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

The pattern is A?S????: the first letter is fixed as A, the third as S, and the other five positions remain open. Fourteen matches are common, while 59 have definitions. The list spans everyday words such as ANSWERS and ASSAULT alongside less familiar entries such as ASSIZED.

The A-and-S pattern at a glance

• There are 68 seven-letter matches with A first and S third.
• Fourteen entries count as common English words.
• Collins includes 65 matches; NWL2023 includes 55 and ENABLE includes 51.
• The most frequent final letter is S, ending 29 words; E is next with 13.
• ASSIZED leads the top scores at 17 points.

Which words make the pattern easy to spot?

Recognizable matches include ANSWERS, ASSAULT, ASSUMED, ASSURED, and ASSISTS. They share the A-first, S-third positions, but the second letter changes: ANSWERS has N there, while ASSAULT has S.

That variation matters when you are filling a crossword or checking a rack. Do not assume S is also second; ARSENAL and ARSENIC also fit, with R in position two. The fixed letters narrow the search, while the remaining positions still allow very different word shapes.

Endings offer another quick filter. Twenty-nine matches finish in S, including ANSWERS and ASSISTS, while 13 end in E. If your final square is known, that split can prune candidates before you scan the full set.

How do scores and dictionary coverage compare?

ASSIZED scores 17 points, ahead of ASSIZES and ASSIZER at 16 each. Those are the top scoring entries, but they are far less familiar than ABSCOND, which scores 12.

Check your game’s word list before relying on a high-scoring candidate; dictionary coverage differs across Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE.

Only 14 matches are common, even though 59 have definitions, so a dictionary entry may still feel obscure in play. For a practical starting point, test familiar forms such as ASSAULT or ASSUMED against your known letters.