6 Letter Words Starting With AN
There are 240 valid 6 letter words that start with AN, 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)
anakes - 10 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
anakes - 10 points
Words With Friends
anagap - 12 points
6 Letter Words (240)
View all words starting with ANTop 20 Highest-Scoring 6 Letter Words Starting With an
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 240 word list is 26.8 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | anabas | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #2 | anabia | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #3 | anaces | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #4 | anacid | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #5 | anadem | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #6 | anagap | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #7 | anagen | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| #8 | anagep | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #9 | anagua | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| #10 | anahao | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| #11 | anahau | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #12 | anakes | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #13 | analav | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #14 | anally | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #15 | analog | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| #16 | analyt | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #17 | ananas | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| #18 | ananda | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| 🏆 #19 | ananke | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| #20 | anansi | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
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 AN will give you far more flexible options try 6 letter words starting with AN for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 6 letter word starting with an?
ananke — worth 32 combined points (US Scrabble: 10, UK Scrabble: 10, Words With Friends: 12).
How many 6 letter words start with an?
240 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 an words will come up far more often.