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

This pattern fixes the middle letters as T-S, leaving the first two and final letters to distinguish a short, quirky group. Eight of the 11 words end in Y; just two end in O and one in A. PATSY, ARTSY, and GUTSY are familiar examples, while the rest include less common choices such as LOTSA and POTSY.

At a glance: the T-S pattern

• The pattern is _ _ T S _, with 11 tournament-dictionary matches.
• PATSY, BITSY, and POTSY lead the Scrabble scores at 10 points each.
• Eight words end in Y; FATSO and NUTSO end in O, while LOTSA ends in A.
• Only one of the 11 matches is among the common words tracked for this list.
• Across all 11 matches the average Scrabble score is 8.2, so the top trio leads the typical result.

How many Wordle words fit this pattern?

Two words in this group match the Wordle answer list, and all 11 appear in the allowed-guess set. The answer count is much smaller than the guess count, so a valid guess is not automatically a likely solution.

For a puzzle, lock T into the third slot and S into the fourth before testing candidates. The endings narrow the options quickly: most finish with Y, while FATSO, NUTSO, and LOTSA break that pattern.

Scores and dictionary differences

PATSY, BITSY, and POTSY each score 10 points in the Scrabble scoring. GUTSY and DITSY score 9, while ARTSY and ANTSY score 8. The average score is 8.2, so the leading trio stands above the group’s typical result.

The dictionary counts differ: ENABLE contains 9 matches, Collins 10, and NWL2023 11. That makes checking your game's word list important, especially for less familiar entries. For 5-letter words with T 3rd and S 4th letter, pattern fit alone does not guarantee acceptance in every game.