Words With "TH"

Q: How many English words contain "th"?

Our dictionary contains 1,849 common English words with TH somewhere in them. The exact total in all of English is somewhat higher; rarer technical terms aren't in this list.

Q: What are some examples of words with "th"?

Common examples: absinth, absinthe, acanthi, acanthus, acanthuses, adulthood.

1,849 English words that contain the letters TH anywhere in the word.

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TH spells two sounds: the soft TH in "think" and the voiced TH in "the". One of the trickiest digraphs in English.

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3-Letter Words (3)

nth the tho

4-Letter Words (23)

bath both doth hath kith lath loth math moth myth oath path pith than that thaw thee them then they thin this thou

5-Letter Words (69)

7-Letter Words (154)

absinth acanthi another anthems anthers anthill anthrax atheism atheist athlete authors azimuth bathers bathing bathmat bathtub beneath berthed bethink betroth birthed birther bismuth blither bothers breadth breathe breaths breathy brothel brother cathode clothed clothes dearths deathly dithers drouths earthed earthen earthly eighths empathy enthral enthuse epithet esthete ethical ethnics farther fathead fathers fathoms feather fourths frothed further gathers growths healthy hearths heathen heather hothead isthmus lathers lathing leather lengths lengthy lithest lithium loathed loathes mammoth matzoth menthol methane methods monthly mothers mouthed naphtha neither nothing panther pathway pithier pithily plinths pothole pothook prithee pythons rebirth rethink rhythms scythed scythes seethed seethes seventh sheathe sheaths slather sleuths slither smooths smoothy smother soothed soothes stealth swarthy swathed swathes teethed teethes tethers thalami thanked thawing theater theatre theists theorem therapy thereby therein thereof thereon thereto thermal thermos thiamin thicken thicker thicket thickly thieved thieves thimble thinker thinned thinner thirdly thirsts thirsty thistle thither thorium thought thralls threads

8-Letter Words (221)

absinthe acanthus aesthete although amaranth amethyst anathema anthills anything atheists athletes athletic authored azimuths badmouth bathmats bathrobe bathroom bathtubs behemoth bequeath berthing bethinks betroths biathlon bigmouth birdbath birthday birthers birthing blithely blithest bothered breadths breathed breather breathes brethren brothels brothers catheter cathodes catholic clothier clothing coauthor deathbed dethrone dithered drouthes earthier earthing eleventh enthrall enthrals enthrone enthused enthuses epithets esthetes esthetic ethereal eyeteeth eyetooth faithful farthest farthing fatheads fathered fatherly fathomed feathers feathery fiftieth filthier foothill foothold footpath forsooth fortieth fourthly frothier frothing furthers furthest gathered gatherer goatherd gunsmith hawthorn heathens herewith hitherto hotheads hothouse hyacinth knothole lathered leathers leathery lecithin lengthen lethally lethargy loathing mammoths marathon masthead megalith methadon methanol methinks mirthful monolith mothball mothered motherly mouthful mouthing mythical northern nothings nuthatch oilcloth orthodox outhouse pantheon panthers pathetic pathogen pathways pithiest plethora polymath porthole potholes pothooks rebirths rethinks rhythmic ruthless scathing scything seething sevenths sheathed sheathes sixtieth slathers slithers slithery slothful smithies smoothed smoother smoothes smoothie smoothly smothers soothing southern southpaw stealthy strength sunbathe swathing sympathy teething telethon tethered thalamus thallium thankful thanking thatched thatcher thatches theaters theatres theistic

9-Letter Words (246)

