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13 Letter Words Starting With TH

There are 248 valid 13 letter words that start with TH, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 13-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

thanatography - 25 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

thanatography - 25 points

Words With Friends

thamnophiline - 26 points

13 Letter Words (248)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With th

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 248 word list is 62.2 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 thalamiflorae 21 21 23 65
#2 thalamifloral 21 21 24 66
#3 thalamocrural 20 20 24 64
#4 thalamotomies 20 20 22 62
#5 thalassaemias 18 18 19 55
#6 thalassaemics 20 20 22 62
#7 thalassarctos 18 18 19 55
#8 thalassinidea 17 17 18 52
#9 thalassocracy 23 23 24 70
#10 thalassocrats 18 18 19 55
#11 thalassometer 18 18 19 55
#12 thalattocracy 23 23 24 70
#13 thamnophiline 23 23 26 72
🏆 #14 thanatography 25 25 25 75
#15 thanatologies 17 17 19 53
#16 thanatologist 17 17 19 53
#17 thanatomantic 20 20 23 63
#18 thanatophidia 22 22 22 66
#19 thanatophobia 23 23 24 70
#20 thanklessness 20 20 22 62

Where 13 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 13 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with TH will give you far more flexible options try 13 letter words starting with TH for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 13 letter word starting with th?

thanatography — worth 75 combined points (US Scrabble: 25, UK Scrabble: 25, Words With Friends: 25).

How many 13 letter words start with th?

248 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 13 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 13 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter th words will come up far more often.