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4-letter words with A as the 2nd letter

A curated list of 4-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: aahs, aals, baal.

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752 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
aahs41
aals41
baal41
baas41
baba42
babe41
babu42
baby42
bach41
back41
bade41
bads41
baff41
bags41
baht41
bail41
bait41
bake41
bald41
bale41
balk41
ball41
balm41
bals41
bams41
band41
bane41
bang41
bani42
bank41
bans41
baps41
barb41
bard41
bare41
barf41
bark41
barm41
barn41
bars41
base41
bash41
bask41
bass41
bast41
bate41
bath41
bats41
batt41
baud41
bawd41
bawl41
bays41
cabs41
caca42
cade41
cadi42
cads41
cafe41
caff41
cage41
cagy42
caid41
cain41
cake41
caky42
calf41
calk41
call41
calm41
calo42
calx41
came41
camo42
camp41
cams41
cane41
cans41
cant41
cape41
caph41
capo42
caps41
carb41
card41
care41
cark41
carl41
carn41
carp41
carr41
cars41
cart41
casa42
case41
cash41
cask41
cast41
cate41
cats41
caul41
cave41
cavy42
caws41
cays41
dabs41
dace41
dada42
dado42
dads41
daff41
daft41
dago42
dags41
dahl41
dahs41
dais41
daks41
dale41
dals41
dame41
damn41
damp41
dams41
dang41
dank41
daps41
darb41
dare41
dark41
darn41
dart41
dash41
data42
date41
dato42
daub41
daut41
davy42
dawk41
dawn41
daws41
dawt41
days41
daze41
each41
earl41
earn41
ears41
ease41
east41
easy42
eath41
eats41
eaux41
eave41
face41
fact41
fade41
fado42
fads41
fail41
fain41
fair41
fake41
fall41
falx41
fame41
fane41
fang41
fano42
fans41
fard41
fare41
farl41
farm41
faro42
fart41
fash41
fast41
fate41
fats41
faun41
faux41
fava42
fave41
fawn41
fays41
faze41
gabs41
gaby42
gadi42
gads41
gaed41
gaen41
gaes41
gaff41
gaga42
gage41
gags41
gain41
gait41
gala42
gale41
gall41
gals41
gama42
gamb41
game41
gamp41
gams41
gamy42
gane41
gang41
gaol41
gape41
gaps41
gapy42
garb41
gars41
gash41
gasp41
gast41
gate41
gats41
gaud41
gaum41
gaun41
gaur41
gave41
gawk41
gawp41
gays41
gaze41
haaf41
haar41
habu42
hack41
hade41
hadj41
haed41
haem41
haen41
haes41
haet41
haft41
hags41
haha42
hahs41
haik41
hail41
hair41
haji42
hajj41
hake41
haku42
hale41
half41
hall41
halm41
halo42
halt41
hame41
hams41
hand41
hang41
hank41
hant41
haps41
hard41
hare41
hark41
harl41
harm41
harp41
hart41
hash41
hasp41
hast41
hate41
hath41
hats41
haul41
haut41
have41
hawk41
haws41
hays41
haze41
hazy42
iamb41
jabs41
jack41
jade41
jagg41
jags41
jail41
jake41
jamb41
jams41
jane41
jape41
jarl41
jars41
jato42
jauk41
jaup41
java42
jaws41
jays41
jazz41
kaas41
kabs41
kadi42
kaes41
kafs41
kagu42
kaif41
kail41
kain41
kaka42
kaki42
kale41
kame41
kami42
kana42
kane41
kaon41
kapa42
kaph41
karn41
kart41
kata42
kats41
kava42
kayo41
kays41
labs41
lace41
lack41
lacs41
lacy42
lade41
lads41
lady42
lags41
laic41
laid41
lain41
lair41
lake41
lakh41
laky42
lall41
lama42
lamb41
lame41
lamp41
lams41
