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5-Letter Words Starting with TR

There are 73 five-letter words that start with TR on Word.ws, from trace to tryst. The most common are tried, trust, trade, truth and track.

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All 73 five-letter words that start with TR

TRA

  • trace7n. An act of tracing.
  • trach10n. A tracheotomy or tracheostomy.
  • track11n. A mark left by something that has passed along.
  • tract7n. An area or expanse.
  • trade6n. The buying and selling of goods and services on a market.
  • trail5v. To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
  • train5n. The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece...
  • trait5n. An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
  • trama7n. The inner, fleshy portion of a mushroom's basidiocarp, distinct from...
  • tramp9n. The act of walking with heavy steps.
  • trank9n. An oblong piece of skin from which the pieces for a glove are cut.
  • tranq14n. The veterinary analgesic drug xylazine, used as a street drug.
  • trans5adj. In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a double bond in which the...
  • trant5v. To walk; go about.
  • traps7n. A trap set (drum kit).
  • trash8n. Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.
  • trave8n. A crossbeam.
  • trawl8n. A net or dragnet used for trawling.

TRE

  • tread6v. To step or walk (on or across something); to trample.
  • treat5v. To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain (for or with).
  • treed6adj. Planted or covered with trees.
  • treen5adj. Pertaining to or derived from trees; wooden; made of wood.
  • treff11n. A covert meeting.
  • trema7n. A diacritic consisting of two dots ( ¨ ) placed over a letter, used...
  • trend6n. An inclination in a particular direction.
  • tress5n. A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet.
  • trews8n. Trousers, especially if close-fitting and tartan.

TRI

  • triac7n. A three-terminal electronic component that conducts current in either...
  • triad6n. A grouping of three.
  • trial5n. An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well...
  • trian5adj. Only used in in trian aspect.
  • tribe7n. An ethnic group larger than a band or clan (and which may contain...
  • trice7v. To drag or haul, especially with a rope; specifically (nautical) to...
  • trich10n. Trichomoniasis.
  • trick11n. Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
  • tried6adj. Tested, hence, proven to be firm or reliable.
  • trier5n. One who tries; one who makes experiments or examines anything by a test...
  • trife8n. A trivial matter or matters.
  • triga6n. A three-horse chariot used by the Ancient Romans.
  • trigs6n. Triglycerides.
  • trike9n. A tricycle, typically that of a child.
  • trill5n. A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it as...
  • trine5adj. Triple; threefold.
  • trink9n. A kind of fishing net that is attached to a post or anchor; set net.
  • triol5n. Any trihydroxy alcohol.
  • trion5n. A singlet state formed from three atoms of different colours.
  • tripe7n. The lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared...
  • trips7n. Three of a kind, especially if one of the three cards is in one's hand...
  • trist5n. Trust, faith.
  • trite5adj. Used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or...

TRO

  • troll5n. A giant supernatural being, especially a grotesque humanoid creature...
  • tromp9v. To tread heavily, especially to crush underfoot.
  • trona5n. An evaporite, consisting of mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium...
  • tronc7n. A monetary pool, in which tips are collected and later shared out...
  • trone5n. A type of steelyard (weighing machine) for heavy wares, such as wool...
  • troop7n. A collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general).
  • trope7n. Something recurring across a genre or type of art or literature; a...
  • tropo7n. Tropospheric propagation.
  • troth8n. An oath, pledge, plight, or promise.
  • trots5n. Diarrhoea/diarrhea.
  • trout5n. Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to...
  • trove8n. A treasure trove; a collection of treasure.

TRU

  • truce7n. A period of time in which no fighting takes place due to an agreement...
  • truck11n. A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage.
  • trull5n. A set of three special trump cards used in some Tarock games, having a...
  • truly8adv. In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.
  • trump9n. The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.
  • trunk9n. The usually single, more or less upright part of a tree, between the...
  • truss5n. A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.
  • trust5n. Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.
  • truth8n. True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.

TRY

  • tryna8v. Future modal indicating intent.
  • tryst8n. A prearranged meeting or assignation, now especially between lovers to...
36 rare five-letter words that start with TR

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with TR are there?
Word.ws lists 73 five-letter words that start with TR, plus 36 rare ones.
What are common five-letter words that start with TR?
tried, trust, trade, truth, track, train, trump and trial.
Which of the five-letter words that start with TR has the highest letter score?
tranq scores 14 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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