With I and R and T somewhere in the word, 294 options remain. BIRTH, DIRTY, DRIFT are the ones to try.
74 of them end in T, which is the ending that repeats most here.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 294 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- TIRES: takes 294 down to 47 at worst.
- TRIES: down to 54.
- TRAIN: down to 70. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
74 of them end in T, about a quarter of the list. The company these words keep: E (81), A (80) and S (75). 30 of the 294 are words you already use. That is a small share, so a guess made of the letters above beats a guess made of rare ones.
Best 5 Letter Words With I, R and T
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- BIRTH
- DIRTY
- DRIFT
- DROIT
- FIRST
- FLIRT
- FRITZ
- FRUIT
- GIRTH
- INERT
- INTER
- INTRO
- IRATE
- MERIT
- MIRTH
- ORBIT
- RATIO
- REFIT
- REMIT
- RIGHT
- RIVET
- SHIRT
- SKIRT
- STAIR
- STRIP
- TAPIR
- THEIR
- THIRD
- TIARA
- TIGER
- TIMER
- TRAIL
- TRAIN
- TRAIT
- TRIAD
- TRIAL
- TRIBE
- TRICE
- TRICK
- TRIED
- TRIPE
- TRITE
- TWIRL
- WRIST
- WRITE
- TIRED
- TIRES
- TRIES
- TRIPS
5 Letter Words With I, R and T Starting With A
- AARTI
- AFRIT
- AIRTH
- AIRTS
- AMRIT
- ARATI
- ARIOT
- ARIST
- ARITE
- ARITH
- ARMIT
- ARTIC
- ARTIE
- ARTIS
- ASTIR
- ATRIA
- ATRIP
5 Letter Words With I, R and T Starting With B
- BIRTH
- BARIT
- BITER
- BLIRT
- BRIST
- BRITE
- BRITH
- BRITS
- BRITT
- BRUIT
5 Letter Words With I, R and T Starting With D
- DIRTY
- DRIFT
- DROIT
- DAIRT
- DIRTS
- DISTR
- DITER
- DRIPT
5 Letter Words With I, R and T Starting With F
- FIRST
- FLIRT
- FRITZ
- FRUIT
- FIRTH
- FRATI
- FREIT
- FRIST
- FRITA
- FRITE
- FRITH
- FRITS
- FRITT
5 Letter Words With I, R and T Starting With G
- GIRTH
- GIRTS
- GREIT
- GRIFT
- GRINT
- GRIOT
- GRIPT
- GRIST
- GRITH
- GRITS
5 Letter Words With I, R and T Starting With I
- INERT
- INTER
- INTRO
- IRATE
- IFRIT
- IFTAR
- INSTR
- INTRA
- IORTN
- ISORT
- ITERS
- ITHER
5 Letter Words With I, R and T Starting With M
- MERIT
- MIRTH
- MITER
- MITRA
- MITRE
- MITRY
- MTIER
- MURTI
5 Letter Words With I, R and T Starting With P
- PAIRT
- PARTI
- PERIT
- PETRI
- PIERT
- PIOTR
- PIROT
5 Letter Words With I, R and T Starting With R
- RATIO
- REFIT
- REMIT
- RIGHT
- RIVET
- RAITA
- RAITH
- RAITS
- RAKIT
- RATTI
- REBIT
- RECIT
- RECTI
- REIST
- RELIT
- RESIT
- RETIA
- RETIE
- RETIN
- RETIP
- RIANT
- RIATA
- RIATO
- RIBAT
- RICHT
- RIFTE
- RIFTS
- RIFTY
- RIOTS
- RIOTY
- RISTS
- RITES
- RITHE
- RITSU
- RITTS
- RITUS
- RITZY
- ROIST
- ROOTI
- ROSIT
- ROSTI
- ROTIS
- ROZIT
- RUTIC
- RUTIN
- RYOTI
5 Letter Words With I, R and T Starting With S
- SHIRT
- SKIRT
- STAIR
- STRIP
- SCRIT
- SITAR
- SLIRT
- SNIRT
- SPIRT
- SPRIT
- SRUTI
- STERI
- STIRE
- STIRK
- STIRP
- STIRS
- STRIA
- STRID
- STRIG
- STRIM
- STRIT
- STRIX
5 Letter Words With I, R and T Starting With T
- TAPIR
- THEIR
- THIRD
- TIARA
- TIGER
- TIMER
- TRAIL
- TRAIN
- TRAIT
- TRIAD
- TRIAL
- TRIBE
- TRICE
- TRICK
- TRIED
- TRIPE
- TRITE
- TWIRL
- TIRED
- TIRES
- TRIES
- TRIPS
- TAIRA
- TAIRN
- TARAI
- TARIE
- TARIN
- TARMI
- TARRI
- TARSI
- TAURI
- TAXIR
- TAYIR
- TERAI
- TERRI
- TETRI
- THIRL
- THIRT
- THRID
- THRIP
- TIARE
- TIARS
- TIBER
- TICER
- TIERS
- TIGRE
- TIKOR
- TIKUR
- TILER
- TIMAR
- TIMOR
- TIRAZ
- TIRER
- TIRLS
- TIRMA
- TIROS
- TIRRS
- TIRTH
- TIRVE
- TISAR
- TITAR
- TITER
- TITIR
- TITRE
- TIVER
- TORIC
- TORII
- TORSI
- TRAGI
- TRAIK
- TREIF
- TRIAC
- TRIAS
- TRICA
- TRIDE
- TRIER
- TRIFA
- TRIFF
- TRIGA
- TRIGO
- TRIGS
- TRIKE
- TRILD
- TRILL
- TRIMS
- TRINA
- TRINE
- TRINK
- TRINS
- TRIOL
- TRIOR
- TRIOS
- TRIPL
- TRIPT
- TRIPY
- TRIST
- TRIXY
- TROIC
- TROIS
- TURIO
- TURKI
- TWIER
- TWIRE
- TWIRK
- TWIRP
5 Letter Words With I, R and T Starting With C, E, H and other letters
- CHIRT
- CITER
- CRITH
- CRITS
- ERMIT
- HIRST
- JITRO
- KITAR
- KITER
- KRAIT
- LIART
- LIROT
- LITER
- LITRA
- LITRE
- NITER
- NITRE
- NITRO
- NITRY
- NORIT
- ORBIT
- ORPIT
- QUIRT
- QURTI
- URITE
- UTERI
- VIRTU
- VITRA
- VITRO
- VITRY
- WRIST
- WRITE
- WRITH
- WRITS
- YIRTH
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.
- RETIE: Tie again or anew.
- RIATA: A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
- QUIRT: Whip with a leather thong at the end.
- ASTIR: Out of bed.
- STIRK: Yearling heifer or bullock.
- STRIA: A stripe or stripes of contrasting color.
- BRUIT: Tell or spread rumors.
- GRIOT: A storyteller in West Africa; perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or village.
- SPIRT: Gush forth in a sudden stream or jet.
- KRAIT: Brightly colored venomous but nonaggressive snake of southeastern Asia and Malay peninsula.
- TITRE: The concentration of a solution as determined by titration.
- TAIRA: Long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South America.
- TILER: A worker who lays tile.
- RAITA: An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain I, R and T?
Yes. THEIR, FIRST and RIGHT have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. TRAIT and TERRI are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is CRITH really a word?
Yes. The weight of a liter of hydrogen (at 0 centigrade and 760 millimeters pressure). It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
THEIR. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, 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. YIRTH and WRITH are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
DROIT, TAPIR and TRICE. 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.