What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word starting with A?

ABUZZ scores 25 points, the highest of the 715 valid 5-letter words starting with A in the SOWPODS dictionary.

How many 5-letter words starting with A are there in Scrabble?

There are 715 valid 5-letter words starting with A in the SOWPODS (international) dictionary.

How many points is the letter A worth in Scrabble?

A is worth 1 point on a standard Scrabble tile.

5 Letter Words Starting with A

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July 30, 2026 7 min read Word Finder

There are 715 valid 5-letter words starting with A in the SOWPODS dictionary. A is one of the common 1-point tiles, and the highest-scoring option here is ABUZZ at 25 points. That's about average for 5-letter words starting with a letter — most letters in this slot manage around 713.

Why A at the Start Matters

💡 Tile Value

A won't win you points on its own, but a 5-letter word is a full rack commitment either way — the win here is having 715 options ready rather than hunting mid-game.

Because you place the first letter, 5-letter words starting with A work well for parallel plays — starting a new word alongside one already on the board without touching it.

Notable Words

Highest scorer: ABUZZ is worth 25 points — A's 1 points plus the rest of the tiles in the word. It's the play to look for if you're building toward a big turn.

Worth memorising first: AJWAN (15 points) is one of the lower scorers here, which usually means it's a more familiar word — a safer one to keep in your working vocabulary than the obscure high scorers.

How many options: 715 valid 5-letter words starting with A exist in SOWPODS — close to the ~713 typical for this slot.

Try This on the Board

🧩 Worked Example

Play ABUZZ through a Double Word Score square and it scores 50 points instead of 25 — worth chasing when you have the tiles and the board opens up that square.