Four Letter Words With A: For Wordle and Scrabble

Four letter words with A include many with the A in the middle, such as that, made, game, and have. Sound and spelling do not always match here: with a silent E at the end, the A is long in make and take, while have is the common exception. Words like these are in the main list, which has a part for the A as first, second, third, and fourth letter, plus a separate list for double letters.

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Four Letter Words With A

Four letter words with a have the A in any of the four places, as in able, back, swan, and idea.

Words With A as the First Letter

Four letter words with a as the first letter have a consonant in second place in most cases, as in able, acid, and army.

Able
Ache
Acid
Acne
Acre
Acts
Adds
Aged
Ages
Aide
Aids
Aims
Airs
Akin
Alas
Ally
Also
Alto
Amen
Amid
Ammo
Anti
Ants
Apes
Apex
Apps
Aqua
Arch
Area
Arms
Army
Arts
Asks
Atom
Atop
Aunt
Aura
Auto
Avid
Away
Axes
Axis
Axle

Words With A as the Second Letter

Four letter words with a in second place have a short A in back and bath and a long A with a silent E in cake and cave.

Babe
Baby
Back
Bags
Bail
Bait
Bake
Bald
Bale
Ball
Band
Bang
Bank
Bans
Bare
Bark
Barn
Bars
Base
Bash
Bass
Bath
Bats
Cafe
Cage
Cake
Calf
Call
Calm
Came
Camp
Cane
Cans
Cant
Cape
Caps
Card
Care
Cars
Cart
Case
Cash
Cast
Cats
Cave
Dads
Daft
Dale
Dame
Damp
Dams
Dang
Dare
Dark
Darn
Dart
Dash
Data
Date
Dawn
Days
Each
Earl
Earn
Ears
Ease
East
Easy
Eats
Face
Fact
Fade
Fail
Fair
Fake
Fall
Fame
Fans
Fare
Farm
Fast
Fate
Fats
Faux
Gain
Gala
Gale
Game
Gang
Gaps
Gasp
Gate
Gave
Gaze
Hack
Hail
Hair
Hale
Half
Hall
Halo
Halt
Hand
Hang
Hard
Hare
Harm
Harp
Hart
Hash
Hate
Hats
Haul
Have
Hawk
Haze
Jack
Jade
Jail
Jams
Jars
Jaws
Jays
Jazz
Labs
Lace
Lack
Lads
Lady
Laid
Lake
Lama
Lamb
Lame
Lamp
Land
Lane
Laps
Last
Late
Lava
Lawn
Laws
Lays
Lazy
Made
Maid
Mail
Main
Make
Male
Mall
Malt
Mama
Mans
Many
Maps
Mare
Mark
Mart
Mash
Mask
Mass
Mast
Mate
Math
Mats
Mayo
Maze
Nail
Name
Nana
Navy
Oaks
Oath
Oats
Pace
Pack
Pact
Pads
Page
Paid
Pain
Pair
Pale
Palm
Pals
Pans
Papa
Park
Part
Pass
Past
Path
Paws
Pays
Race
Rack
Raft
Rage
Raid
Rail
Rain
Ramp
Rams
Rang
Rank
Rant
Rare
Rash
Rate
Rats
Rave
Rays
Sack
Safe
Saga
Sage
Said
Sail
Sake
Sale
Salt
Same
Sand
Sane
Sang
Sank
Sans
Save
Says
Tabs
Taco
Tags
Tail
Take
Tale
Talk
Tall
Tame
Tang
Tank
Tape
Taps
Task
Taxi
Vain
Vale
Vans
Vary
Vase
Vast
Wade
Wage
Wait
Wake
Walk
Wall
Wand
Want
Ward
Ware
Warm
Warn
Warp
Wars
Wary
Wash
Watt
Wave
Ways
Yard
Yarn

Words With A as the Third Letter

In many four letter words with a in third place, the A is part of a vowel pair, as in bead, boat, and coal.

