SOWPODS dictionary

4 letter words that start with A

261 four-letter words begin with A.

Every four-letter word that begins with A in SOWPODS: 261 words, grouped by second letter with the Scrabble score on each. Useful for crosswords, Wordscapes and building onto a A already on the board.

Highest scorer: AZYM at 18 points. 261 words total.
4-letter words starting with AA (2)
  • AAHS7
  • AALS4
4-letter words starting with AB (15)
  • ABAC8
  • ABAS6
  • ABBA8
  • ABBE8
  • ABBS8
  • ABED7
  • ABET6
  • ABID7
  • ABLE6
  • ABLY9
  • ABOS6
  • ABRI6
  • ABUT6
  • ABYE9
  • ABYS9
4-letter words starting with AC (14)
  • ACAI6
  • ACCA8
  • ACED7
  • ACER6
  • ACES6
  • ACHE9
  • ACHY12
  • ACID7
  • ACME8
  • ACNE6
  • ACRE6
  • ACTA6
  • ACTS6
  • ACYL9
4-letter words starting with AD (7)
  • ADAW8
  • ADDS6
  • ADDY9
  • ADIT5
  • ADOS5
  • ADRY8
  • ADZE14
4-letter words starting with AE (4)
  • AEON4
  • AERO4
  • AERY7
  • AESC6
4-letter words starting with AF (3)
  • AFAR7
  • AFFY13
  • AFRO7
4-letter words starting with AG (16)
  • AGAR5
  • AGAS5
  • AGED6
  • AGEE5
  • AGEN5
  • AGER5
  • AGES5
  • AGHA8
  • AGIN5
  • AGIO5
  • AGLU5
  • AGLY8
  • AGMA7
  • AGOG6
  • AGON5
  • AGUE5
4-letter words starting with AH (4)
  • AHED8
  • AHEM9
  • AHIS7
  • AHOY10
4-letter words starting with AI (14)
  • AIAS4
  • AIDE5
  • AIDS5
  • AIGA5
  • AILS4
  • AIMS6
  • AINE4
  • AINS4
  • AIRN4
  • AIRS4
  • AIRT4
  • AIRY7
  • AITS4
  • AITU4
4-letter words starting with AJ (2)
  • AJAR11
  • AJEE11
4-letter words starting with AK (4)
  • AKED9
  • AKEE8
  • AKES8
  • AKIN8
4-letter words starting with AL (35)
  • ALAE4
  • ALAN4
  • ALAP6
  • ALAR4
  • ALAS4
  • ALAY7
  • ALBA6
  • ALBE6
  • ALBS6
  • ALCO6
  • ALEC6
  • ALEE4
  • ALEF7
  • ALES4
  • ALEW7
  • ALFA7
  • ALFS7
  • ALGA5
  • ALIF7
  • ALIT4
  • ALKO8
  • ALKY11
  • ALLS4
  • ALLY7
  • ALMA6
  • ALME6
  • ALMS6
  • ALOD5
  • ALOE4
  • ALOW7
  • ALPS6
  • ALSO4
  • ALTO4
  • ALTS4
  • ALUM6
4-letter words starting with AM (16)
  • AMAH9
  • AMAS6
  • AMBO8
  • AMEN6
  • AMIA6
  • AMID7
  • AMIE6
  • AMIN6
  • AMIR6
  • AMIS6
  • AMLA6
  • AMMO8
  • AMOK10
  • AMPS8
  • AMUS6
  • AMYL9
4-letter words starting with AN (23)
  • ANAL4
  • ANAN4
  • ANAS4
  • ANCE6
  • ANDS5
  • ANES4
  • ANEW7
  • ANGA5
  • ANIL4
  • ANIS4
  • ANKH11
  • ANNA4
  • ANNO4
  • ANNS4
  • ANOA4
  • ANON4
  • ANOW7
  • ANSA4
  • ANTA4
  • ANTE4
  • ANTI4
  • ANTS4
  • ANUS4
4-letter words starting with AP (11)
  • APAY9
  • APED7
  • APER6
  • APES6
  • APEX13
  • APOD7
  • APOS6
  • APPS8
  • APSE6
  • APSO6
  • APTS6
4-letter words starting with AQ (1)
  • AQUA13
4-letter words starting with AR (34)
  • ARAK8
  • ARAR4
  • ARBA6
  • ARBS6
  • ARCH9
  • ARCO6
  • ARCS6
  • ARDS5
  • AREA4
  • ARED5
  • AREG5
  • ARES4
  • ARET4
  • AREW7
  • ARFS7
  • ARIA4
  • ARID5
  • ARIL4
  • ARIS4
  • ARKS8
  • ARLE4
  • ARMS6
  • ARMY9
  • ARNA4
  • AROW7
  • ARPA6
  • ARSE4
  • ARSY7
  • ARTI4
  • ARTS4
  • ARTY7
  • ARUM6
  • ARVO7
  • ARYL7
4-letter words starting with AS (6)
  • ASAR4
  • ASCI6
  • ASEA4
  • ASHY10
  • ASKS8
  • ASPS6
4-letter words starting with AT (8)
  • ATAP6
  • ATES4
  • ATMA6
  • ATOC6
  • ATOK8
  • ATOM6
  • ATOP6
  • ATUA4
4-letter words starting with AU (8)
  • AUFS7
  • AUKS8
  • AULA4
  • AULD5
  • AUNE4
  • AUNT4
  • AURA4
  • AUTO4
4-letter words starting with AV (8)
  • AVAL7
  • AVAS7
  • AVEL7
  • AVER7
  • AVES7
  • AVID8
  • AVOS7
  • AVOW10
4-letter words starting with AW (10)
  • AWAY10
  • AWDL8
  • AWED8
  • AWEE7
  • AWES7
  • AWLS7
  • AWNS7
  • AWNY10
  • AWOL7
  • AWRY10
4-letter words starting with AX (8)
  • AXAL11
  • AXED12
  • AXEL11
  • AXES11
  • AXIL11
  • AXIS11
  • AXLE11
  • AXON11
4-letter words starting with AY (5)
  • AYAH10
  • AYES7
  • AYIN7
  • AYRE7
  • AYUS7
4-letter words starting with AZ (3)
  • AZAN13
  • AZON13
  • AZYM18

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261 four-letter words that begin with A

261 of the 5,454 four-letter words in SOWPODS start with A, which is 4.8% of the list. That makes A the 10th most common opening letter for four-letter words.

The most common second letters are L (35) and R (34). Most of the words end in S (68), with E next at 29.

81 repeat a letter, like AAHS and AALS, and 180 use four different letters. The top scorer is AZYM at 18 points in Scrabble, followed by ADZE on 14.

Questions about four-letter words starting with A

How many four-letter words start with A?

There are 261 four-letter words that start with A in the SOWPODS dictionary, out of 5,454 four-letter words in total.

Which four-letter word starting with A scores the most in Scrabble?

AZYM is worth 18 points, the highest of the 261 words in this list.

What is the most common second letter in four-letter words that start with A?

L is the most common second letter, with 35 words (AL...).

Are all of these words valid in Scrabble?

Every word comes from SOWPODS, the international Scrabble word list. If you play North American Scrabble or Words With Friends, a few of the rarer entries may not be accepted.