Question: what are words with short a?
Answer: ab: cab, dab, gab, jab, lab, nab, tab, blab, crab, grab, scab, stab, slab. at: bat, cat, fat, hat, mat, pat, rat, sat, vat, brat, chat, flat, gnat, spat. ad: bad, dad, had, lad, mad, pad, sad, tad, glad. an: ban, can, fan, man, pan, ran, tan, van, clan, plan, scan, than.