Thanes

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Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of thane, referring to feudal lords or barons in medieval Scotland and Anglo-Saxon England.

“The king rewarded his most loyal thanes with grants of land along the northern border.”

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Synonyms

lords barons nobles

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Wordle

Starts TH and ends in ES, the A in position 3 and N in position 4 are the key distinguishing letters

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Scrabble

Scores 9 points, H (4) provides excellent value and the word extends naturally from THANE with an S

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Anagrams of Thanes

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athens hasten

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Words you can make from Thanes

Shorter words formed from the letters in “thanes”.

antes ashen ashet enhat ethan etnas haets hanse hants hasnt haste hates heats hents nates nathe neath neats shane shant shean sheat shent snath

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