8-letter words starting with TH
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter TH. This section showcases how TH at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with TH, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| thinking | 16 | endowed with the capacity to reason | - |
| thousand | 12 | denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units | - |
| threaten | 11 | pose a threat to; present a danger to | - |
| thrilled | 12 | feeling intense pleasurable excitement | - |
| thirteen | 11 | being one more than twelve | - |
| thankful | 18 | feeling or showing gratitude | a thankful smile |
| thorough | 15 | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | a thorough nuisance |
| thumping | 16 | (used informally) very large | a thumping loss |
| throttle | 11 | kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air | - |
| thieving | 15 | the act of taking something from someone unlawfully | the thieving is awful at Kennedy International |
| thatcher | 16 | British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925) | - |
| thriller | 11 | a suspenseful adventure story or play or movie | - |
| thriving | 15 | very lively and profitable | a thriving tourist center |
| theology | 15 | the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth | - |
| thudding | 14 | not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft | thudding bullets |
| thirties | 11 | the time of life between 30 and 40 | - |
| thermite | 13 | - | - |
| thwarted | 15 | disappointingly unsuccessful | disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions |
| theorist | 11 | someone who theorizes (especially in science or art) | - |
| thievery | 17 | the act of taking something from someone unlawfully | - |
| thinning | 12 | the act of diluting something | the thinning of paint with turpentine |
| thespian | 13 | a theatrical performer | - |
| thoracic | 15 | of or relating to the chest or thorax | - |
| thanatos | 11 | (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die | - |
| theorize | 20 | to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds | - |
| threaded | 13 | (of bolts or screws) having screw threads | - |
| thruster | 11 | one who intrudes or pushes himself forward | - |
| thematic | 15 | of or relating to a melodic subject | - |
| thresher | 14 | a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw | - |
| theistic | 13 | of or relating to theism | - |
| therefor | 14 | (in formal usage, especially legal usage) for that or for it | ordering goods and enclosing payment therefor |
| thinness | 11 | relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width | the thinness of a rope |
| throated | 12 | having a throat as specified | deep-throated |
| thuggery | 16 | violent or brutal acts as of thugs | - |
| thalamus | 13 | large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon | - |
| thrasher | 14 | a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw | - |
| thuggish | 16 | - | - |
| thallium | 13 | a soft grey malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air; it is highly toxic and is used in rodent and insect poisons; occurs in zinc blende and some iron ores | - |
| theorise | 11 | to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds | - |
| thickset | 17 | having a short and solid form or stature | a thickset young man |
| thievish | 17 | given to thievery | - |
| theogony | 15 | the study of the origins and genealogy of the gods | - |
| thronged | 13 | filled with great numbers crowded together | I try to avoid the thronged streets and stores just before Christmas |
| thacking | 18 | - | - |
| thalamic | 15 | - | - |
| thalline | 11 | - | - |
| thalloid | 12 | of or relating to or resembling or consisting of a thallus | - |
| thallous | 11 | - | - |
| thalwegs | 15 | - | - |
| thanadar | 12 | - | - |
| thanages | 12 | - | - |
| thanedom | 14 | - | - |
| thangkas | 16 | - | - |
| thankers | 15 | - | - |
| thanking | 16 | - | - |
| thankyou | 18 | - | - |
| thannahs | 14 | - | - |
| thataway | 17 | - | - |
| thatched | 17 | - | - |
| thatches | 16 | - | - |
| thatness | 11 | - | - |
| thawiest | 14 | - | - |
| thawings | 15 | - | - |
| thawless | 14 | - | - |
| theanine | 11 | - | - |
| thearchy | 19 | - | - |
| theaters | 11 | - | - |
| theatral | 11 | - | - |
| theatres | 11 | - | - |
| theatric | 13 | - | - |
| thebaine | 13 | - | - |
| theeking | 16 | - | - |
| theelins | 11 | - | - |
| theelols | 11 | - | - |
| thelitis | 11 | - | - |
| themself | 16 | - | - |
| thenages | 12 | - | - |
| theocons | 13 | - | - |
| theocrat | 13 | - | - |
| theodicy | 17 | the branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil | - |
| theologs | 12 | - | - |
| theonomy | 16 | - | - |
| theorbos | 13 | - | - |
| theorems | 13 | - | - |
| theorics | 13 | - | - |
| theories | 11 | - | - |
| theosoph | 16 | - | - |
| therblig | 14 | - | - |
| theremin | 13 | an electronic musical instrument; melodies can be played by moving the right hand between two rods that serve as antennas to control pitch; the left hand controls phrasing | - |
| thereout | 11 | - | - |
| theriaca | 13 | - | - |
| theriacs | 13 | - | - |
| therians | 11 | - | - |
| thermals | 13 | - | - |
| thermels | 13 | - | - |
| thermion | 13 | an electrically charged particle (electron or ion) emitted by a substance at a high temperature | - |
