7-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and A as the 7th letter
7-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and A as the 7th letter number 73, including familiar finds like GRANDMA, GRANOLA, and SPATULA.
5 of 73 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With A in 3rd place, S is the most common 7th letter (741 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
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Best words to play first
- GRANDMA11
- GRANDPA11
- NIAGARA8
- STAMINA9
- KHALIFA17
- ALAMEDA10
- GRANOLA8
- WHATCHA18
- SPATULA9
- TRACHEA12
- ANAEMIA9
- SCAPULA11
- OCARINA9
- ARABICA11
- BHANGRA13
- BRAVURA12
- GIARDIA9
- AMANITA9
- DRACHMA15
- GUARANA8
- SHAHADA14
- TSARINA7
- CHALUPA14
- SHASTRA10
- CZARINA18
- AMANDLA10
- PLATINA9
- MYALGIA13
- CHAMISA14
- GRANITA8
- SCANDIA10
- PIANOLA9
- TUATARA7
- CRAPOLA11
- GRAVIDA12
- THANGKA15
- PLACITA11
- CHARKHA19
- COAGULA10
- CLARKIA13
- SCAGLIA10
- ATALAYA10
- QUASSIA16
- TZARINA16
- CHACHKA21
- BRACCIA13
- URAEMIA9
- SHAMINA12
All valid words 73
- ACANTHA12
- ACAPNIA11
- ALAMEDA10
- AMADODA11
- AMANDLA10
- AMANITA9
- ANAEMIA9
- ANALGIA8
- ANALOGA8
- APADANA10
- ARABICA11
- ARAROBA9
- ARAWANA10
- ATALAYA10
- BHANGRA13
- BRACCIA13
- BRACHIA14
- BRAVURA12
- CHACHKA21
- CHALAZA21
- CHALUPA14
- CHAMISA14
- CHARKHA19
- CLARKIA13
- COAGULA10
- CRAPOLA11
- CYATHIA15
- CZARINA18
- DIANOIA8
- DRACENA10
- DRACHMA15
- DVANDVA15
- GIARDIA9
- GRANDMA11
- GRANDPA11
- GRANITA8
- GRANOLA8
- GRAVIDA12
- GUARANA8
- KHALIFA17
- MYALGIA13
- NGARARA8
- NIAGARA8
- OCARINA9
- OTALGIA8
- PIANOLA9
- PIASABA11
- PIASAVA12
- PLACITA11
- PLANULA9
- PLATINA9
- PYAEMIA14
- QUASSIA16
- SCAGLIA10
- SCANDIA10
- SCAPULA11
- SHAHADA14
- SHAMINA12
- SHASTRA10
- SPATULA9
- SRADDHA12
- STAMINA9
- STASIMA9
- THANGKA15
- TRACHEA12
- TSANTSA7
- TSARINA7
- TUATARA7
- TUATERA7
- TZARINA16
- URAEMIA9
- VIATICA12
- WHATCHA18
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHACHKA | 21 | 21 | Collins · NWL |
| CHALAZA | 21 | 22 | All three |
| CHARKHA | 19 | 18 | All three |
| WHATCHA | 18 | 17 | NWL only |
| CZARINA | 18 | 20 | All three |
| KHALIFA | 17 | 17 | All three |
| QUASSIA | 16 | 17 | All three |
| TZARINA | 16 | 17 | All three |
| DRACHMA | 15 | 16 | All three |
| THANGKA | 15 | 16 | Collins only |
| CYATHIA | 15 | 14 | Collins · NWL |
| DVANDVA | 15 | 18 | Collins only |
The pattern is _ _ A _ _ _ A: the third tile is A, and the final tile is A. Familiar words sit beside less everyday entries, so start with anchors such as GRANDPA, NIAGARA, and STAMINA before testing rarer candidates. Only five entries count as common by frequency, making this a narrow pattern rather than an everyday-word bank.
Which familiar words fit the A-A pattern?
- All 73 matches have A in the third position and at the end.
- GRANDMA and GRANDPA are recognizable starting points for the pattern.
- Five entries count as common by frequency; most are less familiar.
- CHACHKA and CHALAZA tie for the top score at 21 points each.
- Dictionary coverage ranges from 44 ENABLE entries to 69 Collins entries.
What familiar words match these positions?
GRANDMA, GRANDPA, and GRANOLA show how the ending A can follow a broad mix of consonants and vowels. NIAGARA, STAMINA, and SPATULA give you other recognizable routes through the pattern; each keeps A in both required slots without sharing the same opening.
That variety matters in a letter rack: do not assume the first letter must be A. The leading letters range from A (14 words) to C and S (10 each), with G, P, and T contributing seven apiece. If your rack begins with C or S, you have as many starts as the next most common opening.
Which matching words score the most?
CHACHKA and CHALAZA top the score list at 21 points apiece; CHARKHA follows at 19. WHATCHA and CZARINA each score 18, while KHALIFA reaches 17. That high end comes from less familiar entries, not from the family words that are easiest to spot.
7-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and A as the 7th letter do not all appear in the same game dictionaries: 44 are in ENABLE, compared with 59 in NWL2023 and 69 in Collins. The gap between ENABLE and Collins shows why an entry accepted in one app can fail elsewhere.
The total counts words found in at least one tournament list, so check your game's word list before building around an obscure candidate.
Questions people ask
Are GRANDMA and GRANDPA both in this pattern?
Which matching word has the highest score?
Do all 73 words appear in every word-game dictionary?
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