6-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and A as the 3rd letter

The shared pattern is _AA___, but these matches are a narrow, unusual group: none rank among the top 25,000 common English words, and only six are defined. The dictionary totals overlap, so don’t add them together. For a playable word, the unusual spelling is the real risk, so test each against your board.

What stands out among the 6-letter AA matches?

• There are 12 six-letter entries with A in both the second and third positions.
• Collins includes 11 matches, NWL2023 includes six, and ENABLE includes four; the lists overlap.
• None meet the common-word cutoff, so expect rare or specialist vocabulary rather than everyday answers.
• Five entries end in S, while four end in G; only two end in R and one in M.

Which letters begin and end these AA words?

B leads the group with three words; L and M each begin two. C, F, K, T, and Z each appear once at the start, making the opening letter a useful way to narrow a clue.

The endings split sharply: five words finish with S and four with G. LAAGER and ZAATAR end in R, while BAALIM is the sole M-ending match. If your puzzle gives a final letter, that clue quickly cuts down this already small set.

Which of these six-letter AA words scores highest?

ZAATAR leads the scores at 15, ahead of KAAMAS at 12. BAALIM and FAAING each score 10, while BAAING, CAAING, and MAAING each score 9.

For 6-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and A as the 3rd letter, the standout score comes from ZAATAR’s Z, not from a longer or more familiar-looking word. LAAGER scores 7, so don’t assume every rare entry is a strong scoring play.