5-Letter Words Starting With A
100 wordsFive-letter words starting with A offer a strong foundation for word games and vocabulary building. This collection spans everyday terms alongside rare finds that can catch opponents off guard.
Pattern Guide
Word recommendations for board games.
Word Games
High-value words for board games
Top 5-Letter Words
noisy like the sound of a bee
add to the very end
bugle
be a mystery or bewildering to
before the appearance of life
mix or blend
ABUZZ dominates both Scrabble and Words With Friends, though it scores two points higher in WWF due to the boosted Z value. AJIVA and AJUGA showcase WWF's elevated J scoring—both become more attractive plays there than in Scrabble. For consistent power across both games, AZYME and AFFIX deliver reliably high scores without depending on letter-value differences.
Wordle
5-letter words for daily puzzles
Good Starters (E, A, R, S, T)
AFTER and APART both test common consonants while placing A in different positions. AGENT adds variety by checking G and N, giving you solid coverage of frequent English letter patterns.
Hidden Gems
Rare but valid words to surprise opponents
a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces
red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe
tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
of or relating to alga
ACKEE names a red, pear-shaped tropical fruit with flesh that's poisonous when unripe or overripe. Beyond its unusual botanical facts, this five-letter word plays legally in both Scrabble and WWF—making it a genuine surprise weapon when the right tiles appear.
Popular crossword answers
Words frequently used in crossword puzzles with common clues.