6-letter words with A as the 1st letter and S as the 6th letter

6-letter words starting with A and ending in S: 379 matches, from familiar choices like ALWAYS and ACROSS to high-scoring AVYZES.

379 wordsTop pick ALWAYSHighest score AVYZES 21

41 of 379 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

1st 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

6th 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 1st place, S is the most common 6th letter (379 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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Common words 41 · most-used first

ALWAYS₁₂
ACROSS₈
ACCESS₁₀
AWARDS₁₀
ALLOWS₉
ADULTS₇
ASSETS₆
AGENTS₇
ACTORS₈
ALLIES₆
ANGELS₇
ALBUMS₁₀
AGREES₇
ASSESS₆
ARGUES₇
ALIENS₆
APPLES₁₀
ADMITS₉
ANGLES₇
ARMIES₈
ARROWS₉
ABUSES₈
ARISES₆
ALARMS₈
ALERTS₆
AWAITS₉
ANKLES₁₀
AVOIDS₁₀
ARCHES₁₁
ANTICS₈
ANNALS₆
AIRBUS₈
AMENDS₉
ANNOYS₉
ARRAYS₉
AUDITS₇
ARENAS₆
ADOPTS₉
ALLOYS₉
AISLES₆
ALTERS₆

All valid words 379

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

AALIIS₆
AARTIS₆
ABACAS₁₀
ABACUS₁₀
ABAKAS₁₂
ABAMPS₁₂
ABANDS₉
ABASES₈
ABATES₈
ABATIS₈
ABAYAS₁₁
ABBESS₁₀
ABBEYS₁₃
ABBOTS₁₀
ABCEES₁₀
ABDABS₁₁
ABEARS₈
ABELES₈
ABHORS₁₁
ABIDES₉
ABLETS₈
ABLINS₈
ABMHOS₁₃
ABODES₉
ABOHMS₁₃
ABOMAS₁₀
ABORDS₉
ABORTS₈
ABOUTS₈
ABOVES₁₁
ABRAYS₁₁
ABRINS₈
ABSEYS₁₁
ABSITS₈
ABUNAS₈
ABUSES₈
ABYSMS₁₃
ACARUS₈
ACATES₈
ACCESS₁₀
ACCOYS₁₃
ACINUS₈
ACKEES₁₂
ACKERS₁₂
ACORNS₈
ACROSS₈
ACTINS₈
ACTONS₈
ACTORS₈
ACUTES₈
ADAGES₈
ADAPTS₉
ADBOTS₉
ADDERS₈
ADDIES₈
ADDIOS₈
ADDLES₈
ADEEMS₉
ADEPTS₉
ADHANS₁₀
ADIEUS₇
ADMASS₉
ADMINS₉
ADMITS₉
ADOBES₉
ADOBOS₉
ADONIS₇
ADOORS₇
ADOPTS₉
ADORBS₉
ADORES₇
ADORNS₇
ADUKIS₁₁
ADULTS₇
ADUSTS₇
ADVEWS₁₃
AENEUS₆
AERIES₆
AESCES₈
AFARAS₉
AFEARS₉
AFFIES₁₂
AFRITS₉
AFTERS₉
AGAMAS₉
AGAMIS₉
AGAPES₉
AGATES₇
AGAVES₁₀
AGENES₇
AGENTS₇
AGGERS₈
AGGIES₈
AGGROS₈
AGILAS₇
AGINGS₈
AGISMS₉
AGISTS₇
AGITAS₇
AGLETS₇
AGLOOS₇
AGOGES₈
AGONES₇
AGORAS₇
AGREES₇
AGRIAS₇
AGUTIS₇
AHOLDS₁₀
AIDERS₇
AIMERS₈
AINGAS₇
AIOLIS₆
AIRBUS₈
AIRERS₆
AIRTHS₉
AISLES₆
AIVERS₉
AIZLES₁₅
AJIVAS₁₆
AJUGAS₁₄
AJWANS₁₆
AKELAS₁₀
AKENES₁₀
AKITAS₁₀
ALAAPS₈
ALAMOS₈
ALANDS₇
