5 Letter Words with T as 1st and S as 3rd Letter

Fourteen words put T first and S third, and most of them come off two short stems.

The T and S Group Is Small and Repetitive

E takes the second box in five of the fourteen, A in four, U in three and O in two. Only vowels appear there.

TESTA, TESTE, TESTS and TESTY come off one stem and TASKS, TASSE, TASTE and TASTY off another. That is most of the page in two clusters.

How the T and S Words Sort Themselves

T fills the fourth box in six of the fourteen, forty three percent, and K takes three. Between them that is most of the page, so the fourth box is the one worth assuming rather than testing.

Why an S in the Last Box Tells You Little on T and S Pages

Y closes six of the fourteen, forty three percent, which is more than S manages at three. That reverses the usual advice, since on most pages a plural is the first thing to rule out.

So confirm the last box early here and expect a Y as often as an S. TASTE and TESTS are the two entries most people would produce.

TESLA is the only word that escapes both stems, which makes it the most informative guess on the page even though it is not the most common.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is TASTE or TESTS the better opening

TASTE is the more common word and it tests A in the second box. TESLA may tell you more, since it sits outside both stems.

Why is Y more common than S at the end

TASTY, TESTY, TOSHY, TOSSY, TUSHY and TUSKY are all adjectives on the same shape, and they outnumber the plurals on a page this small.

What is a TASSE

A piece of armour protecting the thigh. It is one of two words here that repeat a letter.