Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: ALOES, ALONE, ALINE, ALMES, ALIEN and ALTOS. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 33 of the 69 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- ALKYD13 points
- ALKYL12 points
- ALACK11 points
- ALWAY11 points
- ALEPH10 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is A (10 words), followed by I (10).
More 5 letter words starting with A
AL at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with AL?
There are 69 5 letter words that start with AL in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with AL?
ALKYD, worth 13 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with AL?
ALIEN, ALOES and ALINE use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.