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

Three hundred eighty-five 5-letter words put T fourth and S fifth, and every one of them ends in -TS.

385 wordsTop pick WANTSHighest score XYSTS 15

89 of 385 are everyday words (23%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

4th letter
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B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

5th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With T in 4th place, S is the most common 5th letter (385 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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15

Common words 89 · most-used first

WANTS₈
PARTS₇
COSTS₇
UNITS₅
FACTS₁₀
TESTS₅
POSTS₇
SHOTS₈
SEATS₅
PANTS₇
GIFTS₉
LISTS₅
CENTS₇
MEETS₇
ROOTS₅
TEXTS₁₂
BOOTS₇
SPOTS₇
STATS₅
HURTS₈
BOATS₇
SUITS₅
HOSTS₈
BEATS₇
SORTS₅
PORTS₇
DEBTS₈
LASTS₅
WHATS₁₁
RIOTS₅
HINTS₈
POETS₇
SLOTS₅
WATTS₈
FLATS₈
PLOTS₇
LIFTS₈
BELTS₇
COATS₇
SCOTS₇
GOATS₆
WAITS₈
DIETS₆
RESTS₅
KNOTS₉
BOLTS₇
COLTS₇
TENTS₅

Showing the top 48 of 89 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 385

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

ABETS₇
ABUTS₇
ADITS₆
AIRTS₅
ARETS₅
AUNTS₅
BAFTS₁₀
BAHTS₁₀
BAITS₇
BANTS₇
BASTS₇
BATTS₇
BAYTS₁₀
BEATS₇
BEETS₇
BELTS₇
BENTS₇
BESTS₇
BHUTS₁₀
BINTS₇
BITTS₇
BLATS₇
BLETS₇
BLOTS₇
BOATS₇
BOETS₇
BOLTS₇
BOOTS₇
BORTS₇
BOTTS₇
BOUTS₇
BRATS₇
BRITS₇
BRUTS₇
BUATS₇
BUNTS₇
BUSTS₇
BUTTS₇
CANTS₇
CARTS₇
CASTS₇
CELTS₇
CENTS₇
CERTS₇
CHATS₁₀
CHITS₁₀
CISTS₇
CLATS₇
CLITS₇
CLOTS₇
COATS₇
COITS₇
COLTS₇
COOTS₇
COSTS₇
COTTS₇
CRITS₇
CUITS₇
CULTS₇
CUNTS₇
CYSTS₁₀
DALTS₆
DANTS₆
DARTS₆
DAUTS₆
DAWTS₉
DEBTS₈
DEETS₆
DELTS₆
DENTS₆
DICTS₈
DIETS₆
DINTS₆
DIRTS₆
DITTS₆
DOATS₆
DOITS₆
DOLTS₆
DORTS₆
DOUTS₆
DOWTS₉
DRATS₆
DUCTS₈
DUETS₆
DUITS₆
DUNTS₆
DUSTS₆
EASTS₅
EDITS₆
EMITS₇
EMPTS₉
ETATS₅
EVETS₈
EXITS₁₂
EYOTS₈
FACTS₁₀
FARTS₈
FASTS₈
FAUTS₈
FEATS₈
FELTS₈
FENTS₈
FESTS₈
FETTS₈
FIATS₈
FISTS₈
FITTS₈
FLATS₈
FLITS₈
FONTS₈
FOOTS₈
FORTS₈
FRATS₈
FRETS₈
FRITS₈
FUSTS₈
