Word Lists5-Letter Words Starting With A
Accepted 5-letter words that begins with A. Handy when the game gives you that clue.
JSBy Jack Shi · Updated September 11, 2026 721 words. Combining several clues? Try the Word Solver.
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List insights
Numbers below are counted from this exact list — use them to pick a word that also fits your other clues.
- Strong openers here: ALERT, ALTER, ARISE, ALONE, ADORE, AISLE — recognisable words that cover a lot of common letters. More in best starting words.
- 386 of 721 use no repeated letters (e.g. ABETS, ABHOR, ABIDE, ABIES, ABLED, ABLER) — these test more of the alphabet per guess. See words with no repeated letters.
- Most vowels (4): AALII, ADIEU, AECIA, AERIE, AIDOI, AINEE. Vowel-heavy guesses lock down the trickiest slots early — see words with many vowels.
- 94 contain a double letter (e.g. AAHED, AALII, AARGH, AARTI, ABBAS, ABBED) — worth remembering when a letter feels “used up.” See words with double letters.
- 68 of 721 are common Puzzico answers (e.g. ABOUT, ABOVE, ACORN, ACTOR, ACUTE, ADAPT, ADEPT, ADMIN) — the rest are valid but rarer guesses, so lean on these when you think you are close.
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