Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: ALIENS, ALINES, ALKIES, ALLIES, ALOINS and ALSIKE. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 48 of the 102 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- ALKOXY20 points
- ALKYDS14 points
- ALPHYL14 points
- ALEXIA13 points
- ALEXIN13 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is L (15 words), followed by I (14).
More 6 letter words starting with A
AL at other lengths
Questions
How many 6 letter words start with AL?
There are 102 6 letter words that start with AL in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 6 letter word that start with AL?
ALKOXY, worth 20 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 6 letter words that start with AL make good guesses?
ALIENS, ALINES and ALOINS use 6 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.