land41
lane41
lang41
lank41
laps41
lard41
lari42
lark41
lars41
lase41
lash41
lass41
last41
late41
lath41
lati42
lats41
latu42
laud41
lava42
lave41
lavs41
lawn41
laws41
lays41
laze41
lazy42
maar41
mabe41
mace41
mach41
mack41
macs41
made41
mads41
maes41
mage41
magi42
mags41
maid41
mail41
maim41
main41
mair41
make41
mako42
male41
mall41
malm41
malt41
mama42
mana42
mane41
mano42
mans41
many42
maps41
mara42
marc41
mare41
mark41
marl41
mars41
mart41
mash41
mask41
mass41
mast41
mate41
math41
mats41
matt41
maud41
maul41
maun41
maut41
mawn41
maws41
maxi42
maya41
mayo41
mays41
maze41
mazy42
naan41
nabe41
nabs41
nada42
nags41
naif41
nail41
name41
nana42
nans41
naoi41
naos41
nape41
naps41
narc41
nard41
nark41
nary42
nave41
navy42
nays41
oafs41
oaks41
oars41
oast41
oath41
oats41
paca42
pace41
pack41
pacs41
pact41
pacy42
padi42
pads41
page41
paid41
paik41
pail41
pain41
pair41
pale41
pall41
palm41
palp41
pals41
paly42
pams41
pane41
pang41
pans41
pant41
papa42
paps41
para42
pard41
pare41
park41
parr41
pars41
part41
pase41
pash41
pass41
past41
pate41
path41
pats41
paty42
pave41
pawl41
pawn41
paws41
pays41
qadi42
qaid41
qats41
race41
rack41
racy42
rads41
raff41
raft41
raga42
rage41
ragg41
ragi42
rags41
raia41
raid41
rail41
rain41
rais41
raja42
rake41
raki42
raku42
rale41
rami42
ramp41
rams41
rand41
rang41
rani42
rank41
rant41
rape41
raps41
rapt41
rare41
rase41
rash41
rasp41
rate41
rath41
rato42
rats41
rave41
raws41
raya41
rays41
raze41
razz41
sabe41
sabs41
sack41
sacs41
sade41
sadi42
safe41
saga42
sage41
sago42
sags41
sagy42
said41
sail41
sain41
sake41
saki42
sale41
sall41
salp41
sals41
salt41
same41
samp41
sand41
sane41
sang41
sank41
sans41
saps41
sard41
sari42
sark41
sash41
sass41
sate41
sati42
saul41
save41
sawn41
saws41
says41
tabs41
tabu42
tace41
tach41
tack41
taco42
tact41
tads41
tael41
tags41
tahr41
tail41
tain41
taka42
take41
tala42
talc41
tale41
tali42
talk41
tall41
tame41
tamp41
tams41
tang41
tank41
tans41
taos41
tapa42
tape41
taps41
tare41
tarn41
taro42
tarp41
tars41
tart41
task41
tass41
tate41
tats41
taus41
taut41
tavs41
taws41
taxa42
taxi42
vacs41
vagi42
vail41
vain41
vair41
vale41
vamp41
vane41
vang41
vans41
vara42
vars41
vary42
vasa42
vase41
vast41
vats41
vatu42
vaus41
vavs41
vaws41
wabs41
wack41
wade41
wadi42
wads41
wady42
waes41
waff41
waft41
wage41
wags41
waif41
wail41
wain41
wair41
wait41
wake41
wale41
walk41
wall41
waly42
wame41
wand41
wane41
wank41
wans41
want41
wany42
waps41
ward41
ware41
wark41
warm41
warn41
warp41
wars41
wart41
wary42
wash41
wasp41
wast41
wats41
watt41
wauk41
waul41
waur41
wave41
wavy42
wawl41
waws41
waxy42
ways41
yack41
yaff41
yagi42
yags41
yaks41
yald41
yams41
yang41
yank41
yaps41
yard41
yare41
yarn41
yaud41
yaup41
yawl41
yawn41
yawp41
yaws41
yays41
zags41
zany42
zaps41
zarf41

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.