5-Letter Words Starting With TA

100 words

Five-letter words starting with TA offer a practical blend of common vocabulary and strategic game plays. From everyday terms like TABLE and TASTE to specialty words that can turn a game around, this collection rewards players who study beyond the obvious choices.

Pattern Guide

Word recommendations for board games.

Word Games

High-value words for board games

Top 5-Letter Words

TAZZA
23 pts
TACKY

tastelessly showy

14 pts
TAFFY

chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy

14 pts
TABBY

female cat

12 pts
TALKY

full of trivial conversation

12 pts
TAMMY

a woolen cap of Scottish origin

12 pts
TAXER

a bureaucrat who levies taxes

12 pts
TAXIS

a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism

12 pts

TAZZA dominates both Scrabble and Words With Friends at 23 points, making it the clear power play when you're holding double Z. The real strategic difference emerges with words like TAXON and TAXUS, which score 13 points in WWF but only 12 in Scrabble due to WWF's higher X value. For consistent scoring across both games, TACKY delivers 14 points either way, while TABBY and TAFFY each gain an extra point in Scrabble's scoring system.

Wordle

5-letter words for daily puzzles

Good Starters (E, A, R, S, T)

TAKENStarter

understood in a certain way; made sense of

TABLEStarter

flat tableland with steep edges

TASTEStarter

a strong liking

TALKSStarter

a discussion intended to produce an agreement

Common Words (likely answers)

TAKENCommon

understood in a certain way; made sense of

TABLECommon

flat tableland with steep edges

TASTECommon

a strong liking

TALKSCommon

a discussion intended to produce an agreement

TABLE and TASTE make excellent openers, each testing two vowels (A, E) alongside high-frequency consonants. TAKEN adds the common N, while TALKS checks for the useful K.

Hidden Gems

Rare but valid words to surprise opponents

TAPIS

a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery

TASSO

Italian poet who wrote an epic poem about the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1544-1595)

TAYRA

long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South America

TAMAL

dough stuffed with a meat mixture and sometimes wrapped in corn husks and steamed

TAYRA names a long-tailed mustelid from Central and South American forests—think a tropical cousin of the weasel. Most players have never encountered this word, which makes it a genuine surprise when challenged. Its common letters also make it useful in Wordle-style games when you've narrowed down to T-A patterns.

Popular crossword answers

Words frequently used in crossword puzzles with common clues.

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