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6 Letter Words Starting With MY

There are 61 valid 6 letter words that start with MY, 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)

mykiss - 15 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

mykiss - 15 points

Words With Friends

mycele - 15 points

6 Letter Words (61)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 6 Letter Words Starting With my

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 61 word list is 37.2 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 myacea 13 13 14 40
#2 myalia 11 11 12 34
#3 myalls 11 11 13 35
#4 myaria 11 11 11 33
#5 myases 11 11 11 33
#6 myasis 11 11 11 33
#7 mycele 13 13 15 41
#8 mycoid 14 14 15 43
#9 mycose 13 13 14 40
#10 mydaus 12 12 13 37
#11 mydine 12 12 13 37
#12 myelic 13 13 15 41
#13 myelin 11 11 13 35
#14 myelon 11 11 13 35
#15 mygale 12 12 14 38
#16 myitis 11 11 11 33
🏆 #17 mykiss 15 15 15 45
#18 mylars 11 11 12 34
#19 mynahs 14 14 14 42
#20 myodes 12 12 12 36

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 MY will give you far more flexible options try 6 letter words starting with MY for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 6 letter word starting with my?

mykiss — worth 45 combined points (US Scrabble: 15, UK Scrabble: 15, Words With Friends: 15).

How many 6 letter words start with my?

61 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 my words will come up far more often.