5-Letter Words with A: page 6

All 3,478 five-letter words with A: page 6 of 9

M

• matie7n. A fat herring with undeveloped roe.
• matin7adj. Of or relating to matins.
• matka11n. An earthenware pot.
• matra7n. In Indian music, the smallest rhythmic unit of a tala.
• matsu7n. Pinus thunbergii, the Japanese pine.
• matta7n. The false start of a bout due to mutual misunderstanding.
• matte7n. A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the...
• matty10adj. Matted.
• matzo16n. Thin, unleavened bread in Jewish cuisine.
• mauka11adv. Inland, towards the mountains.
• maund8n. A wicker basket.
• mauri7n. Life force, according to Maori beliefs.
• mauve10n. A rich purple synthetic dye, which faded easily, briefly popular c....
• mauzy19adj. Hot and humid.
• maven10n. An expert in a given field; also, a person who is interested in and...
• mavis10n. Song thrush.
• mawla10n. A patron or protector.
• maxim16n. A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or...
• maybe12adv. Perhaps, possibly.
• mayor10n. The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough...
• mazal16adj. Relating to a maze.
• mazar16n. A mausoleum or shrine in the Arab world.
• mazed17adj. Amazed, astonished, bewildered.
• mazer16n. The maple tree, or maple wood.
• mazza25n. Madness; something that is mad; a crazy situation.
• mbari9n. A ceremonial clay shrine filled with clay models of humans or deities...
• mbira9n. A thumb piano, a musical instrument having a small sound box fitted...
• mbuna9n. One of a group of haplochromine cichlids from Lake Malawi.
• mealy10adj. Resembling meal (the foodstuff).
• means7n. An instrument or condition to achieve a result.
• mease7n. A measure of varying quantity, often five or six (long or short)...
• meaty10adj. Of, relating to, or containing meat.
• mecha12n. A large armoured robot on legs, typically controlled by a pilot seated...
• medal8n. A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a...
• media8n. The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is...
• melam9n. A condensation product of melamine, originally found in the residue of...
• melas7n. Synonym of melasma.
• melba9n. A dessert made originally from peach (now also other fruits), ice...
• menat7n. In Ancient Egypt, a heavy beaded necklace and musical instrument with a...
• menma9n. A Japanese condiment made from fermented bamboo shoots.
• mensa7n. In planetary geology, a large mesa-like area of raised land.
• meral7adj. Pertaining to the merus or meropodite.
• mesna7n. An organosulfur compound used in cancer chemotherapy involving...
• metal7n. Any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a...
• metra7n. The uterus.
• metta7n. Lovingkindness or compassion, especially if developed through...
• miang8n. Fermented tea leaves, often chewed after meals in Thailand.
• miaow10n. UK spelling of meow.
• migas8n. Any of various traditional Spanish or Portuguese dishes made with...
• mikan11n. An orange seedless citrus fruit Citrus unshiu, originating from Japan...
• milah10n. The first step in the bris, where the akroposthion is excised (later...
• milam9n. Synonym of dream yoga.
• milla7n. Spanish mile, a traditional Spanish unit of distance equivalent to...
• milpa9n. A cyclical crop-growing system used throughout Mesoamerica.
• minar7n. A minaret.
• mirna7n. MicroRNA.
• mirza16n. An educated man in India or Iran (Persia); an official, a clerk.
• misal7n. An Indian dish of vegetables in a spicy gravy.
• missa7n. A mass, in the sense of a composition setting several sung parts of the...
• mitra7n. A person who is interested in becoming a Buddhist and elects to join a...
• mitta7n. An old English measure of volume, perhaps equal to two bushels.
• moany10adj. Tending to complain.
• mocap11n. Syllabic abbreviation of motion capture.
• mocha12n. A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof.
• modak12n. An Indian sweet consisting of a flour-based outer skin filled with...
• modal8adj. Of, or relating to a mode or modus.
• mogas8n. Automotive gasoline suitable for use in some piston-engined gasoline...
• mogra8n. Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac, syn. Mogorium sambac).
• mohar10n. The currency of the Kingdom of Nepal and adjoining parts of Videha from...
• molar7n. A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.
• momma11n. A betel nut plus other ingredients (like areca nut, betel leaves...
• monad8n. One thing, one being, one item.
• monal7n. Any of three species of pheasant in the genus Lophophorus.
• moola7n. Money, cash.
• moral7adj. Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour...
• moran7n. An unmarried Maasai or Samburu warrior.
• morat7n. An ancient drink resembling mead, made with mulberries.
• moray10n. Any of the large cosmopolitan carnivorous eels of the family Muraenidae.
• morfa10n. A low wetland periodically flooded by salt water; a salt marsh.
• moria7n. Excessive frivolity; an inability to be serious.
• morna7n. A genre of Cape Verdean music and dance.
• morra7n. A game in which two (or more) players each suddenly display a hand...
• motza16n. A lot of money.
• mouza16n. An administrative district in parts of South Asia.
• moval10n. Removal (the transfer of one's home or business).
• mudar8n. Calotropis gigantea (crown flower, giant milkweed).
• mudra8n. Any of several formal symbolic hand postures used in classical dance of...
• mugga9n. Eucalyptus sideroxylon, a species of eucalyptus endemic to eastern...
• mujra14n. A form of exotic dance in India, traditionally performed by courtesans...
• mulai7n. A title for the ruler of Morocco.
• mulga8n. Any of a number of small acacia trees, especially Acacia aneura...
• munga8n. Food.
• munia7n. Any of certain estrildid finches of the genera Lonchura (most...
• munya10adj. Good.
• mural7n. A large painting, usually drawn on a wall.
• murga8n. A stress position used as corporal punishment in parts of South Asia....
• murra7n. An ornamental stone for vases, etc. described by Pliny, most probably...
• murza16n. One of the hereditary nobility among the Tatars, up to the 19th...
• musar7n. An itinerant musette player.
• musha10interj. An expression of sympathy.
• myall10n. An Aboriginal person living according to tradition.
• mylar10n. A polyester film.
• myoma12n. A tumor composed of muscle tissue, usually benign and commonly...

