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5-letter words with A as the 2nd letter

A curated list of 5-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: aahed, aalii, aargh.

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1488 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
aahed52
aalii52
aargh51
baaed51
baals51
babas52
babel52
babes52
babka52
baboo52
babul52
babus52
bacca52
backs51
bacon52
baddy52
badge51
badly52
baffs51
baffy52
bagel52
baggy52
bahts51
bails51
bairn51
baith51
baits51
baiza52
baize51
baked52
baker52
bakes52
balas52
balds51
baldy52
baled52
baler52
bales52
balks51
balky52
balls51
bally52
balms51
balmy52
balsa52
banal52
banco52
bands51
bandy52
baned52
banes52
bangs51
banjo52
banks51
banns51
banty52
barbe51
barbs51
barde51
bards51
bared52
barer52
bares52
barfs51
barge51
baric52
barks51
barky52
barms51
barmy52
barns51
barny52
baron52
barre51
barye51
basal52
based52
baser52
bases52
basic52
basil52
basin52
basis52
basks51
bassi52
basso52
bassy52
baste51
basts51
batch51
bated52
bates52
bathe51
baths51
batik52
baton52
batts51
battu52
batty52
bauds51
baulk51
bawds51
bawdy52
bawls51
bawty52
bayed51
bayou51
bazar52
bazoo52
cabal52
cabby52
caber52
cabin52
cable51
cabob52
cacao52
cacas52
cache51
cacti52
caddy52
cades52
cadet52
cadge51
cadgy52
cadis52
cadre51
caeca52
cafes52
caffs51
caged52
cager52
cages52
cagey52
cahow52
caids51
cains51
caird51
cairn51
cajon52
caked52
cakes52
cakey52
calfs51
calif52
calix52
calks51
calla52
calls51
calms51
calve51
calyx52
camas52
camel52
cameo52
cames52
campi52
campo52
camps51
campy52
canal52
candy52
caned52
caner52
canes52
canid52
canna52
canny52
canoe51
canon52
canso52
canst51
canto52
cants51
canty52
caped52
caper52
capes52
caphs51
capiz52
capon52
capos52
caput52
carat52
carbo52
carbs51
cards51
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carer52
cares52
caret52
carex52
cargo52
carks51
carle51
carls51
carns51
carny52
carob52
carol52
carom52
carpi52
carps51
carrs51
carry52
carse51
carte51
carts51
carve51
casas52
cased52
cases52
casks51
casky52
caste51
casts51
casus52
catch51
cater52
cates52
catty52
cauld51
caulk51
cauls51
cause51
caved52
caver52
caves52
cavie51
cavil52
cawed52
daces52
dacha52
dadas52
daddy52
dados52
daffs51
daffy52
dagga52
dagos52
dahls51
daily52
dairy52
daisy52
dales52
dally52
daman52
damar52
dames52
damns51
damps51
dance51
dandy52
dangs51
danio52
darbs51
dared52
darer52
dares52
daric52
darks51
darky52
darns51
darts51
dashi52
dashy52
dated52
dater52
dates52
datos52
datto52
datum52
daube51
daubs51
dauby52
daunt51
dauts51
daven52
davit52
dawed52
dawen52
dawks51
dawns51
dawts51
dazed52
dazes52
eager52
eagle51
eagre51
eared52
earls51
early52
earns51
earth51
eased52
easel52
eases52
easts51
eaten52
eater52
eaved52
eaves52
fable51
faced52
facer52
faces52
facet52
facia52
facts51
faddy52
faded52
fader52
fades52
fadge51
fados52
faena52
faery52
fails51
faint51
fairs51
fairy52
faith51
faked52
faker52
fakes52
fakey52
fakir52
falls51
false51
famed52
fames52
fancy52
fanes52
fanga52
fangs51
fanny52
fanon52
fanos52
fanum52
faqir52
farad52
farce51
farci52
farcy52
fards51
fared52
farer52
fares52
farle51
farls51
farms51
faros52
farts51
fasts51
fatal52
fated52
fates52
fatly52
fatso52
fatty52
fatwa52
faugh51
fauld51
fault51
fauna52
fauns51
fauve51
favas52
faves52
favor52
favus52
fawns51
fawny52
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faxes52
fayed51
fazed52
fazes52
gabby52
gable51
gaddi52
gadid52
gadis52
gaffe51
gaffs51
gaged52
gager52
gages52
gaily52
gains51
gaits51
galah52
galas52
galax52
galea52
gales52
galls51
gally52
galop52
gamas52
gamay52
gamba52
gambe51
gambs51
gamed52
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games52
gamey52
gamic52
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gamma52
gammy52
gamps51
gamut52
ganef52
ganev52
gangs51
ganja52
ganof52
gaols51
gaped52
gaper52
gapes52
gappy52
garbs51
garni52
garth51
gases52
gasps51
gassy52
gasts51
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gator52
gauds51
gaudy52
gauge51
gault51
gaums51
gaunt51
gaurs51
gauss51
gauze51
gauzy52
gavel52
gavot52
gawks51
gawky52
gawps51
gawsy52
gayal51
gayer51
gayly52
gazar52
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gazes52
haafs51
haars51
habit52
habus52
hacek52
hacks51
hadal52
haded52
hades52
hadji52
hadst51
haems51
haets51
hafis52
hafiz52
hafts51
hahas52
haika52
haiks51
haiku52
hails51
hairs51
hairy52
hajes52
hajis52
hajji52
hakes52
hakim52
halal52
haled52
haler52
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halid52
hallo52
halls51
halma52
halms51
halon52
halos52
halts51
halva52
halve51
hamal52
hames52
hammy52
hamza52
hance51
hands51
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hangs51
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hanky52
hansa52
hanse51
hants51
haole51
hapax52
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happy52
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hardy52
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harem52
hares52
harks51
harls51
harms51
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harpy52
