3-Letter Words With A in Them
Looking for three-letter words with A in them? There are 311 of them in the tournament word lists, and every one is on this page. The most common, like AND, ARE, ALL, sit right at the top.
Unlike alphabetical lists that bury likely answers in the middle, this list is sorted by how often each word appears in everyday English. Scan the first rows for probable answers; dig deeper for rare, high-scoring plays.
Most common
- and4
- are3
- all3
- was6
- can5
- has6
- may8
- any6
- had7
- day7
- add5
- map7
- way9
- car5
- law6
- art3
- man5
- gay7
- air3
- say6
All 311 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- tax 10
- act 5
- age 4
- pay 8
- war 6
- fax 13
- ask 7
- mar 5
- ago 4
- via 6
- bad 6
- far 6
- bay 8
- bar 5
- gas 4
- sat 3
- sea 3
- mac 7
- max 12
- van 6
- ads 4
- las 3
- aid 4
- fat 6
- saw 6
- fan 6
- cat 5
- bag 6
- lab 5
- ave 6
- tag 4
- ray 6
- spa 5
- var 6
- eat 3
- aim 5
- dan 4
- tea 3
- cap 7
- raw 6
- hat 6
- cam 7
- ram 5
- arm 5
- pan 5
- oak 7
- vat 6
- tab 5
- jay 13
- gap 6
- era 3
- asp 5
- par 5
- mad 6
- ran 3
- lay 6
- dad 5
- pat 5
- ear 3
- amp 7
- pad 6
- sad 4
- lat 3
- jam 12
- arc 5
- app 7
- ban 5
- cad 6
- ace 5
- rap 5
- rat 3
- pal 5
- mat 5
- tan 3
- alt 3
- cab 7
- dam 6
- ash 6
- tap 5
- mag 6
- bra 5
- abs 5
- bat 5
- sap 5
- aye 6
- kay 10
- nam 5
- yea 6
- tar 3
- ham 8
- mas 5
- jar 10
- pac 7
- wax 13
- ana 3
- eau 3
- lap 5
- ant 3
- apt 5
- pas 5
- ate 3
- ala 3
- hay 9
- pam 7
- mae 5
- wan 6
- att 3
- als 3
- gal 4
- lea 3
- apo 5
- wap 8
- ark 7
- ars 3
- sac 5
- nay 6
- lam 5
- gag 5
- goa 4
- ale 3
- tas 3
- vac 8
- nan 3
- lac 5
- sha 6
- rad 4
- wat 6
- yay 9
- sax 10
- jaw 13
- lag 4
- axe 10
- ras 3
- ama 5
- aba 5
- tao 3
- eta 3
- tau 3
- kat 7
- fab 8
- nap 5
- ape 5
- rag 4
- gan 4
- sal 3
- awe 6
- dal 4
- tam 5
- ami 5
- ska 7
- lad 4
- ora 3
- bal 5
- lax 10
- pea 5
- bas 5
- paw 8
- bam 7
- dab 6
- pap 7
- aff 9
- tad 4
- pax 12
- taj 10
- gam 6
- boa 5
- rai 3
- aft 6
- dag 5
- fas 6
- ais 3
- ani 3
- ado 4
- tat 3
- nah 6
- aha 6
- ava 6
- raj 10
- qua 12
- sae 3
- fay 9
- aas 3
- ria 3
- tae 3
- sau 3
- sag 4
- jag 11
- ait 3
- aga 4
- nag 4
- fad 7
- ain 3
- bah 8
- lar 3
- zap 14
- hap 8
- yak 10
- yam 8
- gar 4
- cay 8
- alp 5
- pia 5
- oda 4
- nae 3
- oar 3
- yah 9
- dap 6
- nab 5
- alb 5
- arb 5
- sab 5
- vas 6
- arf 6
- oat 3
- gab 6
- baa 5
- gat 4
- haw 9
- ane 3
- hah 9
- jab 12
- zas 12
- ags 4
- wha 9
- yap 8
- uta 3
- daw 7
- twa 6
- wag 7
- oca 5
- bap 7
- koa 7
- gad 5
- dah 7
- moa 5
- awa 6
- pah 8
- ova 6
- wad 7
- rah 6
- zag 13
- abo 5
- hao 6
- kea 7
- ahs 6
- maw 8
- kas 7
- ail 3
- hag 7
- auk 7
- yaw 9
- hae 6
- avo 6
- yag 7
- naw 6
- dak 8
- rya 6
- aah 6
- aby 8
- aal 3
- lav 6
- caw 8
- oka 7
- ahi 6
- haj 13
- amu 5
- azo 12
- yar 6
- oba 5
- awl 6
- awn 6
- oaf 6
- gae 4
- taw 6
- kab 9
- vav 9
- rax 10
- tav 6
- wab 8
- waw 9
- kae 7
- kaf 10
- ays 6
- wae 6
- vaw 9
- qat 12
- adz 13
- vau 6
- zoa 12
- zax 19
- pya 8
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many three-letter words are there with A in them?
There are 311 three-letter words with A in them in the tournament word lists. The most common are AND, ARE, ALL.
What are common three-letter words with A in them?
AND, ARE, ALL, WAS, CAN are the most frequently used. The full list of 311 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Can I play these words in Scrabble?
Yes. The list combines ENABLE and the North American tournament list (TWL), so these words are playable in Scrabble-style games, including Words With Friends.