6-Letter Words
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Counting only the ENABLE word list, 15,157 entries are words with exactly 6 letters. That is about 8.8% of the list. All of them have the same length, so they differ only in their letters. Using commonly used tile values, BEZAZZ (35 points) scores the most. 7,221 of them use no letter twice, which matters in games where every tile is separate. Different games use different dictionaries, so check your game's rules before relying on a word.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 15,157 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 8.8% |
| Length | All 6 letters |
| Highest base score (common values) | BEZAZZ, 35 |
| No repeated letters | 7,221 |
Most common first letters
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| S | 1,781 |
| C | 1,292 |
| B | 1,060 |
| P | 1,034 |
| R | 927 |
Useful observations
- 7 read the same backward and forward, such as
DENNED,HALLAHandMARRAM. - The most common endings here are
-ED(1,495),-ER(1,264),-ES(1,075). - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 2, found in 9,127 of these words.
- The average length is 6.0 letters.
- More of them start with
Sthan with any other letter (1,781).
Browse the full lists
With 15,157 words, this list is split into smaller pages by the next letter. Each page shows its complete list.
- A… 827
- B… 1,060
- C… 1,292
- D… 800
- E… 452
- F… 699
- G… 676
- H… 554
- I… 284
- J… 210
- K… 274
- L… 636
- M… 788
- N… 287
- O… 324
- P… 1,034
- R… 927
- S… 1,781
- T… 900
- U… 348
- V… 274
- W… 451
Other 6-letter words
These groups are too small for a page of their own, so they are listed here in full.
Starting with Q 81
qanats qindar qintar qiviut quacks quaere quaffs quagga quaggy quahog quaich quaigh quails quaint quaked quaker quakes qualia qualms qualmy quango quanta quants quarks quarry quarte quarto quarts quartz quasar quatre quaver queans queasy queazy queens queers quells quench querns quests queued queuer queues quezal quiche quicks quiets quiffs quills quilts quince quinic quinin quinoa quinol quinsy quinta quinte quints quippu quipus quired quires quirks quirky quirts quitch quiver quohog quoins quoits quokka quorum quotas quoted quoter quotes quotha qurush qwerty
Starting with X 15
xebecs xenial xenias xenons xylans xylems xylene xyloid xylols xylose xylyls xyster xystoi xystos xystus
Starting with Y 99
yabber yachts yacked yaffed yagers yahoos yairds yakked yakker yamens yammer yamuns yanked yanqui yantra yapock yapoks yapons yapped yapper yarded yarely yarest yarned yarner yarrow yasmak yatter yauped yauper yaupon yautia yawing yawled yawned yawner yawped yawper yclept yeaned yearly yearns yeasts yeasty yecchs yeelin yelled yeller yellow yelped yelper yenned yentas yentes yeoman yeomen yerbas yerked yessed yesses yester yeuked yields yipped yippee yippie yirred yirths yobbos yocked yodels yodled yodler yodles yogees yogini yogins yogurt yoicks yokels yoking yolked yonder yonker youngs youpon youths yowies yowing yowled yowler yttria yttric yuccas yucked yukked yulans yupons yuppie
Starting with Z 84
zaddik zaffar zaffer zaffir zaffre zaftig zagged zaikai zaires zamias zanana zander zanier zanies zanily zanzas zapped zapper zareba zariba zayins zazens zealot zeatin zebeck zebecs zebras zechin zenana zenith zephyr zeroed zeroes zeroth zested zester zeugma zibeth zibets zigged zigzag zillah zinced zincic zincky zinebs zinged zinger zinnia zipped zipper zirams zircon zither zizith zizzle zlotys zoaria zodiac zoecia zoftig zombie zombis zonary zonate zoners zoning zonked zonula zonule zooids zoomed zoonal zorils zoster zouave zounds zoysia zydeco zygoid zygoma zygose zygote zymase
A sample of 6-letter words
An evenly spaced sample of 150 words in alphabetical order (every 101th word), to give a feel for the list.
aahing acuate agenes alible aminic anyhow armies atomic axites banged battle behind beyond bisons bobble borsht brayer brutes burred caesar canvas casual cetane chides cicala clocks cogons conked cosily craved crutch cussed dander decent denial diapir dished dopant dreidl duolog effigy emotes epacts euripi facing favour fibres flakey flutes formyl frying gagers gaskin ghetto glitch gonoph greyed gulden hallow hawkie hermai hoking houris ibexes incurs intuit jalops jogger kaiser khoums kolkoz laichs lattin lenses limits locked lowers macule manner mavins merger mimers module motile muscid nappie nighed novels octyls opiate outact pained parred peases peruse pignut pitted poetry possum primos pulper quacks radars rasers rebuts refilm remits resist rhuses rivers rouses sables sangar scarab sculpt senhor shamas shnaps signer skimpy sluice snoots sorest spider squall steppe stress suiter sweepy talcky tautly tephra thrash tinkle tonsil trapan truffe tuyere unciae unpens uphove vaguer verbid vising wailer weaken whirly wisely wrongs yogini
Using these words
Have a rack or a jumble? The Word Unscrambler can limit results to 6 letters with its Length filter: entering ABCDEU would find ABDUCE among others. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.