5-Letter Words Ending In T

There are 480 five-letter words that end in T in our word list. The most common are FIRST, START and RIGHT.

ZIZIT scores the most in Scrabble, at 23 points. More of them start with S than any other letter (66 words). For Wordle, POINT is a strong guess here because it tests five different letters.

Words
480
Top score
ZIZIT · 23
Groups
25

Common 5-letter words ending in T and their meanings

first8 pts
adjective: preceding all others in time or space or degree
start5 pts
verb: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
right9 pts
noun: an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
point7 pts
noun: a geometric element that has position but no extension
fight12 pts
verb: be engaged in a fight
light9 pts
noun: (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
great6 pts
adjective: relatively large in size or number or extent
night9 pts
noun: the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
plant7 pts
noun: buildings for carrying on industrial labor
exist12 pts
verb: have an existence, be extant
visit8 pts
verb: go to see a place, as for entertainment
shoot8 pts
verb: hit with a missile from a weapon

Definitions from WordNet®, Princeton University.

All 480 5-letter words ending in T

Numbers show Scrabble points.

Starting with A 39

  • abaft10
  • abbot9
  • abort7
  • about7
  • adapt8
  • adept8
  • admit8
  • adopt8
  • adult6
  • adust6
  • afoot8
  • afrit8
  • agent6
  • agist6
  • aglet6
  • alant5
  • alert5
  • alist5
  • allot5
  • aloft8
  • ambit9
  • ament7
  • amort7
  • anent5
  • angst6
  • apart7
  • aport7
  • argot6
  • arhat8
  • armet7
  • ascot7
  • asset5
  • atilt5
  • audit6
  • aught9
  • avant8
  • avast8
  • avert8
  • await8

Starting with B 38

  • beast7
  • beaut7
  • befit10
  • begat8
  • beget8
  • begot8
  • beret7
  • beset7
  • besot7
  • bhoot10
  • bidet8
  • bight11
  • bigot8
  • binit7
  • biont7
  • blast7
  • bleat7
  • blent7
  • blest7
  • bloat7
  • bluet7
  • blunt7
  • blurt7
  • boart7
  • boast7
  • boost7
  • bract9
  • brant7
  • brent7
  • britt7
  • bruit7
  • brunt7
  • built7
  • bundt8
  • buret7
  • burnt7
  • burst7
  • butut7

Starting with C 43

  • cadet8
  • canst7
  • caput9
  • carat7
  • caret7
  • chant10
  • chapt12
  • chart10
  • cheat10
  • chert10
  • chest10
  • chott10
  • civet10
  • clapt9
  • clast7
  • cleat7
  • cleft10
  • clept9
  • clift10
  • clipt9
  • cloot7
  • clout7
  • coact9
  • coapt9
  • coast7
  • comet9
  • compt11
  • coopt9
  • coset7
  • count7
  • court7
  • covet10
  • craft10
  • crept9
  • crest7
  • croft10
  • cruet7
  • crust7
  • crypt12
  • cubit9
  • culet7
  • curet7
  • curst7

Starting with D 30

  • daunt6
  • davit9
  • dealt6
  • debit8
  • debut8
  • defat9
  • deist6
  • delft9
  • demit8
  • depot8
  • derat6
  • dicot8
  • didst7
  • dight10
  • digit7
  • divot9
  • dixit13
  • doest6
  • donut6
  • doubt8
  • draft9
  • drest6
  • drift9
  • dript8
  • droit6
  • dropt8
  • ducat8
  • durst6
  • duvet9
  • dwelt9

Starting with E 27

  • ebbet9
  • eclat7
  • edict8
  • educt8
  • egest6
  • egret6
  • eight9
  • eject14
  • elect7
  • elint5
  • emmet9
  • enact7
  • epact9
  • erect7
  • ergot6
  • eruct7
  • erupt7
  • escot7
  • event8
  • evert8
  • evict10
  • exact14
  • exalt12
  • exert12
  • exist12
  • expat14
  • exult12

Starting with F 24

  • facet10
  • fagot9
  • faint8
  • fault8
  • feast8
  • feint8
  • feist8
  • fight12
  • filet8
  • first8
  • fixit15
  • fleet8
  • flint8
  • flirt8
  • float8
  • flout8
  • fluyt11
  • foist8
  • fount8
  • fritt8
  • front8
  • frost8
  • fruit8
  • fumet10

Starting with G 32

  • gamut8
  • gault6
  • gaunt6
  • gavot9
  • geest6
  • gemot8
  • genet6
  • ghast9
  • ghaut9
  • ghost9
  • giant6
  • gigot7
  • gleet6
  • glint6
  • gloat6
  • glost6
  • glout6
  • godet7
  • graft9
  • grant6
  • great6
  • greet6
  • grift9
  • griot6
  • gript8
  • grist6
  • groat6
  • grout6
  • grunt6
  • guest6
  • guilt6
  • guyot9

