715 words
5 Letter Words Starting With A
There are 715 5-letter words that start with A. The highest-scoring word is ABUZZ, worth 25 points, valid across all three major dictionaries (TWL, SOWPODS/CSW and WWF). 218 of these words — including AARTI, ABACS, ABAND — aren't valid across all three major Scrabble dictionaries (TWL, SOWPODS/CSW and WWF).
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The highest-scoring 5-letter word for this list.
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AAHED9
AALII5
AARGH9
AARTI5
CSWABACA9
ABACI9
ABACK13
ABACS9
CSWABAFT10
ABAKA11
ABAMP11
ABAND8
CSWABASE7
ABASH10
ABASK11
CSWABATE7
ABAYA10
TWL+CSWABBAS9
ABBED10
CSWABBES9
ABBEY12
ABBOT9
ABCEE9
CSWABEAM9
ABEAR7
CSWABELE7
ABETS7
ABHOR10
ABIDE8
ABIES7
CSWABLED8
TWL+CSWABLER7
ABLES7
ABLET7
CSWABLOW10
CSWABMHO12
ABODE8
ABOHM12
ABOIL7
ABOMA9
ABOON7
ABORD8
CSWABORE7
CSWABORT7
ABOUT7
ABOVE10
ABRAM9
CSWABRAY10
CSWABRIM9
CSWABRIN7
CSWABRIS7
ABSEY10
CSWABSIT7
CSWABUNA7
CSWABUNE7
CSWABUSE7
ABUTS7
ABUZZ25
ABYES10
ABYSM12
ABYSS10
ACAIS7
CSWACARI7
ACCAS9
CSWACCOY12
CSWACERB9
ACERS7
CSWACETA7
ACHED11
ACHES10
ACHOO10
ACIDS8
ACIDY11
ACING8
ACINI7
ACKEE11
ACKER11
CSWACMES9
ACMIC11
ACNED8
ACNES7
ACOCK13
ACOLD8
ACORN7
ACRED8
ACRES7
ACRID8
ACTED8
ACTIN7
ACTON7
CSWACTOR7
ACUTE7
ACYLS10
ADAGE7
ADAPT8
ADAWS9
CSWADAYS9
CSWADDAX14
ADDED8
ADDER7
ADDIO7
CSWADDLE7
ADEEM8
ADEPT8
ADHAN9
CSWADIEU6
ADIOS6
ADITS6
ADMAN8
ADMEN8
ADMIN8
CSWADMIT8
ADMIX15
ADOBE8
ADOBO8
ADOPT8
ADORE6
ADORN6
ADOWN9
ADOZE15
ADRAD7
CSWADRED7
CSWADSUM8
CSWADUKI10
CSWADULT6
ADUNC8
ADUST6
ADVEW12
CSWADYTA9
ADZED16
TWL+CSWADZES15
AECIA7
AEDES6
AEGIS6
AEONS5
AERIE5
AEROS5
CSWAESIR5
CSWAFALD9
CSWAFARA8
CSWAFARS8
AFEAR8
CSWAFFIX18
AFIRE8
AFLAJ15
CSWAFOOT8
AFORE8
AFOUL8
AFRIT8
AFROS8
CSWAFTER8
AGAIN6
AGAMA8
AGAMI8
CSWAGAPE8
AGARS6
AGAST6
CSWAGATE6
AGAVE9
AGAZE15
AGENE6
AGENT6
AGERS6
AGGER7
AGGIE7
AGGRI7
CSWAGGRO7
AGGRY10
CSWAGHAS9
AGILA6
CSWAGILE6
AGING7
AGIOS6
AGISM8
AGIST6
AGITA6
TWL+CSWAGLEE6
AGLET6
AGLEY9
AGLOO6
CSWAGLOW9
AGLUS6
CSWAGMAS8
AGOGE7
CSWAGONE6
AGONS6
AGONY9
AGOOD7
CSWAGORA6
AGREE6
AGRIA6
AGRIN6
CSWAGUED7
CSWAGUES6
AGUTI6
CSWAHEAD9
AHEAP10
CSWAHENT8
CSWAHIGH12
CSWAHIND9
CSWAHING9
TWL+CSWAHINT8
CSWAHOLD9
AHULL8
AHURU8
