Thetis

6 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

In Greek mythology, a sea nymph and one of the fifty Nereids, renowned as the mother of the hero Achilles by the mortal Peleus.

“Legend holds that Thetis dipped her infant son in the River Styx to make him invulnerable.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

the·tis

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Starts THE and ends in IS, the T in position 4 distinguishes it from THEMIS and other THE words

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Scrabble

Scores 9 points, H (4) carries the value but as a proper noun it is not valid in standard competitive Scrabble

Words Related to Thetis

Anagrams of Thetis

Words that use exactly the same letters as “thetis”.

theist tithes

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “thetis” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

themis thesis thetas

Words you can make from Thetis

Shorter words formed from the letters in “thetis”.

heist sithe stite stith teths tithe esth eths hest hies hist hits seth sett site stet test teth this ties

Add a letter to make a longer word

7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “thetis”.

atheist hitters lettish lithest

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