6 Letter Word Finder

How many 6 letter words are there?

There are 16,512 six letter words in the word list this site searches. Six letter words sit one tile short of a Scrabble bingo. They come up when you want to hold a tile or two back for the next turn instead of emptying the rack.

The most common starting letters at this length are S (1,944 words), C (1,378 words), B (1,170 words), P (1,140 words) and R (1,001 words).

Highest scoring 6 letter words

The highest scoring six letter word is BEZAZZ at 35 points. These are the top 12, scored with standard English Scrabble tile values and no board bonuses.

  • bezazz 35
  • pazazz 35
  • pizazz 35
  • pizzaz 35
  • zizzed 34
  • jazzbo 33
  • whizzy 33
  • zizzes 33
  • zizzle 33
  • jazzed 32
  • jazzer 31
  • jazzes 31

6 letter words with no vowels

The word list has 3 words at this length with no A, E, I, O, U or Y. Vowelless words are worth knowing for the turns where your rack has nothing left to build around.

  • crwths 14
  • grrrls 7
  • tsktsk 14

6 letter words with a Q and no U

A Q with no U beside it is one of the worst tiles to be stuck with. The word list has 19 words at this length that will take it.

  • buqsha 20
  • burqas 17
  • faqirs 18
  • niqaab 17
  • niqabs 17
  • qabala 17
  • qajaqs 31
  • qanats 15
  • qapiks 21
  • qiblas 17
  • qigong 17
  • qindar 16

Tips for six letter words

If you can make a six and keep a good seventh tile, score it both ways before you commit. Holding back a blank or an S is often worth more than the extra few points on this turn.

Examples

  1. Let's say you're playing Scrabble and have the set of tiles A, C, E, R, S, T.

    To find all the 6 letter words you can make with these tiles, enter the letters into the "Make Words With These Letters" section and click "Find 6 Letter Words".

    You'll get all anagrams of the letters you entered, including words like CARETS, CATERS, CRATES, REACTS, RECAST, TRACES.

  2. Let's say you're playing Scrabble and have the set of tiles A, E, S, R and one blank (wildcard) tile.

    Let's say there's some space below the letter "N" on the board and you'd like to make a word there.

    To find all the 6 letter words you can make with tiles you have plus "N" and the word must start with "N", enter "AESR?" into the "Make Words With These Letters" section and enter "N" in the first box of the "Letters By Position" section. Then click "Find 6 Letter Words".

    You'll get all the 6 letter words you can play, including NACRES, NAMERS.

  3. Let's say you want to find words that only contain the vowel "A" (no E, I, O, U). The "A" must also be present at least 2 times.

    To find all the 6 letter words that fit this criteria, enter "AA" in the "Make Words With These Letters" section, and "EIOU" in the "Letters To Exclude" section. Then click "Find 6 Letter Words".

    You'll get all the words that fit the criteria, including words like ADAPTS, ALWAYS, ALPHAS, ASTHMA, DRAMAS.