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

The pattern is T _ _ N _, so keep the first and fourth tiles fixed while you test the middle pair. THINK, THANK, THING, and TREND are recognizable matches. The full group spans several game dictionaries, and its counts differ by dictionary, so a match here is not automatically playable in every version of a word game.

The T _ _ N _ pattern at a glance

• There are 64 five-letter matches with T first and N fourth.
• THINK, THANK, THING, and TREND are familiar examples.
• T-N pattern words average 7.3 points in the scoring system.
• The final letter is S for 20 matches, more than any other ending.
• Only 14 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

Can you use these T-N words in Wordle?

Yes. Twelve words in this pattern appear among Wordle answers, while 62 are allowed guesses. Those totals answer different questions: an allowed guess can test letters without being a possible solution.

When T and N are already confirmed in those positions, use your next guess to probe the two open middle tiles rather than repeating known letters. THINK and THANK show how much those slots can change the word, even with the same fixed pattern. The answer count is small compared with the guess count, so don't treat every playable entry as a likely solution.

Which T-N words score well, and which are common?

TRANQ leads the listed Scrabble scores at 14 points. THINK, THANK, THUNK, and TWANK each score 12; their K gives them an edge over familiar lower-scoring choices such as THING. These are base word scores, before any board-square bonuses.

Frequency is a separate filter: just 14 of the 64 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words. Dictionary coverage also varies: 39 appear in ENABLE, 58 in Collins, and 49 in NWL2023. Those counts overlap, so don't add them to estimate unique words; check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar entry.