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6 Letter Words Starting With A

Collins lists 1,187 six-letter words beginning with A. The highest scorer is avyzed (22 pts); the rest follow, ranked by Scrabble value.

1,187
Total Words
avyzed
Top Scorer
22
Best Score

6 Letter Words Starting With A

1,187 words
avyzed22 avyzes21 adzuki20 alkoxy20 azymes20 afflux19 agryze19 apozem19 avized19 azukis19 azygos19 amazed18 avizes18 azerty18 azoths18 abject17 ablaze17 abrazo17 acquit17 adzing17 agazed17 amazes17 amazon17 axlike17 azonic17 azotic17 admixt16 affyde16 agnize16 agrize16 aguize16 ajivas16 ajowan16 ajwans16 ashkey16 atwixt16 azides16 azoted16 abbacy15 abjure15 acajou15 achkan15 acknew15 acknow15 adjigo15 affray15 aizles15 alexic15 alteza15 ambach15 anoxic15 anyhow15 anyway15 apexes15 asquat15 assize15 ataxic15 auspex15 avowry15 awrack15 axeman15 axemen15 axenic15 axioms15 axonic15 azalea15 azines15 azione15 azlons15 azoles15 azolla15 azonal15 azotes15 azures15 adieux14 adjoin14 adjure14 adjust14 adnexa14 affect14 affirm14 affrap14 ahchoo14 ajugas14 akeake14 akedah14 akimbo14 alkyds14 alphyl14 amucks14 apathy14 aphony14 aphtha14 appayd14 archly14 aspick14 avouch14 awaked14 awatch14 awhape14 axised14 axoids14 axseed14 abbeys13 abmhos13 abohms13 abysms13 accloy13 accoys13 accrew13 advews13 afawld13 affied13 afford13 afghan13 akhara13 alexia13 alexin13 alfaki13 alkyls13 alkyne13 ambary13 ambery13 ambush13 amylic13 amylum13 ankush13 annexe13 anoxia13 apache13 apepsy13 appays13 appley13 appuys13 arcked13 argufy13 ashake13 ataxia13 atypic13 aumbry13 auxins13 avidly13 avowed13 awaken13 awakes13 aweigh13 awoken13 axilla13 axions13 axises13 axites13 axonal13 axones13 ayword13 abakas12 abamps12 abeigh12 abying12 accept12 achage12 aching12 acidly12 ackees12 ackers12 advect12 adverb12 advice12 adytum12 aerify12 affair12 affear12 affeer12 affies12 affine12 affret12 afresh12 agency12 airway12 alecks12 aliyah12 always12 amebic12 amomum12 amoved12 antick12 aphids12 aplomb12 arched12 arrack12 arrowy12 ashery12 ashraf12 atabek12 attack12 aurify12 aviary12 avowal12 avower12 avoyer12 awayes12 aweary12 awhato12 awheel12 awheto12 awhile12 awhirl12 abayas11 abdabs11 abduce11 abduct11 abhors11 ablush11 aboves11 abrays11 abseys11 abvolt11 abwatt11 acanth11 accede11 accend11 accord11 acetyl11 achene11 achier11 acidic11 acrawl11 active11 acuity11 adawed11 adipic11 adsuki11 adukis11 adward11 aflame11 agamic11 agedly11 ahimsa11 aikido11 aimful11 alcove11 alephs11 almahs11 almehs11 almery11 alphas11 ambage11 ambled11 amidic11 amoove11 amoves11 amowts11 amping11 amytal11 anarch11 anbury11 anchor11 anchos11 ankled11 anonym11 anthem11 apedom11 apiary11 appaid11 append11 archei11 archer11 arches11 archil11 archon11 areach11 arking11 armful11 armory11 ashame11 ashcan11 ashman11 ashmen11 ashram11 asking11 aspish11 asthma11 aswarm11 asylum11 atavic11 athame11 athrob11 attach11 avocet11 awmous11 awmrie11 awsome11 aahing10 aarrgh10 abacas10 abacus10 abbess10 abbots10 abcees10 abided10 abloom10

About These 6-Letter Words

This page gathers every one of the six-letter words beginning with A that are valid in Collins Scrabble Words, 1,187 in all. A focused list like this is useful when a prefix or the board fixes your opening letter.

Highest-scoring picks

On points, the strongest play here is avyzed at 22. Other high scorers include avyzes (21), adzuki (20), and alkoxy (20). Because every word is exactly six letters, any of them can score a bingo when you empty your rack in a single turn.

How these words break down

Out of 1,187 words, 83 use a high-value tile (J, Q, X or Z), 90 end in -ES and 47 end in -ED, and 200 have a double letter.

Where you can play them

These come from the Collins word list; 828 are also valid in Words With Friends, and 828 appear in the North American list (NWL/TWL). Use the dictionary selector in the finder to match the exact game you are playing.

By default the words are ranked by points; switch to A-Z or Z-A with the buttons above, or filter by your letters using the finder.

Opening with the letter A

A is one of the most common tiles and is worth a single point. That makes A-words easy to build but light on raw score. The value comes from length and placement. Familiar six letter A words are great for clearing a vowel-heavy rack while still setting up a scoring play.

Since A starts so many words, this page is a handy reference when the board or your rack fixes that first letter. Sort by points to find the highest-scoring options, or use the finder to combine the starting A with the rest of your tiles.

FAQs - 6 Letter Words Starting with A

How many 6-letter words start with A?

There are 1,187 six-letter words that start with A in the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary used on this site.

What is the highest-scoring 6-letter word that starts with A?

Avyzed scores 22 points, the highest on this page. Playing all seven tiles at once also earns a 50-point bingo bonus in Scrabble.

Are these words allowed in Scrabble in North America?

828 of them are also in the North American list (NWL/TWL); the rest are Collins-only.

How is this list of words ordered?

By Scrabble score, highest first. Use the Points, A-Z and Z-A controls above the word list to change the order.

Which 6-letter words that start with A score the most points?

Ranked by Scrabble value, the top three are avyzed (22), avyzes (21), and adzuki (20).

Are 6-letter words that start with A valid in Words With Friends?

828 of the 1,187 are also valid in Words With Friends. Switch the dictionary in the finder to see only those.