Bead
Beam
Bean
Bear
Beat
Beau
Bias
Blah
Boat
Brag
Brat
Chap
Char
Chat
Clad
Clan
Clap
Claw
Clay
Coal
Coat
Crab
Dead
Deaf
Deal
Dean
Dear
Dial
Drag
Draw
Dual
Exam
Fear
Feat
Fiat
Flag
Flap
Flat
Flaw
Foam
Gear
Glad
Goal
Goat
Grab
Grad
Gram
Gran
Gray
Head
Heal
Heap
Hear
Heat
Hoax
Imam
Lead
Leaf
Leak
Lean
Leap
Liar
Load
Loaf
Loan
Mead
Meal
Mean
Meat
Near
Neat
Okay
Oral
Oval
Peak
Pear
Peas
Plan
Play
Pray
Quad
Read
Real
Reap
Rear
Road
Roam
Roar
Scam
Scan
Scar
Seal
Seam
Seas
Seat
Shah
Sham
Slab
Slam
Slap
Snap
Soak
Soap
Spam
Span
Stab
Star
Stat
Stay
Swan
Swap
Swat
Sway
Team
Tear
Than
That
Tram
Trap
Tray
Weak
Wear
What
Wrap
Yeah
Year
Yuan

Words With A as the Fourth Letter

Loanwords such as sofa, soda, and yoga are four letter words with a at the end, and their final A sounds like UH.

Beta
Cola
Coma
Diva
Flea
Idea
Luna
Mega
Mesa
Meta
Plea
Soda
Sofa
Tuna
Visa
Whoa
Yoga

Common Four Letter Words With A

Common four letter words with a include verbs such as adds and asks and nouns such as acid and aunt.

Words You Use Daily

In everyday speech, ache and acid are nouns, adds and aims are verbs, and amid is a preposition among four letter words with a.

