5-Letter Scrabble Words With A in the Middle

5-Letter Scrabble Words With A in the Middle: 1,238 valid words are waiting to be found — useful whether you're stuck on a crossword, solving Wordle, or hunting for a Scrabble play. The biggest scorers here are PZAZZ (34 pts), SPAZZ (25 pts), KHAZI (21 pts), QUAKY (21 pts) and QUACK (20 pts). Scrabble and Words With Friends points are shown for every word, each linking to its full definition — great for word scramble practice, anagram solving, or double-checking a Wordle guess. This length lines up exactly with Wordle's five-letter answers, so it works well as a Wordle solver reference too. Also try U word endings for 3-letter puzzles.

1,238Total Words

9Avg. Scrabble Points

1"A" Tile Value

34Top Score (PZAZZ)

5-Letter Scrabble Words With A in the Middle: Highest-Value Words

5-letter Scrabble words with A as the middle letter (position 3) with the highest point values start this list — the strongest option if you're solving a puzzle and need it, whether that's Scrabble, Words With Friends, or an anagram challenge.

Word	Scrabble	WWF
pzazz	34	35
spazz	25	26
khazi	21	20
quaky	21	21
quack	20	22
quaff	20	21
bwazi	19	20
crazy	19	19

5-Letter Scrabble Words With A in the Middle — All 1,238 of Them

Every 5-letter Scrabble word with A as the middle letter (position 3) that we could find is in this one list — useful whether you're stuck on a crossword clue, checking a Wordle guess, or hunting for your next Scrabble play.

Showing the top 300 by Scrabble score out of 1,238 total.

pzazz 34spazz 25khazi 21quaky 21quack 20quaff 20bwazi 19crazy 19flaxy 18ghazi 18glazy 18kranz 18kyack 18quake 18quark 18quayd 18bhaji 17braxy 17chawk 17feaze 17khaph 17quash 17quays 17whack 17amaze 16blaze 16braza 16braze 16buaze 16ceaze 16chack 16chaff 16craze 16czars 16khaki 16kyaks 16peaze 16plaza 16qualm 16smaze 16spaza 16agaze 15ataxy 15diazo 15flaky 15glaze 15graze 15izard 15jhala 15khafs 15khaya 15kiack 15knack 15quads 15quags 15shaky 15thanx 15xrays 15azans 14beaky 14beaux 14braky 14chalk 14champ 14chank 14chark 14exact 14exams 14flack 14flaff 14flawy 14frack 14heavy 14izars 14jaaps 14leaze 14nyaff 14peaky 14quail 14quair 14quais 14quale 14quant 14quare 14quart 14quasi 14quass 14quate 14quats 14seaze 14shack 14swack 14teaze 14thack 14thawy 14toaze 14tranq 14tzars 14wharf 14wrack 14zeals 14zoaea 14aback 13black 13blaff 13brack 13chafe 13chaft 13chary 13chave 13chavs 13chaws 13chaya 13chays 13clack 13crack 13dhaks 13flamy 13foamy 13heapy 13khadi 13kyang 13peavy 13plack 13scaff 13shawm 13skank 13smack 13swamy 13whamo 13whams 13whaps 13whaup 13awake 12beach 12beamy 12biach 12brach 12chace 12chaco 12chams 12chape 12chaps 12chapt 12charm 12chasm 12clach 12coach 12crapy 12deawy 12drack 12draff 12dwarf 12exalt 12flake 12flaks 12flamm 12flank 12flask 12frank 12graff 12gravy 12heady 12hoagy 12jeans 12jeats 12jiaos 12jnana 12khans 12khats 12knave 12knawe 12kraft 12krays 12kvass 12kyars 12kyats 12leaky 12okays 12peach 12pharm 12poach 12shady 12shake 12shako 12shakt 12shank 12shark 12skaws 12snaky 12spacy 12swamp 12swank 12thank 12twank 12weamb 12whang 12xoana 12abaka 11abamp 11abask 11alack 11apayd 11awash 11awave 11aways 11ayahs 11ayaya 11beady 11beaks 11bhang 11blady 11blank 11boaks 11brake 11braks 11brank 11chado 11chads 11chaga 11chang 11chard 11clamp 11clank 11coady 11crake 11cramp 11crank 11dwalm 11dwams 11dwaum 11flary 11flash 11flava 11flawn 11flaws 11flays 11frays 11graph 11grapy 11haafs 11heath 11heave 11hoary 11kaama 11kbars 11klaps 11knaps 11koaps 11krabs 11leafy 11leavy 11ofays 11okapi 11ovary 11peaks 11phage 11phang 11plank 11poaka 11poake 11prank 11scamp 11shaft 11shahs 11shaly 11shash 11shave 11shawl 11shawn 11shaws 11shaya 11shays 11slack 11smaak 11smaik 11snack 11spake 11spank 11spark 11spayd 11stack 11staff 11swaly 11swarf 11swash 11swath 11swayl 11sways 11thaws 11track 11trayf 11tways 11vealy 11weary 11weave 11whale 11whare 11whata 11whats 11

5-Letter Scrabble Words With A in the Middle: Lowest-Value Words

5-letter Scrabble words with A as the middle letter (position 3) that won't win the game on points alone are listed here — still valid plays worth knowing when your rack is short on options, or you're padding out a word scramble roster.

alane 5alans 5alant 5alate 5anana 5anata 5arars 5asana 5

Frequently Asked Questions About 5-Letter Scrabble Words With A in the Middle

How many 5-letter Scrabble words have A as the middle letter?

1,238 valid 5-letter Scrabble words with A as the middle letter (position 3), all checked against the Words With Friends dictionary too.

What is the highest-scoring 5-letter Scrabble word with A as the middle letter (position 3)?

PZAZZ is the highest-scoring 5-letter word with A as the middle letter (position 3), worth 34 Scrabble points (35 in Words With Friends).

Why does the middle letter matter for a 5-letter Scrabble word?

For an odd-length Scrabble word, position 3 is the exact center. Knowing it narrows down Wordle guesses fast and helps solve crossword clues where the middle letter is already filled in.

Can I unscramble a jumble of letters instead?

Yes — if you have a jumble of letters rather than a fixed length and letter pattern, try the word unscrambler to find every valid word hiding in them, complete with Scrabble and Words With Friends points.