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Here are 116 things that start with A, sorted into 13 groups: animals, foods, plants, objects, clothes, musical instruments, vehicles, places, nature words, space words, body parts, jobs and colors. The biggest group is objects, with 36. The longest word is ARCHITECTURE (12 letters), and APPETIZER scores the most on the board: 21 points.

Animals that start with A (11)

  • AARDVARK16
  • ABALONE9
  • AMPHIBIAN17
  • ANACONDA11
  • ANT3
  • ANTEATER8
  • ANTELOPE10
  • APE5
  • ARACHNID13
  • ARMADILLO12
  • ASP5

Foods that start with A (9)

  • AIL3
  • ANCHOVY17
  • ANISEED8
  • APPETIZER21
  • APPLE9
  • APPLESAUCE17
  • ASPARTAME13
  • ASPIC9
  • AVOCADO14

Plants that start with A (18)

  • ABSINTHE12
  • ACACIA10
  • ACONITE9
  • AGAVE10
  • ALDER6
  • ALFALFA13
  • ALMOND9
  • ALOE4
  • AMARYLLIS13
  • ANEMONE9
  • ANISE5
  • APRICOT11
  • ARBOR7
  • ARTICHOKE16
  • ASPARAGUS13
  • ASPEN7
  • ASTER5
  • AZALEA14

Objects that start with A (36)

  • ACCELERATOR15
  • ADAPTOR10
  • ADDITION10
  • AIRFIELD12
  • AIRLINE7
  • AIRPORT9
  • AIRSTRIP10
  • AISLE5
  • ALLEY7
  • ALTAR5
  • AMMUNITION15
  • AMPLIFIER16
  • AMULET9
  • ANDROID9
  • ANNEX11
  • ANTENNA7
  • ANVIL9
  • APARTMENT13
  • APPLIANCE15
  • AQUARIUM20
  • ARCADE9
  • ARCHIVE15
  • ARMCHAIR14
  • ARMOR7
  • ARSENAL7
  • ART3
  • ARTILLERY11
  • ASHCAN10
  • ASHTRAY11
  • ASSEMBLY14
  • ASYLUM11
  • ATTIC7
  • AUDITORIUM15
  • AX8
  • AXE9
  • AXLE10

All 36 objects that start with A

Clothes that start with A (6)

  • ACCESSORY15
  • ANORAK9
  • APPAREL11
  • APRON7
  • ASCOT7
  • ATTIRE6

Musical Instruments that start with A (1)

  • ACCORDION14

Vehicles that start with A (8)

  • AEROPLANE11
  • AIRCRAFT13
  • AIRLINER8
  • AIRPLANE10
  • AIRSHIP11
  • AMBULANCE16
  • AUTO5
  • AUTOMOBILE15

Places that start with A (2)

  • ABBEY11
  • ARCHITECTURE19

Nature Words that start with A (3)

  • ABYSS9
  • ACORN7
  • ASH5

Space Words that start with A (4)

  • ALIEN5
  • ASTEROID9
  • ASTRONAUT10
  • AURORA7

Body Parts that start with A (6)

  • ABDOMEN12
  • ANKLE8
  • AORTA5
  • ARM5
  • ARMPIT10
  • ARTERY8

Jobs that start with A (10)

  • ACTOR7
  • ADMIRAL10
  • AIDE5
  • AMBASSADOR15
  • ARTIST6
  • ASSISTANT9
  • ATTENDANT10
  • ATTORNEY10
  • AUTHOR9
  • AUXILIARY18

Colors that start with A (2)

  • AMBER9
  • AZURE14

What these A words mean

ANT
social insect living in organized colonies
AARDVARK
nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites
APE
any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
APPLE
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
APPETIZER
food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first…
AVOCADO
a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp…
ALMOND
small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms…
ASPARAGUS
plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable
ASPEN
any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they…
ART
the products of human creativity
AIRPORT
an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for…
ADDITION
a component that is added to something to improve it

Short definitions from WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).

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What is a thing that starts with A?

ART, ALMOND, ANT and ARTIST are everyday things that start with A. This page lists 116, in 13 groups.

What is the longest thing that starts with A here?

ARCHITECTURE, with 12 letters. The highest-scoring one on Wordtide's board is APPETIZER, worth 21 points before bonus squares.

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