Four-letter words starting with A
There are 192 four-letter words that start with A in the ENABLE word list used by this site. That is about 4.9% of all four-letter words. The highest-scoring is adze, worth 14 points in standard Scrabble tile values.
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All 192 four-letter words starting with A
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Highest-scoring four-letter words starting with A
- adze 14 points
- apex 13 points
- aqua 13 points
- azan 13 points
- azon 13 points
- achy 12 points
- axed 12 points
- ajar 11 points
- ajee 11 points
- alky 11 points
- ankh 11 points
- axal 11 points
- axel 11 points
- axes 11 points
- axil 11 points
- axis 11 points
- axle 11 points
- axon 11 points
- ahoy 10 points
- amok 10 points
- ashy 10 points
- avow 10 points
- away 10 points
- awny 10 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letters are al (27), ar (20), an (18), am (15), ag (14). 21 of these words contain three or more vowels, which can make them easier to spot when you are unscrambling.
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