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

The pattern is T _ _ E _, which fixes two spots while leaving three letters open. Among the 146 matches, 39 rank among common English words, so the list mixes everyday guesses with less familiar tournament entries. THREE, TIMES, and TREES are easy to recognize; TOZED is a less obvious high scorer.

Quick facts about the T _ _ E _ pattern

• There are 146 tournament-dictionary words with T first and E fourth.
• Twenty matching entries are also Wordle answers and tournament-valid.
• Final S is most common, appearing in 50 words; D follows with 36.
• The average score is 7.6 points, while TOZED leads at 15.
• THREE, TAKEN, TRIED, and TIGER are recognizable examples.

Which Wordle guesses fit T _ _ E _?

Twenty words matching T _ _ E _ are Wordle answers in the tournament lists. The answer names are not broken out here, so use the pattern to filter your guesses rather than treating every matching word as an answer.

The ending gives you a useful next constraint: S, D, and R account for 50, 36, and 31 matches. If your known letters support a final S, words such as TIMES, TAKES, or TREES fit the shape; a final D points toward TAKEN only if your other letters agree, so check each position carefully.

Only 39 of the matches are among the commonest English words. That gap matters in a solve: a plausible-looking pattern can still lead to a tournament word you rarely see in ordinary writing.

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

For Scrabble scoring, TOZED is the standout at 15 points, ahead of TOZES and TIZES at 14. The top score comes from a much less familiar word than THREE or TAKEN, so don’t confuse a strong board play with a likely Wordle answer.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 142 matches, NWL2023 includes 116, and ENABLE includes 109. Those sets overlap, so their counts do not add up to the total. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.