10-Letter Words Starting with A
There are 546 ten-letter words that start with A on Word.ws, from abandoning to azobenzene. The most common are absolutely, additional, associated, apparently and appreciate.
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- abandoning14n. An act by which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment; neglect.
- abbreviate17v. To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending...
- abdication15n. The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or...
- aberrantly15adv. In an aberrant manner; abnormally.
- aberration12n. The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal...
- abhorrence17n. Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or...
- abjuration19n. A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of...
- abnegation13n. A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
- abnormally17adv. In an abnormal manner; in a way that deviates from a standard, norm, or...
- abominable16adj. Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in...
- abominably19adv. In an abominable manner; very odiously; detestably.
- aboriginal13adj. First according to historical or scientific records; original...
- aborigines13n. The original people of a location; originally used of ancient Greek and...
- abrasively18adv. In an abrasive manner; in a rude and unkind manner; acting in a way...
- abreaction14n. The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional...
- abridgment16n. The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation.
- abrogation13n. A repeal by authority; abolition.
- abruptness14n. The state of being abrupt or broken.
- abscission14n. The act or process of cutting off.
- absconding16n. An instance in which someone absconds.
- absinthium17n. The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
- absolutely15adv. In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.
- absolution12n. An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
- absolutism14n. Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that...
- absolutist12n. One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government.
- absolutive15adj. Of or pertaining to the grammatical case prototypically used to...
- absorbable16adj. Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up.
- absorbance16n. A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when...
- absorbency19n. The quality of being absorbent.
- absorption14n. The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,.
- absorptive17adj. Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
- abstemious14adj. Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet...
- abstention12n. The act of abstaining or refraining (from).
- abstinence14n. The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire...
- abstracted15adj. Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.
- abstractly17adv. In an abstract way or manner.
- abundantly16adv. In an abundant manner; in a sufficient degree; in large measure.
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- academical17adj. Pertaining to a university or other form of higher education.
- acanthosis15n. A benign abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum, or prickle cell...
- accelerant14n. In the context of fire protection, a substance that accelerates the...
- accelerate14v. To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed...
- accentuate14v. To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.
- acceptable18adj. Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure...
- acceptably21adv. In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.
- acceptance18n. The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with...
- accessible16adj. Easy of access or approach.
- accessibly19adv. In an accessible manner.
- accessions14n. A collection of laboratory tests performed on a single sample.
- accidental15adj. Pertaining to accident and not essence; thus, inessential; incidental...
- acclaiming17adj. That acclaims; applauding, welcoming enthusiastically.
- acclimated17adj. Accustomed, adapted, or hardened to some environment or circumstance.
- accomodate17v. Accommated.
- accomplice20n. An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an...
- accomplish21v. To finish successfully.
- accordance17n. Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.
- accountant14n. One who renders account; one accountable.
- accounting15n. The development and use of a system for recording and analyzing the...
- accredited16adj. Given official approval after meeting certain standards, as an...
- accreditor15n. A person or organization that provides accreditation.
- accumulate16v. To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either...
- accurately17adv. In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.
- accusation14n. The act of accusing.
- accusative17adj. Producing accusations; in a manner that reflects a finding of fault or...
- accusatory17adj. Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation.
- accusingly18adv. In an accusing manner.
- accustomed17adj. Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to...
- acesulfame17n. Any of a class of synthetic noncaloric sweeteners, based on a...
- acetabular14adj. Cup-shaped; saucer-shaped.
- acetabulum16n. The bony cup of the hip bone which receives the head of the femur.
- acetylated16adj. That has been reacted with acetic acid (or one of its derivatives), or...
- achievable20adj. Capable of being achieved, which either means possible or probable.
- achromatic19adj. Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.
- acoustical14adj. Of or pertaining to hearing or acoustics.
- acquainted22adj. Personally known; familiar.
- acquirable23adj. Capable of being acquired.
- acremonium16n. Any of many fungi, of the genus Acremonium, many of which produce...
- acrobatics16n. The art of performing acrobatic gymnastic feats.
