With KEY
7 words · highest scoring is jockey at 22 points
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About 6 Letter Words With KEY
There are 7 six letter words containing KEY in our dictionary. The highest scoring is jockey at 22 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 7 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — DONKEY, HOCKEY, MONKEY among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
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6 Letter Words With KEY at a Glance
Highest Scoring 6 Letter Words With KEY
- jockey22
- hickey18
- hockey18
- monkey15
- smokey15
- donkey14
- turkey13
Common 6 Letter Words With KEY
- donkey14
- hickey18
- hockey18
- jockey22
- monkey15
- smokey15
- turkey13
6 Letter Words With KEY Defined
- donkeyNoun · 14 points
- a domesticated hoofed mammal of the horse family with long ears and a braying call, used as a beast of burden; an ass
- hickeyNoun · 18 points
- a love bite or pimple
- hockeyNoun · 18 points
- a team game played between two teams of eleven players each, using hooked sticks with which the players try to drive a small hard ball towards goals at opposite ends of a field. In North America it is called field hockey to distinguish it from ice hockey
- jockeyNoun · 22 points
- a person who rides in horse races, especially as a profession
- monkeyNoun · 15 points
- a small to medium-sized primate that typically has a long tail, most kinds of which live in trees in tropical countries
- smokeyAdjective · 15 points
- filled with or smelling of smoke
6 Letter Words With KEY: Questions
How many six letter words containing KEY are there?
There are 7 six letter words containing KEY in our dictionary, and 7 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among six letter words containing KEY?
JOCKEY is the highest scoring option at 22 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common six letter words containing KEY?
DONKEY, HOCKEY, MONKEY are among the most familiar six letter words containing KEY. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these six letter words containing KEY valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.