5 Letter Words Starting With T
There are 1173 valid 5 letter words that start with T, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.
Highest Scoring 5-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
tabby - 12 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
tabby - 12 points
Words With Friends
tabby - 13 points
5 Letter Words (1173)
View all words starting with TTop 20 Highest-Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With t
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 1173 word list is 23.6 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | taals | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #2 | taata | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| #3 | tabac | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| 🏆 #4 | tabby | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| #5 | tabel | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #6 | taber | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #7 | tabes | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #8 | tabet | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #9 | tabic | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #10 | tabid | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #11 | tabis | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #12 | tabla | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #13 | table | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #14 | tabog | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #15 | taboo | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #16 | tabor | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #17 | tabun | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| #18 | tabus | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #19 | tabut | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #20 | tacan | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
Where 5 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 5 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with T will give you far more flexible options try 5 letter words starting with T for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 5 letter word starting with t?
tabby — worth 37 combined points (US Scrabble: 12, UK Scrabble: 12, Words With Friends: 13).
How many 5 letter words start with t?
1173 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 5 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 5 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter t words will come up far more often.