A TH ending narrows this to 121 words, 36 of which are possible answers.
22 of the 121 are common enough to guess without hesitation.
The letters that turn up alongside most often are R (44), I (37) and O (34). Roughly one word in six here is everyday English, 22 of the 121. Build a guess from the common letters rather than the unusual words.
List of 5 Letter Words Ending in TH
All 121 words in one list, with the Wordle answers first.
- BERTH
- BIRTH
- BOOTH
- BROTH
- CLOTH
- DEATH
- DEPTH
- EARTH
- FAITH
- FIFTH
- FILTH
- FORTH
- FROTH
- GIRTH
- HEATH
- LOATH
- MIRTH
- MONTH
- MOUTH
- NINTH
- NORTH
- QUOTH
- SIXTH
- SLOTH
- SMITH
- SOOTH
- SOUTH
- SWATH
- TEETH
- TENTH
- TOOTH
- TRUTH
- WIDTH
- WORTH
- WRATH
- YOUTH
- AIRTH
- ARITH
- AZOTH
- BAITH
- BARTH
- BEATH
- BEETH
- BRETH
- BRITH
- CHETH
- COOTH
- COUTH
- CRITH
- CRUTH
- CRWTH
- CYATH
- DERTH
- DOETH
- DRYTH
- EDITH
- EOITH
- FARTH
- FERTH
- FIRTH
- FOUTH
- FOWTH
- FRITH
- FULTH
- FURTH
- GARTH
- GOETH
- GRITH
- HAITH
- ICHTH
- ILLTH
- KEITH
- KHETH
- KNUTH
- LAITH
- LEATH
- LEITH
- LENTH
- LEWTH
- LOWTH
- MEATH
- MEETH
- MEITH
- MOOTH
- MORTH
- MOWTH
- MURTH
- MUSTH
- NEATH
- PORTH
- RAITH
- REWTH
- ROUTH
- ROWTH
- SAITH
- SCATH
- SCYTH
- SHETH
- SIDTH
- SIETH
- SLATH
- SMETH
- SMYTH
- SNATH
- SOWTH
- SPATH
- STITH
- SWITH
- SYNTH
- TILTH
- TIRTH
- TROTH
- TUATH
- UNETH
- WALTH
- WARTH
- WRITH
- WROTH
- YARTH
- YERTH
- YIRTH
Common 5 Letter Words Ending in TH
The 22 everyday words on this list, the ones most readers already know.
- DEATH
- SOUTH
- NORTH
- MONTH
- WORTH
- EARTH
- TRUTH
- SMITH
- MOUTH
- FAITH
- FIFTH
- BIRTH
- YOUTH
- TEETH
- DEPTH
- FORTH
- SIXTH
- BOOTH
- TOOTH
- CLOTH
- WIDTH
- HEATH
Best 5 Letter Words Ending in TH for Wordle
Start with one of these. All three are among the 121 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- EARTH: takes 121 down to 36 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- NORTH: down to 46. It is on the answer list.
- WORTH: down to 49. It is on the answer list.
36 of these words are on the Wordle answer list.
- DEATH
- SOUTH
- NORTH
- MONTH
- WORTH
- EARTH
- TRUTH
- SMITH
- MOUTH
- FAITH
- FIFTH
- BIRTH
- YOUTH
- TEETH
- DEPTH
- FORTH
- SIXTH
- BOOTH
- TOOTH
- CLOTH
- WIDTH
- HEATH
- NINTH
- TENTH
- WRATH
- BERTH
- FILTH
- BROTH
- SLOTH
- GIRTH
- SWATH
- FROTH
- LOATH
- MIRTH
- SOOTH
- QUOTH
5 Letter Words Ending in TH by Third Letter
The list grouped by its last three letters.
5 Letter Words Ending in ATH
5 letter words ending in ATH: 15 in all, led by DEATH and HEATH.
- DEATH
- HEATH
- WRATH
- SWATH
- LOATH
- NEATH
- MEATH
- LEATH
- BEATH
- SPATH
- TUATH
- CYATH
5 Letter Words Ending in ETH
5 letter words ending in ETH: 12 in all, led by TEETH and GOETH.
- TEETH
- GOETH
- DOETH
- SHETH
- BRETH
- BEETH
- CHETH
- KHETH
- MEETH
- SIETH
- SMETH
- UNETH
5 Letter Words Ending in ITH
5 letter words ending in ITH: 20 in all, led by SMITH and FAITH.
