4-letter words starting with A
270 4-letter words starting with A, sorted alphabetically with Scrabble & Words With Friends scores.
Here are 270 4-letter words that begin with A, pulled from our 270,000-word dictionary. They're handy when you've locked the opening letter in Wordle, or when A is the only tile you can lead with on a Scrabble or Words With Friends board.
Each word shows its Scrabble and Words With Friends point values so you can spot the highest-scoring openers at a glance.
The strongest Scrabble play in this list is AZYM (18 points).
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an edge tool used to cut and shape wood
the highest point (of something)
a shade of blue tinged with green
causing a dull and steady pain
slightly open
the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk
in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations
a shaft on which a wheel rotates
long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
wildly frenzied and out of control
of a light grey
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
not present; having left
having awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses
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Definitions from Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0), incorporating Princeton WordNet data