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6 Letter Words Starting With TH

There are 225 valid 6 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 6-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

thacks - 15 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

thacks - 15 points

Words With Friends

thacks - 15 points

6 Letter Words (225)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 6 Letter Words Starting With th

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 225 word list is 31.6 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
🏆 #1 thacks 15 15 15 45
#2 thagis 10 10 10 30
#3 thairm 11 11 11 33
#4 thakur 13 13 13 39
#5 thaler 9 9 9 27
#6 thalia 9 9 9 27
#7 thalis 9 9 9 27
#8 thalli 9 9 10 28
#9 thames 11 11 11 33
#10 thamin 11 11 12 34
#11 thamus 11 11 12 34
#12 thanah 12 12 11 35
#13 thanan 9 9 10 28
#14 thanas 9 9 9 27
#15 thanes 9 9 9 27
#16 thangs 10 10 11 31
#17 thanks 13 13 13 39
#18 thanna 9 9 10 28
#19 thapes 11 11 11 33
#20 tharen 9 9 9 27

Where 6 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 6 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 6 letter words starting with TH for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 6 letter word starting with th?

thacks — worth 45 combined points (US Scrabble: 15, UK Scrabble: 15, Words With Friends: 15).

How many 6 letter words start with th?

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

Are 6 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 6 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter th words will come up far more often.