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5-Letter Words That Start With A

The 120 most familiar everyday answers, ranked by how often each word is actually used. Common picks like ABOUT, AGAIN and AFTER come first.

• ABOUTVery common · Tile score 7
• AGAINVery common · Tile score 6
• AFTERVery common · Tile score 8
• ALONEVery common · Tile score 5
• ASKEDVery common · Tile score 10
• AHEADVery common · Tile score 9
• ALONGVery common · Tile score 6
• ALIVEVery common · Tile score 8
• AGENTVery common · Tile score 6
• ANGELVery common · Tile score 6
• AGREEVery common · Tile score 6
• AWFULVery common · Tile score 11
• ADMITVery common · Tile score 8
• ANGRYVery common · Tile score 9
• ABOVEVery common · Tile score 10
• APARTVery common · Tile score 7
• ALLOWVery common · Tile score 8
• AWAREVery common · Tile score 8
• ANNIE*Very common · Tile score 5
• AMONGVery common · Tile score 8
• ALARMVery common · Tile score 7
• AWAKEVery common · Tile score 12
• ALICE*Very common · Tile score 7
• ACTORVery common · Tile score 7
• AVOIDVery common · Tile score 9
• ASIDEVery common · Tile score 6
• APPLEVery common · Tile score 9
• ARMEDVery common · Tile score 8
• APRIL*Very common · Tile score 7
• ALERTVery common · Tile score 5
• ARGUEVery common · Tile score 6
• ANGERVery common · Tile score 6
• ALIENVery common · Tile score 5
• ALLEYVery common · Tile score 8
• ANGLEVery common · Tile score 6
• AARON*Very common · Tile score 5
• ADULTVery common · Tile score 6
• AWARDVery common · Tile score 9
• APPLYVery common · Tile score 12
• ALLEN*Very common · Tile score 5
• ALIKEVery common · Tile score 9
• ASSESVery common · Tile score 5
• ACTEDVery common · Tile score 8
• ABUSEVery common · Tile score 7
• ALBUMVery common · Tile score 9
• ASHESVery common · Tile score 8
• ADDEDVery common · Tile score 8
• AMBERVery common · Tile score 9
• ADAMS*Very common · Tile score 8
• AREASVery common · Tile score 5
• ALIBIVery common · Tile score 7
• ALPHAVery common · Tile score 10
• ANKLECommon · Tile score 9
• ARROWCommon · Tile score 8
• ATTICCommon · Tile score 7
• ADORECommon · Tile score 6
• AISLECommon · Tile score 5
• ARMORCommon · Tile score 7
• ARIELCommon · Tile score 5
• ANDRE*Common · Tile score 6
• AHOLDCommon · Tile score 9
• AUDIOCommon · Tile score 6
• ASIAN*Common · Tile score 5
• ALTARCommon · Tile score 5
• AMIGOCommon · Tile score 8
• ALTERCommon · Tile score 5
• ADOPTCommon · Tile score 8
• ABORTCommon · Tile score 7
• ACRESCommon · Tile score 7
• ALLAH*Common · Tile score 8
• ALIASCommon · Tile score 5
• ANGUS*Common · Tile score 6
• ASSETCommon · Tile score 5
• AGONYCommon · Tile score 9
• ARENACommon · Tile score 5
• ALLAN*Common · Tile score 5
• AWAITCommon · Tile score 8
• ABNER*Common · Tile score 7
• ABBEYCommon · Tile score 12
• ADIOSCommon · Tile score 6
• ARSONCommon · Tile score 5
• ARISECommon · Tile score 5
• ACUTECommon · Tile score 7
• ALOHACommon · Tile score 8
• ABIDECommon · Tile score 8
• APRONCommon · Tile score 7
• ADAPTCommon · Tile score 8
• AMUSECommon · Tile score 7
• AGINGCommon · Tile score 7
• ANNOYCommon · Tile score 8
• ASHER*Common · Tile score 8
• ARABS*Common · Tile score 7
• ARRAYCommon · Tile score 8
• AGGIECommon · Tile score 7
• AIMEDCommon · Tile score 8
• ASPENCommon · Tile score 7
• AMOURCommon · Tile score 7
• ADIEUCommon · Tile score 6
• ALOUDCommon · Tile score 6
• AMPLECommon · Tile score 9
• ABYSSCommon · Tile score 10
• AMISH*Common · Tile score 10
• ATOMSCommon · Tile score 7
• ALDEN*Common · Tile score 6
• AMAZECommon · Tile score 16
• AUNTSCommon · Tile score 5
• AORTACommon · Tile score 5
• ACHESCommon · Tile score 10
• ADDERCommon · Tile score 7
• ALAMOCommon · Tile score 7
• ADOLF*Common · Tile score 9
• AROMACommon · Tile score 7
• AWOKECommon · Tile score 12
• AUDITCommon · Tile score 6
• AZTEC*Common · Tile score 16
• ACTINCommon · Tile score 7
• AFOOTCommon · Tile score 8
• ALLOYCommon · Tile score 8
• ATLASCommon · Tile score 5
• AUNTYCommon · Tile score 8

* 18 words are capitalised in our source and absent from a standard English dictionary — usually a name, place or abbreviation. Crossword setters and Wordle do not use them, and most games will not accept them. How we work this out.

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