CSWAIDED7
AIDER6
AIDES6
AIDOI6
CSWAIDOS6
CSWAIERY8
CSWAIGAS6
CSWAILED6
AIMED8
AIMER7
AINEE5
CSWAINGA6
CSWAIOLI5
AIRED6
AIRER5
AIRNS5
AIRTH8
AIRTS5
AISLE5
AITCH10
AITUS5
CSWAIVER8
AIZLE14
CSWAJIVA15
AJUGA13
AJWAN15
CSWAKEES9
AKELA9
AKENE9
AKING10
CSWAKITA9
CSWAKKAS13
CSWALAAP7
CSWALACK11
ALAMO7
ALAND6
ALANE5
ALANG6
ALANS5
ALANT5
ALAPA7
CSWALAPS7
CSWALARM7
ALARY8
ALATE5
ALAYS8
CSWALBAS7
ALBEE7
CSWALBUM9
ALCID8
ALCOS7
CSWALDEA6
CSWALDER6
ALDOL6
ALECK11
CSWALECS7
ALEFS8
ALEFT8
CSWALEPH10
ALERT5
ALEWS8
CSWALEYE8
CSWALFAS8
ALGAE6
ALGAL6
ALGAS6
ALGID7
ALGIN6
ALGOR6
ALGUM8
ALIAS5
ALIBI7
ALIEN5
ALIFS8
ALIGN6
ALIKE9
ALINE5
ALIST5
ALIVE8
ALIYA8
ALKIE9
TWL+CSWALKOS9
CSWALKYD13
ALKYL12
ALLAY8
ALLEE5
ALLEL5
CSWALLEY8
ALLIS5
CSWALLOD6
ALLOT5
ALLOW8
ALLOY8
ALLYL8
ALMAH10
ALMAS7
ALMEH10
ALMES7
ALMUD8
ALMUG8
ALODS6
CSWALOED6
CSWALOES5
ALOFT8
ALOHA8
ALOIN5
ALONE5
ALONG6
ALOOF8
ALOUD6
ALOWE8
CSWALPHA10
ALTAR5
ALTER5
ALTHO8
ALTOS5
ALULA5
ALUMS7
ALURE5
CSWALWAY11
AMAHS10
AMAIN7
AMASS7
AMATE7
CSWAMAUT7
CSWAMAZE16
AMBAN9
CSWAMBER9
AMBIT9
AMBLE9
AMBOS9
AMBRY12
AMEBA9
AMEER7
AMEND8
AMENE7
CSWAMENS7
AMENT7
AMIAS7
AMICE9
AMICI9
AMIDE8
AMIDO8
AMIDS8
AMIES7
AMIGA8
AMIGO8
AMINE7
AMINO7
AMINS7
AMIRS7
AMISS7
AMITY10
AMLAS7
CSWAMMAN9
CSWAMMON9
CSWAMMOS9
AMNIA7
AMNIC9
AMNIO7
TWL+CSWAMOKS11
AMOLE7
AMONG8
AMORT7
AMOUR7
AMOVE10
CSWAMOWT10
CSWAMPED10
TWL+CSWAMPLE9
AMPLY12
AMPUL9
AMRIT7
CSWAMUCK13
AMUSE7
AMYLS10
ANANA5
CSWANATA5
CSWANCHO10
TWL+CSWANCLE7
CSWANCON7
ANDRO6
TWL+CSWANEAR5
ANELE5
ANENT5
ANGAS6
ANGEL6
ANGER6
ANGLE6
ANGLO6
TWL+CSWANGRY9
ANGST6
ANIGH9
CSWANILE5
ANILS5
ANIMA7
ANIME7
ANIMI7
ANION5
ANISE5
ANKER9
CSWANKHS12
ANKLE9
ANKUS9
ANLAS5
ANNAL5
ANNAS5
ANNAT5
CSWANNEX12
ANNOY8
ANNUL5
ANOAS5
ANODE6
ANOLE5
ANOMY10
ANSAE5
ANTAE5
ANTAR5
CSWANTAS5
ANTED6
ANTES5
ANTIC7
ANTIS5
ANTRA5
ANTRE5
ANTSY8
ANVIL8
ANYON8
TWL+CSWAORTA5
APACE9
APAGE8
CSWAPAID8
CSWAPART7
APAYD11
CSWAPAYS10
CSWAPEAK11
APEEK11
APERS7
APERT7
CSWAPERY10
APGAR8
CSWAPHID11
APHIS10
APIAN7
APING8
APIOL7
CSWAPISH10
APISM9
CSWAPNEA7
APODE8
CSWAPODS8
APOOP9
CSWAPORT7
APPAL9
APPAY12
CSWAPPEL9
APPLE9
APPLY12
APPRO9
CSWAPPUI9
CSWAPPUY12
CSWAPRES7
APRON7
APSES7
APSIS7
APSOS7
CSWAPTED8
CSWAPTER7
APTLY10
AQUAE14
AQUAS14
ARABA7
CSWARAKS9
ARAME7
