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5-Letter Words Starting with AP

There are 21 five-letter words that start with AP on Word.ws, from apace to aptly. The most common are apply, apart, apple, apron and aptly.

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All 21 five-letter words that start with AP

  • apace9adv. Quickly, rapidly, with speed.
  • apala7n. A genre of Yoruba Nigerian popular music based on percussion.
  • apart7adv. Placed separately (in regard to space or time).
  • apert7adj. Open; uncovered; revealed.
  • aphid11n. A sap-sucking insect pest of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.
  • aphis10n. An aphid.
  • apian7adj. Relating to bees.
  • aping8n. Foolish imitation or mimicry.
  • apish10adj. Resembling or characteristic of an ape.
  • apnea7n. The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient...
  • aport7adv. On the left side of the boat.
  • appal9v. UK spelling of appall.
  • appam11n. A thin South Asian pancake made from rice flour and coconut.
  • appel9n. An act of striking the ground with the leading foot to frighten...
  • apple9n. The fruit of the tree Malus domestica, chiefly with a green, red, or...
  • apply12v. To lay or place; to put (one thing to another).
  • appro9n. The situation where goods, especially jewellery, must be returned by...
  • appui9v. To prop or support, e.g. by posting troops.
  • apron7n. An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for...
  • apsis7n. A recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a...
  • aptly10adv. In an apt or suitable manner; fittingly; appropriately; suitably.
18 rare five-letter words that start with AP

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with AP are there?
Word.ws lists 21 five-letter words that start with AP, plus 18 rare ones.
What are common five-letter words that start with AP?
apply, apart, apple, apron, aptly, apnea, appel and apace.
Which of the five-letter words that start with AP has the highest letter score?
apply scores 12 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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