5-Letter Words Starting With AN
There are 41 five-letter words starting with AN in our dictionary; 21 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 5-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 41 words
- angry9 points
- annoy8 points
- angle6 points
- angel6 points
- anger6 points
- annex12 points
- ankle9 points
- anvil8 points
- antic7 points
- angst6 points
- annul5 points
- anted6 points
- antes5 points
- ankhs12 points
- anime7 points
- anode6 points
- anion5 points
- anise5 points
- antis5 points
- antsy8 points
- anent5 points
- ankus9 points
- ancon7 points
- anima7 points
- anear5 points
- anele5 points
- anile5 points
- anils5 points
- annal5 points
- annas5 points
- anoas5 points
- anole5 points
- antre5 points
- anomy10 points
- animi7 points
- angas6 points
- anlas5 points
- ansae5 points
- antae5 points
- antas5 points
- antra5 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 41
- By usage: 11 very common, 10 common, 20 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- ankhs 12
- annex 12
- anomy 10
- angry 9
- ankle 9
- ankus 9
- annoy 8
- antsy 8
- anvil 8
- ancon 7
Most common
- angry
- annoy
- angle
- angel
- anger
- annex
- ankle
- anvil
- antic
- angst
Definitions
- angry (adjective)
- Feeling or showing anger.
- annoy (verb)
- Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.
- angle (noun)
- The space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians.
- angel (noun)
- Spiritual being attendant upon God.
Words that start with the letters AN come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 41 of the five-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. ANKHS is the top scorer here, worth 12 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
Read the list from the top if you want the everyday words, or jump to the quick facts for the highest scorers. Click any word with a link to see every shorter word hidden inside it. When you have a specific rack, the search box at the top filters the list down to the words you can play right now.
Tips
Every score badge on this page is the sum of the tile values in the word, with no board multipliers applied. Classic tiles value the common letters at one point and the awkward letters higher, up to ten for Q and Z. Blank tiles score nothing. The actual points you earn depend on where the word lands, so a modest word on a double-word square beats a high-value word on plain squares. Use the badges to compare words quickly, then check the board for the multiplier that changes the picture.
Questions
How many five-letter words starting with AN are there?
Our dictionary has 41 five-letter words starting with AN, of which 21 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with AN?
ANKHS scores 12 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.