989 words fit with T in the middle, which is more room than a green square usually leaves. ACTOR, AFTER, ALTAR come first, and 107 can still be the answer, shown in green.
All 989 are here, ordered by what each one rules out rather than alphabetically.
Best First Guesses
With 989 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.
- RATIO: takes 989 down to 127 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- RATES: down to 141.
- DATES: down to 160.
What These Words Have in Common
210 of them end in S, about a quarter of the list. The company these words keep: A (444), E (433) and I (300). 60 words out of 989 would pass unnoticed in conversation. That thin share is why the letter counts above matter more here than the list itself.
Best 5 Letter Words With T in the Middle
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- ACTOR
- AFTER
- ALTAR
- ALTER
- ANTIC
- APTLY
- ARTSY
- ATTIC
- BATCH
- BATHE
- BATON
- BATTY
- BETEL
- BITTY
- BOTCH
- BUTCH
- CATCH
- CATER
- CATTY
- CUTIE
- DATUM
- DETER
- DETOX
- DITCH
- DITTO
- DITTY
- DUTCH
- EATEN
- EATER
- ENTER
- ENTRY
- ESTER
- EXTOL
- EXTRA
- FATAL
- FATTY
- FETAL
- FETCH
- FETID
- FETUS
- HATCH
- HATER
- HITCH
- HOTEL
- HOTLY
- HUTCH
- INTER
- INTRO
- JETTY
- KITTY
- LATCH
- LATER
- LATHE
- LATTE
- LITHE
- MATCH
- MATEY
- METAL
- METER
- METRO
- MOTEL
- MOTIF
- MOTOR
- MOTTO
- NATAL
- NOTCH
- NUTTY
- OCTAL
- OCTET
- OFTEN
- OPTIC
- OTTER
- OUTDO
- OUTER
- OUTGO
- PATCH
- PATIO
- PATSY
- PATTY
- PETAL
- PETTY
- PITCH
- PITHY
- PUTTY
- RATIO
- RATTY
- RETCH
- RETRO
- RETRY
- ROTOR
- SATIN
- SATYR
- SETUP
- TATTY
- TOTAL
- TOTEM
- TUTOR
- ULTRA
- UNTIE
- UNTIL
- UTTER
- VITAL
- VOTER
- WATCH
- WATER
- WITCH
- WITTY
- AUTOS
- BATHS
- BETTY
- BYTES
- CITED
- DATED
- DATES
- GATES
- GOTTA
- INTEL
- LATEX
- LOTUS
- NOTED
- NOTES
- PATHS
- PETER
- RATED
- RATES
- SITES
- VOTED
- VOTES
- WATTS
5 Letter Words With T in the Middle by Starting Letter
5 Letter Words Starting with A with T as the 3rd Letter
- ACTOR
- AFTER
- ALTAR
- ALTER
- ANTIC
- APTLY
- ARTSY
- ATTIC
- AUTOS
- ACTAS
- ACTED
- ACTIN
- ACTON
- ACTOS
- ACTUS
- AETAT
- AFTOS
- AITCH
- AITIS
- AITUS
- ALTHO
- ALTIN
- ALTOS
- ALTUN
- ALTUS
- ANTAE
- ANTAL
- ANTAR
- ANTAS
- ANTED
- ANTES
- ANTIQ
- ANTIS
- ANTON
- ANTRA
- ANTRE
- ANTSY
- ANTUM
- AOTEA
- AOTES
- AOTUS
- APTAL
- APTED
- APTER
- ARTAL
- ARTAR
- ARTEL
- ARTER
- ARTHA
- ARTIC
- ARTIE
- ARTIS
- ARTLY
- ARTOU
- ARTUS
- ASTAY
- ASTEL
- ASTER
- ASTIR
- ASTOR
- ASTRE
- ASTUN
- ASTUR
- ATTAL
- ATTAP
- ATTAR
- ATTAS
- ATTER
- ATTID
- ATTLE
- ATTRY
- AUTEM
- AUTOR
- AUTRE
- AZTEC
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with A
5 Letter Words Starting with B with T as the 3rd Letter
- BATCH
- BATHE
- BATON
- BATTY
- BETEL
- BITTY
- BOTCH
