5 Letter Words Starting with A

All 1,383 5 letter words that start with a, with the likely Wordle answers marked. Browse the full list and filter to answers or common words.

A opens 1,383 different words, ABACK, ABASE, ABATE among them. 137 have already been Wordle answers, marked in green.

About 10% (137) have been actual Wordle answers. ABOUT is among the most familiar to reach for.

Best First Guesses

With 1,383 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.

ARISE: takes 1,383 down to 278 at worst. It has been an answer before.
ALERT: down to 330. It has been an answer before.
ALTER: down to 330. It has been an answer before.

What These Words Have in Common

240 of them end in S, about one in five of the list. The letters that turn up alongside most often are E (494), R (416) and I (370). Only 67 of the 1,383 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 A

The strongest picks, with likely Wordle answers first.

ABACK
ABASE
ABATE
ABBEY
ABBOT
ABHOR
ABIDE
ABLED
ABODE
ABORT
ABOUT
ABOVE
ABUSE
ABYSS
ACORN
ACRID
ACTOR
ACUTE
ADAGE
ADAPT
ADEPT
ADMIN
ADMIT
ADOBE
ADOPT
ADORE
ADORN
ADULT
AFFIX
AFIRE
AFOOT
AFOUL
AFTER
AGAIN
AGAPE
AGATE
AGENT
AGILE
AGING
AGLOW
AGONY
AGORA
AGREE
AHEAD
AIDER
AISLE
ALARM
ALBUM
ALERT
ALGAE
ALIBI
ALIEN
ALIGN
ALIKE
ALIVE
ALLAY
ALLEY
ALLOT
ALLOW
ALLOY
ALOFT
ALONE
ALONG
ALOOF
ALOUD
ALPHA
ALTAR
ALTER
AMAZE
AMBER
AMBLE
AMEND
AMISS
AMITY
AMPLE
AMPLY
AMUSE
ANGEL
ANGER
ANGLE
ANGRY
ANGST
ANIME
ANKLE
ANNEX
ANNOY
ANNUL
ANODE
ANTIC
ANVIL
AORTA
APART
APHID
APING
APNEA
APPLE
APPLY
APRON
APTLY
ARBOR
ARDOR
ARENA
ARGUE
ARISE
ARMOR
AROMA
AROSE
ARRAY
ARROW
ARSON
ARTSY
ASCOT
ASHEN
ASIDE
ASKEW
ATOLL
ATONE
ATTIC
AUDIO
AUDIT
AUGUR
AUNTY
AVAIL
AVERT
AVIAN
AVOID
AWAIT
AWAKE
AWARD
AWARE
AWASH
AWFUL
AWOKE
AXIAL
AXIOM
AXION
AZURE
ACIDS
ACRES
ADDED
AIMED
ALIAS
ALLAN
ALLEN
AMINO
AREAS
ARMED
ASKED
ATLAS
AUTOS

5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In A

AGORA
ALPHA
AORTA
APNEA
ARENA
AROMA
ABACA
ABADA
ABAKA
ABAMA
ABAYA
ABOMA
ABUNA
ABURA
ABUTA
ACANA
ACARA
ACCHA
ACCRA
ACETA
ACOMA
ACROA
ADAPA
ADDDA
ADDRA
ADELA
ADOXA
ADYTA
AECIA
AEVIA
AFARA
AGADA
AGAMA
AGATA
AGENA
AGILA
AGITA
AGRIA
AGUNA
AGURA
AHURA
AINGA
AJAJA
AJAVA
AJIVA
AJUGA
AJUPA
AKALA
AKARA
AKASA
AKELA
AKITA
AKOIA
AKOJA
AKOYA
ALADA
ALALA
ALAPA
ALATA
ALCEA
ALDEA
ALIDA
ALIMA
ALIYA
ALOHA
ALOMA
ALOSA
ALULA
ALUTA
ALVIA
AMAGA
AMALA
AMAPA
AMARA
AMEBA
AMIGA
AMITA
AMNIA
AMORA
AMULA
ANAMA
ANANA
ANASA
ANATA
ANCHA
ANDIA
ANGIA
ANGKA
ANIBA
ANIMA
ANITA
ANLIA
ANMIA
ANOIA
ANOVA
ANTRA
ANURA
AOTEA
APAMA
APHRA
APINA
APODA
ARABA
ARACA
ARARA
ARAUA
ARAWA
ARDEA
ARECA
AREPA
AROBA
AROHA
ARRHA
ARTHA
ARUPA
ARUSA
ASADA
ASANA
ASOKA
ASPCA
ASURA
ASYLA
ATEBA
ATRIA
AVENA
AVERA
AYAYA

