5-Letter Words Starting With A
There are 513 five-letter words that start with A. The list below ranks them by real-world frequency, so everyday words like ABOUT, AFTER, AGAIN 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.
Most common
- about7
- after8
- again6
- above10
- audio6
- areas5
- added8
- adult6
- along6
- among8
- album9
- apply12
- asked10
- allow8
- award9
- agent6
- apple9
- agree6
- alone5
- avoid9
All 513 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- abuse 7
- alert 5
- anime 7
- ahead 9
- alpha 10
- adobe 8
- aware 8
- angel 6
- array 8
- audit 6
- asset 5
- alarm 7
- angle 6
- apart 7
- actor 7
- alive 8
- acres 7
- arena 5
- armed 8
- atlas 5
- aging 7
- aside 6
- arrow 8
- adopt 8
- acute 7
- amber 9
- alien 5
- aimed 8
- autos 5
- angry 9
- acids 8
- admit 8
- annex 12
- argue 6
- arise 5
- amino 7
- anger 6
- alter 5
- amend 8
- alias 5
- alike 9
- armor 7
- align 6
- alloy 8
- awful 11
- arbor 7
- adapt 8
- aspen 7
- asses 5
- alley 8
- acted 8
- atoms 7
- abbey 12
- ankle 9
- avail 8
- assay 8
- aloud 6
- abide 8
- attic 7
- aided 7
- awake 12
- ample 9
- ashes 8
- avian 8
- anglo 6
- ariel 5
- avant 8
- altar 5
- arose 5
- amiga 8
- argus 6
- alamo 7
- aired 6
- aloha 8
- algae 6
- aroma 7
- aisle 5
- acorn 7
- agile 6
- await 8
- axial 12
- apron 7
- aides 6
- adept 8
- abort 7
- agony 9
- annoy 8
- axiom 14
- abbas 9
- actin 7
- aegis 6
- amour 7
- abode 8
- angst 6
- adore 6
- abyss 10
- altos 5
- aches 10
- amigo 8
- azure 14
- abbot 9
- arson 5
- alder 6
- apnea 7
- asker 9
- anvil 8
- atoll 5
- agate 6
- adder 7
- ascot 7
- aland 6
- appel 9
- agora 6
- amaze 16
- anode 6
- avert 8
- argon 6
- aural 5
- aster 5
- arias 5
- aleph 10
- amine 7
- awoke 12
- auger 6
- axles 12
- aorta 5
- alkyl 12
- aggie 7
- aunts 5
- aptly 10
- avion 8
- anima 7
- amuse 7
- amity 10
- algal 6
- anion 5
- amici 9
- aloft 8
- arles 5
- askew 12
- antes 5
- abate 7
- adorn 6
- avast 8
- alibi 7
- affix 18
- adage 7
- agape 8
- allot 5
- aphis 10
- axons 12
- afoot 8
- aviso 8
- adios 6
- artsy 8
- anise 5
- amply 12
- amped 10
- amide 8
- agave 9
- ahold 9
- aphid 11
- aloof 8
- areal 5
- apres 7
- atria 5
- axion 12
- adieu 6
- awash 11
- aback 13
- alums 7
- amiss 7
- alist 5
- aline 5
- azide 15
- ables 7
- ambit 9
- aunty 8
- agios 6
- aught 9
- allee 5
- allay 8
- alway 11
- afore 8
- ashen 8
- amass 7
- arete 5
- agers 6
- asana 5
- aedes 6
- atman 7
- aggro 7
- abhor 10
- arras 5
- afoul 8
- altho 8
- ardor 6
- apace 9
- andro 6
- auxin 12
- ached 11
- atone 5
- antic 7
- annul 5
- amble 9
- aurum 7
- aider 6
- auras 5
- allyl 8
- arcus 7
- abled 8
- augur 6
- annas 5
- afire 8
- aglow 9
- avers 8
- aerie 5
- abuts 7
- ambos 9
- acrid 8
- abuzz 25
- alkyd 13
- aimer 7
- ancho 10
- aeons 5
- annal 5
- aliya 8
- attar 5
- aioli 5
- abaya 10
- asper 7
- antsy 8
- arses 5
- acari 7
- algor 6
- abaca 9
- auric 7
- areca 7
- apter 7
- adobo 8
- aargh 9
- amuck 13
- arris 5
- agama 8
- ament 7
- aloes 5
- atopy 10
- abele 7
- anele 5
- antis 5
- ameer 7
- aspic 9
- assai 5
- axing 13
- apsis 7
- amort 7
- argot 6
- astir 5