GAITS₆
GANTS₆
GASTS₆
GEATS₆
GEITS₆
GELTS₆
GENTS₆
GESTS₆
GHATS₉
GIFTS₉
GILTS₆
GIRTS₆
GISTS₆
GLITS₆
GLUTS₆
GNATS₆
GOATS₆
GOUTS₆
GRITS₆
GROTS₆
GUSTS₆
HAETS₈
HAFTS₁₁
HALTS₈
HANTS₈
HARTS₈
HEATS₈
HEFTS₁₁
HENTS₈
HESTS₈
HILTS₈
HINTS₈
HISTS₈
HOLTS₈
HOOTS₈
HOSTS₈
HOUTS₈
HUNTS₈
HURTS₈
IKATS₉
JEATS₁₂
JESTS₁₂
JILTS₁₂
JOLTS₁₂
JUSTS₁₂
KANTS₉
KARTS₉
KEETS₉
KELTS₉
KENTS₉
KESTS₉
KHATS₁₂
KHETS₁₂
KILTS₉
KISTS₉
KNITS₉
KNOTS₉
KNUTS₉
KYATS₁₂
LANTS₅
LASTS₅
LEATS₅
LEETS₅
LEFTS₈
LESTS₅
LIFTS₈
LILTS₅
LINTS₅
LISTS₅
LOFTS₈
LOOTS₅
LOUTS₅
LOWTS₈
LUNTS₅
LUSTS₅
MALTS₇
MARTS₇
MASTS₇
MATTS₇
MAUTS₇
MEATS₇
MEETS₇
MELTS₇
MILTS₇
MINTS₇
MISTS₇
MITTS₇
MOATS₇
MOITS₇
MOLTS₇
MOOTS₇
MORTS₇
MOSTS₇
MOTTS₇
MUNTS₇
MUSTS₇
MUTTS₇
NEATS₅
NERTS₅
NESTS₅
NETTS₅
NEWTS₈
NEXTS₁₂
NOWTS₈
OASTS₅
OBITS₇
OINTS₅
OMITS₇
OONTS₅
OUSTS₅
PACTS₉
PANTS₇
PARTS₇
PASTS₇
PEATS₇
PELTS₇
PENTS₇
PERTS₇
PESTS₇
PHOTS₁₀
PHUTS₁₀
PIETS₇
PINTS₇
PLATS₇
PLOTS₇
POETS₇
POLTS₇
PONTS₇
POOTS₇
PORTS₇
POSTS₇
POTTS₇
POUTS₇
PRATS₇
PUNTS₇
PUTTS₇
PYATS₁₀
PYETS₁₀
PYOTS₁₀
QUATS₁₄
QUITS₁₄
RAFTS₈
RAITS₅
RANTS₅
RENTS₅
RESTS₅
RIFTS₈
RIOTS₅
RITTS₅
RONTS₅
ROOTS₅
RORTS₅
ROSTS₅
ROUTS₅
ROWTS₈
RUNTS₅
RUSTS₅
RYOTS₈
SALTS₅
SANTS₅
SAUTS₅
SCATS₇
SCOTS₇
SCUTS₇
SEATS₅
SECTS₇
SEKTS₉
SENTS₅
SEPTS₇
SETTS₅
SEXTS₁₂
SHETS₈
SHITS₈
SHOTS₈
SHUTS₈
SIFTS₈
SILTS₅
SISTS₅
SKATS₉
SKETS₉
SKITS₉
SLATS₅
SLITS₅
SLOTS₅
SLUTS₅
SMITS₇
SMUTS₇
SNITS₅
SNOTS₅
SOFTS₈
SOOTS₅
SORTS₅
SOUTS₅
SPATS₇
SPETS₇
SPITS₇
SPOTS₇
STATS₅
STETS₅
STOTS₅
SUETS₅
SUITS₅
SWATS₈
SWITS₈
SWOTS₈
TACTS₇
TAITS₅
TARTS₅
TATTS₅
TAUTS₅
TAWTS₈
TEATS₅
TENTS₅
TERTS₅
TESTS₅
TEXTS₁₂
TIFTS₈
TILTS₅
TINTS₅
TOFTS₈
TOITS₅
TOLTS₅
TOOTS₅
TORTS₅
TOUTS₅
TOWTS₈
TRATS₅
TRETS₅
TROTS₅
TUFTS₈
TWATS₈
TWITS₈
UNITS₅
VANTS₈
VASTS₈
VAUTS₈
VENTS₈
VERTS₈
VESTS₈
VINTS₈
VOLTS₈
WADTS₉
WAFTS₁₁
WAITS₈
WANTS₈
WARTS₈
WASTS₈
WATTS₈
WEETS₈
WEFTS₁₁
WELTS₈
WENTS₈
WESTS₈
WHATS₁₁
WHETS₁₁
WHITS₁₁
WILTS₈
WISTS₈
WONTS₈
WORTS₈
WRITS₈
XYSTS₁₅
YEETS₈
YELTS₈
YESTS₈
YETTS₈
YUFTS₁₁
YURTS₈
ZESTS₁₄

Letters by positionIn 20% of these words the 2nd letter is E.