harry52
harsh51
harts51
hasps51
haste51
hasty52
hatch51
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hater52
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haugh51
haulm51
hauls51
haunt51
haute51
haven52
haver52
haves52
havoc52
hawed52
hawks51
hawse51
hayed51
hayer51
hazan52
hazed52
hazel52
hazer52
hazes52
iambi52
iambs51
jabot52
jacal52
jacks51
jacky52
jaded52
jades52
jager52
jaggs51
jaggy52
jagra52
jails51
jakes52
jalap52
jalop52
jambe51
jambs51
jammy52
janes52
janky52
janty52
japan52
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japer52
japes52
jarls51
jatos52
jauks51
jaunt51
jaups51
javas52
jawan52
jawed52
jazzy52
kabab52
kabar52
kabob52
kadis52
kafir52
kagus52
kaiak51
kaifs51
kails51
kains51
kakas52
kakis52
kalam52
kales52
kalif52
kalpa52
kames52
kamik52
kanas52
kanes52
kanji52
kanzu52
kaons51
kapas52
kaphs51
kapok52
kappa52
kaput52
karat52
karma52
karns51
karoo52
karst51
karts51
kasha52
katas52
kauri52
kaury52
kavas52
kayak51
kayos51
kazoo52
laari52
label52
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laker52
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lakhs51
lalls51
lamas52
lambs51
lamby52
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lamer52
lames52
lamia52
lamps51
lanai52
lance51
lands51
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lanky52
lapel52
lapin52
lapis52
lapse51
larch51
lards51
lardy52
laree51
lares52
large51
largo52
laris52
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larky52
larum52
larva52
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laser52
lases52
lasso52
lasts51
latch51
lated52
laten52
later52
latex52
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lathi52
laths51
lathy52
latke51
latte51
lauan51
lauds51
laugh51
laura52
lavas52
laved52
laver52
laves52
lawed52
lawns51
lawny52
laxer52
laxly52
layed51
layer51
layup51
lazar52
lazed52
lazes52
maars51
mabes52
macaw52
maced52
macer52
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mache51
macho52
machs51
macks51
macle51
macon52
macro52
madam52
madly52
madre51
mafia52
mafic52
mages52
magic52
magma52
magot52
magus52
mahoe51
maids51
maile51
maill51
mails51
maims51
mains51
mairs51
maist51
maize51
major52
makar52
maker52
makes52
makos52
malar52
males52
malic52
malls51
malms51
malmy52
malts51
malty52
mamas52
mamba52
mambo52
mamey52
mamie51
mamma52
mammy52
manas52
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manes52
mange51
mango52
mangy52
mania52
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manly52
manna52
manor52
manos52
manse51
manta52
manus52
maple51
maqui52
maras52
march51
marcs51
mares52
marge51
maria52
marks51
marls51
marly52
marry52
marse51
marsh51
marts51
marvy52
maser52
mashy52
masks51
mason52
massa52
masse51
massy52
masts51
match51
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mater52
mates52
matey52
maths51
matin52
matte51
matts51
matza52
matzo52
mauds51
mauls51
maund51
mauts51
mauve51
maven52
mavie51
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mavis52
mawed52
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mayas51
maybe51
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mayor51
mayos51
mayst51
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naans51
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nacho52
nacre51
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nadir52
naevi52
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nails51
naira52
naive51
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namer52
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nappy52
narco52
narcs51
nards51
nares52
naric52
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narks51
narky52
nasal52
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natal52
natch51
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navar52
navel52
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navvy52
nawab52
oaken52
oakum52
oared52
oases52
oasis52
oasts51
oaten52
oater52
oaths51
oaves52
pacas52
paced52
pacer52
paces52
pacha52
packs51
pacts51
paddy52
padis52
padle51
padre51
padri52
paean51
paeon51
pagan52
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pages52
pagod52
paiks51
pails51
pains51
paint51
pairs51
paisa52
paise51
palea52
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palsy52
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panty52
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paper52
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pappy52
paras52
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pardi52
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paseo52
pases52
pasha52
passe51
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paste51
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pasty52
patch51
pated52
paten52
pater52
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paths51
patin52
patio52
patly52
patsy52
patty52
pause51
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paved52
paver52
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pavis52
pawed52
pawer52
pawky52
pawls51
