6-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and S as the 6th letter
The 1,063 6-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and S as the 6th letter include familiar choices such as famous, values, and campus.
86 of 1,063 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With A in 2nd place, S is the most common 6th letter (1,063 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Common words
- FAMOUS11
- VALUES9
- LADIES7
- CAUSES8
- PAPERS10
- CAMPUS12
- BABIES10
- PASSES8
- WATERS9
- TABLES8
- EAGLES7
- HABITS11
- LAYERS9
- MAKERS12
- SAINTS6
- LABELS8
- LAUGHS10
- TASTES6
- PANELS8
- RAISES6
- RANGES7
- CANVAS11
- MASSES8
- VARIES9
- DAVIES10
- LAKERS10
- CABLES10
- RADIUS7
- BASICS10
- DANCES9
- MAJORS15
- FAVORS12
- SANTOS6
- FAULTS9
- PAINTS8
- RAVENS9
- GAMERS9
- RAPIDS9
- RATIOS6
- VALVES12
- CAUCUS10
- LASERS6
- BADGES10
- HATERS9
- CANALS8
- HALVES12
- MAGNUS9
- WAGONS10
All valid words 1,063
- AALIIS6
- AARTIS6
- BAASES8
- BABELS10
- BABIES10
- BABKAS14
- BABOOS10
- BABULS10
- BACCAS12
- BACCOS12
- BACHAS13
- BACHES13
- BACONS10
- BADASS9
- BADGES10
- BAGASS9
- BAGELS9
- BAGIES9
- BAHUTS11
- BAIRNS8
- BAIZAS17
- BAIZES17
- BAJANS15
- BAJRAS15
- BAJRIS15
- BAKERS12
- BAKRAS12
- BALERS8
- BALOOS8
- BALSAS8
- BALTIS8
- BALUNS8
- BAMBIS12
- BANAKS12
- BANCOS10
- BANDAS9
- BANDHS12
- BANIAS8
- BANJOS15
- BANTUS8
- BARBES10
- BARCAS10
- BARDES9
- BARDOS9
- BARFIS11
- BARGES9
- BARONS8
- BARRAS8
- BARRES8
- BARYES11
- BASANS8
- BASHES11
- BASICS10
- BASILS8
- BASINS8
- BASONS8
- BASSES8
- BASSOS8
- BASTES8
- BASTIS8
- BASTOS8
- BATHES11
- BATHOS11
- BATIKS12
- BATONS8
- BATTAS8
- BAULKS12
- BAVINS11
- BAYLES11
- BAYOUS11
- BAZARS17
- BAZOOS17
- BAZZES26
- CABALS10
- CABERS10
- CABINS10
- CABLES10
- CABOBS12
- CABOCS12
- CACAOS10
- CACHES13
- CACTUS10
- CADDIS10
- CADEES9
- CADETS9
- CADGES10
- CADIES9
- CADRES9
- CAGERS9
- CAGOTS9
- CAHOWS14
- CAIRDS9
- CAIRNS8
- CALCES10
- CALIFS11
- CALLAS8
- CALLUS8
- CALPAS10
- CALVES11
- CALXES15
- CAMANS10
- CAMASS10
- CAMELS10
- CAMEOS10
- CAMPOS12
- CAMPUS12
- CANALS8
- CANEHS11
- CANERS8
- CANIDS9
- CANNAS8
- CANOES8
- CANONS8
- CANSOS8
- CANTOS8
- CANTUS8
- CANVAS11
- CAPERS10
- CAPIAS10
- CAPLES10
- CAPONS10
- CAPOTS10
- CAPRIS10
- CAPULS10
- CARAPS10
- CARATS8
- CARBOS10
- CARDIS9
- CARERS8
- CARESS8
- CARETS8
- CARGOS9
- CARIES8
- CARLES8
- CAROBS10
- CAROLS8
- CAROMS10
- CARPUS10
- CARSES8
- CARTAS8
