4 Letter Words Starting With A
All 192 4-letter words that start with A, most common first, with pronunciation and meaning.
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- away/əˈweɪ/(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
- also/ˈɔɫsoʊ/in addition
- able/ˈeɪbəɫ/(usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
- army/ˈɑɹmi/a large number of people united for some specific purpose
- area/ˈɛɹiə/a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function
- aunt/ˈænt/the sister of your father or mother
- arms/ˈɑɹmz/the official symbols of a family, state, etc.
- anna/ˈænə/a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
- alan/ˈæɫən/
- amen/ɑˈmɛn/a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath
- asks/ˈæsks/
- ages/ˈeɪdʒəz/
- acts/ˈæks/a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
- arts/ˈɑɹts/studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
- acid/ˈæsəd/street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
- ahemthe utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat
- arse/ˈɑɹs/vulgar slang for anus
- ally/ˈæɫaɪ/a friendly nation
- auto/ˈɔtoʊ/a motor vehicle with four wheels
- aids/ˈeɪdz/a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
- alec/ˈæɫɪk/
- ants/ˈænts/
- alas/əˈɫæs/by bad luck
- aged/ˈeɪdʒd/people who are old collectively
- ammo/ˈæˌmoʊ/projectiles to be fired from a gun
- adds/ˈædz/
- atom/ˈætəm/(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
- arch/ˈɑɹtʃ/(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
- ache/ˈeɪk/a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
- alma/ˈɑɫmə/
- apes/ˈeɪps/
- anal/ˈeɪnəɫ/a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region
- axel/ˈæksəɫ/
- afar/əˈfɑɹ/(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance
- aria/ˈɑɹiə/an elaborate song for solo voice
- aura/ˈɔɹə/a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
- aces/ˈeɪsɪz/
- aide/ˈeɪd/an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
- amir/ɑˈmɪɹ/an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)
- axis/ˈæksəs/the center around which something rotates
- ahoy/əˈhɔɪ/
- alps/ˈæɫps/a large mountain system in south-central Europe
- ares/ˈɑɹz/(Greek mythology) Greek god of war
- awol/ˈeɪˌwɔɫ/one who is away or absent without leave
- anew/əˈnu/again but in a new or different way
- anus/ˈeɪnəs/the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal
- aims/ˈeɪmz/
- alba/ˈæɫbə/
- acre/ˈeɪkɝ/a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean
- ante/ˈænti/(poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
- abed/əˈbɛd/in bed
- airs/ˈɛɹz/affected manners intended to impress others
- alms/ˈɑɫmz/money or goods contributed to the poor
- aqua/ˈækwə/a shade of blue tinged with green
- amid/əˈmɪd/
- anti/ˈænˌtaɪ/a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
- abba/ˈæbə/
- alfa/ˈæɫfə/
- axes/ˈækˌsiz/
- atop/əˈtɑp/on, to, or at the top
- alto/ˈæɫtoʊ/the pitch range of the lowest female voice
- auld/ˈɔɫd/a Scottish word
- aghatitle for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey)
- acne/ˈækni/an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin
- axle/ˈæksəɫ/a shaft on which a wheel rotates
- apex/ˈeɪˌpɛks/the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
- amin/ɑˈmin/
- arty/ˈɑɹti/showily imitative of art or artists
- ails/ˈeɪɫz/
- awry/ɝˈaɪ/away from the correct or expected course
- aced/ˈeɪst/
- akin/ˈeɪkɪn/
- avid/ˈævəd/marked by active interest and enthusiasm
- amok/əˈmək/wildly frenzied and out of control
- arid/ˈæɹəd/lacking vitality or spirit
- airy/ˈɛɹi/characterized by lightness and insubstantiality
- ajar/əˈdʒɑɹ/
- amps
- anon/ˌæˈnɔn/(old-fashioned or informal) in a little while
- anilshrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye
- amis/ˈæmɪs/
- aloe/ˈæˌɫoʊ/succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers
- acme/ˈækmi/the highest point (of something)
- alum/ˈæɫəm/a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things)
- amboa platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
- axed/ˈækst/
- ands/ˈændz/
- alls/ˈɔɫz/
- awed/ˈɔd/inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
- achy/ˈeɪki/causing a dull and steady pain
- arvo
- abut/əˈbət/lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- aver/ˈeɪvɝ/to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
- amie/ˈæmi/
- arcs/ˈɑɹks/
- ales/ˈeɪɫz/
- ashy/ˈæʃi/of a light grey
- ayes/ˈaɪz/
- abas
- aero/ˈɛɹoʊ/
4-letter words starting with A
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There are 192 4-letter words starting with A in our dictionary.