2 Letter Words Starting With A

16 words (16 Scrabble US, 16 Scrabble UK, 16 WGPO, 16 Words With Friends, 7 everyday ★)

16 two-letter words start with A. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 2-letter words that start with A

With their Scrabble points and, for the first seven, a short meaning, most used first.

at★2in or near a place; also a coin of Laos
as★2to the same degree
an★2the indefinite article before a vowel sound
am★4a form of the verb be
ah★5an exclamation of surprise or pleasure
aw★5an expression of sympathy or mild protest
ax★9a cutting tool with a heavy blade; to chop

All 16 words

at★2 as★2 an★2 am★4 ah★5 aw★5 ax★9 ay5 ab4 ad3 ag3 aa2 ae2 ai2 al2 ar2

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16 of the 128 2-letter words start with A (13%), the second most of any letter.
16 are good in NWL2023, 16 in Collins Scrabble Words, 16 in WOW24 and 16 in the Words With Friends list. 7 are everyday words.
In Scrabble points, ax scores the most (9), then ah, aw and ay (5 each), then two words on 4.

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