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Words containing AN

Words that have the letters AN in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 13,977 playable words containing AN in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ACANTHOCEPHALAN. The highest-scoring is PSYCHOANALYZING, worth 34 points.

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Popular words containing AN

ACQUAINTANCE25
STANDARDIZING24
ACCOMPANYING23
MANUFACTURING23
STANDARDIZED23
CIRCUMSTANCES22
EXCHANGING22
MANUFACTURED22
MANUFACTURERS22
MATHEMATICIANS22
NOTWITHSTANDING22
ORGANIZATIONS22
STANDARDIZES22
CIRCUMSTANCE21
COMMANDMENTS21
EXCHANGED21
EXPLANATORY21
MANUFACTURER21

Highest-scoring words containing AN

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

PSYCHOANALYZING34
WHIZZBANGS34
PSYCHOANALYZED33
JAZZMAN33
WHIZZBANG33
EXTRAVAGANZAS32
PSYCHOANALYZES32
TRANQUILLIZING32
TRANQUILIZING31
EXTRAVAGANZA31
PSYCHOANALYZE31
CHAZZANIM31

2-letter words containing AN (1)

3-letter words containing AN (17)

ANA3
AND4
ANE3
ANI3
ANT3
ANY5
BAN5
CAN5
FAN6
GAN4
MAN5
NAN3
PAN5
RAN3
TAN3
VAN7
WAN6

4-letter words containing AN (111)

ANEW7
ANKH9
ANON4
ANTS4
BAND7
BANG7
BANI6
BANK9
BANS6
BEAN6
BRAN6
CANE6
CANS6
CANT6
CLAN6
DANK8
DEAN5
FANG8
FANS7
GANG6
HAND7
HANG7
HANK9
KHAN9
LAND5
LANE4
LEAN4
LOAN4
MANE6
MANS6
MANY8
MEAN6
MOAN6
PANE6
PANG7
PANS6
PANT6
PLAN6
RANG5
RANK7
RANT4
SAND5
SANE4
SANG5
SANK7
SCAN6
SPAN6
SWAN7
TANG5
TANK7
TANS4
THAN6
VANE8
VANS8
WAND8
WANE7
WANT7
WEAN7
YANK9
ZANY14

The 60 most common shown, 51 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words containing AN (349)

ANGEL6
ANGER6
ANGLE6
ANGRY8
ANNEX11
ANNOY7
BANAL7
BANDS8
BANDY10
BANJO15
BANKS10
BEANS7
BEGAN8
BLANK10
BRAND8
CLEAN7
DANCE8
DRANK9
FANCY12
FLANK11
FRANK11
GIANT6
GLEAN6
GRAND7
GRANT6
GROAN6
HANDS8
HANDY10
HANGS8
HUMAN10
INANE5
JEANS13
LANDS6
LEANS5
LOANS5
MANIA7
MEANS7
MEANT7
MOANS7
OCEAN7
ORGAN6
PANEL7
PANIC9
PANTS7
PIANO7
PLANE7
PLANS7
PLANT7
RANGE6
RANKS8
RANTS5
ROMAN7
SCANS7
SLANG6
STAND6
TANKS8
THANK10
URBAN8
WANTS8
WOMAN10

The 60 most common shown, 289 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing AN (808)

ANALOG7
ANGELS7
ANGLES7
ANIMAL8
ANNOYS8
ANORAK9
ANSWER9
ANYHOW13
ANYONE8
ANYWAY13
ARCANE8
ASHCAN10
BANANA8
BANNED9
BANNER8
BLANKS11
BRANCH12
BRANDS9
CANCEL10
CANCER10
CANNOT8
CHANCE12
CHANGE11
CLEANS8
DANCED10
DANCES9
DANGER8
DEMAND10
EXPAND15
EXTANT12
GLANCE9
GRANDS8
HANDED10
HANDLE9
HANGED10
HUMANE11
HUMANS11
INFANT9
LANDED8
MANAGE9
MANGLE9
MANNED9
MANNER8
MANUAL9
MOANED9
PANELS8
PEANUT9
PEDANT9
PLANES8
PLANET8
PLANTS8
RANDOM9
RANGED8
SANITY8
SPRANG9
STANCE8
THANKS11
VANISH12
WANDER10
WANTED10

The 60 most common shown, 748 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing AN (1,495)

