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5 Letter Words Starting With A

This verified list contains 236 CORE words starting with A, plus 131 entries in the broader extended tier.

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367 Matching words

  1. 7
  2. 10
  3. 7
  4. 7
  5. 11
  6. 10
  7. 8
  8. 8
  9. 7
  10. 7
  11. 8
  12. 8
  13. 7
  14. 8
  15. 8
  16. 8
  17. 6
  18. 6
  19. 8
  20. 6
  21. 9
  22. 9
  23. 9
  24. 5
  25. 6
  26. 8
  27. 6
  28. 5
  29. 5
  30. 9
  31. 9
  32. 8
  33. 8
  34. 9
  35. 6
  36. 6
  37. 6
  38. 9
  39. 8
  40. 8
  41. 7
  42. 7
  43. 8
  44. 8
  45. 5
  46. 8
  47. 10
  48. 12
  49. 7
  50. 7
  51. 5
  52. 8
  53. 11
  54. 11
  55. 9
  56. 13
  57. 12
  58. 8
  59. 8
  60. 7
  61. 10
  62. 7
  63. 7
  64. 8
  65. 6
  66. 6
  67. 6
  68. 6
  69. 8
  70. 6
  71. 5
  72. 5
  73. 9
  74. 8
  75. 5
  76. 6
  77. 12
  78. 7
  79. 9
  80. 6
236CORE words
131extended words
367verified matches
7.9average CORE score

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12 deterministic CORE selections

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What the A list contains

Most common letters immediately after A

  1. L31 words
  2. N21 words
  3. R21 words
  4. B20 words
  5. D19 words

Vowels per word

  1. 1 vowel10 words
  2. 2 vowels137 words
  3. 3 vowels86 words
  4. 4 vowels3 words

Repeated letters

41%

96 of 236 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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5 Letter Words starting with

A367 words · 236 CORE · 131 EXTENDED

  • abets
  • abhor
  • abler
  • abort
  • ached
A367B503C575D355E152F375G331H269I87J102K149L322M341N154O141P455Q51R327S849T429U74V134W237X17Y53Z31

5 Letter Words ending in

A274 words · 127 CORE · 147 EXTENDED

  • china
  • cobra
  • delta
  • dogma
  • extra
A274B31C74D475E741F46G73H209I96J0K156L268M97N283O178P99Q0R431S2,164T385U18V2W28X39Y698Z15

5 Letter Words with

A2,725 words · 1,933 CORE · 792 EXTENDED

  • abets
  • abhor
  • abler
  • abort
  • ached
A2,725B795C1,147D1,246E3,111F584G811H912I1,887J126K710L1,731M945N1,498O2,028P1,024Q66R2,146S3,187T1,689U1,251V391W530X168Y953Z158
Words Starting With ACompare the same letter across verified word lengths 2–15.

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5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

Explore useful two-letter patterns related to A. Each card opens a complete list when available or continues with the matching Finder search.

5 Letter Words Starting with AA0 CORE · 1 extended5 Letter Words Starting with AB20 CORE · 8 extendedaback, abate, abbey, abbot5 Letter Words Starting with AC12 CORE · 7 extendedached, aches, acids, acing5 Letter Words Starting with AD19 CORE · 5 extendedadage, adapt, added, adept5 Letter Words Starting with AE2 CORE · 2 extendedaegis, aerie5 Letter Words Starting with AF5 CORE · 2 extendedaffix, afoot, after, afire5 Letter Words Starting with AG11 CORE · 13 extendedagain, agent, agile, aging5 Letter Words Starting with AH2 CORE · 0 extendedahead, ahold5 Letter Words Starting with AI7 CORE · 3 extendedaided, aides, ailed, aimed5 Letter Words Starting with AK0 CORE · 2 extended5 Letter Words Starting with AL31 CORE · 13 extendedalarm, album, alert, algae5 Letter Words Starting with AM17 CORE · 9 extendedamass, amaze, amber, amble5 Letter Words Starting with AN21 CORE · 14 extendedangel, anger, angle, angry5 Letter Words Starting with AO1 CORE · 0 extendedaorta5 Letter Words Starting with AP12 CORE · 7 extendedapart, aping, apple, apply5 Letter Words Starting with AQ1 CORE · 0 extendedaquas5 Letter Words Starting with AR21 CORE · 15 extendedarbor, arced, ardor, areas5 Letter Words Starting with AS14 CORE · 6 extendedashen, ashes, aside, asked5 Letter Words Starting with AT8 CORE · 6 extendedatlas, atoms, atone, attic5 Letter Words Starting with AU10 CORE · 6 extendedaudio, audit, aunts, aural5 Letter Words Starting with AV7 CORE · 2 extendedavail, avert, avoid, avows5 Letter Words Starting with AW8 CORE · 1 extendedawait, awake, award, aware5 Letter Words Starting with AX5 CORE · 1 extendedaxing, axiom, axles, axial5 Letter Words Starting with AY1 CORE · 1 extendedayahs5 Letter Words Starting with AZ1 CORE · 7 extendedazure

Five-letter search guide

Start from A, then narrow the open positions

A occupies the first position, leaving four places to resolve with a second letter, an ending, or an exact-position clue. This page currently contains 236 CORE and 131 extended matches.

Most common letters immediately after A is led by L with 31 CORE matches. Use the next-letter distribution to choose a useful second clue instead of testing unrelated filters.

The largest vowel group has 2 vowels in 137 CORE words; 41% of the CORE cohort repeats at least one letter. Use those figures as filters, not as claims that one word is the intended answer.

Continue with 5-letter words starting with A–Z, return to the complete 5-letter word list, or compare words starting with a across lengths 2–15.

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How many 5-letter words start with A?

This verified set contains 236 CORE words and 131 extended words, for 367 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this A group?

The 236 CORE words average 7.9 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these A words often repeat letters?

96 of 236 CORE words repeat at least one letter.