5 letter words starting with A

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

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496 words, first 200 shown

Best words to try

Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: ALOES, ARLES, AMIES, ARISE, ALMES and ARIEL. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 278 of the 496 words have none.

Highest-scoring words

  • ABUZZ25 points
  • AFFIX18 points
  • AZOTH17 points
  • AMAZE16 points
  • AZOIC16 points

Patterns in this list

The most common second letter is L (69 words), followed by R (49).

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Questions

How many 5 letter words start with A?

There are 496 5 letter words that start with A in our word list.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with A?

ABUZZ, worth 25 points with standard Scrabble letter values.

What is a good Wordle guess that starts with A?

ALOES, AMIES and ARISE use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.