- acromegaly18n. A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the...
- acrophobia19n. Phobia or strong fear of being high above ground level.
- acrylamide18n. The amide of acrylic acid, CH₂=CH.CONH₂; used in the manufacture of...
- actigraphy21n. The use of the actigraph to record the movements of a sleeping subject...
- actinolite12n. A mineral with monoclinic crystals of the chemical formula...
- actionable14adj. Able to be acted on; able to be used as the basis for taking action.
- activation15n. Making active and effective; bringing into a state of activity.
- activeness15n. The state or quality of being active.
- activewear18n. Casual clothing that is comfortable to wear when exercising or...
- actomyosin17n. A protein complex composed of actin and myosin, found in muscle fibers.
- actualized22adj. Having become actual; having been realized or made real.
AD
- adalimumab17n. An immunosuppressive drug (trademark Humira) that is a genetically...
- adamantane13n. A polycyclic hydrocarbon, C₁₀H₁₆, having a cagelike structure similar...
- adamantine13adj. Made of adamant (“an unspecified mineral or rock of virtually...
- adamantium15n. A fictional metal which is indestructible or nearly so.
- adaptation13n. The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation...
- adaptative16adj. Of or pertaining to adaptation; adaptive.
- adaptively19adv. In an adaptive manner; with adaptation; in a fitting manner.
- adaptivity19n. The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
- adblocking20n. The use of an adblocker to remove advertising from the display of a...
- additional12adj. Supplemental or added to something.
- additively18adv. In an additive manner.
- additivity18n. The property of being additive.
- addlepated15adj. Addled; confused; stupid; flustered.
- addressing13n. A process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail.
- adelantado12n. A title bestowed by the king on certain nobles in the 15th-17th...
- adenopathy19n. Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any...
- adenoviral14adj. Of, pertaining to, or caused by an adenovirus.
- adenovirus14n. Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for...
- adequately23adv. In an adequate manner.
- adhesively20adv. In an adhesive manner; by adhesion.
- adjacently23adv. In such a way as to be adjacent.
- adjectival23adj. Of or relating to or functioning as an adjective.
- adjudicate21v. To decide, rule on, or settle as a judge.
- adjunction20n. The act of joining; the thing joined or added.
- adjunctive23adj. Forming an adjunct.
- adjustable20adj. Capable of being adjusted.
- adjustably23adv. In a way that is adjustable.
- adjustment20n. The action of adjusting something.
- adjuvanted22adj. Modified by addition of an adjuvant.
- administer13v. To apportion out, distribute.
- admiration13n. A positive emotion combining wonder and approbation; the regarding of...
- admiringly17adv. In an admiring manner.
- admissible15adj. Capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable...
- admissions13n. The department, section, administrative team, etc., that process...
- admittance15n. The act of admitting.
- admittedly17adv. As is acknowledged to be true; by general admission; confessedly.
- admonition13n. A rebuke by an authority that one has erred and should not persist in...
- admonitory16adj. Of or pertaining to an admonition; serving to reprove, warn or advise.
- adolescent13adj. Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between...
- adrenaline11n. Epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter.
- adrenergic14adj. Having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine.
- adriamycin18n. An anthracycline antibiotic drug used in cancer chemotherapy.
- adroitness11n. Skillfulness or ease of ability.
- adsorption13n. The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material...
- adsorptive16adj. Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
- adulterant11n. That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something.
- adulterate11adj. Corrupted or made impure by being mixed with something else...
- adulteress11n. A female adulterer, a married woman or wife who commits adultery.
- adulterous11adj. Of, or characterized by adultery.
- adumbrated16adj. Obscured.
- advantaged16adj. Having been given an advantage, such as by biased referees in a...
- adventitia14n. The outermost layer of epithelial tissue encasing a visceral organ.
- adventurer14n. One who enjoys adventures.
- advertiser14n. One who advertises.
- advocation16n. The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church.
AE
- aerobatics14n. The practice of flying maneuvers involving aircraft attitudes that are...