adulthood aesthetes aesthetic aftermath airworthy algorithm amaranths amethysts anathemas anthology antipathy anythings apartheid apathetic arthritic arthritis arthropod asthmatic atheistic athletics authentic authoring authority authorize badmouths bandwidth bathhouse bathrobes bathrooms behemoths bequeaths bethought betrothal betrothed biathlons bigmouths billionth bimonthly biorhythm birdbaths birthdays birthmark birthrate bloodbath bothering breathers breathier breathing brotherly buckteeth bucktooth catharses catharsis cathartic cathedral catheters clothiers coauthors cutthroat deathbeds deathblow deathless deathlike deathtrap decathlon dethroned dethrones diphthong dishcloth dithering earthiest earthlier earthling earthward earthwork earthworm eightieth elevenths empathize enthralls enthroned enthrones enthusing esthetics ethically ethnicity ethnology faithfuls faithless farthings fathering fathoming feathered fifteenth fiftieths filthiest firsthand foothills footholds footpaths forgather forsythia forthwith fortieths frothiest furthered gatherers gathering goatherds godfather godmother goldsmith gunsmiths hawthorns healthful healthier healthily hotheaded hothouses hundredth hyacinths isthmuses knotholes labyrinth lathering lengthens lengthier lengthily lethargic leviathan loathings loathsome locksmith logarithm loincloth loudmouth marathons mastheads megaliths methadone methought millionth mirthless monoliths monthlies mothballs mothering mouthfuls mouthwash mythology nighthawk ninetieth northeast northerly northward northwest oilcloths orthodoxy osteopath otherwise outgrowth outhouses overthink overthrew overthrow pantheism pantheist pantheons pathogens pathology penthouse plaything polymaths polythene portholes posthaste potholder rethought sackcloth sailcloth

10-Letter Words (236)

acanthuses aesthetics afterbirth aftermaths algorithms altogether anesthesia anesthetic anthracite anthropoid antitheses antithesis apothecary apotheoses apotheosis arithmetic arthritics arthropods asthmatics authorized authorizes authorship badmouthed bandwidths bathhouses bedclothes bellwether bequeathed bethinking betrothals betrothing billionths biorhythms birthmarks birthplace birthrates birthright birthstone blacksmith blackthorn bloodbaths bothersome breathable breathiest breathless broadcloth cathartics cathedrals childbirth clothespin coauthored courthouse cutthroats deathblows deathtraps decathlons dethroning diphtheria diphthongs dishcloths earthiness earthliest earthlings earthquake earthworks earthworms eighteenth eightieths empathetic empathized empathizes enthralled enthroning enthusiasm enthusiast ethereally ethnically euthanasia everything faithfully fatherhood fatherland fatherless fathomable fathomless featherier feathering fifteenths filthiness forefather foregather forgathers forsythias forthright fourteenth furthering gatherings geothermal godfathers godmothers goldsmiths healthcare healthiest heartthrob heathenish henceforth homeopathy hundredths hypotheses hypothesis interfaith knighthood labyrinths lengthened lengthiest lengthways lengthwise leviathans lighthouse lithograph locksmiths logarithms loincloths loudmouths marathoner methodical millionths mirthfully monolithic monotheism monotheist mothballed motherhood motherland motherless motormouth mouthpiece nethermost newsworthy nighthawks nineteenth ninetieths northbound northerner northwards noteworthy nuthatches ophthalmic orthogonal orthopedic osteopaths osteopathy outgrowths overgrowth overthinks overthrown overthrows pantheists parenthood pathogenic pentathlon penthouses pilothouse pinfeather playthings polytheism polytheist posthumous potholders priesthood prostheses prosthesis prosthetic psychopath rethinking rhythmical roadworthy ruthlessly scathingly seventieth

11-Letter Words (171)

afterbirths algorithmic anaesthesia anaesthetic anesthetics anesthetist anesthetize anthologies anthologist anthologize anthropoids antipathies authorities authorizing badmouthing bellwethers bequeathing bimonthlies birthplaces birthrights birthstones blacksmiths blackthorns blameworthy brotherhood bucktoothed calisthenic catholicity cheesecloth childbirths clothesline clothespins coauthoring cottonmouth courthouses discotheque earthenware earthquakes eighteenths empathizing enthralling enthusiasms enthusiasts erythrocyte ethnologist faithlessly fatherlands featheriest forefathers foregathers forethought forgathered forthcoming fourteenths freethinker furtherance furthermore furthermost grandfather grandmother hairbreadth healthfully healthiness heartthrobs homeopathic hotheadedly housemother hypothalami hypothermia hypothesize knighthoods leatherneck lengthening lightheaded lighthouses lithographs lithography lithosphere logarithmic loudmouthed marathoners mathematics mentholated methodology misanthrope misanthropy monotheists mothballing motherboard motherlands motormouths mouthpieces mouthwashes mythologies mythologist naphthalene nineteenths nonetheless northeaster northerlies northerners nothingness ornithology orthodontia orthodontic orthodoxies orthography orthopaedic orthopedics orthopedist overthought pantheistic parentheses parenthesis parenthetic pathologist pentathlons pilothouses pinfeathers polytheists priesthoods psychopaths rathskeller semimonthly seventeenth seventieths shibboleths silversmith smithereens softhearted soothsayers southerlies southerners southwester spendthrift stealthiest stepbrother stepfathers stepmothers stethoscope stillbirths strengthens sweethearts sympathetic sympathized sympathizer sympathizes synthesized synthesizer synthesizes tablecloths thanklessly thenceforth theocracies theologians theological theoretical therapeutic thereabouts thermometer thermostats thesauruses thickenings thicknesses thimblefuls thingamajig thirteenths thistledown thoroughest thoughtless thousandths

