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5-letter words with R as the 4th letter and T as the 5th letter

5-letter words with R as the 4th letter and T as the 5th letter: 50 matches, including START, COURT, and HEART.

50 wordsTop pick STARTHighest score QUART 14

16 of 50 are everyday words (32%). A friendly list: most players will know the top picks.

With R in 4th place, S is the most common 5th letter (166 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 16 · most-used first

All valid words 50

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 3rd letter is A.
1st letter
  1. S36%
  2. A14%
  3. C10%
2nd letter
  1. L14%
  2. P14%
  3. H14%
3rd letter
  1. A38%
  2. E20%
  3. O18%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; QUART tops the list with 14. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 55 points: 9 words
  2. 6 points: 0 words
  3. 77 points: 20 words
  4. 8 points: 11 words
  5. 99 points: 3 words
  6. 10 points: 3 words
  7. 1111 points: 1 words
  8. 12 points: 1 words
  9. 1313 points: 0 words
  10. 14 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
QUART1415All three
QUIRT1415All three
EXERT1212All three
WHORT1110All three
CHART1010All three
CHERT1010All three
CHIRT1010Collins only
SKIRT99All three
SKORT99Collins · NWL
SKART99Collins only
SHORT87All three
HEART87All three

The pattern is _ _ _ R T, and its 50 matches range from familiar words like SHORT and SMART to less everyday options like CHERT. Every match ends in T, while S leads the opening letters with 18 words; A follows with 7.

At a glance: 50 words share the R-T ending

  • All 50 matches place R fourth and T fifth, so the final two letters are fixed.
  • START, COURT, SHORT, HEART, and SMART are familiar examples; 16 matches are marked common.
  • S is the leading first letter with 18 matches; A follows with 7, and C has 5.
  • QUART and QUIRT top the scoring list at 14 points each.

How many 5-letter words have R fourth and T fifth?

There are 50 tournament-dictionary matches for this pattern. For Wordle, 21 are answers and 49 are allowed guesses, so the guess list is broader than the answer set. START, COURT, and HEART are recognizable candidates when your clues leave R and T in those positions.

Dictionary coverage is broad: Collins includes 49 matches, NWL2023 has 36, and ENABLE has 34. Those counts overlap, so adding them does not give the number of distinct words. Check your game's word list before trying a less familiar match.

Which R-T words are worth testing first?

For 5-letter words with R as the 4th letter and T as the 5th, start with familiar choices: START, SHORT, SMART, and HEART. The starting-letter pattern offers a clue: S accounts for 18 matches, far more than A's 7. If S is ruled out, COURT and CHART give you different openings while keeping the same final letters.

For a score-focused play, QUART and QUIRT each reach 14 points; EXERT scores 12. Everyday recognition and board value are different filters: 35 matches have definitions, but only 16 are marked common. A high score does not guarantee a word will feel familiar.

The neighboring pattern with S fourth and T fifth has 111 matches, compared with 50 here; switching only that fourth letter expands the set. Keeping R fourth but ending in S gives 166 matches. For a known pattern, this contrast shows how sharply a fixed ending can narrow your choices.

Questions people ask

Are all 50 words with R fourth and T fifth Wordle answers?
No. The pattern has 21 Wordle answers and 49 allowed guesses. That difference means many matches can serve as guesses without belonging to the answer set. START, COURT, and HEART are recognizable examples, but your game's accepted list determines which entries you can play.
Which words with R fourth and T fifth score the most?
QUART and QUIRT are the top scorers at 14 points each. EXERT follows at 12, while WHORT scores 11. On a board, the tile values and any premium squares affect the final total, so these base scores are just the starting point.
How many of these R-T words are common?
Sixteen of the 50 matches are marked common. Familiar examples include START, COURT, SHORT, HEART, and SMART. The remaining entries include less familiar choices, so matching the letter pattern alone does not tell you how likely a word is to come to mind.

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