6-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and S as the 6th letter

6-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and S as the 6th letter total 666, from STATES and THANKS to high-scoring plays.

666 wordsTop pick STATESHighest score KHAZIS 22

116 of 666 are everyday words (17%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

3rd 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 3rd place, S is the most common 6th letter (666 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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Common words 116 · most-used first

STATES₆
THANKS₁₃
PLACES₁₀
STATUS₆
CLAIMS₁₀
STARTS₆
LEAVES₉
IMAGES₉
AWARDS₁₀
PLANTS₈
STANDS₇
SHARES₉
DEATHS₁₀
TRACKS₁₂
HEARTS₉
STAGES₇
BRANDS₉
GUARDS₈
BOARDS₉
GIANTS₇
GRADES₈
SPACES₁₀
TRAINS₆
EMAILS₈
PLATES₈
SLAVES₉
CHARTS₁₁
PLANES₈
BLACKS₁₄
GRANTS₇
STAIRS₆
CHAINS₁₁
BRAINS₈
TRADES₇
FLAMES₁₁
CHAIRS₁₁
STAKES₁₀
FRAMES₁₁
TRAVIS₉
SHADES₁₀
SHAPES₁₁
SCALES₈
SHARKS₁₃
TRAITS₆
TRAILS₆
STAMPS₁₀
BRAKES₁₂
CRACKS₁₄

Showing the top 48 of 116 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 666

