6 Letter Words
Every 6-letter word in our dictionary. Perfect for Wordle, Scrabble, and other word games.
Here are all the 6-letter words in our dictionary — 7,374 words in total. 6-letter words are some of the most useful in English. They're long enough to be specific and short enough to be common. Five-letter words are especially valuable for Wordle players, and four- to seven-letter words dominate most crossword puzzles.
Words are organized alphabetically below. Click any word to see its synonyms, definition, and example sentences. For a custom search, head to our Word Finder tool.
Starting with "a" (366)
abacusabasedabasesabatedabatesabbessabbeysabbotsabbrevabductabhorsabidedabidesabjectabjureablazeablestabloomaboardabodesabortsaboundabradeabroadabruptabsentabsorbabsurdabusedabuserabusesacaciaaccedeaccentacceptaccessaccordaccostaccrueaccuseaceticachierachingacidicacidlyacornsacquitacrossactingactionactiveactorsactualacuityacumenacuteracutesadagesadagioadaptsaddendaddersaddictaddingaddledaddlesadduceadeptsadhereadieusadieuxadjoinadjureadjustadminsadmireadmitsadobesadoptsadoredadoresadornsadriftadroitadultsadventadverbadvertadviceadviseadwareaerateaerialaeriesaffairaffectaffirmaffordaffrayafghanafieldaflameafloatafraidafreshagatesageingageismagencyagendaagentsaghastagingsagleamagreedagreesaidingailingaimingairier
Starting with "b" (534)
baaingbabblebabelsbabiedbabierbabiesbaboonbackedbackerbackupbadderbadgerbadgesbafflebagelsbaggedbailedbaitedbakersbakerybakingbaldedbalderbaldlybaleenbalingbalkedballadballedballetballotballsybalsambalsasbamboobananabandedbanditbangedbanglebanishbanjosbankedbankerbannedbannerbantambanterbanyanbaobabbarbedbarberbarelybarestbarfedbargedbargesbaringbariumbarkedbarkerbarleybarmanbarneybaronsbarredbarrelbarrenbarriobarrowbarterbasaltbaselybasestbashedbashesbasicsbasingbasinsbaskedbasketbassesbassosbastedbastesbathedbatherbathesbathosbatiksbatingbatonsbattedbattenbatterbattlebaublebawledbayingbayousbazaarbeaconbeadedbeaglebeakedbeakerbeamedbeanedbeardsbearerbeastsbeatenbeaterbeautybeaverbebopsbecalmbecamebeckonbecome
Starting with "c" (626)
cabalscabanacabbedcabbiecabinscabledcablescacaoscachedcachescachetcacklecactuscaddiecadetscadgedcadgercadgescadrescaftancagiercagilycagingcahootcairnscajolecakingcalicocalifscaliphcalkedcalledcallercallowcalluscalmedcalmercalmlycalvedcalvescambercambiacamelscameoscameracampedcampercampuscanalscanapécanardcanarycancancancelcancercandidcandlecandorcaninecaningcankercannedcannoncannotcanoedcanoescanonscanopycantedcantercantoncantorcantoscanvascanyoncaperscapletcaponscappedcaptorcarafecaratscarboncarboycardedcardiocareencareercaresscaretscargoscariescaringcarnalcarolscaromscarpalcarpedcarpelcarpetcarpuscarrelcarrotcartedcartelcartoncarvedcarvercarvescaseincashedcashescashewcasingcasinocasketcassiacastercastescastle
Starting with "d" (394)
dabbeddabbledachasdactyldadoesdaemondafterdaggerdahliadaintydaisesdamagedamaskdammeddamneddampeddampendamperdamplydamseldamsondanceddancerdancesdanderdandledangerdangledankerdanklydapperdappledaringdarkendarkerdarklydarneddarteddasheddashesdatingdativedaubeddauberdauntsdavitsdawdledawneddaybeddazingdazzledeacondeadendeaderdeadlydeafendeaferdealerdearerdearlydearthdeathsdeavesdebarkdebarsdebasedebatedebitsdebrisdebtordebugsdebunkdebutsdecadedecalsdecampdecantdecaysdeceitdecentdecidedeckeddeckledecodedecorsdecoysdecreededucedeductdeededdeejaydeemeddeependeeperdeeplydefacedefamedefeatdefectdefenddefersdefieddefiesdefiledefinedeformdefraydefterdeftlydefusedegreedeiceddeicerdeicesdeignsdejectdelaysdeletedelintdeltas
