The 800 most common words that start with TH, out of 908 in the dictionary. Grouped by length, shortest first, with each word’s score using standard letter values. Rarer and archaic words are left off so the list stays usable — use the filter box to narrow it further.
800 words
Most used words starting with TH (24)
- that7
- this7
- they10
- their8
- there8
- then7
- through14
- think12
- thread10
- thing9
- third9
- though13
- thought14
- thursday15
- thank12
- therefore15
- thus7
- throughout17
- theory12
- thinking16
- therapy15
- theme10
- theater10
- threat9
2 letter words starting with TH (1)
- th5
3 letter words starting with TH (2)
- the6
- tho6
4 letter words starting with TH (18)
- thad8
- thai7
- thar7
- that7
- thaw10
- thea7
- then7
- theo7
- thew10
- they10
- thig8
- thin7
- thio7
- this7
- thou7
- thud8
- thug8
- thus7
5 letter words starting with TH (47)
- thack14
- thais8
- thana8
- thane8
- thank12
- tharm10
- thawy14
- theat8
- theca10
- theft11
- thegn9
- their8
- thema10
- theme10
- there8
- therm10
- theta8
- thewy14
- thick14
- thief11
- thigh12
- thill8
- thine8
- thing9
- think12
- thiol8
- third9
- thirl8
- thole8
- thong9
- thorn8
- thoro8
- thorp10
- thraw11
- three8
- threw11
- thrip10
- throb10
- throe8
- throw11
- thrum10
- thuja15
- thule8
- thumb12
- thump12
- thyme13
- thymy16
6 letter words starting with TH (70)
- thakur13
- thaler9
- thalia9
- thamus11
- thatch14
- theave12
- theban11
- thecal11
- thecla11
- theine9
- theism11
- theist9
- themis11
- thenal9
- thenar9
- thence11
- theory12
- theron9
- thesis9
- thetic11
- thetis9
- thewed13
- thieve12
- thinly12
- thirst9
- thirty12
- tholos9
- tholus9
- thomas11
- thooid10
- thoral9
- thorax16
- thoria9
- thoric11
- thorny12
- thoron9
- though13
- thowel12
- thrack15
- thrall9
- thrash12
- thrave12
- thrawn12
- thread10
- threap11
- threat9
- threne9
- thresh12
- thrice11
- thrift12
- thrill9
- thring10
- thrips11
- thrive12
- throat9
- throne9
- throng10
- throve12
- thrown12
- thrush12
- thrust9
- thulia9
- thusly12
- thwack18
- thwart12
- thwite12
- thymic16
- thymol14
- thymus14
- thyrse12
7 letter words starting with TH (89)
- thacker16
- thalian10
- thallic12
- thallus10
- thanage11
- thanker14
- thatchy18
- theater10
- thebaic14
- thebaid13
- thecate12
- thecium14
- theelin10
- thegnly14
- theorbo12
- theorem12
- theoric12
- therapy15
- thereat10
- thereby15
- therein10
- thereof13
- thereon10
- theresa10
- therese10
- thereto10
- theriac12
- thermae12
- thermal12
- thermic14
- thermit12
- thermos12
- theroid11
- thesean10
- theseus10
- thetine10
- theurgy14
- thiamin12
- thiasos10
- thiasus10
- thicken16
- thicket16
- thickly19
- thienyl13
- thierry13
- thigger12
- thiller10
- thimble14
- thinker14
- thinner10
- thiolic12
- thionic12
- thionyl13
- thirdly14
- thirsty13
- thistle10
- thistly13
- thither13
- thlaspi12
- thomasa12
- thomism14
- thomist12
- thomite12
- thorite10
- thorium12
- thought14
- thready14
- thrifty16
- thrinax17
- thriven13
- thriver13
- throaty13
- through14
- thrower13
- thrummy17
- thuggee12
- thulium12
- thumbed15
- thumber14
- thumper14
- thunder11
- thunnus10
- thurify16
- thwaite13
- thymate15
- thymene15
- thymine15
- thyroid14
- thyrsus13
8 letter words starting with TH (115)
- thalamic15
- thalamus13
- thalline11
- thallium13
- thalloid12
- thallous11
- thanatos11
- thanedom14
- thankful18
- thatcher16
- theaceae13
- thearchy19
- theatine11
- theatral11
- theatric13
- thebaine13
- theiform16
- theistic13
- thelitis11
- thematic15
- theobald14
- theocrat13
- theodicy17
- theodora12