N

• nabal7n. A long, straight, valveless brass trumpet used in the traditional music...
• nabby12n. A skiff used for fishing.
• nabla7n. A Hebrew stringed instrument.
• nabob9n. An Indian ruler within the Mogul empire.
• nacho10n. A single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos.
• nacre7n. A pearly substance made mainly of stacked layers of aragonite and...
• nadir6n. The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith...
• naggy10adj. Prone to nag, irritable.
• nahal8n. Synonym of wadi.
• nahor8n. Mesua ferrea (Ceylon ironwood).
• naiad6n. A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring...
• naias5n. Synonym of naiad (“female water deity”).
• nails5n. The four round-topped pedestals outside the Corn Exchange in Bristol on...
• naira5n. The official currency of Nigeria. Equal to 100 kobo. (The naira...
• naive8adj. Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
• najis12adj. Ritually unclean, such that contact with it puts a Muslim in a state of...
• nakba11n. In Arab contexts: a catastrophe; a grave setback.
• naken9v. To make naked; nake.
• nakey12adj. Naked.
• naled6n. A particular organophosphate insecticide.
• nalla5n. Useless person, slacker.
• namaz16n. Synonym of salat (“Islamic prayer”).
• namba9n. A penis sheath worn by tribesmen in parts of the Pacific.
• named8adj. Having a name.
• namee7n. That which is given a name.
• namer7n. One who names, or calls by name.
• namus7n. A concept of virtue and honor within a family, typically relating to...
• nance7v. To move in a prissy or stereotypically effeminate manner.
• nandu6n. Rhea (large, flightless birds).
• nanga6n. A simple wooden harp or zither used in central and eastern Africa.
• nanna5n. Grandmother.
• nanny8n. A child's nurse.
• nanti5det. No; not any.
• nanto5n. A horse.
• naped8adj. Having a nape (of the neck) of a specified kind.
• nappe9n. The profile of a body of water flowing over an obstruction in a...
• nappy12n. An absorbent garment worn by a baby or toddler who does not yet have...
• naqib16n. One of the leading missionaries of the Hashimiyya movement who prepared...
• naras5n. A spiny shrub, Acanthosicyos horridus, growing in Namibia and the...
• narco7n. Narcotics.
• naris5n. A nostril.
• narks9n. Nitrogen narcosis.
• narky12adj. Irritated, in a bad mood; disparaging.
• narra5n. Any of the pantropical genus Pterocarpus of trees in the family...
• nasal5adj. Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion.
• nasib7n. An Arabic literary form, 'usually defined as an erotic or amatory...
• nasri5n. A coin formerly used as a currency unit in Tunisia from medieval to...
• nasse5n. Synonym of cyrtos.
• nasty8adj. Dirty, filthy.
• nasus5n. A horn-like elongated rostrum on the head of soldier termites of the...
• natak9n. A play or dramatic production.
• natal5adj. Of or relating to birth.
• natch10adv. Naturally; of course.
• nates5n. The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain...
• natto5n. A traditional Japanese food product made from fermented soybeans.
• natty8adj. Smart and fashionable.
• natya8n. The classical Indian forms of dance, singing, and dramatics.
• nause5n. An annoying person, especially one who intentionally annoys others.
• naval8adj. Of or relating to a navy.
• navar8n. A kind of Zoroastrian priest.
• naved9adj. Having a (specified kind or number of) nave.
• navel8n. The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals...
• navvy14n. A laborer on a civil engineering project such as a canal or railroad.
• nawab10n. A Muslim official in South Asia acting as a provincial deputy ruler...
• nazar14n. An eye-shaped amulet supposed to protect against the evil eye in...
• nduja13n. A type of spicy, spreadable salami from Calabria.
• neath8prep. Beneath.
• neato5interj. Neat (in the sense of being excellent or desirable).
• neera5n. A sweet sap extracted from the inflorescence of various species of...
• neral5n. Citral.
• nerka9n. A sockeye salmon.
• ngaio6n. An evergreen tree of species Myoporum laetum, native to New Zealand.
• ngoma8n. A large social dancing event in parts of Africa.
• nibba9n. Nigger or nigga.
• nicad8n. Rechargeable nickel-cadmium battery.
• nidal6adj. Of or pertaining to a nidus.
• nikah12n. A Muslim wedding.
• nikka13n. A bowdlerization of nigga used as a reclaimed sense of nigger.
• ninja12n. One trained in ninjutsu, especially one used for espionage...
• niqab16n. A veil which covers the face (except for the eyes), worn by some Muslim...
• nitta5n. A tropical tree of the genus Parkia, having edible pods and seeds...
• nival8adj. Abounding with snow; snowy; snow-covered (now especially in reference...
• nizam16n. The hereditary sovereign of Hyderabad, a former state of India.
• nodal6adj. Of the nature of, or relating to, a node.
• noema7n. The perceived as perceived.
• nomad8n. A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture...
• noman7pron. Nobody.
• nomia7n. Any of various ground-nesting halictid bees of the genus Nomia, native...
• nonna5n. A grandmother, especially one with Italian ancestry.
• noona5n. An affectionate term of address for an older sister or somewhat older...
• nopal7n. A prickly pear cactus from the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia...
• noria5n. A treadwheel with attached buckets, used to raise and deposit water.
• norma7n. A norm.
• noway11adv. In no manner or degree; not at all; nowise; no way.
• noyan8n. A prince in feudal Mongolia.
• nubia7n. A light, knitted headscarf worn by women.
• nyala8n. A southern African antelope, Tragelaphus angasii (syn. Nyala angasii)...
• nyasa8n. The touching of various parts of one's body while chanting specific...
• nyayo11n. A person's precedent or example.
• nygma11n. A spot on the wings of certain endopterygotes, having a peculiar dense...
• nyssa8n. A tree of the genus Nyssa.

