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6-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and A as the 4th letter

The 6-letter words with A in positions 2 and 4 number 302, from familiar picks like CANADA and PALACE to high-scoring PAZAZZ.

302 wordsTop pick CANADAHighest score PAZAZZ 35

27 of 302 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With A in 2nd place, I is the most common 4th letter (510 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 27 · most-used first

Showing the top 26 of 27 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 302

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

  • BABACO12
  • BABACU12
  • BADASS9
  • BAGASS9
  • BAHADA12
  • BAJADA16
  • BAJANS15
  • BALATA8
  • BANAKS12
  • BANANA8
  • BARAZA17
  • BASALT8
  • BASANS8
  • BATARD9
  • BATATA8
  • BAYAMO13
  • BAYARD12
  • BAZAAR17
  • BAZARS17
  • BAZAZZ35
  • CABALA10
  • CABALS10
  • CABANA10
  • CACAOS10
  • CADAGA10
  • CADAGI10
  • CAFARD12
  • CALALU8
  • CALAMI10
  • CALASH11
  • CAMAIL10
  • CAMANS10
  • CAMASH13
  • CAMASS10
  • CANADA9
  • CANALS8
  • CANAPE10
  • CANARD9
  • CANARY11
  • CARACK14
  • CARACT10
  • CARAFE11
  • CARAPS10
  • CARATE8
  • CARATS8
  • CASABA10
  • CASAVA11
  • CATALO8
  • CAVASS11
  • DADAHS11
  • DAGABA10
  • DALASI7
  • DAMAGE10
  • DAMANS9
  • DAMARS9
  • DAMASK13
  • DARAFS10
  • DATALS7
  • DATARY10
  • DAWAHS13
  • DAYANS10
  • EATAGE7
  • FACADE12
  • FANALS9
  • FANART9
  • FARADS10
  • FARAND10
  • GAGAKU12
  • GALAGE8
  • GALAGO8
  • GALAHS10
  • GALANT7
  • GALAXY17
  • GAMASH12
  • GAMAYS12
  • GARAGE8
  • GAVAGE11
  • GAYALS10
  • GAZABO18
  • GAZALS16
  • GAZARS16
  • HAKAMS15
  • HAKARI13
  • HALALA9
  • HALALS9
  • HAMADA12
  • HAMALS11
  • HAMATE11
  • HAMAUL11
  • HANAPS11
  • HARAMS11
  • HARASS9
  • HAWALA12
  • HAZANS18
  • HAZARD19
  • JACALS15
  • JACANA15
  • JACARE15
  • JAGAED15
  • JALAPS15
  • JAPANS15
  • JATAKA17
  • JAWANS16
  • JAWARI16
  • KABABS14
  • KABAKA16
  • KABALA12
  • KABARS12
  • KABAYA15
  • KAHALS13
  • KAIAKS14
  • KAKAPO16
  • KALAMS12
  • KAMAHI15
  • KAMALA12
  • KANAKA14
  • KARAHI13
  • KARAIT10
  • KARAKA14
  • KARAMU12
  • KARATE10
  • KARATS10
  • KATANA10
  • KAVASS13
  • KAYAKS17
  • LABARA8
  • LAGANS7
  • LAHALS9
  • LAHARS9
  • LALANG7
  • LANAIS6
  • LANATE6
  • LATAHS9
  • LAUANS6
  • LAVABO11
  • LAVAGE10
  • LAVASH12
  • LAZARS15
  • MACACO12
  • MACAWS13
  • MADAFU12
  • MADAME11
  • MADAMS11
  • MAHANT11
  • MAKARS12
  • MALADY12
  • MALAMS10
  • MALARS8
  • MALATE8
  • MAMAKO14
  • MAMAKU14
  • MANAGE9
  • MANAIA8
  • MANANA8
  • MANATI8
  • MANATS8
  • MANATU8
  • MANAWA11
  • MARABI10
  • MARACA10
  • MARAES8
  • MARAHS11
  • MARAKA12
  • MARARI8
  • MARAUD9
  • MASALA8
  • MATAIS8
  • MATATA8
  • MAZARD18
  • NAGANA7
  • NAGARI7
  • NAHALS9
  • NAIADS7
  • NAIANT6
  • NAPALM10
  • NASALS6
  • NASARD7
  • NATANT6
  • NAVAID10
  • NAVARS9
  • NAWABS11
  • OARAGE7
  • PADANG10
  • PADAUK13
  • PAEANS8
  • PAGANS9
  • PAJAMA17
  • PAKAHI15
  • PALACE10
  • PALAGI9
  • PALAIS8
  • PALAMA10
  • PALAPA10
  • PALATE8
  • PALAYS11
  • PANADA9
  • PANAMA10
  • PANARY11
  • PAPACY15
  • PAPAIN10
  • PAPAWS13
  • PAPAYA13
  • PARADE9
  • PARAGE9
  • PARAMO10
  • PARANG9
  • PARAPH13
  • PATACA10
  • PATAKA12
  • PAVAGE12
  • PAVANE11
  • PAVANS11
  • PAWAWS14
  • PAZAZZ35
  • QABALA17
  • QAJAQS31
  • QANATS15
  • RABATO8
  • RABATS8
  • RADARS7
  • RAFALE9
  • RAJAHS16
  • RAMADA9
  • RAMATE8
  • RATALS6
  • RATANS6
  • RATANY9
  • RAVAGE10
  • RAWARU9
  • RAYAHS12
  • SABALS8
  • SAFARI9
  • SAKAIS10
  • SALAAM8
  • SALADE7
  • SALADS7
  • SALALS6
  • SALAMI8
  • SALARY9
  • SALATS6
  • SAMAAN8
  • SAMANS8
  • SAMARA8
  • SAPANS8
  • SARANS6
  • SARAPE8
  • SATAIS6
  • SATANG7
  • SATARA6
  • SATAYS9
  • SAVAGE10
  • SAVANT9
  • SAVATE9
  • SAWAHS12
  • SAXAUL13
  • TABARD9
  • TACANS8
  • TAIAHA9
  • TAKAHE13
  • TALAKS10
  • TALANT6
  • TALAQS15
  • TALARS6
  • TAMALE8
  • TAMALS8
  • TAMANU8
  • TAMARA8
  • TAMARI8
  • TAPALO8
  • TARAMA8
  • TARAND7
  • TASARS6
  • TATAMI8
  • TATARS6
  • TAVAHS12
  • TAWAIS9
  • UAKARI10
  • VACANT11
  • VACATE11
  • VACAYS14
  • VAGARY13
  • VAHANA12
  • VAKASS13
  • VARANS9
  • VAWARD13
  • WABAIN11
  • WAIATA9
  • WAKAME15
  • WAKANE13
  • WARAGI10
  • WASABI11
  • WATAPE11
  • WATAPS11
  • WAWAED13
  • WAYANG13
  • YARAKS13
  • ZAKATS19
  • ZAMANG18
  • ZAMANS17
  • ZANANA15
  • ZAPATA17
  • ZARAPE17
Letters by positionIn 36% of these words the 6th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. P11%
  2. M10%
  3. C10%
3rd letter
  1. R13%
  2. L12%
  3. M10%
5th letter
  1. N16%
  2. R14%
  3. L10%
6th letter
  1. S36%
  2. A18%
  3. E13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8–9 in Scrabble; PAZAZZ tops the list with 35. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 33 words
  2. 8 points: 88 words
  3. 1010 points: 76 words
  4. 12 points: 51 words
  5. 1414 points: 26 words
  6. 16 points: 19 words
  7. 1818 points: 6 words
  8. 20 points: 0 words
  9. 2222 points: 0 words
  10. 24 points: 0 words
  11. 2626 points: 0 words
  12. 28 points: 0 words
  13. 3030 points: 1 words
  14. 32 points: 0 words
  15. 3434 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
PAZAZZ3536All three
BAZAZZ3536Collins only
QAJAQS3133NWL only
HAZARD1918All three
ZAKATS1919Collins · NWL
MAZARD1819All three
GAZABO1820All three
ZAMANG1821Collins only
HAZANS1818All three
GALAXY1718All three
BAZAAR1718All three
PAJAMA1721All three

