thick: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 14 letter points · starts with T · ends with K
Meaning of thick
adj
Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.
Example: I want some planks that are two inches thick.
Heavy in build; thickset.
Example: He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side.
Densely crowded or packed.
Example: We walked through thick undergrowth.
Listed forms: thicker, thickest.
Source: Wiktionary — thick.
adv
In a thick manner.
Example: Snow lay thick on the ground.
Frequently or numerously.
Example: The arrows flew thick and fast around us.
Listed forms: thicker, thickest.
Source: Wiktionary — thick.
noun
The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.
Example: It was mayhem in the thick of battle.
A thicket.
- slang
A stupid person; a fool.
Listed forms: thicks.
Source: Wiktionary — thick.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for thick.
adjective
having component parts closely crowded together
adjective
spoken as if with a thick tongue
adjective
having a short and solid form or stature
adjective
hard to pass through because of dense growth
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is thick in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of thick
T(1) + H(4) + I(1) + C(3) + K(5) = 14 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of thick
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from thick
17 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in thick. Showing up to 24, longest first.