O

• oaked10adj. Of a wine: aged in oak so that it acquires flavor from tannins in the...
• oaken9adj. Made from the wood of the oak tree. Also in metaphorical uses...
• oakum11n. Coarse fibres separated by hackling from flax or hemp when preparing...
• oared6adj. Having oars.
• oasis5n. A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation...
• oaten5adj. Of, pertaining to, or made of oats.
• obeah10n. A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and...
• ocean7n. One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.
• octal7n. The number system that uses the eight digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
• octan7adj. Occurring every eight days.
• offal11n. The internal organs of an animal (entrails or innards), used as food.
• oflag9n. A German prisoner-of-war camp for officers only.
• ohana8n. An extended Hawaiian family unit.
• oiran5n. A high-status courtesan in Japan.
• okada10n. A motorcycle taxi.
• okama11n. A gay man, in the context of Japanese culture, especially one who is...
• okapi11n. A ruminant (Okapia johnstoni) found in the rainforests of the Congo...
• okara9n. A food made from soybean pulp; a by-product of soy milk production.
• okina9n. The Hawaiian apostrophe-like letter (ʻ ) used to indicate the glottal...
• okiya12n. The lodging-house of a geisha.
• oliva8n. Olivary body.
• omake11n. A special video feature that accompanies an anime, such as a collection...
• omega8n. The twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek...
• omena7n. In Kenya, small fish dried and milled into flour.
• omiai7n. A Japanese custom in which unattached individuals are introduced to...
• omkar11n. The symbol ॐ that represents the syllable “om” or “aum”.
• onaga6n. Longtail snapper (Etelis coruscans), a species of ray-finned fish.
• onlay8v. To lay or place something on a surface.
• oorah8interj. The official yell for the US Marines.
• opara7n. The oldest son, who has inherited the rights and responsibilities of...
• opera7n. A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance...
• oplan7n. Operational plan.
• oppai9n. A woman's breasts, particularly of an anime or manga character.
• orach10n. Especially Atriplex hortensis.
• oracy10n. The ability to speak, and to understand spoken language.
• orale5n. A white silk veil with coloured stripes, sometimes worn by the pope.
• orate5v. To speak formally; to give a speech.
• oread6n. A mountain nymph; an anthropomorphic appearance of the spirit of a...
• oreal5adj. Inhabiting high mountains.
• organ6n. The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform...
• oroya8n. A hanging basket attached to a cable, anciently used in South America...
• orval8n. A sage, of species Salvia viridis.
• oscar7n. A cichlid fish of species Astronotus ocellatus, native to South...
• ossia5n. In a musical score, an alternative version of a passage, usually just a...
• otaku9n. One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly (originally...
• ousia5n. The essential nature or ‘substance’ of God, often as contrasted to the...
• outta5prep. Out of.
• ovary11n. A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most...
• ovate8adj. Shaped like an egg.

