5-Letter Words Starting With A

There are 497 five-letter words starting with A. 132 are common English words, listed first; the other 365 are valid but rarer.

Common 5-letter words starting with A (132)

The likeliest answers in word games, A to Z.

abbas
abbey
abbot
abide
abode
abort
about
above
abuse
abyss
aches
acids
acorn
acres
acted
actin
actor
acute
adapt
added
adept
admit
adobe
adopt
adore
adorn
adult
aegis
after
again
agent
agile
aging
agony
agree
ahead
aided
aides
aimed
aired
aisle
alamo
alarm
album
alert
algae
alias
alibi
alien
align
alike
alive
alley
allow
alloy
aloft
aloha
alone
along
aloud
alpha
altar
alter
amaze
amber
amend
amino
among
amour
ample
amuse
angel
anger
angle
angry
angst
anime
ankle
annex
annoy
anvil
apart
apnea
apple
apply
apron
aptly
arbor
areas
arena
argue
argus
arias
ariel
arise
armed
armor
aroma
arose
array
arrow
arson
ascot
ashes
aside
asked
aspen
assay
asses
asset
atlas
atoms
attic
audio
audit
aunts
aunty
autos
avail
avant
avert
avian
avoid
await
awake
award
aware
awful
awoke
axial
axiom
azure

Less common 5-letter words starting with A (365)

AA… (3)

aahed
aalii
aargh

AB… (26)

abaca
abaci
aback
abaft
abaka
abamp
abase
abash
abate
abbes
abeam
abele
abets
abhor
abler
ables
abmho
abohm
aboil
aboma
aboon
abris
abuts
abuzz
abyes
abysm

AC… (18)

acari
acerb
aceta
ached
achoo
acidy
acing
acini
ackee
acmes
acmic
acned
acnes
acock
acold
acred
acrid
acyls

AD… (18)

adage
addax
adder
addle
adeem
adieu
adios
adits
adman
admen
admix
adobo
adown
adoze
adunc
adust
adyta
adzes

AE… (4)

aecia
aedes
aeons
aerie

AF… (7)

afars
affix
afire
afoot
afore
afoul
afrit

AG… (25)

agama
agape
agars
agate
agave
agaze
agene
agers
agger
aggie
aggro
aghas
agios
agism
agist
aglee
aglet
agley
aglow
agmas
agone
agons
agora
agria
agues

AH… (2)

ahold
ahull

AI… (10)

aider
ailed
aimer
aioli
airer
airns
airth
airts
aitch
aiver

AJ… (2)

ajiva
ajuga

AK… (3)

akees
akela
akene

AL… (47)

alack
aland
alane
alang
alans
alant
alary
alate
albas
alcid
alder
aldol
alecs
alefs
aleph
alfas
algal
algas
algid
algin
algor
algum
alifs
aline
alist
aliya
alkyd
alkyl
allay
allee
allod
allot
allyl
almah
almas
almeh
almes
almud
almug
aloes
aloin
aloof
altho
altos
alula
alums
alway

AM… (35)

amahs
amain
amass
ambit
amble
ambos
ambry
ameba
ameer
amens
ament
amias
amice
amici
amide
amido
amids
amies
amiga
amigo
amine
amins
amirs
amiss
amity
ammos
amnia
amnic
amoks
amole
amort
amply
ampul
amuck
amyls

AN… (31)

ancon
anear
anele
anent
angas
anile
anils
anima
animi
anion
anise
ankhs
ankus
anlas
annal
annas
annul
anoas
anode
anole
anomy
ansae
antae
antas
anted
antes
antic
antis
antra
antre
antsy

AO… (1)

aorta

AP… (18)

apace
apeak
apeek
apers
apery
aphid
aphis
apian
aping
apish
apods
aport
appal
appel
apres
apses
apsis
apter

AQ… (2)

aquae
aquas

AR… (34)

araks
arced
arcus
ardeb
ardor
areae
areal
areca
areic
arete
argal
argil
argle
argol
argon
argot
arhat
arils
arles
armer
armet
aroid
arpen
arras
arris
arses
arsis
artal
artel
artsy
arums
arval
arvos
aryls

AS… (16)

asana
ascus
asdic
ashed
ashen
asker
askew
askoi
askos
asper
aspic
aspis
assai
aster
astir
asyla

AT… (13)

ataps
ataxy
atilt
atman
atmas
atoll
atomy
atone
atony
atopy
atria
atrip
attar

AU… (15)

audad
auger
aught
augur
aulic
aurae
aural
aurar
auras
aurei
aures
auric
auris
aurum
auxin

AV… (7)

avast
avens
avers
avgas
avion
aviso
avows

AW… (4)

awash
awing
awned
awols

AX… (12)

axels
axile
axils
axing
axion
axite
axled
axles
axman
axmen
axone
axons

AY… (2)

ayahs
ayins

AZ… (10)

azans
azide
azido
azine
azlon
azoic
azole
azons
azote
azoth

By the numbers

At a glance

Words: 497
Common words: 132 (27%)
Most frequent second letter: L (69 words)

Quick answers

Questions

How many 5-letter words starting with A are there?

497 in our list (the public-domain ENABLE word list). 132 of them are common English words; the other 365 are valid but rarely used.

What are the most common 5-letter words starting with A?

By how often they appear in everyday English: ABOUT, AFTER, AGAIN, ALONG, AMONG.

Which letter most often comes after A in these words?

L, in 69 of the 497 words (14%).