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

This pattern puts T at the start and D just before the final letter, leaving three spots to narrow down. TRADE and TENDS are familiar options, but only three matches rank among common English words. The list also has five words in the Wordle answer list, so it offers a small set of possible answers alongside less familiar dictionary entries.

At a glance: the T-D pattern

• There are 27 tournament-dictionary matches for T _ _ D _.
• Collins includes all 27 matches; NWL2023 includes 18 and ENABLE includes 16.
• TRADE, TENDS and TEDDY are recognizable examples.
• The most common final letters are S (9), E (8) and Y (5).
• TEDDY, TODDY and TIDDY each score 10 points in the listed Scrabble values.

Can these T-D words be Wordle guesses?

Yes. All 27 matches are allowed guesses, and five also appear in the Wordle answer list. The pattern narrows the answer candidates, but it does not make every dictionary match a possible solution.

Familiar choices include TRADE and TENDS; TEDDY gives you a repeated letter to consider. Only three matches count as common English words, so many options are obscure.

The dictionary lists also differ: Collins has 27 matches, compared with 18 in NWL2023. Check your game's word list before playing a less familiar entry.

Which endings and scores stand out?

S and E lead the endings, with 9 and 8 words respectively; Y follows with 5. That makes TRADE and TENDS useful examples when your final tile is known, while a final Y points you toward words such as TEDDY, TARDY or TOADY.

For Scrabble, TEDDY, TODDY and TIDDY top the scores at 10 points each. TARDY, TOADY and THUDS score 9. The ordinary-looking TRADE scores 6, so word familiarity and tile value do not always line up.

The full set of 5-letter words with T as the 1st letter and D as the 4th letter is much broader than its three common entries suggest.