Verified pattern list
3 Letter Words With A
This verified list contains 198 CORE words with A, plus 56 entries in the broader extended tier.
A · anywhere
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Useful CORE examples
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12 deterministic CORE selections
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What the A list contains
Where A appears
Vowels per word
- 1 vowel160 words
- 2 vowels38 words
Repeated letters
6%
12 of 198 CORE words repeat at least one letter.
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3 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns
Explore useful two-letter patterns related to A. Each card opens a matching list or a prefilled 3-letter Finder search.
3 Letter Words With adjacent AA2 CORE · 0 extendedbaa, aah3 Letter Words With adjacent AB9 CORE · 4 extendedcab, dab, gab, jab3 Letter Words With adjacent AC6 CORE · 0 extendedace, act, sac, lac3 Letter Words With adjacent AD16 CORE · 0 extendedadd, ado, ads, bad3 Letter Words With adjacent AE1 CORE · 1 extendednae3 Letter Words With adjacent AF2 CORE · 0 extendedoaf, aft3 Letter Words With adjacent AG15 CORE · 1 extendedage, ago, bag, gag3 Letter Words With adjacent AH6 CORE · 4 extendedaha, bah, aah, nah3 Letter Words With adjacent AI4 CORE · 2 extendedaid, ail, aim, air3 Letter Words With adjacent AJ1 CORE · 1 extendedhaj3 Letter Words With adjacent AK2 CORE · 1 extendedoak, yak3 Letter Words With adjacent AL7 CORE · 4 extendedale, all, gal, pal3 Letter Words With adjacent AM10 CORE · 3 extendedamp, cam, dam, ham3 Letter Words With adjacent AN12 CORE · 5 extendedand, ant, any, ban3 Letter Words With adjacent AP16 CORE · 1 extendedape, apt, cap, gap3 Letter Words With adjacent AR17 CORE · 3 extendedarc, are, ark, arm3 Letter Words With adjacent AS9 CORE · 1 extendedash, ask, ass, gas3 Letter Words With adjacent AT13 CORE · 4 extendedate, bat, cat, eat3 Letter Words With adjacent AU2 CORE · 1 extendedauk, tau3 Letter Words With adjacent AV1 CORE · 3 extendedlav3 Letter Words With adjacent AW12 CORE · 3 extendedawe, caw, jaw, law3 Letter Words With adjacent AX7 CORE · 1 extendedaxe, lax, tax, wax3 Letter Words With adjacent AY15 CORE · 1 extendedaye, bay, day, gay3 Letter Words With adjacent AZ0 CORE · 1 extended3 Letter Words With adjacent BA9 CORE · 2 extendedbad, bag, ban, bar3 Letter Words With adjacent CA9 CORE · 0 extendedcab, cad, cam, can3 Letter Words With adjacent DA5 CORE · 5 extendeddab, dad, dam, day3 Letter Words With adjacent EA7 CORE · 2 extendedear, eat, pea, sea3 Letter Words With adjacent FA8 CORE · 1 extendedfad, fan, far, fat3 Letter Words With adjacent GA8 CORE · 4 extendedgab, gag, gal, gap3 Letter Words With adjacent HA10 CORE · 2 extendedhad, hag, ham, has3 Letter Words With adjacent IA1 CORE · 2 extendedvia3 Letter Words With adjacent JA6 CORE · 0 extendedjab, jam, jar, jaw3 Letter Words With adjacent KA1 CORE · 3 extendedska3 Letter Words With adjacent LA10 CORE · 3 extendedlab, lad, lag, lap3 Letter Words With adjacent MA12 CORE · 1 extendedmad, man, map, mar3 Letter Words With adjacent NA6 CORE · 1 extendednab, nag, nap, nay3 Letter Words With adjacent OA5 CORE · 4 extendedboa, oaf, oak, oar3 Letter Words With adjacent PA11 CORE · 1 extendedpad, pal, pan, pap3 Letter Words With adjacent RA11 CORE · 2 extendedbra, era, rag, ram3 Letter Words With adjacent SA8 CORE · 1 extendedsac, sad, sag, sap3 Letter Words With adjacent TA11 CORE · 1 extendedtab, tag, tan, tap3 Letter Words With adjacent UA1 CORE · 0 extendedqua3 Letter Words With adjacent VA5 CORE · 2 extendedova, van, vat, var3 Letter Words With adjacent WA7 CORE · 2 extendedwad, wag, wan, war3 Letter Words With adjacent YA4 CORE · 4 extendedyak, yam, yap, yaw3 Letter Words With adjacent ZA1 CORE · 0 extendedzap
Pattern guide
How to use 3-letter words with A
The CORE list contains 198 3-letter words with A in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.
Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 56 extended entries.
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Questions about this word list
How many 3-letter words contain A?
This verified set contains 198 CORE words and 56 extended words, for 254 total matches.
What is the average Scrabble score for this A group?
The 198 CORE words average 6.0 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.
Do these A words often repeat letters?
12 of 198 CORE words repeat at least one letter.