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

This pattern fixes the opening T and the fourth-position A, leaving the second, third, and final letters open. Familiar results include TODAY, TOTAL, TRIAL, and TREAT; less familiar entries such as TALAQ and TERAI broaden the choices. Only 11 of the 64 matches are common English words, so a pattern match does not always mean a familiar answer.

At a glance: T first, A fourth

• There are 64 five-letter matches with T in slot one and A in slot four.
• Only 11 matches fall into the common-word group.
• All 12 matching Wordle answers also appear in a tournament dictionary.
• Wordle accepts 63 matching guesses, one fewer than the tournament-dictionary total.
• TOPAZ scores 16 points, ahead of TALAQ at 14.

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

The 64 matches share the pattern T _ _ A _, with three open positions between and after the fixed letters. Try familiar candidates such as TODAY, TOTAL, TRIAL, TREAT, TIDAL, and TONAL before reaching for less common entries like TATAR or TALAQ.

The final letter gives another way to sort the choices: 20 matches end in S, while nine end in L. TODAY and TREAT finish in Y and account for two recognizable options outside those larger ending groups. If your clue rules out S, you can quickly set aside the biggest ending cluster.

Which matches score well, and where do lists differ?

TOPAZ leads the Scrabble scores at 16 points, with TALAQ at 14 and THWAP at 13. TEXAS, TWEAK, and TOKAY each score 12, while TODAY scores nine. For a board play, the letter score is only the starting point; a premium square can change the total.

Dictionary coverage is uneven: ENABLE contains 40 matches, NWL2023 has 46, and Collins has 63. That spread explains why a word accepted by one list may fail in another. TALAQ and TERAI are less familiar examples, so check your game's word list before relying on an obscure match.