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8-letter words starting with A

Need a 8-letter word that starts with A? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, the everyday words first with their tile points. There are 1,614 playable words with 8 letters starting with A in Wordtide's English dictionary. The highest-scoring is ALBIZZIA, worth 26 points.

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Popular words with 8 letters starting with A

ACQUIRED20
ACQUIRES19
ADJACENT19
ADJUSTED19
ANALYZED19
APPENDIX19
ADEQUATE18
ANALYZES18
ACCURACY17
ACHIEVED17
AFFECTED17
APPROVED17
ARCHIVED17
AARDVARK16
ACHIEVES16
ACTIVELY16
ACTIVITY16
ADVANCED16

Highest-scoring words with 8 letters starting with A

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

ALBIZZIA26
AZOTIZED25
AZOTIZES24
ABJECTLY22
ADEQUACY22
ACTIVIZE22
ADJUVANT22
AFFIXING21
AQUEDUCT21
ADJUDGED21
APPRIZED21
AZIMUTHS21

8-letter words starting with A (1,614)

AARDVARK16
ABANDONS11
ABDUCTED15
ABNORMAL12
ABORTING11
ABORTIVE14
ABRASIVE14
ABRUPTLY15
ABSOLUTE11
ABSOLVED15
ABSORBED13
ABSTRACT12
ACADEMIC15
ACCEPTED15
ACCESSED13
ACCESSES12
ACCIDENT13
ACCORDED14
ACCOUNTS13
ACCURACY17
ACCURATE13
ACCUSING14
ACCUSTOM15
ACHIEVED17
ACHIEVES16
ACOUSTIC13
ACQUAINT19
ACQUIRED20
ACQUIRES19
ACRONYMS14
ACTIVATE14
ACTIVELY16
ACTIVITY16
ACTUALLY13
ADAPTING12
ADAPTIVE15
ADDICTED13
ADDITION10
ADEQUATE18
ADHERING12
ADHESIVE15
ADJACENT19
ADJOINED18
ADJOURNS18
ADJUNCTS20
ADJUSTED19
ADMITTED12
ADOPTING12
ADOPTION11
ADVANCED16
ADVANCES15
ADVISERS13
ADVISING14
ADVISORS13
ADVISORY15
ADVOCATE15
AFFECTED17
AFFINITY16
AFFIRMED17
AFFIXING21
AFFLICTS16
AFFLUENT15
AFFORDED16
AGONIZED18
AGONIZES17
AGREEING10
AIRCRAFT13
ALARMING11
ALIGNING10
ALLEGING10
ALLERGIC11
ALLIANCE10
ALLOCATE10
ALLOWING12
ALMIGHTY15
ALPHABET14
ALTERING9
ALTHOUGH14
AMBUSHED16
AMBUSHES15
AMENDING12
AMICABLY16
ANALOGUE10
ANALYSED11
ANALYSES10
ANALYSIS10
ANALYZED19
ANALYZER18
ANALYZES18
ANCESTOR10
ANECDOTE11
ANNEXING15
ANNOUNCE11
ANNOYING11
ANNUALLY11
ANSWERED12
ANTIDOTE9
ANTIQUED18
ANTIQUES17
ANYPLACE14
ANYTHING13
ANYWHERE15
APPALLED13
APPARENT12
APPEALED13
APPEARED13
APPENDED14
APPENDIX19
APPLAUSE13
APPLYING15
APPOINTS12
APPROACH16
APPROVAL16
APPROVED17
APPROVES16
AQUARIUM20
AQUATICS19
AQUEDUCT21
ARCHIVED17
ARCHIVES16
ARCHWAYS17
ARGUABLE12
ARGUABLY14
ARGUMENT12
ARRANGED10
ARRANGES9
ARRESTED9
ARRIVING13
ARROGANT9
ARTICLES10
ARTISTIC10
ASCENDED12
ASSEMBLE12
ASSEMBLY14
ASSERTED9
ASSESSED9
ASSESSES8
ASSIGNED10
ASSISTED9
ASSORTED9
ASSUMING12
ASSURING10
ASTERISK11
ATHEISTS10
ATROCITY12
ATTACHED13
ATTACKED14
ATTEMPTS12
ATTENDED10
ATTITUDE10
ATTORNEY10
ATTRACTS10
AUDIENCE12
AUTOMATE11
AVOCADOS15
AVOIDING14
AWAITING12
AWAKENED15
AWARDING13
AWFULLER15

The 160 most common shown, 1,454 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

How common are they?

1,614 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.96%) are with 8 letters starting with A. Most of them, 1,614, have 8 letters.

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there with 8 letters starting with A?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,614 words with 8 letters starting with A.

What is the highest-scoring word with 8 letters starting with A?

ALBIZZIA, worth 26 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: AZOTIZED (25), AZOTIZES (24) and ABJECTLY (22).

What are the most common words with 8 letters starting with A?

ACQUIRED, ACQUIRES, ADJACENT, ADJUSTED, ANALYZED and APPENDIX. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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Wordtide is a free word game on one endless board shared by players around the world. Build off anyone's words, claim bonus squares and grow your own island: no download, no sign-up. Every word on this page is valid in the English world.

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