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

ABACAS₁₀
ABACUS₁₀
ABAKAS₁₂
ABAMPS₁₂
ABANDS₉
ABASES₈
ABATES₈
ABATIS₈
ABAYAS₁₁
ACARUS₈
ACATES₈
ADAGES₈
ADAPTS₉
AFARAS₉
AGAMAS₉
AGAMIS₉
AGAPES₉
AGATES₇
AGAVES₁₀
ALAAPS₈
ALAMOS₈
ALANDS₇
ALANGS₇
ALANTS₆
ALAPAS₈
ALARMS₈
ALATES₆
AMATES₈
AMAUTS₈
AMAZES₁₇
ANABAS₈
ANANAS₆
ANATAS₆
ARABAS₈
ARABIS₈
ARAMES₈
ASANAS₆
AVAILS₉
AVALES₉
AWAITS₉
AWAKES₁₃
AWARDS₁₀
AWARNS₉
AWAYES₁₂
AYAYAS₁₂
BAASES₈
BEANOS₈
BEARDS₉
BEARES₈
BEASTS₈
BEATHS₁₁
BEAUTS₈
BHAJIS₁₈
BHANGS₁₂
BIALIS₈
BIALYS₁₁
BIASES₈
BLACKS₁₄
BLADES₉
BLAFFS₁₄
BLAINS₈
BLAMES₁₀
BLANDS₉
BLANKS₁₂
BLARES₈
BLARTS₈
BLASTS₈
BLATTS₈
BLAUDS₉
BLAZES₁₇
BOARDS₉
BOARTS₈
BOASTS₈
BRAAIS₈
BRACES₁₀
BRACHS₁₃
BRACKS₁₄
BRACTS₁₀
BRAIDS₉
BRAILS₈
BRAINS₈
BRAKES₁₂
BRAMES₁₀
BRANDS₉
BRANKS₁₂
BRANTS₈
BRASES₈
BRASTS₈
BRAVAS₁₁
BRAVES₁₁
BRAVOS₁₁
BRAWLS₁₁
BRAWNS₁₁
BRAZAS₁₇
BRAZES₁₇
BUAZES₁₇
BWANAS₁₁
BWAZIS₂₀
CEASES₈
CEAZES₁₇
CHACES₁₃
CHACKS₁₇
CHACOS₁₃
CHADOS₁₂
CHAFES₁₄
CHAFFS₁₇
CHAFTS₁₄
CHAGAS₁₂
CHAINS₁₁
CHAIRS₁₁
CHALKS₁₅
CHAMPS₁₅
CHANAS₁₁
CHANGS₁₂
CHANKS₁₅
CHANTS₁₁
CHAPES₁₃
CHARAS₁₁
CHARDS₁₂
CHARES₁₁
CHARKS₁₅
CHARMS₁₃
CHARRS₁₁
CHARTS₁₁
CHASES₁₁
CHASMS₁₃
CHAWKS₁₈
CHAYAS₁₄
CLACHS₁₃
CLACKS₁₄
CLADES₉
CLAIMS₁₀
CLAMES₁₀
CLAMPS₁₂
CLANGS₉
CLANKS₁₂
CLAROS₈
CLARTS₈
CLASPS₁₀
CLASTS₈
CLAUTS₈
CLAVES₁₁
CLAVIS₁₁
CLAVUS₁₁
COACTS₁₀
COALAS₈
COAPTS₁₀
COARBS₁₀
COASTS₈
COATES₈
COATIS₈
COAXES₁₅
CRAALS₈
CRACKS₁₄
CRAFTS₁₁
CRAICS₁₀
CRAIGS₉
CRAKES₁₂
CRAMES₁₀
CRAMPS₁₂
CRANES₈
CRANKS₁₂
CRANTS₈
CRAPES₁₀
CRARES₈
CRASES₈
CRASIS₈
CRATES₈
CRAVES₁₁
CRAWLS₁₁
CRAZES₁₇
DEAIRS₇
DEARES₇
DEARNS₇
DEATHS₁₀
DEAVES₁₀
DIAZOS₁₆
DRAFFS₁₃
DRAFTS₁₀
DRAILS₇
DRAINS₇
DRAKES₁₁
DRAMAS₉
DRANTS₇
DRAPES₉
DRAWLS₁₀
DWAALS₁₀
DWALES₁₀
DWALMS₁₂
DWANGS₁₁
DWARFS₁₃
DWAUMS₁₂
ELAINS₆
ELANDS₇
ELATES₆
EMAILS₈
ENACTS₈
ENARMS₈
ENATES₆
EPACTS₁₀
ERASES₆
ETAGES₇
ETAPES₈
EVADES₁₀
EXACTS₁₅
EXALTS₁₃
EYASES₉
FEARES₉
FEASES₉
FEASTS₉
FEAZES₁₈
FLACKS₁₅
FLAFFS₁₅
FLAILS₉
FLAIRS₉
FLAKES₁₃
FLAMES₁₁
