6 Tablespoons to Cups

6 tablespoons equals ⅜ cup (0.38 US cups), because one US cup holds 16 tablespoons. That's an exact kitchen measure — no partial spoons needed. It's also about 89 ml.

6 tablespoons, measured every way
US cups	⅜ cup (0.38)
Teaspoons	18 tsp
Milliliters	about 89 ml
Fluid ounces	3 fl oz
If it's butter	85 g

Tablespoons to cups chart

Tablespoons to US cups (16 tbsp = 1 cup)
Tablespoons	Cups	ml
2 tbsp	⅛ cup	30
3 tbsp	⅛ cup	44
4 tbsp	¼ cup	59
5 tbsp	⅓ cup	74
6 tbsp	⅜ cup	89
7 tbsp	⅜ cup	104
8 tbsp	½ cup	118
9 tbsp	½ cup	133
10 tbsp	⅝ cup	148
11 tbsp	⅔ cup	163
12 tbsp	¾ cup	177
14 tbsp	⅞ cup	207
16 tbsp	1 cup	237
20 tbsp	1 ¼ cups	296
24 tbsp	1 ½ cups	355
32 tbsp	2 cups	473

Why 16 tablespoons per cup

US customary volume nests in powers of two: 1 cup = 16 tbsp, ½ cup = 8 tbsp, ¼ cup = 4 tbsp, and every tablespoon is 3 teaspoons. That's why awkward counts like 10 or 12 tbsp still reduce to clean fractions — and why a butter stick, at 8 tbsp, is exactly half a cup.

Data verified 2026-08-20 · Methodology