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6-Letter Words 312 common words with meanings

These are all 312 words WordMaster's 6-letter games deal from. Rare dictionary-only entries are left out, so every word here is one people actually use, each with a short meaning.

  • Letters in the most answers: E (210), R (132), A (125), T (123), N (112)
  • Words that repeat a letter: 153 (49%)
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6-letter words starting with A 29

  • ABROAD — adverb At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space.
  • ACCEPT — verb To admit to a place or a group.
  • ACCESS — noun An increase by addition; accession
  • ACCUSE — verb (followed by "of") to charge with having committed a crime or offence
  • ACTIVE — adjective Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion…
  • ACTUAL — adjective Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact.
  • ADVISE — verb To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.
  • AFFECT — verb Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).
  • AFFORD — verb To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other…
  • AGENDA — noun A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.
  • ALMOST — adverb Very close to, not quite.
  • ALWAYS — adverb At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.
  • AMOUNT — noun The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or…
  • ANIMAL — noun In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not…
  • ANNUAL — adjective Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned…
  • ANSWER — noun A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
  • ANYONE — pronoun Any person; anybody.
  • ANYWAY — adverb Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement. See anyhow…
  • APPEAR — verb To come before the public.
  • AROUND — adjective (with the verb "to be") Present in the vicinity.
  • ASPECT — noun Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
  • ASSESS — verb To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate
  • ASSIST — noun A helpful action or an act of giving.
  • ASSUME — verb To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without…
  • ASSURE — verb (followed by that or of) To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of…
  • ATTACH — verb To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
  • ATTACK — noun An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object…
  • ATTAIN — verb To gain (an object or desired result).
  • ATTEND — verb To turn one's consideration (to); to deal with (a task, problem, concern etc.), to look…

6-letter words starting with B 24

  • BEAUTY — noun The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking…
  • BEFORE — preposition Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone).
  • BEHIND — preposition At the back of; positioned with something else in front of.
  • BELIEF — noun Mental acceptance of a claim as true.
  • BELONG — verb (followed by to) To be part of, or the property of.
  • BESIDE — preposition Next to; at the side of.
  • BETTER — adjective (when with and) Very, extremely. See good and.
  • BEYOND — preposition Greater than; so as to exceed or surpass.
  • BORDER — noun A decorative strip around the edge of something.
  • BOUGHT — verb To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods
  • BREAST — noun Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the…
  • BREATH — noun The act or process of breathing.
  • BREEZE — noun Any activity that is easy, not testing or difficult.
  • BRIDGE — verb To be or make a bridge over something.
  • BRIGHT — noun (in the plural) The high-beam intensity of motor vehicle headlamps.
  • BROKEN — verb To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot…
  • BUDGET — adjective Appropriate to a restricted budget.
  • BULLET — noun A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.
  • BUNDLE — verb (often with 'on') To jump into a dogpile.
  • BUSTER — noun (with 'of') Someone who or something that bursts, breaks, or destroys a specified thing.
  • BUTTON — noun In a violin-family instrument, the carved wooden plug which sits in the bottom block of…
  • BUYING — verb To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods
  • BUYOUT — noun The acquisition of a controlling interest in a business or corporation by outright…
  • BYPASS — noun A road that passes around something, such as a residential area

6-letter words starting with C 23

  • CASTLE — noun A large building that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often…
  • CAUGHT — verb (heading) To capture, overtake.
  • CENSUS — noun An official count or enumeration of members of a population (not necessarily human)…
  • CENTER — noun A place where the greater part of some function or activity occurs.
  • CHANCE — noun An opportunity or possibility.
  • CHANGE — noun The process of becoming different.
  • CHARGE — noun The amount of money levied for a service.
  • CHOSEN — verb To decide to act in a certain way.
  • CHROME — noun Chromium, when used to plate other metals.
  • CIRCLE — noun A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in…
  • CLIENT — noun A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
  • CLOSED — adjective (of a set) Such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it.
  • CLOSET — noun Any private area, (particularly) bowers in the open air.
  • COMBAT — verb To fight; to struggle against.
  • COMING — verb To move from further away to nearer to.
  • COMMIT — verb To have (a person) enter an establishment, such as a hospital or asylum, as a patient.
  • COMMON — adjective Mutual; shared by more than one.
  • CORNER — noun The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
  • CREATE — verb To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
  • CREDIT — noun Acknowledgement of a contribution, especially in the performing arts.
  • CRISIS — noun A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.
  • CRUISE — verb To win easily and convincingly.
  • CUSTOM — noun Traditional beliefs or rituals

6-letter words starting with D 15

  • DAMAGE — noun Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
  • DEBATE — noun An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than…
  • DECIDE — verb To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle
  • DEFEND — verb To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
  • DEFINE — verb To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit…
  • DEGREE — noun A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award…
  • DESIGN — verb To manifest requirements to be satisfied by an object or process for them to solve a…
  • DESIRE — noun Someone or something wished for.
  • DETAIL — noun Something small enough to escape casual notice.
  • DETECT — verb To discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing
  • DEVICE — noun Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or…
  • DOLLAR — noun Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the…
  • DOMAIN — noun A geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization.
  • DOUBLE — verb To fold over so as to make two folds.
  • DWARFS — verb To make appear (much) smaller, puny, tiny.

