5-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and S as the 5th letter

The 744 5-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and S as the 5th letter include familiar picks such as MAKES, GAMES, WANTS, and TAKES.

744 wordsTop pick MAKESHighest score ZAXES 21

135 of 744 are everyday words (18%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

2nd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

5th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With A in 2nd place, S is the most common 5th letter (744 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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Common words 135 · most-used first

MAKES₁₁
GAMES₈
WANTS₈
TAKES₉
HANDS₉
JAMES₁₄
PARTS₇
CASES₇
SALES₅
CALLS₇
NAMES₇
RATES₅
PARIS₇
BASIS₇
CARDS₈
FACTS₁₀
BANKS₁₁
TAXES₁₂
FALLS₈
PAGES₈
WALLS₈
TALKS₉
WALES₈
FACES₁₀
DATES₆
BALLS₇
YARDS₉
MARKS₁₁
PANTS₇
CARES₇
RACES₇
BANDS₈
LANDS₆
WAVES₁₁
PARKS₁₁
WALKS₁₂
GATES₆
TANKS₉
FAILS₈
GAINS₆
WAGES₉
RANKS₉
TASKS₉
MALES₇
CAMPS₁₁
BASES₇
HATES₈
FARMS₁₀

Showing the top 48 of 135 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 744

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

BAALS₇
BABAS₉
BABES₉
BABUS₉
BACHS₁₂
BACKS₁₃
BAELS₇
BAFFS₁₃
BAFTS₁₀
BAGHS₁₁
BAHTS₁₀
BAILS₇
BAITS₇
BAJUS₁₄
BAKES₁₁
BALAS₇
BALDS₈
BALES₇
BALKS₁₁
BALLS₇
BALMS₉
BALUS₇
BANCS₉
BANDS₈
BANES₇
BANGS₈
BANKS₁₁
BANNS₇
BANTS₇
BAPUS₉
BARBS₉
BARDS₈
BARES₇
BARFS₁₀
BARKS₁₁
BARMS₉
BARNS₇
BARPS₉
BASES₇
BASIS₇
BASKS₁₁
BASTS₇
BATES₇
BATHS₁₀
BATTS₇
BAUDS₈
BAUKS₁₁
BAURS₇
BAWDS₁₁
BAWKS₁₄
BAWLS₁₀
BAWNS₁₀
BAWRS₁₀
BAYES₁₀
BAYTS₁₀
CABAS₉
CACAS₉
CADES₈
CADIS₈
CAFES₁₀
CAFFS₁₃
CAGES₈
CAIDS₈
CAINS₇
CAKES₁₁
CALFS₁₀
