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.
- anza
- appetizer
- arian
- arianism
- arrow's
- arrowsmith
- ashen
- asker
- aslan
- aspartame
- asper
- astrophysicist
- astroturf
- athletically
- abalone
- abduct
- abernathy
- academicians
- actionable
- admonitions
- africanist
- agonists
- alamein
- albin
- alimentary
- allocating
- alomar
- alsop
- altus
- ambivalence
- ambler
- ambling
- amistad
- ammonite
- amniotic
- amortization
- amputees
- amyloid
- anabaptist
- angeles'
- anguished
- animals'
- anklets
- antiviral
- appalachia
- ashdown
- astrakhan
- athleticism
- atrophied
- attlee
- avellino
- avril
- axon
- abacus
- abdalla
- abductors
- abducts
- abstaining
- addison's
- addressable
- adelman
- adverb
- affably
- aggie
- aggrandizement
- aggravating
- aharon
- alamitos
- alamosa
- alberts
- albus
- alcoves
- aldred
- allred
- alpaca
- altimeter
- alveoli
- amberg
- ambidextrous
- amphetamines
- amputations
- analgesics
- anarchic
- andrea's
- andrews'
- angiogenesis
- animist
- anorak
- anselm
- anticipates
- antigone
- antiphon
- antonin
- anzio
- apprehending
- ashbrook
- ashbury
- aspens
- aspirant
- asters