6-letter words starting with E 14

  • ENABLE — verb To yield the opportunity or provide the possibility for something; to provide with means…
  • ENGAGE — verb (heading) To interact socially.
  • ENGINE — noun A software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task (usually with…
  • ENOUGH — adverb Fully; quite; used to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes…
  • ENTIRE — adjective (sometimes postpositive) Whole; complete.
  • ENZYME — noun A globular protein that catalyses a biological chemical reaction.
  • ESCAPE — noun The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
  • EVENTS — noun A prearranged social activity (function, etc.)
  • EXCEPT — preposition With the exception of; but.
  • EXPAND — verb To change (something) from a smaller form and/or size to a larger one; to spread out or…
  • EXPECT — verb To predict or believe that something will happen
  • EXPERT — adjective Extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable.
  • EXPORT — verb To sell (goods) to a foreign country
  • EXTEND — verb To possess a certain extent; to cover an amount of space.

6-letter words starting with F 13

  • FABRIC — noun The structure of anything, the manner in which the parts of a thing are united…
  • FACTOR — noun A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization.
  • FAMILY — noun A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or…
  • FAMOUS — adjective In the public eye.
  • FATHER — noun A (generally human) male who begets a child.
  • FIGURE — noun The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving…
  • FINGER — noun A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, exclusive of the thumb.
  • FINISH — verb To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar).
  • FJORDS — noun A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.
  • FOLLOW — verb To go or come after in a sequence.
  • FOREST — noun Any dense collection or amount.
  • FORMAL — adjective Being in accord with established forms.
  • FUTURE — noun Goodness in what is yet to come. Something to look forward to.

6-letter words starting with G 9

  • GALAXY — noun The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky…
  • GARAGE — noun A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other…
  • GARDEN — noun An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or…
  • GATHER — verb To collect; normally separate things.
  • GAZEBO — noun A belvedere, either a type of summer-house or a roofed, detached porch-like structure…
  • GLOBAL — adjective Concerning all parts of the world.
  • GLOSSY — adjective Having a smooth, silk-like, reflective surface.
  • GOLDEN — adjective Made of, or relating to, gold.
  • GRAVEL — noun Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as…

6-letter words starting with H 9

  • HANDLE — noun The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of…
  • HAPPEN — verb (with infinitive) To do or occur by chance or unexpectedly.
  • HARBOR — noun Any place of shelter.
  • HARDLY — adverb (manner) Harshly, severely; in a hard manner.
  • HEAVEN — noun The abode of God or the gods, traditionally conceived as beyond the sky; especially:
  • HIDDEN — verb To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.
  • HIGHER — adjective Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
  • HONEST — adjective (of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to…
  • HOSTED — verb To perform the role of a host.

6-letter words starting with I 9

  • IMPACT — noun The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
  • IMPORT — verb To load a file into a software application from another version or system.
  • INCOME — noun Money one earns by working or by capitalising on the work of others.
  • INDEED — adverb (degree, after the adjective modified) In fact.
  • INFORM — verb To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence…
  • INSIDE — adjective Of or pertaining to the inner surface, limit or boundary.
  • INSIST — verb (with on or upon or (that + ordinary verb form)) To hold up a claim emphatically.
  • INTENT — adjective Firmly fixed or concentrated on something.
  • ISLAND — noun An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.

6-letter words starting with J 5

  • JINXED — verb To cause something to happen by mentioning it, usually sarcastically.
  • JOCKEY — noun One who rides racehorses competitively.
  • JUMBLE — verb To meet or unite in a confused way.
  • JUNGLE — noun A place where people behave ruthlessly, unconstrained by law or morality.
  • JUNIOR — noun A younger person.

