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5-Letter Words With T

2,071 five-letter words contain T; 740 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.

Best Wordle guesses

Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.

#WordGreenYellow
1alert0.381.45
2alter0.451.38
3later0.501.34
4rates0.421.41
5stare0.581.25
6tears0.391.44
7rated0.511.26
8trade0.531.24

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  • rightcommon
  • stillcommon
  • thosecommon
  • greatcommon
  • statecommon
  • threecommon
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  • nightcommon
  • untilcommon
  • startcommon
  • timescommon
  • todaycommon
  • pointcommon
  • watercommon
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The words, common first

Starting with A 99

abaft abate abbot abets abort about abuts aceta acted actin actor acute adapt adept adits admit adopt adult adust adyta afoot afrit after agate agent agist aglet airth airts aitch alant alate alert alist allot aloft altar alter altho altos ambit ament amity amort anent angst antae antas anted antes antic antis antra antre antsy aorta apart aport apter aptly arete argot arhat armet artal artel artsy ascot asset aster astir ataps ataxy atilt atlas atman atmas atoll atoms atomy atone atony atopy atria atrip attar attic audit aught aunts aunty autos avant avast avert await axite azote azoth

Starting with B 108

bahts baith baits banty baste basts batch bated bates bathe baths batik baton batts battu batty bawty beast beats beaut beets befit begat beget begot belts bents beret berth beset besot bests betas betel beths beton betta bhoot bhuts bidet bight bigot binit bints biont biota birth biter bites bitsy bitts bitty blast blate blats bleat blent blest blets blite blitz bloat blots bluet blunt blurt boart boast boats boite bolts boost booth boots booty borts borty bortz botas botch botel bothy botts bouts bract brant brats brent brits britt broth bruit brunt brute built bundt bunts buret burnt burst busts butch buteo butle butte butut butyl bytes

Starting with C 100

cacti cadet canst canto cants canty caput carat caret carte carts caste casts catch cater cates catty celts cento cents cesta cesti cetes chant chapt chart chats cheat chert chest cheth chits chott chute cists cited citer cites civet clapt clast cleat cleft clept clift clipt cloot cloth clots clout coact coapt coast coati coats colts comet compt comte conte conto coopt coots coset costa costs cotan coted cotes cotta count court couth covet craft crate crept crest croft cruet crust crwth crypt cubit culet culti cults curet curst cutch cuter cutes cutey cutie cutin cutis cutty cutup cysts cyton

Starting with D 81

darts dated dater dates datos datto datum daunt dauts davit dawts dealt death debit debts debut deets defat deist deity delft delta demit dents depot depth derat deter detox dhoti dhuti dicot dicta dicty didst diets dight digit dints dirts dirty ditas ditch dites ditsy ditto ditty ditzy divot dixit doats doest doeth doits dolts donut dorty dotal doted doter dotes dotty doubt draft drats drest drift dript droit dropt ducat ducts duets duits dunts durst dusts dusty dutch duvet dwelt

Starting with E 58

earth easts eaten eater ebbet eclat edict edits educt egest egret eight eject elate elect elint elite elute emits emmet emote empty enact enate enter entia entry epact erect ergot eruct erupt escot ester estop etape ether ethic ethos ethyl etnas etude etuis etwee etyma event evert evict evite exact exalt exert exist exits expat extol extra exult

Starting with F 76

facet facts fagot faint faith farts fasts fatal fated fates fatly fatso fatty fatwa fault feast feats feint feist felts fetal fetas fetch feted fetes fetid fetor fetus fiats fifth fifty fight filet filth first firth fists fitch fitly fixit flats fleet flint flirt flite flits float flota flout flute fluty fluyt flyte foist fonts foots footy forte forth forts forty fount frats frets frith frits fritt fritz front frost froth fruit fumet fusty futon fytte