- theodore12
- theogony15
- theology15
- theonomy16
- theorist11
- theorize20
- theosoph16
- therblig14
- therefor14
- thereout11
- theriaca13
- thermion13
- thermite13
- theropod14
- thesicle13
- thespian13
- thetical13
- theurgic14
- thevetia14
- thiamine13
- thiazine20
- thiazole20
- thickety20
- thickish20
- thickset17
- thienone11
- thievery17
- thieving15
- thievish17
- thigging14
- thinking16
- thinness11
- thinning12
- thinnish14
- thionate11
- thionine11
- thiophen16
- thiourea11
- thioxene18
- thirlage12
- thirster11
- thirstle11
- thirteen11
- thlipsis13
- tholepin13
- thomaean13
- thomisid14
- thomomys18
- thoracic15
- thoriate11
- thorough15
- thousand12
- thowless14
- thracian13
- thranite11
- thrapple15
- thrashel14
- thrasher14
- threaden12
- threader12
- threaper13
- threaten11
- threnode12
- threnody15
- thresher14
- thriller11
- thriving15
- throated12
- thrombin15
- thrombus15
- thropple15
- throstle11
- throttle11
- throwing15
- thrummer15
- thrushel14
- thruster11
- thudding14
- thuggery16
- thuggish16
- thumbkin19
- thumping16
- thundery15
- thurible13
- thurifer14
- thursday15
- thwacker20
- thwarter14
- thwartly17
- thyestes14
- thyrsoid15
9 letter words starting with TH (128)
- thalamium16
- thalassic14
- thaliacea14
- thallogen13
- thanatoid13
- thaneship17
- thankless16
- thatching18
- theaceous14
- theandric15
- thearchic19
- theatrics14
- thecodont15
- theftbote17
- thegnhood17
- themeless14
- thenadays16
- theobroma16
- theocracy19
- theocrasy17
- theodoric15
- theodosia13
- theogonic15
- theolatry15
- theologer13
- theologic15
- theologue13
- theomachy22
- theomancy19
- theomania14
- theopathy20
- theophagy21
- theophany20
- theophila17
- theorbist14
- theoremic16
- theoretic14
- theorical14
- theorizer21
- theosophy20
- theotokos16
- theralite12
- therapist14
- therapsid15
- therefore15
- therefrom17
- thereinto12
- thereness12
- thereunto12
- thereupon14
- therewith18
- theriacal14
- theridiid14
- thermally17
- thermotic16
- theropoda15
- thersites12
- thesaurus12
- thespesia14
- theurgist13
- thialdine13
- thickener18
- thicketed19
- thickhead22
- thickleaf21
- thickness18
- thickskin22
- thielavia15
- thighbone18
- thingummy20
- thinkable18
- thinkably21
- thinolite12
- thiocyano17
- thiofuran15
- thiophene17
- thirdings14
- thirstily15
- thirtieth15
- thitherto15
- thomasine14
- thomistic16
- thoracica16
- thornback20
- thornbill14
- thornhead16
- thornless12
- thornlike16
- thorntail12
- thralldom15
- thrashing16
- threadfin16
- threatful15
- threefold16
- threesome14
- threnetic14
- threonine12
- threshold16
- thriftily18
- thrillful15
- thrilling13
- thripidae15
- throatily15
- throating13
- throbless14
- thrombose16
- throttler12
- throwaway21
- throwback23
- throwster15
- thrumwort17
- thrusting13
- thujopsis21
- thumbbird19
- thumbless16
- thumblike20
- thumbnail16
- thumbtack22
- thunderer13
- thwarting16
- thylacine17
- thyratron15
- thyrohyal21
- thyroidal16
- thyronine15
- thyrotomy20
- thyroxine22
- thysanura15
10 letter words starting with TH (121)
- thalarctos15
- thalassian13
- thalictrum17
- thamnophis20
- thanatotic15
- thankfully23
- thatchless18
- theatrical15
- theftproof21
- theistical15
- thenardite14
- thencefrom20
- theobromic19
- theocratic17
- theocritan15
- theodicean16
- theodolite14
- theodosian14
- theogonism16
- theogonist14
- theologian14
- theologics16
- theologist14
- theologize23
- theomaniac17
- theopathic20
- theophanic20
- theophilus18
- theophobia20
- theoretics15
- theosophic20
- therapsida16
- thereafter16
- thereology17
- thereunder14