- CARTES8
- CARVES11
- CASCOS10
- CASHES11
- CASSIS8
- CASTES8
- CATERS8
- CAUCUS10
- CAULDS9
- CAULES8
- CAULIS8
- CAULKS12
- CAURIS8
- CAUSES8
- CAUVES11
- CAVASS11
- CAVELS11
- CAVERS11
- CAVIES11
- CAVILS11
- CAXONS15
- DABBAS11
- DACHAS12
- DADAHS11
- DADOES8
- DAGGAS9
- DAGOES8
- DAINES7
- DAISES7
- DAKERS11
- DALEDS8
- DALLES7
- DAMANS9
- DAMARS9
- DANCES9
- DANIOS7
- DARAFS10
- DARCYS12
- DARERS7
- DARGAS8
- DARICS9
- DARRES7
- DARZIS16
- DASHES10
- DASHIS10
- DATALS7
- DATERS7
- DATTOS7
- DATUMS9
- DAUBES9
- DAULTS7
- DAUNTS7
- DAVENS10
- DAVIES10
- DAVITS10
- DAWAHS13
- DAYANS10
- DAZERS16
- EAGERS7
- EAGLES7
- EAGRES7
- EARTHS9
- EASELS6
- EASERS6
- EASIES6
- EASLES6
- EATERS6
- FABLES11
- FACERS11
- FACETS11
- FACIAS11
- FACIES11
- FACTIS11
- FADERS10
- FADGES11
- FAECES11
- FAENAS9
- FAGINS10
- FAGOTS10
- FAIKES13
- FAINES9
- FAINTS9
- FAITHS12
- FAKERS13
- FAKIES13
- FAKIRS13
- FALCES11
- FALSES9
- FAMOUS11
- FANALS9
- FANGAS10
- FANGOS10
- FANONS9
- FANUMS11
- FAQIRS18
- FARADS10
- FARCES11
- FARERS9
- FARLES9
- FARROS9
- FARSES9
- FASCES11
- FASCIS11
- FASHES12
- FATSOS9
- FATWAS12
- FAUCES11
- FAULDS10
- FAULTS9
- FAUNAS9
- FAUVES12
- FAVORS12
- FAVOUS12
- FAYNES12
- FAYRES12
- GABBAS11
- GABIES9
- GABLES9
- GACHES12
- GADDIS9
- GADGES9
- GADIDS9
- GADJES15
- GADSOS8
- GAFFES13
- GAGERS8
- GAITTS7
- GALAHS10
- GALEAS7
- GALLUS7
- GALOPS9
- GALUTS7
- GALVOS10
- GAMAYS12
- GAMBAS11
- GAMBES11
- GAMBOS11
- GAMERS9
- GAMINS9
- GAMMAS11
- GAMMES11
- GAMUTS9
- GANEFS10
- GANEVS10
- GANJAS14
- GANOFS10
- GAPERS9
- GARBES9
- GARBOS9
- GARRES7
- GARTHS10
- GARUMS9
- GASHES10
- GASSES7
- GATERS7
- GATORS7
- GAUGES8
- GAUJES14
- GAULTS7
- GAUNTS7
- GAUPUS9
- GAUZES16
- GAVELS10
- GAVOTS10
- GAWPUS12
- GAYALS10
- GAZALS16
- GAZARS16
- GAZERS16
- GAZONS16
- GAZOOS16
- HABITS11
- HACEKS15
- HACHIS14
- HADJES17
- HADJIS17
- HAERES9
- HAGGIS11
- HAICKS15
- HAIKUS13
- HAINTS9
- HAJJES23
- HAJJIS23
- HAKAMS15
- HAKEAS13
- HAKIMS15
- HALALS9
- HALERS9
- HALFAS12
- HALIDS10
- HALLOS9
- HALMAS11
- HALOES9
- HALONS9
- HALSES9
- HALVAS12
- HALVES12
- HALWAS12
- HAMALS11
- HAMOUS11
- HAMZAS20
- HANAPS11
- HANCES11
- HANGIS10
- HANSAS9
- HANSES9
- HAOLES9
- HAOMAS11
- HAPPIS13
- HARAMS11
- HARASS9
- HAREMS11
- HARIMS11
- HASHES12
- HASTES9
- HATERS9
- HAUGHS13
- HAULDS10
- HAULMS11
- HAUNTS9
- HAUSES9
- HAVENS12
- HAVERS12
- HAVOCS14
- HAWSES12
- HAYERS12
- HAYLES12
- HAZANS18