- BUTCH
- BATHS
- BETTY
- BYTES
- BATAD
- BATAK
- BATAN
- BATEA
- BATED
- BATEL
- BATER
- BATES
- BATIK
- BATIS
- BATOS
- BATTA
- BATTS
- BATTU
- BATWA
- BETAG
- BETAS
- BETED
- BETES
- BETHS
- BETID
- BETIS
- BETON
- BETSO
- BETSY
- BETTA
- BITCH
- BITED
- BITER
- BITES
- BITEY
- BITIS
- BITOS
- BITOU
- BITSY
- BITTE
- BITTS
- BOTAN
- BOTAS
- BOTEH
- BOTEL
- BOTES
- BOTEW
- BOTHY
- BOTOS
- BOTRY
- BOTTE
- BOTTS
- BOTTU
- BOTTY
- BUTAT
- BUTEA
- BUTEO
- BUTES
- BUTIC
- BUTIN
- BUTLE
- BUTOH
- BUTSU
- BUTTE
- BUTTS
- BUTTY
- BUTUT
- BUTYL
- BUTYN
- BUTYR
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with B
5 Letter Words Starting with C with T as the 3rd Letter
- CATCH
- CATER
- CATTY
- CUTIE
- CITED
- CATAN
- CATEL
- CATES
- CATHA
- CATHY
- CATSO
- CATTI
- CATUR
- CETES
- CETIC
- CETID
- CETIN
- CETUS
- CETYL
- CITAL
- CITEE
- CITER
- CITES
- CITUA
- COTAN
- COTCH
- COTED
- COTES
- COTHE
- COTHS
- COTHY
- COTTA
- COTTE
- COTTS
- COTTY
- COTYS
- CUTCH
- CUTER
- CUTES
- CUTEY
- CUTIN
- CUTIS
- CUTTO
- CUTTY
- CUTUP
- CWTCH
- CYTES
- CYTOL
- CYTON
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with C
5 Letter Words Starting with D with T as the 3rd Letter
- DATUM
- DETER
- DETOX
- DITCH
- DITTO
- DITTY
- DUTCH
- DATED
- DATES
- DATAL
- DATCH
- DATER
- DATIL
- DATOS
- DATSW
- DATTO
- DETAG
- DETAR
- DETAT
- DETAX
- DETIN
- DETTE
- DETUR
- DITAL
- DITAS
- DITED
- DITER
- DITES
- DITSY
- DITTS
- DITZY
- DOTAL
- DOTED
- DOTER
- DOTES
- DOTTY
- DUTRA
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with D
5 Letter Words Starting with E with T as the 3rd Letter
- EATEN
- EATER
- ENTER
- ENTRY
- ESTER
- EXTOL
- EXTRA
- EATHE
- EATIN
- ECTAD
- ECTAL
- EETEN
- ENTAD
- ENTAL
- ENTEA
- ENTIA
- ENTOM
- ENTRE
- ENTTE
- ESTAB
- ESTOC
- ESTOP
- ESTRE
- ESTRO
- ESTUS
- ETTIN
- ETTLE
- EXTER
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with E
5 Letter Words Starting with F with T as the 3rd Letter
- FATAL
- FATTY
- FETAL
- FETCH
- FETID
- FETUS
- FATED
- FATES
- FATIL
- FATLY
- FATOR
- FATSO
- FATWA
- FETAS
- FETED
- FETES
- FETIS
- FETOR
- FETTA
- FETTS
- FETWA
- FITCH
- FITLY
- FITNA
- FITTE
- FITTS
- FITTY
- FOTCH
- FOTUI
- FUTON
- FUTWA
- FYTTE
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with F
5 Letter Words Starting with G with T as the 3rd Letter
- GATES
- GOTTA
- GATCH
- GATED
- GATER
- GATHA
- GATHS
- GATOR
- GETAE
- GETAH
- GETAS
- GETFD
- GETIC
- GETID
- GETUP
- GITCH
- GITES
- GITIM
- GOTCH
- GOTER
- GOTHA
- GOTHS
- GOTHY
- GOTOS
- GOTRA
- GUTSY
- GUTTA
- GUTTE
- GUTTI
- GUTTY
- GYTES
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with G
5 Letter Words Starting with H with T as the 3rd Letter
- HATCH
- HATER
- HITCH
- HOTEL
- HOTLY
- HUTCH
- HATED
- HATEL
- HATES
- HATHA
- HATHI
