7-letter words with A as the 1st letter and A as the 6th letter
7-letter words with A as the 1st letter and A as the 6th letter: 185 matches, from ARRIVAL to AFFIXAL.
8 of 185 are everyday words (4%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With A in 1st place, E is the most common 6th letter (411 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- ARRIVAL10
- ARSENAL7
- ADMIRAL10
- ANGULAR8
- AGENDAS9
- ARTISAN7
- ANTHRAX17
- AROUSAL7
- ALMANAC11
- ADRENAL8
- ABYSMAL14
- ASEXUAL14
- AIRPLAY12
- AMALGAM12
- ANNULAR7
- ACROBAT11
- ASHTRAY13
- ANAGRAM10
- ARCHWAY18
- ANTIWAR10
- ACCRUAL11
- AUSTRAL7
- ALUMNAE9
- ABELIAN9
- ABYSSAL12
- ALPACAS11
- AEOLIAN7
- AZALEAS16
- AURORAS7
- AIRHEAD11
- AUTOCAR9
- ALCAZAR18
- AURORAL7
- ABRAXAS16
- ACACIAS11
- ARCHEAN12
- ALANNAH10
- ASOCIAL9
- AUTOMAT9
- AMOEBAS11
- AMOEBAE11
- AIRBOAT9
- ANTIGAY11
- ARMADAS10
- AREOLAS7
- APPARAT11
- APSIDAL10
- AURORAE7
All valid words 185
- ABASIAS9
- ABAXIAL16
- ABELIAN9
- ABELIAS9
- ABETTAL9
- ABFARAD13
- ABOLLAE9
- ABOLLAS9
- ABRASAX16
- ABRAXAS16
- ABULIAS9
- ABUTTAL9
- ABYSMAL14
- ABYSSAL12
- ACACIAS11
- ACARIAN9
- ACAUDAL10
- ACCRUAL11
- ACCUSAL11
- ACEDIAS10
- ACHIRAL12
- ACNODAL10
- ACROBAT11
- ACTINAL9
- ADAGIAL9
- ADAXIAL15
- ADMIRAL10
- ADNEXAL15
- ADRENAL8
- ADWOMAN13
- AEOLIAN7
- AEONIAN7
- AEROBAT9
- AEROSAT7
- AFFINAL13
- AFFIXAL20
- AFTOSAS10
- AGENDAS9
- AGGADAH13
- AGGADAS10
- AGOUTAS8
- AGYRIAS11
- AHIMSAS12
- AIRBOAT9
- AIRHEAD11
- AIRPLAY12
- AIRTRAM9
- AKEBIAS13
- AKENIAL11
- AKHARAS14
- ALALIAS7
- ALANNAH10
- ALASKAS11
- ALBATAS9
- ALBINAL9
- ALCAZAR18
- ALEXIAS14
- ALISMAS9
- ALLHEAL10
- ALLOBAR9
- ALLOXAN14
- ALMANAC11
- ALMEMAR11
- ALMIRAH12
- ALMSMAN11
- ALODIAL8
- ALOGIAS8
- ALPACAS11
- ALTEZAS16
- ALTHEAS10
- ALUMNAE9
- AMALGAM12
- AMEBEAN11
- AMELIAS9
- AMENTAL9
- AMILDAR10
- AMMIRAL11
- AMMONAL11
- AMOEBAE11
- AMOEBAN11
- AMOEBAS11
- AMRITAS9
- AMUSIAS9
- AMYGDAL14
- ANAGRAM10
- ANANDAS8
- ANATMAN9
- ANATTAS7
- ANAXIAL14
- ANCONAL9
- ANEMIAS9
- ANGINAL8
- ANGINAS8
- ANGORAS8
- ANGULAR8
- ANICCAS11
- ANNONAS7
- ANNULAR7
- ANOPIAS9
- ANOXIAS14
- ANTARAS7
- ANTBEAR9
- ANTHRAX17
- ANTICAL9
- ANTICAR9
- ANTIFAS10
- ANTIFAT10
- ANTIGAY11
- ANTIJAM16
- ANTIMAN9
- ANTISAG8
- ANTITAX14
- ANTIWAR10
- ANTLIAE7
- ANURIAS7
- ANYROAD11
- APHTHAE15
- APICIAN11
- APLANAT9
- APNOEAL9
- APNOEAS9
- APOGEAL10
- APOGEAN10
- APORIAS9
- APPARAT11
- APSARAS9
- APSIDAL10
- APTERAL9
- ARAARAS7
- ARALIAS7
- ARCANAS9
- ARCHEAN12
- ARCHWAY18
- AREAWAY13
- AREOLAE7
- AREOLAR7
- AREOLAS7
- ARGALAS8
- ARISTAE7
- ARISTAS7
- ARMADAS10
- ARMLOAD10
- ARNICAS9
- AROLLAS7
- AROUSAL7
- ARRAYAL10
- ARRIVAL10
- ARROBAS9
- ARSENAL7
- ARTISAN7
- ARTSMAN9
- ARUANAS7
- ASEXUAL14
- ASHTRAY13
- ASOCIAL9
- ASPREAD10
- ASRAMAS9
- ASSAGAI8
- ASSEGAI8
- ASTHMAS12
- ASTYLAR10
- ATAATAS7
