4 letter words starting with a
Welcome to the world of four-letter wonders, where every word starts with the adventurous letter 'A'! Discover a playful mix of words that are perfect for games, puzzles, or simply expanding your vocabulary. Let’s dive into this alphabet adventure and uncover some amazing and amusing words together!
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| away | 10 | out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts) | pushed all doubts away |
| also | 4 | in addition | - |
| able | 6 | having a strong healthy body | an able seaman |
| army | 9 | the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare | - |
| area | 4 | a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve | - |
| aunt | 4 | the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle | - |
| arms | 6 | the official symbols of a family, state, etc. | - |
| anna | 4 | a former copper coin of Pakistan and India | - |
| amen | 6 | a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes | - |
| alan | 4 | - | - |
| anti | 4 | a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.) | the antis smelled victory after a long battle |
| arts | 4 | studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills) | the college of arts and sciences |
| acts | 6 | a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome | - |
| arse | 4 | vulgar slang for anus | - |
| acid | 7 | street name for lysergic acid diethylamide | - |
| auto | 4 | a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine | - |
| aged | 6 | (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable) | - |
| ahem | 9 | the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc. | - |
| alas | 4 | by bad luck | alas, I cannot stay |
| ammo | 8 | projectiles to be fired from a gun | - |
| ache | 9 | feel physical pain | - |
| ally | 7 | an associate who provides cooperation or assistance | he's a good ally in fight |
| anal | 4 | a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc. | - |
| arch | 9 | a passageway under a curved masonry construction | they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory |
| atom | 6 | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything | - |
| axel | 11 | - | - |
| ares | 4 | (Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars | - |
| aids | 5 | a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles | - |
| anus | 4 | the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal | - |
| alma | 6 | - | - |
| afar | 7 | - | - |
| alps | 6 | a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction | - |
| alec | 6 | - | - |
| afro | 7 | a rounded thickly curled hairdo | - |
| abba | 8 | - | - |
| acre | 6 | a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean | - |
| anew | 7 | again but in a new or different way | wanted to write the story anew |
| aida | 5 | - | - |
| aqua | 13 | a shade of blue tinged with green | - |
| alms | 6 | money or goods contributed to the poor | - |
| airs | 4 | affected manners intended to impress others | don't put on airs with me |
| ante | 4 | place one's stake | - |
| alfa | 7 | - | - |
| amir | 6 | an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia) | - |
| amin | 6 | - | - |
| awol | 7 | absent without permission | - |
| ames | 6 | - | - |
| amid | 7 | - | - |
| aide | 5 | an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer | - |
| ahoy | 10 | - | - |
| alba | 6 | - | - |
| acne | 6 | an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones | - |
| atop | 6 | - | - |
| alto | 4 | the highest adult male singing voice | - |
| axes | 11 | - | - |
| addy | 9 | - | - |
| arty | 7 | showily imitative of art or artists | - |
| apex | 13 | the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars | - |
| auld | 5 | a Scottish word | auld lang syne |
| aria | 4 | an elaborate song for solo voice | - |
| akin | 8 | similar in quality or character | a feeling akin to terror |
| amok | 10 | wildly; without self-control | - |
| axle | 11 | a shaft on which a wheel rotates | - |
| airy | 7 | not practical or realizable; speculative | airy theories about socioeconomic improvement |
| ajar | 11 | slightly open | the door was ajar |
| amie | 6 | - | - |
| aeon | 4 | (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe | - |
