5-letter words starting with A
There are 717 five-letter words that start with A in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is ABUZZ at 25 points. L is the most common second letter, in 89 of them, and the average score is 8.1 points.
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A is a one-point vowel that opens a huge share of English words, so the list is long and covers everything from short board plays to fifteen-letter monsters. These 717 words are 5.7% of all 12,578 five-letter words, and A is the 6th most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 5 letters starting with A, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
For Wordle, ARISE is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 717 words.
5-letter words starting with A in numbers
- Words
- 717
- Highest scoring
- ABUZZ 25 pts
- Average score
- 8.1 pts
- With a definition
- 377 (53%)
- A4
- B57
- C33
- D38
- E7
- F13
- G45
- H10
- I25
- J3
- K6
- L89
- M55
- N52
- O1
- P40
- Q2
- R81
- S31
- T23
- U25
- V18
- W20
- X15
- Y7
- Z17
Highest-scoring 5-letter words starting with a
5-letter words starting with A (717)
These 300 of the 717 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every second letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words start with A?
717, which is 5.7% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 377 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 5 letter word starting with A for Scrabble?
ABUZZ scores 25 points before bonus squares. Next come AZYGY (21), AVYZE (20) and AZYME (19). The average is 8.1 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 5 letter words starting with A?
L, in 89 of the 717 (12%). R follows with 81.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with A?
ARISE. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 717 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.