5-letter words with N as the 1st letter and T as the 4th letter

This pattern leaves a compact but varied set: familiar words such as NORTH sit beside less everyday choices like NERTZ and NOWTY. The fourth letter is fixed, so the final letter can narrow a clue quickly: S and Y tie as the most common endings. Dictionary counts overlap, and a word accepted in one game may not appear in another.

5-letter words with N 1st and T 4th

• Twenty words match the pattern across the tournament dictionaries.
• Collins lists 19 matches, NWL2023 lists 18, and ENABLE lists 16; those counts overlap.
• Six matches rank among common English words, while 15 have definitions.
• S and Y each finish seven words, making them the leading final letters.
• NERTZ scores 14 points, ahead of NEXTS at 12.

Which words fit this N-and-T pattern?

NORTH, NASTY, NINTH, NESTS, NUTTY and NIFTY are recognizable options. Each keeps N in the first slot and T in the fourth, while the other letters give you room to match crossing clues.

Some entries are less familiar. NEATH, NATTO and NERTZ fit the same pattern, but they are not interchangeable in every word game. For a quick board check, NERTZ is the standout scorer at 14 points; NEXTS follows at 12, while NIFTY and NOWTY each score 11.

By comparison, putting S first with T fourth produces 104 matches, far more than this N-first set.

How should you use this pattern in a word game?

For 5-letter words with N 1st and T 4th, use the last letter as your next filter: S and Y each account for seven matches, together more than any other ending pair. NORTH ends in H, while NATTO ends in O.

Wordle coverage is narrow: four of the 19 allowed guesses are answers. The full set is a pattern match, not a guarantee that every candidate is an answer or accepted guess. Check your game's word list before playing a less familiar entry.