ALANGS₇
ALANTS₆
ALAPAS₈
ALARMS₈
ALATES₆
ALBUMS₁₀
ALCIDS₉
ALDEAS₇
ALDERS₇
ALDOLS₇
ALECKS₁₂
ALEPHS₁₁
ALERTS₆
ALEYES₉
ALGINS₇
ALGORS₇
ALGUMS₉
ALIBIS₈
ALIENS₆
ALIGNS₇
ALINES₆
ALIYAS₉
ALIYOS₉
ALKIES₁₀
ALKYDS₁₄
ALKYLS₁₃
ALLAYS₉
ALLEES₆
ALLELS₆
ALLEYS₉
ALLIES₆
ALLODS₇
ALLONS₆
ALLOTS₆
ALLOWS₉
ALLOYS₉
ALLYLS₉
ALMAHS₁₁
ALMEHS₁₁
ALMOUS₈
ALMUDS₉
ALMUGS₉
ALOHAS₉
ALOINS₆
ALPHAS₁₁
ALTARS₆
ALTERS₆
ALURES₆
ALVARS₉
ALWAYS₁₂
AMATES₈
AMAUTS₈
AMAZES₁₇
AMBANS₁₀
AMBERS₁₀
AMBITS₁₀
AMBLES₁₀
AMEBAS₁₀
AMEERS₈
AMENDS₉
AMENTS₈
AMICES₁₀
AMICUS₁₀
AMIDES₉
AMIGAS₉
AMIGOS₉
AMINES₈
AMINOS₈
AMISES₈
AMMANS₁₀
AMMONS₁₀
AMNIOS₈
AMOLES₈
AMOURS₈
AMOVES₁₁
AMOWTS₁₁
AMPULS₁₀
AMRITS₈
AMUCKS₁₄
AMUSES₈
ANABAS₈
ANANAS₆
ANATAS₆
ANCHOS₁₁
ANCLES₈
ANDROS₇
ANEARS₆
ANELES₆
ANGELS₇
ANGERS₇
ANGLES₇
ANGLOS₇
ANGSTS₇
ANIMAS₈
ANIMES₈
ANIMIS₈
ANIMUS₈
ANIONS₆
ANISES₆
ANKERS₁₀
ANKLES₁₀
ANNALS₆
ANNATS₆
ANNOYS₉
ANNULS₆
ANODES₇
ANOLES₆
ANTARS₆
ANTICS₈
ANTRES₆
ANUSES₆
ANVILS₉
ANYONS₉
AORTAS₆
APEXES₁₅
APHIDS₁₂
APICES₁₀
APIOLS₈
APISMS₁₀
APNEAS₈
APODES₉
APPALS₁₀
APPAYS₁₃
APPELS₁₀
APPLES₁₀
APPROS₁₀
APPUIS₁₀
APPUYS₁₃
APRONS₈
ARABAS₈
ARABIS₈
ARAMES₈
ARBORS₈
ARCCOS₁₀
ARCHES₁₁
ARDEBS₉
ARDORS₇
ARDRIS₇
AREADS₇
ARECAS₈
AREDES₇
ARENAS₆
ARENES₆
AREPAS₈
ARETES₆
ARETTS₆
ARGALS₇
ARGANS₇
ARGILS₇
ARGLES₇
ARGOLS₇
ARGONS₇
ARGOTS₇
ARGUES₇
ARHATS₉
ARIELS₆
ARISES₆
ARMERS₈
ARMETS₈
ARMIES₈
ARMILS₈
ARMORS₈
ARNUTS₆
AROBAS₈
AROHAS₉
AROIDS₇
AROMAS₈
ARPENS₈
ARRAYS₉
ARRETS₆
ARROWS₉
ARSONS₆
ARTELS₆
ARTICS₈
ARTIES₆
ASANAS₆
ASCONS₈
ASCOTS₈
ASDICS₉
ASHETS₉
ASIDES₇
ASKERS₁₀
ASPENS₈
ASPERS₈
ASPICS₁₀
ASPROS₈
ASSAIS₆
ASSAMS₈
ASSAYS₉
ASSESS₆
ASSETS₆
ASSOTS₆
ASTERS₆
ASTUNS₆
ASURAS₆
ATIGIS₇
ATMANS₈
ATOKES₁₀
ATOLLS₆
ATONES₆
ATTAPS₈
ATTARS₆
ATTICS₈
AUCEPS₁₀
AUDADS₈
AUDIOS₇
AUDITS₇
AUGERS₇
AUGHTS₁₀
AUGURS₇
AUMILS₈
AUREUS₆
AUROUS₆
AURUMS₈
AUXINS₁₃
AVAILS₉
AVALES₉
AVERTS₉
AVIANS₉
AVIONS₉
AVISES₉
AVISOS₉
AVIZES₁₈
AVOIDS₁₀
AVYZES₂₁
AWAITS₉
AWAKES₁₃
AWARDS₁₀
AWARNS₉
AWAYES₁₂
AWETOS₉
AWLESS₉
AWMOUS₁₁
AWNERS₉
AXIOMS₁₅
AXIONS₁₃
AXISES₁₃
AXITES₁₃
AXOIDS₁₄
AXONES₁₃
AYAYAS₁₂
AYRIES₉
AZIDES₁₆
AZINES₁₅
AZLONS₁₅
AZOLES₁₅
AZOTES₁₅
AZOTHS₁₈
AZUKIS₁₉
AZURES₁₅
AZYGOS₁₉
AZYMES₂₀

