5 Letter Words Starting With AN
There are 105 valid 5 letter words that start with AN, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.
Highest Scoring 5-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
anack - 11 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
anack - 11 points
Words With Friends
anack - 13 points
5 Letter Words (105)
View all words starting with ANTop 20 Highest-Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With an
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 105 word list is 21.7 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | anabo | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| 🏆 #2 | anack | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #3 | anama | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #4 | anana | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| #5 | anasa | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #6 | anata | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #7 | ancha | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #8 | ancho | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #9 | ancle | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| #10 | ancon | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| #11 | ancor | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #12 | ancre | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #13 | andes | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #14 | andia | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #15 | andor | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #16 | andre | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #17 | andro | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #18 | anear | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #19 | anele | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| #20 | anend | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
Where 5 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 5 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with AN will give you far more flexible options try 5 letter words starting with AN for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 5 letter word starting with an?
anack — worth 35 combined points (US Scrabble: 11, UK Scrabble: 11, Words With Friends: 13).
How many 5 letter words start with an?
105 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 5 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 5 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter an words will come up far more often.