Words with the [ɑ] sound
Open back unrounded; drop the jaw and relax the tongue low.
Common spellings: o, a. Examples: father, lot, spa.
- arcade
- ox
- obstacles
- ahmed
- archive
- obsolete
- andrea
- armour
- ensemble
- augustus
- archer
- arsenal
- arc
- odds
- augmented
- arches
- archery
- arguing
- alma
- auxiliary
- operas
- auburn
- allah
- oslo
- oblong
- oz
- almond
- argues
- archaeology
- armenia
- honesty
- occupations
- optimal
- argentine
- audition
- ardent
- arbitrary
- awe
- honoured
- arguably
- artery
- obstacle
- alms
- opted
- homage
- oxide
- obstinate
- andreas
- archdiocese
- archie
- archipelago
- honestly
- augustine
- azerbaijan
- oblast
- honourable
- occupying
- arched
- henri
- optics
- optimistic
- archaic
- armament
- octopus
- archaeologists
- otter
- aviv
- entrepreneur
- octagonal
- onset
- onwards
- oxidation
- obligations
- occupants
- amen
- archibald
- architectures
- audible
- archers
- oxen
- armored
- optimism
- ana
- operative
- ahmad
- alzheimer's
- ogden
- otters
- optimization
- ark
- arthur's
- ensembles
- op
- oscillating
- artful
- antoine
- octave
- armand
- obscene
- arterial