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

The pattern is A?A????: every match begins with A and places another A in the third spot. Familiar examples include AGAINST, AMAZING, ACADEMY, and ABANDON; ANALYZE and ANALOGY fit as well. Just 19 entries count as common, so expect a mix of recognizable words and less familiar tournament vocabulary. The fixed positions narrow the search without requiring a particular ending.

At a glance: the A-A pattern

• 174 seven-letter entries match A?A???? across the included tournament dictionaries.
• The most common final letter is S: 56 words end in S, compared with 26 ending in E.
• Only 19 matches count as common, so many answers are less familiar than AGAINST or ACADEMY.
• AMAZING and ANALYZE share the highest score, 19 points each.

Which 7-letter words with A in both fixed positions score highest?

AMAZING and ANALYZE tie at 19 points, the highest scores among these entries. AMAZONS and ARABIZE follow at 18, while AWAYDAY, AGATIZE, and ATARAXY each score 17. Both leaders contain Z, giving them a tile-value edge over familiar choices such as AGAINST.

For a more recognizable scoring option, try AMAZING; its spelling is easier to recall than some of the rarer high scorers. ANALYZE is another strong fit when the board supports its final letters. The score figures rank the words by tile value, not by how often players encounter them.

How widely do these words appear in game dictionaries?

Dictionary coverage varies: 168 matches appear in Collins, 127 in NWL2023, and 117 in ENABLE. Those totals overlap, so they do not add up to the 174-word combined set. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar option such as ARABIZE or ATARAXY.

The endings also give you a useful sorting clue. S is far ahead with 56 words, while E accounts for 26; A has 14 and R and T have 10 each. For 7-letter words with A as the 1st letter and A as the 3rd letter, start with the final letter you already know, then narrow by the remaining tiles.