FLAMMS₁₃
FLANES₉
FLANKS₁₃
FLARES₉
FLASKS₁₃
FLATUS₉
FLAVAS₁₂
FLAWNS₁₂
FLAXES₁₆
FRACAS₁₁
FRACKS₁₅
FRACTS₁₁
FRAILS₉
FRAIMS₁₁
FRAMES₁₁
FRANCS₁₁
FRANKS₁₃
FRAUDS₁₀
GEARES₇
GHASTS₁₀
GHAUTS₁₀
GHAZIS₁₉
GIANTS₇
GLACES₉
GLACIS₉
GLADES₈
GLAIKS₁₁
GLAIRS₇
GLAMPS₁₁
GLANDS₈
GLARES₇
GLAUMS₉
GLAURS₇
GLAZES₁₆
GNARLS₇
GNARRS₇
GRAALS₇
GRACES₉
GRADES₈
GRADUS₈
GRAFFS₁₃
GRAFTS₁₀
GRAILS₇
GRAINS₇
GRAIPS₉
GRAMAS₉
GRAMES₉
GRAMPS₁₁
GRANDS₈
GRANTS₇
GRAPES₉
GRAPHS₁₂
GRASPS₉
GRATES₇
GRATIS₇
GRAVES₁₀
GRAVIS₁₀
GRAZES₁₆
GUACOS₉
GUANAS₇
GUANOS₇
GUARDS₈
GUAVAS₁₀
HEALDS₁₀
HEARDS₁₀
HEARES₉
HEARTS₉
HEASTS₉
HEATHS₁₂
HEAVES₁₂
HIATUS₉
HOARDS₁₀
HOASTS₉
HOAXES₁₆
IDANTS₇
IGAPOS₉
IMAGES₉
IMAGOS₉
IMARIS₈
IMAUMS₁₀
INANES₆
INARMS₈
IRADES₇
IZARDS₁₆
JHALAS₁₆
JNANAS₁₃
KAAMAS₁₂
KHADIS₁₄
KHAKIS₁₇
KHAPHS₁₈
KHAYAS₁₆
KHAZIS₂₂
KIAATS₁₀
KIACKS₁₆
KIANGS₁₁
KLANGS₁₁
KNACKS₁₆
KNARLS₁₀
KNAURS₁₀
KNAVES₁₃
KNAWES₁₃
KOALAS₁₀
KRAALS₁₀
KRAFTS₁₃
KRAITS₁₀
KRANGS₁₁
KRAUTS₁₀
KVASES₁₃
KYACKS₁₉
KYANGS₁₄
LAARIS₆
LEARES₆
LEARNS₆
LEASES₆
LEASTS₆
LEAVES₉
LEAZES₁₅
LIANAS₆
LIANES₆
LIANGS₇
LIARDS₇
LIASES₆
LLAMAS₈
LLANOS₆
LOAVES₉
LYASES₉
MAASES₈
MEANES₈
MEARES₈
MEASES₈
MEATHS₁₁
MEATUS₈
MEAWES₁₁
MIAOUS₈
MIAOWS₁₁
MIASMS₁₀
MIAULS₈
MYALLS₁₁
MYASES₁₁
MYASIS₁₁
NEAFES₉
NGAIOS₇
NGANAS₇
NGATIS₇
NYAFFS₁₅
NYALAS₉
NYASES₉
OBANGS₉
OKAPIS₁₂
ORANGS₇
ORANTS₆
ORATES₆
OTAKUS₁₀
OVATES₉
OXALIS₁₃
PEACES₁₀
PEAGES₉
PEARES₈
PEARLS₈
PEASES₈
PEAZES₁₇
PHAGES₁₂
PHANGS₁₂
PHARES₁₁
PHAROS₁₁
PHASES₁₁
PHASIS₁₁
PIANOS₈
PLACES₁₀
PLACKS₁₄
PLAGES₉
PLAIDS₉
PLAINS₈
PLAITS₈
PLANES₈
PLANKS₁₂
PLANTS₈
PLASMS₁₀
PLATES₈
PLATYS₁₁
PLAYAS₁₁
PLAZAS₁₇
POAKAS₁₂
POAKES₁₂
PRAAMS₁₀
PRAHUS₁₁
PRANAS₈
PRANGS₉
PRANKS₁₂
PRASES₈
PRATES₈
PRATTS₈
PRAWNS₁₁
PRAXES₁₅
PRAXIS₁₅
PSALMS₁₀
QUACKS₂₁
QUAFFS₂₁
QUAILS₁₅
QUAIRS₁₅
QUAKES₁₉
QUALMS₁₇
QUANTS₁₅
QUARKS₁₉
QUARTS₁₅
REACTS₈
READDS₈
REALES₆
REALMS₈
REALOS₆
REAMES₈
REARMS₈
REASTS₆
REATAS₆
REATES₆
REAVES₉
RIATAS₆
ROASTS₆
ROATES₆
RUANAS₆
SCAFFS₁₄
SCAILS₈
SCALDS₉
SCALES₈
SCALLS₈
