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

The 618 7-letter words with A first and S last include everyday forms such as ANIMALS and ANSWERS, plus 21-point plays ADZUKIS and AZYMOUS.

618 wordsTop pick ADDRESSHighest score ADZUKIS 21

44 of 618 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

1st letter
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7th letter
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With A in 1st place, S is the most common 7th letter (618 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 44 · most-used first

ADDRESS₉
ANIMALS₉
APPEARS₁₁
ACTIONS₉
ATTACKS₁₃
AFFAIRS₁₃
ARTISTS₇
ANSWERS₁₀
ASPECTS₁₁
AUTHORS₁₀
ACTRESS₉
AMOUNTS₉
APPLIES₁₁
APPEALS₁₁
AFFECTS₁₅
ARRIVES₁₀
ANXIOUS₁₄
ANYWAYS₁₆
ASSISTS₇
ACCEPTS₁₃
ASSUMES₉
ARRESTS₇
AIRWAYS₁₃
ACCENTS₁₁
ADDICTS₁₁
AVENUES₁₀
ATTENDS₈
ADVISES₁₁
ANCHORS₁₂
ACCUSES₁₁
ASSERTS₇
ALLEGES₈
ARCHERS₁₂
ALMONDS₁₀
AGENDAS₉
ADVERTS₁₁
ABUSERS₉
ASSIGNS₈
ASSURES₇
AWAKENS₁₄
ABSORBS₁₁
ARDUOUS₈
AQUEOUS₁₆
ACCORDS₁₂

