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5 letter words with A

Every five-letter word that contains A, grouped by where the A sits, with Scrabble and Words With Friends scores shown separately, Wordle letter stats, definitions and filters.

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A can sit in any slot · 8391 words in our list

The short answer

There are 8391 five words with A in this list. A is most often the second letter, and the most common last letter is S. The top face-value Scrabble score is 34 for pzazz.

8391five A words in our list

15%start with A

20%end in S, mostly plurals

9.0average Scrabble face score

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The complete list

All 5 letter words with A

Grouped by where A first appears. The small number is the face-value Scrabble score.

A is the 1st letter (1300)

aahed⁹aalii⁵aargh⁹aaron⁵aarti⁵abaca⁹abaci⁹aback¹³abacs⁹abada⁸abaff¹³abaft¹⁰abaka¹¹abama⁹abamp¹¹aband⁸abase⁷abash¹⁰abask¹¹abate⁷abaue⁷abave¹⁰abaya¹⁰abaze¹⁶abbas⁹abbed¹⁰abbes⁹abbey¹²abbie⁹abbot⁹abcee⁹abdal⁸abdat⁸abdom¹⁰abeam⁹abear⁷abede⁸abele⁷abend⁸aberr⁷abers⁷abets⁷abhor¹⁰abide⁸abidi⁸abies⁷abilo⁷abime⁹abkar¹¹abled⁸abler⁷ables⁷ablet⁷ablow¹⁰abmho¹²abner⁷abnet⁷abode⁸abody¹¹abohm¹²aboil⁷aboma⁹aboon⁷abord⁸abore⁷abort⁷abote⁷about⁷above¹⁰abram⁹abray¹⁰abret⁷abrim⁹abrin⁷abris⁷abrus⁷absee⁷absey¹⁰absis⁷absit⁷abstr⁷abuna⁷abune⁷abura⁷abuse⁷abush¹⁰abuta⁷abuts⁷abuzz²⁵abwab¹²abyed¹¹abyes¹⁰abysm¹²abyss¹⁰acais⁷acale⁷acana⁷acapu⁹acara⁷acari⁷

A is the 2nd letter (3407)

baaed⁸baals⁷babai⁹babas⁹babby¹⁴babel⁹babes⁹babis⁹babka¹³bable⁹baboo⁹babua⁹babul⁹babus⁹bacao⁹bacca¹¹bacco¹¹baccy¹⁴bacha¹²bache¹²bachs¹²bacin⁹bacis⁹backs¹³backy¹⁶bacon⁹badan⁸baddy¹²badge⁹badju¹⁵badly¹¹badon⁸baels⁷baffs¹³baffy¹⁶bafta¹⁰bafts¹⁰bagdi⁹bagel⁸bagge⁹baggy¹²baghs¹¹bagie⁸bagio⁸bagle⁸bagne⁸bagre⁸bahai¹⁰baham¹²bahan¹⁰bahar¹⁰bahay¹³bahoe¹⁰bahoo¹⁰bahts¹⁰bahur¹⁰bahus¹⁰bahut¹⁰baign⁸baile⁷bailo⁷bails⁷baioc⁹bairn⁷baisa⁷baith¹⁰baits⁷baiza¹⁶baize¹⁶bajan¹⁴bajau¹⁴bajra¹⁴bajri¹⁴bajus¹⁴bakal¹¹baked¹²baken¹¹baker¹¹bakes¹¹bakie¹¹bakli¹¹bakra¹¹balai⁷balak¹¹balan⁷balao⁷balas⁷balat⁷balau⁷balds⁸baldy¹¹baled⁸balei⁷baler⁷bales⁷balks¹¹balky¹⁴balli⁷ballo⁷balls⁷

