Words with the [æ] sound
Near-open front; spread the lips and lower the tongue toward the teeth.
Common spellings: a. Examples: cat, bat, apple.
- amaranth
- ambulatory
- amersham
- ammo
- ammon
- amway
- amygdala
- andros
- andrus
- angeline
- anhydride
- animism
- annulment
- anorexia
- apogee
- aptitudes
- asp
- aster
- atalanta
- attics
- abidjan
- absalom
- absinthe
- absolutism
- absolved
- acronyms
- addams
- adhesives
- admiral's
- afferent
- ahn
- aker
- albertville
- alcatraz
- alcoa
- aleksandr
- alianza
- allyson
- alphanumeric
- ambergris
- ammann
- amritsar
- anacostia
- anaerobes
- anaphylaxis
- anas
- anatoly
- anatomically
- andrade
- angleton
- anise
- ankh
- antecedents
- antidepressants
- antihistamines
- aphorism
- aphorisms
- appel
- appian
- ararat
- ascertaining
- ashmore
- ashy
- atco
- atkinson's
- avidly
- axed
- abbie
- abdicate
- abdulaziz
- abkhazia
- abstention
- abyssinian
- acker
- acupuncture
- adage
- adenine
- adler's
- advisedly
- affix
- affleck
- afternoon's
- agitators
- albertson
- albumin
- alimony
- alkanes
- allison's
- alpert
- altos
- ambled
- ambrosia
- amityville
- anaesthesia
- anatole
- androgynous
- anesthetics
- aniline
- antibacterial
- antimatter