All valid words 618

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

ABASERS₉
ABASHES₁₂
ABASIAS₉
ABATERS₉
ABATORS₉
ABATTIS₉
ABDUCES₁₂
ABDUCTS₁₂
ABELIAS₉
ABIDERS₁₀
ABIOSES₉
ABIOSIS₉
ABJECTS₁₈
ABJURES₁₆
ABLATES₉
ABLAUTS₉
ABLINGS₁₀
ABOLLAS₉
ABORTUS₉
ABOUNDS₁₀
ABRADES₁₀
ABRAIDS₁₀
ABRAXAS₁₆
ABRAZOS₁₈
ABREGES₁₀
ABROADS₁₀
ABRUPTS₁₁
ABSCESS₁₁
ABSCISS₁₁
ABSEILS₉
ABSENTS₉
ABSORBS₁₁
ABSURDS₁₀
ABULIAS₉
ABUSERS₉
ABVOLTS₁₂
ABWATTS₁₂
ABYSSES₁₂
ACACIAS₁₁
ACAJOUS₁₆
ACANTHS₁₂
ACARIDS₁₀
ACATERS₉
ACCEDES₁₂
ACCENDS₁₂
ACCENTS₁₁
ACCEPTS₁₃
ACCITES₁₁
ACCLOYS₁₄
ACCOILS₁₁
ACCORDS₁₂
ACCOSTS₁₁
ACCREWS₁₄
ACCRUES₁₁
ACCUSES₁₁
ACEDIAS₁₀
ACEROUS₉
ACETALS₉
ACETINS₉
ACETOUS₉
ACETYLS₁₂
ACHAGES₁₃
ACHATES₁₂
ACHENES₁₂
ACHINGS₁₃
ACHKANS₁₆
ACINOUS₉
ACKNOWS₁₆
ACMITES₁₁
ACNODES₁₀
ACQUITS₁₈
ACTANTS₉
ACTINGS₁₀
ACTIONS₉
ACTIVES₁₂
ACTRESS₉
ACTUALS₉
ACTURES₉
ACULEUS₉
ACUMENS₁₁
ADAGIOS₉
ADDAXES₁₆
ADDEEMS₁₁
ADDENDS₁₀
ADDICTS₁₁
ADDOOMS₁₁
ADDRESS₉
ADDUCES₁₁
ADDUCTS₁₁
ADENYLS₁₁
ADHERES₁₁
ADIOSES₈
ADIPOUS₁₀
ADJIGOS₁₆
ADJOINS₁₅
ADJURES₁₅
ADJUSTS₁₅
ADLANDS₉
ADMIRES₁₀
ADMIXES₁₇
ADNOUNS₈
ADORERS₈
ADPRESS₁₀
ADREADS₉
ADSORBS₁₀
ADSUKIS₁₂
ADVECTS₁₃
ADVENES₁₁
ADVENTS₁₁
ADVERBS₁₃
ADVERTS₁₁
ADVICES₁₃
ADVISES₁₁
ADWARDS₁₂
ADWARES₁₁
ADZUKIS₂₁
AEDESES₈
AEDILES₈
AEGISES₈
AEMULES₉
AENEOUS₇
AERATES₇
AERIALS₇
AEROBES₉
AEROBUS₉
AERUGOS₈
AETATIS₇
AETHERS₁₀
AFFAIRS₁₃
AFFEARS₁₃
AFFECTS₁₅
AFFEERS₁₃
AFFINES₁₃
AFFIRMS₁₅
AFFIXES₂₀
AFFORDS₁₄
AFFRAPS₁₅
AFFRAYS₁₆
AFFRETS₁₃
AFGHANS₁₄
AFREETS₁₀
AFTOSAS₁₀
AGAMIDS₁₁
AGAMOUS₁₀
AGARICS₁₀
AGEINGS₉
AGEISMS₁₀
AGEISTS₈
AGELESS₈
AGENDAS₉
AGGADAS₁₀
AGGRESS₉
AGITANS₈
AGNAILS₈
AGNAMES₁₀
AGNATES₈
AGNISES₈
AGNIZES₁₇
AGOGICS₁₁
AGONIES₈
AGOUTAS₈
AGOUTIS₈
AGRAFES₁₁
AGREGES₉
AGRISES₈
AGRIZES₁₇
AGRYZES₂₀
AGUISES₈
AGUIZES₁₇
AGYRIAS₁₁
AHIMSAS₁₂
AIBLINS₉
AIDLESS₈
AIERIES₇
AIGLETS₈
AIGRETS₈
AIKIDOS₁₂
AIMLESS₉
AIRBAGS₁₀
AIRGAPS₁₀
AIRINGS₈
AIRLESS₇
AIRVACS₁₂
AIRWAYS₁₃
AITCHES₁₂
AJOWANS₁₇
AKEAKES₁₅
AKEBIAS₁₃
AKEDAHS₁₅
AKHARAS₁₄
ALALIAS₇
ALANINS₇
ALANYLS₁₀
ALARUMS₉
ALASKAS₁₁
ALBATAS₉
ALBEDOS₁₀
ALBERTS₉
ALBINOS₉