- HAZELS18
- HAZERS18
- IAMBUS10
- JABERS15
- JABOTS15
- JACALS15
- JAGERS14
- JAGIRS14
- JAGRAS14
- JAKEYS20
- JALAPS15
- JALOPS15
- JAMBES17
- JAMBOS17
- JAMBUS17
- JAPANS15
- JAPERS15
- JARTAS13
- JARULS13
- JASEYS16
- JASIES13
- JASPES15
- JASPIS15
- JASSES13
- JAUNTS13
- JAVELS16
- JAWANS16
- JAXIES20
- JAZIES22
- JAZZES31
- KAAMAS12
- KABABS14
- KABARS12
- KABOBS14
- KAFIRS13
- KAHALS13
- KAIAKS14
- KAIKAS14
- KALAMS12
- KALIFS13
- KALPAS12
- KALPIS12
- KAMEES12
- KAMIKS16
- KANEHS13
- KANGAS11
- KANJIS17
- KANSES10
- KANZUS19
- KAPOKS16
- KAPOWS15
- KAPPAS14
- KARATS10
- KARMAS12
- KAROOS10
- KAROSS10
- KARRIS10
- KARSTS10
- KASHAS13
- KATTIS10
- KAUGHS14
- KAURIS10
- KAVASS13
- KAYAKS17
- KAYLES13
- KAYOES13
- KAZOOS19
- LAARIS6
- LABDAS9
- LABELS8
- LABORS8
- LABRYS11
- LACERS8
- LACETS8
- LACHES11
- LACMUS10
- LADENS7
- LADERS7
- LADIES7
- LADLES7
- LAGANS7
- LAGERS7
- LAHALS9
- LAHARS9
- LAICHS11
- LAIGHS10
- LAIKAS10
- LAIRDS7
- LAKERS10
- LAKINS10
- LAKSAS10
- LAMEDS9
- LAMIAS8
- LAMPAS10
- LANAIS6
- LANCES8
- LANDES7
- LAPELS8
- LAPINS8
- LAPJES15
- LAPSES8
- LAPSUS8
- LAREES6
- LARGES7
- LARGOS7
- LARUMS8
- LARVAS9
- LASERS6
- LASHES9
- LASSES6
- LASSIS6
- LASSOS6
- LASSUS6
- LATAHS9
- LATENS6
- LATHES9
- LATHIS9
- LATKES10
- LATTES6
- LAUANS6
- LAUCHS11
- LAUGHS10
- LAUNDS7
- LAURAS6
- LAVERS9
- LAVRAS9
- LAWINS9
- LAYERS9
- LAYINS9
- LAYUPS11
- LAZARS15
- LAZIES15
- LAZOES15
- MAASES8
- MACAWS13
- MACERS10
- MACHES13
- MACHOS13
- MACLES10
- MACONS10
- MACROS10
- MADAMS11
- MADGES10
- MADRAS9
- MADRES9
- MAFIAS11
- MAFICS13
- MAGICS11
- MAGMAS11
- MAGNES9
- MAGNUS9
- MAGOTS9
- MAHOES11
- MAHUAS11
- MAHWAS14
- MAIKOS12
- MAILES8
- MAILLS8
- MAIRES8
- MAISES8
- MAISTS8
- MAIZES17
- MAJLIS15
- MAJORS15
- MAKARS12
- MAKERS12
- MALAMS10
- MALARS8
- MALIKS12
- MALVAS11
- MALWAS11
- MAMBAS12
- MAMBOS12
- MAMEES10
- MAMEYS13
- MAMIES10
- MAMMAS12
- MANATS8
- MANCUS10
- MANDIS9
- MANEBS10
- MANEHS11
- MANGAS9
- MANGES9
- MANGOS9
- MANIAS8
- MANICS10
- MANIES8
- MANNAS8
- MANORS8
- MANSES8
- MANTAS8
- MANTES8
- MANTIS8
- MANTOS8
- MANULS8
- MAPLES10
- MAQUIS17
- MARAES8
- MARAHS11
- MARGES9
- MARIDS9
- MARIES8
- MARKAS12
- MARLES8
- MARONS8
- MARORS8
- MARRIS8
- MARSES8
- MASERS8
- MASHES11
- MASONS8
- MASSAS8
- MASSES8
- MATAIS8
- MATERS8
- MATEYS11
- MATIES8
- MATINS8
- MATJES15
- MATLOS8
- MATRES8
- MATTES8
- MATZAS17
- MATZOS17
- MAUNDS9
- MAURIS8
- MAUVES11
- MAVENS11
