5-Letter Words Starting With AN
There are 58 five-letter words starting with AN, including 15 common puzzle answers. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Starting With AN
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- ANGRY Feeling or showing strong displeasure or rage
- ANGEL A messenger of God in some religions, or a very kind person
- ANGER A strong emotion oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
- ANGLE The space between two lines or planes that intersect
- ANIME Japanese animated film or television entertainment
- ANKLE The joint connecting the foot with the leg
- ANNEX An addition that extends a main building
- ANNOY To cause annoyance in or disturb, especially by minor irritations
- ANGST An acute feeling of anxiety, especially about life or existence
- ANVIL A heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
- ANODE A positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
- ANISE A plant with liquorice-flavored seeds used in cooking and liquors
More Common Puzzle Answers
- ANTSY
- ANNUL
- ANTIC
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common last letter: E (21%), S (21%), A (9%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 34% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: E, S, T, L, I
- Most have 2 vowels (66%)
- 50% contain a repeated letter
- 15 of the 58 are common puzzle answers (26%)
Other Valid Words
43 additional dictionary words start with AN — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- ANGLO
- ANNUM
- ANNAN
- ANIMA
- ANION
- ANKER
- ANTIS
- ANENT
- ANDRO
- ANNAS
- ANTAR
- ANTES
- ANNUS
- ANATA
- ANGAS
- ANCHO
- ANANA
- ANCON
- ANYON
- ANNAL
- ANURA
- ANOLE
- ANTED
- ANELE
- ANIMI
- ANTRA
- ANILE
- ANTAS
- ANTRE
- ANEAR
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- ANILS
- ANSAS
- ANCLE
- ANOAS
- ANKUS
- ANNAT
- ANDIC
- ANOMY
- ANLAS
- ANIGH
- ANTAE
- ANSAE
- ANKHS
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Generated from the TurnWord word database, the dictionary behind the Word Solver and Word Bot. Common puzzle answers are our curated answer list, the everyday words word puzzles tend to use as answers — not the official answer list of any game; every other word is a valid guess. Counts and statistics are computed from this list. Word database updated September 19, 2026.