Words That Start With A

2,077 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

These words that start with A come from a standard English dictionary used for word games, ranked by how often each word is used in everyday writing. There are 2,077 words starting with A on this page. The 100 most common come first, each with a short meaning, followed by shorter, longer and easier picks and a filter for any ending or length.

A is one of the busiest starting letters, with 2,077 words listed here. The most frequent are tiny workhorses like "and", "an" and "at", which hold English sentences together. Early readers usually learn these before any other A words.

Scroll further and the words stretch out into "available", "attention" and "absolutely". Watch the double letters: "attention" has two Ts and "addition" has two Ds, which catches out many confident spellers. The prefix "ab" shows up again and again, so it is worth spotting.

Words starting with A: 2,077
Most used: and
Longest common one: autobiographical 16 letters
Nouns, verbs, adjectives: 1164, 205, 383

Most common 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	and	no short meaning listed
2	as	to the same degree (often followed by `as')	adv.
3	are	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)	verb
4	at	a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series)	noun
5	an	an associate degree in nursing	noun
6	all	quantifier	adj.
7	about	(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct	adv.
8	also	in addition	adv.
9	after	happening at a time subsequent to a reference time	adv.
10	any	to any degree or extent	adv.
11	am	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)	verb
12	around	in the area or vicinity	adv.
13	always	at all times; all the time and on every occasion	adv.
14	another	any of various alternatives; some other	adj.
15	again	anew	adv.
16	against	no short meaning listed
17	away	from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)	adv.
18	already	prior to a specified or implied time	adv.
19	anything	no short meaning listed
20	actually	in actual fact	adv.
21	area	a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or...	noun
22	able	(usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something	adj.
23	ago	in the past	adv.
24	almost	(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but	adv.
25	along	with a forward motion	adv.
26	anyone	no short meaning listed
27	air	a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of	noun
28	ask	inquire about	verb
29	age	how long something has existed	noun
30	among	no short meaning listed
31	act	a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body	noun
32	although	no short meaning listed
33	art	the products of human creativity; works of art collectively	noun
34	available	obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service	adj.
35	across	to the opposite side	adv.
36	action	something done (usually as opposed to something said)	noun
37	account	a record or narrative description of past events	noun
38	above	at an earlier place	adv.
39	answer	react verbally	verb
40	al	a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite	noun
41	alone	without any others being included or involved	adv.
42	average	approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value	adj.
43	amount	a quantity of money	noun
44	attention	the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of...	noun
45	august	the month following July and preceding September	noun
46	add	make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of	verb
47	article	nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication	noun
48	attack	launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with	verb
49	army	a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state	noun
50	access	the right to enter	noun
51	album	one or more recordings issued together	noun
52	addition	a component that is added to something to improve it	noun
53	ahead	at or in the front	adv.
54	allow	make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen	verb
55	anti	not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.)	adj.
56	association	a formal organization of people or groups of people	noun
57	absolutely	completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers	adv.
58	additional	further or added	adj.
59	agree	be in accord; be in agreement	verb
60	ability	the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment	noun
61	asking	inquire about	verb
62	author	writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)	noun
63	annual	completing its life cycle within a year	adj.
64	anymore	at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative	adv.
65	active	tending to become more severe or wider in scope	adj.
66	administration	a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business...	noun
67	approach	move towards	verb
68	awesome	inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; ; ; ; - Melville	adj.
69	address	(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored	noun
70	analysis	an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole	noun
71	anyway	used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement	adv.
72	advice	a proposal for an appropriate course of action	noun
73	agreement	the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises	noun
74	award	a grant made by a law court	noun
75	agency	an administrative unit of government	noun
76	avoid	stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something	verb
77	activity	any specific behavior	noun
78	application	the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose	noun
79	accept	consider or hold as true	verb
80	actual	presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible	adj.
81	appear	give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect	verb
82	attempt	make an effort or attempt	verb
83	airport	an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo	noun
84	acting	the performance of a part or role in a drama	noun
85	arms	weapons considered collectively	noun
86	agent	an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect	noun
87	animal	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement	noun
88	apply	put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose	verb
89	authority	the power or right to give orders or make decisions	noun
90	adult	a fully developed person from maturity onward	noun
91	apparently	from appearances alone; ; ; -Thomas Hardy	adv.
92	artist	a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination	noun
93	advantage	the quality of having a superior or more favorable position	noun
94	apart	separated or at a distance in place or position or time	adv.
95	aware	(sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception	adj.
96	ad	a public promotion of some product or service	noun
97	alive	possessing life	adj.
98	apple	fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh	noun
99	aid	give help or assistance; be of service	verb
100	appreciate	recognize with gratitude; be grateful for	verb

Easy words that start with A for kids

Everyday words most children meet early, good for spelling lists and word games.

and
are
all
about
also
after
any
around
always
again
away
area
able
ago
almost
along
anyone
air
ask
age
among
act
art
across
action
above
answer
alone
amount
august
add
attack
army
access
album
ahead
allow
anti
agree
asking

Short words that start with A

Two to four letters.

and
as
are
at
an
all
also
any
am
away
area
able
ago
air
ask
age
act
art
al
add
army
anti
arms
ad
aid
arm
arts
acts
ah
aim
aged
auto
acid
alan
anna
ate
aids
ai
arc
ash

5 letter words starting with A

about
after
again
along
among
above
alone
album
ahead
allow
agree
award
avoid
agent
apply
adult
apart
aware
alive
apple
abuse
angry
actor
aside

All 5 letter words that start with A, with a Wordle helper

Long words that start with A

Ten letters or more.

association
absolutely
additional
administration
application
apparently
appreciate
alternative
appearance
appropriate
approximately
authorities
assistance
advertising
anniversary
attractive
automatically
appointment
assessment
atmosphere
administrative
afterwards
architecture
agriculture
achievement
ambassador
agricultural
aggressive
announcement
accounting

Words that start and end with A

area
anna
arena
agenda
alpha
alaska
ana
algebra
antenna
asthma
aurora
alma
aha
academia
ala
aura
ava
ama
aqua
anesthesia
aria
ammonia
amnesia
alba
aba
aroma
andromeda
anemia
anorexia
abba

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Questions people ask

How many words start with A?

This list has 2,077 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 words that start with A?

and, as, are, at, an, all, about, also are the most used in everyday English.

What are some long words that start with A?

available, attention, association, absolutely, additional.

What are easy words that start with A for kids?

and, as, are, at, an, all are short, everyday examples.

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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