| thermits | 13 | - | - |
| theropod | 14 | any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs | - |
| thesauri | 11 | - | - |
| thetched | 17 | - | - |
| thetches | 16 | - | - |
| thetical | 13 | - | - |
| theurgic | 14 | - | - |
| thewiest | 14 | - | - |
| thewless | 14 | - | - |
| thiamine | 13 | a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth | - |
| thiamins | 13 | - | - |
| thiazide | 21 | any of a group of drugs commonly used as diuretics in the treatment of hypertension; they block the reabsorption of sodium in the kidneys | - |
| thiazine | 20 | a compound made up of a ring of four carbon atoms and one sulfur atom and one nitrogen atom | - |
| thiazins | 20 | - | - |
| thiazole | 20 | - | - |
| thiazols | 20 | - | - |
| thickens | 17 | - | - |
| thickest | 17 | - | - |
| thickets | 17 | - | - |
| thickety | 20 | - | - |
| thickies | 17 | - | - |
| thicking | 18 | - | - |
| thickish | 20 | - | - |
| thickoes | 17 | - | - |
| thiggers | 13 | - | - |
| thigging | 14 | - | - |
| thillers | 11 | - | - |
| thimbled | 16 | - | - |
| thimbles | 15 | - | - |
| thinclad | 14 | - | - |
| thindown | 15 | - | - |
| thingamy | 17 | - | - |
| thingier | 12 | - | - |
| thingies | 12 | - | - |
| thinkers | 15 | - | - |
| thinners | 11 | - | - |
| thinnest | 11 | - | - |
| thinnish | 14 | - | - |
| thionate | 11 | - | - |
| thionine | 11 | - | - |
| thionins | 11 | - | - |
| thionyls | 14 | - | - |
| thiophen | 16 | - | - |
| thiophil | 16 | - | - |
| thiotepa | 13 | an antineoplastic drug used to treat certain malignancies | - |
| thiourea | 11 | - | - |
| thirding | 13 | - | - |
| thirlage | 12 | - | - |
| thirling | 12 | - | - |
| thirsted | 12 | - | - |
| thirster | 11 | a person with a strong desire for something | a thirster after blood |
| thisaway | 17 | - | - |
| thisness | 11 | - | - |
| thistles | 11 | - | - |
| thlipses | 13 | - | - |
| thlipsis | 13 | - | - |
| tholepin | 13 | a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing | - |
| thongier | 12 | - | - |
| thonging | 13 | - | - |
| thoracal | 13 | - | - |
| thoraces | 13 | - | - |
| thoraxes | 18 | - | - |
| thorites | 11 | - | - |
| thoriums | 13 | - | - |
| thornier | 11 | - | - |
| thornily | 14 | - | - |
| thorning | 12 | - | - |
| thornset | 11 | - | - |
| thoughts | 15 | - | - |
| thowless | 14 | - | - |
| thraldom | 14 | the state of being under the control of another person | - |
| thralled | 12 | - | - |
| thranged | 13 | - | - |
| thrapple | 15 | - | - |
| thrashed | 15 | - | - |
| thrashes | 14 | - | - |
| thraward | 15 | - | - |
| thrawart | 14 | - | - |
| thrawing | 15 | - | - |
| thrawnly | 17 | - | - |
| threaden | 12 | - | - |
| threader | 12 | a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops | - |
| threaped | 14 | - | - |
| threaper | 13 | - | - |
| threapit | 13 | - | - |
| threated | 12 | - | - |
| threaves | 14 | - | - |
| threeped | 14 | - | - |
| threeper | 13 | - | - |
| threepit | 13 | - | - |
| threnode | 12 | - | - |
| threnody | 15 | a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person | - |
| threshed | 15 | - | - |
| threshel | 14 | - | - |
| threshes | 14 | - | - |
| thridace | 14 | - | - |
| thridded | 14 | - | - |
| thrimsas | 13 | - | - |
| thripses | 13 | - | - |
| thrissel | 11 | - | - |
| thristed | 12 | - | - |
| thristle | 11 | - | - |
| thrivers | 14 | - | - |
| throbbed | 16 | - | - |
| throbber | 15 | - | - |
| throeing | 12 | - | - |
| thrombin | 15 | an enzyme that acts on fibrinogen in blood causing it to clot | - |
| thrombus | 15 | a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin | - |
| throning | 12 | - | - |
| thronner | 11 | - | - |
| thropple | 15 | - | - |
| throstle | 11 | common Old World thrush noted for its song | - |
| throwers | 14 | - | - |
| throwing | 15 | - | - |
| thrummed | 16 | - | - |
| thrummer | 15 | - | - |
| thruputs | 13 | - | - |
| thrushes | 14 | - | - |
| thrusted | 12 | - | - |
| thrustor | 11 | - | - |
| thruways | 17 | - | - |
| thrymsas | 16 | - | - |
| thuggees | 13 | - | - |
| thuggism | 15 | - | - |
| thulites | 11 | - | - |
| thuliums | 13 | - | - |
| thumbier | 15 | - | - |
| thumbing | 16 | - | - |
| thumbkin | 19 | - | - |
| thumbnut | 15 | a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning | - |
| thumbpot | 17 | - | - |
| thumpers | 15 | - | - |
| thunders | 12 | - | - |
| thundery | 15 | loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss | - |
| thunking | 16 | - | - |
| thurible | 13 | a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual) | - |
| thurifer | 14 | an acolyte who carries a thurible | - |
| thusness | 11 | - | - |
| thuswise | 14 | - | - |
| thwacked | 21 | - | - |
| thwacker | 20 | - | - |
| thwaites | 14 | - | - |
| thwarter | 14 | someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take | - |
| thwartly | 17 | - | - |
| thyloses | 14 | - | - |
| thylosis | 14 | - | - |
| thymiest | 16 | - | - |
| thymines | 16 | - | - |
| thymomas | 18 | - | - |
| thymosin | 16 | hormone secreted by the thymus; stimulates immunological activity of lymphoid tissue | - |
| thymuses | 16 | - | - |
| thyreoid | 15 | - | - |
| thyroids | 15 | - | - |
| thyroxin | 21 | hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells | thyroxine is 65% iodine |
| thyrsoid | 15 | - | - |
