71 words
3-letter words starting with A
71 words.
- adz13
- azo12
- axe10
- aff9
- aby8
- amp7
- ark7
- ask7
- auk7
- aah6
- aft6
- aha6
- any6
- arf6
- ash6
- ava6
- ave6
- avo6
- awa6
- awe6
- awl6
- awn6
- aye6
- ays6
- aba5
- abo5
- abs5
- ace5
- act5
- add5
- aim5
- alb5
- alp5
- ama5
- ami5
- amu5
- ape5
- apt5
- arb5
- arc5
- arm5
- asp5
- ado4
- ads4
- aga4
- age4
- ago4
- aid4
- and4
- aal3
- aas3
- ail3
- ain3
- air3
- ais3
- ait3
- ala3
- ale3
- all3
- als3
- alt3
- ana3
- ane3
- ani3
- ant3
- are3
- ars3
- art3
- ass3
- ate3
- att3
How this list is built
- Every word here comes from ENABLE, a lexicon released to the public domain — 172,823 words. It is the list this site can legally publish in full, and it is stated openly rather than implied.
- The tournament lists — TWL/OWL in North America, Collins/SOWPODS elsewhere — are copyrighted compilations. They are not used here and not merged in. A small number of words will therefore differ from what a given game accepts.
- Scores use the standard tile values (A=1 … Q=10, Z=10) and ignore board bonuses, which depend on where you place the word, not on the word itself.
- Lists are ordered by score, then alphabetically — the order that is useful when you are choosing a play, rather than alphabetical for its own sake.
SOURCE·ENABLE (Enhanced North American Benchmark Lexicon)·Public domain. 172,823 words. Tournament lists (TWL, Collins) are copyrighted and not used.·REVIEWED AUG 2026
SOURCE·ENABLE public-domain lexicon (172,823 words)·lists and scores computed from the lexicon, see method·REVIEWED AUG 2026