6-Letter Words With NLO
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 6-Letter Words With NLO
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 6-Letter Words With NLO 8 words
How often does NLO appear in six-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 six-letter words containing NLO. They average 9 points and the best is UNLOCK (12 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 9
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 25%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 37.5% of words
Most common last letters
- d 37.5%
- k 37.5%
- e 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- oa25%
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 NLO
u 1n 1l 1o 1c 3k 5
U 1 + N 1 + L 1 + O 1 + C 3 + K 5 = 12 points
- Double word
- 24 pts
- Triple word
- 36 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
unlock
- verbopen the lock of“unlock the door”
- verbset free or release
- verbbecome unlocked“The door unlocked from the inside”
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How many six-letter words containing NLO are there?
There are 8 six-letter words containing NLO 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 NLO?
UNLOCK is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ENLOCK (12), INLOCK (12), UNLOVE (9).
Which rare six-letter words containing NLO score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include ENLOCK (12), INLOCK (12), UNLOVE (9), ONLOAD (7). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.