108 words start with AN, few enough to read in one pass. 13 of them are possible answers.
13 of the 108 can still be the answer, and ANGEL is the one most players reach for.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 108 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- ANIME: takes 108 down to 50 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- ANGER: down to 57. It is on the answer list.
- ANGEL: down to 58. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
E is the ending to expect here, closing 18 of these words. The company these words keep: E (32), O (27) and I (27). 6 words out of 108 would pass unnoticed in conversation. That thin share is why the letter counts above matter more here than the list itself.
Best 5 Letter Words Starting with AN
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- ANGEL
- ANGER
- ANGLE
- ANGRY
- ANGST
- ANIME
- ANKLE
- ANNEX
- ANNOY
- ANNUL
- ANODE
- ANTIC
- ANVIL
5 Letter Words Starting with A and Ending in A
- ANAMA
- ANANA
- ANASA
- ANATA
- ANCHA
- ANDIA
- ANGIA
- ANGKA
- ANIBA
- ANIMA
- ANITA
- ANLIA
- ANMIA
- ANOIA
- ANOVA
- ANTRA
- ANURA
5 Letter Words Starting with A and Ending in E
- ANGLE
- ANIME
- ANKLE
- ANODE
- ANCLE
- ANCRE
- ANDRE
- ANELE
- ANGIE
- ANICE
- ANILE
- ANISE
- ANKEE
- ANNIE
- ANOLE
- ANSAE
- ANTAE
- ANTRE
5 Letter Words Starting with A and Ending in R
- ANGER
- ANCOR
- ANDOR
- ANEAR
- ANGOR
- ANKER
- ANOUR
- ANSAR
- ANSER
- ANTAR
5 Letter Words Starting with A and Ending in S
- ANDES
- ANGAS
- ANGUS
- ANILS
- ANKHS
- ANKUS
- ANLAS
- ANNAS
- ANNUS
- ANOAS
- ANOUS
- ANSAS
- ANTAS
- ANTES
- ANTIS
5 Letter Words Starting with A and Ending in C, D, H and other letters
- ANTIC
- ANDIC
- ANZAC
- ANEND
- ANHYD
- ANTED
- ANIGH
- ANIMI
- ANOLI
- ANACK
- ANGEL
- ANNUL
- ANVIL
- ANNAL
- ANOIL
- ANSEL
- ANTAL
- ANNAM
- ANNUM
- ANTUM
- ANCON
- ANION
- ANJAN
- ANNAN
- ANORN
- ANTON
- ANYON
- ANABO
- ANCHO
- ANDRO
- ANGLO
- ANIMO
- ANTIQ
- ANGST
- ANENT
- ANLET
- ANNAT
- ANNET
- ANNOT
- ANJOU
- ANKOU
- ANNIV
- ANNEX
- ANGRY
- ANNOY
- ANOMY
- ANTSY
- ANURY
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.
- ANELE: Administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing.
- ANOLE: Small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color.
- ANTIC: Ludicrously odd. It is on the answer list.
- ANNUL: Declare invalid. It is on the answer list.
- ANTSY: Nervous and unable to relax.
- ANJOU: A pear with firm flesh and a green skin.
- ANISE: Liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors.
- ANION: A negatively charged ion.
- ANODE: A positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device. It is on the answer list.
- ANVIL: The ossicle between the malleus and the stapes. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer start with AN?
Yes. ANGRY, ANGEL and ANGER 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. ANNIE and ANITA are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is ANKUS really a word?
Yes. An elephant goad with a sharp spike and a hook. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
ANGRY. 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. ANURY and ANTUM are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.