Be better equipped for a game of Words With Friends or Wordle’s daily enigma by checking out this in-depth WordsRated list. The 5-letter words ending with TH on offer here are worth your while, helping you improve your vocabulary or win Scrabble with words like “azoth,” “quoth,” and “kheth.”
While not as brimming a list as 5-letter Words Ending With ER, this selection is as interesting as they come. For instance, the words “birth” and “death” both exist in this space!
Vowel-free 5-letter word ending with TH
When you think of words in the English dictionary, your mind is wired to think of terms made up of a combination of mostly consonants and a vowel or two. So when you bump into words lacking the latter, suddenly it feels off-ish.
We’re looking at “crwth” in this instance—the one and only 5-letter word ending with TH without a vowel. Pronounced as (krooth), crwth is a stringed musical instrument of ancient Celtic origin. It’s a bowed lyre that’s boxy in appearance.
Archaic words quoth thou
This list of 5-letter words ending with TH is home to quite a number of old-fashioned or obsolete terms. Take a look at the following archaic words and their corresponding modern-day counterparts:
- Doeth – Do
- Goeth – Go
- Quoth – Said
- Rewth – Mercy
- Sooth/Troth – True
- Wroth – Angry
Voiced th in 5-letter words ending with TH
Most of the words listed here have the voiceless th sound. There are, however, two exceptions in this case: “width” and “mouth.” The former is always pronounced with the voiced th sound (as in with, breathe, and bathe). The latter, on the other hand, needs to be a verb to have the voiced th sound.