5 Letter Words Starting With AS
There are 64 valid 5 letter words that start with AS, 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)
asaph - 10 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
asaph - 10 points
Words With Friends
asaph - 10 points
5 Letter Words (64)
View all words starting with ASTop 20 Highest-Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With as
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 64 word list is 23.4 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | asale | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #2 | asana | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 🏆 #3 | asaph | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| #4 | asarh | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| #5 | ascan | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #6 | ascii | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #7 | ascon | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #8 | ascot | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #9 | ascry | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| #10 | ascus | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #11 | asdic | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #12 | asgmt | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #13 | ashed | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| #14 | ashen | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #15 | asher | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| #16 | ashes | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| #17 | ashet | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| #18 | ashir | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| #19 | ashot | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| #20 | ashur | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
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 AS will give you far more flexible options try 5 letter words starting with AS for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 5 letter word starting with as?
asaph — worth 30 combined points (US Scrabble: 10, UK Scrabble: 10, Words With Friends: 10).
How many 5 letter words start with as?
64 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 as words will come up far more often.