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5-letter words with A as the 3rd letter

A curated list of 5-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when A is fixed in the 3rd slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: abaca, abaci, aback.

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854 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
abaca53
abaci53
aback52
abaft52
abaka53
abamp52
abase52
abash52
abate52
acari53
adage52
adapt52
afars52
again52
agama53
agape52
agars52
agate52
agave52
agaze52
alack52
alamo53
aland52
alane52
alang52
alans52
alant52
alarm52
alary53
alate52
amahs52
amain52
amass52
amaze52
apace52
apart52
araks52
arame52
asana53
ataps52
ataxy53
avail52
avant52
avast52
await52
awake52
award52
aware52
awash52
ayahs51
azans52
baaed51
baals51
beach51
beads51
beady52
beaks51
beaky52
beams51
beamy52
beano52
beans51
beard51
bears51
beast51
beats51
beaus51
beaut51
beaux51
bhang51
biali52
bialy52
blabs51
black51
blade51
blahs51
blain51
blame51
blams51
bland51
blank51
blare51
blase51
blast51
blate51
blats51
blawn51
blaws51
blaze51
board51
boars51
boart51
boast51
boats51
brace51
brach51
bract51
brads51
braes51
brags51
braid51
brail51
brain51
brake51
braky52
brand51
brank51
brans51
brant51
brash51
brass51
brats51
brava52
brave51
bravi52
bravo52
brawl51
brawn51
braws51
braxy52
brays51
braza52
braze51
bwana52
cease51
chads51
chafe51
chaff51
chain51
chair51
chalk51
champ51
chams51
chang51
chant51
chaos51
chape51
chaps51
chapt51
chard51
chare51
chark51
charm51
charr51
chars51
chart51
chary52
chase51
chasm51
chats51
chaws51
chays51
clach51
clack51
clade51
clads51
clags51
claim51
clamp51
clams51
clang51
clank51
clans51
claps51
clapt51
claro52
clary52
clash51
clasp51
class51
clast51
clave51
clavi52
claws51
clays51
coach51
coact51
coala52
coals51
coaly52
coapt51
coast51
coati52
coats51
craal51
crabs51
crack51
craft51
crags51
crake51
cramp51
crams51
crane51
crank51
crape51
craps51
crash51
crass51
crate51
crave51
crawl51
craws51
craze51
crazy52
cyano52
cyans51
czars51
deads51
deair51
deals51
dealt51
deans51
dears51
deary52
deash51
death51
deave51
dhaks51
dhals51
dials51
diary52
diazo52
doats51
drabs51
draff51
draft51
drags51
drail51
drain51
drake51
drama52
drams51
drank51
drape51
drats51
drave51
drawl51
drawn51
draws51
drays51
duads51
duals51
dwarf51
dyads51
egads52
elain52
eland52
elans52
elate52
email52
enact52
enate52
epact52
erase52
etape52
evade52
exact52
exalt52
exams52
fears51
fease51
feast51
feats51
feaze51
fiars51
fiats51
flabs51
flack51
flags51
flail51
flair51
flake51
flaky52
flame51
flams51
flamy52
flank51
flans51
flaps51
flare51
flash51
flask51
flats51
flaws51
flawy52
flaxy52
flays51
foals51
foams51
foamy52
frags51
frail51
frame51
franc51
frank51
fraps51
frass51
frats51
fraud51
frays51
gears51
ghast51
ghats51
ghaut51
ghazi52
giant51
glace51
glade51
glads51
glady52
glair51
gland51
glans51
glare51
glary52
glass51
glaze51
glazy52
gnarl51
gnarr51
gnars51
gnash51
gnats51
gnawn51
gnaws51
goads51
goals51
goats51
graal51
grabs51
grace51
grade51
grads51
graft51
grail51
grain51
grama52
gramp51
grams51
grana52
grand51
grans51
grant51
grape51
graph51
grapy52
grasp51
grass51
grate51
grave51
gravy52
grays51
graze51
guaco52
guano52
guans51
guard51
guars51
guava52
haafs51
haars51
heads51
heady52
heals51
heaps51
heard51
hears51
heart51
heath51
heats51
heave51
heavy52
hoagy52
hoard51
hoars51
hoary52
ikats52
image52
imago53
imams52
imaum52
inane52
inapt52
inarm52
irade52
irate52
izars52
jeans51
jnana52
kbars51
khadi52
khafs51
khaki52
khans51
khaph51
khats51
kiang51
knack51
knaps51
knars51
knaur51
knave51
koala52
koans51
kraal51
kraft51
krait51
kraut51
kvass51
kyack51
kyaks51
