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5 Letter Words Starting With T and Ending in S
Every five-letter word that fits T _ _ _ S — answer-eligible words are flagged in green, and you can tap any word to play it.
How Many 5-Letter Words Start With T and End in S?
Locking T at the front and S at the back still leaves 261 words — more than about 99% of the start/end shapes we track. 2 of those sit in the answer pool, and TORUS clears roughly 94.2% of the field in one guess.
The second letter stays open here — A is the most common at only 21%. Expect to spend a guess narrowing it rather than assuming.
Green-dotted words are answer-eligible — the everyday vocabulary the daily puzzle actually draws from — while hollow-dotted words are valid guesses you can play but that will never be the solution. Flip on Answers only to focus on the 2 words that could truly win the board.
Best Wordle Guesses That Fit T _ _ _ S
Once T and S are green, the strongest follow-up is a word that both fits the pattern and rules out as many remaining answers as possible. These three score highest, measured across all 2296 possible answers:
- 01 TORUS — eliminates about 94.2% of remaining answers on average.
- 02 TRUSS — eliminates about 90.1% of remaining answers on average.
The Full List, Grouped by Second Letter
Reading by square two: TA·56 TO·52 TE·38 TI·32 TR·32 +29 others. Tap the group that matches your board rather than scrolling the whole 261-word column.
T···S Words That Have Been Wordle Answers
This shape is rare in the daily puzzle. In 1916 Wordles, only 1 word with T and ending in S has been the answer: TRUSS (#198, 2022-01-03). That leaves 1 candidate the puzzle has never used — TORUS.
| Puzzle | Date | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| #198 | 2022-01-03 | TRUSS |
Never used as an answer
1 answer-eligible T···S word has never been the solution: TORUS . Wordle avoided repeats entirely for its first 1,688 puzzles and only began reusing old answers in February 2026 — 24 times so far. An unused word is still the likelier bet, just no longer a certainty; see how repeats work for the full picture.
The other 259 words are valid guesses the game accepts but will never choose as a solution. They are still useful as probes — words you play to expose new letters — but when you are guessing to win, a green-dotted answer word is the smarter pick.
T···S Words by Vowel Count & Second Letter
Vowel structure is the fastest way to narrow the middle three squares. Here is how the 261 T···S words split by how many vowels they contain in total:
| Vowels | Words | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 or fewer | 125 | 48% |
| Exactly 2 | 135 | 52% |
| 3 or more | 1 | 0% |
And the most common second letters among T···S words — handy when a yellow tile hints at the square right after T:
| Pattern | Words |
|---|---|
| TA···S | 56 |
| TO···S | 52 |
| TE···S | 38 |
| TI···S | 32 |
| TR···S | 32 |
| TU···S | 22 |
How to Use These Words to Win Wordle
- Pin the second letter first. The square after T splits the list fastest — TA alone accounts for 56 of the 261 candidates, so fixing that tile drops most of the rest.
- Favor distinct letters early. 172 of the 261 words here use five different letters and 89 repeat one.
- Lean toward an unused word. Repeats stayed at zero until February 2026 and number just 24 in 1916 puzzles, so the 1 never-used T···S word above remains the stronger bet.
Full strategy lives in the how-to-play guide, and you can practice any time on the unlimited Wordle board.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many 5-letter words start with T and end in S?
There are 261 valid five-letter words that start with T and end in S in our Wordle dictionary, and 2 of them can appear as a daily answer. Turn on the "Answers only" filter above to narrow the T···S list to answer-eligible words.
What are the best T···S words for Wordle?
TORUS, TRUSS are the strongest. TORUS eliminates about 94.2% of the answer pool on average, so if a clue has already fixed T and S, guessing TORUS both tests the pattern and rules out the most remaining words. See more best Wordle starting words.
Which T to S words have been Wordle answers?
1 of them, across 1916 puzzles. The most recent was TRUSS (#198) on 2022-01-03. 1 answer-eligible T···S word has never come up, including TORUS. Browse the full past Wordle answers archive.
Do these T···S words work in hard mode?
Yes. Once T and S are green you must keep them, so this list is exactly your hard-mode candidate set. 172 of the 261 words use five distinct letters and 89 repeat one — worth knowing, because hard mode will not let you drop a confirmed letter to probe elsewhere. See the how-to-play guide.
What is the most common second letter in T···S words?
A — TA accounts for 56 of the 261 words (21%), ahead of TO with 52. With both ends already green, square two is usually the tile worth testing first.
How many vowels do T···S words usually have?
52% of these 261 words carry two or more vowels — 135 have exactly two and 1 have three or more, against 125 with one or fewer. With T and S already fixed, that tells you how much vowel room the three middle squares still need. For a full clue-by-clue solve, send your board to the Wordle Solver.