3 Letter Words Starting with A
There are 71 3-letter English words that start with A, ranging alphabetically from AAH to AZO. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: ADZ (13), AZO (12), AXE (10). The longest entry here is AAH at 3 letters.
Word list
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- AAH6 pts
- AAL3 pts
- AAS3 pts
- ABA5 pts
- ABO5 pts
- ABS5 pts
- ABY8 pts
- ACE5 pts
- ACT5 pts
- ADD5 pts
- ADO4 pts
- ADS4 pts
- ADZ13 pts
- AFF9 pts
- AFT6 pts
- AGA4 pts
- AGE4 pts
- AGO4 pts
- AHA6 pts
- AID4 pts
- AIL3 pts
- AIM5 pts
- AIN3 pts
- AIR3 pts
- AIS3 pts
- AIT3 pts
- ALA3 pts
- ALB5 pts
- ALE3 pts
- ALL3 pts
- ALP5 pts
- ALS3 pts
- ALT3 pts
- AMA5 pts
- AMI5 pts
- AMP7 pts
- AMU5 pts
- ANA3 pts
- AND4 pts
- ANE3 pts
- ANI3 pts
- ANT3 pts
- ANY6 pts
- APE5 pts
- APT5 pts
- ARB5 pts
- ARC5 pts
- ARE3 pts
- ARF6 pts
- ARK7 pts
- ARM5 pts
- ARS3 pts
- ART3 pts
- ASH6 pts
- ASK7 pts
- ASP5 pts
- ASS3 pts
- ATE3 pts
- ATT3 pts
- AUK7 pts
- AVA6 pts
- AVE6 pts
- AVO6 pts
- AWA6 pts
- AWE6 pts
- AWL6 pts
- AWN6 pts
- AXE10 pts
- AYE6 pts
- AYS6 pts
- AZO12 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
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 | adz | 13 | 13 |
| 2 | azo | 12 | 12 |
| 3 | axe | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | aff | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | aby | 8 | 8 |
| 6 | amp | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | auk | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | ark | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | ask | 7 | 7 |
| 10 | ava | 6 | 7 |
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 3-letter words start with A?
71 valid 3-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).