AD up front leaves 87 words. ADAGE, ADAPT, ADEPT lead them, and 10 sit on the answer list.
ADMIN is the most familiar word here that could still come up as the answer.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 87 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- ADOBE: takes 87 down to 40 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- ADOPT: down to 48. It is on the answer list.
- ADMIT: down to 49. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
S is the ending to expect here, closing 12 of these words. If you need a second letter to test, E (28), O (21) and I (18) appear here more than any others. Only 6 of the 87 are everyday words. The rest belong to crosswords more than to conversation, so lean on the letters above rather than on the tail of the list.
Best 5 Letter Words Starting with AD
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- ADAGE
- ADAPT
- ADEPT
- ADMIN
- ADMIT
- ADOBE
- ADOPT
- ADORE
- ADORN
- ADULT
- ADDED
5 Letter Words Starting with A and Ending in E
- ADAGE
- ADOBE
- ADORE
- ADAWE
- ADDIE
- ADDLE
- ADOZE
- ADRUE
- ADURE
5 Letter Words Starting with A and Ending in N
- ADMIN
- ADORN
- ADAWN
- ADCON
- ADDIN
- ADHAN
- ADION
- ADMAN
- ADMEN
- ADOON
- ADOWN
5 Letter Words Starting with A and Ending in S
- ADAMS
- ADATS
- ADAWS
- ADAYS
- ADDAS
- ADDIS
- ADEPS
- ADIOS
- ADITS
- ADVTS
- ADYTS
- ADZES
5 Letter Words Starting with A and Ending in T
- ADAPT
- ADEPT
- ADMIT
- ADOPT
- ADULT
- ADBOT
- ADLET
- ADRET
- ADUST
5 Letter Words Starting with A and Ending in A, B, C and other letters
- ADAPA
- ADDDA
- ADDRA
- ADELA
- ADOXA
- ADYTA
- ADLIB
- ADORB
- ADHOC
- ADUNC
- ADDED
- ADEAD
- ADRAD
- ADRED
- ADZED
- ADOLF
- ADJAG
- ADATI
- ADLAI
- ADUKI
- ADUSK
- ADDNL
- ADIEL
- ADEEM
- ADSUM
- ADDIO
- ADOBO
- ADPAO
- ADEEP
- ADRIP
- ADROP
- ADDER
- ADZER
- ADIEU
- ADMOV
- ADRAW
- ADVEW
- ADDAX
- ADFIX
- ADMIX
- ADMRX
- ADNEX
- ADAGY
- ADATY
- ADLAY
- ADOXY
Part of: 5 Letter Words Starting with A
Less Familiar Words Here
A few here appear in puzzles more often than in speech. Worth reading before one of them costs you a guess.
- ADDAX: Large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of northern Africa.
- ADMAN: Someone whose business is advertising.
- ADDLE: Become rotten.
- ADOBO: A dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice.
- ADIOS: A farewell remark.
- ADDER: A person who adds numbers.
- ADIEU: A farewell remark.
- ADORN: Be beautiful to look at. It is on the answer list.
- ADEPT: Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer start with AD?
Yes. ADULT, ADMIT and ADOPT all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. ADDED and ADAMS are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is ADMIX really a word?
Yes. Mix or blend. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
ADULT. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. ADZER and ADZED are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.