6-Letter Words With IJ
- 11 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 6-Letter Words With IJ
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 6-Letter Words With IJ 11 words
How often does IJ appear in six-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 11 six-letter words containing IJ. They average 16.7 points, the best is HIJACK (22 points) and 36.4% end in S.
- Total words
- 11
- Average Scrabble score
- 16.7
- out of 22 max
- Everyday words
- 9%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 36.4% of words
Most common last letters
- s 36.4%
- a 9.1%
- h 9.1%
Top vowel pairs
- ou27.3%
- ai9.1%
- ei9.1%
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 containing IJ
h 4i 1j 8a 1c 3k 5
H 4 + I 1 + J 8 + A 1 + C 3 + K 5 = 22 points
- Double word
- 44 pts
- Triple word
- 66 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
hijack
- nounseizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
- verbtake arbitrarily or by force“The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami”
- verbseize control of“they hijacked the judicial process”
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How many six-letter words containing IJ are there?
There are 11 six-letter words containing IJ 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 containing IJ?
HIJACK is worth 22 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BIJOUX (22), HIJRAH (19), HIJABS (18).
Which rare six-letter words containing IJ score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include HIJRAH (19), FEIJOA (16), HIJRAS (16), BIJOUS (15). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.