Word	Part of Speech	Meaning
Ache	Noun	A dull, lasting pain
Acid	Noun	A sour liquid that burns skin
Acne	Noun	Skin spots common in teenagers
Acre	Noun	A unit for measuring fields
Adds	Verb	Puts one number or item together with another
Aide	Noun	A helper to an official or leader
Aids	Noun	Help given, or devices that support a task
Aims	Verb	Directs a shot at a target, or plans to do something
Airs	Noun	Tunes, or manners put on to impress
Akin	Adjective	Similar in nature
Alas	Interjection	A word that shows sorrow or regret
Ally	Noun	A friend or partner who supports you
Alto	Noun	A low singing voice for a woman or boy
Amen	Interjection	A word said at the end of a prayer
Amid	Preposition	In the middle of
Ammo	Noun	A short word for ammunition
Ants	Noun	Tiny insects that live in colonies
Apes	Noun	Large tailless primates such as gorillas
Apex	Noun	The highest point of something
Apps	Noun	Programs that run on phones and tablets
Aqua	Noun	A light blue-green color, or water
Arch	Noun	A curved structure over an opening
Asks	Verb	Puts a question to someone
Atom	Noun	The smallest unit of a chemical element
Atop	Preposition	On the top of
Aunt	Noun	The sister of your mother or father
Aura	Noun	A glow that surrounds a person
Auto	Noun	A short word for automobile
Avid	Adjective	Very eager about an interest
Axes	Noun	Tools with a heavy blade for chopping wood
Axis	Noun	A line a body spins around
Axle	Noun	A rod that turns a wheel
Babe	Noun	A baby
Bags	Noun	Soft containers for carrying goods
Bail	Noun	Money paid to free an accused person until trial
Bait	Noun	Food used to lure fish or animals
Bake	Verb	To cook in an oven
Bald	Adjective	Having no hair on the head
Bale	Noun	A large tied bundle of hay
Bang	Noun	A sudden loud noise
Bans	Noun	Official orders that forbid something
Bare	Adjective	Not covered
Bark	Noun	The outer covering of a tree, or the sound a dog makes
Barn	Noun	A large farm building for animals and hay
Bars	Noun	Long rods, or places that serve drinks
Bash	Verb	To hit hard, or a lively party
Bass	Noun	A deep sound, or a freshwater fish
Bath	Noun	A tub of water for washing the body
Bats	Noun	Flying mammals, or clubs for hitting a ball
Bead	Noun	A small round piece of glass or wood with a hole
Beam	Noun	A long bar of wood, or a ray of light
Bean	Noun	A seed grown in a pod and eaten as food
Beau	Noun	A boyfriend or admirer
Beta	Noun	The second letter of the Greek alphabet, or an early software version
Bias	Noun	An unfair leaning toward one side
Blah	Noun	Dull, meaningless talk
Brag	Verb	To boast about yourself
Brat	Noun	A rude, spoiled child
Cafe	Noun	A small place to buy coffee and light meals
Cage	Noun	A box of bars for holding animals
Calf	Noun	A young cow, or the back of the lower leg
Cane	Noun	A walking stick, or the stem of a plant such as sugar
Cans	Noun	Metal containers for food and drink
Cant	Noun	Insincere talk, or the special slang of a group
Cape	Noun	A loose garment hanging from the shoulders, or a headland
Caps	Noun	Soft hats with a peak, or lids for bottles
Cart	Noun	A vehicle with two or four wheels pulled by an animal
Cats	Noun	Small furry pets that purr
Cave	Noun	A hollow in the side of a hill or cliff
Chap	Noun	A man, in British speech
Char	Verb	To burn the surface black
Clad	Adjective	Dressed in a certain way
Clan	Noun	A large family group with a shared name
Clap	Verb	To strike the hands together
Claw	Noun	A sharp curved nail on an animal’s foot
Clay	Noun	Soft earth that hardens when baked
Coal	Noun	A black rock burned as fuel
Coat	Noun	An outer garment with sleeves
Cola	Noun	A sweet brown fizzy drink
Coma	Noun	A long deep unconsciousness
Crab	Noun	A sea animal with a hard shell and claws
Dads	Noun	Fathers, in casual speech
Daft	Adjective	Silly, in British speech
Dale	Noun	A valley
Dame	Noun	A woman given a knighthood, or a lady in old use
Damp	Adjective	Slightly wet
Dams	Noun	Walls built across rivers to hold back water
Dang	Interjection	A mild way of cursing
Dare	Verb	To have the courage to try something risky
Darn	Verb	To mend a hole in a sock
Dart	Noun	A small pointed missile thrown by hand
Dash	Verb	To run quickly for a short distance
Dawn	Noun	The first light of the day
Deaf	Adjective	Unable to hear
Dean	Noun	A senior official at a university or church
Dial	Noun	The face of a clock, or a knob that turns
Diva	Noun	A famous female singer
Drag	Verb	To pull along the ground
Dual	Adjective	Made of two parts
Earl	Noun	A British nobleman of high rank
Earn	Verb	To get money in return for work
