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3 letter words with A

Every three-letter word that contains A, grouped by where the A sits, with Scrabble and Words With Friends scores shown separately, Wordle letter stats, definitions and filters.

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A can sit in any slot · 611 words in our list

The short answer

There are 611 three words with A in this list. A is most often the second letter, and the most common last letter is A. The top face-value Scrabble score is 19 for zax.

611three A words in our list
29%start with A
20%end in A
6.1average Scrabble face score

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The complete list

All 3 letter words with A

Grouped by where A first appears. The small number is the face-value Scrabble score.

A is the 1st letter (179)

AA5 words

aaa3aah6aal3aam5aas3

AB15 words

aba5abb7abc7abd6abe5abl5abn5abo5abp7abr5abs5abt5abu5abv8aby8

AC6 words

acc7ace5ach8ack9act5acy8

AD12 words

ada4adc6add5ade4adj11adm6ado4adp6ads4adv7ady7adz13

AE4 words

aeq12aer3aes3aet3

AF4 words

afb8afd7aff9aft6

AG7 words

aga4age4ago4agr4ags4agt4agy7

AH6 words

aha6ahi6aho6ahs6aht6ahu6

AI10 words

aia3aid4aik7ail3aim5ain3air3ais3ait3aix10

AJ1 words

aji10

AK4 words

aka7ake7ako7aku7

AL17 words

ala3alb5alc5ald4ale3alf6alg4alk7all3aln3alo3alp5als3alt3alu3alw6aly6

AM8 words

ama5amb7ame5ami5amp7amt5amu5amy8

AN9 words

ana3anc5and4ane3ani3ann3ans3ant3any6

AO2 words

aob5aor3

AP9 words

apa5ape5aph8apl5apo5app7apr5apt5apx12

AR17 words

ara3arb5arc5ard4are3arf6arg4ark7arm5arn3aro3arr3ars3art3aru3arx10ary6

AS9 words

asa3asb5ase3asg4ash6ask7asp5ass3ast3

AT6 words

ata3ate3ati3atm5ats3att3

AU11 words

aua3aud4aue3auf6aug4auh6auk7aul3aum5aus3aux10

AV5 words

ava6ave6avg7avn6avo6

AW7 words

awa6awd7awe6awk10awl6awm8awn6

AX1 words

axe10

AY3 words

aye6ays6ayu6

AZ1 words

azo12

A is the 2nd letter (334)

baa5bab7bac7bad6bae5bag6bah8bai5bal5bam7ban5bao5bap7bar5bas5bat5baw8bay8caa5cab7cad6caf8cag6cai5cal5cam7can5cap7car5cat5cav8caw8cay8caz14dab6dad5dae4dag5dah7dak8dal4dam6dan4dao4dap6dar4das4dat4dau4daw7day7ead4eam5ean3ear3eas3eat3eau3faa6fab8fac8fad7fae6fag7fah9fam8fan6fap8faq15far6fas6fat6fav9faw9fax13fay9gab6gad5gae4gag5gaj11gak8gal4gam6gan4gap6gar4gas4gat4gau4gaw7gay7gaz13hab8had7hae6haf9hag7hah9haj13hak10hal6ham8han6hao6hap8has6hat6hau6hav9haw9hay9ian3iao3jab12jad11jag11jah13jai10jak14jam12jan10jap12jar10jat10jaw13jay13kab9kae7kaf10kai7kaj14kak11kal7kam9kan7kas7kat7kaw10kay10lab5lac5lad4lag4lah6lai3lak7lam5lan3lao3lap5lar3las3lat3lav6law6lax10lay6laz12maa5mab7mac7mad6mae5mag6mah8mak9mal5mam7man5mao5map7mar5mas5mat5mau5maw8max12may8naa3nab5nad4nae3naf6nag4nah6nak7nam5nan3nap5nar3nas3nat3nav6naw6nay6oad4oaf6oak7oam5oar3oat3pac7pad6pah8pak9pal5pam7pan5pap7par5pas5pat5pau5pav8paw8pax12pay8qaf15qat12rab5rad4rag4rah6rai3raj10ram5ran3rap5ras3rat3rav6raw6rax10ray6saa3sab5sac5sad4sae3sag4sah6sai3saj10sak7sal3sam5san3sao3sap5sar3sat3sau3sav6saw6sax10say6saz12taa3tab5tad4tae3tag4tai3taj10tak7tal3tam5tan3tao3tap5tar3tas3tat3tau3tav6taw6tax10tay6vac8vae6vag7vai6val6van6var6vas6vat6vau6vav9vaw9vax13wab8wac8wad7wae6waf9wag7wah9wai6wan6wap8war6was6wat6waw9wax13way9waz15xat10yad7yae6yag7yah9yak10yam8yan6yao6yap8yar6yas6yat6yaw9yay9zac14zad13zag13zak16zan12zap14zar12zas12zat12zax19

A is the 3rd letter (98)

bea5boa5bra5cha8cia5dca6dea4dha7dia4doa4ela3epa5era3eta3eva6ffa9fra6goa4gra4hia6hoa6hwa9iba5ida4ila3ima5ira3ita3iva6iwa6kea7kha10koa7kra7kua7lca5lea3loa3mea5mia5mna5moa5mwa8mya8nea3noa3oba5oca5oda4oka7ola3oma5ona3opa5ora3ova6pea5pia5poa5ppa7pta5pua5pya8qua12rea3rha6ria3rua3rya6sea3sha6sia3ska7sla3sma5spa5sta3swa6tea3tha6toa3tra3tua3twa6uca5ula3una3ura3usa3uta3uva6via6wea6wha9woa6yea6zea12zoa12

Words with two As (28)

aaa3aah6aal3aam5aas3aba5ada4aga4aha6aia3aka7ala3ama5ana3apa5ara3asa3ata3aua3ava6awa6baa5caa5faa6maa5naa3saa3taa3

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Where does A sit?