- HATTE
- HATTI
- HATTY
- HETES
- HETHS
- HETTY
- HITHE
- HOTCH
- HOTEN
- HOTIS
- HOTTA
- HOTTE
- HOTTY
- HUTIA
- HUTRE
- HYTHE
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with H
5 Letter Words Starting with I with T as the 3rd Letter
- INTER
- INTRO
- INTEL
- ICTAL
- ICTIC
- ICTUS
- IFTAR
- INTIL
- INTIS
- INTNL
- INTRA
- INTSV
- INTUE
- IOTAS
- ISTHM
- ISTLE
- IXTLE
- IZTLE
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with I
5 Letter Words Starting with J with T as the 3rd Letter
- JETTY
- JATHA
- JATIS
- JATKI
- JATNI
- JATOS
- JETEE
- JETES
- JETON
- JITIS
- JITRO
- JITTY
- JOTAS
- JOTTY
- JOTUN
- JUTES
- JUTIC
- JUTKA
- JUTTY
5 Letter Words Starting with K with T as the 3rd Letter
- KITTY
- KATAL
- KATAR
- KATAS
- KATAT
- KATHA
- KATHY
- KATIE
- KATIK
- KATIS
- KATTI
- KATUN
- KETAL
- KETAS
- KETCH
- KETEN
- KETES
- KETOL
- KETTE
- KETTY
- KETYL
- KITAB
- KITAN
- KITAR
- KITED
- KITER
- KITES
- KITHE
- KITHS
- KITKE
- KITUL
- KOTAL
- KOTAR
- KOTCH
- KOTOS
- KOTOW
- KUTAI
- KUTAS
- KUTCH
- KUTIS
- KUTTA
- KUTUS
- KYTES
- KYTHE
5 Letter Words Starting with L with T as the 3rd Letter
- LATCH
- LATER
- LATHE
- LATTE
- LITHE
- LATEX
- LOTUS
- LATAH
- LATAX
- LATED
- LATEN
- LATHI
- LATHS
- LATHY
- LATIN
- LATKE
- LATON
- LATRO
- LATUS
- LETCH
- LETHE
- LETHY
- LETTY
- LETUP
- LITAI
- LITAS
- LITCH
- LITED
- LITEM
- LITER
- LITES
- LITHI
- LITHO
- LITHS
- LITHY
- LITIE
- LITRA
- LITRE
- LITUI
- LITUS
- LOTAH
- LOTAN
- LOTAS
- LOTES
- LOTIC
- LOTOR
- LOTOS
- LOTSA
- LOTTA
- LOTTE
- LOTTO
- LUTAO
- LUTEA
- LUTED
- LUTEO
- LUTER
- LUTES
- LUTRA
- LYTED
- LYTES
- LYTHE
- LYTIC
- LYTTA
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with L
5 Letter Words Starting with M with T as the 3rd Letter
- MATCH
- MATEY
- METAL
- METER
- METRO
- MOTEL
- MOTIF
- MOTOR
- MOTTO
- MATAI
- MATAR
- MATAX
- MATED
- MATER
- MATES
- MATHA
- MATHE
- MATHS
- MATIE
- MATIN
- MATKA
- MATLO
- MATRA
- MATSU
- MATTA
- MATTE
- MATTI
- MATTS
- MATTY
- MATZA
- MATZO
- METAD
- METAE
- METAS
- METED
- METEG
- METEL
- METES
- METHI
- METHO
- METHS
- METHY
- METIC
- METIF
- METIN
- METIS
- METOL
- METRA
- METRE
- METTA
- METUS
- METZE
- MITAS
- MITCH
- MITER
- MITES
- MITEY
- MITIE
- MITIS
- MITRA
- MITRE
- MITRY
- MITTA
- MITTS
- MITTY
- MITUA
- MOTED
- MOTEN
- MOTER
- MOTES
- MOTET
- MOTEY
- MOTHS
- MOTHY
- MOTIS
- MOTON
- MOTTE
- MOTTS
- MOTTY
- MOTUS
- MOTZA
- MSTER
- MUTAS
- MUTCH
- MUTED
- MUTER
- MUTES
- MUTHA
- MUTIC
- MUTIS
- MUTON
- MUTTI
- MUTTS
- MUTUM
- MUTUS
- MYTHI
- MYTHS
- MYTHY
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with M
5 Letter Words Starting with N with T as the 3rd Letter
- NATAL
- NOTCH
- NUTTY
- NOTED
- NOTES
- NATAK
- NATCH
- NATES
- NATHE
- NATIS
- NATTO
- NATTY
- NATUS
- NATYA
- NETAS
