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7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and A as the 6th letter

There are 228 7-letter words with S first and A sixth, from SEVERAL, SPECIAL and SIMILAR to the 27-point SCOZZAS.

228 wordsTop pick SEVERALHighest score SCOZZAS 27

17 of 228 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With S in 1st place, E is the most common 6th letter (1,401 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 17 · most-used first

All valid words 228

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

  • SABKHAH19
  • SABKHAS16
  • SABKHAT16
  • SAFFIAN13
  • SAGAMAN10
  • SAHIBAH15
  • SAHIBAS12
  • SAHIWAL13
  • SALINAS7
  • SALIVAL10
  • SALIVAS10
  • SALPIAN9
  • SALTCAT9
  • SALTPAN9
  • SALVIAS10
  • SAMARAS9
  • SAMBHAR14
  • SAMOSAS9
  • SAMOVAR12
  • SAMURAI9
  • SANDBAG11
  • SANDBAR10
  • SANDDAB11
  • SANDMAN10
  • SANGHAS11
  • SANGHAT11
  • SAPHEAD13
  • SAPOTAS9
  • SARAFAN10
  • SASTRAS7
  • SATARAS7
  • SATYRAL10
  • SATYRAS10
  • SAURIAN7
  • SAZERAC18
  • SCANDAL10
  • SCARPAS11
  • SCHEMAS14
  • SCHMEAR14
  • SCHOLAR12
  • SCILLAS9
  • SCLERAE9
  • SCLERAL9
  • SCLERAS9
  • SCORIAC11
  • SCORIAE9
  • SCOTIAS9
  • SCOZZAS27
  • SCRIBAL11
  • SCROTAL9
  • SCUMBAG14
  • SEAFOAM12
  • SEALWAX17
  • SECONAL9
  • SECULAR9
  • SEEDMAN10
  • SEGETAL8
  • SEISMAL9
  • SEMIMAT11
  • SEMINAL9
  • SEMINAR9
  • SEMIRAW12
  • SEMITAR9
  • SENECAS9
  • SENEGAS8
  • SENORAS7
  • SENSUAL7
  • SEROMAS9
  • SEROSAE7
  • SEROSAL7
  • SEROSAS7
  • SEROVAR10
  • SERUMAL9
  • SEVERAL10
  • SHAITAN10
  • SHALWAR13
  • SHAMBAS14
  • SHAMMAS14
  • SHARIAH13
  • SHARIAS10
  • SHARIAT10
  • SHASTAS10
  • SHEBEAN12
  • SHEHNAI13
  • SHEILAS10
  • SHEITAN10
  • SHELLAC12
  • SHELTAS10
  • SHERIAS10
  • SHERIAT10
  • SHERPAS12
  • SHIKRAS14
  • SHIKSAS14
  • SHIMAAL12
  • SHIPLAP14
  • SHIPMAN14
  • SHIPWAY18
  • SHIRRAS10
  • SHISHAS13
  • SHITBAG13
  • SHITCAN12
  • SHITTAH13
  • SHOEPAC14
  • SHOORAS10
  • SHOPHAR15
  • SHOPMAN14
  • SHOWMAN15
  • SHRINAL10
  • SICKBAY18
  • SIDDHAS12
  • SIDEBAR10
  • SIDECAR10
  • SIDEMAN10
  • SIDERAL8
  • SIDEWAY14
  • SIENNAS7
  • SIERRAN7
  • SIERRAS7
  • SIESTAS7
  • SIFAKAS14
  • SILICAS9
  • SIMCHAS14
  • SIMILAR9
  • SIMITAR9
  • SIMULAR9
  • SINICAL9
  • SITULAE7
  • SKIDPAD15
  • SKIDPAN14
  • SKIDWAY18
  • SKIWEAR14
  • SKYCLAD17
  • SLIOTAR7
  • SLIPWAY15
  • SLURBAN9
  • SMEGMAS12
  • SNOWCAP14
  • SNOWCAT12
  • SNOWMAN12
  • SOCKMAN15
  • SOKEMAN13
  • SOLERAS7
  • SOLUNAR7
  • SOMEDAY13
  • SOMEWAY15
  • SOMITAL9
  • SOMNIAL9
  • SONATAS7
  • SONGMAN10
  • SOROBAN9
  • SORORAL7
  • SOULDAN8
  • SOYBEAN12
  • SOYMEAL12
  • SPACIAL11
  • SPAEMAN11
  • SPARTAN9
  • SPATHAL12
  • SPATIAL9
  • SPECIAL11
  • SPELEAN9
  • SPHERAL12
  • SPIREAS9
  • SPONSAL9
  • SPORRAN9
  • SPOUSAL9
  • SPURIAE9
  • SPURWAY15
  • SQUAMAE18
  • SRADHAS11
  • STADDAS9
  • STADIAL8
  • STADIAS8
  • STANZAS16
  • STATUAS7
  • STELLAR7
  • STELLAS7
  • STEMMAS11
  • STENGAH11
  • STEPDAD11
  • STERNAL7
  • STEVIAS10
  • STEWPAN12
  • STIBIAL9
  • STIGMAL10
  • STIGMAS10
  • STIRRAH10
  • STIRRAS7
  • STOICAL9
  • STOPGAP12
  • STRATAL7
  • STRATAS7
  • STRIGAE8
  • STROMAL9
  • STRUMAE9
  • STRUMAS9
  • STYGIAN11
  • SUBADAR10
  • SUBALAR9
  • SUBCLAN11
  • SUBDEAN10
  • SUBDUAL10
  • SUBEDAR10
  • SUBGOAL10
  • SUBHEAD13
  • SUBORAL9
  • SUBOVAL12
  • SUDORAL8
  • SUIDIAN8
  • SUIPLAP11
  • SULPHAS12
  • SUNBEAM11
  • SUNBEAT9
  • SUNDIAL8
  • SUNDRAS8
  • SUNSTAR7
  • SUNTRAP9
  • SURCOAT9
  • SURFMAN12
  • SURREAL7
  • SUTURAL7
  • SWAGMAN13
  • SWANPAN12
  • SYLVIAS13
  • SYMITAR12
  • SYNODAL11
  • SYNURAE10
  • SYZYGAL23
Letters by positionIn 27% of these words the 7th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. A15%
  2. H15%
  3. T12%
3rd letter
  1. I12%
  2. A11%
  3. E11%
4th letter
  1. I11%
  2. R10%
  3. E10%
5th letter
  1. R14%
  2. M12%
  3. I11%
7th letter
  1. S27%
  2. L21%
  3. N17%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; SCOZZAS tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 29 words
  2. 8 points: 11 words
  3. 99 points: 51 words
  4. 10 points: 39 words
  5. 1111 points: 20 words
  6. 12 points: 25 words
  7. 1313 points: 14 words
  8. 14 points: 18 words
  9. 1515 points: 8 words
  10. 16 points: 3 words
  11. 1717 points: 2 words
  12. 18 points: 5 words
  13. 1919 points: 1 words
  14. 20 points: 0 words
  15. 2121 points: 0 words
  16. 22 points: 0 words
  17. 2323 points: 1 words
  18. 24 points: 0 words
  19. 2525 points: 0 words
  20. 26 points: 0 words
  21. 2727 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SCOZZAS2728Collins only
SYZYGAL2323All three
SABKHAH1918Collins only
SAZERAC1819Collins only
SICKBAY1819All three
SHIPWAY1817All three
SKIDWAY1817All three
SQUAMAE1820All three
SKYCLAD1718Collins only
SEALWAX1718Collins only
STANZAS1617All three
SABKHAS1616Collins · NWL

