6-Letter Words Starting With CY
- 39 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 6-Letter Words Starting With CY
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 6-Letter Words Starting With CY 39 words
How common is CY at the start of six-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 39 six-letter words that start with CY. They average 12.9 points, the best is CYPHER (16 points) and 38.5% end in S.
- Total words
- 39
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.9
- out of 16 max
- Everyday words
- 13%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 38.5% of words
Most common last letters
- s 38.5%
- d 17.9%
- e 10.3%
Top vowel pairs
- oi5.1%
- ou2.6%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring six-letter word that starts with CY
c 3y 4p 3h 4e 1r 1
C 3 + Y 4 + P 3 + H 4 + E 1 + R 1 = 16 points
- Double word
- 32 pts
- Triple word
- 48 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
cypher
- nouna mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
- nouna quantity of no importance“it looked like nothing I had ever seen before”
- nouna person of no influence
- Scrabble US
- Scrabble UK
- Words With Friends
Runners-up
Explore related word lists
6-letter words starting with…
Words starting with CY by length
Add a letter after CY
Each link adds one letter and keeps only combinations that have words.
Change the last letter of CY
Trending word lists
Five-letter lists built from the letters of yesterday's Wordle answer. The set changes every day.
- 5-letter words with LID
- 5-letter words with ID
- 5-letter words with LI
- 5-letter words starting with SLI
- 5-letter words starting with S
- 5-letter words ending in DE
- 5-letter words starting with SL
- 5-letter words ending in IDE
- 5-letter words with L
- 5-letter words with I
- 5-letter words with D
- 5-letter words ending in E
How to use this word list
Playing words that start with CY
6-Letter Words Starting With CY by the numbers
6-Letter Words Starting With CY FAQ
How many six-letter words that start with CY are there?
There are 39 six-letter words that start with CY in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring six-letter word that starts with CY?
CYPHER is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CYCLIC (15), CYMBAL (15), CYCLED (14).
What are some common six-letter words that start with CY?
Everyday examples include CYCLES, CYCLIC, CYCLED, CYMBAL, CYGNET, CYNICS, CYSTIC. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
Which rare six-letter words that start with CY score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include CYPHER (16), CYATHI (14), CYBRID (14), CYPRID (14). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.