| awry | 10 | turned or twisted to one side | with his necktie twisted awry |
| arid | 5 | lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless | a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata |
| avid | 8 | marked by active interest and enthusiasm | an avid sports fan |
| arvo | 7 | - | - |
| anon | 4 | (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while | see you anon |
| abed | 7 | - | - |
| abut | 6 | lie adjacent to another or share a boundary | - |
| anil | 4 | a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically | - |
| anis | 4 | - | - |
| awed | 8 | inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence | awed by the silence |
| aloe | 4 | succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa | - |
| agha | 8 | title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey) | - |
| atma | 6 | - | - |
| amis | 6 | - | - |
| alum | 6 | a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum | - |
| arcs | 6 | - | - |
| amyl | 9 | a hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compounds | - |
| adit | 5 | a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine | - |
| ales | 4 | - | - |
| aero | 4 | - | - |
| anas | 4 | type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks | - |
| acme | 8 | the highest point (of something) | - |
| alky | 11 | a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually | - |
| arak | 8 | any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses | - |
| achy | 12 | causing a dull and steady pain | her old achy joints |
| amah | 9 | a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else | - |
| ankh | 11 | - | - |
| ashy | 10 | of a light grey | - |
| alga | 5 | primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves | - |
| agog | 6 | highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, etc. | I've been agog all afternoon, waiting for the next episode in your mystery story |
| ably | 9 | with competence; in a competent capable manner | - |
| aver | 7 | report or maintain | - |
| abet | 6 | assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing | - |
| apse | 6 | a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar | - |
| ards | 5 | acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc. | - |
| agee | 5 | United States novelist (1909-1955) | - |
| abbs | 8 | - | - |
| alow | 7 | - | - |
| aper | 6 | someone who copies the words or behavior of another | - |
| arco | 6 | (of instruments in the violin family) to be played with the bow | - |
| avow | 10 | admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about | - |
| asea | 4 | in the direction of the sea | - |
| asar | 4 | - | - |
| agar | 5 | a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods | - |
| agen | 5 | - | - |
| abri | 6 | - | - |
| ambo | 8 | a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it | - |
| ague | 5 | successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria | - |
| akas | 8 | - | - |
| auas | 4 | - | - |
| argh | 8 | - | - |
| alus | 4 | - | - |
| aloo | 4 | - | - |
| ajis | 11 | - | - |
| agro | 5 | - | - |
| acro | 6 | - | - |
| augh | 8 | - | - |
| awfy | 13 | - | - |
| awks | 11 | - | - |
| aber | 6 | - | - |
| arar | 4 | - | - |
| apod | 7 | - | - |
| apos | 6 | - | - |
| apps | 8 | - | - |
| apes | 6 | - | - |
| aped | 7 | - | - |
| apay | 9 | - | - |
| ants | 4 | - | - |
| apso | 6 | - | - |
| apts | 6 | - | - |
| aret | 4 | - | - |
| areg | 5 | - | - |
| ared | 5 | - | - |
| arbs | 6 | - | - |
| arba | 6 | - | - |
| arew | 7 | - | - |
| anta | 4 | - | - |
| anan | 4 | - | - |
| amus | 6 | - | - |
| amps | 8 | - | - |
| amla | 6 | - | - |
| ance | 6 | - | - |
| ands | 5 | - | - |
| ansa | 4 | - | - |
| anow | 7 | - | - |
| anoa | 4 | small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns | - |
| anns | 4 | - | - |
| anno | 4 | - | - |
| anga | 5 | - | - |
| anes | 4 | - | - |
| amia | 6 | type genus of the Amiidae | - |
| arfs | 7 | - | - |
| avel | 7 | - | - |
| avas | 7 | - | - |
| aval | 7 | - | - |
| aura | 4 | an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint | - |
| aune | 4 | - | - |
| aula | 4 | - | - |
| auks | 8 | - | - |
| aufs | 7 | - | - |
| atua | 4 | - | - |
| aves | 7 | (ornithology) the class of birds | - |
