6 Letter Words Starting With AS
There are 173 valid 6 letter words that start with AS, 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)
ascham - 13 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
ascham - 13 points
Words With Friends
ascebc - 15 points
6 Letter Words (173)
View all words starting with ASTop 20 Highest-Scoring 6 Letter Words Starting With as
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 173 word list is 27.2 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | asahel | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| #2 | asanas | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #3 | asarin | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #4 | asaron | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #5 | asarta | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| #6 | asarum | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #7 | asbest | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #8 | ascape | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| #9 | ascare | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #10 | ascebc | 12 | 12 | 15 | 39 |
| #11 | ascend | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #12 | ascent | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| 🏆 #13 | ascham | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
| #14 | ascher | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| #15 | ascian | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #16 | ascill | 8 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| #17 | ascitb | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| #18 | ascite | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #19 | ascoma | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| #20 | ascons | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
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 AS will give you far more flexible options try 6 letter words starting with AS for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 6 letter word starting with as?
ascham — worth 40 combined points (US Scrabble: 13, UK Scrabble: 13, Words With Friends: 14).
How many 6 letter words start with as?
173 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 as words will come up far more often.