Words That Start With A

There are over 17K words that begin with A in English. From 2-letter words to 15-letter entries, find A-words grouped and sortable by length below, all valid in Scrabble, Wordle, and Words With Friends. You can also see five letter words starting with A.

2 letter A-words icon
16

2-Letter Words Starting With A

Short high-frequency A-words:

as

an

at

am

al

aa

ab

ad

ae

ag

ah

ai

ar

aw

ax

ay

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3 letter A-words icon
99

3-Letter Words Starting With A

Short high-frequency A-words:

and

are

all

any

age

air

art

act

aid

ago

add

arm

aim

ask

arc

ann

ash

aha

amp

ave

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4 letter A-words icon
288

4-Letter Words Starting With A

Common 4-letter A-words:

also

area

able

away

army

acid

acts

arms

arts

axis

atom

aged

ages

asks

adds

aims

alan

anna

ally

arch

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5 letter A-words icon
773

5-Letter Words Starting With A

Common 5-letter A-words:

after

about

among

along

areas

above

again

april

added

allow

album

asked

avoid

alone

armed

apply

atoms

angle

audio

adult

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6 letter A-words icon
1.3K

6-Letter Words Starting With A

Common 6-letter A-words:

around

almost

always

across

attack

action

amount

access

appear

allows

active

agreed

annual

actual

argued

animal

accept

author

acting

adding

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7 letter A-words icon
1.9K

7-Letter Words Starting With A

Common 7-letter A-words:

against

another

allowed

average

already

attempt

ability

adopted

account

applied

appears

animals

ancient

article

address

actions

attacks

arrived

awarded

artists

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8 letter A-words icon
2.3K

8-Letter Words Starting With A

Common 8-letter A-words:

although

addition

aircraft

appeared

approach

actually

accepted

activity

analysis

allowing

affected

attempts

achieved

audience

advanced

accounts

attached

assigned

anything

argument

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9 letter A-words icon
2.6K

9-Letter Words Starting With A

Common 9-letter A-words:

available

according

announced

appointed

authority

agreement

advantage

attention

attempted

alexander

algorithm

abandoned

artillery

attracted

arguments

addressed

alongside

abilities

addresses

alternate

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10 letter A-words icon
2.4K

10-Letter Words Starting With A

Common 10-letter A-words:

associated

additional

activities

appearance

atmosphere

assistance

attributed

apparently

approaches

artificial

algorithms

attempting

acceptance

accessible

adaptation

advantages

afterwards

acceptable

approached

agreements

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11 letter A-words icon
2K

11-Letter Words Starting With A

Common 11-letter A-words:

application

alternative

authorities

appropriate

accompanied

agriculture

association

arrangement

advertising

anniversary

appearances

appointment

atmospheric

accommodate

assumptions

achievement

acquisition

adaptations

approaching

approximate

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12 letter A-words icon
1.4K

12-Letter Words Starting With A

Common 12-letter A-words:

applications

architecture

agricultural

accomplished

availability

acknowledged

arrangements

associations

administered

acceleration

astronomical

achievements

accidentally

announcement

accompanying

alternatives

accumulation

assassinated

abbreviation

anthropology

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13 letter A-words icon
964

13-Letter Words Starting With A

Common 13-letter A-words:

approximately

automatically

architectural

assassination

autobiography

approximation

accommodation

authoritative

administrator

acquaintances

actinometries

adventuresome

adverbializes

afterburnings

agglomerative

anathematical

anglicization

antiapartheid

antisatellite

archosaurians

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14 letter A-words icon
659

14-Letter Words Starting With A

Common 14-letter A-words:

administration

administrative

archaeological

advertisements

aforementioned

administrators

abstrusenesses

accountability

adaptabilities

adularescences

aeronautically

aftertreatment

alloantibodies

alphabetically

aminophyllines

angiosarcomata

antimonopolies

aposematically

archeobotanies

authenticities

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15 letter A-words icon
416

15-Letter Words Starting With A

Common 15-letter A-words:

adaptablenesses

alcoholometries

anaesthesiology

anamorphoscopes

ancylostomiasis

andromonoecious

anthropometrist

anthropopsychic

antinuclearists

antiperistalsis

antisentimental

appealabilities

applicabilities

approximeetings

archaezoologies

archiepiscopate

aromatherapists

astronavigators

autodestructive

autotrophically

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17,036 Common Words Starting with A

Most Common Length
9
(2,635 words)
Avg Scrabble Score
14.2
(out of 37)
Most Common Ending
s
(39%)

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What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with A?

37 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with A is apophthegmatize with a total of 37 points.

A 1
P 3
O 1
P 3
H 4
T 1
H 4
E 1
G 2
M 3
A 1
T 1
I 1
Z 10
E 1

Words that begin with A are commonly used for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list will help you to find the top scoring words to beat the opponent. You can also find a list of all words that end in A and words with A. Try our five letter words starting with A page if you’re playing Wordle-like games or use the New York Times Wordle Solver for finding the NYT Wordle daily answer.

FAQ Words That Start With A

  • How many words starting with A are in the English dictionary?

    There are 17,036 words in the English dictionary that start with A, and most of them are 9 letters long (2,635 words of that length).

  • What's the longest word starting with A?

    The longest word starting with A is "adaptablenesses" at 15 letters long. If you're looking for a more everyday word, "administration" is the longest common word starting with A.

  • Are there any rare words starting with A worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon words like "axiomatization", "asexualization", "asexualize", "axiomatize" start with A and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "axiomatization" is worth 32 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common words starting with A?

    Most words starting with A are 9 letters long, including everyday words like "available", "according", "announced", "appointed", "authority".

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