TWL+CSWARARS5
CSWARBAS7
CSWARBOR7
ARCED8
ARCUS7
ARDEB8
ARDOR6
ARDRI6
CSWAREAD6
CSWAREAE5
AREAL5
AREAR5
CSWAREAS5
ARECA7
AREDD7
CSWAREDE6
CSWAREFY11
CSWAREIC7
ARENA5
ARENE5
TWL+CSWAREPA7
TWL+CSWARERE5
CSWARETE5
ARETS5
CSWARETT5
CSWARGAL6
ARGAN6
CSWARGIL6
ARGLE6
ARGOL6
ARGON6
ARGOT6
ARGUE6
ARGUS6
ARHAT8
ARIAS5
ARIEL5
ARIKI9
CSWARILS5
ARIOT5
CSWARISE5
ARISH8
CSWARKED10
CSWARLED6
CSWARLES5
ARMED8
ARMER7
ARMET7
ARMIL7
CSWARMOR7
ARNAS5
CSWARNUT5
CSWAROBA7
CSWAROHA8
CSWAROID6
AROMA7
AROSE5
ARPAS7
CSWARPEN7
ARRAH8
CSWARRAS5
ARRAY8
ARRET5
CSWARRIS5
ARROW8
ARSED6
CSWARSES5
ARSEY8
CSWARSIS5
ARSON5
ARTAL5
ARTEL5
ARTIC7
CSWARTIS5
CSWARTSY8
ARUHE8
CSWARUMS7
ARVAL8
ARVOS8
ARYLS8
ASANA5
ASCOT7
ASCUS7
ASDIC8
ASHED9
ASHEN8
ASHES8
ASHET8
CSWASIDE6
ASKED10
ASKER9
ASKEW12
ASKOI9
ASKOS9
ASPEN7
ASPER7
ASPIC9
ASPIS7
ASPRO7
CSWASSAI5
ASSAM7
CSWASSAY8
ASSES5
ASSET5
ASSEZ14
CSWASSOT5
CSWASTER5
ASTIR5
ASTUN5
CSWASWAY11
CSWASWIM10
CSWASYLA8
ATAPS7
ATAXY15
ATIGI6
CSWATILT5
ATIMY10
CSWATLAS5
ATMAN7
ATMAS7
ATOCS7
CSWATOKE9
CSWATOKS9
CSWATOLL5
ATOMS7
ATOMY10
ATONE5
ATONY8
ATOPY10
ATRIA5
ATRIP7
ATTAP7
CSWATTAR5
ATTIC7
ATUAS5
CSWAUDAD7
AUDIO6
AUDIT6
AUGER6
AUGHT9
AUGUR6
AULAS5
CSWAULIC7
AULOI5
CSWAULOS5
CSWAUMIL7
CSWAUNES5
CSWAUNTS5
AUNTY8
AURAE5
AURAL5
AURAR5
AURAS5
AUREI5
AURES5
AURIC7
AURIS5
AURUM7
AUTOS5
AUXIN12
AVAIL8
AVALE8
CSWAVANT8
AVAST8
AVELS8
CSWAVENS8
AVERS8
AVERT8
AVGAS9
AVIAN8
AVINE8
CSWAVION8
AVISE8
CSWAVISO8
AVIZE17
CSWAVOID9
AVOWS11
AVYZE20
CSWAWAIT8
AWAKE12
AWARD9
AWARE8
AWARN8
CSWAWASH11
AWATO8
CSWAWAVE11
CSWAWAYS11
CSWAWDLS9
CSWAWEEL8
CSWAWETO8
CSWAWFUL11
AWING9
AWMRY13
CSWAWNED9
AWNER8
CSWAWOKE12
AWOLS8
AWORK12
CSWAXELS12
AXIAL12
AXILE12
AXILS12
AXING13
AXIOM14
AXION12
AXITE12
AXLED13
AXLES12
AXMAN14
AXMEN14
AXOID13
CSWAXONE12
AXONS12
AYAHS11
AYELP10
CSWAYGRE9
CSWAYINS8
AYONT8
CSWAYRES8
CSWAYRIE8
CSWAZANS14
AZIDE15
AZIDO15
AZINE14
AZLON14
AZOIC16
AZOLE14
AZONS14
AZOTE14
AZOTH17
AZUKI18
TWL+CSWAZURE14
AZURN14
CSWAZURY17
CSWAZYGY21
CSWAZYME19
CSWAZYMS19
CSWThe number on each tile is its Scrabble point value. Words without a tag are valid in TWL, SOWPODS (Collins/CSW) and ENABLE (Words with Friends); tagged words (e.g. "CSW", "TWL+WWF") are only valid under the dictionaries shown.