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Five-letter words starting with A
342 5-letter words that begin with A, grouped by their second letter.
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AA
1 wordsAB
26 wordsAC
18 wordsAD
21 wordsAE
5 wordsAF
7 wordsAG
20 wordsAH
1 wordsAI
9 wordsAK
2 wordsAL
42 wordsAM
23 wordsAN
34 wordsAO
1 wordsAP
19 wordsAQ
1 wordsAR
33 wordsAS
19 wordsAT
12 wordsAU
15 wordsAV
9 wordsAW
9 wordsAX
6 wordsAY
2 wordsAZ
7 wordsAbout this list
342 5-letter words start with A. The highest scorer on tile values is ABUZZ, at 25 points. 46 of them have a double letter.
Change the pattern, add an ending or leave out letters you have ruled out, and the list redraws to match. Words come from a British English list of about 110,000, so spellings like colour and grey are in.
Questions, answered briefly
How many 5-letter words start with A?
342. They begin AALII, ABACA, ABACK, ABAFT.
Which word scores highest in Scrabble?
ABUZZ, worth 25 points on tile values, before any bonus squares.
Can I narrow the list down?
Yes. Change the pattern above, or use the starts with, ends with and contains boxes, then press Update list. A question mark stands for any letter.
Does this include plurals?
Yes. Plurals and verb forms are in, because they are valid in most word games. The Wordle style list leaves them out.
Which five letter words are used in Wordle?
Wordle picks everyday words. Our Wordle style list has 2,011 of them, with no plurals. It is linked below.