5 letter words starting with A
Every 5-letter word in the dictionary that opens with A — 497 of the 8,636 words of this length.
- Words
- 497
- Everyday
- 151in the size-ranked core
- Longest
- 5497 words tie
- Shortest
- 5497 words tie
- aback
- abate
- abbey
- abbot
- abets
- abhor
- abide
- abler
- abode
- abort
- about
- above
- abuse
- abyss
- ached
- aches
- acids
- acing
- acorn
- acres
- acrid
- acted
- actor
- acute
- adage
- adapt
- added
- adept
- admit
- adobe
- adopt
- adore
- adorn
- adult
- affix
- afoot
- after
- again
- agent
- agile
- aging
- aglow
- agony
- agree
- ahead
- aided
- aides
- ailed
- aimed
- aired
- aisle
- alarm
- album
- alert
- algae
- alias
- alibi
- alien
- align
- alike
- alive
- allay
- alley
- allot
- allow
- alloy
- aloft
- alone
- along
- aloof
- aloud
- alpha
- altar
- alter
- altos
- amass
- amaze
- amber
- amble
- amend
- amiss
- among
- ample
- amply
- amuse
- angel
- anger
- angle
- angry
- angst
- ankle
- annex
- annoy
- annul
- anvil
- aorta
- apart
- aping
- apple
- apply
- apron
- apter
- aptly
- arbor
- arced
- ardor
- areas
- arena
- argue
- arias
- arise
- armed
- armor
- aroma
- arose
- array
- arrow
- arson
- ashen
- ashes
- aside
- asked
- askew
- aspen
- asses
- asset
- atlas
- atoms
- atone
- attic
- audio
- audit
- aunts
- aural
- auras
- autos
- avail
- avert
- avoid
- avows
- await
- awake
- award
- aware
- awful
- awing
- awoke
- axing
- axiom
- axles
- azure
- abaft
- abase
- abash
- abbas
- abbes
- abeam
- abuts
- abuzz
- achoo
- acmes
- adder
- addle
- adieu
- adios
- adman
- admen
- admix
- adobo
- adzes
- aegis
- aerie
- afire
- afoul
- agape
- agate
- agave
- aggie
- aggro
- ahold
- aitch
- alack
- alamo
- alder
- algal
- aline
- alkyd
- aloes
- aloha
- alums
- ambit
- amide
- amiga
- amigo
- amine
- amino
- amity
- amour
- anent
- anime
- anion
- anise
- ankhs
- anode
- anted
- antes
- antic
- antis
- antsy
- apace
- aphid
- apish
- apnea
- apses
- aquas
- areal
- argon
- argot
- argus
- ariel
- arras
- artsy
- arums
- asana
- ascot
- aspic
- assay
- aster
- astir
- atilt
- atman
- atoll
- atria
- attar
- auger
- aught
- augur
- auxin
- avast
- avers
- avian
- awash
- axial
- axons
- ayahs
- aahed
- aalii
- aargh
- abaca
- abaka
- abamp
- abele
- abmho
- abohm
- aboil
- abris
- abyes
- abysm
- acari
- acerb
- aceta
- acidy
- acini
- ackee
- acmic
- acned
- acnes
- acock
- acold
- acred
- actin
- acyls
- addax
- adits
- adown
- adust
- adyta
- aecia
- aedes
- afars
- afore
- afrit
- agama
- agars
- agaze
- agers
- agger
- aghas
- agios
- agist
- aglet
- agley
- agmas
- agone
- agons
- agora
- agria
- agues
- aider
- aimer
Showing the first 300 of 497, everyday words first and alphabetical inside each group. The whole 5-letter list and the endings below carry the rest.
What is in this list
Every one of them has 5 letters.
151 of them — 30% — are in the everyday tier; the rest are filed as rarer.
Every one of them contains an A.
The one furthest down the tiers is abaci, filed in the unranked list.
Other openings at 5 letters
- A497
- B589
- C665
- D457
- E192
- F430
- G415
- H334
- I118
- J134
- K206
- L401
- M444
- N200
- O181
- P565
- Q53
- R419
- S1,056
- T548
- U117
- V161
- W296
- X13
- Y94
- Z51
A at other lengths, and 5 letters by ending
- 2 letters16
- 3 letters71
- 4 letters192
- 6 letters828
- 7 letters1,243
- 8 letters1,616
- 9 letters1,575
- 10 letters1,308
- 11 letters1,040
- 12 letters752
- 13 letters520
- 14 letters331
- 15 letters221
- ends A356
- ends B35
- ends C97
- ends D582
- ends E931
- ends F53
- ends G88
- ends H255
- ends I142
- ends K182
- ends L345
- ends M125
Ordered everyday words first, then alphabetical inside each group — the same rule on every list here. At most 300 are printed on one page.