- ATAGHAN11
- ATAXIAS14
- ATOCIAS9
- ATONIAS7
- AUCUBAS11
- AUGURAL8
- AURORAE7
- AURORAL7
- AURORAS7
- AUSTRAL7
- AUTOCAR9
- AUTOMAN9
- AUTOMAT9
- AUTOVAC12
- AVELLAN10
- AVRUGAS11
- AWAYDAY17
- AXILLAE14
- AXILLAR14
- AXILLAS14
- AZALEAS16
- AZOLLAS16
- AZUREAN16
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFFIXAL | 20 | 21 | All three |
| ARCHWAY | 18 | 17 | All three |
| ALCAZAR | 18 | 20 | All three |
| ANTHRAX | 17 | 17 | All three |
| AWAYDAY | 17 | 15 | Collins only |
| AZALEAS | 16 | 17 | All three |
| ABRAXAS | 16 | 17 | Collins only |
| ABAXIAL | 16 | 18 | All three |
| ABRASAX | 16 | 17 | Collins only |
| ANTIJAM | 16 | 20 | All three |
| ALTEZAS | 16 | 17 | Collins only |
| AZOLLAS | 16 | 18 | Collins only |
Seven-letter pattern searches get much narrower when both fixed tiles are A: one must open the word and the other sit in position six. The matching entries range from familiar nouns such as ARRIVAL and ADMIRAL to specialist forms like AFFIXAL. The final tile still varies, so its strong S and L endings are worth testing first.
At a glance: the A-A pattern
- 185 seven-letter entries place A in both the opening and sixth positions.
- ARRIVAL, ARSENAL, ADMIRAL, and ANGULAR show the pattern in familiar words.
- 66 entries end in S, while 43 end in L; those endings lead the list.
- Collins accepts 179 matches, compared with 142 in NWL2023 and 125 in ENABLE.
- Only 8 meet the common-word frequency cutoff, so many matches are specialist vocabulary.
Which A-first, A-sixth words are easiest to recognize?
ARRIVAL and ARSENAL are recognizable examples; ADMIRAL, AGENDAS, and ARTISAN give you other routes through the A _ _ _ _ A _ frame. Five open slots remain: positions two through five, plus the final tile. Keep both known A tiles in place as you test possible endings.
Final letters are not evenly spread. S closes 66 words and L closes 43, while N follows at 20. When your puzzle has no final-letter clue, test S or L before rarer endings such as D, which appears on 5.
A different sixth letter opens a much larger set: 411 seven-letter matches start with A and have E in position six, compared with 185 for A in both spots.
7-letter words with A as the 1st letter and A as the 6th letter
The pattern also contains strong Scrabble scorers. AFFIXAL leads at 20 points, while ARCHWAY and ALCAZAR each score 18. AFFIXAL is the high-value target when your rack and board support it, though an unfamiliar entry needs dictionary confirmation.
Coverage differs by game: the counts are 179 in Collins, 142 in NWL2023, and 125 in ENABLE. Only 8 words meet the common-word cutoff, so the 185-match total includes many uncommon forms. Check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar match.
Questions people ask
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