- aeronautic12adj. Having to do with aerial navigation.
- aeroponics14n. The growing of plants without either soil or hydroponics but in a...
- aerostatic12adj. Of or pertaining to aerostatics; pneumatic.
- aesthetics15n. The study or philosophy of beauty.
AF
- affability21n. The state or quality of being affable, friendly, or approachable.
- affiliated17adj. Associated, related, or united; subject to a particular affiliation.
- affirmance20n. The act of affirming, affirmation.
- affixation23n. The adding of an affix to a word.
- afflicting19n. An affliction.
- affliction18n. A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.
- afflictive21adj. That causes physical or mental pain.
- affordable19adj. Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.
- affordably22adv. In an affordable manner; to an affordable degree.
- affordance19n. Anything that is provided or furnished by an environment to an organism...
- afforested17adj. Created by afforestation.
- affrighted21adj. Terrified.
- affronting17n. The offering of an affront.
- aficionado16n. A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest...
- afterbirth18n. The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following...
- afterhours16adj. After opening hours, usually after midnight and before daybreak.
- afterimage16n. An image which persists or remains in negative after the original...
- afterlight17n. Light that follows something, especially the dim light in the sky after...
- afternoons13adv. Every afternoon.
- afterpiece17n. An additional work following the main work; especially, a minor...
- aftershave19n. A lotion, gel, or liquid used after finishing shaving.
- aftershock22n. An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually...
- aftertaste13n. A taste of something that persists when it is no longer present.
- aftertouch18n. Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the...
- afterwards17adv. At a later or succeeding time; after that;.
- afterworld17n. A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the...
AG
- agapanthus16n. Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
- agglutinin12n. A substance that causes particles or cells to clump; it may be an...
- aggrandize22v. To make great; to enlarge; to increase.
- aggravated16adj. Having been the subject of aggravation; frustrated and angry.
- aggregator13n. Someone or something which aggregates.
- aggression12n. The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
- aggressive15adj. Characterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way...
- agitatedly15adv. In an agitated manner.
- agronomist13n. A scientist whose speciality is agronomy.
AI
- airbrushed16adj. Having been manipulated with an airbrush.
- airdropped16adj. Dropped from an aircraft.
- airfreight17n. The transportation of freight by air.
- airmanship17n. Skill in and knowledge of the work of navigating and operating an...
AL
- alarmingly16adv. In an alarming way, frighteningly.
- albondigas14n. A Mexican soup made with albóndigas (Spanish meatballs).
- albuminous14adj. Relating to, containing, or having the properties of albumen or albumin.
- alchemical19adj. Of or pertaining to the medieval chemical science and philosophy of...
- alchemilla17n. Any member of the genus Alchemilla of herbaceous perennial plants.
- alcoholism17n. A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption...
- aldermanic15adj. Of or pertaining to an alderman (“member of a municipal legislative...
- alderwoman16n. A female alderman.
- alexanders18n. Any of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or...
- algebraist13n. A mathematician who specializes in algebra.
- alienating11adj. Tending to alienate.
- alienation10n. The act of alienating.
- alimentary15adj. Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.
- alirocumab16n. A human monoclonal antibody used to treat high cholesterol.
- alkalinity17n. The state of being, or the degree to which a thing is, alkaline.
- alkylation17n. Any reaction in which an alkyl group is added to a molecule; used in...
- allegation11n. An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.
- allegiance13n. Loyalty or commitment to a cause, group, nation or of a subordinate to...
- allegretto11adv. To be played rather fast and lively.
- allergenic13adj. Of or pertaining to an allergen.
- alleviated14adj. Made more bearable.
- alliterate10v. To exhibit alliteration.
- allocation12n. The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or...
- allocative15adj. Synonym of allocational (“of or pertaining to the allocation of...
- allocution12n. A formal speech, especially one which is regarded as authoritative and...
- allogeneic13adj. Genetically different because of being derived from separate...
- allometric14adj. Of or pertaining to allometry.
- allopathic17adj. Of or pertaining to allopathy.
