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

5-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and S as the 5th letter total 394; seven also appear among Wordle answers.

394 wordsTop pick YEARSHighest score QUAYS 17

85 of 394 are everyday words (22%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With A in 3rd place, S is the most common 5th letter (394 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 85 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 85 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.

  • ABACS9
  • ACAIS7
  • ADAWS9
  • ADAYS9
  • AFARS8
  • AGARS6
  • ALANS5
  • ALAPS7
  • ALAYS8
  • AMAHS10
  • AMASS7
  • APAYS10
  • ARAKS9
  • ARARS5
  • ATAPS7
  • AWAYS11
  • AYAHS11
  • AZANS14
  • BAALS7
  • BEADS8
  • BEAKS11
  • BEALS7
  • BEAMS9
  • BEANS7
  • BEARS7
  • BEATS7
  • BEAUS7
  • BLABS9
  • BLADS8
  • BLAES7
  • BLAGS8
  • BLAHS10
  • BLAMS9
  • BLATS7
  • BLAWS10
  • BLAYS10
  • BOABS9
  • BOAKS11
  • BOARS7
  • BOATS7
  • BRADS8
  • BRAES7
  • BRAGS8
  • BRAKS11
  • BRANS7
  • BRASS7
  • BRATS7
  • BRAWS10
  • BRAYS10
  • BUATS7
  • CHADS11
  • CHAIS10
  • CHALS10
  • CHAMS12
  • CHAOS10
  • CHAPS12
  • CHARS10
  • CHATS10
  • CHAVS13
  • CHAWS13
  • CHAYS13
  • CIAOS7
  • CLADS8
  • CLAES7
  • CLAGS8
  • CLAMS9
  • CLANS7
  • CLAPS9
  • CLASS7
  • CLATS7
  • CLAWS10
  • CLAYS10
  • COALS7
  • COATS7
  • CRABS9
  • CRAGS8
  • CRAMS9
  • CRANS7
  • CRAPS9
  • CRASS7
  • CRAWS10
  • CRAYS10
  • CYANS10
  • CZARS16
  • DEADS7
  • DEALS6
  • DEANS6
  • DEARS6
  • DEAWS9
  • DHAKS13
  • DHALS9
  • DIALS6
  • DOABS8
  • DOATS6
  • DRABS8
  • DRAGS7
  • DRAMS8
  • DRAPS8
  • DRATS6
  • DRAWS9
  • DRAYS9
  • DUADS7
  • DUALS6
  • DUANS6
  • DUARS6
  • DWAMS11
  • DYADS10
  • ECADS8
  • EGADS7
  • ELANS5
  • EMACS9
  • ETATS5
  • EXAMS14
  • EYASS8
  • FEALS8
  • FEARS8
  • FEATS8
  • FIARS8
  • FIATS8
  • FLABS10
  • FLAGS9
  • FLAKS12
  • FLAMS10
  • FLANS8
  • FLAPS10
  • FLATS8
  • FLAWS11
  • FLAYS11
  • FOALS8
  • FOAMS10
  • FRABS10
  • FRAGS9
  • FRAPS10
  • FRASS8
  • FRATS8
  • FRAUS8
  • FRAYS11
  • GEALS6
  • GEANS6
  • GEARS6
  • GEATS6
  • GHATS9
  • GLADS7
  • GLAMS8
  • GLANS6
  • GLASS6
  • GNARS6
  • GNATS6
  • GNAWS9
  • GOADS7
  • GOAFS9
  • GOALS6
  • GOATS6
  • GRABS8
  • GRADS7
  • GRAMS8
  • GRANS6
  • GRASS6
  • GRAVS9
  • GRAYS9
  • GUACS8
  • GUANS6
  • GUARS6
  • GYALS9
  • HAAFS11
  • HAARS8
  • HEADS9
  • HEALS8
  • HEAPS10
  • HEARS8
  • HEATS8
  • HOARS8
  • IKANS9
  • IKATS9
  • IMAMS9
  • IZARS14
  • JAAPS14
  • JEANS12
  • JEATS12
  • JIAOS12
  • KBARS11
  • KHAFS15
  • KHANS12
  • KHATS12
  • KLAPS11
  • KNAGS10
  • KNAPS11
  • KNARS9
  • KOANS9
  • KOAPS11
  • KRABS11
  • KRAIS9
  • KRANS9
  • KRAYS12
  • KSARS9
  • KVASS12
  • KYAKS16
  • KYARS12
  • KYATS12
  • LEADS6
  • LEAFS8
  • LEAKS9
  • LEAMS7
  • LEANS5
  • LEAPS7
  • LEARS5
  • LEATS5
  • LIARS5
  • LOADS6
  • LOAFS8
  • LOAMS7
  • LOANS5
