Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: ANTES, ANISE, ANILE, ANGLE, ANILS and ANOLE. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 22 of the 41 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- ANKHS12 points
- ANNEX12 points
- ANOMY10 points
- ANGRY9 points
- ANKLE9 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is T (9 words), followed by I (7).
More 5 letter words starting with A
AN at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with AN?
There are 41 5 letter words that start with AN in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with AN?
ANKHS, worth 12 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with AN?
ANILE, ANISE and ANTES use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.