Index I — by length
Words with 6 letters
A length register for crossword answers where the number of squares is known. Add known letters in pattern search when you need to narrow the list.
11,893entries in this index
11,893registered 6-letter words
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6-letter words in crosswords: what the word list shows
Six-letter answers often turn up as inflected forms, compounds or a short word plus a common ending, so the ending is a useful anchor. Start from the endings listed below, then test the first letter against the crossing answers.
The word list holds 11,893 words of exactly 6 letters; 6,331 of them have at least one clue in our set. The most common first letters are S, C, B, and the most common last letters are S, E, D. Common endings include -ing, -ers, -ter, -ted, -ked.
If you only know the last letter, S is the safest bet: 23% of all 6-letter words end in it. If you only know the first letter, S starts 12%.
| Answer | Example clue |
|---|---|
| RECIPE | Instructions for a dish |
| LAPTOP | Portable computer |
| HIRING | Employing |
| WORLDS | Planets or realms |
| PERMIT | Give consent |
| SLIGHT | Small in degree |
| SAFELY | Without danger |
| CRUISE | Pleasure voyage |
| DELETE | Erase text |
| OUTFIT | Set of clothes |
| BATMAN | Bruce Wayne alter ego |
| EAGLES | Large birds of prey |
| HOTELS | Places to stay |
| PLATES | Dishes |
| SHIRTS | Upper-body garments |
| EXCESS | More than needed |
| HOLDER | Container or owner |
| ROLLED | Turned over and over |
| BITTER | Sharp in taste |
| CLINIC | Medical office |
Answers with a clue
300 common 6-letter answers in alphabetical order, each with one of our clues.
| ABROAD | In another country |
| ACTORS | Role performers |
| ADDING | Putting in more |
| ADULTS | Grown-ups |
| AFFECT | Change feelings |
| AFFORD | Be able to buy |
| AGENTS | Reps |
| ALLOWS | Permits |
| AMAZON | Large South American river |
| APPEAL | Charm |
| ARGUED | Made a case |
| ARREST | Take into custody |
| ARRIVE | Reach a place |
| ASLEEP | In slumber |
| ASPECT | Feature or side |
| ASSETS | Valuable things owned |
| ASSIST | Give help |
| ASSUME | Take for granted |
| ATTEND | Be present at |
| AVENUE | Wide street |
| BABIES | Very young children |
| BANNED | Forbidden |
| BARELY | Only just |
| BEGINS | Gets going |
| BEHALF | Acting for another |
| BELIEF | Thing accepted as true |
| BELONG | Be owned by |
| BERLIN | Germany's capital |
| BISHOP | Chess cleric |
| BLOCKS | City sections |
| BODIES | Physical forms |
| BORING | Tedious |
| BOTHER | Annoy |
| BOTTLE | Container for juice |
| BRANCH | Part of a tree |
| BRAZIL | Amazon nation |
| BREAKS | Pauses or fractures |
| BREAST | Chest part |
| BREATH | Single inhale or exhale |
| BRIGHT | Full of light |
| BRINGS | Carries here |
| BUREAU | Office or dresser |
| BURIED | Placed underground |
| BUTTER | Spread for bread |
| BUTTON | Clickable screen control |
| CAMPUS | University grounds |
| CARBON | Diamond element |
| CASTLE | Fortified old home |
| CAUSES | Makes happen |
| CHEESE | Grilled sandwich filling |
| CHOSEN | Selected |
| CIRCLE | Ring shape |
| CLIENT | Customer |
| COLORS | Hues |
| COLOUR | Hue in British spelling |
| COMBAT | Violent conflict |
| COMEDY | Funny performance or story |
| COPIES | Duplicates |
| COTTON | Fabric for T-shirts |
| COURTS | Trial venues |
| COUSIN | Aunt or uncle's child |
| COVERS | Protects or conceals |
