TH is the most frequent digraph in written English, and a Wordle player who confirms it at the front has two positions spelling a single sound. The 5 letter words starting with TH then depend on the vowel in position three.
E takes that slot more often than A or I. Their, There, These and Theme all follow it, and TH doubles a letter in only a small part of the set, so most guesses here test five separate letters.
There are 82 five letter words starting with TH. Their, Think, Those, Thing and Thank are the strongest Wordle guesses because none of them repeat a letter. THE holds the deepest run, so test E in the third slot first.
5 Letter Words Starting With TH
T and H give you one sound across two tiles, so the vowel behind them decides the guess. The wider set begins at five letter words in English.
| Thack | Thagi | Thaim | Thale |
| Thali | Thana | Thane | Thang |
| Thank | Thans | Thanx | Tharm |
| Thars | Thaws | Thawy | Thebe |
| Theca | Theed | Theek | Thees |
| Theft | Thegn | Theic | Thein |
| Their | Thelf | Thema | Theme |
| Thens | Theow | There | Therm |
| These | Thesp | Theta | Thete |
| Thews | Thewy | Thick | Thief |
| Thigh | Thigs | Thilk | Thill |
| Thine | Thing | Think | Thins |
| Thiol | Third | Thirl | Thoft |
| Thole | Tholi | Thong | Thorn |
| Thoro | Thorp | Those | Thous |
| Thowl | Thrae | Thraw | Three |
| Threw | Thrid | Thrip | Throb |
| Throe | Throw | Thrum | Thuds |
| Thugs | Thuja | Thumb | Thump |
| Thunk | Thurl | Thuya | Thyme |
| Thymi | Thymy |
5 Letter Words Starting With TH By Third Letter
E leads the third slot, with A and I following and R holding a run of its own. Five letter words with H as the second letter in English leaves the first letter open.
5 Letter Words Starting With THA
| Thank | Thane | Thang |
| Thali | Thana | Thanx |
| Thaws | Thack | Thagi |
| Thaim | Thale | Thans |
| Tharm | Thars | Thawy |
5 Letter Words Starting With THE
| Theft | Their | Theme |
| There | These | Theta |
| Thebe | Thein | Thema |
| Therm | Thete | Theca |
| Theed | Theek | Thees |
| Thegn | Theic | Thelf |
| Thens | Theow | Thesp |
| Thews | Thewy |
5 Letter Words Starting With THI
| Thick | Thief | Thigh |
| Thing | Think | Third |
| Thine | Thins | Thill |
| Thiol | Thigs | Thilk |
| Thirl |
5 Letter Words Starting With THO
| Those | Thong | Thorn |
| Thorp | Thole | Thous |
| Thoft | Tholi | Thoro |
| Thowl |
5 Letter Words Starting With THR
| Three | Threw | Throw |
| Throb | Thrid | Thrum |
| Thrae | Thraw | Thrip |
| Throe |
5 Letter Words Starting With THU
| Thugs | Thumb | Thump |
| Thunk | Thuds | Thuja |
| Thurl | Thuya |
5 Letter Words Starting With TH By Ending Letter
E closes 14 of these and S closes 11, and no other ending carries enough to isolate. 5 letter words ending in TH runs the same letters from the other end.
5 Letter Words Starting With TH Ending In E
| Theme | There | These |
| Those | Three | Thane |
| Thine | Thyme | Thebe |
| Thete | Thole | Thale |
| Thrae | Throe |
5 Letter Words Starting With TH Ending In S
| Thugs | Thins | Thaws |
| Thous | Thuds | Thans |
| Thars | Thees | Thens |
| Thews | Thigs |
5 Letter Words Starting With TH With E
E takes the third slot in 23 TH words and runs through 34 across the set. 5 letter words starting with TR works the same way.
| Theft | Their | Theme |
| There | These | Thief |
| Those | Three | Threw |
| Thane | Theta | Thine |
| Thyme | Thebe | Thein |
| Thema | Therm | Thete |
| Thole | Thale | Theca |
| Theed | Theek | Thees |
| Thegn | Theic | Thelf |
| Thens | Theow | Thesp |
| Thews | Thewy | Thrae |
| Throe |
5 Letter Words Starting With TH For Wordle
Every word here uses five different letters, so nothing is spent on a repeat. 5 letter words starting with TA works the same way.
| Their | Think | Those |
| Thing | Thank | Third |
| Throw | Thick | Threw |
| Thumb | Thief | Thugs |
| Thorn | Thine | Thong |
| Thyme | Thump | Thane |
Three, Theme and Thymy are the traps. Only 17 TH words repeat a letter, so a guess without a repeat is the norm here.
5 Letter Words Starting With TH For Scrabble
Y and J carry the top plays, and Thymy tops the set at 16 points. 5 letter words starting with TE works the same way.
| Word | Points |
|---|---|
| Thymy | 16 |
| Thuja | 15 |
| Thanx | 15 |
| Thick | 14 |
| Thewy | 14 |
| Thawy | 14 |
| Thack | 14 |
| Thymi | 13 |
| Thyme | 13 |
| Thunk | 12 |
| Thump | 12 |
| Thumb | 12 |
| Think | 12 |
| Thilk | 12 |
| Thigh | 12 |
5 Letter Words Starting With TH And Their Meanings
Anatomy, Scots and old English usage account for most of the harder entries here.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Thack | Thatch, in Scots and northern usage |
| Thali | An Indian meal served on a metal platter |
| Thane | A man holding land from a Scottish or Saxon king |
| Tharm | The intestines, in older English |
| Thebe | A unit of currency in Botswana |
| Theca | A protective sheath or case around an organ |
| Thegn | An Anglo Saxon nobleman ranking below an ealdorman |
| Thein | Caffeine as found in tea leaves |
| Therm | A unit of heat used in measuring gas supply |
| Thesp | An actor, shortened from thespian |
| Thete | A free man of the lowest class in ancient Athens |
| Thewy | Muscular and sinewy in build |
| Thigs | Begs or scrounges, in Scots usage |
| Thilk | That same one, in archaic English |
| Thill | The shaft of a cart between which a horse stands |
| Thiol | A sulphur compound with a strong odour |
| Thirl | To pierce or bore through, in older English |
| Thole | A pin in a boat’s gunwale that holds an oar |
| Thorp | A small hamlet, surviving in English place names |
| Thuja | An evergreen conifer of the cypress family |
FAQs
The strongest are Their, Think, Those, Thing and Thank, since none of them repeat a letter. Three, Theme and Thymy hand a slot to a repeat, so keep them for later.
THR gives you Three, Threw, Throw, Throb and Thrum, along with Thrae, Thraw, Thrid, Throe and Thrip.
The K ending gives you Think, Thank, Thick and Thunk. Thack and Theek close the group and are accepted in Scrabble.
The E words run to Their, Theme, There, These, Three, Threw, Theft and Thebe. Thirty four TH words carry an E.
The top score goes to Thymy at 16 points. Thuja and Thanx each reach 15, with Thick and Thewy at 14 and Thack at 13.
The B ending is the shortest in the set: Thumb and Throb are the only two, and both are accepted in Scrabble.
THI gives you Thing, Think, Thick, Thief, Thigh, Third, Thine and Thins, along with Thigs, Thilk, Thill and Thiol.
Yes, Thole is valid and scores 8 points. It names the pin set in a boat’s gunwale that holds an oar in place.
