5-Letter Words Starting With A
Every five-letter word starting with A (pattern A____), with the 124 common words first. Use it for Wordle-style puzzles, crosswords, or word games — or jump to the interactive 5-Letter Word Finder to add yellow and gray letters.
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At a glance
- 497 words starting with A: 124 common, 373 less common.
- Most frequent letters in the other positions: E (55), L (43), O (39), R (37), N (33), T (32), I (29), A (25).
- 96% have two or more vowels; 49 contain a repeated letter.
- Best probe guesses: ALONE, ALERT, ALTER, ALIEN, ATONE.
Common 5-letter words starting with A (124)
ABACKABATEABBEYABBOTABHORABIDEABLERABODEABORTABOUTABOVEABUSEACINGACORNACRIDACTORACUTEADAGEADAPTADEPTADMITADOBEADOPTADOREADORNADULTAFFIXAFOOTAFTERAGAINAGENTAGILEAGINGAGLOWAGONYAGREEAHEADAISLEALARMALBUMALERTALGAEALIASALIBIALIENALIGNALIKEALIVEALLAYALLEYALLOTALLOWALLOYALOFTALONEALONGALOOFALOUDALPHAALTARALTERAMAZEAMBERAMBLEAMENDAMONGAMPLEAMPLYAMUSEANGELANGERANGLEANGRYANGSTANKLEANNEXANNOYANNULANTICANVILAORTAAPARTAPINGAPPLEAPPLYAPRONAPTERAPTLYARBORARDORARENAARGUEARISEARMORAROMAAROSEARRAYARROWARSONASHENASHESASIDEASKEWASPENASSETATLASATONEATTICAUDIOAUDITAURALAVAILAVERTAVOIDAWAITAWAKEAWARDAWAREAWFULAWINGAWOKEAXINGAXIOMAZURE
Less common & Scrabble words starting with A (373)
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AAHEDAALIIAARGHABACAABACIABAFTABAKAABAMPABASEABASHABBASABBESABEAMABELEABETSABLESABMHOABOHMABOILABOMAABOONABRISABUTSABUZZABYESABYSMABYSSACARIACERBACETAACHEDACHESACHOOACIDSACIDYACINIACKEEACMESACMICACNEDACNESACOCKACOLDACREDACRESACTEDACTINACYLSADDAXADDEDADDERADDLEADEEMADIEUADIOSADITSADMANADMENADMIXADOBOADOWNADOZEADUNCADUSTADYTAADZESAECIAAEDESAEGISAEONSAERIEAFARSAFIREAFOREAFOULAFRITAGAMAAGAPEAGARSAGATEAGAVEAGAZEAGENEAGERSAGGERAGGIEAGGROAGHASAGIOSAGISMAGISTAGLEEAGLETAGLEYAGMASAGONEAGONSAGORAAGRIAAGUESAHOLDAHULLAIDEDAIDERAIDESAILEDAIMEDAIMERAIOLIAIREDAIRERAIRNSAIRTHAIRTSAITCHAIVERAJIVAAJUGAAKEESAKELAAKENEALACKALAMOALANDALANEALANGALANSALANTALARYALATEALBASALCIDALDERALDOLALECSALEFSALEPHALFASALGALALGASALGIDALGINALGORALGUMALIFSALINEALISTALIYAALKYDALKYLALLEEALLODALLYLALMAHALMASALMEHALMESALMUDALMUGALOESALOHAALOINALTHOALTOSALULAALUMSALWAYAMAHSAMAINAMASSAMBITAMBOSAMBRYAMEBAAMEERAMENSAMENTAMIASAMICEAMICIAMIDEAMIDOAMIDSAMIESAMIGAAMIGOAMINEAMINOAMINSAMIRSAMISSAMITYAMMOSAMNIAAMNICAMOKSAMOLEAMORTAMOURAMPULAMUCKAMYLSANCONANEARANELEANENTANGASANILEANILSANIMAANIMEANIMIANIONANISEANKHSANKUSANLASANNALANNASANOASANODEANOLEANOMYANSAEANTAEANTASANTEDANTESANTISANTRAANTREANTSYAPACEAPEAKAPEEKAPERSAPERYAPHIDAPHISAPIANAPISHAPNEAAPODSAPORTAPPALAPPELAPRESAPSESAPSISAQUAEAQUASARAKSARCEDARCUSARDEBAREAEAREALAREASARECAAREICARETEARGALARGILARGLEARGOLARGONARGOTARGUSARHATARIASARIELARILSARLESARMEDARMERARMETAROIDARPENARRASARRISARSESARSISARTALARTELARTSYARUMSARVALARVOSARYLSASANAASCOTASCUSASDICASHEDASKEDASKERASKOIASKOSASPERASPICASPISASSAIASSAYASSESASTERASTIRASYLAATAPSATAXYATILTATMANATMASATOLLATOMSATOMYATONYATOPYATRIAATRIPATTARAUDADAUGERAUGHTAUGURAULICAUNTSAUNTYAURAEAURARAURASAUREIAURESAURICAURISAURUMAUTOSAUXINAVANTAVASTAVENSAVERSAVGASAVIANAVIONAVISOAVOWSAWASHAWNEDAWOLSAXELSAXIALAXILEAXILSAXIONAXITEAXLEDAXLESAXMANAXMENAXONEAXONSAYAHSAYINSAZANSAZIDEAZIDOAZINEAZLONAZOICAZOLEAZONSAZOTEAZOTH
Other 5-letter word lists
Starting with: B · C · D · E · F · G · H · I · J · K · L · M · N · O · P · Q · R · S · T · U · V · W · X · Y · Z
Ending in: A · D · E · H · K · L · N · O · R · S · T · Y · ER · CH · LY · ED
FAQ
How many 5-letter words starting with A are there?
Our dictionary has 497 five-letter words starting with A. 124 of them are everyday words that are likely puzzle answers; the other 373 are valid but rarer (Scrabble-style) words.
What is a good guess if I know the word is A____?
Try ALONE, ALERT, ALTER — they use the letters that appear most often in the remaining positions, so one guess rules out the most candidates.
Where do these words come from?
The lists are built from the open SCOWL and ENABLE word lists, with offensive words removed. The common list uses SCOWL frequency levels, so it skips obscure words and most simple plurals.