A is the 3rd letter (1537)

beach¹²beads⁸beady¹¹beaks¹¹beaky¹⁴beala⁷beals⁷beams⁹beamy¹²beano⁷beans⁷beant⁷beany¹⁰beard⁸beare⁷bearm⁹bears⁷beast⁷beata⁷beath¹⁰beati⁷beats⁷beaty¹⁰beaus⁷beaut⁷beaux¹⁴bhaga¹¹bhais¹⁰bhaji¹⁷bhalu¹⁰bhang¹¹bhara¹⁰bhats¹⁰bhava¹³biabo⁹biach¹²biali⁷bialy¹⁰blabs⁹black¹³blade⁸blads⁸blady¹¹blaer⁷blaes⁷blaff¹³blags⁸blahs¹⁰blain⁷blair⁷blake¹¹blame⁹blams⁹blanc⁹bland⁸blank¹¹blare⁷blart⁷blase⁷blash¹⁰blast⁷blate⁷blats⁷blatt⁷blaud⁸blawn¹⁰blaws¹⁰blayk¹⁴blays¹⁰blaze¹⁶blazy¹⁹boabs⁹boaks¹¹board⁸boars⁷boart⁷boast⁷boats⁷braai⁷braca⁹brace⁹brach¹²brack¹³bract⁹brads⁸braes⁷bragi⁸brags⁸brahm¹²braid⁸brail⁷brain⁷brake¹¹braks¹¹braky¹⁴brame⁹brand⁸brane⁷brank¹¹brans⁷

A is the 4th letter (1278)

bebar⁹bebat⁹bebay¹²becap¹¹bedad⁹beday¹¹befan¹⁰begad⁹began⁸begar⁸begat⁸begay¹¹behap¹²behav¹³bejan¹⁴bekah¹⁴belah¹⁰belam⁹belap⁹belar⁷belat⁷belay¹⁰bemad¹⁰beman⁹bemar⁹bemas⁹bemat⁹benab⁹bepat⁹bepaw¹²berat⁷beray¹⁰besan⁷besat⁷besaw¹⁰betag⁸betas⁷bezan¹⁶bidar⁸bigae⁸bigam¹⁰bigas⁸bihai¹⁰biham¹²bimah¹²bimas⁹binal⁷bleak¹¹blear⁷bleat⁷bloat⁷bobac¹¹bobak¹³bobas⁹bocal⁹bogan⁸bolag⁸bolar⁷bolas⁷bomas⁹bonav¹⁰booai⁷booay¹⁰borak¹¹boral⁷boran⁷boras⁷borax¹⁴botan⁷botas⁷bowat¹⁰boyar¹⁰boyau¹⁰bozal¹⁶bread⁸break¹¹bream⁹brian⁷briar⁷broad⁸bryan¹⁰bubal⁹bubas⁹budas⁸bugan⁸bukat¹¹bulak¹¹bunas⁷buran⁷burao⁷buras⁷butat⁷bylaw¹³byway¹⁶cecal⁹cedar⁸ceral⁷ceras⁷cerat⁷cesar⁷

A is the 5th letter (869)

beira⁷beisa⁷belga⁸bella⁷bemba¹¹benda⁸benga⁸besra⁷betta⁷bhima¹²bhuna¹⁰bigha¹¹billa⁷binna⁷biota⁷birma⁹bivia¹⁰bocca¹¹bohea¹⁰bonza¹⁶borna⁷bossa⁷bowla¹⁰boxla¹⁴boyla¹⁰breba⁹breva¹⁰brisa⁷briza¹⁶broma⁹bruja¹⁴bruta⁷bubba¹¹bucca¹¹buffa¹³bulla⁷bunda⁸bunga⁸bunia⁷bunya¹⁰burga⁸burka¹¹burma⁹burqa¹⁶bursa⁷butea⁷ccoya¹²cecca¹¹ceiba⁹celia⁷cella⁷ceria⁷cesta⁷cheka¹⁴chela¹⁰chena¹⁰chera¹⁰chiba¹²chica¹²china¹⁰chita¹⁰choca¹²choga¹¹chola¹⁰chopa¹²chora¹⁰chota¹⁰choya¹³chria¹⁰chufa¹³cigua⁸cilia⁷circa⁹cista⁷citua⁷clima⁹cnida⁸cobia⁹cobra⁹cobza¹⁸cocoa⁹colla⁷colza¹⁶comma¹¹conga⁸conia⁷cooba⁹cooja¹⁴copia⁹coppa¹¹copra⁹coria⁷coroa⁷corta⁷costa⁷cotta⁷couma⁹couta⁷creda⁸crena⁷