| avos | 7 | - | - |
| axed | 12 | - | - |
| axal | 11 | - | - |
| awny | 10 | having awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses | - |
| awns | 7 | - | - |
| awls | 7 | - | - |
| awes | 7 | - | - |
| awee | 7 | - | - |
| awdl | 8 | - | - |
| arti | 4 | - | - |
| arsy | 7 | - | - |
| arpa | 6 | - | - |
| arow | 7 | - | - |
| arna | 4 | - | - |
| arle | 4 | - | - |
| arks | 8 | - | - |
| aris | 4 | - | - |
| aril | 4 | fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelops the seed | - |
| arum | 6 | any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe | - |
| atok | 8 | - | - |
| atoc | 6 | - | - |
| ates | 4 | - | - |
| atap | 6 | - | - |
| asps | 6 | - | - |
| asks | 8 | - | - |
| asci | 6 | - | - |
| aryl | 7 | - | - |
| agon | 5 | a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes | - |
| aesc | 6 | - | - |
| aery | 7 | the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle) | - |
| adze | 14 | an edge tool used to cut and shape wood | - |
| adry | 8 | - | - |
| ados | 5 | - | - |
| adds | 6 | - | - |
| adaw | 8 | - | - |
| acyl | 9 | any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group | an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group |
| affy | 13 | - | - |
| agma | 7 | - | - |
| agly | 8 | - | - |
| aglu | 5 | - | - |
| agio | 5 | a fee charged for exchanging currencies | - |
| agin | 5 | - | - |
| ages | 5 | - | - |
| ager | 5 | - | - |
| agas | 5 | - | - |
| acta | 6 | - | - |
| abid | 7 | - | - |
| abbe | 8 | a French abbot | - |
| abas | 6 | - | - |
| abac | 8 | - | - |
| aals | 4 | - | - |
| aahs | 7 | - | - |
| abos | 6 | - | - |
| aces | 6 | - | - |
| acer | 6 | type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit | - |
| aced | 7 | - | - |
| acca | 8 | - | - |
| acai | 6 | - | - |
| abys | 9 | - | - |
| abye | 9 | make amends for | - |
| akee | 8 | red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe | - |
| alko | 8 | - | - |
| alit | 4 | - | - |
| alif | 7 | - | - |
| alfs | 7 | - | - |
| alew | 7 | - | - |
| alef | 7 | - | - |
| alee | 4 | - | - |
| alco | 6 | - | - |
| albs | 6 | - | - |
| alls | 4 | - | - |
| amas | 6 | - | - |
| alts | 4 | - | - |
| alod | 5 | - | - |
| alme | 6 | - | - |
| albe | 6 | - | - |
| airn | 4 | - | - |
| ains | 4 | - | - |
| aine | 4 | - | - |
| aims | 6 | - | - |
| ails | 4 | - | - |
| aiga | 5 | - | - |
| aias | 4 | - | - |
| ahis | 7 | - | - |
| ahed | 8 | - | - |
| airt | 4 | channel into a new direction | - |
| alay | 7 | - | - |
| alar | 4 | of or relating to the axil | - |
| alap | 6 | - | - |
| alae | 4 | - | - |
| akes | 8 | - | - |
| aked | 9 | - | - |
| ajee | 11 | - | - |
| aitu | 4 | - | - |
| aits | 4 | - | - |
| axil | 11 | the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk | - |
| azym | 18 | - | - |
| azon | 13 | - | - |
| azan | 13 | - | - |
| axis | 11 | the center around which something rotates | - |
| axon | 11 | long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron | - |
| ayah | 10 | (in India) a native nursemaid who looks after children | - |
| ayes | 7 | - | - |
| ayin | 7 | the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet | - |
| ayre | 7 | - | - |
| ayus | 7 | - | - |
Welcome to the whimsical world of four-letter words that start with the letter A! These words might be pint-sized, but they pack a punch when it comes to their influence on language and pronunciation. The letter A is the first in the English alphabet and often brings a sense of beginnings or prominence in our daily discourse. From the everyday to the exceptional, these words add a unique flair and rhythm to conversations. Stay tuned for some fascinating examples that showcase their fun, utility, and downright quirkiness.
About 4-Letter Words Starting with A
The letter A is one of the most commonly used vowels in the English language, giving it a significant role in word formation. Its frequent appearance at the start of four-letter words lends to their versatility and distinct phonetic appeal. Words like "arch" or "aqua" are perfect examples of how the initial position of A influences both sound and meaning, providing a smooth opening or a crisp, attention-grabbing note. These words often serve as stepping stones in communication, connecting ideas seamlessly.