- MAVIES11
- MAVINS11
- MAWPUS13
- MAXIMS17
- MAYBES13
- MAYORS11
- MAZERS17
- MAZUTS17
- NABLAS8
- NABOBS10
- NACHAS11
- NACHES11
- NACHOS11
- NACRES8
- NADIRS7
- NADORS7
- NAEVES9
- NAEVUS9
- NAGORS7
- NAHALS9
- NAIADS7
- NAIRAS6
- NAIRUS6
- NAIVES9
- NAKERS10
- NAKFAS13
- NALEDS7
- NALLAS6
- NAMERS8
- NANCES8
- NANDUS7
- NANNAS6
- NAOSES6
- NAPOOS8
- NAPPAS10
- NAPPES10
- NARCOS8
- NARRAS6
- NASALS6
- NASHIS9
- NATTOS6
- NAUNTS6
- NAVARS9
- NAVELS9
- NAVEWS12
- NAVIES9
- NAWABS11
- NAZIRS15
- OAKERS10
- OAKIES10
- OAKUMS12
- OATERS6
- PACERS10
- PACHAS13
- PADKOS13
- PADLES9
- PADMAS11
- PADRES9
- PAEANS8
- PAEONS8
- PAGANS9
- PAGERS9
- PAGLES9
- PAGODS10
- PAGRIS9
- PAINTS8
- PAIRES8
- PAISAS8
- PALAIS8
- PALAYS11
- PALEOS8
- PALETS8
- PALKIS12
- PALPUS10
- PALSAS8
- PAMPAS12
- PANCES10
- PANDAS9
- PANELS8
- PANGAS9
- PANICS10
- PANIMS10
- PANNES8
- PANNUS8
- PANTOS8
- PAPAWS13
- PAPERS10
- PAPPUS12
- PARENS8
- PAREOS8
- PARERS8
- PAREUS8
- PARGES9
- PARGOS9
- PARIES8
- PARKAS12
- PARKIS12
- PARLES8
- PAROLS8
- PAROUS8
- PARRAS8
- PARSES8
- PARTIS8
- PARVIS11
- PARVOS11
- PASEOS8
- PASHAS11
- PASHES11
- PASHMS13
- PASKAS12
- PASSES8
- PASSUS8
- PASTAS8
- PASTES8
- PASTIS8
- PATENS8
- PATERS8
- PATHOS11
- PATINS8
- PATIOS8
- PATOIS8
- PATTES8
- PAUSES8
- PAVANS11
- PAVENS11
- PAVERS11
- PAVINS11
- PAWAWS14
- PAWERS11
- PAYEES11
- PAYERS11
- PAYESS11
- PAYORS11
- QAJAQS31
- QANATS15
- QAPIKS21
- RABATS8
- RABBIS10
- RABIES8
- RACERS8
- RACHES11
- RACHIS11
- RACONS8
- RADARS7
- RADGES8
- RADIOS7
- RADIUS7
- RADONS7
- RAGEES7
- RAGERS7
- RAGGAS8
- RAHUIS9
- RAILES6
- RAINES6
- RAIRDS7
- RAISES6
- RAITAS6
- RAJAHS16
- RAKEES10
- RAKERS10
- RALPHS11
- RAMEES8
- RAMENS8
- RAMETS8
- RAMIES8
- RAMINS8
- RAMOUS8
- RANCES8
- RANDOS7
- RANEES6
- RANGES7
- RANGIS7
- RANIDS7
- RANKES10
- RAPERS8
- RAPHES11
- RAPHIS11
- RAPIDS9
- RAPPES10
- RASERS6
- RASHES9
- RASSES6
- RATALS6
- RATANS6
- RATELS6
- RATERS6
- RATHAS9
- RATIOS6
- RATOOS6
- RAVELS9
- RAVENS9
- RAVERS9
- RAVINS9
- RAWINS9
- RAYAHS12
- RAYLES9
- RAYNES9
- RAYONS9
- RAZEES15
- RAZERS15
- RAZOOS15
- RAZORS15
- RAZZES24
- SABALS8
- SABERS8
- SABINS8
- SABIRS8
- SABLES8
- SABOTS8
- SABRAS8
- SABRES8
- SACCOS10
- SADDOS8
- SADHES10
- SADHUS10
- SADZAS16
- SAHEBS11
- SAHIBS11
- SAICES8
- SAICKS12
- SAIGAS7
- SAINTS6
- SAITHS9
- SAJOUS13
- SAKAIS10
- SAKERS10
- SAKIAS10
- SAKKOS14
- SAKTIS10
- SALADS7
- SALALS6
- SALATS6