SCALPS₁₀
SCAMPS₁₂
SCANTS₈
SCAPAS₁₀
SCAPES₁₀
SCAPUS₁₀
SCARES₈
SCARFS₁₁
SCARPS₁₀
SCARTS₈
SCATHS₁₁
SCATTS₈
SCAUDS₉
SCAUPS₁₀
SCAURS₈
SDAYNS₁₀
SEAMES₈
SEASES₆
SEAZES₁₅
SHACKS₁₅
SHADES₁₀
SHAFTS₁₂
SHAKES₁₃
SHAKOS₁₃
SHALES₉
SHALMS₁₁
SHAMAS₁₁
SHAMES₁₁
SHAMOS₁₁
SHAMUS₁₁
SHANDS₁₀
SHANKS₁₃
SHAPES₁₁
SHARDS₁₀
SHARES₉
SHARKS₁₃
SHARNS₉
SHARPS₁₁
SHARTS₉
SHAULS₉
SHAVES₁₂
SHAWLS₁₂
SHAWMS₁₄
SHAYAS₁₂
SKAILS₁₀
SKALDS₁₁
SKANKS₁₄
SKARTS₁₀
SKATES₁₀
SKATTS₁₀
SLACKS₁₂
SLADES₇
SLAKES₁₀
SLANES₆
SLANGS₇
SLANTS₆
SLARTS₆
SLATES₆
SLAVES₉
SMAAKS₁₂
SMACKS₁₄
SMAIKS₁₂
SMALLS₈
SMALMS₁₀
SMALTS₈
SMARMS₁₀
SMARTS₈
SMAZES₁₇
SNACKS₁₂
SNAFUS₉
SNAILS₆
SNAKES₁₀
SNARES₆
SNARFS₉
SNARKS₁₀
SNARLS₆
SNATHS₉
SOARES₆
SOAVES₉
SPACES₁₀
SPADES₉
SPADOS₉
SPAERS₈
SPAHIS₁₁
SPAILS₈
SPAINS₈
SPAITS₈
SPALDS₉
SPALES₈
SPALLS₈
SPALTS₈
SPANES₈
SPANGS₉
SPANKS₁₂
SPARES₈
SPARKS₁₂
SPARTS₈
SPASMS₁₀
SPATES₈
SPAULS₈
SPAWLS₁₁
SPAWNS₁₁
SPAYDS₁₂
SPAZES₁₇
STACKS₁₂
STADES₇
STAFFS₁₂
STAGES₇
STAIGS₇
STAINS₆
STAIRS₆
STAKES₁₀
STALES₆
STALKS₁₀
STALLS₆
STAMPS₁₀
STANDS₇
STANES₆
STANGS₇
STANKS₁₀
STAPES₈
STAPHS₁₁
STARES₆
STARKS₁₀
STARNS₆
STARRS₆
STARTS₆
STASES₆
STASIS₆
STATES₆
STATUS₆
STAUNS₆
STAVES₉
SWAGES₁₀
SWAILS₉
SWAINS₉
SWALES₉
SWAMIS₁₁
SWAMPS₁₃
SWANKS₁₃
SWARDS₁₀
SWARFS₁₂
SWARMS₁₁
SWATHS₁₂
SWAYLS₁₂
TAATAS₆
TEADES₇
TEASES₆
TEAZES₁₅
THACKS₁₅
THAGIS₁₀
THALIS₉
THANAS₉
THANES₉
THANGS₁₀
THANKS₁₃
THARMS₁₁
TIARAS₆
TOASTS₆
TOAZES₁₅
TRACES₈
TRACKS₁₂
TRACTS₈
TRADES₇
TRAGUS₇
TRAIKS₁₀
TRAILS₆
TRAINS₆
TRAITS₆
TRAMPS₁₀
TRANKS₁₀
TRANQS₁₅
TRANTS₆
TRAPES₈
TRATTS₆
TRAVES₉
TRAVIS₉
TRAWLS₉
TSADES₇
TSADIS₇
TUARTS₆
TUATHS₉
TWAINS₉
TWANGS₁₀
TWANKS₁₃
UGALIS₇
UKASES₁₀
ULAMAS₈
UMAMIS₁₀
UNARMS₈
UPASES₈
URAEUS₆
URALIS₆
URARES₆
URARIS₆
URASES₆
URATES₆
USAGES₇
UTASES₆
VEALES₉
VIANDS₁₀
VRAICS₁₁
WEALDS₁₀
WEAMBS₁₃
WEAVES₁₂
WHACKS₁₈
WHALES₁₂
WHANGS₁₃
WHARES₁₂
WHARFS₁₅
WHATAS₁₂
WHAUPS₁₄
WHAURS₁₂
WOALDS₁₀
WRACKS₁₅
WRANGS₁₀
WRASTS₉
WRATHS₁₂
WRAWLS₁₂
YEALMS₁₁
YEARDS₁₀
YEARNS₉
YEASTS₉
ZOAEAS₁₅