- armer 7
- almas 7
- alang 6
- almes 7
- acnes 7
- avens 8
- aping 8
- azole 14
- avgas 9
- anole 5
- apers 7
- alack 11
- aquae 14
- angas 6
- arene 5
- anyon 8
- ascus 7
- algas 6
- airer 5
- acing 8
- amies 7
- alane 5
- auris 5
- alans 5
- axels 12
- achoo 10
- abets 7
- aldol 6
- ajuga 13
- adman 8
- artel 5
- abler 7
- axils 12
- abase 7
- azido 15
- arhat 8
- aitch 10
- akela 9
- airth 8
- amain 7
- anent 5
- agger 7
- appal 9
- ancon 7
- arced 8
- amnio 7
- abbes 9
- amido 8
- arsis 5
- acini 7
- alfas 8
- anomy 10
- animi 7
- aglet 6
- abris 7
- algum 8
- ailed 6
- axone 12
- awned 9
- abaft 10
- admix 15
- abeam 9
- arval 8
- ambry 12
- afars 8
- anted 6
- addax 14
- addle 7
- adown 9
- antra 5
- antas 5
- anile 5
- alula 5
- azuki 18
- alary 8
- adits 6
- azote 14
- avows 11
- aahed 9
- aalii 5
- abaci 9
- abaka 11
- abamp 11
- abash 10
- abmho 12
- abohm 12
- aboil 7
- aboma 9
- aboon 7
- abyes 10
- abysm 12
- acerb 9
- aceta 7
- acidy 11
- ackee 11
- acmes 9
- acmic 11
- acned 8
- acock 13
- acold 8
- acred 8
- acyls 10
- adeem 8
- admen 8
- adoze 15
- adunc 8
- adust 6
- adyta 9
- adzed 16
- adzes 15
- aecia 7
- afrit 8
- agars 6
- agaze 15
- agene 6
- aghas 9
- agism 8
- agist 6
- agita 6
- aglee 6
- agley 9
- agmas 8
- agone 6
- agons 6
- agria 6
- agues 6
- ahing 9
- ahull 8
- airns 5
- airts 5
- aiver 8
- ajiva 15
- akees 9
- akene 9
- alant 5
- alate 5
- albas 7
- alcid 8
- alecs 7
- alefs 8
- algid 7
- algin 6
- alifs 8
- alkie 9
- allod 6
- almah 10
- almeh 10
- almud 8
- almug 8
- aloin 5
- amahs 10
- ameba 9
- amens 7
- amias 7
- amice 9
- amids 8
- amins 7
- amirs 7
- ammos 9
- amnia 7
- amnic 9
- amoks 11
- amole 7
- ampul 9
- amyls 10
- anear 5
- anils 5
- ankhs 12
- ankus 9
- anlas 5
- anoas 5
- ansae 5
- antae 5
- antre 5
- apeak 11
- apeek 11
- apery 10
- apian 7
- apish 10
- apods 8
- aport 7
- apses 7
- aquas 14
- araks 9
- arame 7
- ardeb 8
- areae 5
- areic 7
- arepa 7
- argal 6
- argil 6
- argle 6
- argol 6
- arils 5
- armet 7
- aroid 6
- arpen 7
- artal 5
- arums 7
- arvos 8
- aryls 8
- asdic 8
- ashed 9
- askoi 9
- askos 9
- aspis 7
- asyla 8
- ataps 7
- ataxy 15
- atilt 5
- atmas 7
- atomy 10
- atony 8
- atrip 7
- audad 7
- aulic 7
- aurae 5
- aurar 5
- aurei 5
- aures 5
- awing 9
- awols 8
- axile 12
- axite 12
- axled 13
- axman 14
- axmen 14
- ayahs 11
- ayins 8
- azans 14
- azine 14
- azlon 14
- azoic 16
- azons 14
- azoth 17
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there that start with A?
There are 513 five-letter words that start with A in the tournament word lists. The most common are ABOUT, AFTER, AGAIN.
What are common five-letter words that start with A?
ABOUT, AFTER, AGAIN, ABOVE, AUDIO are the most frequently used. The full list of 513 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Are these valid Wordle words?
Nearly all of them. Wordle draws its answers from a curated list of common five-letter words, but it accepts almost any dictionary word as a guess, including the words on this page.
5-Letter words starting with A, by last letter
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