A is the third most common letter in English, appearing in roughly 8.2% of written text. It is also the opening letter of a huge number of Latin- and Greek-derived prefixes: AB- (away), AD- (toward), ANTI- (against), AUTO- (self), ANA- (up). These prefixes alone generate thousands of valid English words.
In Scrabble, A is worth just 1 point — the lowest tier — and there are 9 A tiles in the standard bag (second only to E’s 12). That makes A one of the most versatile tiles for bingos and extensions. Notable high-value A-words include AZALEA, AZURE, AXIOM, AMAZE, ABYSS, and AQUATIC.
A-words dominate the opening rack statistically: if you draw 7 random tiles, the probability that at least one is an A is about 53%. Strategic players treat A tiles as disposable — happy to play them to reach a premium square rather than hoard them.
Top 500 Highest-Scoring Words Starting With A (500 of 16,197)
APOPHTHEGMATIZE37
AZIDOTHYMIDINES34
ALEXIPHARMAKONS33
APOTHEGMATIZING33
AXIOMATIZATIONS33
AZIDOTHYMIDINE33
ADENOHYPOPHYSES32
ADENOHYPOPHYSIS32
ALEXIPHARMAKON32
ANTHROPOPSYCHIC32
APOTHEGMATIZED32
ARCHAEOPTERYXES32
ARCHAEOZOOLOGY32
AXIOMATIZATION32
ACCLIMATIZABLE31
ACHROMATIZATION31
ACKNOWLEDGEABLY31
ALPHABETIZATION31
AMINOPHENAZONES31
APOSTROPHIZING31
APOTHEGMATIZES31
APPROPINQUATING31
APPROPINQUITY31
ARCHAEZOOLOGY31
ARCHEOZOOLOGY31
ARCHIEPISCOPACY31
AUTOSCHEDIAZING31
AXIOMATIZING31
AZOBENZENES31
ACCLIMATIZATION30
ACHROMATIZING30
ACQUIESCINGLY30
ACQUISITIVELY30
ADVERBIALIZING30
ALPHABETIZING30
AMINOPHENAZONE30
AMPHICHROMATIC30
ANAGRAMMATIZING30
ANALYZABILITY30
ANTIKICKBACK30
APOSTROPHIZED30
APOTHEGMATIZE30
APPROPINQUATED30
APPROPINQUATION30
APPROPINQUITIES30
ARCHAEOPTERYX30
ARCHAEZOOLOGIES30
ARCHEOZOOLOGIES30
ARCHEOZOOLOGIST30
ARTIFICIALIZING30
AUTOSCHEDIAZED30
AXIOMATIZED30
AXISYMMETRICAL30
AZOBENZENE30
ACCLIMATIZING29
ACHROMATIZED29
ACKNOWLEDGEDLY29
ACQUIESCENTLY29
ACQUIRABILITY29
ACQUISITIVENESS29
ADVERBIALIZED29
ADVERTIZEMENTS29
AESTHETICIZING29
AGGRANDIZEMENTS29
ALBIZZIAS29
ALCOHOLIZATIONS29
ALEXIPHARMICS29
ALPHABETIZED29
ALPHABETIZERS29
AMBIDEXTROUSLY29
ANAGRAMMATIZED29
ANALYZABILITIES29
ANATHEMATIZING29
ANTHROPOMORPHIC29
ANTHROPOPHOBICS29
ANTIDAZZLE29
ANTISEPTICIZING29
ANTISYZYGY29
APOCALYPTICALLY29
APOPHTHEGMATIC29
APOSTROPHIZES29
APPETEEZEMENTS29
APPETIZINGLY29
APPROACHABILITY29
APPROPINQUATES29
APPROPINQUING29
APPROXIMATELY29
APPROXIMATIVE29
APPROXIMEETINGS29
AQUAPHOBICS29
