5-letter words with T as the 3rd letter and I as the 4th letter

5-letter words with T third and I fourth: 62 tournament-dictionary matches, from UNTIL and RATIO to BATIK.

62 wordsTop pick UNTILHighest score ZITIS 14

10 of 62 are everyday words (16%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With T in 3rd place, E is the most common 4th letter (162 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 62 · most-used first

  • UNTIL5
  • RATIO5
  • OPTIC9
  • ATTIC7
  • PATIO7
  • MOTIF10
  • SATIN5
  • CUTIE7
  • PETIT7
  • ACTIN7
  • ARTIS5
  • BATIK11
  • UNTIE5
  • ARTIC7
  • ANTIC7
  • METIS7
  • OSTIA5
  • FETID9
  • MATIN7
  • ANTIS5
  • LYTIC10
  • SATIS5
  • YETIS8
  • OUTIE5
  • PATIN7
  • ROTIS5
  • CUTIS7
  • ASTIR5
  • MITIS7
  • RUTIN5
  • TITIS5
  • RETIE5
  • ONTIC7
  • LOTIC7
  • VATIC10
  • METIC9
  • MUTIS7
  • KATIS9
  • ETTIN5
  • INTIL5
  • POTIN7
  • ENTIA5
  • HUTIA8
  • BETID8
  • TATIE5
  • NATIS5
  • ZITIS14
  • INTIS5

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

  • ACTIN7
  • ANTIC7
  • ANTIS5
  • ARTIC7
  • ARTIS5
  • ASTIR5
  • ATTIC7
  • BATIK11
  • BETID8
  • CUTIE7
  • CUTIN7
  • CUTIS7
  • ENTIA5
  • ETTIN5
  • FETID9
  • HUTIA8
  • ICTIC9
  • INTIL5
  • INTIS5
  • KATIS9
  • KUTIS9
  • LOTIC7
  • LYTIC10
  • MATIN7
  • METIC9
  • METIF10
  • METIS7
  • MITIS7
  • MOTIF10
  • MOTIS7
  • MUTIS7
  • NATIS5
  • NITID6
  • ONTIC7
  • OOTID6
  • OPTIC9
  • OSTIA5
  • OUTIE5
  • PATIN7
  • PATIO7
  • PETIT7
  • POTIN7
  • PUTID8
  • RATIO5
  • RETIA5
  • RETIE5
  • ROTIS5
  • RUTIN5
  • SATIN5
  • SATIS5
  • SHTIK12
  • TATIE5
  • TITIS5
  • UNTIE5
  • UNTIL5
  • UNTIN5
  • UPTIE7
  • VATIC10
  • YETIS8
  • YITIE8
  • ZATIS14
  • ZITIS14
Letters by positionIn 27% of these words the 5th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. M13%
  2. A11%
  3. O8%
2nd letter
  1. A19%
  2. N15%
  3. U15%
5th letter
  1. S27%
  2. C16%
  3. N15%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 5 in Scrabble; ZITIS tops the list with 14. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 55 points: 22 words
  2. 6 points: 2 words
  3. 77 points: 19 words
  4. 8 points: 5 words
  5. 99 points: 6 words
  6. 10 points: 4 words
  7. 1111 points: 1 words
  8. 12 points: 1 words
  9. 1313 points: 0 words
  10. 14 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZITIS1414All three
ZATIS1414Collins only
SHTIK1211All three
BATIK1112All three
MOTIF1011All three
LYTIC1011All three
VATIC1012All three
METIF1011Collins only
OPTIC911All three
FETID99All three
METIC911Collins only
KATIS99Collins only

The pattern is _ _ T I _, leaving the first two letters and final letter open. Familiar matches include UNTIL, RATIO, OPTIC, ATTIC, PATIO, MOTIF, SATIN, CUTIE, and UNTIE. The full set is less ordinary: only 10 entries meet the common-word cutoff, so a familiar-looking pattern does not guarantee that your game accepts a guess.

5-letter words with T third and I fourth

  • Exactly 62 tournament-dictionary words match the pattern _ _ T I _.
  • UNTIL, RATIO, OPTIC, ATTIC, and PATIO are familiar examples.
  • Final S leads with 17 matches; final C has 10 and final N has 9.
  • Initial M is most frequent, with 8 matches; A follows with 7.
  • The average tile score is 7.1 points.

Which words fit the T-I pattern?

UNTIL and RATIO show how different the open positions can be: U-N and R-A both lead into the fixed T-I pair. OPTIC and ATTIC end in C, while PATIO and SATIN finish with different vowels or consonants.

The first-letter counts lean toward M and A, with 8 and 7 matches respectively. O, P, and R each begin 5 words. That spread means the clue does not point to a single dominant starting letter, but the final S ending is a strong place to test.

Which T-I words score highest?

ZITIS and ZATIS top the score table at 14 points each; SHTIK scores 12, and BATIK scores 11. More familiar OPTIC scores 9, while MOTIF scores 10. The unusual high scorers are worth remembering, but check your game's word list before relying on them.

For 5-letter words with T third and I fourth, dictionary coverage is broad but not identical: Collins includes 61 matches, NWL2023 has 42, and ENABLE has 41. A total of 49 entries have definitions. Only 10 are common by our frequency measure, so treat the remaining choices as a clue-solving pool, not everyday vocabulary.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words have T third and I fourth?
There are 62 matches across the tournament dictionaries. The set includes familiar words such as UNTIL, RATIO, ATTIC, and PATIO, alongside less common entries. The exact words accepted depend on which dictionary your game uses: Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE.
What are the highest-scoring words with T third and I fourth?
ZITIS and ZATIS tie for the top score at 14 points each. SHTIK follows at 12, while BATIK scores 11. Those values are base tile scores; board premiums can change a play's total.
How many matches are Wordle answer-list words?
Eleven matches appear in the Wordle answer list, while 61 are allowed guesses. The answer-list count is smaller because an allowed guess does not have to be a possible solution. The pattern alone cannot identify which answer remains.

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