Five Letter Words with Middle Letter 'A'
High-scoring words:
SPAZZ
(25 pts), QUAKY
(21 pts), QUACK
(20 pts), QUAFF
(20 pts), CRAZY
(19 pts)
This page lists all 866 valid five-letter Scrabble words with
A as the middle (position 3) letter
(TWL06 dictionary — North American Scrabble). Each word is shown with its Scrabble point value.
Knowing the middle letter is an essential Wordle strategy — when you reveal a yellow or green
middle tile, this list helps you instantly narrow candidates.
All words are sourced from the official TWL06 tournament word list.
866
Total Words
9
Avg Score (pts)
SPAZZ
Top Word (25 pts)
312
Words ≥ 10 pts
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ABACA9
ABACI9
ABACK13
ABAFT10
ABAKA11
ABAMP11
ABASE7
ABASH10
ABATE7
ABAYA10
ACARI7
ADAGE7
ADAPT8
AFARS8
AGAIN6
AGAMA8
AGAPE8
AGARS6
AGATE6
AGAVE9
AGAZE15
ALACK11
ALAMO7
ALAND6
ALANE5
ALANG6
ALANS5
ALANT5
ALARM7
ALARY8
ALATE5
AMAHS10
AMAIN7
AMASS7
AMAZE16
APACE9
APART7
ARAKS9
ARAME7
ASANA5
ATAPS7
ATAXY15
AVAIL8
AVANT8
AVAST8
AWAIT8
AWAKE12
AWARD9
AWARE8
AWASH11
AYAHS11
AZANS14
BAAED8
BAALS7
BEACH12
BEADS8
BEADY11
BEAKS11
BEAKY14
BEAMS9
BEAMY12
BEANO7
BEANS7
BEARD8
BEARS7
BEAST7
BEATS7
BEAUS7
BEAUT7
BEAUX14
BHANG11
BIALI7
BIALY10
BLABS9
BLACK13
BLADE8
BLAFF13
BLAHS10
BLAIN7
BLAME9
BLAMS9
BLAND8
BLANK11
BLARE7
BLASE7
BLAST7
BLATE7
BLATS7
BLAWN10
BLAWS10
BLAZE16
BOARD8
BOARS7
BOART7
BOAST7
BOATS7
BRACE9
BRACH12
BRACT9
BRADS8
BRAES7
BRAGS8
BRAID8
BRAIL7
BRAIN7
BRAKE11
BRAKY14
BRAND8
BRANK11
BRANS7
BRANT7
BRASH10
BRASS7
BRATS7
BRAVA10
BRAVE10
BRAVI10
BRAVO10
BRAWL10
BRAWN10
BRAWS10
BRAXY17
BRAYS10
BRAZA16
BRAZE16
BWANA10
CEASE7
CHADS11
CHAFE13
CHAFF16
CHAIN10
CHAIR10
CHAIS10
CHALK14
CHAMP14
CHAMS12
CHANG11
CHANT10
CHAOS10
CHAPE12
CHAPS12
CHAPT12
CHARD11
CHARE10
CHARK14
CHARM12
CHARR10
CHARS10
CHART10
CHARY13
CHASE10
CHASM12
CHATS10
CHAWS13
CHAYS13
CLACH12
CLACK13
CLADE8
CLADS8
CLAGS8
CLAIM9
CLAMP11
CLAMS9
CLANG8
CLANK11
CLANS7
CLAPS9
CLAPT9
CLARO7
CLARY10
CLASH10
CLASP9
CLASS7
CLAST7
CLAVE10
CLAVI10
CLAWS10
CLAYS10
COACH12
COACT9
COALA7
COALS7
COALY10
COAPT9
COAST7
COATI7
COATS7
CRAAL7
CRABS9
CRACK13
CRAFT10
CRAGS8
CRAKE11
CRAMP11
CRAMS9
CRANE7
CRANK11
CRAPE9
CRAPS9
CRASH10
CRASS7
CRATE7
CRAVE10
CRAWL10
CRAWS10
CRAZE16
CRAZY19
CYANO10
CYANS10
CZARS16
DEADS7
DEAIR6
DEALS6
DEALT6
DEANS6
DEARS6
DEARY9
DEASH9
DEATH9
DEAVE9
DHAKS13
DHALS9
DIALS6
DIARY9
DIAZO15
DOATS6
DRABS8
DRAFF12
DRAFT9
DRAGS7
DRAIL6
DRAIN6
DRAKE10
DRAMA8
DRAMS8
DRANK10
DRAPE8
DRATS6
DRAVE9
DRAWL9
DRAWN9
DRAWS9
DRAYS9
DUADS7
DUALS6
DWARF12
DYADS10
EGADS7
ELAIN5
ELAND6
ELANS5
ELATE5
EMAIL7
ENACT7
ENATE5
EPACT9
ERASE5
ETAPE7
EVADE9
EXACT14
EXALT12
EXAMS14
EYASS8
FEARS8
FEASE8
FEAST8
FEATS8
FEAZE17
FIARS8
FIATS8
