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6-letter words with S as the 1st letter and A as the 3rd letter

6-letter words with S as the 1st letter and A as the 3rd letter have 409 matches, including season, search, stable, and shadow.

409 wordsTop pick STATESHighest score SNAZZY 27

77 of 409 are everyday words (19%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With S in 1st place, A is the most common 3rd letter (409 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 77 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 77 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 409

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

  • SCABBY15
  • SCAFFS14
  • SCAILS8
  • SCAITH11
  • SCALAE8
  • SCALAR8
  • SCALDS9
  • SCALED9
  • SCALER8
  • SCALES8
  • SCALLS8
  • SCALLY11
  • SCALPS10
  • SCAMEL10
  • SCAMPI12
  • SCAMPS12
  • SCAMTO10
  • SCANTS8
  • SCANTY11
  • SCAPAS10
  • SCAPED11
  • SCAPES10
  • SCAPUS10
  • SCARAB10
  • SCARCE10
  • SCARED9
  • SCARER8
  • SCARES8
  • SCAREY11
  • SCARFS11
  • SCARPA10
  • SCARPH13
  • SCARPS10
  • SCARRE8
  • SCARRY11
  • SCARTH11
  • SCARTS8
  • SCATCH13
  • SCATHE11
  • SCATHS11
  • SCATTS8
  • SCATTY11
  • SCAUDS9
  • SCAUPS10
  • SCAURS8
  • SCAURY11
  • SCAZON17
  • SDAINE7
  • SDAYNS10
  • SEABAG9
  • SEABED9
  • SEADOG8
  • SEAHOG10
  • SEALCH11
  • SEALED7
  • SEALER6
  • SEALGH10
  • SEAMAN8
  • SEAMED9
  • SEAMEN8
  • SEAMER8
  • SEAMES8
  • SEANCE8
  • SEANED7
  • SEARAT6
  • SEARCE8
  • SEARCH11
  • SEARED7
  • SEARER6
  • SEASED7
  • SEASES6
  • SEASON6
  • SEATED7
  • SEATER6
  • SEAWAN9
  • SEAWAY12
  • SEAZED16
  • SEAZES15
  • SHABBY16
  • SHACKO15
  • SHACKS15
  • SHACKY18
  • SHADED11
  • SHADER10
  • SHADES10
  • SHADOW13
  • SHADUF13
  • SHAFTS12
  • SHAGGY14
  • SHAHID13
  • SHAIKH16
  • SHAIRD10
  • SHAIRN9
  • SHAKED14
  • SHAKEN13
  • SHAKER13
  • SHAKES13
  • SHAKOS13
  • SHALED10
  • SHALES9
  • SHALEY12
  • SHALLI9
  • SHALMS11
  • SHALOM11
  • SHALOT9
  • SHAMAL11
  • SHAMAN11
  • SHAMAS11
  • SHAMBA13
  • SHAMED12
  • SHAMER11
  • SHAMES11
  • SHAMMY16
  • SHAMOS11
  • SHAMOY14
  • SHAMUS11
  • SHANDS10
  • SHANDY13
  • SHANKS13
  • SHANNY12
  • SHANTI9
  • SHANTY12
  • SHAPED12
  • SHAPEN11
  • SHAPER11
  • SHAPES11
  • SHARDS10
  • SHARED10
  • SHARER9
  • SHARES9
  • SHARIA9
  • SHARIF12
  • SHARKS13
  • SHARNS9
  • SHARNY12
  • SHARON9
  • SHARPS11
  • SHARPY14
  • SHARTS9
  • SHASTA9
  • SHAUGH13
  • SHAULS9
  • SHAVED13
  • SHAVEN12
  • SHAVER12
  • SHAVES12
  • SHAVIE12
  • SHAWED13
  • SHAWLS12
  • SHAWMS14
  • SHAYAS12
  • SHAYKH19
  • SHAZAM20
  • SIALIC8
  • SIALID7
  • SIALON6
  • SKAILS10
  • SKAITH13
  • SKALDS11
  • SKANKS14
  • SKANKY17
  • SKARTH13
  • SKARTS10
  • SKATED11
  • SKATER10
  • SKATES10
  • SKATOL10
  • SKATTS10
  • SLABBY13
  • SLACKS12
  • SLADES7
  • SLAGGY11
  • SLAHAL9
  • SLAIRG7
  • SLAKED11
  • SLAKER10
  • SLAKES10
  • SLALOM8
  • SLANES6
  • SLANGS7
  • SLANGY10
  • SLANTS6
  • SLANTY9
  • SLARTS6
  • SLATCH11
  • SLATED7
  • SLATER6
  • SLATES6
  • SLATEY9
  • SLAVED10
  • SLAVER9
  • SLAVES9
  • SLAVEY12
  • SLAYED10
  • SLAYER9
  • SMAAKS12
  • SMACKS14
  • SMAIKS12
  • SMALLS8
  • SMALMS10
  • SMALMY13
  • SMALTI8
  • SMALTO8
  • SMALTS8
  • SMARMS10
  • SMARMY13
  • SMARTS8
  • SMARTY11
  • SMATCH13
  • SMAZES17
  • SNACKS12
  • SNACKY15
  • SNAFUS9
  • SNAGGY11
  • SNAILS6
  • SNAILY9
  • SNAKED11
  • SNAKES10
  • SNAKEY13
  • SNAPPY13
  • SNARED7
  • SNARER6
  • SNARES6
  • SNARFS9
  • SNARKS10