Starting with "e" (232)
eagleseagletearbudearfulearnedearnerearthsearthyearwaxearwigeaselseasiereasilyeasingeaterseateryeatingebbingechoedechoeseczemaeddiededdiesedgieredgingedibleedictseditededitoreeriereerilyeffaceeffecteffeteeffigyefforteggingeggnogegoismegoistegressegretseiderseightheightseightyeitherejectselapseelatedelateselbowselderseldestelectselevenelfishelicitelidedelideseliteselixirelopedelopeseludedeludeselvishemailsembalmembarkembedsembersemblemembodyembossembryoemceedemceesemendsemergeemeticemojisemotedemotesempireemployenableenactsenamelenamorencampencaseencodeencoreendearendingendiveendowsenduedenduesendureenemasenergyenfoldengageengineengulfenigmaenjoinenjoysenlistenmeshenmityenoughenrageenrichenrollenrolsensignensued
Starting with "f" (387)
fabledfablesfabricfacadefacetsfacialfacilefacingfactorfadingfaecalfaecesfaggedfaggotfagotsfailedfainerfaintsfairerfairlyfaithsfakersfakingfakirsfalconfallenfallowfalserfalterfamilyfaminefamishfamousfanboyfandomfannedfarcesfarinafaringfarmedfarmerfarrowfartedfastedfastenfasterfatherfathomfatingfattenfatterfaucetfaultsfaultyfaunaefaunasfavorsfawnedfaxingfazingfealtyfearedfeastsfecundfedorafeeblefeeblyfeederfeelerfeignsfeintsfeistyfelinefelledfellerfellowfelonsfelonyfeltedfemalefemorafemursfencedfencerfencesfendedfenderfennelferretferricfervidfervorfestalfesterfetichfetingfetishfetterfettlefeudalfeudedfeversfewestfezzesfiancéfiascofibbedfibberfibersfibulafichesficklefiddlefiddlyfidgetfieldsfiendsfiercefiestafifths
Starting with "g" (321)
gabbedgabblegabledgablesgaddedgadflygadgetgaffedgaffesgaggedgagglegaginggaietygainedgaitergalaxygalenagalledgalleygallongallopgaloregaloshgambitgamblegambolgamelygamestgametegamiergaminegaminggaminsgammasgamutsgandergangedganglygannetgantrygapinggaragegarbedgarblegardengarglegarishgarlicgarnergarnetgarotegarretgartergashedgashesgasketgaspedgassedgassesgathergatinggauchegauchogaugedgaugesgavelsgawkedgayestgayetygazebogazersgazinggearedgeckosgeegawgeeinggeezergeishageldedgelledgendergeneragenialgeniesgeniusgenomegenresgentlegentlygentrygeodesgerbilgerundgewgawgeyserghettoghostsghoulsgiantsgibbergibbetgibbongibinggibletgiftedgiggedgigglegigglygigologildedgimletgingergingkoginkgoginnedgirdedgirdergirdlegirtedgirths
Starting with "h" (288)
habitshackedhackerhacklehagglehailedhairdohairedhalesthalinghallowhaloedhaloeshaltedhalterhalvedhalveshamlethammedhammerhamperhandedhandlehangarhangedhangerhankerhankiehansomhappenharassharborhardenharderhardlyharemsharingharkedharkenharlotharmedharpedharrowhashedhasheshasslehastedhastenhasteshatershatinghatredhattedhatterhauledhaulerhaunchhauntshavenshavinghawinghawkedhawkerhawserhayinghaymowhazardhazelshazierhazilyhazinghazmatheadedheaderhealedhealerhealthheapedhearerhearsehearthheartsheartyheatedheaterheathsheavedheavenheaveshecklehectichectorhedgedhedgesheededheehawheeledheftedheiferheightheistsheliumhelloshelmethelotshelpedhelperhemmedhempenhennashepperheraldherbalherdedherderherebyhereinhereofheresyhereto
Starting with "i" (147)
