5 letter words starting with A
497 valid 5 letter words beginning with A, grouped by their first two letters. Use the filter to narrow them down with the letters you know.
497 words
Common 5 letter words starting with A
- about
- above
- abuse
- acted
- actor
- added
- admit
- adult
- after
- again
- agent
- agree
- ahead
- alarm
- album
- alert
- alibi
- alien
- alike
- alive
- alley
- allow
- alone
- along
- alpha
- amber
- among
- angel
- anger
- angle
- angry
- apart
- apple
- apply
- areas
- argue
- armed
- arrow
- ashes
- aside
- asked
- asses
- avoid
- awake
- award
- aware
- awful
All 5 letter words starting with A
Starting with AA (3)
- aahed
- aalii
- aargh
Starting with AB (36)
- 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
Starting with AC (26)
- 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
Starting with AD (27)
- 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
Starting with AE (5)
- aecia
- aedes
- aegis
- aeons
- aerie
Starting with AF (8)
- afars
- affix
- afire
- afoot
- afore
- afoul
- afrit
- after
Starting with AG (31)
- 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
Starting with AH (3)
- ahead
- ahold
- ahull
Starting with AI (15)
- aided
- aider
- aides
- ailed
- aimed
- aimer
- aioli
- aired
- airer
- airns
- airth
- airts
- aisle
- aitch
- aiver
Starting with AJ (2)
- ajiva
- ajuga
Starting with AK (3)
- akees
- akela
- akene
Starting with AL (69)
- 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
Starting with AM (43)
- 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
Starting with AN (41)
- 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
Starting with AO (1)
- aorta
Starting with AP (24)
- apace
- apart
- apeak
- apeek
- apers
- apery
- aphid
- aphis
- apian
- aping
- apish
- apnea
- apods
- aport
- appal
- appel
- apple
- apply
- apres
- apron
- apses
- apsis
- apter
- aptly
Starting with AQ (2)
- aquae
- aquas
Starting with AR (49)
- 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
Starting with AS (24)
- asana
- ascot
- ascus
- asdic
- ashed
- ashen
- ashes
- aside
- asked
- asker
- askew
- askoi
- askos
- aspen
- asper
- aspic
- aspis
- assai
- assay
- asses
- asset
- aster
- astir
- asyla
Starting with AT (16)
- ataps
- ataxy
- atilt
- atlas
- atman
- atmas
- atoll
- atoms
- atomy
- atone
- atony
- atopy
- atria
- atrip
- attar
- attic
Starting with AU (20)
- audad
- audio
- audit
- auger
- aught
- augur
- aulic
- aunts
- aunty
- aurae
- aural
- aurar
- auras
- aurei
- aures
- auric
- auris
- aurum
- autos
- auxin
Starting with AV (12)
- avail
- avant
- avast
- avens
- avers
- avert
- avgas
- avian
- avion
- aviso
- avoid
- avows
Starting with AW (10)
- await
- awake
- award
- aware
- awash
- awful
- awing
- awned
- awoke
- awols
Starting with AX (14)
- axels
- axial
- axile
- axils
- axing
- axiom
- axion
- axite
- axled
- axles
- axman
- axmen
- axone
- axons
Starting with AY (2)
- ayahs
- ayins
Starting with AZ (11)
- azans
- azide
- azido
- azine
- azlon
- azoic
- azole
- azons
- azote
- azoth
- azure
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Questions and answers
How many 5 letter words start with A?
Our list has 497 of them, for example about, above, abuse, acted, actor, added.
Which of these words score the most points?
By Scrabble tile values (without bonus squares), the highest-scoring ones are abuzz (25), affix (18), azoth (17), amaze (16), azoic (16).
Which ones are good first guesses in Wordle-style games?
Words with many different common letters, especially vowels, rule out the most letters in one guess. Good picks from this list: alien, aside, alone, alert, angel.
Which words are in these lists?
They come from the public-domain ENABLE word list (168,551 words), which is widely used for Scrabble-style games. Abbreviations and proper nouns are not included; some rare words are.