kyars51
kyats51
laari52
leach51
leads51
leady52
leafs51
leafy52
leaks51
leaky52
leans51
leant51
leaps51
leapt51
learn51
lears51
leary52
lease51
leash51
least51
leave51
leavy52
liana52
liane51
liang51
liard51
liars51
llama52
llano52
loach51
loads51
loafs51
loams51
loamy52
loans51
loath51
luaus51
lyard51
lyart51
lyase51
maars51
meads51
meals51
mealy52
means51
meant51
meany52
meats51
meaty52
miaou51
miaow51
miasm51
miaul51
moans51
moats51
naans51
neaps51
nears51
neath51
neats51
nyala52
odahs52
ofays52
ogams52
okapi53
okays52
omasa53
opahs52
opals52
orach52
orals52
orang52
orate52
ovals52
ovary53
ovate52
peace51
peach51
peage51
peags51
peaks51
peaky52
peals51
peans51
pearl51
pears51
peart51
pease51
peats51
peaty52
peavy52
phage51
phase51
piano52
pians51
place51
plack51
plage51
plaid51
plain51
plait51
plane51
plank51
plans51
plant51
plash51
plasm51
plate51
plats51
platy52
playa51
plays51
plaza52
poach51
praam51
prahu52
prams51
prang51
prank51
praos51
prase51
prate51
prats51
praus51
prawn51
prays51
psalm51
quack51
quads51
quaff51
quags51
quail51
quais51
quake51
quaky52
quale51
qualm51
quant51
quare51
quark51
quart51
quash51
quasi52
quass51
quate51
quays51
reach51
react51
readd51
reads51
ready52
realm51
reals51
reams51
reaps51
rearm51
rears51
reata52
reave51
rials51
riant51
riata52
roach51
roads51
roams51
roans51
roars51
roast51
ruana52
scabs51
scads51
scags51
scald51
scale51
scall51
scalp51
scaly52
scamp51
scams51
scans51
scant51
scape51
scare51
scarf51
scarp51
scars51
scart51
scary52
scats51
scatt51
scaup51
scaur51
seals51
seams51
seamy52
sears51
seats51
shack51
shade51
shads51
shady52
shaft51
shags51
shahs51
shake51
shako52
shaky52
shale51
shall51
shalt51
shaly52
shame51
shams51
shank51
shape51
shard51
share51
shark51
sharn51
sharp51
shaul51
shave51
shawl51
shawm51
shawn51
shaws51
shays51
sials51
skags51
skald51
skate51
skats51
slabs51
slack51
slags51
slain51
slake51
slams51
slang51
slank51
slant51
slaps51
slash51
slate51
slats51
slaty52
slave51
slaws51
slays51
smack51
small51
smalt51
smarm51
smart51
smash51
smaze51
snack51
snafu52
snags51
snail51
snake51
snaky52
snaps51
snare51
snark51
snarl51
snash51
snath51
snaws51
soaks51
soaps51
soapy52
soars51
soave51
space51
spacy52
spade51
spado52
spaed51
spaes51
spahi52
spail51
spait51
spake51
spale51
spall51
spang51
spank51
spans51
spare51
spark51
spars51
spasm51
spate51
spats51
spawn51
spays51
stabs51
stack51
stade51
staff51
stage51
stags51
stagy52
staid51
staig51
stain51
stair51
stake51
stale51
stalk51
stall51
stamp51
stand51
stane51
stang51
stank51
staph51
stare51
stark51
stars51
start51
stash51
state51
stats51
stave51
stays51
suave51
swabs51
swage51
swags51
swail51
swain51
swale51
swami52
swamp51
swamy52
swang51
swank51
swans51
swaps51
sward51
sware51
swarf51
swarm51
swart51
swash51
swath51
swats51
sways51
teach51
teaks51
teals51
teams51
tears51
teary52
tease51
teats51
thack51
thane51
thank51
tharm51
thaws51
tiara52
toads51
toady52
toast51
trace51
track51
tract51
trade51
tragi52
traik51
trail51
train51
trait51
tramp51
trams51
trank51
tranq51
trans51
traps51
trapt51
trash51
trass51
trave51
trawl51
trays51
tsade51
tsadi52
tsars51
twaes51
twain51
twang51
twats51
tzars51
ukase52
ulama53
ulans52
umami53
unais52
unapt52
unarm52
unary53
unaus52
uraei52
urare52
urari53
urase52
urate52
usage52
veals51
vealy52
vials51
viand51
weald51
weals51
weans51
wears51
weary52
weave51
whack51
whale51
whamo52
whams51
whang51
whaps51
wharf51
whats51
whaup51
woads51
woald51
wrack51
wrang51
wraps51
wrapt51
wrath51
yeans51
yearn51
years51
yeast51
yuans51
zeals51

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed A in the 3rd 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.