ARCHETYPICALLY29
ARTIFICIALIZED29
ASPHYXYING29
AUTOCATALYZING29
AUTOSCHEDIAZES29
AXIOMATIZES29
ACCLIMATIZED28
ACCLIMATIZERS28
ACCOMMODATINGLY28
ACCOMPLISHMENTS28
ACETAZOLAMIDES28
ACHROMATIZES28
ACKNOWLEDGEABLE28
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT28
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS28
ACQUIESCENCES28
ACQUIRABILITIES28
ADJECTIVALLY28
ADJUNCTIVELY28
ADVERBIALIZES28
ADVERTIZEMENT28
AESTHETICIZED28
AFFRANCHISEMENT28
AGGRANDIZEMENT28
ALBIZZIA28
ALCHEMIZING28
ALCOHOLIZATION28
ALEXIPHARMIC28
ALKALINIZATIONS28
ALPHABETIZER28
ALPHABETIZES28
AMBIDEXTERITY28
AMPHIBRACHIC28
ANAGRAMMATIZES28
ANAPHYLAXY28
ANATHEMATIZED28
ANTHROPOGRAPHY28
ANTHROPOPHOBIC28
ANTIARRHYTHMICS28
ANTISEPTICIZED28
ANTISYZYGIES28
ANTIVAXXERS28
APOCALYPTICISMS28
APOPHTHEGMATISE28
APOPHTHEGMATIST28
APOSTROPHIZE28
APOTHEOSIZING28
APPENDICECTOMY28
APPETEEZEMENT28
APPROPINQUATE28
APPROPINQUED28
APPROXIMEETING28
AQUAPHOBIC28
AQUIFOLIACEOUS28
ARACHNOPHOBICS28
ARCHBISHOPRICS28
ARTIFICIALIZES28
ASPHETERIZING28
ASPHYXIATING28
ASPHYXIATIONS28
ASTROPHYSICALLY28
AUTOCATALYZED28
AUTOSCHEDIAZE28
AUTOTYPOGRAPHY28
AXIOMATIZE28
AXISYMMETRIC28
AXISYMMETRY28
AZIMUTHALLY28
AZOTIZING28
ACANTHOCEPHALAN27
ACCESSORIZING27
ACCLIMATIZER27
ACCLIMATIZES27
ACCOMPLISHABLE27
ACCOMPLISHMENT27
ACETAZOLAMIDE27
ACETYLSALICYLIC27
ACHROMATIZE27
ACKNOWLEDGMENT27
ACQUIESCENCE27
ACQUIGHTING27
ACQUITTANCING27
ACTINOCHEMISTRY27
ADJECTIVELY27
ADVERBIALIZE27
AESTHETICIZES27
AFFENPINSCHERS27
AFFIRMATIVELY27
AICHMOPHOBIAS27
ALCHEMIZED27
ALCOHOLIZING27
ALEXITHYMIAS27
ALKALINIZATION27
ALPHABETIZE27
AMBERJACKS27
AMBIDEXTERITIES27
AMBISEXUALITY27
AMINOBENZOIC27
AMPHIDIPLOIDY27
AMPHITHEATRICAL27
ANAESTHETIZING27
ANAGRAMMATIZE27
ANAPHYLAXIES27
ANATHEMATIZES27
ANESTHETIZATION27
ANTHOLOGIZING27
ANTHROPOPATHISM27
ANTHROPOPHAGIC27
ANTHROPOPHAGY27
ANTHROPOPHOBIAS27
ANTHROPOPHUISMS27
ANTHROPOPHYTES27
ANTIARRHYTHMIC27
ANTIPSYCHIATRY27
ANTISEPTICIZES27
ANTIVAXXER27
APOCALYPTICISM27
APOCRYPHALLY27
APOTHEOSIZED27
APPLEJACKS27
APPREHENSIVELY27
APPROPINQUES27
APPROXIMATING27
APPROXIMATIONS27
AQUAFARMINGS27
AQUAPHOBIAS27
ARABICIZATIONS27
ARACHNOPHOBIC27
ARCHBISHOPRIC27
ARCHPRIESTSHIPS27
ARTIFICIALIZE27
ASPHETERIZED27
ASPHYXIATED27
ASPHYXIATION27
ASPHYXIATORS27
ATMOSPHERICALLY27
AUTOCATALYZES27
AUTOCOPROPHAGY27
AUTOMORPHICALLY27
AUTOPHYTICALLY27
AXEROPHTHOLS27
AXIOMATICALLY27
AXISYMMETRIES27
AZATHIOPRINES27
AZOTIZED27
ABSQUATULATING26