- therewhile19
- theriodont14
- thermionic17
- thermistor15
- thermogram18
- thermology19
- thermolyze27
- thermopile17
- thermopsis17
- thermostat15
- thermotank19
- thermotics17
- thermotype20
- thermotypy23
- thessalian13
- thetically18
- theurgical16
- thickening20
- thickskull23
- thieveless16
- thievingly20
- thievishly22
- thimbleful20
- thimblerig18
- thingstead15
- thingumbob20
- thinkingly21
- thioacetic17
- thiocyanic20
- thionation13
- thiophenic20
- thiophenol18
- thiotolene13
- thiouracil15
- thirstless13
- thirteenth16
- thomsonian15
- thomsonite15
- thorianite13
- thoroughly20
- thoughtful20
- thousandth17
- thraupidae16
- threadbare16
- threadfish20
- threadless14
- threadlike18
- threadworm19
- threatener13
- threatless13
- threepence17
- threepenny18
- threescore15
- threnodial14
- threnodist14
- thricecock23
- thriftless16
- thrivingly20
- throatlash16
- throatless13
- throatwort16
- thrombogen18
- thrombosis17
- thrombotic19
- throneless13
- throttling14
- throughout17
- throughput19
- thrushlike20
- thuddingly19
- thumbprint19
- thumbscrew22
- thumbstall17
- thumpingly21
- thunbergia16
- thundering15
- thunderous14
- thuringian14
- thuringite14
- thwartedly20
- thwartness16
- thwartwise19
- thyrohyoid23
- thyrotoxic25
- thyrsoidal17
- thysanuran16
11 letter words starting with TH (104)
- thackerayan23
- thalamotomy21
- thallophyta22
- thallophyte22
- thamnophile21
- thanatology18
- thanatopsis16
- thanklessly21
- thanksgiver22
- thankworthy27
- thaumatrope18
- thaumaturge17
- thaumaturgy20
- theanthropy22
- theatergoer15
- theatricals16
- theatrician16
- thelphusian19
- thenceforth22
- theobromine18
- theocentric18
- theocritean16
- theodolitic17
- theological17
- theologizer24
- theomachist21
- theomorphic23
- theophanous19
- theopneusty19
- theorematic18
- theoretical16
- theorically19
- theosophism21
- theosophist19
- theosophize28
- therapeutae16
- therapeutic18
- thereabouts16
- theretofore17
- therewithal20
- theridiidae16
- theriomorph21
- thermionics18
- thermocline18
- thermoduric19
- thermogenic19
- thermograph22
- thermolysis19
- thermolytic21
- thermometer18
- thermometry21
- thermomotor18
- thermophile21
- thermophone21
- thermophore21
- thermoscope20
- thermotaxic25
- thermotaxis23
- thermotical18
- thersitical16
- thesmothete19
- thickheaded25
- thigmotaxis24
- thimblelike22
- thimbleweed22
- thingamabob21
- thingumajig25
- thioalcohol19
- thiocyanate19
- thiolacetic18
- thiophthene22
- thirstiness14
- thistledown18
- thistlelike18
- thitherward21
- thixotropic25
- thoracotomy21
- thoroughpin20
- thoroughwax28
- thoughtless18
- thrasonical16
- threadiness15
- threatening15
- threatfully20
- threnetical16
- threpsology20
- thriftiness17
- thrillingly18
- throatiness14
- throatlatch19
- thrombocyte23
- thunderbird18
- thunderbolt17
- thunderclap19
- thunderfish21
- thunderhead19
- thunderless15
- thunderpeal17
- thunderworm20
- thuriferous17
- thwartingly21
- thyroiditis18
- thysanopter19
- thysanurous17
12 letter words starting with TH (88)
- thalamocoele19
- thallophytic25
- thamnophilus22
- thankfulness22
- thanksgiving24
- thaumatology21
- thaumaturgic20
- theanthropic22
- theatrically20
- thecasporous19
- theistically20
- thematically22
- theocentrism19
- theochristic22
- theocratical19
- theologaster16
- theomorphism24
- theopathetic22
- theophylline23
- theopneusted18
- theopneustic19
- theorematist17
- theoretician17
- theorization24
- theosophical22
- therapeutics19
- therapeutist17
- thereagainst16
- thereinafter18
- thermalgesia18
- thermidorian18
- thermochemic26
