5-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and E as the 4th letter

This pattern fixes the middle of the word as _T_E_, leaving the first, third, and fifth letters open. Fourteen of the 21 matches start with S, so an S opener is the strongest first check. The group also contains eight Wordle answers, but most entries are not among its seven common words.

How many 5-letter words have T second and E fourth?

• The tournament-dictionary list has 21 matches for the _T_E_ pattern.
• S leads the first-letter count with 14 words; E and O begin two each.
• R is the most common ending, appearing on six words; D ends four.
• Seven matches count as common, including OTHER, STEEL, and STEEP.
• Eight matches are Wordle answers, and 20 are allowed Wordle guesses.

Which letters complete the pattern most often?

Try S first when you know T sits second and E fourth: STEEL, STEEP, STEER, and STEED all fit. That opening accounts for 14 matches, while OTHER and OTTER show how O can lead a less crowded branch.

Check the final letter next. Six words end in R, including OTHER, STEER, and ETHER; four end in D, including STEED. Together those endings cover nearly half the list, while P appears three times, as in STEEP and STREP.

What are the strongest plays, and what should you watch for?

STEEK and STYED share the top score at 9 points each. OTHER, ETHER, STREW, ITHER, STYES, and ETWEE score 8, so a familiar-looking answer is not always the highest scorer.

The 21-word total combines entries from ENABLE, Collins, and NWL2023; each dictionary has a different count. Only seven matches are common, so many options are specialist vocabulary rather than everyday guesses. Check your game's word list before relying on an unusual entry.

Sixteen of the 21 matches carry a definition, so a tournament-legal spelling is not always a familiar word. Use the pattern to test tile fits rather than to predict an answer.