  • SNARKY13
  • SNARLS6
  • SNARLY9
  • SNASTE6
  • SNATCH11
  • SNATHE9
  • SNATHS9
  • SNAWED10
  • SNAZZY27
  • SOAKED11
  • SOAKEN10
  • SOAKER10
  • SOAPED9
  • SOAPER8
  • SOAPIE8
  • SOARED7
  • SOARER6
  • SOARES6
  • SOAVES9
  • SPACED11
  • SPACER10
  • SPACES10
  • SPACEY13
  • SPADED10
  • SPADER9
  • SPADES9
  • SPADIX16
  • SPADOS9
  • SPAERS8
  • SPAHEE11
  • SPAHIS11
  • SPAILS8
  • SPAING9
  • SPAINS8
  • SPAITS8
  • SPALDS9
  • SPALES8
  • SPALLE8
  • SPALLS8
  • SPALTS8
  • SPAMMY15
  • SPANED9
  • SPANES8
  • SPANGS9
  • SPANKS12
  • SPARED9
  • SPARER8
  • SPARES8
  • SPARGE9
  • SPARID9
  • SPARKE12
  • SPARKS12
  • SPARKY15
  • SPARRE8
  • SPARRY11
  • SPARSE8
  • SPARTH11
  • SPARTS8
  • SPASMS10
  • SPATES8
  • SPATHE11
  • SPAULD9
  • SPAULS8
  • SPAVIE11
  • SPAVIN11
  • SPAWLS11
  • SPAWNS11
  • SPAWNY14
  • SPAYAD12
  • SPAYDS12
  • SPAYED12
  • SPAZES17
  • SRADHA10
  • STABLE8
  • STABLY11
  • STACKS12
  • STACTE8
  • STADDA8
  • STADES7
  • STADIA7
  • STAFFS12
  • STAGED8
  • STAGER7
  • STAGES7
  • STAGEY10
  • STAGGY11
  • STAIGS7
  • STAINS6
  • STAIRS6
  • STAITH9
  • STAKED11
  • STAKER10
  • STAKES10
  • STALAG7
  • STALED7
  • STALER6
  • STALES6
  • STALKO10
  • STALKS10
  • STALKY13
  • STALLS6
  • STAMEN8
  • STAMPS10
  • STANCE8
  • STANCH11
  • STANCK12
  • STANDS7
  • STANED7
  • STANES6
  • STANGS7
  • STANKS10
  • STANOL6
  • STANZA15
  • STANZE15
  • STANZO15
  • STAPES8
  • STAPHS11
  • STAPLE8
  • STARCH11
  • STARED7
  • STARER6
  • STARES6
  • STARKS10
  • STARNS6
  • STARRS6
  • STARRY9
  • STARTS6
  • STARVE9
  • STASES6
  • STASIS6
  • STATAL6
  • STATED7
  • STATER6
  • STATES6
  • STATIC8
  • STATIM8
  • STATIN6
  • STATOR6
  • STATUA6
  • STATUE6
  • STATUS6
  • STAUNS6
  • STAVED10
  • STAVES9
  • STAWED10
  • STAYED10
  • STAYER9
  • STAYNE9
  • STAYRE9
  • SUABLE8
  • SUABLY11
  • SUAVER9
  • SVARAJ16
  • SWABBY16
  • SWADDY14
  • SWAGED11
  • SWAGER10
  • SWAGES10
  • SWAILS9
  • SWAINS9
  • SWALED10
  • SWALES9
  • SWAMIS11
  • SWAMPS13
  • SWAMPY16
  • SWANKS13
  • SWANKY16
  • SWANNY12
  • SWARAJ16
  • SWARDS10
  • SWARDY13
  • SWARFS12
  • SWARMS11
  • SWARTH12
  • SWARTY12
  • SWARVE12
  • SWASHY15
  • SWATCH14
  • SWATHE12
  • SWATHS12
  • SWATHY15
  • SWAYED13
  • SWAYER12
  • SWAYLS12
Letters by positionIn 37% of these words the 6th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. T19%
  2. H18%
  3. P13%
4th letter
  1. R20%
  2. L11%
  3. T9%
5th letter
  1. E34%
  2. T9%
  3. K7%
6th letter
  1. S37%
  2. Y14%
  3. D13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; SNAZZY tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 42 words
  2. 7 points: 25 words
  3. 88 points: 56 words
  4. 9 points: 57 words
  5. 1010 points: 59 words
  6. 11 points: 58 words
  7. 1212 points: 40 words
  8. 13 points: 31 words
  9. 1414 points: 11 words
  10. 15 points: 12 words
  11. 1616 points: 10 words
  12. 17 points: 4 words
  13. 1818 points: 1 words
  14. 19 points: 1 words
  15. 2020 points: 1 words
  16. 21 points: 0 words
  17. 2222 points: 0 words
  18. 23 points: 0 words
  19. 2424 points: 0 words
  20. 25 points: 0 words
  21. 2626 points: 0 words
  22. 27 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SNAZZY2727All three
SHAZAM2020Collins · NWL
SHAYKH1916NWL only
SHACKY1817NWL only
SMAZES1718All three
SCAZON1719Collins only
SHABBY1616All three
SWAMPY1617All three
SHAIKH1614Collins · NWL
SWANKY1616All three
SWARAJ1618All three
SPADIX1617All three

