5-Letter Words With A — Wordle & Scrabble
Browse every 5-letter word with an A in it, anywhere in the word. Filter by the letters you know for Wordle, or sort by Scrabble score to find your best play.
3495 5-letter words · filter for Wordle & Scrabble · Scrabble scores
24 popular 5-letter words — filter above to search all 3495.
Highest-scoring 5-letter words with A
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends |
|---|---|---|
| JAZZY | 33 | 34 |
| HUZZA | 26 | 26 |
| ABUZZ | 25 | 27 |
| PIZZA | 25 | 26 |
| TAZZA | 23 | 23 |
| TAZZE | 23 | 23 |
| ZANZA | 23 | 24 |
| ZAZEN | 23 | 24 |
How often does A appear in 5-letter words?
A turns up inside more than 3,000 five-letter words — roughly four in every ten carry one somewhere. That is why a Wordle yellow A is such a frequent clue, and why knowing your options for a 5-letter word with an A matters. This page keeps every word that contains an A, wherever it sits.
Place the A in three moves
Yellow A, unknown spot
Every result already contains an A. Add your other yellow letters to Contains, and the finder keeps only words that carry them all.
Pin the position
Once you know where the A goes, fix it in Pattern — for example
_a__e— and rule out squares with Exclude.Score the play
Each word shows its Scrabble value, so you can choose the highest-scoring A word that still matches your clues.
A words for Wordle and Scrabble
A single confirmed A is one of the most common mid-game states in Wordle. The skill is placing it — and that is exactly what this list, filtered to words that contain an A, is built to help with.
The Wordle angle. When a yellow A appears, you know the letter but not the square. Use Pattern to test a position and Contains to add the rest of your clues; the candidates that remain all place the A somewhere legal. Openers like SLATE and CRANE carry an A while testing other common letters, so they often reveal its spot early.
The Scrabble angle. A is a one-point tile, so the scoring lives in what surrounds it. Words that hang a Z, J, Q or X off the A — JAZZY, QUACK, WALTZ — pay off most, and the Scrabble word finder ranks a full rack when you want the top play.
Keep exploring. Want a more specific slice — a fixed first or last letter? Slide to a related list below, or open the full 5-letter words hub to filter by any clue.
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From a rack, not a list?
This page browses every five-letter word containing an A. If you have a fixed set of tiles instead, drop them into the anagram solver or the word unscrambler and filter to length five to see only the A words you can actually build from your letters.
Where do these words come from?
“An anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, typically using all the original letters exactly once.”
— “Anagram,” Wikipedia
That rearranging is exactly what these tools do, and every result is checked against a public-domain word list, documented in full on our methodology page. Official tournament play uses different dictionaries, so always confirm against the one your game follows.
- Our word list. The public-domain ENABLE lexicon, merged for the word unscrambler with dwyl/english-words, released under the Unlicense.
- North America. The official authority is the NASPA Word List (NWL2023), maintained by NASPA and effective February 2024, with 196,601 words.
- Rest of the world. Tournament play uses Collins Scrabble Words (CSW24), published by Collins under WESPA, with 280,887 words.
5-letter words with an A, answered.
How many 5-letter words contain an A?
Over 3,000 in this public-domain word list — roughly four in every ten five-letter words. After E, A is the most common vowel inside five-letter words, which is why 'contains A' matches such a large share of them.
How do I use this page for a Wordle yellow A?
A yellow A means the letter is in the word but not in that square. This page already keeps only words that contain an A, so put the A's ruled-out position into Pattern as a blank, add your other clues to Contains and Exclude, and the finder narrows to words with a well-placed A.
What is a good Wordle opener with an A?
SLATE, CRANE, STARE and ROAST all carry an A alongside other common letters, which makes them strong first guesses. If you already know an A is in the answer, one of these often confirms its position too.
Which 5-letter words with an A score well in Scrabble?
A itself is only one point, so value comes from its neighbours: ZAXES, JAZZY, QUACK and WALTZ pair the A with scarce, high-value tiles. Each word here shows its Scrabble score so you can sort for the biggest play.
Can I find words with A in a specific position?
Yes. Use Pattern to pin the A where you need it — a__le for an A in the second slot, or __a__ for an A in the middle — and the finder shows only five-letter words that place the A exactly there.