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5-letter words starting with A

Need a 5-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 495 playable words with 5 letters starting with A in Wordtide's English dictionary. The highest-scoring is ABUZZ, worth 24 points.

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Popular words with 5 letters starting with A

AMAZE15
AXIOM13
AWFUL12
ABOVE11
APPLY11
AWAKE11
ALBUM10
AVOID10
ALIVE9
ALPHA9
AMBER9
AMPLE9
APPAL9
APPLE9
ASKED9
AWARD9
ABIDE8
ABOUT8

Highest-scoring words with 5 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.

ABUZZ24
AFFIX17
AJIVA17
AMAZE15
AJUGA15
AZOIC15
AZOTH15
AZURE14
ADZES14
AQUAS14
ADMIX14
ADOZE14

5-letter words starting with A (495)

ABACK12
ABAFT10
ABATE7
ABBEY11
ABBOT9
ABETS7
ABHOR9
ABIDE8
ABLER7
ABODE8
ABORT7
ABOUT8
ABOVE11
ABUSE8
ABUZZ24
ABYSS9
ACHED10
ACHES9
ACIDS8
ACING8
ACORN7
ACRES7
ACRID8
ACTED8
ACTOR7
ACUTE8
ADAGE7
ADAPT8
ADDED8
ADEPT8
ADMIT8
ADOBE8
ADOPT8
ADORE6
ADORN6
ADULT7
ADZES14
AEONS5
AFFIX17
AFOOT8
AFTER8
AGAIN6
AGENT6
AGILE6
AGING7
AGLOW9
AGONY8
AGREE6
AHEAD8
AIDED7
AIDES6
AILED6
AIMED8
AIRED6
AISLE5
ALARM7
ALBUM10
ALERT5
ALGAE6
ALIAS5
ALIBI7
ALIEN5
ALIGN6
ALIKE8
ALIVE9
ALLAY7
ALLEY7
ALLOT5
ALLOW8
ALLOY7
ALOFT8
ALONE5
ALONG6
ALOOF8
ALOUD7
ALPHA9
ALTAR5
ALTER5
ALTOS5
AMASS7
AMAZE15
AMBER9
AMBLE9
AMEND8
AMISS7
AMONG8
AMPLE9
AMPLY11
AMUSE8
ANGEL6
ANGER6
ANGLE6
ANGRY8
ANGST6
ANKLE8
ANNEX11
ANNOY7
ANNUL6
ANTIC7
ANVIL9
AORTA5
APART7
APING8
APPAL9
APPLE9
APPLY11
APRON7
APTER7
APTLY9
AQUAS14
ARBOR7
ARCED8
ARDOR6
AREAS5
ARENA5
ARGUE7
ARIAS5
ARISE5
ARMED8
ARMOR7
AROMA7
AROSE5
ARRAY7
ARROW8
ARSON5
ASHED8
ASHEN7
ASHES7
ASIDE6
ASKED9
ASKEW11
ASPEN7
ASSET5
ATLAS5
ATOMS7
ATONE5
ATTIC7
AUDIO7
AUDIT7
AUNTS6
AURAL6
AURAS6
AUTOS6
AVAIL9
AVERT9
AVOID10
AVOWS12
AWAIT8
AWAKE11
AWARD9
AWARE8
AWFUL12
AWING9
AWOKE11
AXIAL11
AXING12
AXIOM13
AXLES11
AXONS11
AZURE14

The 160 most common shown, 335 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

How common are they?

495 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.29%) are with 5 letters starting with A. Most of them, 495, have 5 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 5 letters starting with A?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 495 words with 5 letters starting with A.

What is the highest-scoring word with 5 letters starting with A?

ABUZZ, worth 24 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: AFFIX (17), AJIVA (17) and AMAZE (15).

What are the most common words with 5 letters starting with A?

AMAZE, AXIOM, AWFUL, ABOVE, APPLY and AWAKE. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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