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

5-letter words with T first and H fifth total 20, including familiar choices such as truth, touch, and teach.

20 wordsTop pick TRUTHHighest score THIGH 12

11 of 20 are everyday words (55%). A friendly list: most players will know the top picks.

With T in 1st place, S is the most common 5th letter (262 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 20 · most-used first

All valid words 20

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

Letters by positionIn 35% of these words the 4th letter is T.
2nd letter
  1. E30%
  2. O25%
  3. R15%
3rd letter
  1. U25%
  2. A15%
  3. N10%
4th letter
  1. T35%
  2. C30%
  3. G15%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; THIGH tops the list with 12. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 10 words
  2. 9 points: 2 words
  3. 1010 points: 6 words
  4. 11 points: 1 words
  5. 1212 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
THIGH1211All three
TAVAH1111Collins only
TOUCH1011All three
TEACH1010All three
TORCH1010All three
TENCH1011All three
TITCH1010Collins · NWL
TEUCH1011All three
TOUGH910All three
TEUGH910All three
TRUTH88All three
TEETH87All three

The pattern is T _ _ _ H: T and H are fixed, while the three middle letters do the sorting. Common options include tough, teeth, trash, tooth, and torch. The list mixes everyday words with less familiar entries, so start with words you recognize and use the middle-letter clues to narrow your choices.

How many 5-letter words have T first and H fifth?

  • 20 tournament-dictionary words match the T _ _ _ H pattern.
  • Collins includes all 20; NWL2023 includes 17 and ENABLE includes 16.
  • 11 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • 10 are Wordle answer-list entries, and all 10 are tournament-dictionary words.
  • THIGH leads the point ranking with a score of 12.

Can these T-and-H words help with Wordle?

Yes. All 20 matches are allowed guesses, and 10 also appear in the answer list. Familiar guesses such as truth, touch, teach, and teeth give you several distinct middle-letter combinations to test against a fixed T and H.

Don’t assume every allowed guess is an answer: the answer-list count is only half the allowed set. Once the outer letters are confirmed, compare the second, third, and fourth positions rather than repeating a guess with the same middle pattern.

Which T _ _ _ H words score well?

THIGH tops the scoring list at 12 points. TAVAH follows at 11, while touch, teach, torch, and tench each score 10. Those familiar ten-point options are easier to recognize than several of the rarer entries, but they do not beat the higher-value letters in THIGH.

Dictionary coverage is not identical: Collins accepts all 20 matches, compared with 17 in NWL2023 and 16 in ENABLE. Some entries therefore won’t transfer between every tournament game. Check your game’s word list before relying on an unfamiliar choice.

Questions people ask

How many T _ _ _ H words are Wordle answers?
10 of the 20 matching words appear in the Wordle answer list. The full set of 20 is allowed for guesses, so answer-list membership is narrower than guess validity. Use your confirmed middle letters to distinguish the remaining candidates.
Which T _ _ _ H word has the highest score?
THIGH has the highest score, at 12 points. TAVAH is next at 11, while touch, teach, torch, and tench each score 10. The familiar options are not the top scorer in this pattern.
Are all 20 T _ _ _ H words accepted in every dictionary?
No. Collins includes all 20, while NWL2023 includes 17 and ENABLE includes 16. A word accepted in one tournament list may be rejected in another, so check the dictionary used by your game before playing a less familiar entry.

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