- allopatric14adj. Not living in the same territory; geographically isolated and thus...
- allophonic17adj. Of or pertaining to an allophone.
- allosaurus10n. A large, carnivorous dinosaur, of genus Allosaurus, that lived in the...
- allostatic12adj. Relating to allostasis.
- allosteric12adj. That binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes...
- allotropic14adj. Describing a form of an element that exhibits allotropy.
- allurement12n. Attractiveness; appeal, charisma.
- alluringly14adv. In an alluring manner.
- almsgiving17n. The act of voluntarily giving alms, of making donations to the poor...
- alongshore14adv. At or along a shore or coast.
- alphabetic19adj. Of or relating to an alphabet, especially the characters A to Z, both...
- alphavirus18n. Any virus of the genus Alphavirus (family Togaviridae).
- alprazolam23n. A drug (trademark Xanax) of the benzodiazepine group...
- altarpiece14n. A work of art suspended above and behind an altar in a church.
- altazimuth24n. A telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both...
- alteration10n. The act of altering or making different.
- alterative13n. A medicine or treatment which works by changing processes within the...
- alternance12n. Alternation.
- alternator10n. An electric generator which produces alternating current through...
- altmetrics14n. Non-traditional metrics proposed as an alternative to the traditional...
- altogether14adv. Completely, wholly, or without exception.
- altruistic12adj. Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish.
- aluminized22adj. US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of aluminised.
AM
- amalgamate15v. To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.
- amantadine13n. A drug used especially as the hydrochloride C₁₀H₁₇N·HCl to prevent...
- amanuensis12n. One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.
- amaranthus15n. Any member of the genus Amaranthus; an amaranth.
- amazeballs23adj. Amazing.
- ambassador15n. A diplomat of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent...
- ambivalent17adj. Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory...
- ambulacral16adj. Of or pertaining to an ambulacrum.
- ambulation14n. Walking.
- ambulatory17adj. Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.
- ameliorate12v. To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative...
- amendatory16adj. For the purpose of amending or correction.
- amiability17n. Friendliness, especially easy approachability owing to a cheerful and...
- aminoethyl18n. The univalent radical NH₂CH₂CH₂- derived from ethylamine.
- amiodarone13n. An antiarrhythmic drug administered in the form of its hydrochloride...
- amlodipine15n. A long-acting calcium channel blocker used as an anti-hypertensive and...
- ammoniacal16adj. Pertaining to or containing ammonia.
- ammunition14n. Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as...
- amoebiasis14n. Disease associated with the presence of amoebas.
- ampelopsis16n. A vine of the genus Ampelopsis.
- amphibious19adj. Capable of functioning on land or in water.
- amphitrite17n. Any polychaete worm of the genus Amphitrite.
- amphitryon20n. A host or entertainer.
- amphoteric19adj. Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of...
- ampicillin16n. A semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₄S that is effective...
- amputation14n. Surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
- amygdaloid18adj. Shaped like an almond.
AN
- anadromous13adj. That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.
- analogical13adj. Of, pertaining to, based on, or composed of an analogy.
- analytical15adj. Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent...
- analyzable24adj. Able to be analyzed.
- anamorphic19adj. Producing various optically distorted images.
- anandamide14n. A derivative of arachidonic acid that occurs naturally in the brain and...
- anaplastic14adj. Of, or relating to, a tumor that shows little histogenetic...
- anarchical17adj. Anarchic.
- anastomose12v. To join (two or more things) by anastomosis, to interconnect forming a...
- anatomical14adj. Of or relating to anatomy or dissection.
- ancestress12n. A female ancestor.
- andalusite11n. An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al₂SiO₅, which can be cut into a gem...
- androecium15n. The set of a flower's stamens.
- androgenic14adj. Of, relating to, or being an androgen.
- andropause13n. The male equivalent of the menopause in women; characterized by a...
- andropogon14n. Any member of the grass genus Andropogon.
- androstane11n. The steroid hydrocarbon from which all androgens (such as testosterone)...
