8-Letter Words Starting with A

All 671 eight-letter words that start with A: page 1 of 2

AA

• aardvark16n. The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing mammal Orycteropus afer, of the...
• aardwolf15n. A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal (Proteles cristatus), having...

AB

• abacavir15n. An antiretroviral drug (trademark Ziagen) taken orally in the form of...
• abandons11n. Abandoned children; foundlings.
• abattoir10n. A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
• abdicate13v. To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw...
• abducted14adj. Having been kidnapped; having become the victim of an abduction.
• abductee13n. An abducted person, in particular a person abducted by aliens.
• abductor13n. One who abducts; a kidnapper.
• aberrant10adj. Differing from the norm.
• abetment12n. The act of abetting or assisting in a crime, wrongdoing etc.
• abetting11n. The act of one who abets.
• abeyance15n. Expectancy; a condition when an ownership of real property is...
• abhinaya16n. Use of the face and hands, in an expressive manner, similar to the...
• abhorred14adj. Strongly disliked: hated, despised.
• abjectly22adv. In an abject fashion; with great shame; desperately.
• ablation10n. The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor...
• ablative13adj. Applied to one of the cases of the noun in some languages, the...
• ablution10n. Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by...
• abnormal12adj. Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal...
• abomasum14n. The fourth digestive compartment of the stomach of a cow or other...
• abortion10n. A spontaneous abortion; a miscarriage.
• abortive13adj. Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. .
• abrasion10n. The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by...
• abrasive13adj. Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
• abridged13adj. Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work.
• abrogate11v. To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act...
• abruptly15adv. In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms...
• abscisic14adj. Of or pertaining to abscisic acid or its derivatives.
• abscissa12n. The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system...
• absentee10n. A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty...
• absentia10n. Absence.
• absently13adv. In an absent-minded or abstracted manner.
• absinthe13n. The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of...
• absolute10adj. Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions...
• absolved14adj. That has been cleared from a sin or an offence.
• absorbed13adj. Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.
• absorber12n. Something that absorbs.
• abstract12n. An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.
• abstruse10adj. Difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure.
• absurdly14adv. In an absurd fashion.
• absurdum13n. An illogical conclusion or state.
• abundant11adj. Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity...
• abusable12adj. Capable of being abused.
• abutilon10n. Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon...
• abutment12n. The point of junction between two things, in particular a support, that...
• abutting11adj. Facing each other, front to front.

AC

• academia13n. The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and...
• academic15adj. Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato.
• acanthus13n. A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with...
• acarbose12n. An antidiabetic drug C₂₅H₄₃NO₁₈ (trademark Precose) that is taken...
• accented13adj. Having an accent.
• accentor12n. Any bird of the Eurasian genus Prunella, such as the dunnock.
• accepted15adj. Generally approved, believed, or recognized.
• acceptor14n. One who accepts.
• accessit12n. An honorable mention in an academic contest.
• accessor12n. Someone or something that accesses.
• accident13n. An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the...
• accolade13n. An expression of approval; praise.
• accosted13adj. Supported on both sides by other charges.
• accredit13v. To ascribe; attribute; credit with.
• accruing13n. An amount that is accrued.
• accuracy17n. The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness...
• accurate12adj. Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or...
• accursed13adj. Hateful; detestable, loathsome.
• accusing13adj. Accusatory.
• accustom14v. To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize...
• acerbity15n. Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe...
• achatina13n. Any of the snails of the genus Achatina.
• achieved17adj. Having been reached, attained or accomplished.
• achiever16n. One who achieves something.
• achillea13n. Any of various plants of the genus Achillea.
• achingly17adv. So as to cause aching, especially heartache.
• acicular12adj. Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle.
• acidosis11n. An abnormally increased acidity of the blood.
• acidotic13adj. Having depressed alkalinity of blood or tissue.
• aciduria11n. The presence of an acid in the urine.
• aconitum12n. The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it.
• acoustic12adj. Used for soundproofing or modifying sound.
• acquaint19v. To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to...
• acquired20adj. Developed after birth; not congenital.
• acquirer19n. One who acquires.
• acridine11n. A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle, dibenzopyridine, obtained from coal...
• acrimony15n. A sharp and bitter hatred.
• acrolein10n. A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH₂=CH-CH=O, made by the...
• acromial12adj. Of or pertaining to the acromion.
• acromion12n. The outermost point of the shoulder blade.
• acrosome12n. A structure forming the end of the head of a spermatozoon.
• acrostic12n. A poem or other text in which certain letters, often the first in each...
• acrylate13n. Any salt or ester of acrylic acid.
• actinide11n. Any of the 15 radioactive elements of the periodic table from actinium...
• actinium12n. A radioactive, metallic chemical element (symbol: Ac) with an atomic...
• actioned11adj. Having a specified kind of action.
• actioner10n. An action movie.
• activate13v. To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate.
• actively16adv. In an active manner.
• activism15n. The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political...
• activist13n. One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one...
• activity16n. The state or quality of being active; activeness.
• actually13adv. In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
• actuator10n. Something that actuates something else.
• acupoint12n. A specific point on the body where acupuncture or acupressure is...
• acylated14adj. Having an acyl functional group; modified by addition of an acyl group.

