Words That Start With
Words beginning with every letter of the alphabet. Browse 185,000+ words starting with A-Z across Scrabble, Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries.
Words Starting with A
17Kapple
about
after
add
again
Words Starting with B
16.2Kbrother
before
began
below
bring
Words Starting with C
26.2Kcould
come
city
cool
child
Words Starting with D
17.6Kdown
during
day
different
doing
Words Starting with E
11.7Keach
even
example
experience
early
Words Starting with F
11.2Kfirst
find
follow
found
family
Words Starting with G
9.8Kgood
group
give
get
Words Starting with H
11.2Khave
high
home
help
Words Starting with I
9.9Kinto
important
include
Words Starting with J
2.4Kjust
job
join
judge
Words Starting with K
3.6Kknow
keep
key
kind
Words Starting with L
8.5Klike
leave
look
long
Words Starting with M
16.9Kmay
many
most
Words Starting with N
7.1Knext
new
now
Words Starting with O
9.4Konly
other
over
Words Starting with P
25.7Kpoint
part
place
Words Starting with Q
1.4Kquality
quick
quite
Words Starting with R
15.7Krun
result
really
right
Words Starting with S
33.8Ksmall
sure
see
some
Words Starting with T
15.4Ktime
that
this
Words Starting with U
10Kuse
until
understand
Words Starting with V
4.8Kvote
value
view
very
Words Starting with W
6.3Kwhen
what
with
Words Starting with X
0.3Kxerox
xylophone
xenon
Words Starting with Y
1.1Kyoung
yes
you
year
Words Starting with Z
1.2Kzoo
zone
zero
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Focusing on Difficult Letters
When you are playing Scrabble or Words with Friends, there are some letters that are more challenging than others. You might go running to the dictionary to find words starting with X or words starting with Z. When you have access to a helpful word list, you will make short work of these challenges.
Words Starting With X
When most people think about a word that begins with x, they consider the xylophone. The xylo- portion comes from the Greek word xylon which means wood. There are several wood-related words that will impress your friends. Xylophage, xylograph and xylophilous are a few of your choices.
Words with xeno- are another powerful X group. These come from the Greek word xenos which means a foreigner or stranger. People who study potential extraterrestrials are known as xenologists. Xenophobia is the fear of those who are foreign.
Words Starting With Z
There are some obvious short words that start with Z. Zero and zoo come to mind. However, zoo is short for a zoological park. Zoology is the study of animal life. It is a combination of the Greek words for an animal and study. Knowing zoo- is a common scientific prefix leads to some interesting words like zoogeography, zoopsychology and zootherapy. Of course, shorter words like zinc, zebra and zigzag are also helpful.
Learning How Words Are Built
Prefixes and suffixes are important tools for anyone who plays word games. Adding im- to possible turns an 8-letter word into a 10-letter bonus. Knowing common letter combinations can also be helpful when you play games where you must unscramble letters. If you suspect you are working on a word with a prefix or suffix, it will take fewer steps to solve the problem.
Words that Begin With Im-
The prefix im- has two possible meanings when it sits at the front of a word: not or in. An event that is improbable is not likely to happen. A person who is impatient is someone who cannot wait. You will not break through a wall that is impermeable or impregnable. On the other hand, an immersive experience is one that fully surrounds you. An immigrant is someone who comes into a new country. People can make a deep impression when they push their hands into wet cement.
Word that Start With Un-
In most cases, words starting with un- are also about opposites. It is unbelievable how many people are unaware of the unbridled pleasure of un- words. Another group of words that begin with these two letters is made of those that include the prefix under-, meaning less than or below. An event that is not impressive is underwhelming. You will never know the depths of the ocean until you go underneath the surface, but you must also be careful of the undertow.
It is not a Scrabble cheat to develop a solid word list of words that begin with difficult letters. By doing some research and learning how words are constructed, you will win your favorite words games in no time.
FAQ Words That Start With
How many words start with each letter in English?
The spread is very uneven. S starts the most English words, around 76,800 in a large dictionary, while X starts the fewest at roughly 2,500. After S come P, C, D, M, and A. After X, the rarest are Q, Z, and Y. So the most common starting letter begins more than 30 times as many words as the rarest. Note that this is a dictionary count. In everyday writing and speech, the most common starting letter is actually T, thanks to words like "the," "to," and "that," even though E is the most common letter overall and just rarely comes first.
What are the most common words in English by starting letter?
The most common words in English are short function words spread across a handful of letters: "the" (T), "and" (A), "of" (O), "to" (T), "in" (I), "you" (Y), "that" (T). Content words give every letter its own everyday staples, like "but" and "be" for B, "have" and "he" for H, or "with" and "what" for W. For the full ranked list under any single letter, see that letter's dedicated page.
What words start with difficult letters like Q, X, Z?
These letters are rare, which makes their words valuable in word games. Q almost always needs a U, but a few naturalised words start with Q and no U: QI, QAT, QADI, QAID, QANAT, and QOPH, most of them borrowed from Arabic, Chinese, or Hebrew. X starts the fewest words of any letter, including xylophone, xenon, and xenophobia, plus the short Scrabble staples XI and XU. Z has plenty to offer too, with zebra, zenith, zephyr, zigzag, and zealous.
How do I find words that start with specific letter combinations?
Use our word finder. Enter the opening letters in starts with field, like "th," "qu," "str," or "pre," and you get every matching word, filterable by length. It beats guessing, and it's how most people solve Scrabble racks, Wordle or fill crossword answer gaps.