3-letter words starting with A
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter A. This section showcases how A at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with A, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| and | 4 | A particle which expresses the relation of connection or addition. It is used to conjoin a word with a word, a clause with a clause, or a sentence with a sentence. | - |
| are | 3 | a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters | - |
| all | 3 | to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly') | a totally new situation |
| any | 6 | one or some or every or all without specification | give me any peaches you don't want |
| ask | 7 | consider obligatory; request and expect | Aren't we asking too much of these children? |
| ago | 4 | gone by; or in the past | two years ago |
| ass | 3 | slang for sexual intercourse | - |
| air | 3 | expose to fresh air | - |
| age | 4 | a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises | she was now of school age |
| act | 5 | pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind | He acted the idiot |
| art | 3 | the products of human creativity; works of art collectively | an art exhibition |
| arm | 5 | any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting | - |
| aah | 6 | express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah' | They oohed and aahed when they unwrapped the presents |
| add | 5 | determine the sum of | - |
| ate | 3 | goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment | - |
| aye | 6 | - | - |
| aim | 5 | the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies | - |
| aid | 4 | improve the condition of | - |
| ana | 3 | a collection of anecdotes about a person or place | - |
| ann | 3 | - | - |
| ace | 5 | a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey | - |
| ash | 6 | any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus | - |
| aha | 6 | - | - |
| ant | 3 | social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers | - |
| ape | 5 | someone who copies the words or behavior of another | - |
| axe | 10 | terminate | The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it |
| ail | 3 | cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed | - |
| ark | 7 | (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments | - |
| ale | 3 | a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume | - |
| awe | 6 | a feeling of profound respect for someone or something | - |
| arc | 5 | electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field | - |
| ave | 6 | - | - |
| ami | 5 | - | - |
| abs | 5 | any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances | - |
| ava | 6 | - | - |
| apt | 5 | being of striking appropriateness and pertinence | an apt reply |
| ado | 4 | a rapid active commotion | - |
| aft | 6 | at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane | stow the luggage aft |
| amu | 5 | - | - |
| ake | 7 | - | - |
| amp | 7 | a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP | - |
| alf | 6 | - | - |
| ala | 3 | a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism | the alae of the nose |
| aba | 5 | a fabric woven from goat hair and camel hair | - |
| aga | 4 | title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey) | - |
| ans | 3 | the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands | - |
| als | 3 | thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs | - |
| apo | 5 | - | - |
| awa | 6 | - | - |
| ani | 3 | black tropical American cuckoo | - |
| abo | 5 | - | - |
| ais | 3 | - | - |
| ard | 4 | - | - |
| alt | 3 | angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) | - |
| app | 7 | - | - |
| ait | 3 | - | - |
| avo | 6 | 100 avos equal 1 pataca in Macao | - |
| asp | 5 | of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder | - |
| ane | 3 | used of a single unit or thing; not two or more | `ane' is Scottish |
| alp | 5 | any high mountain | - |
| awl | 6 | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes | - |
| att | 3 | - | - |
| ary | 6 | - | - |
| aff | 9 | - | - |
| aby | 8 | make amends for | - |
| abb | 7 | an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s | - |
| arb | 5 | someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential) | - |
| alb | 5 | a white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves; worn by priests | - |
| aka | 7 | - | - |
| ain | 3 | belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive | `ain' is Scottish |
| aia | 3 | - | - |
| ahs | 6 | - | - |
| ach | 8 | - | - |
| aas | 3 | an associate degree in applied science | - |
| aal | 3 | - | - |
| ahi | 6 | - | - |
| ags | 4 | - | - |
| adz | 13 | an edge tool used to cut and shape wood | - |
| ads | 4 | - | - |
| ama | 5 | - | - |
| azo | 12 | relating to or containing the azo radical | - |
| ayu | 6 | - | - |
| ays | 6 | - | - |
| awn | 6 | slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses | - |
| auk | 7 | black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas | - |
| arf | 6 | - | - |
| ars | 3 | - | - |
| auf | 6 | - | - |
| aue | 3 | - | - |
| aua | 3 | - | - |
| aji | 10 | - | - |
| awk | 10 | - | - |
| ats | 3 | - | - |
| ame | 5 | - | - |
| alu | 3 | - | - |