Starting with G 66

gaits gamut garth gasts gated gates gator gault gaunt gavot geest gelts gemot genet gents geste gests getas getup ghast ghats ghaut ghost giant gifts gigot gilts girth girts gists gleet glint glitz gloat glost glout gluts gnats goats godet gouts gouty graft grant grate great greet grift griot gript grist grith grits groat grots grout grunt guest guilt gusto gusts gusty gutsy gutta gutty guyot

Starting with H 45

habit hadst haets hafts halts hants harts haste hasty hatch hated hater hates haunt haute heart heath heats hefts hefty heist helot hents hertz hests heths hight hilts hints hists hitch hoist holts hoots hooty horst hosta hosts hotch hotel hotly hunts hurst hurts hutch

Starting with I 22

ictic ictus idiot ikats inapt inept inert ingot inlet input inset inter intis intro iotas irate islet istle itchy items ither ixtle

Starting with J 22

jabot janty jatos jaunt jests jetes jeton jetty jilts joint joist jolts jolty jotas jotty joust junta junto jurat justs jutes jutty

Starting with K 36

kaput karat karst karts katas keets kempt ketch ketol khats kheth khets kilts kilty kists kited kiter kites kithe kiths kitty klutz knelt knits knots knout korat kotos kotow kraft krait kraut kurta kyats kytes kythe

Starting with L 65

laith laity lasts latch lated laten later latex lathe lathi laths lathy latke latte leant leapt least leets lefts lefty legit lento lepta letch lethe letup licht licit lifts light lilts limit lints linty lirot lists litai litas liter lithe litho litre loath lofts lofty loots lotah lotas lotic lotos lotte lotto lotus louts lovat lunet lunts lusts lusty lutea luted lutes lyart lytic lytta

Starting with M 86

magot maist malts malty manta marts masts match mated mater mates matey maths matin matte matts matza matzo mauts mayst meant meats meaty meets melts menta merit metal meted meter metes meths metis metre metro midst might milts milty mints minty mirth mists misty miter mites mitis mitre mitts moats moist molto molts monte month moots morts moste mosts motel motes motet motey moths mothy motif motor motte motto motts moult mount mouth mufti mulct musth musts musty mutch muted muter mutes muton mutts myths mythy

Starting with N 36

nasty natal natch nates natty neath neats neist nerts nertz nests netop netts netty newts nifty night ninth niter nites nitid niton nitre nitro nitty nonet north notal notch noted noter notes notum nowts nutsy nutty

Starting with O 40

oasts oaten oater oaths obits objet octad octal octan octet octyl odist often ofter omits onset ontic ootid opted optic orate orbit ortho ostia other ottar otter ottos ought ousts outby outdo outed outer outgo outre ovate overt owlet oxter

Starting with P 90

pacts paint palet panto pants parts party pasta paste pasts pasty patch pated paten pater pates paths patin patio patly patsy patty peart peats peaty pelts pesto pests pesty petal peter petit petti petto petty pewit photo phots phpht phuts picot pieta piety pilot pinot pinta pinto pints pipet pipit piste pitas pitch piths pithy piton pivot plait plant plate plats platy pleat plots plotz poets point ports posit posts potsy potto potty poult pouts pouty prate prats prest print prost pruta punto punts punty puton putti putto putts putty

Starting with Q 15

qanat quant quart quate quest quiet quilt quint quirt quite quits quoit quota quote quoth

Starting with R 79

rabat rafts ramet rants ratal ratan ratch rated ratel rater rates rathe ratio ratos ratty react reata rebut recta recti recto recut reest refit relet relit remet remit rente rents repot reset rests retag retax retch retem retia retie retro retry revet rewet rhyta riant riata rifts right riots rites ritzy rivet roast robot roost roots rooty roset rotas rotch rotes rotis rotls rotor rotos rotte roust route routh routs rowth runts runty rusts rusty ruths rutin rutty ryots

