With US
75 words · highest scoring is joyous at 16 points
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About 6 Letter Words With US
There are 75 six letter words containing US in our dictionary. The highest scoring is joyous at 16 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 75 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — ABUSED, CRUSTY, PAUSED 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.
For a wider net, try Words With US, which drops the length limit entirely.
6 Letter Words With US at a Glance
Highest Scoring 6 Letter Words With US
- joyous16
- excuse15
- adjust14
- exodus14
- ambush13
- unjust13
- campus12
- pushed12
Common 6 Letter Words With US
- abused9
- bushes11
- census8
- excuse15
- houses9
- nausea6
- refuse9
- stylus9
6 Letter Words With US Defined
- abusedAdjective · 9 points
- (of a person or animal) treated with cruelty or violence, especially regularly or repeatedly
- cactusNoun · 10 points
- a succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem which typically bears spines, lacks leaves, and has brilliantly coloured flowers. Cacti are native to arid regions of the New World and are cultivated elsewhere, especially as pot plants
- crustyAdjective · 11 points
- having or acting as a hard outer layer or covering
- housesNoun · 9 points
- a building for human habitation, especially one that consists of a ground floor and one or more upper storeys
- pausedVerb · 9 points
- interrupt action or speech briefly
- rusticAdjective · 8 points
- relating to the countryside; rural
6 Letter Words With US: Questions
How many six letter words containing US are there?
There are 75 six letter words containing US in our dictionary, and 75 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among six letter words containing US?
JOYOUS is the highest scoring option at 16 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common six letter words containing US?
ABUSED, CRUSTY, PAUSED are among the most familiar six letter words containing US. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these six letter words containing US 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.