7-letter words with M as the 2nd letter and A as the 3rd letter

That fixed pair still leaves five positions for the other letters, producing a mix of familiar words and less common tournament entries. AMAZING, IMAGINE, and SMALLER show how much the first and final letters can vary around MA. Only 11 matches meet the common-word cutoff, so expect a number of unfamiliar results among the full set.

Quick facts about this pattern

• Exactly 55 tournament-dictionary matches fit the seven-letter pattern.
• AMAZING tops the scoring examples at 19 points; AMAZONS follows at 18.
• A leads with 21 first letters, followed by S with 19 and I with 9.
• D and S are the most frequent endings, each closing 10 words.

Which letters begin and end these words?

A is the leading first letter, appearing in 21 matches; S follows at 19. A-starting examples include AMAZING, AMATEUR, and AMASSED, while SMALLER and SMARTER show the strong S group.

I begins 9 matches, including IMAGINE, IMAGING, and IMAGERY. E starts 5 entries, and O starts just one, so those openings offer a much narrower search than A or S.

At the final position, D and S tie at 10 each; E and R follow at 8 each. A, G, N, and T each finish 3 matches. The same M-A pattern has 25 five-letter matches and 36 six-letter matches, fewer than the 55 seven-letter results.

7-letter words with M as the 2nd letter and A as the 3rd letter

AMAZING scores 19 points, AMAZONS 18, and SMACKED 16, making those the standout high scorers. AMAZING is a familiar word to spot quickly; AMAZONS carries a Z, while SMACKED puts a useful consonant cluster after the fixed MA.

On a Scrabble board, premium squares can change the final total, so a raw rack score is not a whole move. The average score of 11 describes the set, not the value of every individual play.

Coverage differs by dictionary: 37 matches appear in ENABLE, 51 in Collins, and 45 in NWL2023, with overlap. The 55-word total counts a match when at least one of those tournament lists accepts it; unfamiliar forms such as AMANITA and IMAMATE deserve a dictionary check before cross-list play.