With A fixed in sixth place, one tile is left to choose, and four letters do almost all the work. Plural S, then L, N and R, account for 172 of the 228 words. That makes the last letter the best single tool for cutting this big list down.

What the S____A_ frame contains

  • Matches: 228 words, of which 17 count as common English.
  • Definitions exist for 172; the mean Scrabble score is 10.8.
  • A final S closes 62 words, L closes 47, N closes 38 and R closes 25.
  • SCOZZAS scores 27, then SYZYGAL on 23.
  • Drop to six letters and the same frame holds 78 words.

How do the four main endings differ?

-AL gives adjectives: SEVERAL, SPECIAL, SPATIAL, sensual and seminal. -AN gives SPARTAN and snowman-type compounds, and -AR gives SIMILAR, SCHOLAR, secular, seminar and stellar.

-AS gives plurals such as salinas. Together the four endings cover 172 of 228, which is 75 percent, so a clue that fixes the last letter removes most of the list.

Smaller endings are E and T with 9 words each, Y with 8 and H with 6, for example sabkhah and sickbay. They matter only after the big four have failed, but a clue about a place or a unit can point there directly.

Where do the -MAN words fit?

Fourteen words end in -MAN, including SNOWMAN, sandman and showman. They sit inside the -AN group and are easy to build from a rack, since MAN is a common three-tile block.

The -RAS group has 13 words and -RAL has 9, so the last three letters are a quick filter once you know the last tile. -MAS and -IAS add 7 each.

Scores and dictionaries

Note

Collins lists 215 of the 228, NWL2023 lists 177 and ENABLE lists 149. SCOZZAS and SABKHAH are the entries to confirm first.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have S first and A sixth?
There are 228, including SEVERAL, SPECIAL, SIMILAR, SCANDAL and SCHOLAR. Collins lists 215, NWL2023 lists 177 and ENABLE lists 149, so your game's dictionary decides the playable total.
What is the highest-scoring word with S first and A sixth?
SCOZZAS scores 27 points in Scrabble before bonuses, thanks to two Zs. SYZYGAL follows at 23, then SABKHAH at 19, and SAZERAC, SICKBAY and SHIPWAY tie at 18.
Which ending is commonest for these words?
S ends 62 of the 228 words, then L with 47, N with 38 and R with 25. E and T end 9 each, Y ends 8 and H ends 6.

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