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payer51
payor51
qadis52
qaids51
qanat52
rabat52
rabbi52
rabic52
rabid52
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racer52
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racks51
racon52
radar52
radii52
radio52
radix52
radon52
raffs51
rafts51
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ragee51
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raias51
raids51
rails51
rains51
rainy52
raise51
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rakis52
rakus52
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ralph51
ramee51
ramen52
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ramus52
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ratos52
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ravin52
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rawly52
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raxes52
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rayon51
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razee51
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razor52
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sable51
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sabre51
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sadhe51
sadhu52
sadis52
sadly52
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sages52
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sagos52
sagum52
sahib52
saice51
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saiga52
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saint51
saith51
sajou52
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sakis52
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sambo52
samek52
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saner52
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sangh51
santo52
sapid52
sapor52
sappy52
saran52
sards51
saree51
sarge51
sarin52
saris52
sarks51
sarky52
sarod52
saros52
sasin52
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satay52
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satem52
sates52
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satis52
satyr52
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sauch51
saucy52
saugh51
sauls51
sault51
sauna52
saury52
saute51
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savoy52
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sawer52
saxes52
sayer51
sayid51
sayst51
tabby52
taber52
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tabid52
tabla52
table51
taboo52
tabor52
tabun52
tabus52
taces52
tacet52
tache51
tachs51
tacit52
tacks51
tacky52
tacos52
tacts51
taels51
taffy52
tafia52
tahrs51
taiga52
tails51
tains51
taint51
tajes52
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taker52
takes52
takin52
talar52
talas52
talcs51
taler52
tales52
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talky52
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talon52
taluk52
talus52
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tamer52
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tamis52
tammy52
tamps51
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tangs51
tangy52
tanka52
tanks51
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tapas52
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taper52
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tapir52
tapis52
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tardy52
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tares52
targe51
tarns51
taroc52
tarok52
taros52
tarot52
tarps51
tarre51
tarry52
tarsi52
tarts51
tarty52
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tasse51
taste51
tasty52
tatar52
tater52
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taunt51
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taxon52
taxus52
tazza52
tazze51
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vagus52
vails51
vairs51
vakil52
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valor52
valse51
value51
valve51
vamps51
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vanes52
vangs51
vapid52
vapor52
varas52
varia52
varix52
varna52
varus52
varve51
vasal52
vases52
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vatic52
vatus52
vault51
vaunt51
wacke51
wacko52
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wacky52
waddy52
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wader52
wades52
wadis52
wafer52
waffs51
wafts51
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waifs51
wails51
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wairs51
waist51
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waugh51
wauks51
wauls51
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waxer52
waxes52
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yacks51
yaffs51
yager52
yagis52
yahoo52
yaird51
yamen52
yamun52
yangs51
yanks51
yapok52
yapon52
yards51
yarer52
yarns51
yauds51
yauld51
yaups51
yawed52
yawls51
yawns51
yawps51
zaire51
zamia52
zanza52
zappy52
zarfs51
zaxes52
zayin51
zazen52

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.