Five Letter Words with Middle Letter 'T'

High-scoring words: DITZY (18 pts), RITZY (17 pts), MATZA (16 pts), MATZO (16 pts), MYTHY (16 pts)

This page lists all 450 valid five-letter Scrabble words with T as the middle (position 3) letter (TWL06 dictionary — North American Scrabble). Each word is shown with its Scrabble point value. Knowing the middle letter is an essential Wordle strategy — when you reveal a yellow or green middle tile, this list helps you instantly narrow candidates. All words are sourced from the official TWL06 tournament word list.

450 Total Words

7.9 Avg Score (pts)

DITZY Top Word (18 pts)

114 Words ≥ 10 pts

ACTED8 ACTIN7 ACTOR7 AFTER8 AITCH10 ALTAR5 ALTER5 ALTHO8 ALTOS5 ANTAE5 ANTAS5 ANTED6 ANTES5 ANTIC7 ANTIS5 ANTRA5 ANTRE5 ANTSY8 APTER7 APTLY10 ARTAL5 ARTEL5 ARTSY8 ASTER5 ASTIR5 ATTAR5 ATTIC7 AUTOS5 BATCH12 BATED8 BATES7 BATHE10 BATHS10 BATIK11 BATON7 BATTS7 BATTU7 BATTY10 BETAS7 BETEL7 BETHS10 BETON7 BETTA7 BITCH12 BITER7 BITES7 BITSY10 BITTS7 BITTY10 BOTAS7 BOTCH12 BOTEL7 BOTHY13 BOTTS7 BUTCH12 BUTEO7 BUTES7 BUTLE7 BUTTE7 BUTTS7 BUTTY10 BUTUT7 BUTYL10 BYTES10 CATCH12 CATER7 CATES7 CATTY10 CETES7 CITED8 CITER7 CITES7 COTAN7 COTED8 COTES7 COTTA7 CUTCH12 CUTER7 CUTES7 CUTEY10 CUTIE7 CUTIN7 CUTIS7 CUTTY10 CUTUP9 CYTON10 DATED7 DATER6 DATES6 DATOS6 DATTO6 DATUM8 DETER6 DETOX13 DITAS6 DITCH11 DITES6 DITSY9 DITTO6 DITTY9 DITZY18 DOTAL6 DOTED7 DOTER6 DOTES6 DOTTY9 DUTCH11 EATEN5 EATER5 ENTER5 ENTIA5 ENTRY8 ESTER5 ESTOP7 EXTOL12 EXTRA12 FATAL8 FATED9 FATES8 FATLY11 FATSO8 FATTY11 FATWA11 FETAL8 FETAS8 FETCH13 FETED9 FETES8 FETID9 FETOR8 FETUS8 FITCH13 FITLY11 FUTON8 FYTTE11 GATED7 GATER6 GATES6 GATOR6 GETAS6 GETUP8 GITES6 GOTHS9 GUTSY9 GUTTA6 GUTTY9 HATCH13 HATED9 HATER8 HATES8 HETHS11 HITCH13 HOTCH13 HOTEL8 HOTLY11 HUTCH13 ICTIC9 ICTUS7 INTER5 INTIS5 INTRO5 IOTAS5 ISTLE5 IXTLE12 JATOS12 JETES12 JETON12 JETTY15 JOTAS12 JOTTY15 JUTES12 JUTTY15 KATAS9 KETCH14 KETOL9 KITED10 KITER9 KITES9 KITHE12 KITHS12 KITTY12 KOTOS9 KOTOW12 KYTES12 KYTHE15 LATCH10 LATED6 LATEN5 LATER5 LATEX12 LATHE8 LATHI8 LATHS8 LATHY11 LATKE9 LATTE5 LETCH10 LETHE8 LETUP7 LITAI5 LITAS5 LITER5 LITHE8 LITHO8 LITRE5 LOTAH8 LOTAS5 LOTIC7 LOTOS5 LOTTE5 LOTTO5 LOTUS5 LUTEA5 LUTED6 LUTES5 LYTIC10 LYTTA8 MATCH12 MATED8 MATER7 MATES7 MATEY10 MATHS10 MATIN7 MATTE7 MATTS7 MATZA16 MATZO16 METAL7 METED8 METER7 METES7 METHS10 METIS7 METOL7 METRE7 METRO7 MITER7 MITES7 MITIS7 MITRE7 MITTS7 MOTEL7 MOTES7 MOTET7 MOTEY10 MOTHS10 MOTHY13 