AD

• adaptive14adj. Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or...
• addendum13n. Something to be added; especially text added as an appendix or...
• addicted13adj. Having a biochemical addiction.
• addition10n. The act of adding anything.
• additive13adj. Pertaining to addition; that can be, or has been, added.
• adductor12n. A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line...
• adefovir15n. A drug used to treat hepatitis B and herpes simplex virus infection.
• adelphia14n. Any plant of the genus Adelphia, of Latin America.
• adenosyl12n. The univalent radical derived from adenosine.
• adenylyl15n. A functional group derived from adenosine monophosphate, also known as...
• adequacy23n. The quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.
• adequate18adj. Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.
• adherent12adj. Adhesive, sticking to something.
• adhesion12n. The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
• adhesive15adj. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
• adiantum11n. The maidenhair fern and related ferns (of the genus Adiantum).
• adjacent18adj. Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
• adjusted17adj. Which has been compensated in order to avoid bias.
• adjuster16n. One who adjusts something, especially the amount of compensation due in...
• adjutant16n. An assistant.
• adjuvant19adj. Providing assistance or help; assistive, facilitative, helpful.
• admiring12adj. Feeling or showing admiration.
• admitted12adj. Having received admittance.
• admonish14v. To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell...
• adoption11n. The act of adopting.
• adoptive14adj. Related through adoption.
• adorable11adj. Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.
• adorably14adv. In an adorable manner.
• adorning10n. An adornment.
• adroitly12adv. Deftly; in an adroit manner.
• adultery12n. Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their...
• adulting10n. Activities typically associated with adulthood.
• advanced15adj. At or close to the state of the art.
• advancer14n. One who advances or puts forward.
• advising13n. Advice.
• advisory15adj. Able to give advice.
• advocaat14n. A Dutch liqueur made of egg yolks, sugar and strong liquor, typically...
• advocacy19n. The profession of an advocate.
• advocate14n. Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a...
• advowson15n. The right to present a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or...

AE

• aedeagus10n. A copulatory organ of some male insects.
• aegilops11n. An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye.
• aequalis17n. The case conveying an equality with another noun, equivalent to “like”...
• aeration8n. The process by which air is circulated through or mixed with a...
• aerially11adv. In an aerial manner.
• aerobics12n. A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness...
• aerodyne12n. A heavier-than-air aircraft, deriving its lift from motion.
• aerolite8n. A meteorite consisting of silicate minerals.
• aerology12n. The branch of meteorology involving the observation of the atmosphere...
• aeronaut8n. A person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon.
• aeronomy13n. A branch of science that deals with the upper atmosphere of the Earth...
• aeroport10n. An airport.
• aerostat8n. An aircraft, such as a dirigible or balloon, that derives its lift from...
• aethiops13n. Any of various dark oxides or sulfides of metals.

AF

• afatinib13n. A drug against non-small cell lung carcinoma.
• afebrile13adj. Having no fever, without a fever.
• affected17adj. Influenced or changed by something.
• afferent14adj. Carrying towards.
• affiance16v. To be betrothed to; to promise to marry.
• affinity17n. A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.
• affixing22adj. Of the function or role of an affix.
• afflatus14n. A sudden rush of creative impulse or inspiration, often attributed to...
• affluent14n. Someone who is wealthy.
• affogato15n. A drink or dessert (especially ice cream) topped with espresso and...
• affright18adj. Afraid; terrified; frightened.
• aflutter11adj. Fluttering.
• afrobeat13n. Music that combines West African musical styles (such as traditional...
• aftersun11adj. Describing a cooling or moisturizing lotion applied to the skin after...

AG

• agalloch14n. The soft, aromatic, resinous wood of Aquilaria malaccensis (formerly...
• agarwood13n. Heartwood from trees of genus Aquilaria, especially Aquilaria...
• agenesis9n. Any imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of organization.
• agential9adj. Of or pertaining to an agent or an agency.
• agenting10adj. Working as an agent (one who acts for another).
• agentive12adj. Indicating an agent or agency (as -er in lexicographer).
• ageratum11n. Any member of the genus Ageratum of tropical American herbs, annuals...
• aggrecan12n. A proteoglycan, containing chondroitin sulfate, that is a major...
• aggrieve13v. To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict.
• agitated10adj. Angry, annoyed, bothered or worked up.
• agitator9n. One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example...
• agitprop13n. Political propaganda disseminated through art, drama, literature, etc....
• aglycone14n. The non-sugar fragment of a glycoside.
• agmatine11n. The amine (4-aminobutyl)guanidine which is a decarboxylation product of...
• agnostic11adj. Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or...
• agonised10adj. Experiencing agony.
• agraphia14n. A loss of the ability to write (usually resulting from a brain injury).
• agrarian9adj. Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and cultivation of land.
• agreeing10n. An agreement.
• agrestic11adj. Of or pertaining to the fields; rural; rustic, unpolished.
• agrimony14n. Any of several perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus Agrimonia...
• agronomy14n. The science of utilizing plants, animals and soils for food, fuel...
• agrostis9n. Any grass of the genus Agrostis of bentgrasses.
• aguacate11n. Avocado.