Position of A in three-letter words

Words are counted by their first A, so each word appears once. Words with two As are listed separately below.

Slot 1179 · 29%aaa, aah, aal
Slot 2334 · 55%baa, bab, bac
Slot 398 · 16%bea, boa, bra
Everyday words

Common 3 letter words with A

The full list includes rare words. These 80 are the ones you are most likely to meet in puzzles, writing and classrooms.

andareallwascanhasmayanyhaddayaddjanmapwaycarlawartusamangayairsaysantaxactagepaywarfaxfaqaskmaraugagoaprviabadfarbaybargassatseamacmaxvanadslasaidfatsawfancatbaglabavetagrayspavareataimanndanteaavgacccaprawhatcamramarmsampanoakvattababcjay
Wordle

Which letters keep company with A?

Among the 611 words in our list, these are the eight letters that appear most often alongside A. They make good second guesses once A is confirmed.

T73
S72
R70
D62
L61
M61
E59
B58

Vowel pairs

The most common adjacent vowel pairs in these words are AI (20), AU (20), EA (20), OA (18), AE (17).

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Sorted by ending

3 letter A words by last letter and last two letters

EndsWordsExamples
-A122aaa, aba, ada, aga, aha, aia, aka
-T37abt, act, aet, aft, agt, aht, ait
-S31aas, abs, ads, aes, ags, ahs, ais
-E30abe, ace, ade, age, ake, ale, ame
-D28abd, add, afd, aid, ald, and, ard
-N28abn, ain, aln, ann, arn, avn, awn
-M25aam, adm, aim, arm, atm, aum, awm
-R25abr, aer, agr, air, aor, apr, arr
EndsWordsExamples
-AT23bat, cat, dat, eat, fat, gat
-AN21ban, can, dan, ean, fan, gan
-AD19bad, cad, dad, ead, fad, gad
-AM19aam, bam, cam, dam, eam, fam
-AR18bar, car, dar, ear, far, gar
-AS18aas, bas, das, eas, fas, gas

Fixed start and end? Use the combine word generator or letter words ending with. Words that end in A itself: aaa, aba, ada, aga, aha, aia, aka, ala, ama, ana

Letter patterns

A words with striking patterns

A at both ends

aaaabaadaagaahaaiaakaalaamaanaapaaraasaataauaava

These words open and close with A.

Two As (28)

aaaaahaalaamaasabaadaagaahaaiaakaalaamaanaapaara

AL and AR openers

17 words start with AL and 17 start with AR in this list.

alaalbalcaldalealfalgalkallalnaloalpalsaltalualw

A with Z, X, J or Q (16)

adjadzaeqaixajiapxarxauxaxeazocazfaqfaxgajgazhaj

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High scorers

Highest-scoring 3 letter words with A

WordScrabbleWords With Friends
zax1919
zak1616
faq1515
qaf1515
waz1515
caz1415
jak1416
kaj1416
zac1415
zap1415
adz1313
fax1313

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Words with meanings

15 three-letter A words, defined

addnounAn act or instance of adding.
agenounThe whole duration of a being, whether animal, plant, or other kind, being alive.
allnoun(with a possessive pronoun) Everything that one is capable of. “She gave her all, and collapsed at the finish line.”
aresymbolISO 639-3 language code for Western Arrernte.
artnounThe conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium. “There is a debate as to whether graffiti is art or vandalism.”
gaynoun(chiefly in plural or attributive) A homosexual, especially a male homosexual; see also lesbian.
hadverbTo possess, own. “I have a house and a car.”
hasverbTo possess, own. “I have a house and a car.”
lawnounThe body of binding rules and regulations, customs and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities. “entrapment is against the law”
mannounAn adult male human. “The show is especially popular with middle-aged men.”
mapnounA visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary.
mayverbTo be strong; to have power (over).
paynounMoney given in return for work; salary or wages. “Many employers have rules designed to keep employees from comparing their pays.”
sannounA letter of the Archaic Greek alphabet (uppercase Ϻ, lowercase ϻ) that came after pi and before qoppa.
waynoun(heading) To do with a place or places.
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Questions about 3 letter words with A

How many three-letter words contain A?

The general English word list used on this page has 611 three-letter words with A. Counts differ between dictionaries, and Scrabble-style lists are larger, so confirm in your game’s dictionary.

Where does A usually sit in a three-letter word?

In this list A is the second letter of 334, the first letter of 179, the third letter of 98.

What are common three-letter words with A?

Everyday examples include and, are, all, was, can, has, may, any, had, day. They are useful Wordle guesses because they use common letters.

Which three-letter A words score the most in Scrabble?

At face value the top scores are zax at 19 and zak at 16, before any bonus squares. Words With Friends uses different tile values, so totals can differ.

Are there three-letter words that end in A?

Yes: aaa, aba, ada, aga, aha, aia, aka, ala.

Which three-letter words have a silent A?

Silent-A words are rare at this length; most three words sound the A out.

How do I find three-letter words with A in a certain position?

Use the position selector above, or type a pattern with blanks such as _ _ A in the word generator by pattern.

What is the difference between words starting with A and words containing A?

Words starting with A must begin with it. Words containing A can have it in any slot, so the list is much longer. For the start-only list use words that start with.

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