5-Letter Words Starting With A
496 five-letter words start with A; 131 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | alert | 0.38 | 1.45 |
| 2 | alter | 0.45 | 1.38 |
| 3 | arose | 0.53 | 1.30 |
| 4 | ariel | 0.51 | 1.31 |
| 5 | arise | 0.55 | 1.28 |
| 6 | adore | 0.42 | 1.36 |
| 7 | aired | 0.51 | 1.26 |
| 8 | acres | 0.33 | 1.40 |
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497 words starting with A
- aboutcommon
- aftercommon
- againcommon
- alongcommon
- amongcommon
- askedcommon
- abovecommon
- addedcommon
- alonecommon
- areascommon
- albumcommon
- aheadcommon
- allowcommon
- agreecommon
- awardcommon
- avoidcommon
- agentcommon
- applycommon
- adultcommon
- apartcommon
- awarecommon
- alivecommon
- applecommon
- abusecommon
- angrycommon
- actorcommon
- armedcommon
- asidecommon
- admitcommon
- audiocommon
- arguecommon
- awfulcommon
- angelcommon
- angercommon
- anglecommon
- alertcommon
- arenacommon
- aliencommon
- actedcommon
- alarmcommon
- animecommon
- aimedcommon
- alphacommon
- assetcommon
- adoptcommon
- acrescommon
- awakecommon
- alikecommon
- arrowcommon
- arraycommon
- altercommon
- agingcommon
- auditcommon
- acutecommon
- adaptcommon
- ambercommon
- anklecommon
- armorcommon
- arisecommon
- ashescommon
All 496 five-letter words
Starting with AA 3
aahed aalii aargh
Starting with AB 36
abaca abaci aback abaft abaka abamp abase abash abate abbas abbes abbey abbot abeam abele abets abhor abide abler ables abmho abode abohm aboil aboma aboon abort about above abris abuse abuts abuzz abyes abysm abyss
Starting with AC 26
acari acerb aceta ached aches achoo acids acidy acing acini ackee acmes acmic acned acnes acock acold acorn acred acres acrid acted actin actor acute acyls
Starting with AD 27
adage adapt addax added adder addle adeem adept adieu adios adits adman admen admit admix adobe adobo adopt adore adorn adown adoze adult adunc adust adyta adzes
Starting with AE 5
aecia aedes aegis aeons aerie
Starting with AF 8
afars affix afire afoot afore afoul afrit after
Starting with AG 31
again agama agape agars agate agave agaze agene agent agers agger aggie aggro aghas agile aging agios agism agist aglee aglet agley aglow agmas agone agons agony agora agree agria agues
Starting with AH 3
ahead ahold ahull
Starting with AI 15
aided aider aides ailed aimed aimer aioli aired airer airns airth airts aisle aitch aiver
Starting with AJ 2
ajiva ajuga
Starting with AK 3
akees akela akene
Starting with AL 69
alack alamo aland alane alang alans alant alarm alary alate albas album alcid alder aldol alecs alefs aleph alert alfas algae algal algas algid algin algor algum alias alibi alien alifs align alike aline alist alive aliya alkyd alkyl allay allee alley allod allot allow alloy allyl almah almas almeh almes almud almug aloes aloft aloha aloin alone along aloof aloud alpha altar alter altho altos alula alums alway
Starting with AM 43
amahs amain amass amaze amber ambit amble ambos ambry ameba ameer amend amens ament amias amice amici amide amido amids amies amiga amigo amine amino amins amirs amiss amity ammos amnia amnic amoks amole among amort amour ample amply ampul amuck amuse amyls
Starting with AN 41
ancon anear anele anent angas angel anger angle angry angst anile anils anima anime animi anion anise ankhs ankle ankus anlas annal annas annex annoy annul anoas anode anole anomy ansae antae antas anted antes antic antis antra antre antsy anvil
Starting with AO 1
aorta
Starting with AP 24
apace apart apeak apeek apers apery aphid aphis apian aping apish apnea apods aport appal appel apple apply apres apron apses apsis apter aptly
Starting with AQ 2
aquae aquas
Starting with AR 49
araks arbor arced arcus ardeb ardor areae areal areas areca areic arena arete argal argil argle argol argon argot argue argus arhat arias ariel arils arise arles armed armer armet armor aroid aroma arose arpen arras array arris arrow arses arsis arson artal artel artsy arums arval arvos aryls
Starting with AS 23
asana ascot ascus asdic ashed ashen ashes aside asked asker askew askoi askos aspen asper aspic aspis assai assay asset aster astir asyla
Starting with AT 16
ataps ataxy atilt atlas atman atmas atoll atoms atomy atone atony atopy atria atrip attar attic
Starting with AU 20
audad audio audit auger aught augur aulic aunts aunty aurae aural aurar auras aurei aures auric auris aurum autos auxin
Starting with AV 12
avail avant avast avens avers avert avgas avian avion aviso avoid avows
Starting with AW 10
await awake award aware awash awful awing awned awoke awols
Starting with AX 14
axels axial axile axils axing axiom axion axite axled axles axman axmen axone axons
Starting with AY 2
ayahs ayins
Starting with AZ 11
azans azide azido azine azlon azoic azole azons azote azoth azure
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words start with A?
Our list has 496. 131 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that start with A?
ABOUT, AFTER, AGAIN, ALONG, AMONG — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with A?
ALERT. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.38 green and 1.45 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.