4 Letter Words Starting With TH
There are 35 valid 4 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 4-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
thak - 11 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
thak - 11 points
Words With Friends
thak - 10 points
4 Letter Words (35)
View all words starting with THTop 20 Highest-Scoring 4 Letter Words Starting With th
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 35 word list is 23.2 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | thad | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| #2 | thae | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| #3 | thai | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| 🏆 #4 | thak | 11 | 11 | 10 | 32 |
| #5 | than | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #6 | thar | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| #7 | that | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| #8 | thaw | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
| #9 | thea | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| #10 | theb | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| #11 | thed | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| #12 | thee | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| #13 | them | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| #14 | then | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #15 | theo | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| #16 | thew | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
| #17 | they | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 |
| #18 | thig | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #19 | thin | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #20 | thio | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
Where 4 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 4 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 4 letter words starting with TH for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 4 letter word starting with th?
thak — worth 32 combined points (US Scrabble: 11, UK Scrabble: 11, Words With Friends: 10).
How many 4 letter words start with th?
35 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 4 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 4 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter th words will come up far more often.