Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: ANOLES, ANGLES, ANIMES, ANTRES, ANKLES and ANTLER. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 31 of the 80 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- ANOXIC15 points
- ANYHOW15 points
- ANYWAY15 points
- ANKUSH13 points
- ANNEXE13 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is O (12 words), followed by T (11).
More 6 letter words starting with A
AN at other lengths
Questions
How many 6 letter words start with AN?
There are 80 6 letter words that start with AN in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 6 letter word that start with AN?
ANOXIC, worth 15 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 6 letter words that start with AN make good guesses?
ANOLES, ANTRES and ANGLES use 6 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