Starting with H 10

  • habit10
  • hadst9
  • haunt8
  • heart8
  • heist8
  • helot8
  • hight12
  • hoist8
  • horst8
  • hurst8

Starting with I 9

  • idiot6
  • inapt7
  • inept7
  • inert5
  • ingot6
  • inlet5
  • input7
  • inset5
  • islet5

Starting with J 6

  • jabot14
  • jaunt12
  • joint12
  • joist12
  • joust12
  • jurat12

Starting with K 10

  • kaput11
  • karat9
  • karst9
  • kempt13
  • knelt9
  • knout9
  • korat9
  • kraft12
  • krait9
  • kraut9

Starting with L 12

  • leant5
  • leapt7
  • least5
  • legit6
  • licht10
  • licit7
  • light9
  • limit7
  • lirot5
  • lovat8
  • lunet5
  • lyart8

Starting with M 12

  • magot8
  • maist7
  • mayst10
  • meant7
  • merit7
  • midst8
  • might11
  • moist7
  • motet7
  • moult7
  • mount7
  • mulct9

Starting with N 3

  • neist5
  • night9
  • nonet5

Starting with O 8

  • objet14
  • octet7
  • odist6
  • onset5
  • orbit7
  • ought9
  • overt8
  • owlet8

Starting with P 21

  • paint7
  • palet7
  • peart7
  • petit7
  • pewit10
  • phpht15
  • picot9
  • pilot7
  • pinot7
  • pipet9
  • pipit9
  • pivot10
  • plait7
  • plant7
  • pleat7
  • point7
  • posit7
  • poult7
  • prest7
  • print7
  • prost7

Starting with Q 9

  • qanat14
  • quant14
  • quart14
  • quest14
  • quiet14
  • quilt14
  • quint14
  • quirt14
  • quoit14

Starting with R 23

  • rabat7
  • ramet7
  • react7
  • rebut7
  • recut7
  • reest5
  • refit8
  • relet5
  • relit5
  • remet7
  • remit7
  • repot7
  • reset5
  • revet8
  • rewet8
  • riant5
  • right9
  • rivet8
  • roast5
  • robot7
  • roost5
  • roset5
  • roust5

Starting with S 66

  • sabot7
  • saint5
  • sault5
  • sayst8
  • scant7
  • scart7
  • scatt7
  • scent7
  • scoot7
  • scout7
  • shaft11
  • shalt8
  • sheet8
  • shent8
  • shift11
  • shirt8
  • shist8
  • shoat8
  • shoot8
  • short8
  • shott8
  • shout8
  • shunt8
  • sight9
  • skeet9
  • skint9
  • skirt9
  • slant5
  • sleet5
  • slept7
  • slipt7
  • smalt7
  • smart7
  • smelt7
  • smolt7
  • snoot5
  • snort5
  • snout5
  • spait7
  • spelt7
  • spent7
  • spilt7
  • spirt7
  • splat7
  • split7
  • sport7
  • spout7
  • sprat7
  • sprit7
  • spurt7
  • squat14
  • start5
  • stilt5
  • stint5
  • stoat5
  • stopt7
  • stout5
  • strut5
  • stunt5
  • sturt5
  • suint5
  • swart8
  • sweat8
  • sweet8
  • swept10
  • swift11

Starting with T 22

  • tacet7
  • tacit7
  • taint5
  • tarot5
  • taunt5
  • tempt9
  • tenet5
  • theft11
  • tight9
  • tinct7
  • toast5
  • torot5
  • tract7
  • trait5
  • trapt7
  • treat5
  • trout5
  • trust5
  • tryst8
  • tweet8
  • twist8
  • twixt15

Starting with U 12

  • unapt7
  • uncut7
  • unfit8
  • ungot6
  • unhat8
  • unlet5
  • unlit5
  • unmet7
  • unset5
  • unwit8
  • uplit7
  • upset7

Starting with V 7

  • valet8
  • vault8
  • vaunt8
  • veldt9
  • verst8
  • visit8
  • vomit10

Starting with W 13

  • waist8
  • wecht13
  • weest8
  • wheat11
  • whipt13
  • whist11
  • whort11
  • wight12
  • worst8
  • wrapt10
  • wrest8
  • wrist8
  • wurst8

Starting with Y 2

  • yacht13
  • yeast8

Starting with Z 2

  • zibet16
  • zizit23

Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words ending in T are there?

There are 480 five-letter words that end in T in the ENABLE word list, which is widely used for word games.

What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word ending in T in Scrabble?

ZIZIT is for the highest score at 23 points, before any board bonuses.

What are some common 5-letter words ending in T?

Common examples include FIRST, START, RIGHT, POINT, FIGHT and LIGHT.

Which 5-letter words ending in T have no repeated letters?

364 of them use each letter only once, such as FIRST, RIGHT, POINT and FIGHT.

Can I use these words in Wordle?

Many of them are accepted as Wordle guesses, but Wordle answers are usually common words like FIRST, START and RIGHT. Use our Wordle Helper to filter by your green, yellow and gray letters.

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