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Words that start with A

Looking for a word that begins with A? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, grouped by length so you can find the one that fits. There are 10,192 playable words starting with A in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ABSORBABILITIES. The highest-scoring is AXIOMATIZATIONS, worth 31 points.

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Popular words starting with A

APPROXIMATELY27
ACQUAINTANCE25
APPROXIMATION25
ACCOMPLISHING24
ACKNOWLEDGING24
ADJECTIVE24
AUTHORIZATION24
ACCOMPANYING23
ACCOMPLISHED23
ACKNOWLEDGED23
ADJUSTMENTS23
APOLOGIZING23
APPROXIMATE23
AUTHORIZING23
AUTOBIOGRAPHY23
ACCOMMODATION22
ACCOMPLISHES22
ACHIEVEMENTS22

Highest-scoring words 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.

AXIOMATIZATIONS31
AZIDOTHYMIDINES31
ACQUISITIVENESS30
ACQUISITIVELY30
AXIOMATIZATION30
AZIDOTHYMIDINE30
ADJECTIVALLY29
ACCLIMATIZATION29
ADJUDICATIVE29
AXIOMATIZING29
APPROXIMATIVE29
ADVERTIZEMENTS29

2-letter words starting with A (16)

3-letter words starting with A (69)

ABY7
ACE5
ACT5
ADD5
ADO4
ADS4
ADZ12
AFF9
AFT6
AGE4
AGO4
AHA5
AID4
AIL3
AIM5
AIR3
ALB5
ALE3
ALL3
AMP7
AND4
ANT3
ANY5
APE5
APT5
ARC5
ARE3
ARK6
ARM5
ART3
ASH5
ASK6
ASP5
ATE3
AUK7
AWE6
AWL6
AXE9
AYE5
AZO11

The 40 most common shown, 29 rarer words not listed. More 3-letter words

4-letter words starting with A (188)

ABLE6
ABLY8
ACED7
ACHE8
ACID7
ACTS6
ADDS6
AFAR7
AGED6
AGES5
AHOY8
AIDS5
AIMS6
AJAR12
AKIN7
ALAS4
ALLY6
ALSO4
AMID7
AMOK9
AMPS8
ANEW7
APEX12
ARCH8
AREA4
ARMS6
ARMY8
ARTS4
ASKS7
ATOM6
AUNT5
AVID9
AVOW11
AWAY9
AWED8
AWRY9
AXED11
AXES10
AXIS10
AXLE10

The 40 most common shown, 148 rarer words not listed. More 4-letter words

5-letter words starting with A (495)

ABIDE8
ABORT7
ABOUT8
ABOVE11
ABUSE8
ACTED8
ACUTE8
ADAPT8
ADDED8
ADMIT8
ADOPT8
AFTER8
AGONY8
AHEAD8
AIMED8
ALBUM10
ALIKE8
ALIVE9
ALLOW8
ALPHA9
AMAZE15
AMBER9
AMEND8
AMONG8
AMPLE9
AMUSE8
ANGRY8
APPAL9
APPLE9
APPLY11
ARMED8
ARROW8
ASKED9
AVOID10
AWAIT8
AWAKE11
AWARD9
AWARE8
AWFUL12
AXIOM13

The 40 most common shown, 455 rarer words not listed. More 5-letter words

6-letter words starting with A (827)

ABSORB10
ABSURD10
ABUSED10
ACCENT10
ACCEPT12
ACCESS10
ACCORD11
ACCUSE11
ACTIVE12
ADDICT10
ADJUST16
ADVENT11
ADVERT11
ADVICE13
ADVISE11
AFFAIR12
AFFECT14
AFFORD13
AFRAID10
AGENCY11
ALBUMS11
ALWAYS11
AMAZED17
AMAZES16
AMUSED10
ANYHOW13
ANYWAY13
APATHY12
APPALL10
APPALS10
APPEAL10
APPEAR10
APPEND11
ARRIVE10
ASHCAN10
ASKING10
ASPECT10
ATTACK11
AVOIDS11
AXIOMS14

The 40 most common shown, 787 rarer words not listed. More 6-letter words

7-letter words starting with A (1,242)

ABUSIVE14
ABYSMAL13
ACCEPTS13
ACCORDS12
ACCOUNT12
ACCUSED13
ACCUSES12
ACHIEVE15
ACQUIRE18
ACRONYM13
ADJUSTS17
ADVANCE14
ADVERSE12
ADVERTS12
ADVISED13
ADVISER12
ADVISES12
ADVISOR12
AFFAIRS13
AFFECTS15
AMAZING18
ANALYZE17
ANARCHY13
ANTIQUE16
ANXIOUS14
ANYBODY14
APOLOGY12
APPENDS12
APPLIED12
APPROVE15
ARCHAIC13
ARCHIVE15
ARRIVED12
ASHAMED12
ATTACKS12
AVERAGE12
AVOIDED13
AWARDED12
AWFULLY16
AWKWARD17

