5-Letter Words Starting With A and Ending in L
There are 27 five-letter words that start with A and end in L. The list below ranks them by real-world frequency, so everyday words like ANGEL, AWFUL, AVAIL appear before the obscurities.
Every entry comes from the tournament word lists, the kind of list used in Wordle, Scrabble, and Words With Friends, so each one is a genuine dictionary word.
27 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- angel 6
- awful 11
- avail 8
- ariel 5
- axial 12
- anvil 8
- atoll 5
- appel 9
- aural 5
- alkyl 12
- algal 6
- areal 5
- afoul 8
- annul 5
- allyl 8
- annal 5
- aldol 6
- artel 5
- appal 9
- arval 8
- aboil 7
- ahull 8
- ampul 9
- argal 6
- argil 6
- argol 6
- artal 5
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there that start with A and end in L?
There are 27 five-letter words that start with A and end in L in the tournament word lists. The most common are ANGEL, AWFUL, AVAIL.
What are common five-letter words that start with A and end in L?
ANGEL, AWFUL, AVAIL, ARIEL, AXIAL are the most frequently used. The full list of 27 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Why are the words in this order?
Words are ranked by how often they appear in a trillion-word corpus of written English, most common first. That surfaces likely puzzle answers instead of hiding them mid-alphabet. Use the sort control to switch to alphabetical or points order.