P

• paced10adj. Having a (particular) pace.
• pacer9n. One who paces.
• pacey12adj. Fast, rapid, speedy.
• pachy15n. A dinosaur of the genus Pachycephalosaurus.
• padam10n. In Carnatic music, a type of short song, or the accompanying dance.
• paddy12n. Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be...
• padel8n. A racquet sport popular in Spain and Latin America, usually played in...
• padma10n. Lotus blossom.
• padre8n. A military clergyman.
• paean7n. A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or...
• paedo8n. A paedophile.
• paeon7n. A foot containing any pattern of three short syllables and one long...
• pagal8n. Mentally ill person; lunatic.
• pagan8adj. Relating to, characteristic of religions that differ from main world...
• pagar8n. A fence, in parts of Asia.
• paged9adj. Having pages.
• pager8n. A wireless telecommunications device that receives text or voice...
• pagus8n. A country district with scattered hamlets.
• pains7n. Trouble taken doing something; attention to detail; careful effort.
• paint7n. A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a...
• pairs7n. Synonym of pelmanism (“memory card game”).
• paisa7n. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Indian...
• paker11n. A vagrant, stroller.
• palak11n. Spinach or similar greens (including Amaranthus species and Chenopodium...
• palar7adj. Pertaining to a pale, a vertical band or line.
• palas7n. A tree of eastern India and Burma, Butea monosperma.
• palay10n. Paddy.
• palea7n. The interior chaff or husk of grasses.
• paled8adj. Striped.
• palen7v. To make or become pale.
• palla7n. A traditional Tuscan ball game played in the street.
• pallu7n. The usually decorated end of a sari that hangs loose when worn.
• pally10adj. Like a pal; friendly.
• palmo9n. A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 20.8 cm.
• palmy12adj. Of, related to, or abounding in palm trees.
• palsy10n. Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied...
• palus7n. A vertical pillar along the inner septal margin of a coral.
• pamps11n. Synonym of pampers (“a diaper”).
• panax14n. Any plant of the genus Panax.
• pance9n. Pansy (flower).
• panda8n. A brahmin who acts as the hereditary superintendent of a particular...
• pando8n. A pandemic (chiefly in reference to the COVID-19 pandemic).
• pandy11n. A fulling mill.
• paned8adj. Having panes.
• panel7n. A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a...
• panga8n. A large broad-bladed knife.
• panic9adj. Of fear, fright, etc: overwhelming or sudden.
• panin7n. A hominid of the genus Pan.
• panko11n. Coarse, dry breadcrumbs used in Japanese cuisine.
• panne7n. A lustrous finish applied to velvet and satin.
• panny10n. A house.
• pansy10n. A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species...
• panth10n. An Indian religious tradition established by a guru.
• pants7n. An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards...
• panty10n. An article of clothing worn as underpants by women.
• panya10n. A large earthenware jar.
• paolo7n. An old Italian silver coin.
• papad10n. A poppadom.
• papal9adj. Having to do with the pope or the papacy.
• paper9n. A sheet material typically used for writing on or printing on (or as a...
• pappy14adj. Like pap; soft; mushy.
• param9n. Dicyandiamide.
• paran7n. A latitude where, at some longitude at a given moment in time, two...
• parch12v. To burn the surface of, to scorch.
• pardo8n. A former money of account in Portuguese India, one twentieth of a rupia.
• paren7n. A parenthesis (bracket used to enclose parenthetical material in text).
• pareo7n. A wraparound garment, worn by men or women, similar to a Malaysian...
• parer7n. A tool used to pare things.
• pargo8n. Common seabream, red porgy, Pagrus pagrus.
• parka11n. A long jacket with a hood which protects the wearer against rain and...
• parky14adj. Of, from, or related to a park or parks generally, especially parklike.
• parle7n. Parley; talk.
• parma9n. A dish cooked in the parmigiana style.
• parmi9n. A chicken parmigiana.
• parmo9n. A north-eastern English dish of deep-fried breaded chicken topped with...
• parol7adj. Word of mouth.
• parry10v. To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).
• parsa7n. A Hebrew measure of itinerant distance: one parsa is about four...