The 40 most common shown, 1,202 rarer words not listed. More 7-letter words

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

AARDVARK16
ACADEMIC15
ACCEPTED15
ACCORDED14
ACCURACY17
ACCUSING14
ACCUSTOM15
ACHIEVED17
ACHIEVES16
ACQUIRED20
ACQUIRES19
ACRONYMS14
ACTIVATE14
ACTIVELY16
ACTIVITY16
ADEQUATE18
ADJACENT19
ADJUSTED19
ADVANCED16
ADVANCES15
ADVISING14
ADVISORY15
ADVOCATE15
AFFECTED17
ALPHABET14
ALTHOUGH14
ANALYZED19
ANALYZES18
ANYPLACE14
ANYWHERE15
APPENDED14
APPENDIX19
APPLYING15
APPROACH16
APPROVAL16
APPROVED17
APPROVES16
ARCHIVED17
ARCHIVES16
ARGUABLY14

The 40 most common shown, 1,574 rarer words not listed. More 8-letter words

9-letter words starting with A (1,573)

ABOLISHED14
ABSORBING14
ACADEMICS16
ACCEPTING16
ACCOMPANY19
ACCORDING15
ACCOUNTED15
ACCUSTOMS16
ACHIEVING18
ACQUIRING21
ACTIVATED16
ACTIVATES15
ADDICTIVE17
ADJECTIVE24
ADJUSTING20
ADVANCING17
ADVANTAGE15
ADVENTURE15
ADVERSELY16
ADVISABLE16
ADVOCATED17
ADVOCATES16
AFFECTING18
AFFECTION17
AFTERWARD16
ALCOHOLIC15
AMAZINGLY22
AMBIGUITY17
AMBIGUOUS16
AMPLIFIER16
ANALYZING20
APATHETIC15
APOLOGIZE20
APPENDING15
APPLICANT15
APPROVING18
ARCHIVING18
ATTACKING15
AUTHORIZE20
AVAILABLE15

The 40 most common shown, 1,533 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words starting with A (1,307)

ABBREVIATE18
ABNORMALLY16
ABOLISHING15
ACCEPTABLE18
ACCEPTANCE18
ACCESSIBLE16
ACCOMPLISH20
ACCORDANCE17
ACCOUNTING16
ACCUMULATE18
ACCURATELY17
ACCUSTOMED18
ACTIVATING17
ACTIVITIES16
ADEQUATELY22
ADJUSTMENT22
ADMITTEDLY16
ADVANTAGES16
ADVENTURES16
ADVERTISED16
ADVOCATING18
AFTERWARDS17
AGGRESSIVE16
ALPHABETIC18
APOLOGIZED22
APOLOGIZES21
APOSTROPHE16
APPARENTLY16
APPEARANCE16
APPLICABLE18
APPLICANTS16
APPRECIATE16
APPROACHED19
APPROACHES18
ARITHMETIC16
ATMOSPHERE16
ATTACHMENT16
ATTRACTIVE16
AUTHORIZED22
AUTHORIZES21

The 40 most common shown, 1,267 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words starting with A (1,038)

ABBREVIATED20
ABBREVIATES19
ABSTRACTION15
ACCOMMODATE20
ACCOMPANIED20
ACCOMPANIES19
ACCORDINGLY19
ACCOUNTANTS16
ACCUMULATED20
ACCUMULATES19
ACCUSATIONS16
ACCUSTOMING19
ACHIEVEMENT21
ACKNOWLEDGE21
ACQUISITION22
ADJUSTMENTS23
ADVENTUROUS18
ADVERTISING17
ALTERNATIVE15
AMBIGUITIES17
ANNIVERSARY17
ANTICIPATED16
ANTICIPATES15
APOLOGISING15
APOLOGIZING23
APPALLINGLY18
APPARATUSES16
APPEARANCES17
APPLICATION17
APPOINTMENT17
APPRECIATED18
APPRECIATES17
APPROACHING20
APPROPRIATE17
APPROXIMATE23
ARBITRARILY15
ASSUMPTIONS16
ATMOSPHERIC19
AUTHORIZING23
AUTOMOBILES16

The 40 most common shown, 998 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words starting with A (751)

ABBREVIATING21
ABBREVIATION20
ACCIDENTALLY19
ACCLIMATIZED27
ACCLIMATIZES26
ACCOMPANYING23
ACCOMPLISHED23
ACCOMPLISHES22
ACCUMULATING21
ACHIEVEMENTS22
ACKNOWLEDGED23
ACKNOWLEDGES22
ACQUAINTANCE25
ACQUIESCENCE27
ADDITIONALLY16
ADJOURNMENTS24
ADMINISTERED16
ADVANTAGEOUS19
AFFIRMATIVES24
AGRICULTURAL17
ALPHABETICAL20
ALTERNATIVES16
AMBIDEXTROUS24
ANNOUNCEMENT17
ANTICIPATING17
ANTICIPATION16
APPLICATIONS18
APPOINTMENTS18
APPRECIATING19
APPRECIATION18
APPROXIMATED25
APPROXIMATES24
ARCHITECTURE19
ARRANGEMENTS15
ARTIFICIALLY19
ASPHYXIATING25
ASPHYXIATION24
ASSOCIATIONS14
ASYNCHRONOUS19
AVAILABILITY20

The 40 most common shown, 711 rarer words not listed.

