4 Letter Words Starting with A
There are 192 4-letter English words that start with A, ranging alphabetically from AAHS to AZON. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: ADZE (14), APEX (13), AQUA (13). The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.
Word list
A
- AAHS7 pts
- AALS4 pts
- ABAS6 pts
- ABBA8 pts
- ABBE8 pts
- ABED7 pts
- ABET6 pts
- ABLE6 pts
- ABLY9 pts
- ABOS6 pts
- ABRI6 pts
- ABUT6 pts
- ABYE9 pts
- ABYS9 pts
- ACED7 pts
- ACES6 pts
- ACHE9 pts
- ACHY12 pts
- ACID7 pts
- ACME8 pts
- ACNE6 pts
- ACRE6 pts
- ACTA6 pts
- ACTS6 pts
- ACYL9 pts
- ADDS6 pts
- ADIT5 pts
- ADOS5 pts
- ADZE14 pts
- AEON4 pts
- AERO4 pts
- AERY7 pts
- AFAR7 pts
- AGAR5 pts
- AGAS5 pts
- AGED6 pts
- AGEE5 pts
- AGER5 pts
- AGES5 pts
- AGHA8 pts
- AGIN5 pts
- AGIO5 pts
- AGLY8 pts
- AGMA7 pts
- AGOG6 pts
- AGON5 pts
- AGUE5 pts
- AHEM9 pts
- AHOY10 pts
- AIDE5 pts
- AIDS5 pts
- AILS4 pts
- AIMS6 pts
- AINS4 pts
- AIRN4 pts
- AIRS4 pts
- AIRT4 pts
- AIRY7 pts
- AITS4 pts
- AJAR11 pts
- AJEE11 pts
- AKEE8 pts
- AKIN8 pts
- ALAE4 pts
- ALAN4 pts
- ALAR4 pts
- ALAS4 pts
- ALBA6 pts
- ALBS6 pts
- ALEC6 pts
- ALEE4 pts
- ALEF7 pts
- ALES4 pts
- ALFA7 pts
- ALGA5 pts
- ALIF7 pts
- ALIT4 pts
- ALKY11 pts
- ALLS4 pts
- ALLY7 pts
- ALMA6 pts
- ALME6 pts
- ALMS6 pts
- ALOE4 pts
- ALOW7 pts
- ALPS6 pts
- ALSO4 pts
- ALTO4 pts
- ALTS4 pts
- ALUM6 pts
- AMAH9 pts
- AMAS6 pts
- AMBO8 pts
- AMEN6 pts
- AMIA6 pts
- AMID7 pts
- AMIE6 pts
- AMIN6 pts
- AMIR6 pts
- AMIS6 pts
- AMMO8 pts
- AMOK10 pts
- AMPS8 pts
- AMUS6 pts
- AMYL9 pts
- ANAL4 pts
- ANAS4 pts
- ANDS5 pts
- ANES4 pts
- ANEW7 pts
- ANGA5 pts
- ANIL4 pts
- ANIS4 pts
- ANKH11 pts
- ANNA4 pts
- ANOA4 pts
- ANON4 pts
- ANSA4 pts
- ANTA4 pts
- ANTE4 pts
- ANTI4 pts
- ANTS4 pts
- ANUS4 pts
- APED7 pts
- APER6 pts
- APES6 pts
- APEX13 pts
- APOD7 pts
- APSE6 pts
- AQUA13 pts
- ARAK8 pts
- ARBS6 pts
- ARCH9 pts
- ARCO6 pts
- ARCS6 pts
- AREA4 pts
- ARES4 pts
- ARFS7 pts
- ARIA4 pts
- ARID5 pts
- ARIL4 pts
- ARKS8 pts
- ARMS6 pts
- ARMY9 pts
- ARSE4 pts
- ARTS4 pts
- ARTY7 pts
- ARUM6 pts
- ARVO7 pts
- ARYL7 pts
- ASCI6 pts
- ASEA4 pts
- ASHY10 pts
- ASKS8 pts
- ASPS6 pts
- ATAP6 pts
- ATES4 pts
- ATMA6 pts
- ATOM6 pts
- ATOP6 pts
- AUKS8 pts
- AULD5 pts
- AUNT4 pts
- AURA4 pts
- AUTO4 pts
- AVER7 pts
- AVES7 pts
- AVID8 pts
- AVOS7 pts
- AVOW10 pts
- AWAY10 pts
- AWED8 pts
- AWEE7 pts
- AWES7 pts
- AWLS7 pts
- AWNS7 pts
- AWNY10 pts
- AWOL7 pts
- AWRY10 pts
- AXAL11 pts
- AXED12 pts
- AXEL11 pts
- AXES11 pts
- AXIL11 pts
- AXIS11 pts
- AXLE11 pts
- AXON11 pts
- AYAH10 pts
- AYES7 pts
- AYIN7 pts
- AZAN13 pts
- AZON13 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 | adze | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | apex | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | aqua | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | azan | 13 | 14 |
| 5 | azon | 13 | 14 |
| 6 | axed | 12 | 12 |
| 7 | achy | 12 | 11 |
| 8 | ajar | 11 | 13 |
| 9 | ajee | 11 | 13 |
| 10 | axal | 11 | 12 |
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 4-letter words start with A?
192 valid 4-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).