5 Letter Words Starting With A
All 497 5-letter words that start with A, most common first, with pronunciation and meaning.
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- about/əˈbaʊt/(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
- again/əˈɡeɪn/anew
- after/ˈæftɝ/happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
- alone/əˈɫoʊn/without any others being included or involved
- asked/ˈæskt/
- along/əˈɫɔŋ/with a forward motion
- alive/əˈɫaɪv/capable of erupting
- ahead/əˈhɛd/at or in the front
- agree/əˈɡɹi/consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something
- angry/ˈæŋɡɹi/feeling or showing anger
- agent/ˈeɪdʒənt/the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
- allow/əˈɫaʊ/allow or plan for a certain possibility
- apart/əˈpɑɹt/not taken into account or excluded from consideration
- admit/ədˈmɪt/declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
- above/əˈbəv/an earlier section of a written text
- awful/ˈɑfəɫ/causing fear or dread or terror
- angel/ˈeɪndʒəɫ/the highest waterfall
- among/əˈməŋ/
- aware/əˈwɛɹ/bearing in mind
- alarm/əˈɫɑɹm/a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
- avoid/əˈvɔɪd/stay clear from
- aside/əˈsaɪd/a message that departs from the main subject
- awake/əˈweɪk/stop sleeping
- armed/ˈɑɹmd/(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
- alien/ˈeɪɫiən/a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
- actor/ˈæktɝ/a theatrical performer
- anger/ˈæŋɡɝ/belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
- apple/ˈæpəɫ/fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
- alert/əˈɫɝt/an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
- adult/ˈædəɫt/any mature animal
- argue/ˈɑɹɡju/present reasons and arguments
- apply/əˈpɫaɪ/ask (for something)
- angle/ˈæŋɡəɫ/a biased way of looking at or presenting something
- album/ˈæɫbəm/a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes
- alley/ˈæɫi/a narrow street with walls on both sides
- alibi/ˈæɫəˌbaɪ/(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
- alpha/ˈæɫfə/the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
- award/əˈwɔɹd/a grant made by a law court
- abuse/əbˈjus/cruel or inhumane treatment
- areas/ˈɛɹiəz/
- added/ˈædəd/
- amber/ˈæmbɝ/a deep yellow color
- acted/ˈæktɪd/
- ashes/ˈæʃəz/
- alike/əˈɫaɪk/in a like manner
- arrow/ˈæɹoʊ/a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other
- asses/ˈæsəz/
- armor/ˈɑɹmɝ/tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant
- ankle/ˈæŋkəɫ/a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
- attic/ˈætɪk/(architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature
- auntythe sister of your father or mother
- adore/əˈdɔɹ/love intensely
- altar/ˈɔɫtɝ/a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made
- adopt/əˈdɑpt/take into one's family
- asset/ˈæˌsɛt/a useful or valuable quality
- aisle/ˈaɪəɫ/passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores
- acres/ˈeɪkɝz/extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
- arena/ɝˈinə/a playing field where sports events take place
- audio/ˈɑdiˌoʊ/the sound elements of television
- alter/ˈɔɫtɝ/remove the ovaries of
- agony/ˈæɡəni/intense feelings of suffering
- await/əˈweɪt/look forward to the probable occurrence of
- adapt/əˈdæpt/adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
- abort/əˈbɔɹt/the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed
- arise/ɝˈaɪz/get up and out of bed
- abbey/ˈæbi/a monastery ruled by an abbot
- ahold/əˈhoʊɫd/
- amigo/əˈmiˌɡoʊ/a friend or comrade
- ariel/ˈɛɹiəɫ/
- alias/ˈeɪɫiəs/a name that has been assumed temporarily
- apron/ˈeɪpɹən/a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
- atoms/ˈætəmz/
- annoy/əˈnɔɪ/cause annoyance in
- arson/ˈɑɹsən/malicious burning to destroy property
- aimed/ˈeɪmd/
- acute/əkˈjut/a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
- abyss/əˈbɪs/a bottomless gulf or pit
- abide/əˈbaɪd/put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- array/ɝˈeɪ/an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics
- aging/ˈeɪdʒɪŋ/the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
- adios/ˌɑdiˈoʊs/a farewell remark
- amuse/əmˈjuz/make (somebody) laugh
- abbot/ˈæbət/the superior of an abbey of monks
- aunts/ˈænts/
- aloud/əˈɫaʊd/using the voice
- aches/ˈeɪks/
- adieu/əˈdu/a farewell remark
- audit/ˈɔdɪt/a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation
- aloha/əˈɫoʊhɑ/an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian)
- ample/ˈæmpəɫ/affording an abundant supply
- amaze/əˈmeɪz/be a mystery or bewildering to
- aroma/ɝˈoʊmə/any property detected by the olfactory system
- atlas/ˈætɫəs/a figure of a man used as a supporting column
- algae/ˈæɫdʒi/primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves
- aargh/ˈɑɹɡ/
- atone/əˈtoʊn/turn away from sin or do penitence
- abode/əˈboʊd/housing that someone is living in
- aspen/ˈæspən/any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
- awoke/əˈwoʊk/
- aorta/eɪˈɔɹtə/the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries
5-letter words starting with A
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How many 5 letter words start with A?
There are 497 5-letter words starting with A in our dictionary.