7-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and S as the 4th letter

7-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and S as the 4th letter number 221, including REASONS, CLASSIC, and QUASHED.

221 wordsTop pick REASONSHighest score QUASHED 20

37 of 221 are everyday words (17%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

3rd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

4th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With A in 3rd place, R is the most common 4th letter (355 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Common words 37 · most-used first

REASONS₇
CLASSES₉
CLASSIC₁₁
MEASURE₉
SEASONS₇
PLASTIC₁₁
GLASSES₈
COASTAL₉
CHASING₁₃
CRASHED₁₃
CRASHES₁₂
SMASHED₁₃
ROASTED₈
COASTER₉
DRASTIC₁₀
PEASANT₉
ELASTIC₉
SEASIDE₈
FLASHES₁₃
LEASING₈
TEASING₈
CHASSIS₁₂
CLASHES₁₂
PLASTER₉
BLASTED₁₀
EVASION₁₀
FLASHED₁₄
MEASLES₉
TOASTER₇
CLASSED₁₀
GRASSES₈
TOASTED₈
AMASSED₁₀
BOASTED₁₀
TRASHED₁₁
SLASHED₁₁
CLASHED₁₃

All valid words 221

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

ABASERS₉
ABASHED₁₃
ABASHES₁₂
ABASIAS₉
ABASING₁₀
ALASKAS₁₁
ALASTOR₇
AMASSED₁₀
AMASSER₉
AMASSES₉
BAASKAP₁₅
BEASTIE₉
BEASTLY₁₂
BIASING₁₀
BIASSED₁₀
BIASSES₉
BLASHES₁₂
BLASTED₁₀
BLASTER₉
BLASTIE₉
BOASTED₁₀
BOASTER₉
BRASCOS₁₁
BRASERO₉
BRASHED₁₃
BRASHER₁₂
BRASHES₁₂
BRASHLY₁₅
BRASIER₉
BRASILS₉
BRASSED₁₀
BRASSES₉
BRASSET₉
BRASSIE₉
CEASING₁₀
CHASERS₁₂
CHASING₁₃
CHASMAL₁₄
CHASMED₁₅
CHASMIC₁₆
CHASSED₁₃
CHASSES₁₂
CHASSIS₁₂
CHASTEN₁₂
CHASTER₁₂
CLASHED₁₃
CLASHER₁₂
CLASHES₁₂
CLASPED₁₂
CLASPER₁₁
CLASSED₁₀
CLASSER₉
CLASSES₉
CLASSIC₁₁
CLASSIS₉
CLASSON₉
CLASTIC₁₁
COASTAL₉
COASTED₁₀
COASTER₉
CRASHED₁₃
CRASHER₁₂
CRASHES₁₂
CRASSER₉
CRASSLY₁₂
DEASHED₁₂
DEASHES₁₁
DEASILS₈
DEASIUL₈
DEASOIL₈
DIASTEM₁₀
DIASTER₈
DRASTIC₁₀
ELASTIC₉
ELASTIN₇
ERASERS₇
ERASING₈
ERASION₇
ERASURE₇
EVASION₁₀
EVASIVE₁₃
EYASSES₁₀
FEASING₁₁
FEASTED₁₁
FEASTER₁₀
FIASCHI₁₅
FIASCOS₁₂
FLASERS₁₀
FLASHED₁₄
FLASHER₁₃
FLASHES₁₃
FLASKET₁₄
FRASSES₁₀
GHASTED₁₂
GHASTLY₁₄
GLASSED₉
GLASSEN₈
GLASSES₈
GLASSIE₈
GNASHED₁₂
GNASHER₁₁
GNASHES₁₁
GRASPED₁₁
GRASPER₁₀
GRASSED₉
GRASSER₈
GRASSES₈
GRASSUM₁₀
HEASTES₁₀
HOASCAS₁₂
HOASTED₁₁
KEASARS₁₁
KVASSES₁₄
LEASERS₇
LEASHED₁₁
LEASHES₁₀
LEASING₈
LEASOWE₁₀
LEASOWS₁₀
LEASURE₇
LIASSIC₉
MEASING₁₀
MEASLED₁₀
MEASLES₉
MEASURE₉
MIASMAL₁₁
MIASMAS₁₁
MIASMIC₁₃
PEASANT₉
PEASCOD₁₂
PEASING₁₀
PHASEAL₁₂
PHASERS₁₂
PHASING₁₃
PHASMID₁₅
PHASORS₁₂
PIASABA₁₁
PIASAVA₁₂
PIASTER₉
PIASTRE₉
PLASHED₁₃
PLASHER₁₂
PLASHES₁₂
PLASHET₁₂
PLASMAS₁₁
PLASMIC₁₃
PLASMID₁₂
PLASMIN₁₁
PLASMON₁₁
PLASTER₉
PLASTIC₁₁
PLASTID₁₀
QUASARS₁₆
QUASHED₂₀
QUASHEE₁₉
QUASHER₁₉
QUASHES₁₉
QUASHIE₁₉
QUASSES₁₆
QUASSIA₁₆
QUASSIN₁₆
REASONS₇
REASTED₈
ROASTED₈
ROASTER₇
SEASICK₁₃
SEASIDE₈
SEASING₈
SEASONS₇
SEASURE₇
SHASHED₁₄
SHASHES₁₃
SHASLIK₁₄
SHASTAS₁₀
SHASTER₁₀
SHASTRA₁₀
SLASHED₁₁
SLASHER₁₀
SLASHES₁₀
SMASHED₁₃
SMASHER₁₂
SMASHES₁₂
SMASHUP₁₄
SNASHED₁₁
SNASHES₁₀
SNASTES₇
SPASMED₁₂
SPASMIC₁₃
SPASTIC₁₁
STASHED₁₁
STASHES₁₀
STASHIE₁₀
STASIMA₉
SUASION₇
SUASIVE₁₀
SUASORY₁₀
SWASHED₁₄
SWASHER₁₃
SWASHES₁₃
TEASELS₇
TEASERS₇
TEASHOP₁₂
TEASING₈
TOASTED₈
TOASTER₇
TOASTIE₇
TRASHED₁₁
TRASHER₁₀
TRASHES₁₀
TRASSES₇
TWASOME₁₂
UNASKED₁₂
WEASAND₁₁
WEASELS₁₀
WEASELY₁₃
WEASONS₁₀
WRASSES₁₀
WRASSLE₁₀
WRASTED₁₁
WRASTLE₁₀
YEASTED₁₁

