6 Letter Words

Common six-letter words

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• really 9/10 in accordance with truth or fact or reality
• little 6/8 limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
• people 10/13 (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
• please 8/10 give pleasure to or be pleasing to
• should 10/11
• before 11/12 earlier in time
• better 8/9 surpass in excellence
• around 7/9 in the area or vicinity
• things 10/11 (form of thing) a special situation
• always 12/12 at all times
• thanks 13/13 an acknowledgment of appreciation
• father 12/11 a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
• listen 6/8 hear with intention
• coming 11/15 (form of come) move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
• wanted 10/11 desired or wished for or sought
• enough 10/12 an adequate quantity
• course 8/10 education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
• mother 11/11 a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
• trying 10/11 hard to endure
• friend 10/11 a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
• pretty 11/11 pleasing by delicacy or grace
• minute 8/11 a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
• matter 8/9 a vaguely specified concern
• excuse 15/17 accept an excuse for
• family 14/15 a social unit living together
• myself 14/15
• called 9/12 (form of call) assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
• school 11/12 an educational institution
• saying 10/11 (form of say) express in words
• killed 11/13 (form of kill) cause to die
• having 13/15 (form of have) have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
• second 9/11 1/60 of a minute
• forget 10/11 dismiss from the mind
• nobody 12/13 a person of no influence
• doctor 9/10 a licensed medical practitioner
• anyone 9/10
• happen 13/15 come to pass
• afraid 10/10 filled with fear or apprehension
• chance 13/15 a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
• number 10/14 the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
• taking 11/13 (form of take) carry out
• change 12/14 cause to change
• anyway 15/14 used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
• police 10/13 the force of policemen and officers
• couple 10/14 a pair who associate with one another
• making 13/16 (form of make) engage in
• person 8/10 a human being
• inside 7/8 the region that is inside of something
• office 14/15 place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
• dinner 7/9 the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

The 1,000 most common of 15,177 six-letter words

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