ABANDON10
ADVANCE14
ANAGRAM10
ANALOGY10
ANALYZE17
ANARCHY13
ANATOMY11
ANGUISH11
ANNOYED10
ANOMALY11
ANORAKS10
ANSWERS10
ANTIQUE16
ANXIOUS14
ANYBODY14
BALANCE11
BANNING10
BLANKET12
BRANDED11
CANCELS11
CHANCES13
CHANGED13
CHANGES12
CHANNEL11
CLEANED10
CLEANLY11
COMMAND14
COMPANY15
DANCING11
DEMANDS11
ENHANCE11
EXPANDS16
FANTASY12
FINANCE12
FRANKLY15
FRANTIC12
HANDFUL14
HANDING11
HANDLED11
HANDLER10
HANDLES10
HANGING11
HUSBAND13
MANAGED11
MANAGER10
MANAGES10
MANDATE10
MANGLED11
MANKIND13
MUNDANE11
OFFHAND16
QUANTUM19
RAMPANT11
ROMANCE11
SERVANT11
THANKED13
VACANCY17
VARIANT11
WANDERS11
WANTING11

The 60 most common shown, 1,435 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing AN (2,196)

ABANDONS11
ADVANCED16
ADVANCES15
ANALYZED19
ANALYZES18
ANSWERED12
ANYPLACE14
ANYTHING13
ANYWHERE15
BALANCED13
BALANCES12
BANKRUPT16
BRANCHES14
BRANDING12
CANCELED13
CHAIRMAN14
CHANGING14
CHANNELS12
CIVILIAN14
COMMANDS15
DEMANDED13
ELEPHANT12
ENHANCED13
ENHANCES12
EXCHANGE19
EXPANDED18
FINANCES13
GUIDANCE13
HANDBOOK16
HANDICAP15
HANDLING12
HANGOVER15
HUMANITY15
MANAGING12
MANGLING12
MANPOWER15
MANUALLY13
MEANTIME12
MECHANIC16
MUSICIAN13
ORGANIZE17
PEDANTIC13
PEDANTRY13
QUANTITY19
RANDOMLY13
RELEVANT12
ROMANTIC12
SANDWICH16
SEMANTIC12
SERVANTS12
THANKFUL17
THANKING14
THOUSAND12
UNWANTED13
VANISHED15
VANISHES14
VARIANCE14
VARIANTS12
WANDERED13
WARRANTY13

The 60 most common shown, 2,136 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing AN (2,238)

ABANDONED13
ACCOMPANY19
ADVANCING17
ADVANTAGE15
ALLOWANCE14
ANALYZING20
ANNOUNCED13
ANNOYANCE13
ANONYMOUS14
ANSWERING13
ANTHOLOGY14
APPLICANT15
BALANCING14
BANDWAGON16
BANDWIDTH18
BLATANTLY13
CANCELING14
CANCELLED14
CANDIDATE13
CANONICAL13
CLEARANCE13
COMPANIES15
COMPANION15
DEMANDING14
DEPENDANT13
ELEPHANTS13
ENHANCING14
EXCHANGED21
EXCHANGES20
EXPANDING19
EXPANSION17
FANTASTIC14
FINANCIAL14
IMBALANCE15
IMPORTANT13
LANDSCAPE14
MANDATORY14
MANIFESTO14
MEANWHILE16
MECHANICS17
MECHANISM17
MUSICIANS14
ORGANIZED19
ORGANIZER18
ORGANIZES18
PERMANENT13
PLANETARY13
POLICEMAN15
PREGNANCY16
RELEVANCE15
SEMANTICS13
SHORTHAND14
SPOKESMAN16
SUBSTANCE14
TRANSFORM14
UNCHANGED16
VACANCIES17
VANDALISM16
VANISHING16
WANDERING14

The 60 most common shown, 2,178 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing AN (1,959)

ABANDONING14
ACCEPTANCE18
ACCORDANCE17
ACCOUNTANT15
ADVANTAGES16
ALLOWANCES15
ANNOUNCING14
ANTICIPATE14
ANTISOCIAL12
APPEARANCE16
APPLICANTS16
ASSISTANCE12
ATTENDANCE13
BEFOREHAND18
CANCELLING15
CANDIDATES14
CHANCELLOR16
CHANGEOVER19
CONSTANTLY14
CONSULTANT13
EXCHANGING22
EXTRANEOUS17
GUARANTEED13
GUARANTEES12
HISTORIANS12
IMPORTANCE16
INHABITANT14
IRRELEVANT14
MANAGEMENT15
MANIFESTLY17
MANIPULATE15
MEANINGFUL17
MECHANICAL18
MECHANISMS18
ORGANISERS11
ORGANISING12
ORGANIZERS19
ORGANIZING20
PEDESTRIAN13
PLEASANTLY14
POLITICIAN14
PROPAGANDA16
QUANTITIES19
REARRANGED12
REARRANGES11
REDUNDANCY17
RELUCTANCE15
RESISTANCE12
RESTAURANT11
SANDWICHES18
STANDPOINT13
SUBSTANCES15
THANKFULLY21
TRANSCRIPT14
TRANSFORMS15
TRANSPORTS12
UNBALANCED16
UNDERSTAND13
UNPLEASANT13
VEGETARIAN15