5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In B

ABWAB
ACERB
ACRAB
ADLIB
ADORB
ARDEB
ARKAB
ARNEB

5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In C

ANTIC
ATTIC
ACMIC
ADHOC
ADUNC
AERIC
AFANC
AFRIC
AGRIC
ALGIC
AMNIC
ANDIC
ANZAC
AREIC
ARTIC
ARUAC
ASDIC
ASPIC
ASSOC
ASYNC
AULIC
AURIC
AZOIC
AZTEC

5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In D

ABLED
ACRID
AHEAD
ALOUD
AMEND
APHID
AVOID
AWARD
ADDED
AIMED
ARMED
ASKED
AAHED
ABAND
ABBED
ABEND
ABJAD
ABJUD
ABORD
ACHED
ACNED
ACOLD
ACRED
ACTED
ADEAD
ADRAD
ADRED
ADZED
AFALD
AFGOD
AGEND
AGOOD
AGUED
AHIND
AHMED
AHOLD
AIDED
AILED
AIRED
AKKAD
AKSED
AKUND
ALAND
ALBID
ALCID
ALGID
ALKYD
ALLOD
ALMUD
ALOED
ALOID
ALPID
AMEED
AMPED
ANEND
ANHYD
ANTED
AOUAD
APAID
APAYD
APPTD
APSID
APTED
ARCED
ARCHD
AREAD
AREDD
AREND
ARGID
ARKED
ARLED
AROID
ARSED
ASHED
ASSED
ATMID
ATTID
AUDAD
AWALD
AWNED
AXLED
AXOID
AYOND

5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In E

ABASE
ABATE
ABIDE
ABODE
ABOVE
ABUSE
ACUTE
ADAGE
ADOBE
ADORE
AFIRE
AGAPE
AGATE
AGILE
AGREE
AISLE
ALGAE
ALIKE
ALIVE
ALONE
AMAZE
AMBLE
AMPLE
AMUSE
ANGLE
ANIME
ANKLE
ANODE
APPLE
ARGUE
ARISE
AROSE
ASIDE
ATONE
AWAKE
AWARE
AWOKE
AZURE
ABAUE
ABAVE
ABAZE
ABBIE
ABCEE
ABEDE
ABELE
ABIME
ABORE
ABOTE
ABSEE
ABUNE
ACALE
ACATE
ACENE
ACKEE
ACONE
ADAWE
ADDIE
ADDLE
ADOZE
ADRUE
ADURE
AEGLE
AERIE
AFACE
AFORE
AGADE
AGAVE
AGAZE
AGENE
AGETE
AGGIE
AGLEE
AGOGE
AGONE
AHOLE
AIGRE
AILIE
AIMEE
AINEE
AIYEE
AIZLE
AKENE
AKNEE
AKULE
ALANE
ALATE
ALBEE
ALCAE
ALEYE
ALICE
ALIFE
ALINE
ALITE
ALKIE
ALLEE
ALLIE
ALOSE
ALOWE
ALURE
AMATE
AMENE
AMICE
AMIDE
AMINE
AMIRE
AMOKE
AMOLE
AMORE
AMOVE
AMUZE
ANCLE
ANCRE
ANDRE
ANELE
ANGIE
ANICE
ANILE
ANISE
ANKEE
ANNIE
ANOLE
ANSAE
ANTAE
ANTRE
AOIFE
APACE
APAGE
APODE
AQUAE
ARACE
ARAGE
ARAKE
ARAME
ARASE
ARCAE
ARCHE
AREAE
AREDE
ARENE
ARERE
ARETE
ARGLE
ARITE
ARKIE
ARNEE
ARRIE
ARSLE
ARTIE
ARUHE
ARUKE

5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In G

AGING
ALONG
APING
ABENG
ACING
ADJAG
AGGAG
AHING
AHONG
AIMAG
AKING
ALANG
ALMUG
AMALG
AMANG
AMONG
ARENG
ATING
AWING
AXING
AYMAG