FLABS10
FLACK14
FLAGS9
FLAIL8
FLAIR8
FLAKE12
FLAKY15
FLAME10
FLAMS10
FLAMY13
FLANK12
FLANS8
FLAPS10
FLARE8
FLASH11
FLASK12
FLATS8
FLAWS11
FLAWY14
FLAXY18
FLAYS11
FOALS8
FOAMS10
FOAMY13
FRAGS9
FRAIL8
FRAME10
FRANC10
FRANK12
FRAPS10
FRASS8
FRATS8
FRAUD9
FRAYS11
GEARS6
GHAST9
GHATS9
GHAUT9
GHAZI18
GIANT6
GLACE8
GLADE7
GLADS7
GLADY10
GLAIR6
GLAMS8
GLAND7
GLANS6
GLARE6
GLARY9
GLASS6
GLAZE15
GLAZY18
GNARL6
GNARR6
GNARS6
GNASH9
GNATS6
GNAWN9
GNAWS9
GOADS7
GOALS6
GOATS6
GRAAL6
GRABS8
GRACE8
GRADE7
GRADS7
GRAFT9
GRAIL6
GRAIN6
GRAMA8
GRAMP10
GRAMS8
GRANA6
GRAND7
GRANS6
GRANT6
GRAPE8
GRAPH11
GRAPY11
GRASP8
GRASS6
GRATE6
GRAVE9
GRAVY12
GRAYS9
GRAZE15
GUACO8
GUANO6
GUANS6
GUARD7
GUARS6
GUAVA9
HAAFS11
HAARS8
HEADS9
HEADY12
HEALS8
HEAPS10
HEAPY13
HEARD9
HEARS8
HEART8
HEATH11
HEATS8
HEAVE11
HEAVY14
HOAGY12
HOARD9
HOARS8
HOARY11
IKATS9
IMAGE8
IMAGO8
IMAMS9
IMAUM9
INANE5
INAPT7
INARM7
IRADE6
IRATE5
IZARS14
JEANS12
JNANA12
KBARS11
KHADI13
KHAFS15
KHAKI16
KHANS12
KHAPH17
KHATS12
KIANG10
KNACK15
KNAPS11
KNARS9
KNAUR9
KNAVE12
KNAWE12
KOALA9
KOANS9
KRAAL9
KRAFT12
KRAIT9
KRAUT9
KVASS12
KYACK18
KYAKS16
KYARS12
KYATS12
LAARI5
LEACH10
LEADS6
LEADY9
LEAFS8
LEAFY11
LEAKS9
LEAKY12
LEANS5
LEANT5
LEAPS7
LEAPT7
LEARN5
LEARS5
LEARY8
LEASE5
LEASH8
LEAST5
LEAVE8
LEAVY11
LIANA5
LIANE5
LIANG6
LIARD6
LIARS5
LLAMA7
LLANO5
LOACH10
LOADS6
LOAFS8
LOAMS7
LOAMY10
LOANS5
LOATH8
LUAUS5
LYARD9
LYART8
LYASE8
MAARS7
MEADS8
MEALS7
MEALY10
MEANS7
MEANT7
MEANY10
MEATS7
MEATY10
MIAOU7
MIAOW10
MIASM9
MIAUL7
MOANS7
MOATS7
NAANS5
NEAPS7
NEARS5
NEATH8
NEATS5
NYALA8
ODAHS9
OFAYS11
OGAMS8
OKAPI11
OKAYS12
OMASA7
OPAHS10
OPALS7
ORACH10
ORALS5
ORANG6
ORATE5
OVALS8
OVARY11
OVATE8
PEACE9
PEACH12
PEAGE8
PEAGS8
PEAKS11
PEAKY14
PEALS7
PEANS7
PEARL7
PEARS7
PEART7
PEASE7
PEATS7
PEATY10
PEAVY13
PHAGE11
PHASE10
PIANO7
PIANS7
PLACE9
PLACK13
PLAGE8
PLAID8
PLAIN7
PLAIT7
PLANE7
PLANK11
PLANS7
PLANT7
PLASH10
PLASM9
PLATE7
PLATS7
PLATY10
PLAYA10
PLAYS10
PLAZA16
POACH12
PRAAM9
PRAHU10
PRAMS9
PRANG8
PRANK11
PRAOS7
PRASE7
PRATE7
PRATS7
PRAUS7
PRAWN10
PRAYS10
PSALM9
QUACK20
QUADS15
QUAFF20
QUAGS15
QUAIL14
QUAIS14
QUAKE18
QUAKY21
QUALE14
QUALM16
QUANT14
QUARE14
QUARK18
QUART14
QUASH17
QUASI14
QUASS14
QUATE14
QUAYS17
REACH10
REACT7
READD7
READS6
READY9
REALM7
REALS5
REAMS7
REAPS7
REARM7
REARS5
REATA5
REAVE8
RIALS5
RIANT5
RIATA5
ROACH10
ROADS6
ROAMS7
ROANS5
ROARS5
ROAST5
RUANA5
SCABS9
SCADS8
SCAGS8
SCALD8
SCALE7
SCALL7
SCALP9
SCALY10
SCAMP11
SCAMS9
SCANS7
SCANT7
SCAPE9
SCARE7
SCARF10
SCARP9
SCARS7
SCART7
SCARY10
SCATS7
SCATT7
SCAUP9
SCAUR7
SEALS5
SEAMS7
SEAMY10
SEARS5
SEATS5
SHACK14
SHADE9
SHADS9
SHADY12
SHAFT11
SHAGS9
SHAHS11
SHAKE12
SHAKO12
SHAKY15
SHALE8
SHALL8
SHALT8
SHALY11
SHAME10
SHAMS10
SHANK12
SHAPE10
SHARD9
SHARE8