- NETER
- NETES
- NETOP
- NETTA
- NETTS
- NETTY
- NITAL
- NITCH
- NITER
- NITES
- NITID
- NITON
- NITOS
- NITRE
- NITRO
- NITRY
- NITTA
- NITTO
- NITTY
- NOTAL
- NOTAM
- NOTAN
- NOTER
- NOTRE
- NOTUM
- NOTUS
- NRTTA
- NRTYA
- NUTSO
- NUTSY
5 Letter Words Starting with O with T as the 3rd Letter
- OCTAL
- OCTET
- OFTEN
- OPTIC
- OTTER
- OUTDO
- OUTER
- OUTGO
- OATEN
- OATER
- OATHS
- OCTAD
- OCTAN
- OCTAS
- OCTIC
- OCTLI
- OCTYL
- OFTER
- OFTLY
- OKTAS
- ONTAL
- ONTIC
- OOTID
- OPTED
- OPTER
- ORTET
- ORTHO
- ORTOL
- ORTYX
- OSTIA
- OSTIC
- OTTAR
- OTTOS
- OUTAS
- OUTBY
- OUTED
- OUTEN
- OUTIE
- OUTLY
- OUTRE
- OUTRO
- OUTTA
- OXTER
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with O
5 Letter Words Starting with P with T as the 3rd Letter
- PATCH
- PATIO
- PATSY
- PATTY
- PETAL
- PETTY
- PITCH
- PITHY
- PUTTY
- PATHS
- PETER
- PATAO
- PATAS
- PATED
- PATEE
- PATEL
- PATEN
- PATER
- PATES
- PATHY
- PATIA
- PATIN
- PATKA
- PATLY
- PATTA
- PATTE
- PATTU
- PATUS
- PETAR
- PETIT
- PETOS
- PETRE
- PETRI
- PETRO
- PETTI
- PETTO
- PETUM
- PITAS
- PITAU
- PITHS
- PITON
- PITOT
- PITSO
- PITSU
- PITTA
- PITTU
- POTAE
- POTAI
- POTCH
- POTED
- POTER
- POTES
- POTIN
- POTOO
- POTRO
- POTSY
- POTTI
- POTTO
- POTTS
- POTTY
- POTUS
- PUTAS
- PUTER
- PUTID
- PUTIN
- PUTON
- PUTOS
- PUTTI
- PUTTO
- PUTTS
- PUTTU
- PUTZA
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with P
5 Letter Words Starting with R with T as the 3rd Letter
- RATIO
- RATTY
- RETCH
- RETRO
- RETRY
- ROTOR
- RATED
- RATES
- RATAL
- RATAN
- RATAS
- RATCH
- RATEL
- RATER
- RATHA
- RATHE
- RATHS
- RATOO
- RATOS
- RATTI
- RATUS
- RATWA
- RETAG
- RETAL
- RETAM
- RETAN
- RETAR
- RETAX
- RETEM
- RETES
- RETHE
- RETIA
- RETIE
- RETIN
- RETIP
- RETOX
- RITES
- RITHE
- RITSU
- RITTS
- RITUS
- RITZY
- ROTAL
- ROTAN
- ROTAS
- ROTCH
- ROTED
- ROTER
- ROTES
- ROTGE
- ROTIS
- ROTLS
- ROTON
- ROTOS
- ROTSE
- ROTTA
- ROTTE
- ROTTO
- ROTTY
- RUTCH
- RUTHS
- RUTIC
- RUTIN
- RUTTY
- RUTYL
- RYTHE
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with R
5 Letter Words Starting with S with T as the 3rd Letter
- SATIN
- SATYR
- SETUP
- SITES
- SATAI
- SATAN
- SATAY
- SATED
- SATEM
- SATER
- SATES
- SATIS
- SETAE
- SETAL
- SETER
- SETHS
- SETON
- SETTS
- SHTAR
- SHTIK
- SHTUM
- SHTUP
- SITAO
- SITAR
- SITCH
- SITED
- SITHE
- SITIO
- SITKA
- SITTA
- SITUP
- SITUS
- SOTER
- SOTHO
- SOTHS
- SOTIE
- SOTIK
- SOTOL
- SOTTO
- SSTOR
- SUTOR
- SUTRA
- SUTTA
- SYTHE
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with S
5 Letter Words Starting with T with T as the 3rd Letter
- TATTY
- TOTAL
- TOTEM
- TUTOR
- TATAR
- TATER
- TATES
- TATHS
- TATIE
- TATOO
- TATOU
- TATTA
- TATTS
- TATUS
- TETCH
- TETEL
- TETES
- TETHS
- TETON
- TETRA
- TETRI
- TETTY
- TETUM
- TITAN
- TITAR