  • LUAUS5
  • LYAMS10
  • MAARS7
  • MEADS8
  • MEALS7
  • MEANS7
  • MEATS7
  • MOANS7
  • MOATS7
  • NAAMS7
  • NAANS5
  • NEALS5
  • NEAPS7
  • NEARS5
  • NEATS5
  • NOAHS8
  • ODAHS9
  • ODALS6
  • OFAYS11
  • OGAMS8
  • OKAYS12
  • OPAHS10
  • OPALS7
  • ORALS5
  • OVALS8
  • PAALS7
  • PAANS7
  • PEAGS8
  • PEAKS11
  • PEALS7
  • PEANS7
  • PEARS7
  • PEATS7
  • PIANS7
  • PLAAS7
  • PLANS7
  • PLAPS9
  • PLATS7
  • PLAYS10
  • PRADS8
  • PRAMS9
  • PRAOS7
  • PRATS7
  • PRAUS7
  • PRAYS10
  • PYATS10
  • QUADS15
  • QUAGS15
  • QUAIS14
  • QUASS14
  • QUATS14
  • QUAYS17
  • READS6
  • REAIS5
  • REAKS9
  • REALS5
  • REAMS7
  • REANS5
  • REAPS7
  • REARS5
  • RIALS5
  • ROADS6
  • ROAMS7
  • ROANS5
  • ROARS5
  • RYALS8
  • SCABS9
  • SCADS8
  • SCAGS8
  • SCAMS9
  • SCANS7
  • SCARS7
  • SCATS7
  • SCAWS10
  • SEALS5
  • SEAMS7
  • SEANS5
  • SEARS5
  • SEATS5
  • SHADS9
  • SHAGS9
  • SHAHS11
  • SHAMS10
  • SHANS8
  • SHAPS10
  • SHAWS11
  • SHAYS11
  • SIALS5
  • SKAGS10
  • SKATS9
  • SKAWS12
  • SLABS7
  • SLAES5
  • SLAGS6
  • SLAMS7
  • SLAPS7
  • SLATS5
  • SLAWS8
  • SLAYS8
  • SNABS7
  • SNAGS6
  • SNAPS7
  • SNARS5
  • SNAWS8
  • SOAKS9
  • SOAPS7
  • SOARS5
  • SPAES7
  • SPAGS8
  • SPAMS9
  • SPANS7
  • SPARS7
  • SPATS7
  • SPAWS10
  • SPAYS10
  • STABS7
  • STAGS6
  • STANS5
  • STAPS7
  • STARS5
  • STATS5
  • STAWS8
  • STAYS8
  • SWABS10
  • SWADS9
  • SWAGS9
  • SWANS8
  • SWAPS10
  • SWATS8
  • SWAYS11
  • TAALS5
  • TEADS6
  • TEAKS9
  • TEALS5
  • TEAMS7
  • TEARS5
  • TEATS5
  • THANS8
  • THARS8
  • THAWS11
  • TIANS5
  • TIARS5
  • TOADS6
  • TRABS7
  • TRADS6
  • TRAMS7
  • TRANS5
  • TRAPS7
  • TRASS5
  • TRATS5
  • TRAYS8
  • TSARS5
  • TUANS5
  • TWAES8
  • TWALS8
  • TWATS8
  • TWAYS11
  • TZARS14
  • UDALS6
  • ULANS5
  • UNAIS5
  • UNAUS5
  • URAOS5
  • VEALS8
  • VIALS8
  • VOARS8
  • WAACS10
  • WEALS8
  • WEANS8
  • WEARS8
  • WHAMS13
  • WHAPS13
  • WHATS11
  • WOADS9
  • WRAPS10
  • YAARS8
  • YEADS9
  • YEAHS11
  • YEANS8
  • YEARS8
  • YUANS8
  • ZEALS14
Letters by positionIn 20% of these words the 2nd letter is E.
1st letter
  1. S16%
  2. C9%
  3. B8%
2nd letter
  1. E20%
  2. R15%
  3. L13%
4th letter
  1. N11%
  2. R11%
  3. T11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; QUAYS tops the list with 17. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 55 points: 49 words
  2. 6 points: 36 words
  3. 77 points: 83 words
  4. 8 points: 72 words
  5. 99 points: 52 words
  6. 10 points: 41 words
  7. 1111 points: 26 words
  8. 12 points: 14 words
  9. 1313 points: 6 words
  10. 14 points: 9 words
  11. 1515 points: 3 words
  12. 16 points: 2 words
  13. 1717 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
QUAYS1717All three
CZARS1617All three
KYAKS1615All three
QUADS1516All three
QUAGS1517All three
KHAFS1514All three
EXAMS1415All three
QUAIS1415All three
QUATS1415Collins only
QUASS1415All three
TZARS1414All three
ZEALS1415All three