Pronunciation of these words can vary, adding a layer of intrigue to everyday language. Consider the word "acer," where the A sounds like 'ay,' or "axle," where the A is pronounced as 'ah.' This diversity in sound makes the language rich and engaging. Moreover, the position of A in four-letter words often dictates whether the word is a noun, verb, or even an adjective, showcasing its adaptability and essential role in language mechanics.
Popular Word Examples
Four-letter words beginning with A are not just foundational but also frequently used. Here are some popular examples:
Able
- Definition: Having the power, skill, means, or opportunity to do something.
- Example in a Sentence: She's able to solve complex puzzles with ease.
- Fun Fact: The word "able" comes from the Latin "habilis," which means handy or capable.
Area
- Definition: A space allocated or marked off as part of a larger space, for a specific purpose.
- Example in a Sentence: That area of the park is designated for picnics.
- Fun Fact: The mathematical concept of area was first used by ancient Egyptians in land measurement.
Axis
- Definition: An imaginary line about which a body rotates.
- Example in a Sentence: Earth's axis is tilted, which is why we have seasons.
- Fun Fact: The term "axis" is derived from the Latin word "axis," meaning axle or pivot.
Arch
- Definition: A curved symmetrical structure spanning an opening.
- Example in a Sentence: The arch of the bridge was beautifully illuminated at night.
- Fun Fact: Arches were first used in Mesopotamian architecture some 4,000 years ago.
Aqua
- Definition: A shade of blue tinged with green; water.
- Example in a Sentence: She painted her room in a calming aqua color.
- Fun Fact: "Aqua" is Latin for water, often used to describe everything from pool toys to interior design.
High-Scoring Scrabble Examples
For those who love word games, these four-letter words starting with A can rack up some serious points on the Scrabble board:
| Word | Scrabble Points | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Axle | 11 | A shaft on which a wheel rotates. |
| Apex | 13 | The top or highest part of something. |
| Azo | 12 | Relating to nitrogen compounds. |
| Axon | 11 | A nerve fiber that conducts electrical impulses. |
| Arum | 6 | A plant of the genus Arum. |
Popular 5-Letter Words for Wordle
Wordle enthusiasts often seek out words that start with A. Here's a list of five-letter words that fit the bill:
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Apple | A fruit with a sweet taste. |
| Amber | A yellowish-brown fossil resin. |
| Angle | Space between two intersecting lines. |
| Armor | Protective covering for the body. |
| Argue | To give reasons for or against something. |
Unusual and Rare Word Examples
Delve into the curious realm of rare and unusual four-letter words that begin with A.
Agog
- Definition: Very eager or curious to hear or see something.
- Interesting Fact: Originates from the Old French 'en gogues,' meaning in mirth.
- Example in a Sentence: The children were agog with excitement at the circus.
Ajar
- Definition: Slightly open (referring to doors).
- Interesting Fact: Its etymology is uncertain but likely Middle English, meaning on the jar (meaning turn).
- Example in a Sentence: The door was left ajar, letting the cool breeze in.
Amok
- Definition: Behaving uncontrollably and disruptively.
- Interesting Fact: Comes from the Malay word "amuk," meaning to engage furiously in battle.
- Example in a Sentence: The toddler ran amok in the supermarket.
Aide
- Definition: An assistant to an important person.
- Interesting Fact: From the French word "aider," meaning to help.
- Example in a Sentence: The president's aide arranged the press conference.
Alms
- Definition: Money or food given to poor people.
- Interesting Fact: Derives from the Greek word "eleēmosynē," meaning pity or mercy.
- Example in a Sentence: He gave alms to the needy every Sunday.
Final Words
Exploring four-letter words that start with A reveals their surprising depth and diversity. Whether you're playing a word game or simply enriching your vocabulary, these words offer both charm and utility. Dive into the world of A-words and discover their linguistic magic!
