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Common 6-letter words
The 60 most common, with their Scrabble points: the 16 most used that have a meaning, with a short one, then the rest, most used first. Every word links to its full meaning.
- search 11to look through or over carefully in order to find something
- online 6connected to a computer network
- people 10any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
- health 12the physical condition of an organism
- system 11a group of interacting elements forming a unified whole
- policy 13an action or a procedure considered with reference to prudence or expediency
- number 10the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
- please 8to give enjoyment or satisfaction to
- rights 10an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or…
- public 12not private
- school 11an educational institution
- review 12to view again
- united 7to bring together so as to form a whole
- center 8an area that is approximately central within some larger region
- travel 9to go from one place to another
- report 8to give an account of
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Highest-scoring 6-letter words
quazzy scores the most (36), then seven words on 35, in Scrabble points before bonus squares.
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| quazzy | 36 | 36 | |
| pizazz | 35 | 36 | the quality of being exciting or attractive |
| pizzaz | 35 | 36 | the quality of being exciting or attractive |
| bazazz | 35 | 36 | |
| bezazz | 35 | 36 | the quality of being exciting or attractive |
| bizazz | 35 | 36 | |
| pazazz | 35 | 36 | the quality of being exciting or attractive |
| zuzzim | 35 | 37 | |
| zizzed | 34 | 34 | to make a buzzing sound |
| then four words on 33 | |||
Among everyday words, puzzle and piazza share the top score (26), then dazzle (25).
6-letter words by the numbers
- 23,118 6-letter words are in at least one of the three word lists we use: 16,658 in NWL2023 (Scrabble in the US and Canada), 23,080 in Collins Scrabble Words (most other countries) and 15,187 in ENABLE (the list Words With Friends started from).
- S starts the most of them (2,788), then C (1,823) and B (1,641). S ends the most (6,675).
- E is in more 6-letter words than any other letter: 13,743, or 59%.
- 12,318 words (53%) use a letter twice or more, and 24 have no A, E, I, O or U, 3 of them not even a Y, such as crwths, grrrls, tsktsk.
Questions
How many 6-letter words are there?
23,118 across the three word lists, 16,658 of them good in North American Scrabble. About 2,977 are everyday words.
Which letter do most 6-letter words start with?
S, with 2,788 words. The fewest start with X (19).
Where do the words come from?
From NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words and ENABLE, as on the rest of Unscramble ME (see How It Works). A word that only one game accepts is still listed; its page shows which games take it.