Letters by positionIn 50% of these words the 6th letter is E.

1st letter

S15%
C14%
B11%

2nd letter

L20%
E19%
R17%

5th letter

H24%
T20%
S17%

6th letter

E50%
I13%
R8%

7th letter

S28%
D21%
R14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; QUASHED tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 18 words
8 points: 17 words
99 points: 33 words
10 points: 44 words
1111 points: 29 words
12 points: 36 words
1313 points: 20 words
14 points: 9 words
1515 points: 5 words
16 points: 5 words
1717 points: 0 words
18 points: 0 words
1919 points: 4 words
20 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
QUASHED	20	20	All three
QUASHES	19	19	All three
QUASHEE	19	19	Collins only
QUASHER	19	19	All three
QUASHIE	19	19	Collins only
QUASARS	16	17	All three
QUASSIA	16	17	All three
CHASMIC	16	18	All three
QUASSES	16	17	All three
QUASSIN	16	18	All three
BRASHLY	15	15	All three
PHASMID	15	16	All three

The pattern is _ _ A S _ _ _, so lock in the middle before testing the open spaces. Familiar matches include REASONS, SEASONS, PLASTIC, and COASTAL; the openings and endings vary widely. Dictionary coverage also differs: Collins lists 217 matches, compared with 182 in NWL2023 and 173 in ENABLE.

At a glance: the fixed AS pattern

The pattern has seven letters, with A third and S fourth.
There are 221 matches across the covered tournament dictionaries.
REASONS and SEASONS are familiar plural examples.
QUASHED is the top scorer at 20 points.
Only 37 matches fall within the common-word group.

Which words fit A third and S fourth?

Start with words you are likely to recognize: CLASSIC, PLASTIC, GLASSES, and MEASURE all fit the pattern. Verbs add another route: CHASING, CRASHED, SMASHED, and ROASTED keep the same AS core while changing the surrounding letters.

The first letter varies more than one might expect. S leads 34 matches, while C leads 31; B and P each begin 24. At the other end, 62 matches finish in S and 46 finish in D, so a known final letter can narrow the search quickly.

Some matches are inflected forms or less familiar terms, not everyday choices. The list has 188 entries with definitions, but that does not make every entry equally likely to appear in ordinary play.

How can you use 7-letter words with A third and S fourth?

For 7-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and S as the 4th letter, QUASHED stands out at 20 Scrabble points; QUASHES and QUASHEE each score 19. Keep the Q in mind when you have one: it turns a tight pattern into the strongest scoring option here.

The limitation is variety of familiarity, not the fixed pattern: only 37 matches are classed as common, despite 221 dictionary matches. For a crossword or word game, use the surrounding clues to choose among plausible forms rather than assuming the highest scorer is the intended answer.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have A third and S fourth?

There are 221 seven-letter matches with A in position three and S in position four. The pattern is _ _ A S _ _ _, and the total counts words appearing in at least one of the covered tournament dictionaries, rather than every possible English word.

What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?

QUASHED is the highest scorer, with a listed Scrabble score of 20 points. QUASHES and QUASHEE follow at 19 points each. The Q makes QUASHED the standout choice when your rack and board position allow you to use it.

Are many of these words common?

Only 37 of the 221 matches are classed as common by the site’s frequency measure. REASONS, CLASSIC, SEASONS, and PLASTIC are recognizable examples, while other dictionary matches are less familiar or are forms such as plurals and past-tense verbs.

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