Bathos
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
An abrupt and jarring lapse from the elevated or serious to the trivial or commonplace, producing a deflating effect in speech or writing.
“The eulogy descended into bathos when the speaker compared his grief to losing a favourite pen.”
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ba·thos
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Wordle
All six letters are distinct, contains TH digraph, no repeated vowels, tricky to guess without knowing the word
Scrabble
Worth 10 points, TH digraph is handy when H is available, BATHOS is a clean six-letter play with no awkward clusters
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