- TITAS
- TITCH
- TITER
- TITHE
- TITHI
- TITIN
- TITIR
- TITIS
- TITLE
- TITRE
- TITTY
- TITUP
- TITUS
- TOTED
- TOTER
- TOTES
- TOTTY
- TOTUM
- TUTEE
- TUTES
- TUTIN
- TUTLY
- TUTTI
- TUTTO
- TUTTY
- TUTUS
- TYTHE
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with T
5 Letter Words Starting with U with T as the 3rd Letter
- ULTRA
- UNTIE
- UNTIL
- UTTER
- UNTAG
- UNTAP
- UNTAR
- UNTAX
- UNTIN
- UNTOP
- UPTAK
- UPTER
- UPTIE
- USTAD
- USTER
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with U
5 Letter Words Starting with V with T as the 3rd Letter
- VITAL
- VOTER
- VOTED
- VOTES
- VATAS
- VATES
- VATHA
- VATIC
- VATJE
- VATOS
- VATUS
- VETCH
- VETER
- VETUS
- VITAE
- VITAS
- VITEX
- VITIS
- VITRA
- VITRO
- VITRY
- VITTA
- VOTAL
- VUTTY
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with V
5 Letter Words Starting with W with T as the 3rd Letter
- WATCH
- WATER
- WITCH
- WITTY
- WATTS
- WATAP
- WETAS
- WETLY
- WITAN
- WITED
- WITEN
- WITES
- WITHE
- WITHS
- WITHY
- WYTED
- WYTES
- WYTHE
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with W
5 Letter Words Starting with Q, Y or Z with T as the 3rd Letter
- QATAR
- YATES
- YATRA
- YETIS
- YETTS
- YITES
- YITIE
- YTTER
- ZATIS
- ZETAS
- ZITIS
- ZITTY
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.
- OTTAR: Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
- LOTIC: Of or relating to or living in actively moving water.
- RATEL: Nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia.
- OUTGO: Money paid out; an amount spent. It is on the answer list.
- RETIE: Tie again or anew.
- LITAS: The basic unit of money in Lithuania.
- ICTAL: Of or relating to a seizure or convulsion.
- FITLY: In an appropriate manner.
- ICTUS: A sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease.
- LETUP: A pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished.
- POTTO: A kind of lemur.
- RUTTY: Full of ruts.
- OATEN: Of or related to or derived from oats.
- ASTIR: Out of bed.
- LETCH: Man with strong sexual desires.
- PATAS: Reddish long-tailed monkey of west Africa.
- CUTIS: A natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch.
- WITHY: Strong flexible twig.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer have T in the middle?
Yes. AFTER, UNTIL and WATER 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. TOTAL and TITLE are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is BUTAT really a word?
Yes. 100 bututs equal 1 dalasi in Gambia. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
AFTER. 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. ZITTY and ZITIS 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?
ANTIC, BETEL and BOTCH. 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.
Part of: 5 Letter Words