Word list

6 letter words starting with A

830 words in our dictionary start with A and have six letters. 267 of them are everyday words, such as ACCESS, AUTHOR, AROUND, ACTION.

830 words.

Small numbers are tile values added up (Scrabble). Bold border: everyday word. Tap a word to copy it.

At a glance

Highest-scoring words you could spell from one bag of Scrabble tiles (blanks count as zero):

  • ADZUKI 20
  • ALKOXY 20
  • AFFLUX 19
  • AZYGOS 19
  • AMAZED 18
  • AZOTHS 18
  • ABJECT 17
  • ABLAZE 17

Letter after A

  • L
    102
  • R
    100
  • N
    81
  • B
    61
  • M
    59
  • S
    55
  • D
    48
  • C
    43

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Questions

How many 6 letter words starting with A are there?

Our dictionary has 830, and 267 of them are everyday words. The dictionary is the open word list our games use (ENABLE plus SCOWL), so a few words from tournament Scrabble lists may be missing.

What is the highest-scoring word on this list in Scrabble?

ADZUKI, worth 20 points from tile values alone, and the standard tile bag has enough tiles to spell it. Board bonuses can change the real score.

What are some common 6 letter words starting with A?

ACCESS, AUTHOR, AROUND, ACTION, AUGUST are among the most common in everyday writing.

How do I filter the list?

Use Must include to require letters (repeat a letter to require it twice), Leave out to exclude letters, or Pattern with ? for one unknown letter and * for any run of letters, for example a?????.