| CRIMES | Illegal acts |
| CRISIS | Time of serious difficulty |
| CRYING | In tears |
| CUSTOM | Longtime local practice |
| DANGER | Risk of harm |
| DEATHS | Ends of lives |
| DEBATE | Formal argument |
| DECADE | Ten years |
| DECENT | Acceptable |
| DEEPLY | Profoundly |
| DEFEAT | Win against |
| DEFEND | Protect |
| DENIED | Refused or rejected |
| DEPUTY | Second in command |
| DESERT | Dry sandy region |
| DESIRE | Strong wish |
| DETAIL | Small feature |
| DEVICE | Small useful machine |
| DOLLAR | Basic U.S. money unit |
| DRAGON | Legendary fire-breather |
| DREAMS | Sleep visions |
| DRINKS | Liquid refreshments |
| DRIVEN | Highly motivated |
| EARNED | Gained through effort |
| EDITOR | Writing reviser |
| EMPIRE | Vast realm under one ruler |
| ENDING | Final section |
| ENGAGE | Hire or involve |
| ESCAPE | Get away |
| EXCUSE | Reason offered in defense |
| EXISTS | Is real |
| EXPERT | Highly skilled person |
| EXTENT | Range or degree |
| FACING | Looking toward |
| FACTOR | One contributing part |
| FAIRLY | To a moderate degree |
| FALLEN | Dropped down |
| FASTER | At greater speed |
| FIELDS | Areas of study |
| FINALS | Last exams or games |
| FINGER | Ring bearer, perhaps |
| FLOWER | Colorful garden bloom |
| FORGOT | Could not recall |
| FORMAL | Official or dressed-up |
| FORMAT | Prepare a disk |
| FORMED | Made or shaped |
| FOUGHT | Battled |
| GAINED | Acquired |
| GAMING | Playing video games |
| GOLDEN | Like precious metal |
| GOTTEN | Obtained |
| GUESTS | Invited attendees |
| GUILTY | Responsible for wrongdoing |
| GUITAR | Six-string instrument |
| HANDED | Gave over |
| HARDER | More difficult |
| HARDLY | Scarcely |
| HEADED | Going toward |
| HEARTS | Red card suit |
| HEAVEN | Place of bliss |
| HEIGHT | How tall something is |
| HIDDEN | Kept out of sight |
| HOCKEY | Ice sport with pucks |
| HONOUR | High regard |
| HOPING | Wishing for something good |
| HORROR | Fear or frightening genre |
| HORSES | Stable animals |
| HUMANS | Our species |
| HUNGRY | Needing food |
| HUNTER | One seeking game |
| IGNORE | Pay no attention to |
| INSANE | Wildly unreasonable |
| JERSEY | Knit top or island |
| JUDGES | Court officials |
| JUNIOR | Younger in rank |
| KICKED | Struck with a foot |
| KILLER | Murderer |
| LADIES | Women |
| LATELY | In recent days |
| LATTER | Second of two |
| LAUNCH | Start or send off |
| LAWYER | Courtroom professional |
| LEGACY | Inheritance |
| LEGEND | Famous story |
| LESSON | Class period |
| LIGHTS | Sources of brightness |
| LIMITS | Maximum amounts |
| LINKED | Connected together |
| LIQUID | Flowing substance |
| LISTED | Put in a series |
| LOCKED | Secured shut |
| LOSSES | Things or amounts lost |
| LOVING | Showing affection |
| LOWEST | At the bottom |
| MAINLY | For the most part |
| MAKEUP | Cosmetics |
| MANAGE | Handle successfully |
| MANNER | Way of doing something |
| MARINE | Related to the sea |
| MARKED | Noticeable or indicated |
| MEDIUM | Middle size |
| MERELY | No more than |
| MILLER | Grain grinder |
| MINING | Pit work |
| MIRROR | Glass for reflections |
| MOTION | Movement |
| MUSCLE | Contracting body tissue |
| NARROW | Slim in width |
| NATIVE | From a place originally |
| NEARBY | Not far away |
| NIGHTS | Dark parts of days |
| OBJECT | Item or oppose |
| OBTAIN | Get or acquire |
| ORANGE | Peelable citrus fruit |
| ORIGIN | Starting point or source |
| OUTPUT | Produced amount |
| OWNERS | Possessors |
