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3-letter words containing A

394 words, everyday words first.

394 wordsTop pick ANDHighest score ZAX 19

241 of 394 are everyday words (61%). A friendly list: most players will know the top picks.

A appears in the most 3-letter words (394); Q appears in the fewest (4). A ranks #1 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 241 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 241 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 394

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

Letters by positionIn 66% of these words the 2nd letter is A.
1st letter
  1. A24%
  2. S6%
  3. T5%
2nd letter
  1. A66%
  2. R4%
  3. I3%
3rd letter
  1. A15%
  2. S7%
  3. E7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 6 in Scrabble; ZAX tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 33 points: 70 words
  2. 4 points: 31 words
  3. 55 points: 76 words
  4. 6 points: 87 words
  5. 77 points: 43 words
  6. 8 points: 26 words
  7. 99 points: 21 words
  8. 10 points: 14 words
  9. 1111 points: 2 words
  10. 12 points: 12 words
  11. 1313 points: 8 words
  12. 14 points: 3 words
  13. 1515 points: 0 words
  14. 16 points: 0 words
  15. 1717 points: 0 words
  16. 18 points: 0 words
  17. 1919 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZAX1919All three
ZAP1415All three
JAK1416Collins only
CAZ1415Collins only
JAY1314All three
JAW1315All three
WAX1313All three
FAX1313All three
ZAG1314All three
VAX1314NWL only
HAJ1314All three
ADZ1313All three

About these words

There are 394 3-letter words that contain A in ENABLE, Collins/SOWPODS or NWL2023, and 241 of them are common in everyday English.

The most common first letters are A (93), S (23), T (21).

The most common last letters are A (58), S (28), E (26).

Tip

The average word here scores 6.1 in Scrabble. ZAX tops the list with 19.

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