The pattern is S _ A _ _ _, so the second and final three letters are still open. Among the 409 matches, familiar choices such as season, search, and status sit alongside less common entries. That mix matters for word games: a pattern match is not automatically a word your game accepts.

The S-A pattern at a glance

  • There are 409 six-letter matches with S first and A third.
  • 77 matches count as common by word-frequency ranking.
  • The word season is a familiar example; stable and shadow are other everyday choices.
  • Collins contains 399 matches, compared with 308 in NWL2023.
  • Among the matches with definitions, the count is 307.

6-letter words with S as 1st and A as 3rd letter

The most frequent final letter is S: 150 matches end that way. Y is next with 57, followed by D with 53. States, stages, and shares show how naturally this pattern pairs with an S ending.

A as the third letter is a particularly productive choice with S at the start: 409 matches, compared with 320 for R and 302 for I. For a word puzzle, lock in S and A first, then use the last letter to narrow the remaining possibilities.

Which S-A words score highest?

For 6-letter words with S as the 1st letter and A as the 3rd letter, SNAZZY is the top scorer at 27 points. SHAZAM scores 20, and SHAYKH scores 19. SNAZZY is the standout when you can place its high-value letters on premium squares.

The dictionary totals differ: 399 matches appear in Collins, while 308 appear in NWL2023. Those counts show why a word that fits the pattern can still be rejected in a particular game. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry; common examples like season and status are safer choices.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have S first and A third?
There are 409 six-letter matches with S in position one and A in position three. The group includes familiar words such as season, search, status, and stable, as well as less common tournament entries.
Which S-A six-letter word has the highest score?
SNAZZY leads the scoring list at 27 points. SHAZAM follows at 20, and SHAYKH scores 19. These totals make SNAZZY the clear target when a board offers a premium square for a high-value letter.
Do most six-letter S-A words end in S?
No. S is the most frequent single ending, with 150 matches, but that is fewer than half of the 409 words. Y is the next most common ending at 57, and D follows at 53.

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