Word lists
5 Letter Words Starting With A
There are 208 five letter words starting with A in our dictionary. 73 of them are everyday words, led by ABOUT, AFTER and AGAIN. The most common second letter is L, found in 27 of them.
- Words
- 208
- 73 common
- Top letters in spots 2 to 5
- e46%r28%o27%s26%i26%
- Repeated letters
- 82
- 39% of words, like AGAIN
- 2+ vowels
- 201
- 97% of words
Common 5 letter words starting with A
73 everyday words, ranked by how often they appear in English, most common first.
- about
- after
- again
- along
- among
- asked
- above
- added
- alone
- areas
- album
- ahead
- allow
- agree
- award
- avoid
- agent
- apply
- adult
- apart
More common words, in order (53)
aware alive apple abuse angry actor armed aside admit audio argue awful angel anger angle alert arena alien acted alarm aimed alpha asset adopt awake alike arrow array alter aging acute adapt amber arise ashes atlas atoms aided arose ample align await agony abide amend aloud alias annoy abort amaze amuse acorn axiom
More 5 letter words starting with A
The other 135 words in our dictionary, A to Z. Most are rarer words, plurals and word forms that many word games accept.
Show all 135 more words
AB... 14
aback abaft abase abate abbey abbot abeam abets abhor abler abode abuts abuzz abyss
AC... 8
ached aches achoo acids acing acmes acres acrid
AD... 11
adage adder addle adept adieu adman admen adobe adore adorn adzes
AE... 2
aegis aerie
AF... 4
affix afire afoot afoul
AG... 5
agape agate agave agile aglow
AI... 4
aides ailed aired aisle
AL... 13
alder algae alibi allay alley allot alloy aloes aloft aloof altar altos alums
AM... 8
amass amble amigo amino amiss amity amour amply
AN... 13
angst anime anion anise ankhs ankle annex annul anode anons antic antis anvil
AO... 1
aorta
AP... 7
apace aphid aping apron apses apter aptly
AQ... 1
aquas
AR... 9
arbor arced ardor argon argot arias armor aroma arson
AS... 9
ascot ashed ashen askew aspen aspic assay aster astir
AT... 5
atoll atone atria attar attic
AU... 8
audit auger aught augur aunts aural auras autos
AV... 6
avail avast avers avert avian avows
AW... 2
awing awoke
AX... 4
axial axing axles axons
AZ... 1
azure
Tips for this pattern
- Check the second letter. L follows the A in 27 words (13%), as in ALONG and ALONE. B (19) and N (18) come next.
- Look at the last letter. 21% of five letter words starting with A end in E, like ABOVE and ALONE.
- A strong first guess. If you know the word starts with A, AROSE is a good opener: it tests R, O, S and E, four of the seven most common letters in the open spots.
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How many 5 letter words starting with A are there?
Our dictionary has 208 five letter words starting with A. 73 of them are common everyday words, and the other 135 are rarer words that are still in our dictionary.
What are the most common 5 letter words starting with A?
ABOUT, AFTER, AGAIN, ALONG and AMONG, ranked by how often they appear in everyday English. 82 of all 208 words repeat a letter, and 201 have two or more vowels.
What is the most common second letter in 5 letter words starting with A?
L. 27 of the 208 words (13%) have L second, such as ALONG and ALONE. B is next with 19 words, then N with 18.
Word lists are based on SCOWL. “Most common” order uses data from wordfreq by Robyn Speer, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.