5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In H

AWASH
AARGH
ABASH
ABUSH
AGRAH
AGUSH
AHIGH
AHUSH
AIRTH
AITCH
AIYAH
AIYOH
ALEPH
ALISH
ALLAH
ALMAH
ALMEH
ALVAH
AMISH
ANIGH
APISH
ARACH
ARBAH
ARISH
ARITH
AROPH
ARRAH
ASAPH
ASARH
ATNAH
AZOCH
AZOTH

5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In I

ALIBI
AALII
AARTI
ABACI
ABIDI
ACARI
ACINI
ADATI
ADLAI
ADUKI
AEQUI
AFIFI
AGAMI
AGGRI
AGIDI
AGUTI
AIDOI
AINOI
AIOLI
AJARI
AKALI
AKEBI
AKEKI
ALAKI
ALANI
ALAWI
AMADI
AMANI
AMARI
AMATI
AMICI
AMINI
AMPHI
ANIMI
ANOLI
APILI
APPUI
ARATI
ARCHI
ARDRI
ARIKI
ARIOI
ASCII
ASKOI
ASSAI
ASURI
ATAVI
ATIGI
AULOI
AUREI
AVAHI
AWABI
AWARI
AWIWI
AZUKI

5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In K

ABACK
ABASK
ACOCK
ADUSK
AIMAK
AKPEK
ALACK
ALEAK
ALECK
ALICK
ALURK
AMUCK
ANACK
APEAK
APEEK
ARANK
AREEK
AROCK
ASOAK
AVICK
AWEEK
AWINK
AWORK

5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In L

AFOUL
ANGEL
ANNUL
ANVIL
ATOLL
AVAIL
AWFUL
AXIAL
ABDAL
ABOIL
ACCEL
ACOEL
ACOOL
ACRAL
ACRYL
ADDNL
ADIEL
AGIEL
AGNEL
AGRAL
AHULL
AHWAL
ALDOL
ALGAL
ALGOL
ALKYL
ALLEL
ALLYL
AMPUL
AMSEL
AMZEL
ANNAL
ANOIL
ANSEL
ANTAL
APIOL
APPAL
APPEL
APRIL
APTAL
AREAL
AREEL
ARGAL
ARGEL
ARGIL
ARGOL
ARIEL
ARMIL
ARSYL
ARTAL
ARTEL
ARVAL
ARVEL
ASTEL
ATHEL
ATTAL
AUMIL
AURAL
AURYL
AUXIL
AVELL
AWEEL

5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In M

ALARM
ALBUM
AXIOM
ABDOM
ABEAM
ABOHM
ABRAM
ABRIM
ABYSM
ACCUM
ADEEM
ADSUM
AEVUM
AFOAM
AGISM
AGROM
AGRUM
AGSAM
ALDIM
ALEEM
ALGUM
ANNAM
ANNUM
ANTUM
APISM
APIUM
APPAM
ASSAM
ASWIM
AURUM
AUTEM

5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In N

ACORN
ADMIN
ADORN
AGAIN
ALIEN
ALIGN
APRON
ARSON
ASHEN
AVIAN
AXION
ALLAN
ALLEN
AARON
ABOON
ABORN
ABRIN
ABURN
ACHEN
ACOIN
ACRON
ACTIN
ACTON
ACUAN
ADAWN
ADCON
ADDIN
ADHAN
ADION
ADMAN
ADMEN
ADOON
ADOWN
AERON
AFION
AGHAN
AGRIN
AGRON
AHSAN
AIRAN
AIWAN
AJWAN
AKRON
ALAIN
ALBAN
ALBIN
ALBYN
ALDEN
ALFIN
ALGIN
ALKIN
ALLIN
ALMAN
ALMON
ALOIN
ALPEN
ALTIN
ALTUN
ALVAN
ALVIN
AMAIN
AMBAN
AMBON
AMEEN
AMMAN
AMMON
ANCON
ANION
ANJAN
ANNAN
ANORN
ANTON
ANYON
APIAN
APIIN
ARAIN
AREAN
ARGAN
ARGIN
ARGON
ARIAN
ARION
ARJUN
AROON
ARPEN
ARYAN
ARZAN
ARZUN
ASCAN
ASCON
ASIAN
ASPEN
ASTUN
ATMAN
ATREN
ATWIN
AUBIN
AUCAN
AUGEN
AURIN
AUXIN
AVERN
AVION
AWARN
AWKIN
AXMAN
AXMEN
AZLON
AZURN