ACCESSORIZED26
ACCLIMATIZE26
ACCUMULATIVELY26
ACHLORHYDRIC26
ACHROMATICALLY26
ACQUAINTANCES26
ACQUITTANCED26
ADJUDICATIVE26
ADJUDICATORY26
ADJUSTABILITY26
ADVERTIZINGS26
AEROBICIZING26
AERODYNAMICALLY26
AESTHETICIZE26
AFFECTABILITY26
AFFECTIVENESSES26
AFFENPINSCHER26
AFFLICTIVELY26
AFFREIGHTMENTS26
AFFRIGHTEDLY26
AICHMOPHOBIA26
ALBUMENIZING26
ALBUMINIZING26
ALCHEMIZES26
ALCOHOLIZED26
ALEXITHYMIA26
ALGORITHMICALLY26
ALKALINIZING26
ALKALIZABLE26
ALPHABETICALLY26
ALPHAMERICALLY26
ALTEZZAS26
AMBERJACK26
AMBISEXUALITIES26
AMORTIZEMENTS26
AMOXYCILLINS26
AMPHIBOLOGICAL26
AMPHICTYONIC26
AMPHICTYONY26
AMPHIDIPLOIDIES26
AMPHIMIXES26
AMPHIMIXIS26
AMPHIPROSTYLAR26
AMPHIPROSTYLES26
AMPHITHECIUM26
ANABAPTIZING26
ANAESTHETIZED26
ANAMORPHOSCOPES26
ANAPHYLAXES26
ANAPHYLAXIS26
ANARCHIZING26
ANATHEMATIZE26
ANDROMEDOTOXINS26
ANDROSPHINXES26
ANESTHETIZING26
ANGLICIZATIONS26
ANONYMIZING26
ANTHEROZOOIDS26
ANTHOLOGIZED26
ANTHOLOGIZERS26
ANTHOXANTHINS26
ANTHRAQUINONES26
ANTHROPOBIOLOGY26
ANTHROPOMORPHS26
ANTHROPOPATHIC26
ANTHROPOPATHY26
ANTHROPOPHAGIES26
ANTHROPOPHAGITE26
ANTHROPOPHAGOUS26
ANTHROPOPHOBIA26
ANTHROPOPHUISM26
ANTHROPOPHYTE26
ANTHROPOSOPHIC26
ANTHROPOSOPHY26
ANTIHIJACK26
ANTIHOMOSEXUAL26
ANTIPORNOGRAPHY26
ANTIPSYCHOTICS26
ANTIQUARIANISMS26
ANTISEPTICIZE26
APOCRYPHALNESS26
APOENZYMES26
APOPHLEGMATICS26
APOTHEOSIZES26
APPLEJACK26
APPRECIATIVELY26
APPRENTICESHIPS26
APPROPINQUE26
APPROXIMATED26
APPROXIMATION26
AQUACEUTICALS26
AQUAFARMING26
AQUAPHOBES26
AQUAPHOBIA26
ARABICIZATION26
ARACHNOPHOBIAS26
ARCHAEBACTERIUM26
ARCHEOLOGICALLY26
ARCHGENETHLIACS26
ARCHIEPISCOPATE26
ARCHPRIESTHOODS26
ARCHPRIESTSHIP26
ARITHMOPHOBIAS26
ASEPTICIZING26
ASPHETERIZES26
ASPHYXIANTS26
ASPHYXIATES26
ASPHYXIATOR26
ASTROPHOTOGRAPH26
ASYMMETRICALLY26
ASYMPTOTICALLY26
ATTITUDINIZINGS26
AUTHORIZABLE26
AUTHORIZATIONS26
AUTOCATALYZE26
AUTOCHTHONOUSLY26
AUTOGRAPHICALLY26
AUTOMATIZATIONS26
AXEROPHTHOL26
AXIOLOGICALLY26
AZATHIOPRINE26
AZOOSPERMIC26
AZOTIZES26
AZYGOSPORES26
ABSQUATULATED25
ABUZZ25
ACCESSORIZES25
ACCOMMODATIVE25
ACCOMPLISHING25
ACHLORHYDRIAS25
ACHONDROPLASTIC25
ACHROMATICITY25
ACIDIMETRICALLY25
ACKNOWLEDGING25
ACQUAINTANCE25
ACQUIESCENTS25
ACQUIESCING25
ACQUIREMENTS25
ACQUISITIVE25
ACQUITTANCES25
ACRONYCHALLY25
ACRONYMICALLY25
ACTIVIZING25
ACTUALIZATIONS25
ADJUSTABILITIES25
ADJUVANCY25
ADVERTIZING25
AEROBICIZED25
AFFECTABILITIES25
AFFECTIONATELY25
AFFECTIVELY25
AFFECTIVITY25
AFFIXMENTS25
AFFLUENZAS25