- SALEPS8
- SALETS6
- SALLES6
- SALMIS8
- SALOLS6
- SALONS6
- SALOPS8
- SALPAS8
- SALSAS6
- SALSES6
- SALTOS6
- SALTUS6
- SALUES6
- SALVES9
- SALVOS9
- SAMANS8
- SAMBAS10
- SAMBOS10
- SAMEKS12
- SAMFUS11
- SAMPIS10
- SANGAS7
- SANGHS10
- SANGOS7
- SANIES6
- SANKOS10
- SANSAS6
- SANTOS6
- SAPANS8
- SAPORS8
- SARANS6
- SAREES6
- SARGES7
- SARGOS7
- SARGUS7
- SARINS6
- SARODS7
- SASERS6
- SASHES9
- SASINS6
- SASSES6
- SATAIS6
- SATAYS9
- SATINS6
- SATYRS9
- SAUBAS8
- SAUCES8
- SAUCHS11
- SAUGHS10
- SAULTS6
- SAUNAS6
- SAUNTS6
- SAUTES6
- SAVERS9
- SAVEYS12
- SAVINS9
- SAVORS9
- SAVOYS12
- SAWAHS12
- SAWERS9
- SAYEDS10
- SAYERS9
- SAYIDS10
- SAYONS9
- SAZZES24
- TAATAS6
- TABBIS10
- TABERS8
- TABLAS8
- TABLES8
- TABOOS8
- TABORS8
- TABUNS8
- TACANS8
- TACETS8
- TACHES11
- TACHOS11
- TAFIAS9
- TAHOUS9
- TAIGAS7
- TAIKOS10
- TAINTS6
- TAIRAS6
- TAKERS10
- TAKHIS13
- TAKINS10
- TALAKS10
- TALAQS15
- TALARS6
- TALERS6
- TALLIS6
- TALMAS8
- TALONS6
- TALPAS8
- TALUKS10
- TAMALS8
- TAMERS8
- TAMINS8
- TANGAS7
- TANGIS7
- TANGOS7
- TANKAS10
- TANNAS6
- TANTOS6
- TAPERS8
- TAPETS8
- TAPIRS8
- TAPPAS10
- TARGAS7
- TARGES7
- TAROCS8
- TAROKS10
- TAROTS6
- TARRAS6
- TARRES6
- TARSUS6
- TASARS6
- TASERS6
- TASHES9
- TASSES6
- TASSOS6
- TASTES6
- TATARS6
- TATERS6
- TATIES6
- TATOUS6
- TAUBES8
- TAUNTS6
- TAUONS6
- TAUPES8
- TAVAHS12
- TAVERS9
- TAWAIS9
- TAWERS9
- TAWSES9
- TAXERS13
- TAXIES13
- TAXOLS13
- TAXONS13
- TAXORS13
- TAYRAS9
- TAZZAS24
- VACAYS14
- VAGUES10
- VAKASS13
- VAKILS13
- VALETS9
- VALGUS10
- VALORS9
- VALSES9
- VALUES9
- VALVES12
- VANDAS10
- VAPERS11
- VAPORS11
- VARANS9
- VARECS11
- VARIAS9
- VARIES9
- VARNAS9
- VARVES12
- VAULTS9
- VAUNTS9
- VAUTES9
- VAWTES12
- VAXXES23
- WACKES15
- WACKOS15
- WADERS10
- WADIES10
- WAFERS12
- WAGERS10
- WAGGAS11
- WAGONS10
- WAHOOS12
- WAIFTS12
- WAISTS9
- WAITES9
- WAIVES12
- WAKENS13
- WAKERS13
- WALDOS10
- WALERS9
- WALIES9
- WALLAS9
- WALRUS9
- WAMMUS13
- WAMPUS13
- WANZES18
- WASHES12
- WASTES9
- WATAPS11
- WATERS9
- WAUFFS15
- WAUGHS13
- WAULKS13
- WAVERS12
- WAVEYS15
- WAVIES12
- WAXERS16
- WAZIRS18
- WAZOOS18
- YABBAS13
- YACCAS13
- YACHTS14
- YACKAS15
- YAGERS10
- YAHOOS12
- YAIRDS10
- YAKKAS17
- YAKOWS16
- YAMENS11
- YAMUNS11
- YAPOKS15
- YAPONS11
- YARAKS13
- YARCOS11
- YARFAS12
- YARTAS9
- YARTOS9
- ZABRAS17
- ZAIDAS16
- ZAIRES15
- ZAKATS19
- ZAMANS17
- ZAMBOS19
- ZAMIAS17
- ZANIES15
- ZANJAS22
- ZANTES15
- ZANZAS24