Starting with S 275

sabot saint saith salts salty santo satay sated satem sates satin satis satyr sault saute sayst scant scart scatt scent scoot scots scout scuta scute scuts seats sects sente senti septa septs setae setal seton setts setup sexto sexts shaft shalt sheet shent shift shirt shist shoat shoot short shote shots shott shout shtik shunt shute shuts sifts sight silts silty sitar sited sites situp situs sixte sixth sixty skate skats skint skirt skite skits slant slate slats slaty sleet slept slipt slits sloth slots smalt smart smelt smite smith smolt smote snath snits snoot snort snots snout softa softs softy sooth soots sooty sorts soths sotol south spait spate spats spelt spent spilt spirt spite spits spitz splat split sport spots spout sprat sprit spurt sputa squat stabs stack stade staff stage stags stagy staid staig stain stair stake stale stalk stall stamp stand stane stang stank staph stare stark stars start stash state stats stave stays stead steak steal steam steed steek steel steep steer stein stela stele stems steno steps stere stern stets stews stich stick stied sties stiff stile still stilt stime stimy sting stink stint stipe stirk stirp stirs stoae stoai stoas stoat stobs stock stogy stoic stoke stole stoma stomp stone stony stood stook stool stoop stope stops stopt store stork storm story stoss stoup stour stout stove stowp stows strap straw stray strep strew stria strip strop strow stroy strum strut stubs stuck studs study stuff stull stump stums stung stunk stuns stunt stupa stupe sturt styed styes style styli stymy suets suety suint suite suits sutra sutta swart swath swats sweat sweet swept swift swith swots synth

Starting with T 544

table taboo tacky tacos tails taken taker takes takin tales talks tally tamed tammy tango tanks taped taper tapes tarot tasks taste tasty taxed taxes taxis teach teams tears tease teddy teens teeny teeth tells telly tempo temps tempt tends tenet tenor tense tenth tents terms terra terry tesla tests texas texts thank theft their theme there these theta thick thief thigh thine thing think third thong thorn those three threw throw thugs thumb thyme ticks tidal tides tiers tiger tight tiled tiles timed timer times timid tired tires titan title toast today token tolls tombs tommy tonal toned toner tones tonga tonic tonne tools tooth topic torah torch torso total totem touch tough tours towed towel tower towns toxic toxin trace track tract trade trail train trait tramp trams trans traps trash trays tread treat trees trend triad trial tribe trick tried tries trips troll troop trope trout trove truce truck truly trump trunk truss trust truth tubes tufts tulip tummy tumor tuned tunes tunic turbo turks turns tutor twain tweak tweed tweet twice twigs twins twist tying typed types typos tyres

Plus 361 rarer words — the filter above shows them all.

Starting with U 22

ultra unapt uncut unfit ungot unhat unite units unity unlet unlit unmet unset untie until unwit uplit upset urate uteri utile utter

Starting with V 29

valet vasts vasty vatic vatus vault vaunt veldt vents verst verts vertu vesta vests vetch virtu visit vista vitae vital vitta volta volte volti volts vomit voted voter votes

Starting with W 56

wafts waist waits waltz wants warts warty waste wasts watap watch water watts wecht weest weets wefts welts wests wetly whats wheat whets whipt whist white whits whity whort width wifty wight wilts wists witan witch wited wites withe withy witty wonts worst worth worts wrapt wrath wrest wrist write writs wrote wroth wurst wyted wytes

Starting with X 2

xysti xysts

Starting with Y 10

yacht yeast yenta yente yetis yetts yirth youth yurta yurts

Starting with Z 9

zests zesty zetas zibet zitis zizit zlote zloty zooty

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Questions people ask

How many five-letter words contain T?

Our list has 2,071. 740 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.

What are the most common five-letter words that contain T?

ABOUT, THEIR, THERE, OTHER, AFTER — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.

What is the best Wordle guess that contains T?

ALERT. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.38 green and 1.45 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.