SHARK12
SHARN8
SHARP10
SHAUL8
SHAVE11
SHAWL11
SHAWM13
SHAWN11
SHAWS11
SHAYS11
SIALS5
SKAGS10
SKALD10
SKANK13
SKATE9
SKATS9
SLABS7
SLACK11
SLAGS6
SLAIN5
SLAKE9
SLAMS7
SLANG6
SLANK9
SLANT5
SLAPS7
SLASH8
SLATE5
SLATS5
SLATY8
SLAVE8
SLAWS8
SLAYS8
SMACK13
SMALL7
SMALT7
SMARM9
SMART7
SMASH10
SMAZE16
SNACK11
SNAFU8
SNAGS6
SNAIL5
SNAKE9
SNAKY12
SNAPS7
SNARE5
SNARF8
SNARK9
SNARL5
SNASH8
SNATH8
SNAWS8
SOAKS9
SOAPS7
SOAPY10
SOARS5
SOAVE8
SPACE9
SPACY12
SPADE8
SPADO8
SPAED8
SPAES7
SPAHI10
SPAIL7
SPAIT7
SPAKE11
SPALE7
SPALL7
SPAMS9
SPANG8
SPANK11
SPANS7
SPARE7
SPARK11
SPARS7
SPASM9
SPATE7
SPATS7
SPAWN10
SPAYS10
SPAZZ25
STABS7
STACK11
STADE6
STAFF11
STAGE6
STAGS6
STAGY9
STAID6
STAIG6
STAIN5
STAIR5
STAKE9
STALE5
STALK9
STALL5
STAMP9
STAND6
STANE5
STANG6
STANK9
STAPH10
STARE5
STARK9
STARS5
START5
STASH8
STATE5
STATS5
STAVE8
STAYS8
SUAVE8
SWABS10
SWAGE9
SWAGS9
SWAIL8
SWAIN8
SWALE8
SWAMI10
SWAMP12
SWAMY13
SWANG9
SWANK12
SWANS8
SWAPS10
SWARD9
SWARE8
SWARF11
SWARM10
SWART8
SWASH11
SWATH11
SWATS8
SWAYS11
TEACH10
TEAKS9
TEALS5
TEAMS7
TEARS5
TEARY8
TEASE5
TEATS5
THACK14
THANE8
THANK12
THARM10
THAWS11
TIARA5
TOADS6
TOADY9
TOAST5
TRACE7
TRACK11
TRACT7
TRADE6
TRAGI6
TRAIK9
TRAIL5
TRAIN5
TRAIT5
TRAMP9
TRAMS7
TRANK9
TRANQ14
TRANS5
TRAPS7
TRAPT7
TRASH8
TRASS5
TRAVE8
TRAWL8
TRAYS8
TSADE6
TSADI6
TSARS5
TWAES8
TWAIN8
TWANG9
TWATS8
TZARS14
UKASE9
ULAMA7
ULANS5
UMAMI9
UNAIS5
UNAPT7
UNARM7
UNARY8
UNAUS5
URAEI5
URARE5
URARI5
URASE5
URATE5
USAGE6
VEALS8
VEALY11
VIALS8
VIAND9
WEALD9
WEALS8
WEANS8
WEARS8
WEARY11
WEAVE11
WHACK17
WHALE11
WHAMO13
WHAMS13
WHANG12
WHAPS13
WHARF14
WHATS11
WHAUP13
WOADS9
WOALD9
WRACK14
WRANG9
WRAPS10
WRAPT10
WRATH11
YEAHS11
YEANS8
YEARN8
YEARS8
YEAST8
YUANS8
ZEALS14
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many five-letter words have A as the middle letter?
There are 866 valid five-letter Scrabble words with A as the middle letter in the TWL06 (North American Scrabble) tournament dictionary.
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word (five-letter) matching 'Middle letter 'A''?
The highest-scoring word is SPAZZ with 25 Scrabble points. Out of 866 words, 312 score 10 or more points.
What is the average Scrabble score for words on this list?
The average Scrabble score is 9 points per word. 82 words score 5 points or less, 472 score between 6 and 9 points, and 312 score 10 or more points.
Are all five-letter words on this list valid in Words with Friends?
Most words from the TWL06 dictionary are also valid in Words with Friends, but the two games use slightly different dictionaries. TWL06 is the official North American Scrabble tournament word list. Always verify unusual words in the Words with Friends app before playing them.