MOTIF10 MOTOR7 MOTTE7 MOTTO7 MOTTS7 MUTCH12 MUTED8 MUTER7 MUTES7 MUTON7 MUTTS7 MYTHS13 MYTHY16 NATAL5 NATCH10 NATES5 NATTY8 NETOP7 NETTS5 NETTY8 NITER5 NITES5 NITID6 NITON5 NITRE5 NITRO5 NITTY8 NOTAL5 NOTCH10 NOTED6 NOTER5 NOTES5 NOTUM7 NUTSY8 NUTTY8 OATEN5 OATER5 OATHS8 OCTAD8 OCTAL7 OCTAN7 OCTET7 OCTYL10 OFTEN8 OFTER8 ONTIC7 OOTID6 OPTED8 OPTIC9 ORTHO8 OSTIA5 OTTAR5 OTTER5 OTTOS5 OUTBY10 OUTDO6 OUTED6 OUTER5 OUTGO6 OUTRE5 OXTER12 PATCH12 PATED8 PATEN7 PATER7 PATES7 PATHS10 PATIN7 PATIO7 PATLY10 PATSY10 PATTY10 PETAL7 PETER7 PETIT7 PETTI7 PETTO7 PETTY10 PITAS7 PITCH12 PITHS10 PITHY13 PITON7 PITTA7 POTSY10 POTTO7 POTTY10 PUTON7 PUTTI7 PUTTO7 PUTTS7 PUTTY10 RATAL5 RATAN5 RATCH10 RATED6 RATEL5 RATER5 RATES5 RATHE8 RATIO5 RATOS5 RATTY8 RETAG6 RETAX12 RETCH10 RETEM7 RETIA5 RETIE5 RETRO5 RETRY8 RITES5 RITZY17 ROTAS5 ROTCH10 ROTES5 ROTIS5 ROTLS5 ROTOR5 ROTOS5 ROTTE5 RUTHS8 RUTIN5 RUTTY8 SATAY8 SATED6 SATEM7 SATES5 SATIN5 SATIS5 SATYR8 SETAE5 SETAL5 SETON5 SETTS5 SETUP7 SHTIK12 SITAR5 SITED6 SITES5 SITUP7 SITUS5 SOTHS8 SOTOL5 SUTRA5 SUTTA5 TATAR5 TATER5 TATES5 TATTY8 TETHS8 TETRA5 TETRI5 TITAN5 TITER5 TITHE8 TITIS5 TITLE5 TITRE5 TITTY8 TOTAL5 TOTED6 TOTEM7 TOTER5 TOTES5 TUTEE5 TUTOR5 TUTTI5 TUTTY8 TUTUS5 TYTHE11 ULTRA5 UNTIE5 UNTIL5 UTTER5 VATIC10 VATUS8 VETCH13 VITAE8 VITAL8 VITTA8 VOTED9 VOTER8 VOTES8 WATAP10 WATCH13 WATER8 WATTS8 WETLY11 WITAN8 WITCH13 WITED9 WITES8 WITHE11 WITHY14 WITTY11 WYTED12 WYTES11 YETIS8 YETTS8 ZETAS14 ZITIS14

Frequently Asked Questions

How many five-letter words have T as the middle letter?

There are 450 valid five-letter Scrabble words with T as the middle letter in the TWL06 (North American Scrabble) tournament dictionary.

What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word (five-letter) matching 'Middle letter 'T''?

The highest-scoring word is DITZY with 18 Scrabble points. Out of 450 words, 114 score 10 or more points.

What is the average Scrabble score for words on this list?

The average Scrabble score is 7.9 points per word. 111 words score 5 points or less, 225 score between 6 and 9 points, and 114 score 10 or more points.

Are all five-letter words on this list valid in Words with Friends?

Most words from the TWL06 dictionary are also valid in Words with Friends, but the two games use slightly different dictionaries. TWL06 is the official North American Scrabble tournament word list. Always verify unusual words in the Words with Friends app before playing them.