5-letter words with T as the 4th letter and O as the 5th letter

This fixed ending produces a compact set: every match finishes in TO, and P is the most common first letter. Only six entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so familiar picks sit alongside less common tournament words. The score leaders are JUNTO and SEXTO, both worth 12 points before board bonuses.

5-letter words with T fourth and O fifth: key facts

• There are 37 tournament-listed matches, and all of them end in O.
• P begins 8 matches, more than any other starting letter; M is next with 5.
• Six matches are common by English word frequency, including PHOTO and MOTTO.
• JUNTO and SEXTO tie for the highest score at 12 points.
• Collins lists 36 matches, while ENABLE lists 23 and NWL2023 lists 26.

How many matches work as Wordle guesses?

Seven words in this pattern appear in the Wordle answer list, and 36 are allowed guesses. That gap matters: an accepted guess is not necessarily a possible solution. The pattern narrows the final two letters to TO, but the first three still need to fit the clues.

Dictionary coverage also changes by game. Collins includes 36 of the 37 matches, compared with 26 in NWL2023 and 23 in ENABLE. Treat the full set as a cross-dictionary pool, not a promise that every word is accepted in your game.

Which starting letters should you check first?

Start with P when scanning possible answers: its 8 matches make it the strongest first-letter group. PHOTO, PINTO, PESTO, and LOTTO are more recognizable examples, while M contributes 5 matches such as MOTTO and MOLTO. Checking these groups first is more efficient than testing rare openings at random.

The pattern is much smaller than a typical five-letter search, but most entries are not everyday vocabulary. Six are classed as common, so do not assume an unfamiliar-looking match is a typo. For a nearby ending with the same fourth letter, the S set has 385 matches; changing the final letter greatly widens the search.

A scoring note for word games