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5 Letter Words Starting With A

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

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Common 5-letter words that start with A

With their Scrabble points: the 16 most used that have a meaning, with a short one, then the rest, most used first.

  • again 6once more
  • audio 6sound reception or transmission
  • areas 5a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special…
  • added 8to combine or join so as to bring about an increase
  • adult 6a fully developed person from maturity onward
  • album 9a book for preserving photographs or stamps
  • apply 12to bring into contact with something
  • asked 10to communicate in order to elicit a response
  • allow 8to put no obstacle in the way of
  • award 9a grant made by a law court
  • agent 6an active and efficient cause
  • apple 9an edible fruit
  • agree 6to have the same opinion
  • alone 5without any others being included or involved
  • avoid 9to keep away from
  • abuse 7to use wrongly or improperly

All 738 words, A to Z

AA…AB…AC…AD…AE…AF…AG…AH…AI…AJ…AK…AL…AM…AN…AO…AP…AQ…AR…AS…AT…AU…AV…AW…AX…AY…AZ…

AA… (4)

Top score: AARGH, 9 points (tied with one other). Meaning: used to express disgust

AJ… (4)

Top score: AJIVA, 15 points (tied with one other). Meaning: inanimate matter

AK… (6)

Top score: AKKAS, 13 points. Meaning: a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean

AO… (1)

Top score: AORTA, 5 points. Meaning: a main artery

AQ… (2)

Top score: AQUAE, 14 points (tied with one other). Meaning: water (a transparent, tasteless, odorless liquid)

AX… (15)

Top score: AXIOM, 14 points (tied with two others). Meaning: a self-evident truth

AY… (8)

Top score: AYAHS, 11 points (tied with one other). Meaning: a native maid or nurse in India

About these words

  • 738 of the 12,987 5-letter words start with A (6%).
  • 535 are good in NWL2023, 738 in Collins Scrabble Words and 496 in ENABLE. 124 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, abuzz scores the most (25), then azygy (21), then avyze (20), then azyme and azyms (19 each).