6-letter words with T as the 5th letter and H as the 6th letter

6-letter words with T as the 5th letter and H as the 6th letter number 56, from familiar HEALTH and GROWTH to high-scoring ZIZITH.

56 wordsTop pick HEALTHHighest score ZIZITH 27

13 of 56 are everyday words (23%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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With T in 5th place, S is the most common 6th letter (573 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 13 · most-used first

All valid words 56

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ACANTH11
  • ANEATH9
  • BREATH11
  • BYPATH16
  • COMETH13
  • COOLTH11
  • DALETH10
  • DEARTH10
  • DROUTH10
  • EIGHTH13
  • EMPATH13
  • EOLITH9
  • FOURTH12
  • GALUTH10
  • GRAITH10
  • GROWTH13
  • HADITH13
  • HEALTH12
  • HEARTH12
  • HIGHTH16
  • INWITH12
  • LENGTH10
  • LIROTH9
  • MONETH11
  • OOLITH9
  • PLINTH11
  • SCAITH11
  • SCARTH11
  • SCOUTH11
  • SCOWTH14
  • SHEATH12
  • SKAITH13
  • SKARTH13
  • SLEUTH9
  • SMEATH11
  • SMEETH11
  • SMOOTH11
  • SNEATH9
  • SPARTH11
  • SPILTH11
  • STAITH9
  • STOUTH9
  • STRATH9
  • SWARTH12
  • TOROTH9
  • TROWTH12
  • UNEATH9
  • WARMTH14
  • WEALTH12
  • WRAITH12
  • WREATH12
  • WROATH12
  • ZENITH18
  • ZEROTH18
  • ZIBETH20
  • ZIZITH27
Letters by positionIn 32% of these words the 1st letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S32%
  2. W9%
  3. H7%
2nd letter
  1. R14%
  2. O13%
  3. E13%
3rd letter
  1. A25%
  2. E16%
  3. O16%
4th letter
  1. A20%
  2. I20%
  3. R13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; ZIZITH tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 11 words
  2. 10 points: 6 words
  3. 1111 points: 13 words
  4. 12 points: 11 words
  5. 1313 points: 7 words
  6. 14 points: 2 words
  7. 1515 points: 0 words
  8. 16 points: 2 words
  9. 1717 points: 0 words
  10. 18 points: 2 words
  11. 1919 points: 0 words
  12. 20 points: 1 words
  13. 2121 points: 0 words
  14. 22 points: 0 words
  15. 2323 points: 0 words
  16. 24 points: 0 words
  17. 2525 points: 0 words
  18. 26 points: 0 words
  19. 2727 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZIZITH2726All three
ZIBETH2020All three
ZENITH1818All three
ZEROTH1817All three
BYPATH1616All three
HIGHTH1614All three
WARMTH1414All three
SCOWTH1414Collins only
GROWTH1313All three
EIGHTH1312All three
HADITH1311All three
COMETH1314All three

That fixed ending makes a compact clue set, not a general list of six-letter words. HEALTH, GROWTH, FOURTH and LENGTH are easy to recognize, but the matches also include less familiar forms such as SNEATH and SCARTH. Only 13 rank among common English words by frequency, so the familiar examples are a minority.

The T-H pattern at a glance

  • The pattern has 56 tournament-dictionary matches in total.
  • Collins includes 55 matches; NWL2023 has 37 and ENABLE has 36.
  • ZIZITH tops the score examples at 27 points, ahead of ZIBETH at 20.
  • S is the most common first letter, beginning 18 of these words.

Which familiar words fit the T-H ending?

Start with HEALTH, GROWTH, LENGTH, BREATH, WEALTH and WARMTH. These everyday choices show how the final T-H can follow several different vowel and consonant patterns.

FOURTH and EIGHTH fit too, alongside ZEROTH and ZENITH. The shared ending does not mean the words share a single word family; their first four letters vary widely.

The first-letter spread has a clear leader: S accounts for 18 matches, while W has five and H and Z have four each. Try S first when the opening letter is unknown.

Which matches score highest, and what should you watch for?

ZIZITH scores 27, while ZIBETH scores 20; ZENITH and ZEROTH each score 18. Those unusual spellings are score-heavy options, but familiar words such as WARMTH and GROWTH are easier to spot during play.

The average score is 11.9, and several matches are obscure or dictionary-dependent. Check your game's word list before relying on a rare entry; a matching pattern alone does not guarantee acceptance.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have T fifth and H sixth?
There are 56 tournament-dictionary matches with T in position five and H in position six. HEALTH, GROWTH, LENGTH and FOURTH are familiar examples. Dictionary coverage differs: Collins has 55, while NWL2023 and ENABLE include fewer.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
ZIZITH is the highest-scoring example at 27 points. ZIBETH follows at 20, with ZENITH and ZEROTH at 18 each. The top scorers are less familiar than anchors such as HEALTH, so check acceptance in your game before playing one.
Are many T-fifth, H-sixth words common?
No. Only 13 matches fall among common English words by frequency. HEALTH, GROWTH, LENGTH and BREATH are recognizable choices, while entries such as SNEATH and SCARTH are less familiar. The pattern is useful for narrowing a clue, but familiarity varies sharply.

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