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5 letter words starting with A

Every five-letter word starting with A, everyday words first. Need more filters? The five-letter word finder takes the letters you know in any spot.

Letters you know, in their spot

5 letter words starting with A in numbers

  • 497 words in total, of which 158 are everyday words.
  • The most common first letter is a (497 words).
  • Letters found most often: a 100%, e 40%, s 32%, i 29%, l 28% of words.

Highest-scoring 5 letter words starting with a

Ranked by Scrabble tile values, before any bonus squares:

Highest-scoring words
WordPoints
abuzz25
affix18
azoth17
amaze16
azoic16
admix15
adoze15
adzes15
agaze15
ajiva15
ataxy15
azide15

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All 5 letter words starting with a

All 497 words, A to Z.

a (497)

aahed, aalii, aargh, abaca, abaci, aback, abaft, abaka, abamp, abase, abash, abate, abbas, abbes, abbey, abbot, abeam, abele, abets, abhor, abide, abler, ables, abmho, abode, abohm, aboil, aboma, aboon, abort, about, above, abris, abuse, abuts, abuzz, abyes, abysm, abyss, acari, acerb, aceta, ached, aches, achoo, acids, acidy, acing, acini, ackee, acmes, acmic, acned, acnes, acock, acold, acorn, acred, acres, acrid, acted, actin, actor, acute, acyls, adage, adapt, addax, added, adder, addle, adeem, adept, adieu, adios, adits, adman, admen, admit, admix, adobe, adobo, adopt, adore, adorn, adown, adoze, adult, adunc, adust, adyta, adzes, aecia, aedes, aegis, aeons, aerie, afars, affix, afire, afoot, afore, afoul, afrit, after, again, agama, agape, agars, agate, agave, agaze, agene, agent, agers, agger, aggie, aggro, aghas, agile, aging, agios, agism, agist, aglee, aglet, agley, aglow, agmas, agone, agons, agony, agora, agree, agria, agues, ahead, ahold, ahull, aided, aider, aides, ailed, aimed, aimer, aioli, aired, airer, airns, airth, airts, aisle, aitch, aiver, ajiva, ajuga, akees, akela, akene, alack, alamo, aland, alane, alang, alans, alant, alarm, alary, alate, albas, album, alcid, alder, aldol, alecs, alefs, aleph, alert, alfas, algae, algal, algas, algid, algin, algor, algum, alias, alibi, alien, alifs, align, alike, aline, alist, alive, aliya, alkyd, alkyl, allay, allee, alley, allod, allot, allow, alloy, allyl, almah, almas, almeh, almes, almud, almug, aloes, aloft, aloha, aloin, alone, along, aloof, aloud, alpha, altar, alter, altho, altos, alula, alums, alway, amahs, amain, amass, amaze, amber, ambit, amble, ambos, ambry, ameba, ameer, amend, amens, ament, amias, amice, amici, amide, amido, amids, amies, amiga, amigo, amine, amino, amins, amirs, amiss, amity, ammos, amnia, amnic, amoks, amole, among, amort, amour, ample, amply, ampul, amuck, amuse, amyls, ancon, anear, anele, anent, angas, angel, anger, angle, angry, angst, anile, anils, anima, anime, animi, anion, anise, ankhs, ankle, ankus, anlas, annal, annas, annex, annoy, annul, anoas, anode, anole, anomy, ansae, antae, antas, anted, antes, antic, antis, antra, antre, antsy, anvil, aorta, apace, apart, apeak, apeek, apers, apery, aphid, aphis, apian, aping, apish, apnea, apods, aport, appal, appel, apple, apply, apres, apron, apses, apsis, apter, aptly, aquae, aquas, araks, arbor, arced, arcus, ardeb, ardor, areae, areal, areas, areca, areic, arena, arete, argal, argil, argle, argol, argon, argot, argue, argus, arhat, arias, ariel, arils, arise, arles, armed, armer, armet, armor, aroid, aroma, arose, arpen, arras, array, arris, arrow, arses, arsis, arson, artal, artel, artsy, arums, arval, arvos, aryls, asana, ascot, ascus, asdic, ashed, ashen, ashes, aside, asked, asker, askew, askoi, askos, aspen, asper, aspic, aspis, assai, assay, asses, asset, aster, astir, asyla, ataps, ataxy, atilt, atlas, atman, atmas, atoll, atoms, atomy, atone, atony, atopy, atria, atrip, attar, attic, audad, audio, audit, auger, aught, augur, aulic, aunts, aunty, aurae, aural, aurar, auras, aurei, aures, auric, auris, aurum, autos, auxin, avail, avant, avast, avens, avers, avert, avgas, avian, avion, aviso, avoid, avows, await, awake, award, aware, awash, awful, awing, awned, awoke, awols, axels, axial, axile, axils, axing, axiom, axion, axite, axled, axles, axman, axmen, axone, axons, ayahs, ayins, azans, azide, azido, azine, azlon, azoic, azole, azons, azote, azoth, azure

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words start with A?
There are 497 in our game word list, and 158 of them are everyday words.
Which of these words are good guesses in five-letter puzzles?
Everyday words with five different, common letters test the most at once. Daily puzzles also tend to pick everyday words, so start with the list of everyday words on this page.