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3-letter words with A as the 2nd letter

A curated list of 3-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when A is fixed in the 2nd slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: aah, aal, aas.

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206 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
aah31
aal31
aas31
baa31
bad31
bag31
bah31
bal31
bam31
ban31
bap31
bar31
bas31
bat31
bay31
cab31
cad31
cam31
can31
cap31
car31
cat31
caw31
cay31
dab31
dad31
dag31
dah31
dak31
dal31
dam31
dap31
daw31
day31
ear31
eat31
eau31
fab31
fad31
fan31
far31
fas31
fat31
fax31
fay31
gab31
gad31
gae31
gag31
gal31
gam31
gan31
gap31
gar31
gas31
gat31
gay31
had31
hae31
hag31
hah31
haj31
ham31
hao31
hap31
has31
hat31
haw31
hay31
jab31
jag31
jam31
jar31
jaw31
jay31
kab31
kae31
kaf31
kas31
kat31
kay31
lab31
lac31
lad31
lag31
lam31
lap31
lar31
las31
lat31
lav31
law31
lax31
lay31
mac31
mad31
mae31
mag31
man31
map31
mar31
mas31
mat31
maw31
max31
may31
nab31
nae31
nag31
nah31
nam31
nan31
nap31
naw31
nay31
oaf31
oak31
oar31
oat31
pac31
pad31
pah31
pal31
pam31
pan31
pap31
par31
pas31
pat31
paw31
pax31
pay31
qat31
rad31
rag31
rah31
rai31
raj31
ram31
ran31
rap31
ras31
rat31
raw31
rax31
ray31
sab31
sac31
sad31
sae31
sag31
sal31
sap31
sat31
sau31
saw31
sax31
say31
tab31
tad31
tae31
tag31
taj31
tam31
tan31
tao31
tap31
tar31
tas31
tat31
tau31
tav31
taw31
tax31
vac31
van31
var31
vas31
vat31
vau31
vav31
vaw31
wab31
wad31
wae31
wag31
wan31
wap31
war31
was31
wat31
waw31
wax31
way31
yag31
yah31
yak31
yam31
yap31
yar31
yaw31
yay31
zag31
zap31
zas31
zax31

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed A in the 2nd slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping A locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.