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

The pattern is _A_S__, with the second and fourth tiles fixed and the first, third, and final letters still open. Familiar options include PASSED, CAUSED, and RAISED; KAISER, VASSAL, and RAISIN add less obvious choices. The matches span three tournament dictionaries, but only 17 rank among common English words.

How many 6-letter words fit A second and S fourth?

• Exactly 161 matches put A second and S fourth.
• PASSED, CAUSED, and RAISED are recognizable examples.
• S is the final letter in 55 matches, more than any other ending.
• P starts 21 matches; H starts 17 and C starts 16.
• JANSKY leads the Scrabble scores at 20 points.

Which endings and starting letters recur?

S is the leading final letter, and P is the leading first letter. In fact, 55 words end in S, with D next at 19. That S-heavy group includes familiar forms such as CAUSES, PASSES, PAUSES, and RAISES, alongside less familiar entries.

At the front, P starts 21 words, H starts 17, and C starts 16. PASSED and PASSES show how one opening letter branches into related forms; PAUSED, PAUSES, and PASSER offer other routes through the pattern. The open positions still matter, so don't assume every match is a close variant.

Keep the length flexible if the clue allows it: the same A-second, S-fourth pattern has 73 five-letter matches and 282 seven-letter matches. The six-letter group sits between those counts, but each length brings its own options.

What are the score and dictionary limits?

For 6-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and S as the 4th letter, JANSKY is the standout Scrabble scorer at 20 points. MARSHY and JASSID each score 14. The average is 8.6, so the top score is an exception rather than a guide to the whole group.

Collins accepts 158 matches, NWL2023 accepts 117, and ENABLE accepts 110. Those dictionary counts overlap; they are not separate piles to add together. A word accepted in one game's lexicon can fail in another, so check your game's word list before challenging.