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Stars with 6 letters
Stuck on a crossword or a word game? 25 stars have exactly 6 letters, from “Adhara” to “Thuban”.
Stars that are 6 letters long
- Adhara
- Alhena
- Alioth
- Alkaid
- Alnair
- Altair
- Aludra
- Castor
- Diphda
- Elnath
- Gacrux
- Kochab
- Markab
- Megrez
- Menkar
- Merope
- Mimosa
- Mirfak
- Phecda
- Pollux
- Scheat
- Shaula
- Sirius
- Suhail
- Thuban
About this list
- 25 of the 112 stars have exactly 6 letters (22%).
- Most start with A (7), M (6) and S (4).
- Only names of one word are counted, and only their letters: spaces, hyphens and apostrophes are not.
Quick answers
- What are some six-letter stars?
- 25 of the 112 stars in Icillion have exactly 6 letters, for example Sirius, Altair and Pollux.
- Which six-letter stars start with A?
- A is the most common first letter here, with 7 names, such as Adhara, Alhena, Alioth, Alkaid and Alnair.
Stars by first letter
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