- SMITH
- FAITH
- KEITH
- EDITH
- LEITH
- SAITH
- FRITH
- RAITH
- LAITH
- STITH
- BRITH
- HAITH
5 Letter Words Ending in LTH and NTH
5 letter words ending in LTH and NTH: 10 in all, led by MONTH and NINTH.
- MONTH
- NINTH
- TENTH
- FILTH
- SYNTH
- TILTH
- LENTH
- FULTH
- ILLTH
- WALTH
5 Letter Words Ending in OTH
5 letter words ending in OTH: 13 in all, led by BOOTH and TOOTH.
- BOOTH
- TOOTH
- CLOTH
- BROTH
- SLOTH
- FROTH
- SOOTH
- QUOTH
- TROTH
- WROTH
- AZOTH
- MOOTH
5 Letter Words Ending in RTH
5 letter words ending in RTH: 24 in all, led by NORTH and WORTH.
- NORTH
- WORTH
- EARTH
- BIRTH
- FORTH
- BERTH
- GIRTH
- MIRTH
- GARTH
- FIRTH
- BARTH
- PORTH
5 Letter Words Ending in STH and UTH
5 letter words ending in STH and UTH: 10 in all, led by SOUTH and TRUTH.
- SOUTH
- TRUTH
- MOUTH
- YOUTH
- ROUTH
- KNUTH
- COUTH
- MUSTH
- FOUTH
- CRUTH
5 Letter Words Ending in TH by Starting Letter
The same list grouped by first letter.
5 Letter Words Starting With B and Ending in TH
5 letter words starting with B and ending in TH: 10 in all, led by BIRTH and BOOTH.
- BIRTH
- BOOTH
- BERTH
- BROTH
- BARTH
- BRITH
- BEATH
- BAITH
- BRETH
- BEETH
5 Letter Words Starting With F and Ending in TH
5 letter words starting with F and ending in TH: 13 in all, led by FAITH and FIFTH.
- FAITH
- FIFTH
- FORTH
- FILTH
- FROTH
- FIRTH
- FRITH
- FURTH
- FOUTH
- FARTH
- FERTH
- FOWTH
5 Letter Words Starting With M and Ending in TH
5 letter words starting with M and ending in TH: 11 in all, led by MONTH and MOUTH.
- MONTH
- MOUTH
- MIRTH
- MEATH
- MUSTH
- MOOTH
- MEETH
- MEITH
- MORTH
- MOWTH
- MURTH
5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending in TH
5 letter words starting with S and ending in TH: 21 in all, led by SOUTH and SMITH.
- SOUTH
- SMITH
- SIXTH
- SLOTH
- SWATH
- SOOTH
- SYNTH
- SMYTH
- SAITH
- SHETH
- STITH
- SPATH
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words Ending in TH in Scrabble
Scored on standard tile values, before any premium squares.
- SIXTH 15 points
- FIFTH 14 points
- WIDTH 12 points
- DEPTH 11 points
- FAITH 11 points
- FILTH 11 points
- FIRTH 11 points
- FORTH 11 points
- FROTH 11 points
- HEATH 11 points
Meanings of 5 Letter Words Ending in TH
A few here appear in puzzles more often than in speech. Worth reading before one of them costs you a guess.
- TILTH: Arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops.
- WROTH: Vehemently incensed and condemnatory.
- TROTH: A mutual promise to marry.
- SOOTH: Truth or reality. It is on the answer list.
- MIRTH: Great merriment. It is on the answer list.
- LOATH: Unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom. It is on the answer list.
- FROTH: Exude or expel foam. It is on the answer list.
- SWATH: A path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing). It is on the answer list.
- GIRTH: Tie a cinch around. It is on the answer list.
- SLOTH: A disinclination to work or exert yourself. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
What are 5 letter words ending in TH?
There are 121 of them. The everyday ones include DEATH, SOUTH, NORTH, MONTH and WORTH.
How many 5 letter words end in TH?
121 in total, and 36 of them are on the Wordle answer list.
What 5 letter words ending in TH are Wordle answers?
DEATH, SOUTH, NORTH, MONTH and WORTH lead the answer list, and 36 of these words have been answers in all.
What 5 letter words start with S and end in TH?
21 of them, including SOUTH, SMITH, SIXTH, SLOTH and SWATH.
Can a Wordle answer end in TH?
Yes. DEATH, SOUTH and NORTH all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. TRUTH and FIFTH are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is CRITH really a word?
Yes. The weight of a liter of hydrogen (at 0 centigrade and 760 millimeters pressure). It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
DEATH. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. YIRTH and YERTH are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.
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