6-letter words starting with K 2

  • KAYAKS — verb To use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak.
  • KILLER — noun That which causes stress or is extremely difficult, especially that which may cause…

6-letter words starting with L 8

  • LAUNCH — verb To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to…
  • LAYOUT — noun A structured arrangement of items within certain limits.
  • LEADER — noun Any person that leads or directs
  • LEAGUE — noun A group or association of cooperating members.
  • LISTEN — verb To pay attention to a sound or speech.
  • LITTLE — adjective Small in amount or number, having few members.
  • LIVING — verb To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
  • LOSING — verb To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate…

6-letter words starting with M 17

  • MAKING — noun Process of growth or development.
  • MANAGE — verb To achieve (something) without fuss, or without outside help.
  • MANNER — noun Characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing
  • MARKET — noun A gathering of people for the purchase and sale of merchandise at a set time, often…
  • MASTER — noun A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor…
  • MATTER — noun A condition, subject or affair, especially one of concern.
  • MINUTE — noun A unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).
  • MIRROR — noun A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the…
  • MOBILE — adjective Characterized by an extreme degree of fluidity; moving or flowing with great freedom.
  • MODERN — adjective Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.
  • MODULE — noun A unit of education covering a single topic.
  • MOMENT — noun A brief, unspecified amount of time.
  • MOTHER — noun A (human) female who has given birth to a baby
  • MOVING — verb To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
  • MURDER — noun The crime of deliberately killing another person without justification.
  • MUSEUM — noun A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition…
  • MUTUAL — adjective Having the same relationship, each to each other.

6-letter words starting with N 7

  • NAMELY — adverb Specifically; that is to say.
  • NARROW — adjective Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
  • NATURE — noun The natural world; that which consists of all things unaffected by or predating human…
  • NEARBY — adjective Adjacent, near, close by
  • NEARLY — adverb In close approximation; almost, virtually.
  • NOTICE — noun The act of observing; perception.
  • NYMPHS — noun (Greek, Roman) Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc.

6-letter words starting with O 9

  • OBJECT — noun A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.
  • OBTAIN — verb To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.
  • OFFICE — noun Official position, particularly high employment within government; tenure in such a…
  • ONLINE — adjective Available over, or delivered from, the Internet.
  • OPENLY — adverb In an open manner, visibly, not covertly.
  • OPTION — noun One of a set of choices that can be made.
  • OUTPUT — noun Production; quantity produced, created, or completed.
  • OXFORD — noun A variety of shoe, typically made of heavy leather.
  • OXYGEN — noun The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of…

6-letter words starting with P 17

  • PARENT — noun One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or…
  • PATENT — noun A declaration issued by a government agency declaring someone the inventor of a new…
  • PEOPLE — noun Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a…
  • PERIOD — noun A period of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era.
  • PERSON — noun An individual; usually a human being.
  • PHRASE — noun A short written or spoken expression.
  • PLANET — noun Each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night…
  • PLAQUE — noun In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system: any flat, thin musical instrument.
  • PLAYER — noun A significant participant.
  • PLEASE — verb To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
  • PLENTY — noun A more-than-adequate amount.
  • POLICE — verb To enforce the law and keep order among (a group).
  • PORTAL — noun An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.
  • PRETTY — adjective Pleasant to the sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children, but…
  • PROFIT — noun Benefit, positive result obtained.
  • PUBLIC — adjective Able to be seen or known by everyone; open to general view, happening without concealment.
  • PURSUE — verb To follow, travel down (a particular way, course of action etc.).

6-letter words starting with Q 2

  • QUARTZ — noun The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon…
  • QUOKKA — noun A cat-sized marsupial, Setonix brachyurus, of southwestern Australia.

6-letter words starting with R 20

  • RANDOM — noun An undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence.
  • REASON — noun Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of…
  • RECALL — verb To call back, bring back or summon (someone) to a specific place, station etc.
  • RECORD — noun An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.
  • REDUCE — verb To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish…
  • REFORM — noun The change of something that is defective, broken, inefficient or otherwise negative, in…
  • REMAIN — verb To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to…
  • REMIND — verb To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or…
  • REMOTE — adjective Distant or otherwise inaccessible.
  • REMOVE — verb To move something from one place to another, especially to take away.
  • REPAIR — noun The act of repairing something.
  • REPEAT — verb To do or say again (and again).
  • REPORT — noun A piece of information describing, or an account of certain events given or presented to…
  • RESCUE — verb To save from any violence, danger or evil.
  • RESULT — verb (followed by "in") To have as a consequence; to lead to; to bring about
  • RETURN — noun An item that is returned, e.g. due to a defect, or the act of returning it.
  • REVEAL — noun A revelation; an uncovering of what was hidden.
  • REVIEW — noun A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.
  • RHYTHM — noun The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably…
  • ROTATE — verb To advance through a sequence; to take turns.

