5 Letter Words

5 Letter Words Starting With TA

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TA opens with a consonant and a vowel and then divides more widely than almost any other pair. The 5 letter words starting with TA take more different third letters than most openings produce, so confirming the pair still leaves much of the alphabet in play.

L and R take that slot most often, though neither by much. Table, Talks, Tarot and Taste each take a different one, and nearly half the 5 letter words starting with TA repeat a letter, so a doubled T or L is the first thing to rule out.

There are 164 five letter words starting with TA. Taken, Takes, Table, Taxes and Talks are the strongest Wordle guesses because none of them repeat a letter. TAL and TAR hold the deepest runs, so test L and R in the third slot first.

5 letter words starting with TA such as Taken, Table, Taste, Taxes and Tally, with 55 of them ending in S
5 Letter Words Starting With TA Used Every Day
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5 Letter Words Starting With TA

T and A confirm one vowel and leave three slots, with the third letter spread more widely here than on most openings. The wider set begins at five letter words in English.
Taals Taata Tabby Taber
Tabes Tabid Tabis Tabla
Table Taboo Tabor Tabun
Tabus Tacan Taces Tacet
Tache Tacho Tachs Tacit
Tacks Tacky Tacos Tacts
Taels Taffy Tafia Taggy
Tagma Tahas Tahrs Taiga
Taiko Tails Tains Taint
Taira Taish Taits Tajes
Takas Taken Taker Takes
Takhi Takin Takis Takky
Talak Talaq Talar Talas
Talcs Talcy Talea Taler
Tales Talks Talky Talls
Tally Talma Talon Talpa
Taluk Talus Tamal Tamed
Tamer Tames Tamin Tamis
Tammy Tamps Tanas Tanga
Tangi Tango Tangs Tangy
Tanhs Tanka Tanks Tanky
Tanna Tansy Tanti Tanto
Tanty Tapas Taped Tapen
Taper Tapes Tapet Tapir
Tapis Tappa Tapus Taras
Tardo Tardy Tared Tares
Targa Targe Tarns Taroc
Tarok Taros Tarot Tarps
Tarre Tarry Tarsi Tarts
Tarty Tasar Tased Taser
Tases Tasks Tassa Tasse
Tasso Taste Tasty Tatar
Tater Tates Taths Tatie
Tatou Tatts Tatty Tatus
Taube Tauld Taunt Tauon
Taupe Tauts Tavah Tavas
Taver Tawai Tawas Tawed
Tawer Tawie Tawny Tawse
Tawts Taxed Taxer Taxes
Taxis Taxol Taxon Taxor
Taxus Tayra Tazza Tazze

5 Letter Words Starting With TA By Third Letter

L and R lead the third slot, and thirteen letters in all carry enough words to earn a section. Five letter words with L in the middle looks at that position on its own.

5 Letter Words Starting With TAB
Table Tabby Taboo
Tabor Taber Tabes
Tabla Tabun Tabid
Tabis Tabus

5 Letter Words Starting With TAC
Tacit Tacks Tacky
Tacos Tache Tacho
Tacan Taces Tacet
Tachs Tacts

5 Letter Words Starting With TAI
Tails Taiga Taint
Taiko Taira Tains
Taish Taits

5 Letter Words Starting With TAK
Taken Takes Taker
Takin Takis Takas
Takhi Takky

5 Letter Words Starting With TAL
Tales Talks Tally
Talon Talaq Talar
Talas Taler Talky
Talma Talpa Taluk
Talus Talak Talcs
Talcy Talea Talls

5 Letter Words Starting With TAM
Tamed Tamer Tammy
Tamal Tames Tamin
Tamis Tamps

5 Letter Words Starting With TAN
Tango Tanks Tangy
Tanto Tanga Tangi
Tangs Tanka Tanky
Tanna Tansy Tanti
Tanas Tanhs Tanty

5 Letter Words Starting With TAP
Taped Tapes Tapas
Taper Tapir Tapis
Tapen Tapet Tappa
Tapus

5 Letter Words Starting With TAR
Tardy Tarot Tarts
Taras Tares Targa
Targe Tarns Tarps
Tarry Tarsi Tardo
Tared Taroc Tarok
Taros Tarre Tarty

5 Letter Words Starting With TAS
Tasks Taste Tasty
Taser Tased Tasso
Tasar Tases Tassa
Tasse

5 Letter Words Starting With TAT
Tatar Tater Tates
Tatts Tatty Taths
Tatie Tatou Tatus

5 Letter Words Starting With TAW
Tawny Tawas Tawai
Tawed Tawer Tawie
Tawse Tawts

5 Letter Words Starting With TAX
Taxed Taxes Taxis
Taxon Taxol Taxus
Taxer Taxor

5 Letter Words Starting With TA By Ending Letter

S closes 55 of these, a third of the set, with Y and A following. 5 letter words ending in TA runs the same letters from the other end.