ALBITES₉
ALBUGOS₁₀
ALCADES₁₀
ALCAICS₁₁
ALCOOLS₉
ALCOVES₁₂
ALDOSES₈
ALDRINS₈
ALEGARS₈
ALEGGES₉
ALERCES₉
ALEVINS₁₀
ALEXIAS₁₄
ALEXINS₁₄
ALFAKIS₁₄
ALGATES₈
ALGESES₈
ALGESIS₈
ALIASES₇
ALIBIES₉
ALIDADS₉
ALIGHTS₁₁
ALINERS₇
ALIPEDS₁₀
ALISMAS₉
ALISONS₇
ALIYAHS₁₃
ALKALIS₁₁
ALKANES₁₁
ALKENES₁₁
ALKINES₁₁
ALKYNES₁₄
ALLEGES₈
ALLELES₇
ALLIAKS₁₁
ALLICES₉
ALLISES₇
ALLIUMS₉
ALLNESS₇
ALLUDES₈
ALLURES₇
ALMAINS₉
ALMNERS₉
ALMONDS₁₀
ALMUCES₁₁
ALMUDES₁₀
ALNAGES₈
ALNICOS₉
ALOGIAS₈
ALPACAS₁₁
ALPEENS₉
ALPHYLS₁₅
ALPINES₉
ALSIKES₁₁
ALTEZAS₁₆
ALTHEAS₁₀
ALUDELS₈
ALUMINS₉
ALUMNUS₉
AMADOUS₁₀
AMASSES₉
AMATOLS₉
AMAUTIS₉
AMAZONS₁₈
AMBAGES₁₂
AMBARIS₁₁
AMBEERS₁₁
AMBLERS₁₁
AMBONES₁₁
AMBRIES₁₁
AMELIAS₉
AMENDES₁₀
AMERCES₁₁
AMIDINS₁₀
AMIDOLS₁₀
AMISSES₉
AMITIES₉
AMMINES₁₁
AMNIONS₉
AMOEBAS₁₁
AMOMUMS₁₃
AMOOVES₁₂
AMORCES₁₁
AMORETS₉
AMOROUS₉
AMOUNTS₉
AMPERES₁₁
AMPULES₁₁
AMRITAS₉
AMTMANS₁₁
AMTRACS₁₁
AMTRAKS₁₃
AMULETS₉
AMUSERS₉
AMUSIAS₉
AMYLUMS₁₄
AMYTALS₁₂
ANADEMS₁₀
ANAGENS₈
ANALOGS₈
ANANDAS₈
ANANKES₁₁
ANARCHS₁₂
ANATTAS₇
ANATTOS₇
ANCHORS₁₂
ANCOMES₁₁
ANCONES₉
ANCRESS₉
ANEMIAS₉
ANGELUS₈
ANGICOS₁₀
ANGINAS₈
ANGLERS₈
ANGORAS₈
ANGRIES₈
ANICCAS₁₁
ANICUTS₉
ANILINS₇
ANIMALS₉
ANKLETS₁₁
ANKUSES₁₁
ANLACES₉
ANLAGES₈
ANLASES₇
ANNATES₇
ANNEALS₇
ANNEXES₁₄
ANNONAS₇
ANNUALS₇
ANNULUS₇
ANOESES₇
ANOESIS₇
ANOINTS₇
ANOMIES₉
ANONYMS₁₂
ANOPIAS₉
ANORAKS₁₁
ANOXIAS₁₄
ANSWERS₁₀
ANTARAS₇
ANTHEMS₁₂
ANTHERS₁₀
ANTHROS₁₀
ANTIARS₇
ANTICKS₁₃
ANTIFAS₁₀
ANTINGS₈
ANTLERS₇
ANTRUMS₉
ANURANS₇
ANURIAS₇
ANUROUS₇
ANXIOUS₁₄
ANYONES₁₀
ANYWAYS₁₆
AORISTS₇
AOUDADS₉
APACHES₁₄
APEDOMS₁₂
APERCUS₁₁
APERIES₉
APHESES₁₂
APHESIS₁₂
APHIDES₁₃
APICALS₁₁
APLITES₉
APLOMBS₁₃
APNOEAS₉
APODOUS₁₀
APOGEES₁₀
APOLLOS₉
APOLOGS₁₀
APORIAS₉
APOZEMS₂₀
APPAIRS₁₁
APPALLS₁₁
APPEALS₁₁
APPEARS₁₁
APPENDS₁₂
APPLETS₁₁
APPLIES₁₁
APPORTS₁₁
APPOSES₁₁
APPRESS₁₁
APROPOS₁₁
APSARAS₉
APSIDES₁₀
APTNESS₉
APTOTES₉
AQUEOUS₁₆
ARAARAS₇
ARABINS₉
ARABLES₉
ARACHIS₁₂
ARAISES₇
ARALIAS₇
ARAMIDS₁₀
ARAYSES₁₀
ARBORES₉
ARBOURS₉
ARBUTES₉
ARBUTUS₉
ARCADES₁₀
ARCANAS₉
ARCHERS₁₂
ARCHEUS₁₂
ARCHILS₁₂
ARCHONS₁₂
