5 letter words starting with A

497 words

There are 497 5-letter words starting with A in the ENABLE dictionary — 6% of all 8,636 words at this length. A is a one-point tile and the bag holds a lot of them, so these words are less about scoring than about shape: they are what clears a vowel-heavy rack, and in a daily guessing game they are how you test a vowel you have not placed yet.

The list divides into 26 groups by second letter, the largest being the 69 words with al. Scanning the right group is faster than reading the whole list, which is why it is broken up below rather than run alphabetically.

If you know more than one letter, this page stops being the fast way to find it. Enter what you have in the unscrambler — the Contains, Starts with and Ends with filters combine, and setting both length fields to 5 narrows this list to the handful your letters actually allow.

All 497 words, by second letter

AA… (3)

aahed aalii aargh

AB… (36)

abaca abaci aback abaft abaka abamp abase abash abate abbas abbes abbey abbot abeam abele abets abhor abide abler ables abmho abode abohm aboil aboma aboon abort about above abris abuse abuts abuzz abyes abysm abyss

AC… (26)

acari acerb aceta ached aches achoo acids acidy acing acini ackee acmes acmic acned acnes acock acold acorn acred acres acrid acted actin actor acute acyls

AD… (27)

adage adapt addax added adder addle adeem adept adieu adios adits adman admen admit admix adobe adobo adopt adore adorn adown adoze adult adunc adust adyta adzes

AE… (5)

aecia aedes aegis aeons aerie

AF… (8)

afars affix afire afoot afore afoul afrit after

AG… (31)

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

AH… (3)

ahead ahold ahull

AI… (15)

aided aider aides ailed aimed aimer aioli aired airer airns airth airts aisle aitch aiver

AJ… (2)

ajiva ajuga

AK… (3)

akees akela akene

AL… (69)

alack alamo aland alane alang alans alant alarm alary alate albas album alcid alder aldol alecs alefs aleph alert alfas algae algal algas algid algin algor algum alias alibi alien alifs align alike aline alist alive aliya alkyd alkyl allay allee alley allod allot allow alloy allyl almah almas almeh almes almud almug aloes aloft aloha aloin alone along aloof aloud alpha altar alter altho altos alula alums alway

AM… (43)

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

AN… (41)

ancon anear anele anent angas angel anger angle angry angst anile anils anima anime animi anion anise ankhs ankle ankus anlas annal annas annex annoy annul anoas anode anole anomy ansae antae antas anted antes antic antis antra antre antsy anvil

AO… (1)

aorta

AP… (24)

apace apart apeak apeek apers apery aphid aphis apian aping apish apnea apods aport appal appel apple apply apres apron apses apsis apter aptly

AQ… (2)

aquae aquas

AR… (49)

araks arbor arced arcus ardeb ardor areae areal areas areca areic arena arete argal argil argle argol argon argot argue argus arhat arias ariel arils arise arles armed armer armet armor aroid aroma arose arpen arras array arris arrow arses arsis arson artal artel artsy arums arval arvos aryls

AS… (24)

asana ascot ascus asdic ashed ashen ashes aside asked asker askew askoi askos aspen asper aspic aspis assai assay asses asset aster astir asyla

AT… (16)

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

AU… (20)

audad audio audit auger aught augur aulic aunts aunty aurae aural aurar auras aurei aures auric auris aurum autos auxin

AV… (12)

avail avant avast avens avers avert avgas avian avion aviso avoid avows

AW… (10)

await awake award aware awash awful awing awned awoke awols

AX… (14)

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

AY… (2)

ayahs ayins

AZ… (11)

azans azide azido azine azlon azoic azole azons azote azoth azure