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When playing word games like Wordle or Scrabble, knowing 5-letter words with “A” as the second letter can give you a real advantage. Words such as table, magic, cacao, and water are just a few examples where “A” plays a key role in building the word. These words are especially useful when you’ve already identified the second position in a puzzle but need to explore all possible options. Expanding your vocabulary with these patterns not only sharpens your game strategy but also improves your overall word knowledge.
5-Letter Words with "A"
| Word | Word | Word | Word | Word |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| baker | baler | banal | banjo | barge |
| barky | basin | basis | batch | baton |
| bawdy | cable | cacao | caddy | cadre |
| cagey | camel | cameo | canal | candy |
| canoe | canon | canto | caper | carat |
| cargo | carol | carry | carte | carve |
| caste | catch | cater | daddy | daily |
| daisy | dance | dater | datum | daunt |
| eager | eagle | early | earth | eater |
| fable | facet | faint | fairy | faked |
| false | fancy | fauna | favor | fazed |
| gamer | gamut | gator | gauge | gavel |
| gawky | habit | hasty | haven | hazel |
| haiku | jaded | jaunt | jazzy | kayak |
| kaput | karma | label | labor | laden |
| ladle | lager | lamer | large | laser |
| later | lathe | laity | magic | major |
| maker | maple | march | marry | marsh |
| match | matin | matte | nadir | nanny |
| nasty | naval | navel | naive | oasis |
| oaken | oater | oared | paced | panel |
| panic | panty | parer | pareo | party |
| pasta | patch | pater | payer | rabid |
| radar | rainy | raise | rally | ranch |
| range | rapid | rater | ratio | raver |
| razor | saber | sable | sadly | safer |
| saint | salsa | salon | sally | sandy |
| satyr | saute | savor | saved | table |
| taboo | tabor | tacky | taint | taken |
| talon | tango | tarot | taste | taunt |
| tawny | vague | valid | valor | value |
| vapor | wacky | wafer | wager | waist |
| waltz | waned | wanly | water | waxen |
| yacht | yappy | yanks | zappy | — |
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