ARCINGS₁₀
ARCMINS₁₁
ARCSECS₁₁
ARCSINS₉
ARCTANS₉
ARCTICS₁₁
ARCUSES₉
ARDOURS₈
ARDUOUS₈
AREFIES₁₀
ARENOUS₇
AREOLAS₇
AREOLES₇
ARGALAS₈
ARGALIS₈
ARGANDS₉
ARGENTS₈
ARGHANS₁₁
ARGUERS₈
ARGULUS₈
ARGUSES₈
ARGYLES₁₁
ARGYLLS₁₁
ARILLUS₇
ARIOSOS₇
ARISHES₁₀
ARISTAS₇
ARISTOS₇
ARKITES₁₁
ARKOSES₁₁
ARMADAS₁₀
ARMFULS₁₂
ARMINGS₁₀
ARMLESS₉
ARMLETS₉
ARMOURS₉
ARMPITS₁₁
ARMURES₉
ARNICAS₉
AROINTS₇
AROLLAS₇
AROUSES₇
AROYNTS₁₀
ARPENTS₉
ARRACKS₁₃
ARRASES₇
ARREARS₇
ARRESTS₇
ARRIDES₈
ARRISES₇
ARRIVES₁₀
ARROBAS₉
ARROCES₉
ARROYOS₁₀
ARROZES₁₆
ARSHINS₁₀
ARSINES₇
ARTIGIS₈
ARTISTS₇
ARTLESS₇
ARTSIES₇
ARUANAS₇
ASARUMS₉
ASCARIS₉
ASCENDS₁₀
ASCENTS₉
ASCESES₉
ASCESIS₉
ASCIANS₉
ASCITES₉
ASEPSES₉
ASEPSIS₉
ASHAMES₁₂
ASHCANS₁₂
ASHKEYS₁₇
ASHLARS₁₀
ASHLERS₁₀
ASHLESS₁₀
ASHPANS₁₂
ASHRAMS₁₂
ASIAGOS₈
ASKANTS₁₁
ASKARIS₁₁
ASKESES₁₁
ASKESIS₁₁
ASKINGS₁₂
ASLAKES₁₁
ASPECTS₁₁
ASPICKS₁₅
ASPINES₉
ASPIRES₉
ASPISES₉
ASPORTS₉
ASRAMAS₉
ASSAILS₇
ASSARTS₇
ASSENTS₇
ASSERTS₇
ASSHATS₁₀
ASSIGNS₈
ASSISTS₇
ASSIZES₁₆
ASSLESS₇
ASSOILS₇
ASSORTS₇
ASSUMES₉
ASSURES₇
ASTARTS₇
ASTERTS₇
ASTHMAS₁₂
ASTONES₇
ASTRALS₇
ASYLUMS₁₂
ATAATAS₇
ATABALS₉
ATABEGS₁₀
ATABEKS₁₃
ATAMANS₉
ATAXIAS₁₄
ATAXICS₁₆
ATAXIES₁₄
ATHAMES₁₂
ATHEOUS₁₀
ATIMIES₉
ATLASES₇
ATLATLS₇
ATOCIAS₉
ATOKOUS₁₁
ATOMICS₁₁
ATOMIES₉
ATONERS₇
ATONIAS₇
ATONICS₉
ATONIES₇
ATOPIES₉
ATRIUMS₉
ATTACKS₁₃
ATTAINS₇
ATTASKS₁₁
ATTENDS₈
ATTENTS₇
ATTESTS₇
ATTIRES₇
ATTONES₇
ATTORNS₇
ATTRAPS₉
ATTRITS₇
ATTUNES₇
AUBADES₁₀
AUBURNS₉
AUCUBAS₁₁
AUDILES₈
AUDINGS₉
AUDISMS₁₀
AUDISTS₈
AUGENDS₉
AUGITES₈
AUGUSTS₈
AUKLETS₁₁
AUMAILS₉
AUNTERS₇
AUNTIES₇
AURATES₇
AURISTS₇
AUROCHS₁₂
AURORAS₇
AUSUBOS₉
AUTEURS₇
AUTHORS₁₀
AUTISMS₉
AUTISTS₇
AUTOBUS₉
AUTUMNS₉
AUXESES₁₄
AUXESIS₁₄
AVAILES₁₀
AVATARS₁₀
AVAUNTS₁₀
AVENGES₁₁
AVENIRS₁₀
AVENSES₁₀
AVENUES₁₀
AVGASES₁₁
AVIATES₁₀
AVIDINS₁₁
AVOCETS₁₂
AVOSETS₁₀
AVOURES₁₀
AVOWALS₁₃
AVOWERS₁₃
AVOYERS₁₃
AVRUGAS₁₁
AVULSES₁₀
AWAKENS₁₄
AWELESS₁₀
AWHAPES₁₅
AWHEELS₁₃
AWMRIES₁₂
AWNINGS₁₁
AWNLESS₁₀
AXILLAS₁₄
AXSEEDS₁₅
AYWORDS₁₄
AZALEAS₁₆
AZIONES₁₆
AZOLLAS₁₆
AZOTOUS₁₆
AZYGIES₂₀
AZYGOUS₂₀
AZYMOUS₂₁