Ears	Noun	The organs of hearing
Ease	Noun	Freedom from difficulty or pain
Eats	Verb	Chews and swallows food
Exam	Noun	A formal paper that a student answers in school
Fade	Verb	To lose color or strength slowly
Fame	Noun	The state of being widely known
Fare	Noun	The money paid to ride a bus or train
Fate	Noun	A power believed to decide what happens
Fats	Noun	Oily substances found in food and the body
Faux	Adjective	Made to look like the real thing
Feat	Noun	An act of great skill or courage
Fiat	Noun	An official order
Flap	Verb	To wave up and down, as a wing
Flaw	Noun	A mistake or weak spot in something
Flea	Noun	A tiny jumping insect that bites
Foam	Noun	A mass of tiny bubbles
Gala	Noun	A grand party or festival
Gale	Noun	A very strong wind
Gaps	Noun	Empty spaces between two objects
Gasp	Verb	To breathe in sharply
Gate	Noun	A hinged door in a fence or wall
Gaze	Verb	To look steadily for a long time
Gear	Noun	Tools and equipment for one activity
Goat	Noun	A horned animal kept for milk
Grad	Noun	A short word for a graduate
Gram	Noun	A small unit of weight in the metric system
Gran	Noun	A short name for a grandmother
Gray	Adjective	The color between black and white, as in American spelling
Hack	Verb	To cut with rough blows, or to break into a computer
Hail	Noun	Balls of ice that fall from a storm cloud
Hale	Adjective	Strong and healthy, especially in old age
Halo	Noun	A ring of light around a head or the moon
Halt	Verb	To stop
Hare	Noun	A fast animal like a rabbit with long ears
Harm	Noun	Damage or injury done to a person
Harp	Noun	A large stringed instrument played with the fingers
Hart	Noun	A full-grown male red deer
Hash	Noun	A dish of chopped meat and potato, or the pound sign
Hats	Noun	Coverings worn on the head
Haul	Verb	To drag or lift something heavy
Hawk	Noun	A bird of prey with sharp claws
Haze	Noun	A thin mist that dulls the air
Heal	Verb	To become healthy again after an injury
Heap	Noun	A pile of objects thrown together
Hoax	Noun	A trick played to fool people
Imam	Noun	A man who leads prayers in a mosque
Jade	Noun	A green stone used in carvings and jewelry
Jams	Noun	Sweet spreads of fruit and sugar
Jars	Noun	Glass containers with wide mouths
Jaws	Noun	The bones that frame the mouth
Jays	Noun	Noisy blue birds
Jazz	Noun	A style of music with strong rhythm and lively solos
Labs	Noun	Rooms for scientific work, short for laboratories
Lace	Noun	Fine fabric with open woven designs
Lads	Noun	Boys or young men
Lama	Noun	A Buddhist monk or teacher in Tibet
Lamb	Noun	A young sheep
Lame	Adjective	Unable to walk well, or weak and unconvincing
Lamp	Noun	A device that gives light
Laps	Noun	The tops of the thighs when seated, or rounds of a track
Lava	Noun	Melted rock that flows from a volcano
Lawn	Noun	A stretch of short grass around a house
Lays	Verb	Places something down gently
Lazy	Adjective	Unwilling to work or make effort
Leaf	Noun	A flat green part of a plant
Leak	Noun	A hole through which liquid escapes
Lean	Verb	To slope or rest against something
Leap	Verb	To jump a long way
Liar	Noun	Someone who lies
Loaf	Noun	Bread baked as one piece
Luna	Noun	The moon, in Latin
Maid	Noun	A woman employed to tidy a house
Mall	Noun	A large building with many shops
Malt	Noun	Grain soaked and dried for brewing
Mama	Noun	A child’s word for mother
Mans	Verb	Puts staff in charge of a machine or station
Maps	Noun	Drawings of countries, roads, and places
Mare	Noun	A female horse
Mart	Noun	A market
Mash	Verb	To crush into a soft mass
Mask	Noun	A cover worn over the face
Mast	Noun	A tall pole that holds up the sails of a ship
Math	Noun	The study of numbers and shapes
Mats	Noun	Flat pieces of material for floors or tables
Mayo	Noun	Short for mayonnaise
Maze	Noun	A network of paths designed to confuse
Mead	Noun	A drink made from fermented honey
Meal	Noun	Food eaten at one time of day
Mega	Adjective	Extremely large
Mesa	Noun	A flat-topped hill with steep sides
Meta	Adjective	Referring to itself or its own kind
Nail	Noun	A thin metal spike, or the hard layer on a fingertip
Nana	Noun	An informal word for grandmother
Neat	Adjective	Tidy and in order
Oaks	Noun	Large trees that bear acorns
Oath	Noun	A solemn promise
Oats	Noun	A grain used for porridge and horse feed
Oral	Adjective	Spoken, or having to do with the mouth
Oval	Noun	A shape like a stretched circle
Pace	Noun	The speed at which someone walks
Pact	Noun	A formal agreement between two sides
Pads	Noun	Soft cushions or flat blocks of paper
Pale	Adjective	Light in color, with little red