CALKS₁₁
CALLS₇
CALMS₉
CALOS₇
CALPS₉
CAMAS₉
CAMES₉
CAMIS₉
CAMOS₉
CAMPS₁₁
CAMUS₉
CANES₇
CANGS₈
CANNS₇
CANTS₇
CAPAS₉
CAPES₉
CAPHS₁₂
CAPOS₉
CARBS₉
CARDS₈
CARES₇
CARKS₁₁
CARLS₇
CARNS₇
CARPS₉
CARRS₇
CARTS₇
CASAS₇
CASES₇
CASKS₁₁
CASTS₇
CASUS₇
CATES₇
CATHS₁₀
CAUKS₁₁
CAULS₇
CAUMS₉
CAUPS₉
CAVAS₁₀
CAVES₁₀
CAWKS₁₄
DACES₈
DACKS₁₂
DADAS₇
DADOS₇
DAFFS₁₂
DAGOS₇
DAHLS₉
DALES₆
DALIS₆
DALTS₆
DAMES₈
DAMNS₈
DAMPS₁₀
DANGS₇
DANKS₁₀
DANTS₆
DARBS₈
DARES₆
DARGS₇
DARIS₆
DARKS₁₀
DARNS₆
DARTS₆
DATES₆
DATOS₆
DAUBS₈
DAUDS₇
DAURS₆
DAUTS₆
DAWDS₁₀
DAWKS₁₃
DAWNS₉
DAWTS₉
DAZES₁₅
EALES₅
EARDS₆
EARLS₅
EARNS₅
EASES₅
EASTS₅
EAVES₈
FACES₁₀
FACTS₁₀
FADES₉
FADOS₉
FAFFS₁₄
FAIKS₁₂
FAILS₈
FAINS₈
FAIRS₈
FAKES₁₂
FALLS₈
FAMES₁₀
FANDS₉
FANES₈
FANGS₉
FANKS₁₂
FANOS₈
FARDS₉
FARES₈
FARLS₈
FARMS₁₀
FAROS₈
FARTS₈
FASTS₈
FATES₈
FAUNS₈
FAUTS₈
FAVAS₁₁
FAVES₁₁
FAVUS₁₁
FAWNS₁₁
FAXES₁₅
FAZES₁₇
GADES₇
GADIS₇
GAFFS₁₂
GAGES₇
GAIDS₇
GAINS₆
GAIRS₆
GAITS₆
GAJOS₁₃
GALAS₆
GALES₆
GALLS₆
GAMAS₈
GAMBS₁₀
GAMES₈
GAMPS₁₀
GANGS₇
GANKS₁₀
GANTS₆
GAOLS₆
GAPES₈
GAPOS₈
GARBS₈
GARIS₆
GASES₆
GASPS₈
GASTS₆
GATES₆
GATHS₉
GAUDS₇
GAUMS₈
GAUPS₈
GAURS₆
GAUSS₆
GAWDS₁₀
GAWKS₁₃
GAWPS₁₁
GAZES₁₅
HAAFS₁₁
HAARS₈
HABUS₁₀
HACKS₁₄
HADES₉
HAEMS₁₀
HAETS₈
HAFFS₁₄
HAFIS₁₁
HAFTS₁₁
HAGGS₁₀
HAHAS₁₁
HAIKS₁₂
HAILS₈
HAINS₈
HAIRS₈
HAJES₁₅
HAJIS₁₅
HAKAS₁₂
HAKES₁₂
HAKUS₁₂
HALES₈
HALFS₁₁
HALLS₈
HALMS₁₀
HALOS₈
HALTS₈
HAMES₁₀
HANDS₉
HANGS₉
HANKS₁₂
HANTS₈
HAPUS₁₀
HARDS₉
HARES₈
HARKS₁₂
HARLS₈
HARMS₁₀
HARNS₈
HAROS₈
HARPS₁₀
HARTS₈
HASKS₁₂
HASPS₁₀
HATES₈
HAUDS₉
HAUFS₁₁
HAULS₈
HAVES₁₁
HAWKS₁₅
HAWMS₁₃
HAZES₁₇
IAMBS₉
JAAPS₁₄
JACKS₁₈
JADES₁₃
JAFAS₁₅
JAGAS₁₃
JAGGS₁₄
JAILS₁₂
JAKES₁₆
JAMBS₁₆
JAMES₁₄
JANES₁₂
JANNS₁₂
JAPES₁₄
JARKS₁₆
JARLS₁₂
JARPS₁₄
