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7 Letter Words Starting With TH

There are 284 valid 7 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 7-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

thammuz - 23 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

thammuz - 23 points

Words With Friends

thammuz - 25 points

7 Letter Words (284)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 7 Letter Words Starting With th

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 284 word list is 40.5 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 thacked 17 17 17 51
#2 thacker 16 16 16 48
#3 thairms 12 12 12 36
#4 thalami 12 12 13 37
#5 thalers 10 10 10 30
#6 thalian 10 10 11 31
#7 thallic 12 12 14 38
#8 thallin 10 10 12 32
#9 thallus 10 10 12 32
#10 thalweg 14 14 15 43
#11 thameng 13 13 15 41
🏆 #12 thammuz 23 23 25 71
#13 thanage 11 11 12 34
#14 thanahs 13 13 12 38
#15 thaness 10 10 10 30
#16 thangka 15 15 16 46
#17 thanked 15 15 15 45
#18 thankee 14 14 14 42
#19 thanker 14 14 14 42
#20 thankit 14 14 14 42

Where 7 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 7 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 7 letter words starting with TH for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 7 letter word starting with th?

thammuz — worth 71 combined points (US Scrabble: 23, UK Scrabble: 23, Words With Friends: 25).

How many 7 letter words start with th?

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

Are 7 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 7 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter th words will come up far more often.