5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In O

AUDIO
AMINO
ABILO
ABMHO
ACHOO
ADDIO
ADOBO
ADPAO
AGGRO
AGLOO
AGOGO
AGOHO
AIYOO
ALAMO
ALISO
ALLOO
ALTHO
ALUCO
AMARO
AMIDO
AMIGO
AMNIO
AMYLO
ANABO
ANCHO
ANDRO
ANGLO
ANIMO
APPRO
ARADO
ARULO
ASPRO
ATELO
AUETO
AVISO
AWATO
AWETO
AZIDO

5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In P

ABAMP
ACOUP
ADEEP
ADRIP
ADROP
AESOP
AFLAP
AGASP
AHEAP
ALAAP
ALISP
APOOP
ASKIP
ASLOP
ATRIP
ATTAP
AYELP

5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In R

ABHOR
ACTOR
AFTER
AIDER
ALTAR
ALTER
AMBER
ANGER
ARBOR
ARDOR
ARMOR
AUGUR
ABEAR
ABEER
ABERR
ABKAR
ABLER
ABNER
ABSTR
ACCUR
ACHAR
ACHER
ACHOR
ACIER
ACKER
ADDER
ADZER
AEGER
AEGIR
AESIR
AFEAR
AGGER
AGGUR
AIGER
AIMER
AIRER
AIVER
AJHAR
AKKER
ALCOR
ALDER
ALFUR
ALGOR
ALLER
ALVAR
AMBAR
AMEER
AMHAR
AMMER
AMOUR
AMPER
ANCOR
ANDOR
ANEAR
ANGOR
ANKER
ANOUR
ANSAR
ANSER
ANTAR
APAIR
APGAR
APPAR
APTER
ARBER
ARDER
AREAR
ARHAR
ARMER
AROAR
ARTAR
ARTER
ASHER
ASHIR
ASHUR
ASKAR
ASKER
ASPER
ASTER
ASTIR
ASTOR
ASTUR
ATHAR
ATOUR
ATTAR
ATTER
AUGER
AURAR
AURIR
AUTOR
AVOIR
AVOUR
AWBER
AWHIR
AWNER

5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In S

ABYSS
AMISS
ACIDS
ACRES
ALIAS
AREAS
ATLAS
AUTOS
AAPAS
ABACS
ABBAS
ABBES
ABERS
ABETS
ABEYS
ABIES
ABIUS
ABLES
ABRIS
ABRUS
ABSIS
ABUTS
ABYES
ACAIS
ACCAS
ACCTS
ACCUS
ACERS
ACHES
ACIES
ACLYS
ACMES
ACNES
ACROS
ACTAS
ACTOS
ACTUS
ACYLS
ADAMS
ADATS
ADAWS
ADAYS
ADDAS
ADDIS
ADEPS
ADIOS
ADITS
ADVTS
ADYTS
ADZES
AEDES
AEGIS
AEONS
AEROS
AFARS
AFROS
AFTOS
AGALS
AGARS
AGBAS
AGERS
AGHAS
AGIOS
AGLUS
AGMAS
AGNES
AGNUS
AGONS
AGROS
AGUES
AHEMS
AIDAS
AIDES
AIDOS
AIGAS
AINUS
AIRNS
AIRTS
AITIS
AITUS
AIXES
AJIES
AKEES
AKKAS
AKSES
ALANS
ALAPS
ALAYS
ALBAS
ALBUS
ALCES
ALCOS
ALDUS
ALECS
ALEFS
ALEWS
ALFAS
ALGAS
ALGOS
ALIDS
ALIFS
ALIMS
ALIOS
ALKES
ALKOS
ALLIS
ALLUS
ALMAS
ALMES
ALNUS
ALODS
ALOES
ALOIS
ALOOS
ALTOS
ALTUS
ALUMS
ALVUS
AMAAS
AMAHS
AMASS
AMBAS
AMBOS
AMENS
AMESS
AMIAS
AMIDS
AMIES
AMINS
AMIRS
AMLAS
AMMAS
AMMOS
AMOKS
AMVIS
AMYLS
ANDES
ANGAS
ANGUS
ANILS
ANKHS
ANKUS
ANLAS
ANNAS
ANNUS
ANOAS
ANOUS
ANSAS
ANTAS
ANTES

