5 Letter Words Starting With TO
There are 181 valid 5 letter words that start with TO, 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)
toaze - 14 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
toaze - 14 points
Words With Friends
toaze - 14 points
5 Letter Words (181)
View all words starting with TOTop 20 Highest-Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With to
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 181 word list is 25.5 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | toads | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| #2 | toady | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| #3 | toast | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 🏆 #4 | toaze | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| #5 | tocks | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| #6 | tocky | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| #7 | tocos | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #8 | today | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| #9 | todde | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #10 | toddy | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
| #11 | todea | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| #12 | todus | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #13 | toeas | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| #14 | toffs | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| #15 | toffy | 14 | 14 | 13 | 41 |
| #16 | tofts | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #17 | tofus | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #18 | togae | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #19 | togas | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #20 | toged | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
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 TO will give you far more flexible options try 5 letter words starting with TO for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 5 letter word starting with to?
toaze — worth 42 combined points (US Scrabble: 14, UK Scrabble: 14, Words With Friends: 14).
How many 5 letter words start with to?
181 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 to words will come up far more often.