6-letter words starting with S 43

  • SAFETY — noun The condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty.
  • SAMPLE — noun A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of…
  • SCHOOL — noun (collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or…
  • SCREEN — verb To filter by passing through a screen.
  • SEARCH — verb To look in (a place) for something.
  • SECOND — noun (usually in the plural) A manufactured item that, though still usable, fails to meet…
  • SECRET — noun A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
  • SELECT — verb To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
  • SENIOR — noun Someone older than someone else (with possessive).
  • SERIES — noun A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the…
  • SIGNAL — noun (of a radio, TV, telephone, internet, etc.) An electromagnetic action, normally a voltage…
  • SILVER — adjective Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound.
  • SIMPLE — adjective Uncomplicated; taken by itself, with nothing added.
  • SINGLE — noun A popular song released and sold (on any format) nominally on its own though usually…
  • SISTER — noun A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
  • SOCIAL — adjective Being extroverted or outgoing.
  • SOFTEN — verb To make something soft or softer.
  • SOURCE — noun The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is…
  • SPEECH — noun The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the ability to speak or to use…
  • SPHINX — noun A creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal (commonly a lion).
  • SPIRIT — noun A supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy…
  • SPREAD — verb To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of…
  • SPRING — noun The season of the year in temperate regions in which plants spring from the ground and…
  • SQUARE — noun The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number…
  • SQUAWK — noun A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird; a yell, scream, or call.
  • STRAIN — noun Hereditary character, quality, or disposition.
  • STREAM — noun A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air).
  • STREET — noun A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.
  • STRESS — noun Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.
  • STRICT — adjective Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
  • STRIKE — noun A blow or application of physical force against something.
  • STRONG — adjective Capable of producing great physical force.
  • STRUCK — verb (sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
  • STUDIO — noun An artist’s or photographer’s workshop or the room in which an artist works.
  • STUPID — adjective To the point of stupor.
  • SUBMIT — verb To yield or give way to another.
  • SUDDEN — adjective Happening quickly and with little or no warning.
  • SUMMER — noun Year; used to give the age of a person, usually a young one.
  • SUPPLY — noun An amount of something supplied.
  • SWITCH — noun A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior.
  • SYMBOL — noun A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
  • SYSTEM — noun A collection of organized things; a whole composed of relationships among its members.
  • SYZYGY — noun An alignment of three celestial bodies (for example, the Sun, Earth, and Moon) such that…

6-letter words starting with T 9

  • TARGET — noun A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the…
  • TAUGHT — verb To show (someone) the way; to guide, conduct; to point, indicate.
  • TEMPLE — noun Any place seen as an important centre for some activity.
  • TENDER — adjective Easily bruised or injured; not firm or hard; delicate.
  • THEORY — noun A field of study attempting to exhaustively describe a particular class of constructs.
  • THOUGH — adverb (degree) Used to intensify statements or questions; indeed.
  • TIMING — verb To measure or record the time, duration, or rate of.
  • TISSUE — noun Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected series.
  • TRAVEL — noun (in the plural) A series of journeys.

6-letter words starting with U 3

  • UNITED — verb To bring together as one.
  • UPDATE — noun An advisement providing more up-to-date information than currently known.
  • USEFUL — adjective Having a practical or beneficial use.

6-letter words starting with V 8

  • VECTOR — noun Any member of a (generalized) vector space.
  • VENDOR — noun A person or a company that vends or sells.
  • VERSUS — preposition Bringing a legal action against, as used in the title of a court case in which the first…
  • VICTIM — noun One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceived, or otherwise…
  • VISION — noun Something imaginary one thinks one sees.
  • VISUAL — noun Any element of something that depends on sight.
  • VOLUME — noun A three-dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width and a height. It is…
  • VORTEX — noun Anything that involves constant violent or chaotic activity around some centre.

6-letter words starting with W 13

  • WEALTH — noun A great amount; an abundance or plenty.
  • WEEKLY — adjective Happening once a week, or every week.
  • WEIGHT — noun An object, such as a weight plate or barbell, used for strength training.
  • WHISKY — noun An alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented grain and usually aged in oak barrels.
  • WINDOW — noun The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
  • WINTER — verb To spend the winter (in a particular place).
  • WISDOM — noun An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.
  • WITHIN — preposition Before the specified duration ends.
  • WIZARD — noun One who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field.
  • WONDER — verb To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind.
  • WORKER — noun A thread performing one instance of a particular task within a program.
  • WRENCH — noun A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.
  • WRITER — noun A person who writes, or produces literary work.

6-letter words starting with Y 1

  • YELLOW — adjective Related to the Liberal Democrats.

6-letter words starting with Z 3

  • ZEPHYR — noun Any light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze.
  • ZIGZAG — verb To move or to twist in a zigzag manner.
  • ZODIAC — noun The belt-like region of the celestial sphere approximately eight degrees north and south…

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