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4-letter words starting with A

Need a 4-letter word that starts with A? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, the everyday words first with their tile points. There are 188 playable words with 4 letters starting with A in Wordtide's English dictionary. The highest-scoring is ADZE, worth 13 points.

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Popular words with 4 letters starting with A

AXES10
AXIS10
AWAY9
ARCH8
ARMY8
ACID7
AKIN7
ASKS7
ABLE6
ACTS6
ADDS6
AGED6
AIMS6
ALLY6
ARMS6
ATOM6
AGES5
AIDS5

Highest-scoring words with 4 letters starting with A

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

ADZE13
AQUA13
AJAR12
APEX12
AJEE12
AZAN12
AZON12
AVOW11
AXED11
AXES10
AXIS10
AXLE10

4-letter words starting with A (188)

AAHS6
ABAS6
ABBA8
ABBE8
ABED7
ABET6
ABLE6
ABLY8
ABRI6
ABUT7
ABYE8
ABYS8
ACED7
ACES6
ACHE8
ACHY10
ACID7
ACME8
ACNE6
ACRE6
ACTA6
ACTS6
ACYL8
ADDS6
ADIT5
ADOS5
ADZE13
AEON4
AERY6
AFAR7
AGAR5
AGAS5
AGED6
AGEE5
AGER5
AGES5
AGHA7
AGIN5
AGLY7
AGMA7
AGOG6
AGUE6
AHEM8
AHOY8
AIDE5
AIDS5
AILS4
AIMS6
AIRS4
AIRY6
AJAR12
AJEE12
AKEE7
AKIN7
ALAS4
ALBA6
ALBS6
ALEC6
ALEF7
ALES4
ALFA7
ALGA5
ALIF7
ALKY9
ALLY6
ALMA6
ALME6
ALMS6
ALOE4
ALOW7
ALPS6
ALSO4
ALTO4
ALUM7
AMAH8
AMAS6
AMBO8
AMEN6
AMIA6
AMID7
AMIE6
AMIN6
AMIR6
AMIS6
AMMO8
AMOK9
AMPS8
AMUS7
AMYL8
ANEW7
ANKH9
ANON4
ANTE4
ANTI4
ANTS4
APED7
APER6
APES6
APEX12
APOD7
APSE6
AQUA13
ARAK7
ARBS6
ARCH8
ARCO6
ARCS6
AREA4
ARES4
ARFS7
ARIA4
ARID5
ARKS7
ARMS6
ARMY8
ARTS4
ARTY6
ARUM7
ARVO8
ARYL6
ASCI6
ASHY8
ASKS7
ASPS6
ATAP6
ATMA6
ATOM6
ATOP6
AUKS8
AULD6
AUNT5
AURA5
AUTO5
AVER8
AVES8
AVID9
AVOS8
AVOW11
AWAY9
AWED8
AWEE7
AWES7
AWLS7
AWNS7
AWNY9
AWOL7
AWRY9
AXAL10
AXED11
AXEL10
AXES10
AXIL10
AXIS10
AXLE10
AXON10
AYAH8
AYES6
AYIN6
AZAN12
AZON12

The 160 most common shown, 28 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

How common are they?

188 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.11%) are with 4 letters starting with A. Most of them, 188, have 4 letters.

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there with 4 letters starting with A?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 188 words with 4 letters starting with A.

What is the highest-scoring word with 4 letters starting with A?

ADZE, worth 13 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: AQUA (13), AJAR (12) and APEX (12).

What are the most common words with 4 letters starting with A?

AXES, AXIS, AWAY, ARCH, ARMY and ACID. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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Wordtide is a free word game on one endless board shared by players around the world. Build off anyone's words, claim bonus squares and grow your own island: no download, no sign-up. Every word on this page is valid in the English world.

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