7-letter words with T as the 3rd letter and H as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern is __TH___, so you can rule out any candidate that breaks the middle pair. Familiar matches include WITHOUT, NOTHING, METHODS, AUTHORS, MOTHERS, and FATHERS. Only 15 entries rank among common English words, while the full set also includes specialist vocabulary and less familiar plays.

At a glance: the T-H pattern

• The pattern __TH___ has 172 words across the tournament dictionaries counted here.
• WITHOUT and NOTHING are recognizable examples; METHODS and AUTHORS fit the same fixed positions.
• The opening letter L leads with 25 matches, ahead of P with 18 and B with 17.
• S is the most frequent final letter, appearing on 52 matches; E follows with 18.
• The average tile score is 12.8, before any premium-square bonuses.

7-letter words with T as the 3rd letter and H as the 4th letter

The opening letters are more varied than the ending letters. L begins 25 words, while P and B account for 18 and 17; together, those three initials make up 60 of the 172 matches. Examples across the set include LITHIUM, PATHWAY, BATHTUB, and CATHODE.

For a high tile total, MYTHIZE and ZYTHUMS each score 24 points before board premiums. METHOXY scores 22, while ZITHERS and ZITHERN score 19 apiece. Those scores reward the high-value letters, but the unusual spellings are a real drawback when you need a word you can quickly recognize.

Which endings are most common in this pattern?

S dominates the final position: 52 words end in S, nearly three times the 18 ending in E. G appears on 15 entries, and D on 11. That makes plural-looking forms such as METHODS, MOTHERS, and AUTHORS especially visible among familiar examples.

The counts differ by dictionary: 122 entries appear in ENABLE, 166 in Collins, and 130 in NWL2023, while the combined set contains 172. Not every game accepts the same words, so check your game's word list once before playing an obscure match. For a practical starting point, try WITHOUT or NOTHING; both preserve the pattern without relying on a rare spelling.