4 Letter Words Starting With A

Every 4-letter word starting with A in our dictionary (192 in total), sorted by Scrabble score. Use the Word Finder to add an ending letter or a Wordle-style pattern.

192 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first
adze14 apex13 aqua13 azan13 azon13 achy12 axed12 ajar11 ajee11 alky11 ankh11 axal11 axel11 axes11 axil11 axis11 axle11 axon11 ahoy10 amok10 ashy10 avow10 away10 awny10 awry10 ayah10 ably9 abye9 abys9 ache9 acyl9 ahem9 amah9 amyl9 arch9 army9 abba8 abbe8 acme8 agha8 agly8 akee8 akin8 ambo8 ammo8 amps8 arak8 arks8 asks8 auks8 avid8 awed8 aahs7 abed7 aced7 acid7 aery7 afar7 agma7 airy7 alef7 alfa7 alif7 ally7 alow7 amid7 anew7 aped7 apod7 arfs7 arty7 arvo7 aryl7 aver7 aves7 avos7 awee7 awes7 awls7 awns7 awol7 ayes7 ayin7 abas6 abet6 able6 abos6 abri6 abut6 aces6 acne6 acre6 acta6 acts6 adds6 aged6 agog6 aims6 alba6 albs6 alec6 alma6 alme6 alms6 alps6 alum6 amas6 amen6 amia6 amie6 amin6 amir6 amis6 amus6 aper6 apes6 apse6 arbs6 arco6 arcs6 arms6 arum6 asci6 asps6 atap6 atma6 atom6 atop6 adit5 ados5 agar5 agas5 agee5 ager5 ages5 agin5 agio5 agon5 ague5 aide5 aids5 alga5 ands5 anga5 arid5 auld5 aals4 aeon4 aero4 ails4 ains4 airn4 airs4 airt4 aits4 alae4 alan4 alar4 alas4 alee4 ales4 alit4 alls4 aloe4 also4 alto4 alts4 anal4 anas4 anes4 anil4 anis4 anna4 anoa4 anon4 ansa4 anta4 ante4 anti4 ants4 anus4 area4 ares4 aria4 aril4 arse4 arts4 asea4 ates4 aunt4 aura4 auto4

Using 4-letter words starting with A

Pinning both the length and the opening letter narrows the field fast — handy for a Wordle guess, a tight Scrabble lane, or a crossword slot with a known first letter. The highest-scoring plays sit at the top of the list above.

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