Words Starting With T

T Words for Crossword Solvers and Scrabble Players

T is a workhorse. It's the second most common starting letter in English after S, and it shows — TAKE, THINK, THROUGH, TRAVEL, TRICK, TRULY. The letter earns just 1 point in Scrabble, which makes it easy to underestimate, but T's real value is flexibility. It pairs with H to form TH, the most frequent two-letter combination in English. That TH digraph is actually a single sound borrowed from Old English, where it had its own letter called thorn. Some early printers substituted Y for thorn, which is why old signs read "Ye Olde Shoppe" — it was always pronounced "The."

For crossword strategy, T is golden at the end of words too. Past tenses, plurals ending in -TS, and common suffixes like -TION and -MENT make T one of the most versatile tiles in your rack. If you're building off existing words on the board, adding a T to create a past tense is often your easiest play. And in Wordle, T ranks among the top three most useful starting consonants alongside R and S. Words like TRAIN, TRACE, or THANE cover a lot of ground on your first guess.

Quick tip: When you're stuck in a crossword with T_ _ _ _, think about common TH- and TR- openings first — they account for a huge portion of T words. Also check words ending in ING and words starting with D for nearby fill options. For high-value plays, pairing T with the Q tile in words like TRANQUIL can be a game-changer.

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