There are 496 4 letter words starting with A in our word list of 382,657 words, and every one of them is on this page — grouped by length so you can scan fast, with a live filter when you need something narrower. The biggest group is the 4-letter words (496 of them); the spread is every one of them exactly 4 letters long. The longest entries are aahs, aals and aani. Five-letter lists like this one are the working tool of Wordle players: fix the letter your grid has confirmed, then scan what is left. Scrabble and Words With Friends players use the same lists to spot plays that fit a tight board.
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4-letter words (496)
aahs aals aani aaru abac abas abay abba abbe abbr abbs abby abed abel abet abey abib abid abie abir abit able ably abos abow abox abri absi abut abye abys acad acai acca acce acct aced acer aces ache achy acid acis acle aclu acme acne acop acor acpt acre acta actg acts actu acus acyl adad adai adam adar adat adaw aday adda addn addr adds addu addy aden adet adib adin adit adjt admi adod adon ador ados adry advt adze aeon aero aery aesc afar afer affa afft affy afro agad agag agal agao agar agas agau agaz agba agcy aged agee agen ager ages aget agha agib agin agio agit agla aglu agly agma agog agon agos agra agre agst agua ague ahab ahed ahem ahet ahey ahir ahis ahom ahoy ahum aias aide aids aiel aiga aile ails aims aine ains aint ainu aion aira aire airn airs airt airy aith aits aitu aivr ajar ajax ajee ajog akal akan aked akee aker akes akey akha akia akim akin akka akov akra akre alae alai alan alap alar alas alay alba albe albi albs alca alce alco aldm alea alec alee alef alem alen ales alew alex alfa alfs alga algy alia alif alii alin alit alix alko alky alle allo alls ally alma alme alms alod aloe alop alow alps also alto alts alum alur alya amah amal amar amas amay amba ambe ambo amdt amel amen amex amia amic amid amie amil amin amir amis amit amla amli amma ammi ammo ammu amok amor amos amoy amps amra amus amyl anal anam anan anas anat anax anay anba ance anda ande andi ands andy anes anet anew anga ango anil anim anis ankh anna anne anni anno anns anoa anon anow anre ansa ansi ansu anta ante anti ants antu anus aoli aoul apar apay aped aper apes apex apii apio apis apod apos appd appl apps appt apse apso apts apus aqua aquo arab arad arak arar arba arbs arca arch arco arcs ards ardu area ared areg aren ares aret arew arfs argh argo aria arid aril aris arks arle arms army arna arne arni arow arpa arri arry arse arsy arte arti arts arty arui arum arvo arya aryl asak asap asar asci asea asem asgd asha ashy asia askr asks asok asop asor asps aspy asse assi assn asst asta astr atap atar ated atef aten ates atik atip atis atka atle atli atma atmo atoc atok atom atop atry atta atte attn atty atua atwo aube auca aufs auge augh auks aula auld aulu aune aunt aura ausu aute auth auto aval avar avas avdp avel aver aves avid avie avis avos avow avoy avys awag awan awat away awdl awed awee awes awfu awin awls awns awny awol awry axal axed axel axer axes axil axin axis axle axon ayah ayen ayes ayin ayme ayne ayre ayus azan azha azon azox azym
Frequently asked questions
How many 4 letter words starting with A are there?
Our word list contains 496 4 letter words starting with A, out of 382,657 entries in total. Every word is exactly 4 letters long.
What are the longest 4 letter words starting with A?
The longest are aahs (4 letters), aals (4 letters) and aani (4 letters).
Which 4 letter words starting with A score highest in Scrabble?
By raw letter values, the top scorers on this page are azox (20 points), ajax (18 points) and azym (18 points) — before any letter or word multipliers. One honest caveat: this list is a broad English word list, so a few rare or technical entries appear that official game dictionaries (and Wordle’s answer list) do not accept. Always check a play against the dictionary your game uses.
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