Words That Start with A

Every word that starts with A in the ENABLE dictionary, grouped by length. Short A-words are the workhorses of tile games; the long tail is where the big Scrabble scores live. The live filter below narrows by length or additional letters.

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absolutizing (24) · abjectnesses (23) · absentmindedly (23) · absolutized (23) · abjectly (22)

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All 10,205 words that start with a

2-letter words (2)

aa2ab4

3-letter words (5)

aah6aal3aas3aba5abs5

4-letter words (11)

aahs7aals4abas6abba8abbe8abed7abet6able6ably9abos6abri6

5-letter words (33)

aahed9aalii5aargh9abaca9abaci9aback13abaft10abaka11abamp11abase7abash10abate7abbas9abbes9abbey12abbot9abeam9abele7abets7abhor10abide8abler7ables7abmho12abode8abohm12aboil7aboma9aboon7abort7about7above10abris7

6-letter words (54)

aahing10aaliis6aarrgh10abacas10abacus10abakas12abamps12abased9abaser8abases8abasia8abated9abater8abates8abatis8abator8abbacy15abbess10abbeys13abbots10abduce11abduct11abeles8abelia8abhors11abided10abider9abides9abject17abjure15ablate8ablaut8ablaze17ablest8ablins8abloom10ablush11abmhos13aboard9aboded10abodes9abohms13abolla8abomas10aboral8aborts8abound9aboves11abrade9abroad9abrupt10abseil8absent8absorb10

7-letter words (71)

aarrghh14abalone9abandon10abasers9abashed13abashes12abasias9abasing10abaters9abating10abators9abattis9abaxial16abaxile16abbotcy16abdomen12abduced13abduces12abducts12abelian9abelias9abettal9abetted10abetter9abettor9abeyant12abfarad13abhenry15abiders10abiding11abigail10ability12abioses9abiosis9abiotic11abjured17abjurer16abjures16ablated10ablates9ablauts9ablings10abluent9abluted10aboding11abolish12abollae9abomasa11abomasi11aborted10aborter9abought13aboulia9aboulic11abounds10abraded11abrader10abrades10abreact11abreast9abridge11abroach14abrosia9abscess11abscise11abscond12abseils9absence11absents9absinth12absolve12

8-letter words (96)

aardvark16aardwolf15aasvogel12abacuses12abalones10abampere14abandons11abapical14abasedly14abashing14abatable12abatises10abattoir10abbacies14abbatial12abbesses12abdicate13abdomens13abdomina13abducens13abducent13abducing14abducted14abductor13abelmosk16aberrant10abetment12abettals10abetters10abetting11abettors10abeyance15abeyancy18abfarads14abhenrys16abhorred14abhorrer13abidance13abigails11abjectly22abjurers17abjuring18ablating11ablation10ablative13ablegate11abluents10ablution10abnegate11abnormal12aboideau11aboiteau10abomasal12abomasum14abomasus12aborally13aborning11aborters10aborting11abortion10abortive13aboulias10abounded12abrachia15abradant11abraders11abrading12abrasion10abrasive13abreacts12abridged13abridger12abridges12abrogate11abrosias10abrupter12abruptly15abscised13abscises12abscisin12abscissa12absconds13abseiled11absences12absented11absentee10absenter10absently13absinthe13absinths13absolute10absolved14absolver13absolves13absonant10absorbed13

9-letter words (85)

aardvarks17aasvogels13abamperes15abandoned13abandoner12abasement13abashment16abatement13abattises11abattoirs11abbotcies15abdicable16abdicated15abdicates14abdicator14abdominal14abducting15abduction14abductors14abelmosks17aberrance13aberrancy16aberrants11aberrated12abetments13abeyances16abhenries14abhorrent14abhorrers14abhorring15abidances14abidingly16abilities11abiogenic14abjection20ablations11ablatives14ablegates12ablutions11abnegated13abnegates12abnegator12abnormals13aboideaus12aboideaux19aboiteaus11aboiteaux18abolished15abolisher14abolishes14abolition11abominate13aborigine12abortions11abounding13abrachias16abradable14abradants12abrasions11abrasives14abreacted14abridgers13abridging14abrogated13abrogates12abruptest13abruption13abscessed14abscesses13abscising14abscisins13abscissae13abscissas13absconded15absconder14abseiling12absentees11absenters11absenting12absinthes14absoluter11absolutes11absolvers14absolving15absorbant13

10-letter words (63)

aardwolves17abacterial14abandoners13abandoning14abasements14abashments17abatements14abbreviate17abdicating16abdication15abdicators15abducentes15abductions15abductores15aberrances14aberrantly15aberration12abeyancies17abhorrence17abiogenist13abjections21abjectness21abjuration19ablatively18abnegating14abnegation13abnegators13abnormally17abolishers15abolishing16abolitions12abominable16abominably19abominated15abominates14abominator14aboriginal13aborigines13abortively18aboveboard18abrasively18abreacting15abreaction14abridgment16abrogating14abrogation13abruptions14abruptness14abscessing15abscission14absconders15absconding16absolutely15absolutest12absolution12absolutism14absolutist12absolutive15absolutize21absorbable16absorbance16absorbancy19absorbants14

11-letter words (41)

abandonment16abbreviated19abbreviates18abbreviator18abdications16abdominally19abecedarian16aberrancies15aberrations13abhorrences18abhorrently19abiogeneses14abiogenesis14abiogenists14abiological16abiotically18abjurations20ablutionary16abnegations14abnormality18abolishable18abolishment18abominating16abomination15abominators15aboriginals14abortionist13aboveground18abracadabra18abreactions15abridgement17abridgments17abrogations14abscissions15absenteeism15absolutions13absolutisms15absolutists13absolutized23absolutizes22absorbances17

12-letter words (26)

abandonments17abbreviating20abbreviation19abbreviators19abecedarians17aberrational14abjectnesses23abolishments19abolitionary17abolitionism16abolitionist14abominations16aboriginally18abortionists14abortiveness17abracadabras19abrasiveness17abridgements18abruptnesses16absenteeisms16absentminded18absoluteness14absolutistic16absolutizing24absorbancies18absorbencies18

13-letter words (7)

abbreviations20abiogenically21abnormalities17abolitionisms17abolitionists15abortifacient20absorbability22

14-letter words (5)

abortifacients21abortivenesses19abrasivenesses19absentmindedly23absolutenesses16

15-letter words (1)

absorbabilities21

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