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9 Letter Words Starting With TH

There are 441 valid 9 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 9-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

thackless - 18 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

thackless - 18 points

Words With Friends

thackless - 19 points

9 Letter Words (441)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 9 Letter Words Starting With th

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 441 word list is 43.5 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
🏆 #1 thackless 18 18 19 55
#2 thakurate 16 16 16 48
#3 thalamite 14 14 15 43
#4 thalamium 16 16 19 51
#5 thalassal 12 12 13 37
#6 thalassic 14 14 15 43
#7 thalenite 12 12 13 37
#8 thalesian 12 12 13 37
#9 thaliacea 14 14 15 43
#10 thallines 12 12 14 38
#11 thallious 12 12 14 38
#12 thalliums 14 14 17 45
#13 thallodal 13 13 15 41
#14 thallodic 15 15 17 47
#15 thallogen 13 13 16 42
#16 thalluses 12 12 14 38
#17 thalposis 14 14 15 43
#18 thalpotic 16 16 18 50
#19 thamudean 15 15 17 47
#20 thamudene 15 15 17 47

Where 9 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 9 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 9 letter words starting with TH for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 9 letter word starting with th?

thackless — worth 55 combined points (US Scrabble: 18, UK Scrabble: 18, Words With Friends: 19).

How many 9 letter words start with th?

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

Are 9 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 9 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter th words will come up far more often.