JASPS₁₄
JATOS₁₂
JAUKS₁₆
JAUPS₁₄
JAVAS₁₅
KADES₁₀
KADIS₁₀
KAGOS₁₀
KAGUS₁₀
KAIDS₁₀
KAIES₉
KAIFS₁₂
KAIKS₁₃
KAILS₉
KAIMS₁₁
KAINS₉
KAKAS₁₃
KAKIS₁₃
KALES₉
KALIS₉
KAMAS₁₁
KAMES₁₁
KAMIS₁₁
KANAS₉
KANES₉
KANGS₁₀
KANTS₉
KAONS₉
KAPAS₁₁
KAPHS₁₄
KAPUS₁₁
KARAS₉
KARKS₁₃
KARNS₉
KARTS₉
KATAS₉
KATIS₉
KAVAS₁₂
KAWAS₁₂
KAYOS₁₂
KAZIS₁₈
LABIS₇
LACES₇
LACKS₁₁
LADES₆
LAERS₅
LAICS₇
LAIDS₆
LAIKS₉
LAIRS₅
LAKES₉
LAKHS₁₂
LALLS₅
LAMAS₇
LAMBS₉
LAMES₇
LAMPS₉
LANAS₅
LANDS₆
LANES₅
LANKS₉
LANTS₅
LAPIS₇
LARDS₆
LARES₅
LARIS₅
LARKS₉
LARNS₅
LARPS₇
LASES₅
LASTS₅
LATHS₈
LAUDS₆
LAUFS₈
LAVAS₈
LAVES₈
LAWKS₁₂
LAWNS₈
LAXES₁₂
LAZES₁₄
LAZOS₁₄
MAARS₇
MABES₉
MACES₉
MACHS₁₂
MACKS₁₃
MAGES₈
MAGGS₉
MAGUS₈
MAIDS₈
MAIKS₁₁
MAILS₇
MAIMS₉
MAINS₇
MAIRS₇
MAKES₁₁
MAKIS₁₁
MAKOS₁₁
MALAS₇
MALES₇
MALIS₇
MALLS₇
MALMS₉
MALTS₇
MAMAS₉
MANAS₇
MANES₇
MANGS₈
MANIS₇
MANOS₇
MANUS₇
MARAS₇
MARCS₉
MARES₇
MARGS₈
MARKS₁₁
MARLS₇
MARMS₉
MARTS₇
MASAS₇
MASES₇
MASKS₁₁
MASTS₇
MASUS₇
MATES₇
MATHS₁₀
MATTS₇
MAUDS₈
MAULS₇
MAUTS₇
MAVIS₁₀
MAWKS₁₄
MAWRS₁₀
MAXES₁₄
MAXIS₁₄
MAYAS₁₀
MAYOS₁₀
MAZES₁₆
NAAMS₇
NAANS₅
NABES₇
NABIS₇
NABKS₁₁
NADAS₆
NAFFS₁₁
NAGAS₆
NAIFS₈
NAIKS₉
NAILS₅
NALAS₅
NAMES₇
NANAS₅
NANOS₅
NAPAS₇
NAPES₇
NARAS₅
NARCS₇
NARDS₆
NARES₅
NARIS₅
NARKS₉
NATES₅
NATIS₅
NAVES₈
NAZES₁₄
NAZIS₁₄
OASES₅
OASIS₅
OASTS₅
OATHS₈
OAVES₈
PAALS₇
PAANS₇
PACAS₉
PACES₉
PACKS₁₃
PACOS₉
PACTS₉
PADIS₈
PAGES₈
PAIKS₁₁
PAILS₇
PAINS₇
PAIRS₇
PALAS₇
PALES₇
PALIS₇
PALLS₇
PALMS₉
PALPS₉
PANDS₈
PANES₇
PANGS₈
PANTS₇
PAPAS₉
PAPES₉
PARAS₇
PARDS₈
PARES₇
PARIS₇
PARKS₁₁
PARPS₉
PARRS₇
PARTS₇
PASES₇
PASTS₇
PATES₇
PATHS₁₀
PATUS₇
PAUAS₇
PAULS₇
PAVES₁₀
PAVIS₁₀
PAWAS₁₀
PAWKS₁₄
PAWLS₁₀
PAWNS₁₀
PAXES₁₄
QADIS₁₅
QAIDS₁₅
RABIS₇
RACES₇
RACKS₁₁
RAFFS₁₁
RAFTS₈
RAGAS₆
RAGES₆