- thermochroic24
- thermochrosy25
- thermocouple21
- thermogenous18
- thermography26
- thermolabile19
- thermometric21
- thermomotive22
- thermophilic24
- thermoscopic23
- thermosiphon22
- thermostable19
- thermostatic19
- thermotactic21
- thermotropic21
- thesmophoria22
- thesmophoric24
- thessalonian15
- theurgically21
- thievishness21
- thigmotactic22
- thigmotropic22
- thimbleberry24
- thioaldehyde23
- thioarsenate15
- thioarsenite15
- thiobacillus19
- thiobacteria19
- thiocyanogen21
- thiosinamine17
- thiosulphate20
- thoracectomy24
- thoracopagus20
- thoracostomy22
- thoroughbred22
- thoroughfare22
- thoroughness19
- thoroughsped22
- thoroughwort22
- thortveitite18
- thoughtfully25
- thousandfold20
- thriftlessly21
- thrivingness19
- thrombopenia21
- thunderburst18
- thundercloud19
- thunderously19
- thunderproof21
- thunderstick22
- thunderstone16
- thunderstorm18
- thymelaeales20
- thyroidotomy24
- thyroprotein20
- thysanoptera20
13 letter words starting with TH (17)
- thalamifloral21
- thalassocracy23
- thanatophobia23
- thanklessness20
- thaumatolatry21
- thaumaturgics21
- thaumaturgist19
- theanthropism23
- theanthropist21
- theatricality21
- theatricalize27
- thenceforward25
- theologically22
- theorematical20
- theoretically21
- therapeutical20
- theraphosidae22
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| th | In Old English, the article the, when the following word began with a vowel… |
| tho | The. Spenser. Those. This knowen tho that be to wives bound. Chaucer. Then. Spenser. To do obsequies as was tho the… |
| thar | A goatlike animal (Capra Jemlaica) native of the Himalayas. It has small, flattened horns… |
| that | As a demonstrative pronoun (pl. Those), that usually points out, or refers to, a person or thing previously mentioned… |
| thaw | To melt, dissolve, or become fluid |
| thea | A genus of plants found in China and Japan |
| then | At that time (referring to a time specified, either past or future). And the Canaanite was then in the land. Gen. xii |
| they | The plural of he, she, or it. They is never used adjectively, but always as a pronoun proper… |
| thin | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite |
| this | As a demonstrative pronoun, this denotes something that is present or near in place or time… |
| thou | The second personal pronoun, in the singular number, denoting the person addressed |
| thud | A dull sound without resonance, like that produced by striking with, or striking against… |
| thug | One of an association of robbers and murderers in India who practiced murder by stealthy approaches… |
| thus | The commoner kind of frankincense, or that obtained from the Norway spruce, the long-leaved pine, and other conifers |
| thana | A police station |
| thane | A dignitary under the Anglo-Saxons and Danes in England. Of these there were two orders, the king's thanes… |
| thawy | Liquefying by heat after having been frozen |
| theca | A sheath |
| their | The possessive case of the personal pronoun they |
| theme | A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks |
Quick facts about this list
| Words shown | 800 of 908 |
| Shortest | 2 letters |
| Longest | theatricalize (13 letters) |
| Highest scoring | theosophize (28 points) |
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908 words in a full English dictionary. This page lists the 800 most common of them, from 2 to 13 letters.
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theosophize, worth 28 points using standard letter values.
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