The pattern is _A_A__, with A fixed in the second and fourth slots. Of the 302 matches, 290 appear in Collins, 196 in NWL2023, and 167 in ENABLE; those groups overlap. Just 27 entries rank among the most common English words, so expect a mix of everyday choices and specialist vocabulary.

The _A_A__ pattern at a glance

  • 302 six-letter entries fit _A_A__ in at least one tournament dictionary.
  • Collins has 290 matches; NWL2023 has 196, and ENABLE has 167.
  • S is the most frequent final letter, appearing in 110 matches; A follows with 53.
  • PAZAZZ and BAZAZZ lead the scoring list at 35 points each; QAJAQS scores 31.

Which endings dominate the pattern?

An ending in S leads by a wide margin: 110 matches finish there, compared with 53 ending in A and 38 in E. That makes plurals a practical first filter. CANALS and SALADS both fit _A_A_S, while CANADA closes with A and PALACE with E.

For the first letter, P leads with 32 matches, just ahead of M at 31 and C at 29. When both end slots are unknown, try those initials before spending guesses on less frequent starts. The examples include familiar words such as PARADE, GARAGE, and BANANA.

How should you narrow 6-letter words with A in positions 2 and 4?

Start with the fixed shape _A_A__, then add every known letter in its exact slot. A final S cuts the search toward the largest ending group; a known P, M, or C at the front points toward the most common initials. Check candidates such as SALARY, SAVAGE, or HAZARD against all revealed letters.

For word-game scoring, PAZAZZ and BAZAZZ each score 35 points, with QAJAQS close behind at 31. Those are strong raw scores, but an unusual word still has to fit your rack and board. Only 27 matches count as common, so many entries are obscure; check your game's word list before playing one.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have A in the second and fourth positions?
There are 302 six-letter words with A in both the second and fourth positions. The pattern is _A_A__, and the count includes words found in at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE. The dictionary totals overlap, so they should not be added together.
Which word in this pattern scores the most in Scrabble?
PAZAZZ and BAZAZZ tie for the highest score at 35 points each. QAJAQS follows at 31, while HAZARD scores 19. These are base word scores, so board bonuses and premium squares can change the total in a game.
Are most of these six-letter words common?
No. Only 27 of the 302 matches rank among the most common English words by frequency. CANADA, DAMAGE, MANAGE, and PALACE are more familiar examples, while many other entries are specialist or uncommon vocabulary.

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