RAGGS₇
RAGIS₆
RAIAS₅
RAIDS₆
RAIKS₉
RAILS₅
RAINS₅
RAITS₅
RAJAS₁₂
RAJES₁₂
RAKES₉
RAKIS₉
RAKUS₉
RALES₅
RAMIS₇
RAMPS₉
RAMUS₇
RANAS₅
RANDS₆
RANGS₆
RANIS₅
RANKS₉
RANTS₅
RAPES₇
RARES₅
RARKS₉
RASES₅
RASPS₇
RATAS₅
RATES₅
RATHS₈
RATOS₅
RATUS₅
RAUNS₅
RAVES₈
RAWNS₈
RAXES₁₂
RAYAS₈
RAZES₁₄
SABES₇
SACKS₁₁
SADES₆
SADIS₆
SADOS₆
SAFES₈
SAGAS₆
SAGES₆
SAGOS₆
SAICS₇
SAIDS₆
SAILS₅
SAIMS₇
SAINS₅
SAIRS₅
SAKES₉
SAKIS₉
SALES₅
SALPS₇
SALTS₅
SAMAS₇
SAMES₇
SAMPS₉
SANDS₆
SANES₅
SANGS₆
SANTS₅
SARDS₆
SARIS₅
SARKS₉
SAROS₅
SARUS₅
SATES₅
SATIS₅
SAULS₅
SAUTS₅
SAVES₈
SAXES₁₂
SAZES₁₄
TAALS₅
TABES₇
TABIS₇
TABUS₇
TACES₇
TACHS₁₀
TACKS₁₁
TACOS₇
TACTS₇
TAELS₅
TAHAS₈
TAHRS₈
TAIGS₆
TAILS₅
TAINS₅
TAITS₅
TAJES₁₂
TAKAS₉
TAKES₉
TAKIS₉
TALAS₅
TALCS₇
TALES₅
TALKS₉
TALLS₅
TALUS₅
TAMES₇
TAMIS₇
TAMPS₉
TANAS₅
TANGS₆
TANHS₈
TANKS₉
TAPAS₇
TAPES₇
TAPIS₇
TAPUS₇
TARAS₅
TARES₅
TARNS₅
TAROS₅
TARPS₇
TARTS₅
TASES₅
TASKS₉
TATES₅
TATHS₈
TATTS₅
TATUS₅
TAUTS₅
TAVAS₈
TAWAS₈
TAWTS₈
TAXES₁₂
TAXIS₁₂
TAXUS₁₂
VADES₉
VAGUS₉
VAILS₈
VAIRS₈
VALES₈
VALIS₈
VAMPS₁₂
VANES₈
VANGS₉
VANTS₈
VAPES₁₀
VARAS₈
VARES₈
VARUS₈
VASES₈
VASTS₈
VATUS₈
VAUTS₈
VAXES₁₅
WAACS₁₀
WACKS₁₄
WADDS₁₀
WADES₉
WADIS₉
WADTS₉
WAFFS₁₄
WAFTS₁₁
WAGES₉
WAIFS₁₁
WAILS₈
WAINS₈
WAIRS₈
WAITS₈
WAKAS₁₂
WAKES₁₂
WAKFS₁₅
WALDS₉
WALES₈
WALIS₈
WALKS₁₂
WALLS₈
WAMES₁₀
WAMUS₁₀
WANDS₉
WANES₈
WANGS₉
WANKS₁₂
WANTS₈
WAQFS₂₀
WARBS₁₀
WARDS₉
WARES₈
WARKS₁₂
WARMS₁₀
WARNS₈
WARPS₁₀
WARTS₈
WASES₈
WASMS₁₀
WASPS₁₀
WASTS₈
WATTS₈
WAUKS₁₂
WAULS₈
WAURS₈
WAVES₁₁
WAWAS₁₁
WAWES₁₁
WAWLS₁₁
WAXES₁₅
YAARS₈
YACKS₁₄
YAFFS₁₄
YAGES₉
YAGIS₉
YAJES₁₅
YALES₈
YANGS₉
YANKS₁₂
YAPPS₁₂
YARDS₉
YARKS₁₂
YARNS₈
YARRS₈
YATES₈
YAUDS₉
YAUPS₁₀
YAWLS₁₁
YAWNS₁₁
YAWPS₁₃
ZACKS₂₀
ZARFS₁₇
ZATIS₁₄
ZAXES₂₁

