5-Letter Words Starting With A

100 words

Five-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

ABUZZ

noisy like the sound of a bee

25 pts
AZYME
19 pts
AFFIX

add to the very end

18 pts
17 pts
AMAZE

be a mystery or bewildering to

16 pts
AZOIC

before the appearance of life

16 pts
ADMIX

mix or blend

15 pts
AGAZE

(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder

15 pts

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)

AFTERStarter

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

AGREEStarter

go together

AGENTStarter

the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

APARTStarter

placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose

Common Words (likely answers)

ABOUTCommon

used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction

AGAINCommon

anew

AFTERCommon

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

ALONECommon

without anybody else or anything else

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

ABELE

a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces

ACKEE

red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe

AGAVE

tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber

ALGAL

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.