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5 Letter Words Starting With A

All 868 five-letter words that start with A, common words first, scored for Scrabble and Words With Friends.

All words · 868

179 common words
689 less common wordsvalid in Scrabble and most word games

How many five-letter words start with A?

868 five-letter words start with A. 179 of them are everyday words, and 143 are on the Wordle answer list.

868
words in total
179
everyday words
143
Wordle answers
AFIZZ
top score, 26 points

Most common letter after A

L comes after A in 14% of these words. Share of words by letter:

L14%
B9%
R9%
N7%
S7%
D6%
M6%
C6%

5 letter words starting with another letter

Questions

How many five-letter words start with A?

868 five-letter words start with A. 179 of them are everyday words, such as ABACK, ABASE, ABATE, ABBEY.

Which five-letter word starting with A scores the most in Scrabble?

AFIZZ scores 26 points before any bonus squares, the highest in this list.