5-letter words with N as the 3rd letter and T as the 4th letter

The pattern is _ _ N T _: N and T stay fixed while the first, second, and final letters change. MONTH, TENTH, and HINTS show how different the resulting words can look. The set includes everyday terms and less familiar entries, so checking the game dictionary matters when a guess looks plausible but unfamiliar.

At a glance: the _ _ N T _ pattern

• The pattern produces 103 five-letter words across the covered tournament dictionaries.
• Collins includes all 103; NWL2023 includes 70, and ENABLE includes 65.
• Twenty-five entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• The average score across these words is 7.5 points.
• MONTH, WANTS, and PANTS are recognizable examples that fit the fixed letters.

5-letter words with N as the 3rd letter and T as the 4th letter

There are 103 matches, but their endings cluster sharply: 48 finish in S, 19 in Y, and 13 in O. Words such as CENTS, MONTY, and TENTH show the range of familiar endings.

The first letters are less concentrated. M and P tie for the lead with 12 words each, while B and C contribute 9 apiece. MONTH and PANTS are familiar examples from the two leading groups.

That makes the final letter a useful next filter when N and T are already confirmed. Try an S ending first; it appears far more often than an H, which closes only 4 matches.

Wordle matches and high-scoring choices

Eight words in this pattern match Wordle’s answer list and a tournament dictionary, while all 103 are counted as allowed guesses. The answer set is much smaller than the full pattern list, so a dictionary-valid guess is not automatically an answer candidate.

JONTY and JANTY lead the recorded scores at 15 points each; ZANTE follows at 14. Among more recognizable options, SYNTH scores 11 and MONTH scores 10, making them easier examples to weigh against the high scorers.

For 5-letter words with N as the 3rd letter and T as the 4th letter, dictionary coverage is a real limitation: Collins has 103 matches, compared with 70 in NWL2023 and 65 in ENABLE. Check your game’s word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.