5-letter words starting with A
There are 496 five-letter words starting with A in our word list. 86 of them are common everyday words, such as ABOUT, AFTER, AGAIN and ABOVE.
- Words
- 496
- Common words
- 86
- Top score
- ABUZZ
- 25 points
Many A words begin with a prefix borrowed from Latin or Greek, such as AB- (away from), AD- (toward), ANTI- (against) and AUTO- (self).
Five-letter words are the format of the most popular daily word guessing games. A strong first guess uses five different common letters.
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5-letter words (496)
- about
- after
- again
- above
- added
- ahead
- album
- allow
- alone
- along
- among
- areas
- asked
- abuse
- actor
- admit
- adult
- agent
- agree
- alive
- angry
- apart
- apple
- apply
- armed
- aside
- avoid
- award
- aware
- acres
- acted
- acute
- adopt
- aging
- aimed
- alarm
- alert
- alien
- alike
- alpha
- alter
- angel
- anger
- angle
- anime
- arena
- argue
- array
- arrow
- asset
- audio
- audit
- awake
- awful
- abbey
- abide
- acids
- adapt
- adobe
- adore
- agony
- aided
- aired
- aisle
- algae
- align
- alley
- alloy
- aloud
- altar
- amber
- amend
- amino
- ample
- ankle
- annex
- ariel
- arise
- armor
- arose
- ashes
- atlas
- atoms
- attic
- avail
- await
- abbas
- abbot
- abode
- abort
- abyss
- aches
- acorn
- actin
- adept
- adorn
- aegis
- agile
- aides
- alamo
- alias
- alibi
- aloft
- aloha
- amaze
- amour
- amuse
- angst
- annoy
- anvil
- apnea
- apron
- aptly
- arbor
- argus
- arias
- aroma
- arson
- ascot
- aspen
- assay
- aunts
- aunty
- autos
- avant
- avert
- avian
- awoke
- axial
- axiom
- azure
- aback
- abate
- abhor
- adage
- adder
- adieu
- adios
- affix
- afoot
- afoul
- agape
- agate
- agave
- aggie
- agora
- ahold
- alder
- algal
- aline
- alkyl
- allay
- allot
- aloof
- altho
- altos
- alway
- amass
- amiga
- amigo
- amine
- amiss
- amity
- amply
- anima
- anion
- anise
- anode
- antsy
- aorta
- appel
- argon
- arras
- artsy
- askew
- aster
- atoll
- atone
- auger
- aural
- awash
- axles
- axons
- abuts
- abuzz
- ached
- acing
- acrid
- adobo
- aedes
- aeons
- aerie
- afire
- afore
- agers
- agger
- aggro
- aglow
- aimer
- aioli
- aland
- alans
- aleph
- aliya
- allee
- allyl
- almas
- alums
- ambit
- amble
- ameer
- amici
- amide
- amuck
- anent
- annas
- annul
- antes
- antic
- antis
- apace
- aphid
- aphis
- aping
- apres
- ardor
- areal
- arles
- arris
- arses
- asana
- ashen
- asker
- aspic
- atman
- atria
- attar
- aught
- augur
- auras
- auric
- aurum
- auxin
- avast
- axils
- axing
- azide
- aargh
- abaca
- abaft
- abase
- abeam
- abele
- abets
- ables
- acari
- achoo
- ackee
- acnes
- addle
- adman
- adown
- agama
- agios
- agone
- aider
- ailed
- aitch
- akela
- alack
- alang
- aldol
- alist
- alkyd
- aloes
- ambos
- ameba
- ament
- amice
- amido
- amies
- amirs
- ammos
- ancon
- angas
- annal
- anole
- anted
- appal
- apses
- apter
- aquae
- aquas
- arced
- arcus
- areca
- arete
- argot
- arhat
- armer
- ascus
- asper
- assai
- astir
- atopy
- auris
- avers
- avgas
- avion
- axels
- axion
- abaci
- abash
- abbes
- abler
- acini
- acock
- addax
- adits
- admen
- adzes
- afars
- aglet
- agria
- airer
- airth
- ajuga
- alane
- alary
- alate
- albas
- alecs
- alfas
- algor
- almah
- alula
- amain
- ambry
- amens
- amias
- amole
- anele
- anile
- animi
- antra
- apian
- apish
- aport
- apsis
- argal
- argol
- arils
- aroid
- arsis
- artel
- arval
- asdic
- ashed
- aspis
- atomy
- atony
- aulic
- aures
- avens
- aviso
- avows
- awing
- axman
- ayahs
- azido
- azoic
- azole
- azote
- azoth
- aahed
- aalii
- abaka
- abamp
- abmho
- abohm
- aboil
- aboma
- aboon
- abris
- abyes
- abysm
- acerb
- aceta
- acidy
- acmes
- acmic
- acned
- acold
- acred
- acyls
- adeem
- admix
- adoze
- adunc
- adust
- adyta
- aecia
- afrit
- agars
- agaze
- agene
- aghas
- agism
- agist
- aglee
- agley
- agmas
- agons
- agues
- ahull
- airns
- airts
- aiver
- ajiva
- akees
- akene
- alant
- alcid
- alefs
- algas
- algid
- algin
- algum
- alifs
- allod
- almeh
- almes
- almud
- almug
- aloin
- amahs
- amids
- amins
- amnia
- amnic
- amoks
- amort
- ampul
- amyls
- anear
- anils
- ankhs
- ankus
- anlas
- anoas
- anomy
- ansae
- antae
- antas
- antre
- apeak
- apeek
- apers
- apery
- apods
- araks
- ardeb
- areae
- areic
- argil
- argle
- armet
- arpen
- artal
- arums
- arvos
- aryls
- askoi
- askos
- asyla
- ataps
- ataxy
- atilt
- atmas
- atrip
- audad
- aurae
- aurar
- aurei
- awned
- awols
- axile
- axite
- axled
- axmen
- axone
- ayins
- azans
- azine
- azlon
- azons
Darker borders mark common everyday words. Rarer words follow in each group.
Good first guesses
These common words use five different letters that appear often in five-letter words, so they rule out the most letters in one guess:
- aside
- alert
- alter
- alone
- abuse
Questions
How many five-letter words starting with A are there?
Our word list has 496 five-letter words starting with A. 86 of them are common everyday words.
What are some common five-letter words starting with A?
The most common are ABOUT, AFTER, AGAIN, ABOVE, ADDED and AHEAD.
Which five-letter word starting with A scores the most points?
Using standard letter tile values, ABUZZ scores 25 points, the most of any five-letter word starting with A in our list.
What is a good first guess in a five-letter word game?
Words with five different, frequent letters give you the most information. Good choices from this list are ASIDE, ALERT, ALTER and ALONE.
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