5 Letter Words Starting With TH
There are 121 valid 5 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 5-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
thanx - 15 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
thanx - 15 points
Words With Friends
thanx - 15 points
5 Letter Words (121)
View all words starting with THTop 20 Highest-Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With th
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 121 word list is 28.3 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | thack | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| #2 | thagi | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| #3 | thaim | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| #4 | thais | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| #5 | thala | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #6 | thale | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #7 | thali | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #8 | thana | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #9 | thane | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #10 | thang | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #11 | thank | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| #12 | thans | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| 🏆 #13 | thanx | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
| #14 | tharf | 11 | 11 | 10 | 32 |
| #15 | tharm | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| #16 | thars | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| #17 | thatd | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| #18 | thatn | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #19 | thats | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| #20 | thave | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
Where 5 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 5 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 5 letter words starting with TH for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 5 letter word starting with th?
thanx — worth 45 combined points (US Scrabble: 15, UK Scrabble: 15, Words With Friends: 15).
How many 5 letter words start with th?
121 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 5 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 5 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter th words will come up far more often.