2 Letter Words Starting with A
There are 16 2-letter English words that start with A, ranging alphabetically from AA to AY. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: AX (9), AW (5), AH (5). This is a small pattern — under 20 words in ENABLE — so we exclude it from our sitemap but keep the page for players who reach it directly. The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.
Word list
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ax | 9 | 9 |
| 2 | aw | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | ah | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | ay | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | ab | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | am | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | ag | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | ad | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | al | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | an | 2 | 3 |
Strategy for this list
A is the most flexible starting letter in Scrabble — over 15,000 English words begin with A and dozens of two-letter A-words (AA, AB, AD, AE, AG, AH, AI, AL, AM, AN, AR, AS, AT, AW, AY) fuel parallel plays. The highest-scoring A-word plays use A as a launchpad for AZURE, AXES, AJAR or AQUA, but the everyday value of the letter is in short setup words that keep the A on the board for future hooks. In Wordle, A appears in more answers than any other letter — testing it in position 2 or 3 is often the highest-information move.
FAQs
How many 2-letter words start with A?
16 valid 2-letter English words begin with A in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).