- anemometer14n. An instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind, a...
- anesthesia13n. An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain...
- anesthetic15adj. Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.
- aneuploidy16n. The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome...
- aneurysmal15adj. Of, pertaining to, or causing aneurysms.
- angelology15n. The study of angels. Angels have been grouped into nine categories or...
- angioedema14n. Swelling of the lower layers of the skin, often around the mouth, or of...
- angiogenic14adj. Relating to angiogenesis.
- angiopathy19n. Any disease of the blood vessels.
- angiosperm15n. Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules...
- anglerfish17n. Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth...
- anglicised14adj. Made into a form similar to those commonly used by English speakers.
- anguishing15n. A feeling or expression of anguish.
- angularity14n. The property or characteristic of possessing angles.
- angulation11n. The formation of angles.
- anharmonic17adj. Not harmonic. Inharmonic.
- anhidrosis14n. The reduced ability or inability to sweat.
- animatedly16adv. In an animated manner; with animation.
- aniracetam14n. A nootropic ampakine compound of the racetam family purported to be...
- anisocoria12n. A condition characterized by unequal size of the pupils of the eye.
- anisotropy15n. The property of being directionally dependent.
- ankylosaur17n. Synonym of ankylosaurus, Ankylosaurus magniventris, a herbivorous...
- annalistic12adj. Of or pertaining to annals.
- annexation17n. Addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been...
- annihilate13v. To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.
- annotation10n. A critical or explanatory commentary or analysis.
- annoyingly17adv. In an annoying manner.
- annualized20adj. Arranged or written in an annual.
- annulation10n. The formation of a ring.
- annunciate12v. To announce.
- anointment12n. The act of anointing with oil or other liquids.
- anonymized25adj. Having had identifying information stripped, such that it cannot be...
- anopheline15n. Any mosquito of the genus Anopheles.
- answerable15adj. Required to justify one's actions (to somebody); accountable...
- antagonism13n. A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy.
- antagonist11n. An opponent or enemy.
- antagonize20v. To work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).
- antebellum14adj. Of the time period prior to a war.
- antecedent13adj. Earlier, either in time or in order.
- antecessor12n. A person or thing that precedes or goes before.
- antechinus15n. Any member of the genus Antechinus of small carnivorous Australian...
- antedating12n. The action of marking with an earlier date.
- antemedial13adj. Situated before (i.e. closer to the head than) the middle of the thorax...
- antemortem14adj. Having occurred or having been inflicted before death.
- antepartum14adj. Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal.
- anteriorly13adv. Before (in time).
- anthracene15n. A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (an acene containing three fused...
- anthracite15n. A form of carbonized ancient plants; the hardest and cleanest-burning...
- anthropoid16adj. Having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or...
- antibiotic14n. Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and...
- anticancer14adj. That is used to treat cancer.
- antichrist15n. One who works against the teachings of Christ.
- anticipate14v. To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.
- anticlimax21n. A failed or reverse climax, particularly.
- anticlinal12adj. Inclining or dipping in opposite directions.
- antidoping14adj. Proscribing or combating doping.
- antiemetic14adj. That combats nausea and vomiting.
- antifreeze22n. A substance, such as glycol, used to lower the freezing point of water.
- antifungal14adj. That inhibits the growth of fungi; antimycotic.
- antigorite11n. A brownish-green variety of serpentine.
- antimatter12n. Matter that is composed of the antiparticles of those that constitute...
- antimonide13n. Any compound of antimony with more electropositive elements.
- antinomian12n. One who embraces, encourages, or practices antinomianism.
- antiphonal15n. A book of antiphons or anthems sung or chanted at a liturgy; an...
- antipiracy17adj. Acting to combat or prevent piracy.
- antipodean13adj. Diametrically opposed.
- antiporter12n. A cell protein that acts within an antiport to transport different...
- antiproton12n. The antiparticle of the proton, having a negative electric charge.
- antipyrine15n. The drug phenazone.
- antiquated20adj. Old-fashioned, out of date.
