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5-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and A as the 4th letter

10 5-letter words with A as the 3rd and 4th letter qualify in tournament dictionaries, led by the 11-point word SMAAK.

10 wordsTop pick BRAAIHighest score SMAAK 11

With A in 3rd place, R is the most common 4th letter (166 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 10 · most-used first

  • BRAAI7
  • KRAAL9
  • GRAAL6
  • ALAAP7
  • CRAAL7
  • DWAAL9
  • KIAAT9
  • PLAAS7
  • PRAAM9
  • SMAAK11
All valid words 10

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

  • ALAAP7
  • BRAAI7
  • CRAAL7
  • DWAAL9
  • GRAAL6
  • KIAAT9
  • KRAAL9
  • PLAAS7
  • PRAAM9
  • SMAAK11

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SMAAK1112Collins only
KRAAL910All three
PRAAM911All three
DWAAL910Collins only
KIAAT99Collins only
BRAAI78Collins only
CRAAL79All three
ALAAP79Collins only
PLAAS79Collins only
GRAAL68All three

The pattern is tighter than it looks: just 10 tournament-dictionary words have AA in the middle. BRAAI and KRAAL are among the recognizable entries, but none falls in the common-frequency group. KRAAL is one of four words ending in L, the most frequent final letter in this set.

The A-A pattern at a glance

  • Exactly 10 tournament-dictionary words have A in both the third and fourth positions.
  • Four entries end in L; each of the other six final letters appears once.
  • K and P are the most frequent starting letters, with two words each.
  • SMAAK leads the listed Scrabble scores at 11 points; GRAAL scores 6.
  • Collins lists all 10; ENABLE and NWL2023 list four each.

How many 5-letter words with A as the 3rd and 4th letter?

There are 10 matches, and their unusual spellings make the pattern easier to remember than to play. The set includes BRAAI, KRAAL, GRAAL, ALAAP, CRAAL, DWAAL, KIAAT, PLAAS, PRAAM, and SMAAK. Each keeps the same AA pair while changing the opening and final letters.

The endings give you a practical shortlist when a puzzle has already revealed its last tile. Four candidates finish in L: KRAAL, GRAAL, CRAAL, and DWAAL. The remaining words end in I, K, M, P, S, or T, one candidate per letter.

K and P also tie as the most common first letters, with two starts each.

These are not everyday guesses: the common-frequency count is zero, despite all 10 appearing in at least one tournament dictionary. Collins covers the full set, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include four. Check your game's word list before relying on a specialist entry; dictionary coverage differs sharply here.

What the scores and rare entries suggest

SMAAK is the score leader at 11 points, two ahead of KRAAL, PRAAM, DWAAL, and KIAAT, which each score 9. GRAAL sits at the bottom with 6. The average score is 8.1, so the high scorer is an exception rather than a guide to every play.

For a board play, compare the tile score with the placement before choosing: an occupied premium square can matter more than the difference between these words. For a letter-pattern puzzle, use the ending first. L narrows the choices to four; a final I, K, M, P, S, or T leaves only one listed match.

Questions people ask

Which 5-letter word with AA in the middle scores the most?
SMAAK is the highest scorer in this group, at 11 Scrabble points. KRAAL, PRAAM, DWAAL, and KIAAT each score 9, so SMAAK leads by two points before any board-square bonuses. Confirm that your game accepts the word before playing it.
How many of these words end in L?
Four of the 10 matching words end in L: KRAAL, GRAAL, CRAAL, and DWAAL. The other six words each have a different final letter, so an L ending gives you the largest single subgroup in this pattern.
Are all 10 words accepted in every tournament dictionary?
No. Collins includes all 10, but ENABLE and NWL2023 each include four. The matching letter pattern does not guarantee that a word is valid in your game, so check the dictionary your tournament or app uses.

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