• parse7v. To resolve (a sentence, etc.) into its elements, pointing out the...
• parti7n. The basic, central, or main concept, drawing, or scheme of an...
• parts7n. Intellectual ability or learning.
• party10n. A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal...
• parvo10n. Parvovirus.
• pasan7n. The gemsbok.
• pasch12n. The feast of Passover or (specifically) the Paschal Lamb, or (for...
• paseo7n. A public path or avenue designed for walking, sometimes for dining or...
• pasha10n. A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or...
• pasta7n. Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed...
• paste7n. One of flour, fat, or similar ingredients used in making pastry.
• pasty10adj. Like paste, sticky.
• pasuk11n. A verse of the Torah.
• patas7n. A ground-dwelling long-tailed monkey of species Erythrocebus patas...
• patch12n. A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed...
• pated8adj. Having a pate or a particular type of pate (head).
• patel7n. A village head man.
• paten7n. The plate used to hold the host during the Eucharist.
• pater7n. Father.
• pathy13n. A therapy.
• patio7n. A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.
• patis7n. A fish sauce, a byproduct of making bagoong, used as an ingredient or...
• patka11n. A head covering worn by Sikh boys, and by Sikh men either alone or as...
• patsy10n. A conspirator, secretly designated by co-conspirators to take full...
• patte7n. A narrow band keeping a belt or sash in its place.
• patti7n. A traditional residential subdivision or unit found in settlements of...
• patty10n. A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually...
• patwa10n. Any of the genus Cichlasoma of fishes.
• pausa7n. The hiatus between prosodic units, e.g. at the end of a sentence.
• pause7v. To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an...
• paved11adj. Covered in pavement; having a hard surface, as of concrete or asphalt.
• paver10n. A flat stone used to pave a pathway, such as a walkway to one's home.
• pavis10n. Most usually, a very large shield fitted with a stand, like a small...
• pavon10n. A small triangular flag, especially one attached to a knight's lance; a...
• pawed11adj. Having (a specified kind or number of) paws.
• payam12n. A subdivision of a county in parts of South Sudan and Sudan.
• payee10n. One to whom money is paid.
• payer10n. One who pays; specifically, the person by whom a bill or note has been...
• payor10n. One who makes a payment.
• peace9n. A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free...
• peach12n. Any tree of species Prunus persica, native to China and now widely...
• peaky14adj. Sickly; peaked.
• pearl7n. Nacre; mother-of-pearl.
• peart7adj. Lively; active.
• peary10adj. Resembling pears, pear-like.
• pease7v. To make peace between (conflicting people, states etc.); to reconcile.
• peasy10adj. Resembling or characteristic of peas.
• peaty10adj. Of or resembling peat; peatlike.
• peavy13n. A tool used to manipulate logs, having a thick wooden handle, a steel...
• pecan9n. A deciduous tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the central and southern...
• pedal8n. A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a...
• pegan8n. A person who practices peganism, a variant of the vegan diet and paleo...
• pekan11n. A fisher cat or fisher (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti).
• penal7adj. Of or relating to punishment.
• penna7n. A contour feather.
• perma9v. To permakill.
• petai7n. Stink bean, bitter bean (Parkia speciosa).
• petal7n. One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies...
• petra7n. Stone, a weight equal to 14 pounds.
• pfaff16interj. Indicating disapproval, scoffery, irritation, impatience or disbelief.
• phage11n. A virus that is parasitic on bacteria.
• phane10n. Any of several substructures of a more complex molecule.
• phara10n. A traditional steamed dumpling made from rice flour and lentil filling...
• phare10n. Beacon.
• pharm12n. A site where organisms are produced for the creation of medicine or...
• pharo10n. A pharos; a lighthouse.
• phase10n. A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.
• phats10n. Phat pants.
• phial10n. A bottle or other vessel for containing a liquid; originally any such...

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