5 Letter Words Starting With TA Ending In S
Tails Takes Tales
Talks Tanks Tapes
Tasks Taxes Tacks
Tacos Tapas Tarts
Taxis Tabes Taels
Takis Talas Talus
Tames Tangs Tapis
Taras Tares Tarns
Tarps Tates Tatts
Tawas Taxus Taals
Tabis Tabus Taces
Tachs Tacts Tahas
Tahrs Tains Taits
Tajes Takas Talcs
Talls Tamis Tamps
Tanas Tanhs Tapus
Taros Tases Taths
Tatus Tauts Tavas
Tawts

5 Letter Words Starting With TA Ending In Y
Tally Tasty Tabby
Tacky Taffy Tammy
Tangy Tardy Tawny
Talky Tanky Tansy
Tarry Tatty Taggy
Takky Talcy Tanty
Tarty

5 Letter Words Starting With TA Ending In A
Taiga Tabla Taira
Talma Talpa Tanga
Tanka Tanna Targa
Tazza Taata Tafia
Tagma Talea Tappa
Tassa Tayra

5 Letter Words Starting With TA Ending In R
Tabor Taker Tamer
Taper Taser Tatar
Tater Taber Talar
Taler Tapir Tasar
Taver Tawer Taxer
Taxor

5 Letter Words Starting With TA Ending In E
Table Taste Taupe
Tache Targe Taube
Tarre Tasse Tatie
Tawie Tawse Tazze

5 Letter Words Starting With TA With E

E turns up in 45 TA words, more than any letter except the A already spent. 5 letter words starting with TR works the same way.
Table Taken Takes
Tales Taped Tapes
Taste Taxed Taxes
Taker Tamed Tamer
Taper Taser Tater
Taupe Taber Tabes
Tache Taels Taler
Tames Tares Targe
Tased Tates Taube
Taces Tacet Tajes
Talea Tapen Tapet
Tared Tarre Tases
Tasse Tatie Taver
Tawed Tawer Tawie
Tawse Taxer Tazze

5 Letter Words Starting With TA For Wordle

Every word here uses five different letters, which counts because almost half the TA set repeats one. 5 letter words starting with TH works the same way.
Taken Takes Table
Taxes Talks Tanks
Tales Tapes Tails
Tango Taxed Taped
Taxis Tacos Taper
Taker Takin Tacky

Tally, Tatty and Taffy are the traps. Seventy five TA words repeat a letter, and a doubled T or L accounts for most of them.

5 Letter Words Starting With TA For Scrabble

Z carries the top plays, and Tazze and Tazza share the highest mark at 23 points. 5 letter words starting with AT works the same way.

Word Points
Tazze 23
Tazza 23
Takky 16
Talaq 14
Taffy 14
Tacky 14
Taxed 13
Taxus 12
Taxor 12
Taxon 12
Taxol 12
Taxis 12
Taxes 12
Taxer 12
Tanky 12

5 Letter Words Starting With TA And Their Meanings

Music, Indian and Maori usage account for most of the harder entries here.

Word Meaning
Tabla A pair of small hand drums used in Indian music
Tabor A small drum beaten alongside a pipe
Tabun A colourless nerve agent developed in the 1930s
Tacet A direction telling a performer to stay silent
Tache A buckle or clasp, in older English
Tafia A cheap rum distilled from molasses
Tagma A group of body segments in an arthropod
Taiga The coniferous forest belt of the far north
Talak A form of divorce in Islamic law
Talpa A cyst formed under the skin
Taluk An administrative district in South Asia
Talus The ankle bone, or a slope of rock debris
Tamis A fine cloth used for straining sauces
Tanka A Japanese poem of thirty one syllables
Tapet A piece of tapestry or figured cloth
Tapis A carpet or covering for a table
Targe A small round shield carried by Highlanders
Tarsi The plural of tarsus, the ankle bones
Tayra A large weasel of Central and South America
Tazza A shallow ornamental cup on a stem

FAQs

Which 5 letter words starting with TA are good Wordle guesses?

The strongest are Taken, Takes, Table, Taxes and Talks, since none of them repeat a letter. Tally, Tatty and Taffy hand a slot to a repeat, so keep them for later.

What 5 letter words start with TAR?

TAR gives you Tarot, Tardy, Tarts, Tarry, Tarns, Tarps and Tares, along with Taras, Tardo, Tared, Targa, Targe, Taroc, Tarok, Taros, Tarre, Tarsi and Tarty.

What 5 letter words start with TA and end in R?

The R ending gives you Tabor, Taber, Taker, Tamer, Taper, Taser, Tater and Taxer. Talar, Taler, Tasar, Tatar, Taver, Tawer and Taxor close the group.

What 5 letter words start with TA and contain an E?

The E words run to Taken, Takes, Table, Taxes, Tales, Tapes, Taste and Taupe. Forty five TA words carry an E after the opening pair.

Which 5 letter words starting with TA score highest in Scrabble?

Tazze and Tazza share the top score at 23 points. Takky reaches 16, then Talaq at 14, with Taffy and Tawny at 13.

What 5 letter words start with TA and end in T?

The T ending gives you Taint, Tacit, Tarot, Tacet, Taunt and Tapet. Six words is the whole group, and all of them are accepted in Scrabble.

What 5 letter words start with TAX?

TAX gives you Taxes, Taxed, Taxer, Taxis, Taxol, Taxon, Taxor and Taxus. Eight words is the whole group, and every one of them is worth playing in Scrabble.

Is Taiga a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, Taiga is valid and scores 6 points. It names the belt of coniferous forest that runs across the far north.

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Amelia Wright writes the daily word game challenges at Englishan.com, bringing an MA in Linguistics and five years of puzzle writing and editing to every grid. A devoted Wordle player with an enduring fascination for how words behave under pressure, she has a keen instinct for what players will recognize, overlook, or second guess. Her puzzles favor clever turns, familiar vocabulary, and the quiet satisfaction of a win that feels thoroughly earned.
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