6 Letter Words Starting with A

Common six-letter words that start with A

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

• around 7/9 in the area or vicinity
• always 12/12 at all times
• anyone 9/10
• afraid 10/10 filled with fear or apprehension
• anyway 15/14 used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
• almost 8/10 (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished
• answer 9/10 react verbally
• asking 11/13 the verbal act of requesting
• across 8/9 to the opposite side
• attack 12/13 (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
• action 8/10 something done (usually as opposed to something said)
• arrest 6/6 take into custody
• accept 12/15 consider or hold as true
• acting 9/12 the performance of a part or role in a drama
• asleep 8/10 in a state of sleep
• advice 12/14 a proposal for an appropriate course of action
• animal 8/11 a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
• afford 13/13 be able to spare or give up
• agreed 8/9 united by being of the same opinion
• assume 8/10 take to be the case or to be true
• access 10/12 the right to enter
• affair 12/12 a vaguely specified concern
• artist 6/6 a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
• aboard 9/10 on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
• amount 8/11 a quantity of money
• appear 10/12 give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
• agents 7/9 (form of agent) an active and efficient cause
• assure 6/7 make certain of
• agency 12/14 an administrative unit of government
• arrive 9/10 reach a destination
• actual 8/11 presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
• avenue 9/12 a line of approach
• anyhow 15/14 used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
• angels 7/10 (form of angel) spiritual being attendant upon God
• admire 9/10 feel admiration for
• attend 7/8 be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
• appeal 10/13 earnest or urgent request
• actors 8/9 (form of actor) a theatrical performer
• advise 10/11 give advice to
• accent 10/13 distinctive manner of oral expression
• active 11/13 tending to become more severe or wider in scope
• affect 14/15 have an effect upon
• august 7/10 the month following July and preceding September
• absurd 9/11 inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
• aliens 6/8 (form of alien) not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
• adults 7/9 (form of adult) a fully developed person from maturity onward
• awhile 12/12 for a short time
• apples 10/13 (form of apple) fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
• author 9/9 writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
• auntie 6/8 the sister of your father or mother

All 827 six-letter words that start with A

Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points.