Pathos

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A quality in writing, speech, or art that evokes feelings of pity, compassion, or deep sorrow in the audience.

“The final scene of the film was charged with pathos, leaving the audience visibly moved.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

pa·thos

Related Words

Synonyms

poignancycommiserationpity ruth

Antonyms

comedy bathos

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in OS with good vowel distribution across the word, making it a reliable early guess

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points with the PH pair valuable and the S providing a potential hook for extensions

Words Related to Pathos

Anagrams of Pathos

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

pashto potash

Words one letter different

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

bathos patios pothos

Words you can make from Pathos

Shorter words formed from the letters in “pathos”.

ashot hoast hosta oaths opahs pahos paths phots shoat spath staph stopa topas tophs apts asop atop haps hasp hast hats hops hosp host

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