iambicibexesibicesibisesiceboxicecapicicleiciesticingsickieridealsidiocyidiomsidiotsidlersidlestidlingidyllsiffierigloosigniteignoreiguanaimagedimagesimbedsimbibeimbuedimbuesimmuneimmureimpactimpairimpalaimpaleimpartimpedeimpelsimpendimpishimportimposeimpugnimpureimputeinanerinborninbredincestinchedinchesincinginciseinciteincomeincubiincursindeedindentindictindigoindoorinduceinductinduedinduesinfamyinfantinfectinfersinfestinfirminflowinfluxinforminfuseingestingotsinhaleinhereinitioinjectinjureinjuryinkierinkinginlaidinlandinlaysinletsinlineinmateinmostinnateinninginputsinroadinsaneinseaminsectinsertinsetsinsideinsistinsoleinstalinstepinstilinsultinsureintactintakeintendintentinterjinternintersintoneintrosintuit
Starting with "j" (105)
jabbedjabberjabotsjackaljackedjacketjadingjaggedjaguarjailedjailerjailorjalopyjammedjanglejapansjapingjargonjarredjasperjauntsjauntyjawingjazzedjazzesjeeredjehadsjejunejelledjellosjerkedjerkinjerseyjestedjesterjetsamjettedjewelsjibbedjibingjiggedjiggerjigglejigsawjihadsjiltedjinglejinnisjinxedjinxesjitneyjivingjobbedjobberjockeyjocosejocundjoggedjoggerjogglejoinedjoinerjointsjoistsjokersjokingjoltedjoshedjoshesjostlejottedjoulesjouncejoustsjovialjoyfuljoyingjoyousjudgedjudgesjuggedjugglejuicedjuicerjuicesjujubejulepsjumblejumbosjumpedjumperjuncosjunglejuniorjunkedjunkerjunketjunkiejuntasjuriesjuristjurorsjusterjustlyjutted
Starting with "k" (78)
kabobskaboomkaftankahunakaolinkaratekaratskayakskazooskebabskebobskeeledkeenedkeenerkeenlykeeperkennedkennelkernelkettlekeyingkhakiskibitzkiboshkickedkickerkiddedkidderkiddiekiddoskidnapkidneykilledkillerkilnedkilterkimonokinderkindlekindlykinglykinkedkioskskipperkismetkissedkisserkisseskitingkitschkittenkludgeklugedklugesklutzyknacksknaveskneadskneelsknellsknifedknifesknightknivesknobbyknocksknollsknottykoalaskookiekopeckkopekskosherkowtowkronerkronorkrónurkudzus
Starting with "l" (314)
labelslabiallabiumlaborslacierlacinglackedlackeylacticlacunaladderladdieladiesladingladledladleslagerslaggedlagoonlambdalambedlamelylamentlamerslamestlaminglammedlancedlancerlanceslancetlandedlanderlankerlapelslappedlapsedlapseslaptoplardedlarderlargerlargeslargoslariatlarkedlarvaelarvallarvaslarynxlaserslashedlasheslasinglasseslassielassoslastedlastlylatelylatentlatestlathedlatherlatheslatterlatteslaudedlaughslaunchlaurellavishlawfullawyerlaxestlaxitylayerslayinglaymanlaymenlayofflayoutlaziedlazierlazieslazilylazingleadedleadenleaderleafedleagueleakedleanedleanerleapedlearnslearntleasedleasesleavedleavenleaveslecherledgerledgesleeredleewaylefterleftielegacylegalslegatelegatolegendleggedlegginlegionlegmanlegmen
Starting with "m" (373)
macawsmacingmacronmacrosmadamemadamsmadcapmaddenmaddermadmanmadmenmadrasmaggotmagicsmagnetmagnummagpiemaidenmailedmailermaimedmainlymaizesmajorsmakersmakeupmakingmaladymalicemalignmalletmallowmaltedmambosmammalmammasmammonmanagemanfulmangedmangermanglemangosmaniacmaniasmanicsmannedmannermanorsmanquémansesmantelmantesmantismantlemantramanualmanuremanègemaplesmappedmappermaracamaraudmarblemarginmarinamarinemarkedmarkermarketmarkupmarlinmarmotmaroonmarredmarrowmarshymartenmartinmartyrmarvelmascotmashedmashermashesmashupmaskedmasonsmasquemassedmassesmastermatingmatinsmatrixmatronmattedmattermattesmaturematzohmatzosmatzotmauledmavensmavinsmaximamaximsmaxingmaybesmaydaymayflymayhemmayorsmeadowmeagermeanermeanlymeasly