1st letter

S12%
B8%
P8%

2nd letter

E20%
O18%
A17%

3rd letter

S13%
N12%
A11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; XYSTS tops the list with 15. Scores before board bonuses.

55 points: 79 words
6 points: 42 words
77 points: 110 words
8 points: 94 words
99 points: 23 words
10 points: 13 words
1111 points: 8 words
12 points: 12 words
1313 points: 0 words
14 points: 3 words
1515 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
XYSTS	15	14	All three
QUITS	14	15	All three
QUATS	14	15	Collins only
ZESTS	14	14	All three
TEXTS	12	12	All three
EXITS	12	12	All three
JOLTS	12	15	All three
JESTS	12	14	All three
SEXTS	12	12	All three
JUSTS	12	15	All three
KYATS	12	11	All three
JILTS	12	15	All three

That shared tail makes the pattern a plural machine, and 89 of the 385 are common enough for everyday use. The largest group, -STS, holds 51 entries such as COSTS, TESTS, POSTS and LISTS, with -NTS on 48 and -ATS on 44. No Wordle answer has this shape, although 384 words are accepted guesses.

What the -TS tail contains

385 five-letter words place T in the fourth slot and S in the fifth.
-STS leads the tails with 51 words, from COSTS and TESTS to LISTS and CISTS.
-NTS follows on 48, -ATS on 44 and -ITS on 40.
Eighty-nine are common words and 346 carry definitions.
Not one is a Wordle answer, though 384 are accepted guesses.
Thirteen words hold J, Q, X or Z, and XYSTS tops the scores at 15.

Where the four biggest tails come from

-STS words like COSTS, TESTS, POSTS, FISTS and BESTS stack three consonants before the plural S, which is why the tail sounds heavier than a plain -TS. -NTS covers UNITS, CENTS, PANTS, HINTS and RENTS, while -ATS covers SEATS, BOATS, STATS, CHATS and MEATS.

Thirty-eight words contain a doubled letter, and they cluster around O: BOOTS, COOTS, FOOTS, HOOTS, LOOTS, ROOTS and TOOTS all repeat it. S opens 47 words, more than any other letter, ahead of B on 32 and P on 29.

Which -TS words score highest?

XYSTS reaches 15, and QUITS, QUATS and ZESTS each score 14. KHATS, KHETS and KYATS hit 12 without any rare letter, and the 12-point tier also covers TEXTS, EXITS, JOLTS, JESTS, JILTS and JUSTS. The floor is 5 and the average 7.3, so most of the list is filler rather than firepower.

The Collins gap on -TS spellings

Note

Each of the 385 is a legal play in Collins. In an NWL2023 game, confirm the tail against your word list before you commit to it.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words end in TS?

Three hundred eighty-five, all of them with T in the fourth slot. -STS covers 51 of them, -NTS 48, -ATS 44 and -ITS 40, with the rest spread across tails such as -OTS, -ETS and -UTS.

Are any -TS words Wordle answers?

No. Not one of the 385 has been a Wordle solution, although 384 are accepted guesses. That is expected, because the answer list keeps S out of the final square, so no plural-shaped word can ever be the target.

What is the highest-scoring word with T fourth and S fifth?

XYSTS scores 15. QUITS, QUATS and ZESTS reach 14, and the 12-point tier covers KHATS, KHETS, KYATS, TEXTS, EXITS, JOLTS, JESTS, JILTS and JUSTS. The average is 7.3 and the floor 5, so big plays are rare.

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

Common words 89 · most-used first

Highest-scoring words

What the -TS tail contains

Where the four biggest tails come from

Which -TS words score highest?

The Collins gap on -TS spellings

Questions people ask

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