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6 Letter Words Starting With A

There are 2315 valid 6 letter words that start with A, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 6-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

abacay - 13 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

abacay - 13 points

Words With Friends

abamps - 15 points

6 Letter Words (2315)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 6 Letter Words Starting With a

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 2315 word list is 30.1 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 aahing 10 10 11 31
#2 aaliis 6 6 7 19
#3 aarrgh 10 10 10 30
#4 aartis 6 6 6 18
#5 ababua 10 10 13 33
#6 abacas 10 10 12 32
🏆 #7 abacay 13 13 14 40
#8 abacli 10 10 13 33
#9 abacot 10 10 12 32
#10 abacus 10 10 13 33
#11 abadia 9 9 10 28
#12 abakas 12 12 13 37
#13 abamps 12 12 15 39
#14 abands 9 9 11 29
#15 abanet 8 8 10 26
#16 abanga 9 9 12 30
#17 abanic 10 10 13 33
#18 abaris 8 8 9 25
#19 abased 9 9 10 28
#20 abaser 8 8 9 25

Where 6 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 6 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with A will give you far more flexible options try 6 letter words starting with A for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 6 letter word starting with a?

abacay — worth 40 combined points (US Scrabble: 13, UK Scrabble: 13, Words With Friends: 14).

How many 6 letter words start with a?

2315 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 6 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 6 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter a words will come up far more often.