4 letter words starting with A

190 words. Add the other letters you know to narrow the list.

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190 words

Best words to try

Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: ALES, ARES, ANES, ATES, AYES and AGES. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 136 of the 190 words have none.

Highest-scoring words

  • ADZE14 points
  • APEX13 points
  • AQUA13 points
  • AZAN13 points
  • AZON13 points

Patterns in this list

The most common second letter is L (27 words), followed by R (20).

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Questions

How many 4 letter words start with A?

There are 190 4 letter words that start with A in our word list.

What is the highest scoring 4 letter word that start with A?

ADZE, worth 14 points with standard Scrabble letter values.

Which 4 letter words that start with A make good guesses?

ALES, ARES and ANES use 4 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.