Words with two As (1278)

aahed⁹aalii⁵aargh⁹aaron⁵aarti⁵abaca⁹abaci⁹aback¹³abacs⁹abada⁸abaff¹³abaft¹⁰abaka¹¹abama⁹abamp¹¹aband⁸abase⁷abash¹⁰abask¹¹abate⁷abaue⁷abave¹⁰abaya¹⁰abaze¹⁶abbas⁹abdal⁸abdat⁸abeam⁹abear⁷abkar¹¹aboma⁹abram⁹abray¹⁰abuna⁷abura⁷abuta⁷abwab¹²acais⁷acale⁷acana⁷acapu⁹acara⁷acari⁷acast⁷acate⁷accas⁹accra⁹aceta⁷achar¹⁰acoma⁹acrab⁹acroa⁷acuan⁷adage⁷adagy¹⁰adams⁸adapa⁸adapt⁸adati⁶adaty⁹adawe⁹adawn⁹adaws⁹adays⁹addax¹⁴addda⁸adead⁷adela⁶adhan⁹adjag¹⁴adlai⁶adlay⁹adman⁸adoxa¹³adpao⁸adrad⁷adyta⁹aecia⁷aetat⁵aevia⁸aface¹⁰afald⁹afara⁸afars⁸afear⁸aflaj¹⁵aflat⁸afoam¹⁰afray¹¹agada⁷agade⁷again⁶agama⁸agami⁸agamy¹¹agape⁸agars⁶agasp⁸agast⁶agata⁶agate⁶agaty⁹agave⁹agaze¹⁵agena⁶aghan⁹aghas⁹agila⁶agita⁶agmas⁸agnat⁶agora⁶agrah⁹agral⁶agria⁶agsam⁸aguna⁶agura⁶ahead⁹aheap¹⁰ahsan⁸ahura⁸ahwal¹¹aidas⁶aigas⁶aimak¹¹ainga⁶airan⁵aiwan⁸ajaja¹⁹ajari¹²ajava¹⁵ajhar¹⁵ajiva¹⁵ajuga¹³ajwan¹⁵akala⁹akali⁹akasa⁹akela⁹akita⁹akkad¹⁴akkas¹³alaap⁷alack¹¹alada⁶alain⁵alaki⁹alala⁵alamo⁷

…and 1128 more in the full list.

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Where does A sit?

Position of A in five-letter words

Words are counted by their first A, so each word appears once. Words with two As are listed separately below.

Slot 11300 · 15%aahed, aalii, aargh

Slot 23407 · 41%baaed, baals, babai

Slot 31537 · 18%beach, beads, beady

Slot 41278 · 15%bebar, bebat, bebay

Slot 5869 · 10%beira, beisa, belga

Everyday words

Common 5 letter words with A

The full list includes rare words. These 80 are the ones you are most likely to meet in puzzles, writing and classrooms.

aboutstateemailafteryearsgamesgreatlocalbasedblacktodaypagestotalplacemediawaterboardsmallimageshallclassvaluelearnsaleslargetablestarthumanmarchyahoostaffagainaprilpartylegalaboveratespapertexasrangeaudiochinamajorareasspacecardsshareaddedradiotrackleasttradedavidmeansdailybeachpartsearlyfinaladultcheapwatchdealsjamesheartclearmakesindiatakencaseslaterbasicalongamongdeathbrandjapanloansalbumplans

Wordle

Which letters keep company with A?

Among the 8391 words in our list, these are the eight letters that appear most often alongside A. They make good second guesses once A is confirmed.

S2934

E2586

R2506

L2058

N1941

T1842

I1828

O1456

Vowel pairs

The most common adjacent vowel pairs in these words are EA (420), AI (381), AU (287), IA (268), OA (162).

