5 Letter Words That Start With T

393 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are all 393 5 letter words that start with T in a standard word-game dictionary, sorted so the everyday words come first. Use the Wordle helper below to add letters you know, letters to leave out and a pattern, or scan the common words with their meanings.

T has 393 five-letter words, and the "th" pair leads the way through "their", "there", "three" and "thank". For Wordle, that means H is a strong letter to test second once T is confirmed.

Away from "th", the "tr" blend gives "trust" and "train". "Truth" begins with T and ends with "th", a nice pattern to point out. "Table" is an easy, everyday word for young children.

5-letter words starting with T: 393
Most used: their
Most common last letter: S 128 words

5 letter words starting with T: Wordle helper

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Most common 5-letter words that start with T

Ranked by how often the word appears in English text. "Type" is the word's main part of speech.

#	Word	Meaning	Type
1	their	no short meaning listed
2	there	in or at that place	adv.
3	think	judge or regard; look upon; judge	verb
4	these	no short meaning listed
5	those	no short meaning listed
6	three	being one more than two	adj.
7	thing	a special situation	noun
8	times	a more or less definite period of time now or previously present	noun
9	today	the present time or age	noun
10	thank	express gratitude or show appreciation to	verb
11	taken	understood in a certain way; made sense of	adj.
12	third	coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position	adj.
13	total	constituting the full quantity or extent; complete	adj.
14	takes	carry out	verb
15	tried	make an effort or attempt	verb
16	trust	have confidence or faith in	verb
17	trade	the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services	noun
18	terms	status with respect to the relations between people or groups	noun
19	title	a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with	noun
20	table	a set of data arranged in rows and columns	noun
21	truth	a fact that has been verified	noun
22	track	a line or route along which something travels or moves	noun
23	teams	a cooperative unit (especially in sports)	noun
24	train	create by training and teaching	verb
25	trump	produce a sound as if from a trumpet	verb
26	touch	make physical contact with, come in contact with	verb
27	texas	the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico	noun
28	trial	the act of testing something	noun
29	truly	in accordance with truth or fact or reality	adv.
30	types	a subdivision of a particular kind of thing	noun
31	twice	two times	adv.
32	throw	propel through the air	verb
33	tells	express in words	verb
34	tough	not given to gentleness or sentimentality	adj.
35	turns	change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense	verb
36	treat	interact in a certain way	verb
37	taste	the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical...	noun
38	tired	depleted of strength or energy	adj.
39	trees	force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape	verb
40	teach	impart skills or knowledge to	verb
41	tests	put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to	verb
42	taxes	levy a tax on	verb
43	truck	an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling	noun
44	theme	the subject matter of a conversation or discussion	noun
45	talks	a discussion intended to produce an agreement	noun
46	tools	an implement used in the practice of a vocation	noun
47	teeth	the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal	noun
48	tight	closely constrained or constricted or constricting	adj.
49	tries	make an effort or attempt	verb
50	trend	a general direction in which something tends to move	noun
51	tower	a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building	noun
52	topic	the subject matter of a conversation or discussion	noun
53	trick	a cunning or deceitful action or device	noun
54	tears	the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)	noun
55	thick	not thin	adj.
56	threw	propel through the air	verb
57	trail	to lag or linger behind	verb
58	trash	worthless material that is to be disposed of	noun
59	trans	no short meaning listed
60	towns	an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city	noun
61	texts	the words of something written	noun
62	tiger	a fierce or audacious person	noun
63	tanks	an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads	noun
64	terry	English actress (1847-1928)	noun
65	toxic	of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison	adj.
66	tasks	any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted	noun
67	trips	a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)	noun
68	twist	to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)	verb
69	trace	follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something	verb
70	tweet	make a weak, chirping sound	verb
71	teens	the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20	noun
72	tommy	no short meaning listed
73	twins	(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other	noun
74	tours	an industrial city in western France on the Loire River	noun
75	theft	the act of taking something from someone unlawfully	noun
76	tends	have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined	verb
77	tribe	a social division of (usually preliterate) people	noun
78	tales	a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events	noun
79	tooth	hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense	noun
80	tires	lose interest or become bored with something or somebody	verb

5 letter words that start with T and end with S

times
takes
terms
teams
texas
types
tells
turns
trees
tests
taxes
talks
tools
tries
tears
trans
towns
texts
tanks
tasks
trips
teens
twins
tours
tends
tales
tires
tubes
tapes
tunes

5 letter words that start with T and end with E

there
these
those
three
trade
title
table
twice
taste
theme
trace
tribe
tense
tease
truce
thine
tonne
trope
thyme
trove
twine
thane
tithe
tinge
trite
tripe
terse
tulle
taupe
trine

5 letter words that start with T and end with Y

today
truly
terry
tommy
teddy
tasty
tally
tummy
tammy
telly
tacky
teeny
tipsy
teary
tabby
tawny
taffy
tardy
tubby
tangy
toddy
testy
tippy
tarry
tinny
toney
tizzy
techy
tatty
tansy

More 5 letter words with T

Less common words that are still valid in most word games.

trunk
thumb
tumor
toast
tense
towel
tubes
tenth
teddy
thief
tuned
tasty
tapes
token
tunes
trout
tesla
tones
traps
tempo
torch
turbo
thigh
troll
tiles
tract
tidal
titan
trait
troop
tails
timer
tying
tutor
turks
tally
timed
tents
tease
tango
thugs
taxed
tread
truce
typed
tyres
taped
thorn
toned
taboo
tides
taxis
terra
tacos
tummy
torah
torso
tenor
tonic
twain
ticks
towed
tammy
tombs
temps
thine
taper
tolls
toxin
truss
tweak
tiers
timid
tweed
trays
taker
triad
tempt
takin
tonne
tramp
telly
tacky
tulip
theta
thong
tarot
twigs
tonga
trope
tufts
tonal
totem
tunic
thyme
toner
teeny
trams
trove
tamed
typos
tenet
tiled
taint
tarts
tiara
talon
thump
truer
taunt
tacit
totes
twine
tuner
tibia
toads
thane
tithe
tipsy
topaz

Questions people ask

How many 5-letter words start with T?

This list has 393 5-letter words starting with T, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words that appear in real English text.

What are the most common 5-letter words that start with T?

their, there, think, these, those, three, thing, times are the most used in everyday English.

What is a good Wordle start word that begins with T?

Pick a common word with several different vowels and frequent letters. From this list, their, those, times, today, taken all use five different letters and at least two vowels.

Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.

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