Throes

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Intense and agonising spasms of pain or emotional anguish.

“The country was in the throes of a severe economic crisis.”

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Synonyms

agonytormentpangs anguishconvulsions

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

THR start with OES ending, the OES vowel cluster is worth targeting in a single guess

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points, the S hook means THROE can be easily extended to THROES on the board

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Anagrams of Throes

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

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Words one letter different

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

threes throbs throed throws

Words you can make from Throes

Shorter words formed from the letters in “throes”.

ethos heros hoers horse horst other roset rotes rotse shoer shore short shote soter stero store theor theos thore those throe toher tores torse

Add a letter to make a longer word

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

bothers earshot exhorts hectors hoister holster hornets horstes hostler mothers shorter

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