Starting with "n" (135)
nabbednabobsnachosnadirsnaggednaiadsnailednaivernamelynamingnapalmnapkinnappednarkednarrownasalsnationnativenaturenaughtnauseanavelsnaviesnearbynearednearernearlyneaterneatlynebulaneckednectarneededneedlenegatenegligneighsneoconnephewnervednervesnestednestlenethernettednetternettleneuralneuronneuternewbienewelsnewestnewtonniacinnibblenicelynicestnicetynichesnickednickelnickleniecesniggasniggazniggernigglenighernightsnightynimblenimblynimbusninetyninjasninthsnippednippernipplenitwitnixingnoblernoblesnobodynoddednodulenogginnoisednoisesnomadsnoncomnonfatnoodlenoosesnormalnoshednoshesnosiernosingnotarynoticenotifynotingnotionnougatnoughtnovelsnovicenowisenozzlenuancenubilenucleinudestnudgednudgesnudismnudistnudity
Starting with "o" (122)
oafishoaringobeyedobjectoblateobligeoblongoboistobsessobtainobtuseoccultoccupyoccursoceansocelotoctaneoctaveoctetsoctopiocularoddestoddityodiousoffendoffersofficeoffingoffsetoglingoilieroilingoinkedokayedoldestoldiesolivesomegasomeletonionsonlineonrushonsetsonusesonwardonyxesoodlesoozingopaqueopenedopeneropenlyoperasopiateopinedopinesopioidopposeopticsoptimaoptingoptionopusesoracleorallyorangeoratedoratesoratororbitsorchidordainordealordersordureorgansorgasmorgiesorientoriginorioleormoluornateorneryorphanosiersospreyossifyothersotioseottersouncesoustedousteroutageoutbidoutcryoutdidoutfitoutfoxoutingoutlawoutlayoutletoutputoutranoutrunoutsetoutwitoverdooverlyovoidsovulesowletsowlishownersowningoxbowsoxfordoxides
Starting with "p" (524)
pacifypacingpackedpackerpacketpaddedpaddlepadrespaeanspaganspagerspagingpagodapainedpaintspairedpalacepalatepalestpalingpalledpalletpallidpallorpalmedpaltrypampaspamperpandaspanderpanelspanicspanierpannedpantedpantiepantrypapacypapawspapayapaperspaperypapyriparadeparcelpardonparentpariahparingparishparityparkasparkedparlayparleyparlorparodyparoleparredparrotparsecparsedparserparsesparsonpartedpartlypashaspassedpasselpasserpassespastaspastedpastelpastespastiepastorpastrypatchypatentpathospatinapatinepatiospatoispatrolpatronpattedpatterpaunchpauperpausedpausespavingpawingpawnedpawpawpaydaypayeespayerspayingpayoffpeacespeahenpeakedpealedpeanutpearlspearlypebblepebblypecanspeckedpectinpedalspedantpeddlepedlarpeeing
Starting with "q" (39)
Starting with "r" (426)
rabbisrabbitrabblerabiesracemeracersracialracierracilyracingracismracistrackedracketracoonradarsradialradiosradishradiumradiusraffiaraffleraftedrafterraggedragingraglanragoutragtagraidedraiderrailedrainedraisedraisesraisinrajahsrakingrakishrambleramifyrammedramrodrancidrancorrandomrangedrangerrangesrankedrankerrankleransomrantedranterrapidsrapierrapinerapingrapistrappedrapperrarefyrarelyrarestraringrarityrascalrasherrashesrashlyraspedrasterratherratifyratingrationratiosrattanrattedrattleravageravelsravensravineravingravishrawestrazingrazorsrazzedrazzesreactsreaderrealerrealesreallyrealmsrealtyreamedreamerreapedreaperrearedrearmsreasonrebaterebelsrebindrebornrebuffrebukerebutsrecallrecantrecapsrecastrecederecent
Starting with "s" (968)
