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5-Letter Words Starting with A (17 words)
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5-Letter Words (17):
adown (9 points)
Below to poets
Below, to poets
At a lower level Poet
A·1+D·2+O·1+W·4+N·1 = 9 pts
aglow (9 points)
Silver down at melting-point (wordplay)
Shining as from within
Fan at concert
A·1+G·2+L·1+O·1+W·4 = 9 pts
allow (8 points)
Say its OK
Say "It's all right" to, say
Say it's OK
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4 = 8 pts
alway (11 points)
Eternally, to a poet
Forever, long ago.
Forever, in poetry
A·1+L·1+W·4+A·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
arrow (8 points)
A right quarrel!
One-way sign (wordplay)
Feathered flier (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+W·4 = 8 pts
askew (12 points)
Tipped generously (wordplay)
Not quite right
Not on the level
A·1+S·1+K·5+E·1+W·4 = 12 pts
avows (11 points)
Says "I do"
Says with conviction
Says with a hand in the air, perhaps
A·1+V·4+O·1+W·4+S·1 = 11 pts
await (8 points)
Look for (something to happen)
Remain for (someone)
To be in store for (someone)
A·1+W·4+A·1+I·1+T·1 = 8 pts
awake (12 points)
Affected by an alarm perhaps
Skillet album with insomnia (wordplay)
Up for going to heaven!
A·1+W·4+A·1+K·5+E·1 = 12 pts
award (9 points)
Academy, for one
MVP, for one
Judge's decision, perhaps
A·1+W·4+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 9 pts
aware (8 points)
Out of anesthesia, say
Having knowledge (of)
Not in the dark (wordplay)
A·1+W·4+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 8 pts
awash (11 points)
Knee-deep (in)
Like the bilge in a Shaw play (wordplay)
A machine load floating?
A·1+W·4+A·1+S·1+H·4 = 11 pts
awful (11 points)
A wife almost generous? Rubbish!
Meriting only half a star, say
Label for pans (wordplay)
A·1+W·4+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 11 pts
awing (9 points)
Flying is dreadful
Causing reverent fear
Astonishing, in a way
A·1+W·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 9 pts
awned (9 points)
Like wheat and barley
Bearded like the oat
Bearded, as grain.
A·1+W·4+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
awoke (12 points)
Ended a nightmare say
Returned to reality, say
Stirred out of REM, say
A·1+W·4+O·1+K·5+E·1 = 12 pts
awols (8 points)
People leaving the company (wordplay)
Desert folk (wordplay)
Off-base sorts (wordplay)
A·1+W·4+O·1+L·1+S·1 = 8 pts

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Your search: your search in dictionary American. Results: 17.

Refine to A+: AA AB AC AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ AK AL AM AN AO AP AQ AR AS AT AU AV AW AX AY AZ
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Ending with:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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