- antiracism14adj. Acting to combat or prevent racism.
- antiracist12adj. Opposed to racism.
- antisepsis12n. The science and practice of countering microbial infection, as with the...
- antiseptic14adj. Of or relating to antisepsis or the use of antiseptics.
- antisocial12adj. Unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other...
- antistatic12adj. Preventing the buildup of static electricity.
- antiterror10adj. Opposing or preventing terrorism; antiterrorist.
- antithesis13n. A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.
- antithetic15adj. Diametrically opposed.
- antlerless10adj. Without antlers.
- anxiolytic22adj. That reduces anxiety; tranquilizing.
AP
- aparthotel15n. A form of hotel having self-catering apartments instead of bedrooms or...
- aphoristic17adj. Of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, epigrams, or maxims; gnomic.
- apiculture14n. The keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.
- apocalypse19n. A revealing, especially a prophecy of, or the unfolding of...
- apocryphal22adj. Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha.
- apocryphon22n. Synonym of apocrypha.
- apolitical14adj. Having no interest or involvement in politics.
- apollonian12adj. Clear, harmonious, and restrained.
- apologetic15adj. Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.
- apoplectic18adj. Of or relating to apoplexy.
- aposematic16adj. That serves as a warning to predators, as of toxicity, especially...
- apostatize21v. To give up or renounce one's position or belief.
- apostolate12n. The office, or responsibilities of an apostle.
- apostrophe17n. The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various...
- apothecary20n. A glass jar of the sort once used for storing medicine.
- apotheosis15n. The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification.
- apotropaic16adj. Intended to ward off evil.
- apparently17adv. Seemingly; in appearance.
- apparition14n. An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.
- appealable16adj. That may be appealed, or sent to a higher court for judgement.
- appearance16n. The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible...
- appetitive17adj. Having the quality of desiring gratification.
- appetizing24adj. That appeals to, or stimulates the appetite.
- applauding16n. Applause.
- applesauce16n. Nonsense, balderdash, bunk, piffle.
- applicable18adj. Suitable for application; relevant.
- applicator16n. A tool or device used to apply a fluid or semi-fluid substance to a...
- appointive17adj. Of, pertaining to, or filled by appointment.
- apposition14n. A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another...
- appositive17adj. Of or being in apposition.
- appreciate16v. To be grateful or thankful for.
- apprentice16n. A trainee, especially in a skilled trade.
- approaches19n. Movements to gain favour; advances.
- approvable19adj. Able to be confirmed or approved.
AQ
- aquamarine21n. The bluish-green colour of the sea.
- aquaponics23n. A sustainable food production system that combines traditional...
AR
- arbitrable14adj. Able to be arbitrated; subject to arbitration.
3,353 rare ten-letter words that start with A
- abacillary
- abackstays
- abacomancy
- abacterial
- abagovomab
- abalienate
- abametapir
- abapically
- abaptiston
- abasedness
- abashingly
- abasically
- abaxialize
- abbeystead
- abbokinase
- abchalazal
- abderitism
- abdicative
- abdominize
- abdominous
- abecediary
- abediterol
- abelacimab
- abelianize
- abelsonite
- abenakiite
- abendmusik
- aberdevine
- aberglaube
- aberrative
- aberratory
- aberuncate
- abfraction
- abgerminal
- abhorrable
- abhorrency
- abhorrible
- abhymenial
- abiogenist
- abiogenous
- abioseston
- abiosphere
- abiotrophy
- abirritant
- abirritate
- abituzumab
- abjectness
- abjudicate
- abjugation
- abjunction
- abjunctive
- abjuratory
- abjurement
- ablaqueate
- ablastemic
- ablational
- ablatively
- ablativity
- ablegation
- ablepharia