- ZANZES24
- ZAYINS18
- ZAZENS24
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| QAJAQS | 31 | 33 | NWL only |
| JAZZES | 31 | 33 | All three |
| BAZZES | 26 | 27 | NWL only |
| RAZZES | 24 | 24 | All three |
| ZANZAS | 24 | 25 | All three |
| ZANZES | 24 | 25 | Collins only |
| TAZZAS | 24 | 24 | All three |
| ZAZENS | 24 | 25 | All three |
| SAZZES | 24 | 24 | Collins only |
| HAJJIS | 23 | 26 | All three |
| HAJJES | 23 | 26 | All three |
| VAXXES | 23 | 24 | NWL only |
Every match has A in position two and ends in S, so the pattern narrows a six-letter rack without fixing its opening letter. The list ranges from familiar words such as papers and tables to less common tournament entries. Its 1,063 words qualify through at least one of the covered tournament dictionaries; that does not make every entry familiar in everyday play.
The pattern and its strongest clues
- All 1,063 matches place A second and S last.
- M leads the opening letters with 104 matches; S follows with 94.
- Only 86 matches count as common by the word-frequency measure.
- Collins includes 1,031 matches, compared with 752 in NWL2023 and 673 in ENABLE.
- The average word score is 10.2.
How does this pattern compare with nearby letter choices?
The final S is a strong filter: keeping A in position two but changing the last letter to D gives 462 matches, while ending in R gives 441. The S-ending pattern has 1,063, making it the largest of those three endings in this comparison.
Changing the second letter while keeping S at the end also shifts the count. O second gives 902 words and E second gives 763, both below A’s 1,063. For a rack search, lock in the letters you know first, then test the remaining positions rather than assuming a familiar opening.
Which matches score well, and what should you watch for?
For a high tile total, Qajaqs and jazzes top the scores at 31 points each. Bazzes follows at 26, while razzes and zanzas score 24. Those unusual spellings stand out beside everyday matches such as famous, ladies, and waters.
The score leaders are not typical vocabulary: only 86 of the 1,063 matches are classed as common. Dictionary coverage also differs, with 1,031 Collins entries but 752 in NWL2023. Check your game's word list before playing a less familiar match; tournament acceptance is not identical across these dictionaries.
Questions people ask
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