12-Letter Words (135)

aforethought afterthought amphitheater amphitheatre anaesthetics anaesthetist anaesthetize anesthetists anesthetized anesthetizes anthologists anthologized anthologizes anthropology antipathetic antithetical apothecaries arithmetical aromatherapy athletically authenticate authenticity blabbermouth bloodthirsty breakthrough breathlessly breathtaking brotherhoods calisthenics chemotherapy closemouthed clotheslines commonwealth cottonmouths dethronement discotheques earthshaking enthronement enthusiastic erythrocytes ethnological ethnologists fainthearted faithfulness flamethrower foregathered forgathering forthrightly freethinkers freethinking grandfathers grandmothers hairbreadths hairsbreadth housemothers hydrotherapy hypothalamus hypothesized hypothesizes hypothetical labyrinthine leathernecks lighthearted lithographed lithographer lithographic lithospheres mathematical methodically misanthropes misanthropic monotheistic motherboards motherfucker motherliness mythological mythologists nevertheless nightclothes northeastern northeasters northernmost northwestern orthodontics orthodontist orthographic orthopaedics orthopaedist orthopedists otherworldly overthinking overthrowing parenthesize pathetically pathological pathologists philanthropy plainclothes polyethylene polytheistic posthumously praiseworthy psychopathic radiotherapy rathskellers rhythmically ruthlessness seventeenths silversmiths slothfulness southeastern southernmost southwestern southwesters spendthrifts stepbrothers stethoscopes strengthened sympathizers sympathizing synthesizers synthesizing thankfulness thanksgiving theatrically thematically theoretician therapeutics thermometers thermostatic thingamajigs thoroughbred thoroughfare thoroughness thoughtfully

13-Letter Words (76)

aesthetically afterthoughts amphitheaters amphitheatres anaesthetists anaesthetized anaesthetizes anesthetizing anthologizing apathetically authentically authenticated authenticates authoritarian authoritative authorization blabbermouths breakthroughs brotherliness callisthenics chrysanthemum commonwealths enthronements faithlessness featherweight flamethrowers foregathering grandfathered hairsbreadths healthfulness hotheadedness hypothesizing lethargically lithographers lithographing loathsomeness mathematician methodologies misanthropist motherfuckers motherfucking mouthwatering northeasterly northeastward northwesterly northwestward ophthalmology ornithologist orthodontists orthogonality orthographies orthopaedists parenthesized parenthesizes parenthetical philanthropic physiotherapy psychotherapy semimonthlies southeasterly southeastward southwesterly southwestward strengthening synthetically thanksgivings thenceforward theoretically theoreticians thermodynamic thermonuclear thermoplastic thoroughbreds thoroughfares thoroughgoing thoughtlessly

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Common Questions

How many English words contain "th"?

Our dictionary contains 1,849 common English words with TH somewhere in them. The exact total in all of English is somewhat higher; rarer technical terms aren't in this list.

What are some examples of words with "th"?

Common examples: absinth, absinthe, acanthi, acanthus, acanthuses, adulthood.

Is "th" a digraph?

A digraph is two letters that spell a single sound. TH is a true digraph in English — it depends on whether the two letters fuse into one sound. TH spells two sounds: the soft TH in "think" and the voiced TH in "the". One of the trickiest digraphs in English.