6 Letter Words Starting With ES
There are 72 valid 6 letter words that start with ES, 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)
eschew - 14 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
eschew - 14 points
Words With Friends
eschew - 14 points
6 Letter Words (72)
View all words starting with ESTop 20 Highest-Scoring 6 Letter Words Starting With es
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 72 word list is 28.7 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | escape | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| #2 | escarp | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| #3 | escars | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #4 | eschar | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| #5 | eschel | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 🏆 #6 | eschew | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| #7 | escoba | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| #8 | escort | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #9 | escots | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #10 | escout | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #11 | escroc | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| #12 | escrod | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #13 | escrol | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #14 | escrow | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| #15 | escudo | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #16 | esdras | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #17 | eserin | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #18 | esiles | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #19 | eskars | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| #20 | eskers | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
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 ES will give you far more flexible options try 6 letter words starting with ES for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 6 letter word starting with es?
eschew — worth 42 combined points (US Scrabble: 14, UK Scrabble: 14, Words With Friends: 14).
How many 6 letter words start with es?
72 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 es words will come up far more often.