Palm	Noun	The inside of the hand, or a tall tree with fan-shaped leaves
Pals	Noun	Friends
Pans	Noun	Wide metal dishes used for cooking
Papa	Noun	A father, in affectionate speech
Paws	Noun	The feet of animals such as cats and dogs
Pays	Verb	Gives money in return for goods or work
Pear	Noun	A sweet fruit with a narrow top
Peas	Noun	Small green seeds that grow in a pod
Plea	Noun	An urgent request for help
Pray	Verb	To speak to God or a higher power
Quad	Noun	A four-sided courtyard, or a muscle at the front of the thigh
Rack	Noun	A frame for holding or hanging objects
Raft	Noun	A flat boat made of logs tied together
Rage	Noun	Violent anger
Raid	Noun	A sudden attack or search
Rail	Noun	A bar for support, or a steel track for trains
Ramp	Noun	A sloping surface joining two levels
Rams	Noun	Male sheep
Rang	Verb	The past tense of ring
Rank	Noun	A position in a scale or order
Rant	Verb	To speak loudly and wildly
Rash	Adjective	Done without thinking about the results
Rats	Noun	Long-tailed rodents larger than mice
Rave	Verb	To talk wildly, or to praise loudly
Rays	Noun	Beams of light, or flat fish with wide fins
Reap	Verb	To cut and gather a crop
Rear	Noun	The back part of something
Roam	Verb	To wander without a fixed goal
Roar	Verb	To give a deep loud cry
Sack	Noun	A large bag made of strong cloth
Saga	Noun	A long story full of events
Sage	Noun	A herb with gray-green leaves, or a wise person
Sail	Noun	A sheet of cloth that catches the wind on a boat
Sake	Noun	Purpose or benefit, or a Japanese rice wine
Sand	Noun	Tiny grains of rock found on beaches and in deserts
Sane	Adjective	Sound in mind
Sang	Verb	The past form of sing
Sank	Verb	The past form of sink
Sans	Preposition	Without, borrowed from French
Scam	Noun	A trick to cheat people out of money
Scan	Verb	To look over quickly, or to read with a machine
Scar	Noun	A mark left on skin after a wound heals
Seal	Noun	A sea animal with flippers, or a tight closing
Seam	Noun	The line where two pieces of cloth are sewn together
Seas	Noun	Large areas of salt water
Shah	Noun	A former king of Iran
Sham	Noun	Something fake passed off as real
Slab	Noun	A thick flat piece of stone, wood, or food
Slam	Verb	To shut or hit with great force
Slap	Verb	To hit with an open hand
Snap	Verb	To break with a sharp sound
Soak	Verb	To leave in liquid until fully wet
Soap	Noun	A product for washing the body
Soda	Noun	A fizzy drink, or a salt used in baking
Sofa	Noun	A long soft seat for several people
Spam	Noun	Unwanted email sent in bulk
Span	Noun	The distance between two supports, or a length of time
Stab	Verb	To pierce with a pointed tool
Stat	Noun	A number that records a player’s results
Swan	Noun	A large white water bird with a long neck
Swap	Verb	To trade one thing for another
Swat	Verb	To hit sharply, as a fly
Sway	Verb	To swing slowly from side to side
Tabs	Noun	Small flaps on a page or window
Taco	Noun	A folded tortilla filled with meat or beans
Tags	Noun	Small slips fixed to goods to give a price or name
Tail	Noun	The part that extends from the back of an animal
Tale	Noun	A story
Tame	Adjective	Gentle and used to people, as an animal
Tang	Noun	A sharp taste or smell
Tape	Noun	A narrow strip of sticky material
Taps	Noun	Valves for water, or light knocks
Taxi	Noun	A car with a driver that you pay to ride in
Tear	Noun	A drop of water from the eye
Tram	Noun	A passenger car that runs on rails in the street
Trap	Noun	A device for catching animals
Tray	Noun	A flat board for carrying food and drinks
Tuna	Noun	A large ocean fish eaten as food
Vain	Adjective	Too proud of your looks
Vale	Noun	A valley, in poetry
Vans	Noun	Large covered vehicles used to move goods
Vary	Verb	To change from one time to the next
Vase	Noun	A tall container for flowers
Vast	Adjective	Very large in size or amount
Visa	Noun	A stamp in a passport that lets you enter a country
Wade	Verb	To walk through shallow water
Wage	Noun	Pay for work, counted by the hour or week
Wand	Noun	A slender rod used by magicians
Ward	Noun	A room in a hospital, or a person under legal care
Ware	Noun	Goods for sale
Warn	Verb	To tell of danger ahead of time
Warp	Verb	To bend or twist out of shape
Wary	Adjective	Careful about possible danger
Wash	Verb	To scrub with soap and water
Watt	Noun	A unit of electric power
Whoa	Interjection	A call to stop or slow down
Wrap	Verb	To cover by folding paper or cloth around
Yarn	Noun	Thread spun from wool, or a long story
Yoga	Noun	Exercises that join breathing with stretching poses
Yuan	Noun	The money of China