13-letter words starting with A (520)

ABBREVIATIONS21
ACCEPTABILITY23
ACCESSIBILITY21
ACCLIMATISING20
ACCLIMATIZING28
ACCOMMODATING23
ACCOMMODATION22
ACCOMPANIMENT23
ACCOMPLISHING24
ACCUMULATIONS21
ACKNOWLEDGING24
ACQUAINTANCES26
ADMINISTERING17
ADVERTISEMENT20
AESTHETICALLY19
AFTERTHOUGHTS22
ALTERNATIVELY19
AMALGAMATIONS18
AMPHITHEATERS21
AMPLIFICATION22
ANNOUNCEMENTS18
APPLICABILITY23
APPRECIATIONS19
APPREHENSIONS19
APPROPRIATELY21
APPROPRIATING20
APPROPRIATION19
APPROXIMATELY27
APPROXIMATING26
APPROXIMATION25
ARCHITECTURAL20
ARCHITECTURES20
ARGUMENTATIVE21
ASPHYXIATIONS25
AUTHENTICALLY20
AUTHENTICATED19
AUTHORITATIVE20
AUTHORIZATION24
AUTOBIOGRAPHY23
AUTOMATICALLY20

The 40 most common shown, 480 rarer words not listed.

14-letter words starting with A (331)

ACCOMMODATIONS23
ACCOMPANIMENTS24
ACCOMPLISHMENT26
ACCOUNTABILITY23
ACKNOWLEDGMENT26
ACUPUNCTURISTS23
ADMINISTRATION17
ADMINISTRATIVE21
ADMINISTRATORS17
ADVANTAGEOUSLY23
ADVERTISEMENTS21
AFFECTIONATELY24
AFOREMENTIONED20
AGGRANDIZEMENT27
AGGRESSIVENESS20
ALPHABETICALLY24
AMBASSADORSHIP23
AMBIDEXTROUSLY28
AMPLIFICATIONS23
ANTHROPOLOGIST19
APOLOGETICALLY21
APPENDECTOMIES23
APPRECIATIVELY26
APPREHENSIVELY26
APPRENTICESHIP24
APPROPRIATIONS20
APPROXIMATIONS26
ARCHAEOLOGICAL21
ARCHAEOLOGISTS19
ARCHBISHOPRICS26
ARITHMETICALLY22
ASSASSINATIONS14
ASTROPHYSICIST22
ASYMMETRICALLY24
ASYMPTOTICALLY24
ASYNCHRONOUSLY23
ATTITUDINIZING25
ATTRACTIVENESS20
AUTHENTICATING20
AUTHORIZATIONS25

The 40 most common shown, 291 rarer words not listed.

15-letter words starting with A (221)

ACCLIMATIZATION29
ACCOMMODATINGLY27
ACCOMPLISHMENTS27
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT27
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS27
ACQUISITIVENESS30
ADENOHYPOPHYSES28
ADENOHYPOPHYSIS28
ADJUSTABILITIES27
ADMINISTRATIONS18
AERODYNAMICALLY24
AGGRANDIZEMENTS28
AGRICULTURALIST20
ALKALINIZATIONS26
ALPHABETIZATION29
AMBASSADORSHIPS24
AMBIDEXTERITIES26
ANAGRAMMATIZING29
ANALYZABILITIES27
ANTHROPOCENTRIC23
ANTHROPOLOGICAL22
ANTHROPOLOGISTS20
ANTHROPOMORPHIC27
ANTIDEPRESSANTS18
ANTIPERSPIRANTS19
APOCALYPTICALLY27
APOCALYPTICISMS27
APPRENTICESHIPS25
APPROACHABILITY27
APPROPRIATENESS21
ARCHAEOPTERYXES29
ARCHITECTURALLY24
ASTROPHYSICISTS23
ATHEROSCLEROSIS19
ATMOSPHERICALLY25
AUTHENTICATIONS20
AUTHORITATIVELY24
AUTOBIOGRAPHIES23
AXIOMATIZATIONS31
AZIDOTHYMIDINES31

The 40 most common shown, 181 rarer words not listed.

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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.

Questions

How many words are there starting with A?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 10,192 words starting with A, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word starting with A?

AXIOMATIZATIONS, worth 31 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: AZIDOTHYMIDINES (31), ACQUISITIVENESS (30) and ACQUISITIVELY (30).

What are some common 5-letter words starting with A?

AMAZE, AXIOM, AWFUL, ABOVE, APPLY and AWAKE. See the full 5-letter list on this page or browse all 5-letter words at wordtide.app/words/5-letter.

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