5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In T

ABBOT
ABORT
ABOUT
ADAPT
ADEPT
ADMIT
ADOPT
ADULT
AFOOT
AGENT
ALERT
ALLOT
ALOFT
ANGST
APART
ASCOT
AUDIT
AVERT
AWAIT
ABAFT
ABAHT
ABDAT
ABEAT
ABLET
ABNET
ABRET
ABSIT
ACAST
ACOST
ADBOT
ADLET
ADRET
ADUST
AETAT
AFLAT
AFRET
AFRIT
AGAST
AGIST
AGLET
AGNAT
AGUST
AHENT
AHINT
AHMET
AHOLT
AHUNT
AIGHT
AILLT
ALANT
ALEFT
ALEUT
ALFET
ALHET
ALIET
ALIST
ALOUT
AMANT
AMAUT
AMBIT
AMENT
AMLET
AMORT
AMOWT
AMRIT
ANENT
ANLET
ANNAT
ANNET
ANNOT
APAST
APERT
APORT
APOUT
APPET
APPMT
ARCHT
ARENT
AREST
ARETT
ARGOT
ARHAT
ARIOT
ARIST
ARMET
ARMIT
ARNUT
ARRET
ARRGT
ASGMT
ASHET
ASHOT
ASSET
ASSOT
ATILT
AUCHT
AUGET
AUGHT
AVANT
AVAST
AWAFT
AWALT
AWEST
AWHET
AYLET
AYONT

5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In U

ACAPU
ADIEU
AHURU
ALENU
AMELU
ANJOU
ANKOU
APERU
ARAMU
ARARU
ARRAU
ARTOU
AYLLU
AYUYU

5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In W

AGLOW
ALLOW
ARROW
ASKEW
ABLOW
ADRAW
ADVEW
AFLOW
AKNOW
AVIEW

5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In X

AFFIX
ANNEX
ACRUX
ADDAX
ADFIX
ADMIX
ADMRX
ADNEX
ALPAX
AMPYX
AUDAX

5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In Y

ABBEY
AGONY
ALLAY
ALLEY
ALLOY
AMITY
AMPLY
ANGRY
ANNOY
APPLY
APTLY
ARRAY
ARTSY
AUNTY
ABODY
ABRAY
ABSEY
ACCOY
ACEDY
ACHEY
ACIDY
ACKEY
ADAGY
ADATY
ADLAY
ADOXY
AFFLY
AFLEY
AFRAY
AGAMY
AGATY
AGGRY
AGLEY
AGUEY
AIERY
ALARY
ALDAY
ALITY
ALODY
ALOGY
ALUMY
ALWAY
AMBAY
AMBRY
ANOMY
ANTSY
ANURY
APERY
APPAY
APPUY
ARABY
ARCHY
AREFY
ARSEY
ARTLY
ASCRY
ASITY
ASSAY
ASTAY
ASWAY
ATAXY
ATELY
ATIMY
ATOMY
ATONY
ATOPY
ATTRY
ATYPY
AVENY
AVERY
AWKLY
AWMRY
AZOFY
AZOXY
AZURY
AZYGY

5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In F, J, Q and other letters

ALOOF
ABAFF
ADOLF
AFLAJ
ANTIQ
ADMOV
ANNIV
ABUZZ
AFIZZ
ALLEZ
ARROZ
ASSEZ

Less Familiar Words Here

This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.

AROID: Relating to a plant of the family Araceae.
AZIDO: Relating to or containing the azido group N3.
APIAN: Relating to or having the characteristics of bees.
AGLET: Metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon.
ADDAX: Large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of northern Africa.
AMAIN: With all your strength.
AWING: Inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; ; ; ; – Melville.
ALARY: Having or resembling wings.
ALULA: Tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing.
ANELE: Administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing.
ADMAN: Someone whose business is advertising.
ASCUS: Saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes.
ANOLE: Small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color.
ABASE: Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of. It has been an answer.
AGONE: Gone by; or in the past.
ATOPY: An allergic reaction that becomes apparent in a sensitized person only minutes after contact.
ACKEE: Red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe.
ASTIR: Out of bed.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer start with A?

Yes. ABOUT, AFTER and AGAIN have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.

Do any of these use the same letter twice?

Yes. AGAIN and ADDED are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is AALII really a word?

Yes. A small Hawaiian tree with hard dark wood. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.

Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?

ABOUT. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, 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. AZYMS and AZYME are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.

Which of these would most players overlook?

ABASE, ABLED and ACRID. All three have been answers, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.