saberssablessabressachemsachetsackedsacredsaddensaddersaddlesadismsadistsafarisafelysafestsafetysagestsaggedsahibssailedsailorsaintssalaamsaladssalamisalarysalinesalivasallowsalmonsalonssaloonsalsassaltedsaltersalutesalvedsalversalvessalvossambassampansamplesanctasandalsandedsandersanelysanestsanitysappedsarapesareessarongsashaysashessassedsassessateensatingsatinysatiresatrapsatyrssaucedsaucersaucessaunassautedsautéssavagesavantsaverssavingsaviorsavorssavorysawingsawyersayingscabbyscalarscaldsscaledscalesscalpsscampiscampsscantsscantyscarabscarcescaredscaresscarfsscenesscenicscentsschemaschemeschismschistschlepschoolschrodschussschwasscionsscoffsscoldssconcesconesscoopsscootsscopedscopesscorchscoredscorerscores
Starting with "t" (417)
tabbedtabledtablestablettaboostabuedtackedtackletactictaggedtailedtailortaintstakerstakingtalenttalkedtalkertallertallowtalonstamaletamelytamerstamesttamingtampedtampertampontandemtangletangostankedtankertannedtannertannintaperstapingtapirstappedtargettarifftaringtarmactarotstarpontarredtartantartartartertartlytaserstaskedtasseltastedtastertastestattedtattertattletattootaughttauntstautertautlytaverntawdrytaxiedtaxiestaxingteabagteacupteamedteapottearedteasedteaselteaserteasesteazelteazletechnotediumteeingteemedteensyteepeeteeterteethetellertelnettempedtempertempletempostemptstenanttendedtendertendontenetstennistenonstenorstenpintensedtensertensestensortentedtenthstenuretepeestermedtermlyterrortersertestedtester
Starting with "u" (127)
uddersuglierulcersultrasumbelsumiaksumlautumpingumpireunableunbarsunbendunbentunbindunboltunbornunclesuncoiluncorkundiesundoesundoneundulyuneaseuneasyunevenunfairunfitsunfoldunfurlunhandunholyunhookunhurtunionsuniqueunisexunisonunitedunitesunjustunkindunlaceunlessunlikeunloadunlockunmadeunmakeunmansunmaskunpackunpaidunpickunpinsunplugunreadunrealunrestunripeunrollunrulyunsafeunsaidunsaysunsealunseatunseenunsentunsnapunsoldunstopunsungunsureuntidyuntieduntiesuntolduntrueunusedunveilunwaryunwellunwindunwiseunwrapunzipsupbeatupdateupendsuphelduphillupholdupkeepuplandupliftuploaduppersuppinguppityuproaruprootupsetsupshotupsideuptakeuptownupturnupwardurbaneurchinurgenturgingurinalusableusagesusefulushersusurerusurps
Starting with "v" (132)
vacantvacatevacuumvagaryvaginavaguervainervainlyvaletsvalisevalleyvaluedvaluesvalvedvalvesvampedvandalvanishvanityvannedvapingvaporsvariedvariesvarletvassalvastervastlyvattedvaultsvauntsvectorveeredvegansveggieveiledveinedveldtsvellumvelourvelvetvendedvendervendorveneervenialvenousventedvenuesverbalvergedvergesverierverifyverilyverityverminvernalversedversesversusvertexvespervesselvestedvestryvetoedvetoesvettedvexingviableviandsvicarsvicingvictimvictorvicuñavideosviewedviewervigilsvilelyvilestvilifyvillasvinylsviolasvioletviolinvipersviragovireosvirginvirilevirtuevisaedvisageviscidviscusvisingvisionvisitsvisorsvistasvisualvitalsvivacevivifyvixensviziervizorsvocalsvoguesvoicedvoicesvoidedvolleyvolumevomitsvoodoo
Starting with "w" (251)
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Starting with "y" (34)
Starting with "z" (28)
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How many 6-letter words are there?
There are roughly 7,374 common 6-letter words in standard English dictionaries. The exact count varies by dictionary — some include more technical or rare terms.
What are some easy 6-letter words for kids?
Common, simple 6-letter words include: abacus, abased, abases, abated, abates, abbess, abbeys, abbots.
Are 6-letter words good for Wordle?
Wordle uses 5-letter words only. For Wordle practice, see our 5-letter words list.