AFFORDABILITY25
AFFRANCHISING25
AFFREIGHTMENT25
AFFRIGHTMENTS25
AGGRANDIZING25
AGONIZINGLY25
AGRIFOODSTUFFS25
ALBUMENIZED25
ALBUMINIZED25
ALCHEMIZE25
ALCOHOLIZES25
ALKALINIZED25
ALLEGORIZATIONS25
ALLOPOLYPLOIDY25
ALPHABETIFORM25
ALTAZIMUTHS25
ALTEZZA25
AMBASSADORSHIPS25
AMBIDEXTEROUS25
AMBULANCEWOMAN25
AMBULANCEWOMEN25
AMORTIZEMENT25
AMOXYCILLIN25
AMPELOGRAPHY25
AMPHIBRACHS25
AMPHICHROIC25
AMPHICTYONIES25
AMPHIOXUSES25
AMPHIPATHIC25
AMPHIPHILIC25
AMPHIPROSTYLE25
AMPHITHEATRIC25
AMPHITRICHOUS25
ANABAPTIZED25
ANACOLUTHICALLY25
ANAESTHETIZES25
ANAMORPHOSCOPE25
ANARCHISTICALLY25
ANARCHIZED25
ANATOMIZATIONS25
ANDROGYNOPHORES25
ANDROMEDOTOXIN25
ANESTHETIZED25
ANGLICIZATION25
ANIMALIZATIONS25
ANONYMIZED25
ANTAGONIZABLE25
ANTAGONIZATIONS25
ANTHEROZOIDS25
ANTHEROZOOID25
ANTHOLOGIZER25
ANTHOLOGIZES25
ANTHOPHYLLITES25
ANTHOXANTHIN25
ANTHRAQUINONE25
ANTHROPOMORPH25
ANTHROPOPATHIES25
ANTHROPOPHAGUS25
ANTHROPOSOPHIES25
ANTHROPOSOPHIST25
ANTIHELMINTHICS25
ANTIPSYCHOTIC25
ANTIQUARIANISM25
ANTISYPHILITICS25
APHETIZING25
APHORIZING25
APOCHROMATISMS25
APOENZYME25
APOPHLEGMATIC25
APOPLECTICALLY25
APOTHEOSIZE25
APPARATCHIKI25
APPARATCHIKS25
APPLICATIVELY25
APPLIQUEING25
APPREHENSIBLY25
APPRENTICEHOODS25
APPRENTICESHIP25
APPROXIMATES25
AQUACEUTICAL25
AQUACULTURISTS25
AQUAFARMED25
AQUAFITNESSES25
AQUAPHOBE25
AQUATICALLY25
AQUICULTURISTS25
ARABICIZING25
ARACHNOPHOBES25
ARACHNOPHOBIA25
ARCHAIZING25
ARCHDUKEDOMS25
ARCHEOASTRONOMY25
ARCHEOMAGNETISM25
ARCHETYPALLY25
ARCHGENETHLIAC25
ARCHIEPISCOPAL25
ARCHIPHONEMES25
ARCHITECTURALLY25
ARCHPRIESTHOOD25
ARITHMOPHOBIA25
AROMATIZATIONS25
ASEPTICIZED25
ASPHETERIZE25
ASPHYXIANT25
ASPHYXIATE25
ASPHYXIED25
ASPHYXY25
ASSEMBLYWOMAN25
ASSEMBLYWOMEN25
ASTRONOMIZING25
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many English words start with A?
The letter A opens 16,197 words in this list (4.5% of the dictionary). A is ranked 3rd in standard English letter-frequency tables and accounts for about 8.2% of written text.
What's the highest-scoring word starting with A in Scrabble?
The top-scoring A-word in our list is APOPHTHEGMATIZE at 37 points (TWL letter values, before any premium-square bonuses). A itself is worth 1 point as a tile.
What's the shortest word starting with A?
Our shortest A-starting word is AA (2 letters). These short entries are tactically useful: play one onto a triple-letter square and you score fast without burning through your rack.