5 Letter Words That Start With A

312 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are all 312 5 letter words that start with A in a standard word-game dictionary, sorted so the everyday words come first. Use the Wordle helper below to add letters you know, letters to leave out and a pattern, or scan the common words with their meanings.

A gives you 312 five-letter words to play with. Many of the common ones are vowel heavy, such as "about", "above", "alone" and "aware", which is why A words are popular early Wordle guesses.

Look out for repeated letters: "added" has two Ds and "apple" has two Ps, both easy to overlook when you assume five different letters. Past tense forms like "asked" and "added" are also common, so test the "ed" ending when you have a gap at the end.

5-letter words starting with A: 312
Most used: about
Most common last letter: S 59 words

5 letter words starting with A: Wordle helper

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Most common 5-letter words that start with A

Ranked by how often the word appears in English text. "Type" is the word's main part of speech.

#	Word	Meaning	Type
1	about	(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct	adv.
2	after	happening at a time subsequent to a reference time	adv.
3	again	anew	adv.
4	along	with a forward motion	adv.
5	among	no short meaning listed
6	asked	inquire about	verb
7	above	at an earlier place	adv.
8	added	make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of	verb
9	alone	without any others being included or involved	adv.
10	areas	a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or...	noun
11	album	one or more recordings issued together	noun
12	ahead	at or in the front	adv.
13	allow	make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen	verb
14	agree	be in accord; be in agreement	verb
15	award	a grant made by a law court	noun
16	avoid	stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something	verb
17	agent	an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect	noun
18	apply	put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose	verb
19	adult	a fully developed person from maturity onward	noun
20	apart	separated or at a distance in place or position or time	adv.
21	aware	(sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception	adj.
22	alive	possessing life	adj.
23	apple	fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh	noun
24	abuse	treat badly	verb
25	angry	feeling or showing anger	adj.
26	actor	a theatrical performer	noun
27	armed	(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms	adj.
28	aside	on or to one side	adv.
29	admit	declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of	verb
30	audio	the audible part of a transmitted signal	noun
31	argue	present reasons and arguments	verb
32	awful	exceptionally bad or displeasing	adj.
33	angel	person of exceptional holiness	noun
34	anger	a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance	noun
35	angle	the space between two lines or planes that intersect	noun
36	alert	warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness	verb
37	arena	a particular environment or walk of life	noun
38	alien	not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something	adj.
39	acted	perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)	verb
40	alarm	fear resulting from the awareness of danger	noun
41	anime	a hard copal derived from an African tree	noun
42	aimed	point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards	verb
43	alpha	the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet	noun
44	asset	a useful or valuable quality	noun
45	adopt	choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans	verb
46	acres	extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use	noun
47	awake	not in a state of sleep; completely conscious	adj.
48	alike	equally	adv.
49	arrow	a mark to indicate a direction or relation	noun
50	array	an orderly arrangement	noun
51	alter	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation	verb
52	aging	begin to seem older; get older	verb
53	audit	an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA	noun
54	acute	having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course	adj.
55	adapt	make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose	verb
56	amber	of a medium to dark brownish yellow color	adj.
57	ankle	a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus	noun
58	armor	protective covering made of metal and used in combat	noun
59	arise	come into existence; take on form or shape	verb
60	ashes	the residue that remains when something is burned	noun
61	abbey	a convent ruled by an abbess	noun
62	alley	a narrow street with walls on both sides	noun
63	acids	any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting...	noun
64	aired	expose to fresh air	verb
65	altar	the table in Christian churches where communion is given	noun
66	atlas	(Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders	noun
67	asses	the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on	noun
68	atoms	(physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element	noun
69	aided	give help or assistance; be of service	verb
70	arose	come into existence; take on form or shape	verb
71	aisle	a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)	noun
72	amino	the radical -NH2	noun
73	ample	more than enough in size or scope or capacity	adj.
74	adore	love intensely	verb
75	align	place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight	verb
76	attic	floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage	noun
77	await	look forward to the probable occurrence of	verb
78	alloy	a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused...	noun
79	agony	intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain	noun
80	abide	dwell	verb

5 letter words that start with A and end with S

areas
acres
ashes
acids
atlas
asses
atoms
alias
abbas
aides
abyss
aches
aunts
autos
arias
aegis
argus
axles
amiss
amass
adios
axons
arras
altos
aedes
arses
arles
alums
auras
abuts

5 letter words that start with A and end with E

above
alone
agree
aware
alive
apple
abuse
aside
argue
angle
anime
awake
alike
acute
ankle
arise
arose
aisle
ample
adore
abide
algae
adobe
agile
azure
amaze
awoke
abode
amuse
adage

5 letter words that start with A and end with T

about
agent
adult
apart
admit
alert
asset
adopt
audit
adapt
await
abbot
avant
adept
abort
angst
avert
aloft
ascot
afoot
allot
ambit
avast
aught
anent
argot
abaft
ament
arhat
alist

More 5 letter words with A

Less common words that are still valid in most word games.

avail
amend
algae
ariel
adobe
aloud
annex
arbor
alias
annoy
abbot
aspen
abbas
agile
aides
abyss
arson
apron
avant
azure
adept
aches
assay
abort
angst
aroma
aunts
amaze
aunty
awoke
axial
actin
avert
avian
abode
amuse
aptly
autos
alibi
arias
aloha
acorn
alamo
aloft
aegis
ascot
argus
anvil
amour
axiom
adorn
apnea
aback
aloof
axles
alder
adage
amiss
aorta
afoot
amity
artsy
ahold
amigo
anode
argon
atone
aggie
atoll
adieu
agate
alkyl
aster
allot
amine
aural
amass
auger
anima
awash
agave
amiga
agora
askew
anion
adder
algal
allay
abate
adios
agape
altho
anise
abhor
affix
afoul
amply
alway
axons
aline
arras
altos
appel
antsy
annul
ameer
ashen
augur
aedes
arses
afire
aggro
apace
arles
ambit
avast
amide
aught
afore
alums

Questions people ask

How many 5-letter words start with A?

This list has 312 5-letter words starting with A, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words that appear in real English text.

What are the most common 5-letter words that start with A?

about, after, again, along, among, asked, above, added are the most used in everyday English.

What is a good Wordle start word that begins with A?

Pick a common word with several different vowels and frequent letters. From this list, about, after, along, among, asked all use five different letters and at least two vowels.

Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.

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