6 Letter Words Starting With US

There are 28 valid 6 letter words that start with US, 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)

usques - 15 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

usques - 15 points

Words With Friends

usques - 17 points

Top 20 Highest-Scoring 6 Letter Words Starting With us

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 28 word list is 27.1 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 usable 8 8 11 27
#2 usably 11 11 13 35
#3 usager 7 7 9 23
#4 usages 7 7 9 23
#5 usance 8 8 11 27
#6 usaron 6 6 8 20
#7 usedly 10 10 11 31
#8 usednt 7 7 9 23
#9 useful 9 9 12 30
#10 usenet 6 6 8 20
#11 usheen 9 9 10 28
#12 ushers 9 9 9 27
#13 usings 7 7 10 24
#14 uskara 10 10 11 31
#15 usneae 6 6 8 20
#16 usneas 6 6 8 20
#17 uspoke 12 12 14 38
🏆 #18 usques 15 15 17 47
#19 usself 9 9 11 29
#20 ussels 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 US will give you far more flexible options try 6 letter words starting with US for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

usques — worth 47 combined points (US Scrabble: 15, UK Scrabble: 15, Words With Friends: 17).

How many 6 letter words start with us?

28 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 us words will come up far more often.