The fixed pattern is _ _ A _ S: A sits in the middle, and every match ends in S. Familiar examples include YEARS, MEANS, CLASS, PLANS, and TEAMS. Only 85 of the 394 matches rank among the most common English words, so expect a mixture of everyday vocabulary and less familiar game entries.

Quick facts about the A-and-S pattern

  • The pattern _ _ A _ S has 394 words across the tournament dictionaries counted here.
  • The list includes 85 words among the most common English entries.
  • Seven matching words are Wordle answers, and 391 are allowed guesses.
  • S is the most frequent starting letter, with 64 matches; C follows with 34.
  • QUAYS scores 17 points, the highest score among the examples ranked here.

How many five-letter words fit A _ _ _ S?

There are 394 matches when words in at least one tournament dictionary are counted. The separate totals are 281 in ENABLE, 386 in Collins, and 300 in NWL2023; those dictionary counts overlap, so they do not add up to the combined total.

For a clue-solving shortlist, start with recognizable options such as GLASS, PLANS, GOALS, STARS, and GRASS. The first letter narrows the set sharply: 64 matches start with S, while 34 start with C. That makes S a productive starting guess when the first tile is unknown.

Which A-third, S-fifth words score highest?

QUAYS leads the scoring list at 17 points. CZARS and KYAKS each score 16, while QUADS, QUAGS, and KHAFS each reach 15. These are stronger board-play candidates than familiar words such as YEARS or TEAMS when raw letter points matter.

For 5-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and S as the 5th letter, a high tile score does not guarantee a legal play in every game. The combined list includes words accepted by different dictionary sets, and coverage varies: Collins has 386 matches, compared with 300 in NWL2023. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

Questions people ask

Are there Wordle answers with A as the third letter and S at the end?
Yes, seven matching words appear among Wordle answers. The pattern is _ _ A _ S, so it narrows the answer space without identifying a single solution. The full set also contains 391 allowed guesses, which is much broader than the answer subset.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
QUAYS is the top scorer at 17 points. CZARS and KYAKS are next at 16 each, followed by QUADS, QUAGS, and KHAFS at 15. Those totals are tile scores; board premiums can change the points earned in an actual play.
How many of these words are common?
85 of the 394 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Familiar examples include MEANS, CLASS, PLANS, and GLASS. The remaining entries include less common vocabulary, so a word's presence in the combined list does not guarantee acceptance in your game's dictionary.

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