Words Starting With A
Browse all 370 English words that start with the letter A in the WordFinderHQ dictionary.
Why look up words by starting letter?
Knowing the first letter of an answer cuts the possibilities dramatically. In crosswords, a confirmed opening letter plus the clue is often enough to solve outright — scan the list below for candidates that fit. In Wordle, an opening guess that goes green in position one turns the whole puzzle into a "words starting with" lookup.
The letter A opens everything from everyday words like about and after to game-worthy plays like axiom and azure. Browse the full list below, or use the crossword solver with a pattern such as a???? for interactive filtering.
All 370 words starting with A
- aa
- aaa
- ab
- aback
- abbey
- abbot
- abc
- abide
- ability
- able
- about
- above
- abs
- absolutely
- abstract
- abuse
- ac
- academic
- academy
- acc
- accept
- acceptance
- accepted
- access
- accessories
- accident
- accordance
- according
- account
- accounting
- accounts
- accuracy
- accurate
- ace
- acer
- achieve
- acid
- acquisition
- across
- act
- acting
- action
- actions
- active
- activities
- activity
- actor
- acts
- actual
- actually
- acute
- ad
- adam
- adapt
- adapter
- add
- added
- adding
- addition
- additional
- address
- addresses
- adds
- adieu
- admin
- admit
- adopt
- adopted
- adore
- adorn
- ads
- adult
- adults
- advance
- advanced
- advantage
- adventure
- advertise
- advertising
- advice
- advisor
- advisory
- ae
- af
- affairs
- affect
- affected
- affiliate
- affiliates
- affordable
- africa
- african
- after
- ag
- again
- against
- age
- aged
- agencies
- agency
- agenda
- agent
- agents
- ages
- agile
- ago
- agora
- agree
- agreed
- agreement
- agricultural
- agriculture
- ah
- ahead
- ai
- aid
- aids
- aim
- aims
- air
- aircraft
- airline
- airport
- ak
- aka
- al
- alabama
- alan
- alarm
- alaska
- album
- albums
- alcohol
- alert
- alerts
- alex
- algae
- ali
- alike
- alive
- all
- allen
- alliance
- allow
- allowed
- allowing
- allows
- alloy
- almost
- alone
- along
- aloud
- alpha
- already
- also
- alt
- altar
- alter
- alternative
- although
- alumni
- always
- am
- ama
- amateur
- amazing
- amazon
- amber
- amd
- amend
- amendment
- america
- american
- americans
- amigo
- among
- amount
- amounts
- amp
- amy
- an
- analysis
- ancient
- and
- anderson
- andrew
- andy
- angel
- angeles
- anger
- angle
- angry
- angst
- animal
- animals
- anime
- ankle
- ann
- anna
- anne
- annex
- annotation
- announced
- annual
- anonymous
- another
- answer
- answers
- anti
- antique
- antiques
- antonio
- anvil
- any
- anyone
- anything
- anyway
- anywhere
- aorta
- ap
- apart
- apartment
- apartments
- app
- apparel
- appeal
- appear
- appears
- appendix
- apple
- appliances
- applicable
- applicant
- application
- applications
- applied
- apply
- approach
- appropriate
- approval
- approved
- apps
- apr
- april
- apron
- aptly
- ar
- arab
- arc
- arch
- architecture
- archive
- archives
- are
- area
- areas
- arena
- arg
- argue
- argument
- aria
- arise
- arizona
- arkansas
- arm
- armor
- arms
- army
- aroma
- arose
- around
- array
- arrow
- arson
- art
- article
- articles
- artist
- artists
- arts
- as
- ash
- asia
- asian
- aside
- asin
- ask
- asked
- askew
- asking
- asks
- aspects
- aspen
- assembly
- assessment
- asset
- assets
- assigned
- assist
- assistance
- assistant
- associate
- associated
- associates
- association
- assume
- at
- ati
- atlanta
- atlantic
- atlas
- atm
- atoll
- atom
- attached
- attack
- attacks
- attempt
- attend
- attention
- attic
- attorney
- attractions
- au
- auction
- auctions
- aud
- audi
- audience
- audio
- audit
- aug
- august
- austin
- australia
- australian
- austria
- author
- authorities
- authority
- authorized
- authors
- auto
- automatic
- automotive
- av
- availability
- available
- avatar
- ave
- avenue
- average
- avg
- avi
- avoid
- aw
- awake
- award
- awards
- aware
- awareness
- away
- awful
- ax
- axiom
- axis
- ay
- aye
- az
- azure
Top 10 Highest-Scoring Scrabble Words Starting With A
Computed from official Scrabble tile values across our full dictionary — these are the biggest point-plays available when the letter A leads your rack:
| Word | Scrabble score |
|---|---|
| authorized | 23 |
| acquisition | 22 |
| appendix | 20 |
| availability | 20 |
| affordable | 19 |
| amazing | 19 |
| architecture | 19 |
| acceptance | 18 |
| applicable | 18 |
| applications | 18 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many English words start with A?
Our dictionary lists 370 common words beginning with A.
Are these words valid in Scrabble?
Yes — these are standard dictionary words, and the everyday entries here are all Scrabble-legal.
How can I use this list for crosswords?
When you know the first letter of an answer, scan this list for candidates that fit the clue, or use the crossword solver with a pattern like a??? where each ? is an unknown letter.