6 Letter Words Starting With AB
There are 156 valid 6 letter words that start with AB, 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 (156)
View all words starting with ABTop 20 Highest-Scoring 6 Letter Words Starting With ab
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 156 word list is 30.7 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ababua | 10 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| #2 | abacas | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| 🏆 #3 | abacay | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
| #4 | abacli | 10 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| #5 | abacot | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| #6 | abacus | 10 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| #7 | abadia | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #8 | abakas | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| #9 | abamps | 12 | 12 | 15 | 39 |
| #10 | abands | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #11 | abanet | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #12 | abanga | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #13 | abanic | 10 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| #14 | abaris | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #15 | abased | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #16 | abaser | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #17 | abases | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #18 | abasgi | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #19 | abasia | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #20 | abasic | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
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 AB will give you far more flexible options try 6 letter words starting with AB for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 6 letter word starting with ab?
abacay — worth 40 combined points (US Scrabble: 13, UK Scrabble: 13, Words With Friends: 14).
How many 6 letter words start with ab?
156 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 ab words will come up far more often.