5 Letter Words Starting with A

Common five-letter words that start with A

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• about 7/9 (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
• again 6/8 anew
• after 8/8 happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
• alone 5/7 isolated from others
• asked 10/10 (form of ask) make a request or demand for something to somebody
• ahead 9/8 at or in the front
• along 6/9 with a forward motion
• alive 8/10 possessing life
• agent 6/8 an active and efficient cause
• angel 6/9 spiritual being attendant upon God
• agree 6/7 be in accord
• awful 11/13 exceptionally bad or displeasing
• admit 8/9 declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
• angry 9/10 feeling or showing anger
• above 10/12 (in writing) at an earlier place
• apart 7/8 separated or at a distance in place or position or time
• allow 8/10 make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
• aware 8/8 (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
• among 8/11
• alarm 7/9 fear resulting from the awareness of danger
• awake 12/12 stop sleeping
• actor 7/8 a theatrical performer
• avoid 9/10 stay clear from
• aside 6/6 on or to one side
• apple 9/12 fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
• armed 8/9 (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
• alert 5/6 warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
• argue 6/8 present reasons and arguments
• anger 6/8 a strong emotion
• alien 5/7 not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
• alley 8/9 a narrow street with walls on both sides
• angle 6/9 the space between two lines or planes that intersect
• adult 6/8 a fully developed person from maturity onward
• award 9/9 a grant made by a law court
• apply 12/14 put into service
• alike 9/10 having the same or similar characteristics
• acted 8/9 (form of act) perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
• abuse 7/9 treat badly
• album 9/13 one or more recordings issued together
• ashes 8/7 (form of ashe) United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)
• added 8/8 (form of add) make an addition (to)
• amber 9/11 a deep yellow color
• areas 5/5 (form of area) a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its…
• alibi 7/9 (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
• alpha 10/11 the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
• ankle 9/11 a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
• attic 7/8 floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof
• arrow 8/8 a mark to indicate a direction or relation
• adore 6/6 love intensely
• aisle 5/6 a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)

All 496 five-letter words that start with A

Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points.