Four Letter Words With A and Double Letters

Four letter words with a and double letters double the L in ball, call, and tall or the S in mass and pass.

Adds
Ally
Ammo
Apps
Ball
Bass
Call
Fall
Hall
Jazz
Mall
Mass
Pass
Tall
Wall
Watt

Four Letter Words With A for Kids

Sight words such as that, what, have, and said are four letter words with a that kids learn early.

That
What
Have
Made
Name
Many
Back
Last
Want
Said
Take

FAQs

Q1. What are four letter words with a?

Four letter words with a include that, what, have, back, name, many, said, and park, and back works as a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb, more roles than the rest of this set.

Q2. What are the four letter words with the letter a as the first letter?

Four letter words with a as the first letter include also, away, atom, able, acts, aunt, aims, and army, and atom and army both come from Greek and Latin roots.

Q3. What are the four letter words with a as the second letter?

Words with A as the second letter include back, last, many, want, hand, name, walk, and warm, and many is the only one of these that cannot be used as a verb.

Q4. What are the four letter words with an a as the third letter?

Words with A as the third letter include than, that, what, play, star, swan, plan, and gray, and star, swan, and gray all have a consonant blend right before the A.

Q5. What are the four letter words with a in them that end in a?

Four letter words with a in them that end in A include idea, data, soda, sofa, yoga, tuna, lava, and visa, and most of these are loanwords borrowed whole from other languages.

Q6. Which four letter words containing a end in ll?

Words containing A that end in LL include ball, call, fall, hall, mall, tall, and wall, and all seven rhyme with each other, sharing the same ALL ending sound.

Q7. Which four letter words with a in it start with wa?

Four letter words with a that start with WA include want, wait, walk, wall, wash, wave, and warm, and wave is the only one of these with a silent final E.

Q8. Which four letter words with a in them start with ba?

Words starting with BA include back, ball, band, bank, bake, and bath, and bake is the only one of these with a long vowel sound.

Q9. Which four letter words containing a start with ca?

Words starting with CA include came, call, camp, card, care, and case, and came, care, and case each end in a silent E, unlike call, camp, and card.

Q10. Which four letter words with the letter a have ai in them?

Words with the letters AI include maid, mail, main, rain, paid, pair, rail, and tail, and the AI spells the same long A sound in all but pair, where the R changes it.

Q11. Which four letter words with a in it end in e?

Words that contain A and end in E include have, name, same, safe, save, wave, late, and lake, and safe and save share a root, with safe the adjective and save the verb.

Q12. Do any four letter words with the letter a double a letter?

Yes, several of these words double a letter, such as ball, call, pass, mass, wall, and hall, and mass and pass double the S while the rest double the L.

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