5-letter words starting with A

There are 717 5-letter words that start with A. This is one of the most searched word patterns because it matches both crossword clues and the opening letter of a Wordle guess. A is the most common word-starting letter in English, so the list is long and covers everything from short board plays to fifteen-letter monsters.

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Every 5-letter word starting with A is listed below with its Scrabble score. Popular picks include aahed, aalii, aargh, aarti and abaca. Set the Starts filter on the solver to A and a length of 5 to match your own tiles.

Highest-scoring 5-letter words starting with a

WordScoreLength
abuzz255
azygy215
avyze205
azyme195
azyms195
affix185
azuki185
avize175
azoth175
azury175

5-letter words starting with A (717)

Showing the first 300 of 717. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles, or take the whole set from the free JSON API.

aahed9aalii5aargh9aarti5abaca9abaci9aback13abacs9abaft10abaka11abamp11aband8abase7abash10abask11abate7abaya10abbas9abbed10abbes9abbey12abbot9abcee9abeam9abear7abele7abets7abhor10abide8abies7abled8abler7ables7ablet7ablow10abmho12abode8abohm12aboil7aboma9aboon7abord8abore7abort7about7above10abram9abray10abrim9abrin7abris7absey10absit7abuna7abune7abuse7abuts7abuzz25abyes10abysm12abyss10acais7acari7accas9accoy12acerb9acers7aceta7achar10ached11aches10achoo10acids8acidy11acing8acini7ackee11acker11acmes9acmic11acned8acnes7acock13acold8acorn7acred8acres7acrid8acted8actin7acton7actor7acute7acyls10adage7adapt8adaws9adays9addax14added8adder7addio7addle7adeem8adept8adhan9adieu6adios6adits6adman8admen8admin8admit8admix15adobe8adobo8adopt8adore6adorn6adown9adoze15adrad7adred7adsum8aduki10adult6adunc8adust6advew12adyta9adzed16adzes15aecia7aedes6aegis6aeons5aerie5aeros5aesir5afald9afara8afars8afear8affix18afire8aflaj15afoot8afore8afoul8afrit8afros8after8again6agama8agami8agape8agars6agast6agate6agave9agaze15agene6agent6agers6agger7aggie7aggri7aggro7aggry10aghas9agila6agile6aging7agios6agism8agist6agita6aglee6aglet6agley9agloo6aglow9aglus6agmas8agoge7agone6agons6agony9agood7agora6agree6agria6agrin6agued7agues6aguna6aguti6ahead9aheap10ahent8ahigh12ahind9ahing9ahint8ahold9ahull8ahuru8aidas6aided7aider6aides6aidoi6aidos6aiery8aigas6aight9ailed6aimed8aimer7ainee5ainga6aioli5aired6airer5airns5airth8airts5aisle5aitch10aitus5aiver8aizle14ajiva15ajuga13ajwan15akees9akela9akene9aking10akita9akkas13alaap7alack11alamo7aland6alane5alang6alans5alant5alapa7alaps7alarm7alary8alate5alays8albas7albee7album9alcid8alcos7aldea6alder6aldol6aleck11alecs7alefs8aleft8aleph10alert5alews8aleye8alfas8algae6algal6algas6algid7algin6algor6algum8alias5alibi7alien5alifs8align6alike9aline5alist5alive8aliya8alkie9alkos9alkyd13alkyl12allay8allee5allel5alley8allis5allod6allot5

Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words start with A?

Our list has 717 words that are 5 letters long and begin with A.

What is a good 5-letter word starting with A for Wordle?

AAHED is a common 5-letter word starting with A and a reasonable Wordle guess. Pick one with varied, common letters to test more of the alphabet.

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