Letters by positionIn 29% of these words the 6th letter is E.

2nd letter

R13%
L11%
N10%

3rd letter

4th letter

I14%
A13%
E12%

5th letter

I13%
E13%
S11%

6th letter

E29%
A11%
T11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; ADZUKIS tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 90 words
8 points: 60 words
99 points: 144 words
10 points: 85 words
1111 points: 96 words
12 points: 49 words
1313 points: 26 words
14 points: 21 words
1515 points: 12 words
16 points: 18 words
1717 points: 6 words
18 points: 4 words
1919 points: 0 words
20 points: 5 words
2121 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
ADZUKIS	21	22	All three
AZYMOUS	21	22	Collins only
AFFIXES	20	20	All three
AZYGOUS	20	21	All three
AGRYZES	20	20	Collins only
APOZEMS	20	22	Collins only
AZYGIES	20	20	Collins only
AMAZONS	18	20	All three
ACQUITS	18	20	All three
ABJECTS	18	22	Collins only
ABRAZOS	18	19	Collins only
AGNIZES	17	19	All three

A fixed first-and-last-letter pattern narrows the search to 618 entries, but familiarity varies sharply. Only 44 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so the recognizable choices sit beside plenty of specialist vocabulary. The list includes entries found in at least one tournament dictionary, rather than words from every possible word source.

What stands out in this A-to-S pattern

The pattern has 618 seven-letter matches, each beginning with A and ending with S.
Only 44 matches are common by our frequency measure.
ADZUKIS and AZYMOUS share the top score: 21 points each.
Collins contains 596 matches; ENABLE contains 414, with overlap between dictionaries.
ADDRESS, ANIMALS, APPEARS, and ANSWERS are familiar examples.

Which 7-letter words have A first and S last?

ANIMALS and ANSWERS show two everyday plural forms, while APPEARS and ACCEPTS are verbs. That mix matters when you are testing a clue: a final S can mark a plural, a verb form, or simply belong to the word.

The common-word count is small beside the full 618-match set. Collins lists 596, NWL2023 lists 457, and ENABLE lists 414; those dictionary totals overlap, so they do not add up to the overall count. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

Which A-to-S words score the most?

ADZUKIS and AZYMOUS lead the scores at 21 points apiece. Less familiar options also crowd the high end: AFFIXES, AZYGOUS, AGRYZES, APOZEMS, and AZYGIES each score 20. By contrast, the average score across the pattern is 10.2.

The strongest scoring candidates are not the words most people reach for first. Start with recognizable entries such as ATTACKS or AUTHORS when solving a clue, then inspect the rarer high-value options if your game accepts them.

How does this pattern compare with other A words?

Tip

Changing only the final letter changes the pool sharply: A-first words ending in E have 243 matches, while A-first words ending in D have 168.

Questions people ask

Are all 618 A-first, S-last words common?

No, only 44 of the 618 matches are common by our frequency measure. Familiar choices include ANIMALS, ANSWERS, and AUTHORS, while high-scoring entries such as AZYMOUS are less everyday. The full set is broader than ordinary vocabulary because it includes tournament-dictionary entries.

What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?

ADZUKIS and AZYMOUS tie for the highest score at 21 points. AFFIXES, AZYGOUS, AGRYZES, APOZEMS, and AZYGIES follow at 20 points. These scores make the less familiar words worth checking when your game permits them.

Why do Collins and ENABLE show different totals?

Collins includes 596 matches, while ENABLE includes 414. The dictionaries contain overlapping but different word sets, and the overall 618 count includes a word if it appears in at least one of the tournament lists. Your game's dictionary determines which entries are playable.

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

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