| OXFORD | Laced dress shoe |
| PALACE | Grand royal home |
| PAPERS | Writing sheets |
| PARENT | Mother or father |
| PASSES | Goes by or succeeds |
| PHONES | Calling devices |
| PLANET | Mars or Earth |
| Jeans storage spot | |
| POETRY | Rhymed writing, often |
| POUNDS | Weight units |
| POWERS | Abilities or authorities |
| PRAYER | Words said to God |
| PREFER | Like better |
| PROVED | Showed to be true |
| PULLED | Drew toward yourself |
| PUSHED | Moved by pressure |
| RACING | Speed competition |
| RANDOM | Without a plan |
| RARELY | Not often |
| RATING | Score or evaluation |
| RECALL | Bring to mind |
| REFORM | Improve by change |
| REFUSE | Say no |
| REGARD | Consider or respect |
| REGRET | Feel sorry about |
| RELIEF | Pain easing |
| REMIND | Jog the memory |
| REMOTE | TV channel changer |
| REPAIR | Fix what's broken |
| REPEAT | Do again |
| RESCUE | Emergency saving act |
| RESORT | Holiday hotel area |
| RETAIL | Selling to the public |
| REVEAL | Uncover publicly |
| RIDING | On horseback |
| RISING | Going up |
| SALARY | Monthly earnings |
| SAMPLE | Test piece |
| SAVING | Rescue act |
| SCARED | Afraid |
| SCENES | Stage parts |
| SCHEME | Secret plan or system |
| SCORED | Got points |
| SCORES | Game totals |
| SCRIPT | Written dialogue |
| SECTOR | Large part |
| SECURE | Fasten firmly |
| SELECT | Choose carefully |
| SERVER | Computer host |
| SERVES | Provides or dishes up |
| SETTLE | Resolve a dispute |
| SEVERE | Harsh or intense |
| SHADOW | Sun-cast dark shape |
| SHAPED | Formed |
| SHARED | Used together |
| SHARES | Parts owned or stocks |
| SHOWER | Bathroom spray |
| SIGNAL | Transmission cue |
| SILENT | Making no sound |
| SINGER | One performing a song |
| SLOWLY | Without haste |
| SMOOTH | Free of roughness |
| SOCCER | Field game with goals |
| SOUGHT | Looked for |
| SOVIET | USSR-era council |
| SPEAKS | Uses words |
| SPOKEN | Expressed in speech |
| STABLE | Horse shelter |
| STAGES | Phases or platforms |
| STANDS | Rises upright |
| STAYED | Did not leave |
| STOLEN | Taken unlawfully |
| STORES | Shops |
| STREAM | Flow of water |
| STRIKE | Stop work in protest |
| STRING | Kite line |
| STRUCK | Hit |
| STUDIO | Recording room |
| STYLES | Fashions or manners |
| SUDDEN | Unexpected |
| SUFFER | Go through hardship |
| SURELY | Certainly |
| SURVEY | Opinion study |
| SWITCH | Power toggle |
| TALENT | Natural skill |
| TALKED | Spoke |
| TAUGHT | Gave lessons to |
| TEMPLE | Sacred building |
| TESTED | Checked and proven |
| THIRTY | Number after twenty-nine |
| THREAD | Line through a needle |
| THREAT | Sign of harm |
| THROWN | Tossed |
| TICKET | Concert entry pass |
| TITLES | Names |
| TONGUE | Mouth muscle |
| TRACKS | Paths or song listings |
| TROOPS | Soldiers as a group |
| TURKEY | Holiday bird |
| TWELVE | Dozen number |
| TWENTY | Score, numerically |
| UNABLE | Not capable |
| UNLIKE | Different from |
| UPDATE | Refresh |
| VALUES | Core beliefs |
| VICTIM | Crime sufferer |
| VISION | Sight or plan |
| VISUAL | Related to sight |
| VOTERS | People casting ballots |
| VOTING | Casting ballots |
| WALKED | Moved on foot |
| WALKER | Aid with wheels |
| WATERS | Seas or lakes |
| WEALTH | Great amount of money |
| WEAPON | Instrument for fighting |
| WEEKLY | Once every seven days |
| WIDELY | Over a broad range |
| WORKER | Employee on a job |
| WRITER | Author of books |
| WRITES | Puts words down |
| YELLOW | School bus color |