The 60 most common shown, 1,899 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing AN (1,628)

ACCOMPANIED20
ACCOMPANIES19
ACCOUNTANTS16
ANNIVERSARY17
ANTICIPATED16
ANTICIPATES15
APPEARANCES17
ARRANGEMENT14
BRILLIANTLY15
CHIMPANZEES27
COMMANDMENT20
CONSULTANCY18
CONSULTANTS14
DANGEROUSLY16
DISCREPANCY20
DISTURBANCE17
ENHANCEMENT17
EXPLANATION19
EXPLANATORY21
FINANCIALLY18
GRANDFATHER18
GRANDMOTHER17
IMPORTANTLY17
INHABITANTS15
INHERITANCE15
INTOLERANCE13
MAINTENANCE15
MANIPULATED17
MANIPULATES16
MANUFACTURE20
MEANINGLESS14
OUTSTANDING14
PARTICIPANT17
PEDESTRIANS14
PERFORMANCE20
PERMANENTLY17
POLITICIANS15
REARRANGING13
RECTANGULAR15
RELUCTANTLY16
RESEMBLANCE17
RESTAURANTS12
SIGNIFICANT17
SPONTANEOUS14
STANDARDISE13
STANDARDIZE21
SUBSTANTIAL14
TRANQUILIZE28
TRANSACTION13
TRANSFERRED15
TRANSFORMED17
TRANSLATING12
TRANSLATION11
TRANSMITTED14
TRANSMITTER13
TRANSPARENT13
TRANSPORTED14
UNDERSTANDS14
UNIMPORTANT16
VANQUISHING27

The 60 most common shown, 1,568 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing AN (1,271)

ACCOMPANISTS20
ACCOMPANYING23
ACQUAINTANCE25
ADVANCEMENTS21
ADVANTAGEOUS19
ALPHANUMERIC21
ANNOUNCEMENT17
ANTAGONIZING22
ANTICIPATING17
ANTICIPATION16
ANTICLIMAXES22
ARRANGEMENTS15
BANKRUPTCIES22
CANDLESTICKS20
CIRCUMSTANCE21
CLAIRVOYANCE22
COMMANDMENTS21
DISADVANTAGE19
ENCUMBRANCES21
EXPLANATIONS20
EXTRAVAGANCE25
FLAMBOYANTLY23
FRANKFURTERS22
GUARANTEEING15
HANDICAPPING22
HANDKERCHIEF25
MANIPULATING18
MANIPULATION17
MANUFACTURED22
MANUFACTURER21
MANUFACTURES21
MECHANICALLY22
OCEANOGRAPHY21
ORGANISATION13
ORGANIZATION21
PARTICIPANTS18
PERFORMANCES21
PHILANTHROPY22
QUANTITATIVE25
QUARANTINING22
REORGANIZING22
SCANDALIZING24
SIGNIFICANCE20
SIMULTANEOUS16
STANDARDISED15
STANDARDISES14
STANDARDIZED23
STANDARDIZES22
TRANQUILIZED30
TRANQUILIZER29
TRANQUILIZES29
TRANQUILLITY23
TRANSACTIONS14
TRANSFERRING16
TRANSFORMING18
TRANSLATIONS12
TRANSMISSION14
TRANSMITTERS14
TRANSMITTING15
TRANSPORTING15

The 60 most common shown, 1,211 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

13,977 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (8.3%) are containing AN. Most of them, 2,238, have 9 letters. 1,845 start with AN, 1,177 end with it and 10,972 have it only in the middle.

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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 containing AN?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 13,977 words containing AN, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing AN?

PSYCHOANALYZING, worth 34 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: WHIZZBANGS (34), PSYCHOANALYZED (33) and JAZZMAN (33).

What are the most common words containing AN?

ACQUAINTANCE, STANDARDIZING, ACCOMPANYING, MANUFACTURING, STANDARDIZED and CIRCUMSTANCES. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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