Letters by positionIn 29% of these words the 5th letter is E.

1st letter

S23%
C11%
B8%

2nd letter

R20%
L14%
H13%

4th letter

R14%
N13%
S8%

5th letter

E29%
T12%
K8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; KHAZIS tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.

66 points: 70 words
7 points: 48 words
88 points: 121 words
9 points: 95 words
1010 points: 91 words
11 points: 71 words
1212 points: 57 words
13 points: 33 words
1414 points: 16 words
15 points: 26 words
1616 points: 10 words
17 points: 15 words
1818 points: 5 words
19 points: 4 words
2020 points: 1 words
21 points: 2 words
2222 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
KHAZIS	22	21	Collins only
QUACKS	21	23	All three
QUAFFS	21	22	All three
BWAZIS	20	21	Collins only
QUARKS	19	20	All three
QUAKES	19	20	All three
GHAZIS	19	19	All three
KYACKS	19	19	All three
WHACKS	18	18	All three
BHAJIS	18	20	Collins · NWL
FEAZES	18	18	All three
KHAPHS	18	17	All three

The shape is _ _ A _ _ S: A sits in position three, and S closes every match. Of 666 tournament-dictionary entries, 116 are classed as common; familiar choices include STATES, THANKS, PLACES and STATUS. This pattern is much broader than a short everyday list, and its S ending is the fixed clue, not a clue that narrows the candidates.

6-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and S as the 6th letter

STATES, THANKS, PLACES, STATUS, CLAIMS, STARTS, LEAVES and IMAGES are familiar examples.
Every match ends in S, so the final position is fixed across all 666 entries.
An S opening leads with 150 words; C is next at 73, followed by B at 53.
Just 116 matches are classed as common, leaving most entries outside everyday vocabulary.
QUACKS and QUAFFS each score 21 points; QUARKS and QUAKES score 19.

Which familiar words fit this letter pattern?

STATES, THANKS, PLACES, STATUS, CLAIMS, STARTS, LEAVES, AWARDS, PLANTS, SHARES, HEARTS and TRAINS all place A third and S last. They are not all simple plurals: STATUS and THANKS illustrate different word forms, while AWARDS and SHARES are familiar play options.

Opening letters provide a useful filter. S begins 150 matches, more than twice C's 73; B follows at 53, and A and G tie at 45. With an unknown first tile, scan S first, but do not discard C or B: those starts still account for sizeable groups.

The ending matters in comparisons: the A-third pattern ending in S has 666 matches, against 233 ending in D. The clue's last letter therefore points to a much larger pool than the D-ending alternative.

How should you choose a play from the pattern?

QUACKS and QUAFFS lead the familiar high-value options at 21 points; QUARKS and QUAKES each score 19. KHAZIS reaches 22, the top score in the set, but it is a less familiar choice. A high tile total is not automatically the best board play: check premium squares and the rack left behind.

Dictionary coverage differs sharply: Collins has 656 matches, NWL2023 has 480, and ENABLE has 451. Those totals overlap, so they are alternatives, not amounts to add. Check the word list used by your game before challenging an unfamiliar play. 6-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and S as the 6th letter give you a pattern match, not a promise that every dictionary accepts every entry.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have A third and S last?

There are 666 six-letter entries with A in the third position and S in the final position across the covered tournament dictionaries. The common-word group contains 116, so familiar choices such as STATES and THANKS are only a slice of the full pattern.

Which word with A third and S last scores the most?

KHAZIS scores 22 points, the highest score among these examples. QUACKS and QUAFFS each reach 21, while QUARKS and QUAKES score 19. Those raw totals make the Q-heavy words stand out, though the board layout decides the actual play value.

Are all these words accepted in every Scrabble dictionary?

No, acceptance depends on the dictionary your game uses. Collins has 656 matches, compared with 480 in NWL2023 and 451 in ENABLE; those sets overlap and are not additive. Check your game's selected list before relying on an unfamiliar match.

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