10,383 words

Words starting with A

10,383 words begin with A, which is 6.1% of the dictionary. 1,403 of them are everyday words. The longest is ABSORBABILITIES at 15 letters, and the highest scoring is AZIDOTHYMIDINES at 34 points.

10,383
Words starting with A
1,403
Everyday words among them
15
Letters in the longest, ABSORBABILITIES
1 / 1
A is worth this in Scrabble / Words With Friends

Highest scoring words starting with A

Playing off a A on the board

If there is a A already played and a free square in front of it, these are your options. Worth checking the two and three letter entries first: a short word that also forms a second word across usually beats a long one that does not.

The list

15 letter words

228

Showing 80 of 228, most familiar first.

14 letter words

345

Showing 80 of 345, most familiar first.

13 letter words

542

Showing 80 of 542, most familiar first.

12 letter words

779

Showing 80 of 779, most familiar first.

11 letter words

1,073

Showing 80 of 1,073, most familiar first.

10 letter words

1,337

Showing 80 of 1,337, most familiar first.

9 letter words

1,594

Showing 80 of 1,594, most familiar first.

8 letter words

1,630

Showing 80 of 1,630, most familiar first.

7 letter words

1,250

Showing 80 of 1,250, most familiar first.

Every other letter

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