Five-letter words starting with A
497 five-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 five-letter words starting with A
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- about
- after
- again
- above
- audio
- areas
- added
- adult
- along
- among
- album
- apply
- asked
- allow
- award
- agent
- apple
- agree
- alone
- avoid
- abuse
- alert
- anime
- ahead
Highest-scoring five-letter words starting with A
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- abuzz 25
- affix 18
- azoth 17
- amaze 16
- azoic 16
- admix 15
- adoze 15
- adzes 15
- agaze 15
- ajiva 15
- ataxy 15
- azide 15
- azido 15
- addax 14
- aquae 14
- aquas 14
- axiom 14
- axman 14
- axmen 14
- azans 14
- azine 14
- azlon 14
- azole 14
- azons 14
All 497 five-letter words starting with A
AA 3
- aahed
- aalii
- aargh
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
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
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
AE 5
- aecia
- aedes
- aegis
- aeons
- aerie
AF 8
- afars
- affix
- afire
- afoot
- afore
- afoul
- afrit
- after
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
AH 3
- ahead
- ahold
- ahull
AI 15
- aided
- aider
- aides
- ailed
- aimed
- aimer
- aioli
- aired
- airer
- airns
- airth
- airts
- aisle
- aitch
- aiver
AJ 2
- ajiva
- ajuga
AK 3
- akees
- akela
- akene
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
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
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
AO 1
- aorta
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
AQ 2
- aquae
- aquas
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
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
AT 16
- ataps
- ataxy
- atilt
- atlas
- atman
- atmas
- atoll
- atoms
- atomy
- atone
- atony
- atopy
- atria
- atrip
- attar
- attic
AU 20
- audad
- audio
- audit
- auger
- aught
- augur
- aulic
- aunts
- aunty
- aurae
- aural
- aurar
- auras
- aurei
- aures
- auric
- auris
- aurum
- autos
- auxin
AV 12
- avail
- avant
- avast
- avens
- avers
- avert
- avgas
- avian
- avion
- aviso
- avoid
- avows
AW 10
- await
- awake
- award
- aware
- awash
- awful
- awing
- awned
- awoke
- awols
AX 14
- axels
- axial
- axile
- axils
- axing
- axiom
- axion
- axite
- axled
- axles
- axman
- axmen
- axone
- axons
AY 2
- ayahs
- ayins
AZ 11
- azans
- azide
- azido
- azine
- azlon
- azoic
- azole
- azons
- azote
- azoth
- azure
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Common questions
How many five-letter words start with A?
There are 497 five-letter words beginning with A, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common five-letter words starting with A?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: about, after, again, above, audio, areas, added, adult. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word starting with A in Scrabble?
abuzz scores 25 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Can I use these words for Wordle?
Yes — every Wordle answer is a five-letter word, and this list covers all of them. To narrow it down with the clues you already have, use the Wordle solver: enter your greens, yellows and grays and it filters this same dictionary.
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.