6 Letter Words Starting With IT
There are 18 valid 6 letter words that start with IT, 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)
itzebu - 17 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
itzebu - 17 points
Words With Friends
itzebu - 19 points
6 Letter Words (18)
View all words starting with ITTop 20 Highest-Scoring 6 Letter Words Starting With it
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 18 word list is 27.9 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | italic | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #2 | italon | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| #3 | itauba | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #4 | itaves | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #5 | itched | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| #6 | itches | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| #7 | itemed | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #8 | iterum | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #9 | ithaca | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| #10 | ithand | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| #11 | ithiel | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| #12 | itoism | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #13 | itoist | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| #14 | itonia | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #15 | itself | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #16 | ittria | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| #17 | itylus | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| 🏆 #18 | itzebu | 17 | 17 | 19 | 53 |
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 IT will give you far more flexible options try 6 letter words starting with IT for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 6 letter word starting with it?
itzebu — worth 53 combined points (US Scrabble: 17, UK Scrabble: 17, Words With Friends: 19).
How many 6 letter words start with it?
18 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 it words will come up far more often.