Letters by positionIn 24% of these words the 5th letter is E.

2nd letter

L14%
R12%
B9%

3rd letter

I13%
A12%
O11%

4th letter

E15%
I11%
O11%

5th letter

E24%
T11%
A10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; AVYZES tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.

66 points: 59 words
7 points: 57 words
88 points: 90 words
9 points: 68 words
1010 points: 42 words
11 points: 16 words
1212 points: 10 words
13 points: 15 words
1414 points: 4 words
15 points: 8 words
1616 points: 3 words
17 points: 1 words
1818 points: 2 words
19 points: 2 words
2020 points: 1 words
21 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
AVYZES	21	21	Collins only
AZYMES	20	20	Collins only
AZYGOS	19	19	All three
AZUKIS	19	20	Collins · NWL
AZOTHS	18	17	All three
AVIZES	18	19	Collins only
AMAZES	17	18	All three
AZIDES	16	16	All three
AJIVAS	16	19	All three
AJWANS	16	19	Collins only
AXIOMS	15	16	All three
APEXES	15	16	All three

The pattern A _ _ _ _ S leaves four letters open, so you can narrow a clue without fixing the middle. Familiar matches include ACCESS, AWARDS, ALLOWS, ADULTS, and ASSETS. Only 41 matches fall among the most common English words, though, so expect plenty of obscure entries alongside everyday vocabulary.

A quick look at A-to-S words

379 tournament-dictionary entries begin with A and finish with S.
ALWAYS, ACROSS, ACCESS, and AWARDS are familiar examples.
41 matches are among the most common English words.
Collins includes 372 matches, compared with 278 in NWL2023 and 254 in ENABLE.
AVYZES leads the scoring list at 21 points.
Seven-letter words with A first and S last number 117.

How many 6-letter words start with A and end in S?

There are 379 matches for this pattern. The count is larger than the 155 words that start with A and end in E, so the final S opens up a much broader set of possibilities. Try ALWAYS, ACROSS, and ALLOWS first when you want recognizable options.

ACCESS, ADULTS, ASSETS, ACTORS, and ALLIES add other familiar choices. The list also includes less common words, and dictionary coverage varies: Collins has 372 matches, while NWL2023 has 278. Those dictionary totals overlap; they are not separate groups to add together.

Which A-starting, S-ending words score the most?

AVYZES scores 21 points, followed by AZYMES at 20 and AZYGOS and AZUKIS at 19 each. Those high values come from less familiar letter combinations, not from the common words most players reach for first. The average score across the matches is 8.8.

For 6-letter words starting with A and ending in S, prioritize a word your game accepts before chasing a premium score. Some entries appear in Collins but not NWL2023 or ENABLE, so these dictionary totals are not interchangeable. Check your game's word list when a rare option decides a play.

Questions people ask

What are some common six-letter words that start with A and end with S?

ALWAYS, ACROSS, ACCESS, AWARDS, ALLOWS, and ADULTS are familiar matches. They all fit the A _ _ _ _ S pattern, among 379 total entries. The wider set also contains less common words, so a familiar example is a good starting point rather than a complete list.

What is the highest-scoring six-letter A-to-S word?

AVYZES is the highest scorer at 21 points. AZYMES follows at 20, while AZYGOS and AZUKIS each score 19. These are high-value options, but their less familiar spellings make it important to confirm your game's dictionary before playing one.

Are all 379 words accepted in every Scrabble dictionary?

No, dictionary coverage differs. Collins includes 372 matches, NWL2023 includes 278, and ENABLE includes 254. Those lists overlap, and a word accepted in one may not be accepted in another. Check the word list used by your game before relying on an unusual entry.

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