Four-letter words starting with A
192 four-letter words begin with the letter A. The complete list is below in alphabetical order, grouped by second letter so you can scan straight to the ones that fit your puzzle.
Most common four-letter words starting with A
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- also
- area
- away
- able
- arts
- auto
- anti
- anal
- army
- aids
- atom
- acid
- arms
- ages
- acts
- alan
- aged
- adds
- anna
- aims
- axis
- arch
- asks
- acre
Highest-scoring four-letter words starting with A
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- adze 14
- apex 13
- aqua 13
- azan 13
- azon 13
- achy 12
- axed 12
- ajar 11
- ajee 11
- alky 11
- ankh 11
- axal 11
- axel 11
- axes 11
- axil 11
- axis 11
- axle 11
- axon 11
- ahoy 10
- amok 10
- ashy 10
- avow 10
- away 10
- awny 10
All 192 four-letter words starting with A
AA 2
- aahs
- aals
AB 12
- abas
- abba
- abbe
- abed
- abet
- able
- ably
- abos
- abri
- abut
- abye
- abys
AC 11
- aced
- aces
- ache
- achy
- acid
- acme
- acne
- acre
- acta
- acts
- acyl
AD 4
- adds
- adit
- ados
- adze
AE 3
- aeon
- aero
- aery
AF 1
- afar
AG 14
- agar
- agas
- aged
- agee
- ager
- ages
- agha
- agin
- agio
- agly
- agma
- agog
- agon
- ague
AH 2
- ahem
- ahoy
AI 10
- aide
- aids
- ails
- aims
- ains
- airn
- airs
- airt
- airy
- aits
AJ 2
- ajar
- ajee
AK 2
- akee
- akin
AL 27
- alae
- alan
- alar
- alas
- alba
- albs
- alec
- alee
- alef
- ales
- alfa
- alga
- alif
- alit
- alky
- alls
- ally
- alma
- alme
- alms
- aloe
- alow
- alps
- also
- alto
- alts
- alum
AM 15
- amah
- amas
- ambo
- amen
- amia
- amid
- amie
- amin
- amir
- amis
- ammo
- amok
- amps
- amus
- amyl
AN 18
- anal
- anas
- ands
- anes
- anew
- anga
- anil
- anis
- ankh
- anna
- anoa
- anon
- ansa
- anta
- ante
- anti
- ants
- anus
AP 6
- aped
- aper
- apes
- apex
- apod
- apse
AQ 1
- aqua
AR 20
- arak
- arbs
- arch
- arco
- arcs
- area
- ares
- arfs
- aria
- arid
- aril
- arks
- arms
- army
- arse
- arts
- arty
- arum
- arvo
- aryl
AS 5
- asci
- asea
- ashy
- asks
- asps
AT 5
- atap
- ates
- atma
- atom
- atop
AU 5
- auks
- auld
- aunt
- aura
- auto
AV 5
- aver
- aves
- avid
- avos
- avow
AW 9
- away
- awed
- awee
- awes
- awls
- awns
- awny
- awol
- awry
AX 8
- axal
- axed
- axel
- axes
- axil
- axis
- axle
- axon
AY 3
- ayah
- ayes
- ayin
AZ 2
- azan
- azon
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Common questions
How many four-letter words start with A?
There are 192 four-letter words beginning with A, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common four-letter words starting with A?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: also, area, away, able, arts, auto, anti, anal. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring four-letter word starting with A in Scrabble?
adze scores 14 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.