letter twice?

Yes. THERE and THESE are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is TABIS really a word?

Yes. A sock with a separation for the big toe; worn with thong sandals by the Japanese. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.

Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?

THEIR. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.

Are all of these accepted as guesses?

Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. TZARS and TZAAM are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.

Which of these would most players overlook?

TAPIR, TATTY and TEPEE. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.

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