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6-Letter Words With A

There are 6,575 six-letter words containing A in our dictionary; 3,226 of them are common words.

Type your own letters to find only the 6-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.

The 600 most common of 6,575 words

Quick facts

  • Total words: 6,575
  • By usage: 2,122 very common, 1,104 common, 3,349 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. bezazz 35
  2. pazazz 35
  3. pizazz 35
  4. jazzed 32
  5. jazzer 31
  6. jazzes 31
  7. huzzah 30
  8. hazzan 27
  9. huzzas 27
  10. queazy 27

Most common

  1. expand
  2. syntax
  3. anyway
  4. backed
  5. square
  6. adjust
  7. affect
  8. behalf
  9. behave
  10. family

Definitions

expand (verb)
Extend in one or more directions.
syntax (noun)
The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences.
anyway (adverb)
Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement.
backed (adjective)
Having a back or backing, usually of a specified type.

There are 6,575 six-letter words containing A, and 3,226 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is BEZAZZ at 35 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.

How to use this page

Read the list from the top if you want the everyday words, or jump to the quick facts for the highest scorers. Click any word with a link to see every shorter word hidden inside it. When you have a specific rack, the search box at the top filters the list down to the words you can play right now.

Tips

Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.

Questions

What is the highest-scoring word among the six-letter words containing A?

BEZAZZ scores 35 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.

Why are some of these words unfamiliar?

3,349 of the 6,575 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.

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