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Sorted by ending

5 letter A words by last letter and last two letters

Ends	Words	Examples
-S	1675	abacs, abbas, abbes, abers, abets, abies, ables
-A	1441	abaca, abada, abaka, abama, abaya, aboma, abuna
-E	805	abase, abate, abaue, abave, abaze, abbie, abcee
-Y	617	abbey, abody, abray, absey, accoy, acedy, acidy
-N	507	aaron, aboon, abrin, achen, acoin, acorn, acron
-T	455	abaft, abbot, abdat, ablet, abnet, abort, about
-R	435	abear, aberr, abhor, abkar, abler, abner, abstr
-L	410	abdal, aboil, accel, acool, acryl, addnl, adiel

Ends	Words	Examples
-AS	346	abbas, accas, aghas, agmas, aidas, aigas
-AN	260	acuan, adhan, adman, aghan, ahsan, airan
-AL	254	abdal, agral, ahwal, algal, annal, antal
-ES	212	abbes, abies, ables, abyes, aches, acies
-AR	171	abear, abkar, achar, afear, ajhar, altar
-ED	170	aahed, abbed, abled, abyed, ached, acned

Fixed start and end? Use the combine word generator or letter words ending with. Words that end in A itself: abaca, abada, abaka, abama, abaya, aboma, abuna, abura, abuta, acana

Letter patterns

A words with striking patterns

A at both ends

abacaabadaabakaabamaabayaabomaabunaaburaabutaacanaacaraaccraacetaacomaacroaadapa

These words open and close with A.

Two As (1278)

aahedaaliiaarghaaronaartiabacaabaciabackabacsabadaabaffabaftabakaabamaabampaband

AR and AL openers

166 words start with AR and 161 start with AL in this list.

arabaarabsarabyaracaaracearacharadoaragearainarakearaksaramearamuarankararaarars

A with Z, X, J or Q (16)

abazeabuzzacruxaddaxadfixadjagadmixadmrxadnexadoxaadoxyadozeadzedadzeradzesaequi

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High scorers

Highest-scoring 5 letter words with A

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends
pzazz	34	35
jazzy	33	34
qajaq	30	32
huzza	26	26
abuzz	25	27
pizza	25	26
spazz	25	26
azoxy	24	23
gazoz	24	25
japyx	24	26
jazey	24	25
jizya	24	25

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Words with meanings

15 five-letter A words, defined

aboutprepositionIn a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around.

afterprepositionSubsequently to; following in time; later than.

basedadjectiveFounded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.

blacknounThe colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.

boardverbTo step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.

classnounA group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.

emailverbTo send an email (etymology 1, noun sense 3) or emails to.

gamesnounplural of game

greatnounA person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim. “Newton and Einstein are two of the greats of the history of science.”

localadjectiveFrom or in a nearby location.

smalladjectiveNot large or big; insignificant; few in number.

stateverbTo declare to be a fact.

todayadverbOn the current day or date.

totalnounAn amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.

yearsnounplural of year.

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Questions about 5 letter words with A

How many five-letter words contain A?

The general English word list used on this page has 8391 five-letter words with A. Counts differ between dictionaries, and Scrabble-style lists are larger, so confirm in your game’s dictionary.

Where does A usually sit in a five-letter word?

In this list A is the second letter of 3407, the third letter of 1537, the first letter of 1300, the fourth letter of 1278, the fifth letter of 869.

What are common five-letter words with A?

Everyday examples include about, state, email, after, years, games, great, local, based, black. They are useful Wordle guesses because they use common letters.

Which five-letter A words score the most in Scrabble?

At face value the top scores are pzazz at 34 and jazzy at 33, before any bonus squares. Words With Friends uses different tile values, so totals can differ.

Are there five-letter words that end in A?

Yes: abaca, abada, abaka, abama, abaya, aboma, abuna, abura.

Which five-letter words have a silent A?

Silent-A words are rare at this length; most five words sound the A out.

How do I find five-letter words with A in a certain position?

Use the position selector above, or type a pattern with blanks such as _ _ _ _ A in the word generator by pattern.

What is the difference between words starting with A and words containing A?

Words starting with A must begin with it. Words containing A can have it in any slot, so the list is much longer. For the start-only list use words that start with.