- ablepharon
- ablesplain
- abligation
- abliterate
- ablutioner
- abmodality
- abnegative
- abnegatory
- abneurally
- abnormalcy
- abobioside
- abomasitis
- abominatio
- abominator
- abonnement
- abortative
- aborticide
- abortional
- abortionee
- abortively
- abortivity
- abortorium
- aboundance
- abradially
- abradingly
- abramovite
- abranchial
- abrasional
- abrasivity
- abreactive
- abrenounce
- abridgable
- abridgedly
- abrineurin
- abroadness
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- abrosexual
- abruptedly
- absarokite
- absatively
- abscession
- absconsion
- absentment
- absentness
- absinthate
- absinthial
- absinthian
- absinthine
- absinthism
- absistence
- absitively
- absolutize
- absolutory
- absolvable
- absolvitor
- absorbably
- absorbeate
- absorbedly
- absotively
- abstergent
- abstersion
- abstersive
- abstersory
- abstinency
- abstracter
- abstractor
- abstractum
- abstricted
- abstrusely
- abstrusion
- abstrusity
- abstrusive
- absumption
- absurdness
- abtemporal
- abterminal
- abuccinate
- abundation
- abusefully
- abuttingly
- abyssolith
- acacialike
- acadialite
- acalculiac
- acalculous
- acalephoid
- acalymmate
- acanaceous
- acanonical
- acanthella
- acanthizid
- acanthodid
- acanthopod
- acanthotic
- acanthurid
- acanticone
- acapatamab
- acaprazine
- acapsulate
- acardiacus
- acaricidal
- acarinosis
- acarnidine
- acarologic
- acarophily
- acarophobe
- acarotoxic
- acastacean
- acatalasia
- acatalepsy
- acatalexis
- acatalytic
- acataposis
- acathectic
- acathistus
- acausality
- accelerans
- accendible
- accentable
- accentedly
- accentless
- acceptancy
- acceptedly
- acceptress
- accessless
- accidented
- accipenser
- accipitral
- accipitrid
- acclimator
- acclivated
- accommodat
- accomptant
- accordable
- accordancy
- accordment
- accostable
- accostment
- accoucheur
- accountese
- accreditee
- accrescent
- accruement
- accubation
- accultural
- accumbency
- accuminate
- accuratize
- accursedly
- accusatrix
- accuseress
- acebrochol
- acebutolol
- acecainide
- aceclidine
- acedapsone
- acefylline
- aceglatone
- acemetacin
- acephalate
- acephalgic
- acephaline
- acephalism
- acephalist
- acephalite
- acephalous
- aceraceous
- acerathere
- acerbation
- acerbitous
- acerbitude
- acerogenin
- acertannin
- acervately
- acervation
- acervative
- acervulate
- acervuline
- acervuloid
- acetachlor
- acetarious
- acetarsone
- acetimeter
- acetimetry
- acetoamide
- acetochlor
- acetoclast
- acetogenic
- acetogenin
- acetolysis
- acetolytic
- acetolyzed
- acetometry
- acetonemia
- acetonemic
- acetonuria
- acetopathy
- acetorphan
- acetowhite
- acetylator
- acetylenic
- acetylenyl
- acetylizer
- achatinoid
- achievance
- achilixiid
- achilleate
- achilleine
- achirality
- achoanitic
- achondrite
- achroacyte
- achromasia
- achromatin
- achyranthe
- acicularly
- aciculatin
- acidically
- acidifiant
- acidimeter
- acidimetry
- acidobiont
- acidogenic
- acidolysis
- acidometer
- acidomucin
- acidopathy
- acidophile
- acidophyte
- acieration
- acinaceous
- acinarious
- ackempucky
- ackersprit
- ackerspyre
- acleithral
- aclidinium
- acobioside
- acoelomate
- acoelomous
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Questions about these words
- How many ten-letter words that start with A are there?
- Word.ws lists 546 ten-letter words that start with A, plus 3,353 rare ones.
- What are common ten-letter words that start with A?
- absolutely, additional, associated, apparently, appreciate, appearance, assistance and attractive.
- Which of the ten-letter words that start with A has the highest letter score?
- azobenzene scores 30 points with the standard letter tile values.
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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Cite this page: “10-Letter Words Starting with A: 546 Words.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/words/10-letter/starting-with-a. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
