Scythe

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A long-handled agricultural tool with a curved blade used for cutting grass or grain by sweeping it close to the ground.

“The farm worker sharpened the scythe before heading out to cut the meadow.”

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Synonyms

blade sickle

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

The Y acts as a vowel before THE, unusual spelling with silent final E and Y-vowel is a Wordle trap

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Scrabble

Worth 14 points, Y and the TH combination use good tiles and SCYTHE is a valid, memorable play

Words Related to Scythe

Anagrams of Scythe

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

chesty

Words one letter different

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

scathe

Words you can make from Scythe

Shorter words formed from the letters in “scythe”.

chest scyth stech techy tyche yechs cest chet cyst echt esth etch eths hest hyte sect seth stye tech they

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