Letters by positionIn 22% of these words the 4th letter is E.

1st letter

3rd letter

R15%
N10%
I9%

4th letter

E22%
K9%
A9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; ZAXES tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.

55 points: 78 words
6 points: 53 words
77 points: 137 words
8 points: 125 words
99 points: 113 words
10 points: 64 words
1111 points: 55 words
12 points: 46 words
1313 points: 16 words
14 points: 30 words
1515 points: 14 words
16 points: 5 words
1717 points: 3 words
18 points: 2 words
1919 points: 0 words
20 points: 2 words
2121 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
ZAXES	21	21	All three
ZACKS	20	21	Collins only
WAQFS	20	20	Collins only
JACKS	18	21	All three
KAZIS	18	18	Collins only
FAZES	17	17	All three
HAZES	17	16	All three
ZARFS	17	17	All three
MAZES	16	17	All three
JAKES	16	18	All three
JAMBS	16	20	All three
JARKS	16	18	Collins only

This pattern fixes the second tile as A and closes every match with S while leaving the first, third, and fourth letters open. The pool is broad: 135 entries count as common by frequency, but familiar examples sit beside far less everyday tournament words. Compare letter distributions, dictionary coverage, or tile scores before treating every match as equally playable, especially when a clue fixes only two positions.

The pattern at a glance

744 tournament-list words fit A in slot two and S in slot five.
MAKES, GAMES, WANTS, TAKES, and HANDS are among familiar matches.
135 entries count as common by frequency.
Collins contains 729 matches; NWL2023 has 557, and ENABLE has 515.
Only one match is a Wordle answer, versus 739 allowed guesses.

How does A compare with other second letters?

A is the most productive second-letter choice among the listed S-final siblings: O has 707 matches, E has 539, and I has 474. The first-letter spread adds a useful clue: M leads with 57, followed closely by T with 56 and B with 55. So the pattern covers varied openings, not just A-initial words.

For Wordle, treat this as a narrow filter rather than a starting template: one matching answer sits among 739 allowed guesses. When only two slots are fixed, preserve confirmed letters and test a fresh consonant in an open position instead of spending guesses on matches with the same letters.

5-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and S as the 5th letter

ZAXES leads the scoring examples at 21 points; JACKS scores 18, while JAKES and MAZES score 16 each. A strong base score does not guarantee a strong board play: premiums and existing tiles affect the turn, and some top scorers are less familiar than everyday options like MAKES or HANDS.

Dictionary coverage is a real limitation: Collins includes 729 matches, compared with 557 in NWL2023 and 515 in ENABLE. Those source totals are not interchangeable. Check your game's word list before challenging a match, particularly if your opponents use a different tournament dictionary.

Questions people ask

How many words match both letter positions?

744 tournament-dictionary words match the two positions. The count includes entries from Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE, with source totals of 729, 557, and 515. Those totals overlap, so they should not be added together as separate words.

Are any words with A second and S last Wordle answers?

Yes, one word matching this pattern is a Wordle answer. The same pattern permits 739 allowed guesses, so the answer pool is much narrower than the guess pool. Use it as a filter after confirming A in the second position and S at the end.

Which matching word scores the most in Scrabble?

ZAXES scores 21 points, the highest among the scoring examples. JACKS earns 18, while JAKES and MAZES score 16 each. Premium squares can change a board play's total, so a word's base score is only one part of its value.

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5-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and S as the 5th letter

Common words 135 · most-used first

Highest-scoring words

The pattern at a glance

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5-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and S as the 5th letter

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