5-Letter Words Starting With TOR
- 19 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With TOR
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With TOR 19 words
How common is TOR at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 19 five-letter words that start with TOR. They average 5.8 points, the best is TORCH (10 points) and 36.8% end in S.
- Total words
- 19
- Average Scrabble score
- 5.8
- out of 10 max
- Everyday words
- 11%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 36.8% of words
Most common last letters
- s 36.8%
- e 10.5%
- h 10.5%
Top vowel pairs
- ii5.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with TOR
t 1o 1r 1c 3h 4
T 1 + O 1 + R 1 + C 3 + H 4 = 10 points
- Double word
- 20 pts
- Triple word
- 30 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
torch
- nouna light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
- nountall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
- nouna small portable battery-powered electric lamp
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How many five-letter words that start with TOR are there?
There are 19 five-letter words that start with TOR in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with TOR?
TORCH is worth 10 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are TORSK (9), TORAH (8), TORCS (7).
What are some common five-letter words that start with TOR?
Everyday examples include TORSO, TORCH, TORTE, TORUS, TORTS. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
Which rare five-letter words that start with TOR score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include TORAH (8), TORCS (7), TORIC (7), TORAN (5). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.