5-Letter Words Starting With TA
100 wordsFive-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
tastelessly showy
chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy
female cat
full of trivial conversation
a woolen cap of Scottish origin
a bureaucrat who levies taxes
a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism
Top 5-Letter Words
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)
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
a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery
Italian poet who wrote an epic poem about the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1544-1595)
long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South America
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.