Five-letter words starting with A
There are 497 five-letter words that start with A in the ENABLE word list used by this site. That is about 5.8% of all five-letter words. The highest-scoring is abuzz, worth 25 points in standard Scrabble tile values.
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All 497 five-letter words starting with A
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Highest-scoring five-letter words starting with A
- abuzz 25 points
- affix 18 points
- azoth 17 points
- amaze 16 points
- azoic 16 points
- admix 15 points
- adoze 15 points
- adzes 15 points
- agaze 15 points
- ajiva 15 points
- ataxy 15 points
- azide 15 points
- azido 15 points
- addax 14 points
- aquae 14 points
- aquas 14 points
- axiom 14 points
- axman 14 points
- axmen 14 points
- azans 14 points
- azine 14 points
- azlon 14 points
- azole 14 points
- azons 14 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letters are al (69), ar (49), am (43), an (41), ab (36). 190 of these words contain three or more vowels, which can make them easier to spot when you are unscrambling.
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