AH

• ahamkara17n. Attachment to one's ego.

AI

• aigrette9n. A feather or plume, or feather-shaped item, used as an adornment or...
• aiguille9n. A needle-shaped peak.
• aikidoka17n. One who practices aikido, the martial art.
• aimpoint12n. The point at which a firearm is aimed, typically identified by a red...
• airblast10n. A sudden rush of air; often, such a blast in a confined space (such as...
• airborne10adj. In or carried by the air.
• airbrake14n. A brake (slowing device) that is operated pneumatically (by air...
• airbrush13n. A miniature, handheld paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other...
• airburst10n. The explosion of a bomb (or similar weapon) or meteoroid in the air...
• aircheck19n. A demonstration recording, often intended to show off the talent of an...
• aircraft13n. A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the...
• airfield12n. An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft...
• airframe13n. The main body and structure of an aircraft (without the powerplant).
• airiness8n. The quality of being airy.
• airliner8n. A passenger-carrying aircraft, especially one of a fleet operated by an...
• airplane10n. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings: a fixed-wing...
• airpower13n. Airborne military power; an air force.
• airscrew13n. The propeller of an aircraft; the prop.
• airspace12n. A specified portion of the atmosphere, especially that under the...
• airspeed11n. The speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it is flying.
• airstrip10n. An aircraft landing field, usually with one runway and only basic...
• airtight12adj. Impermeable to air or other gases.
• airwaves14n. Radio-frequency electromagnetic waves, usually used in the context of...

AK

• akamatsu14n. The Japanese red pine, Pinus densiflora.
• akinesia12n. The loss of the ability to control motor muscles.
• akinetic14adj. Without motion.

AL

• alacrity13n. Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.
• alakazam23interj. A magic word used in conjuring; presto, shazaam.
• alarming11adj. Causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening.
• alarmism12n. The raising of needless alarms.
• alarmist10n. One who causes others to become alarmed without cause.
• albacore12n. A longfin tuna, a large marine fish (Thunnus alalunga) of warm seas...
• albinism12n. Congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or...
• alchemic17adj. Alchemical.
• aldehyde16n. Any of a large class of reactive organic compounds (R·CHO) having a...
• alderman11n. A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.
• aldolase9n. An enzyme, present in some tissue, that catalyses the conversion of...
• aleatory11adj. Depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance.
• alehouse11n. A business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold; (loosely) any...
• alfresco13adj. Outdoor, open to the atmosphere.
• algerine9n. A type of loosely woven cloth in stripes of bright colors, used for...
• alginate9n. Any salt or ester of alginic acid.
• aliasing9n. Distortion caused by a low sampling rate, such as a moiré effect or...
• alienage9n. The status of being an alien; origin from elsewhere.
• alienate8v. To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part...
• alienist8n. An expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal...
• aligning10n. An alignment.
• alizarin17n. A red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, extracted from madder root...
• alkahest15n. A universal solvent sought by the alchemists.
• alkaline12adj. Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.
• alkaloid13n. Any of many organic (often heterocyclic) bases that occur in nature and...
• alkermes14n. The desiccated bodies of certain insects (female Kermes ilicis and...
• alkoxide20n. Any organic compound derived from an alcohol by replacement of a...
• alkylate15v. To add one or more alkyl groups to a compound, especially by reacting...
• alkylene15n. An alkene.
• allanite8n. Any of a group of silicate minerals that are a source of rare earth...
• allaying12n. An allayment.
• alleging10n. Allegation.
• allegory12n. The use of symbols which may be interpreted to reveal a hidden, broader...
• alleluia8interj. A liturgical or variant form of hallelujah.
• allergen9n. A substance which causes an allergic reaction.
• allergic11adj. Of or pertaining to allergy.
• alleyway17n. A narrow street formed by the proximity of adjacent buildings.
• alliance10n. The state of being allied.
• allocate10v. To set aside for a purpose.
• allodial9adj. Pertaining to land owned by someone absolutely, without any feudal...
• allsorts8n. Liquorice allsorts.
• allspice12n. A spice; the dried and ground unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought...
• alluring9adj. Having the power to allure.
• allusion8n. An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be...
• allusive11adj. That contains or makes use of allusions (indirect references or hints).
• alluvial11adj. Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream.
• alluvion11n. The increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment...
• alluvium13n. Soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in...
• allyship16n. The role or status of being an ally.
• almagest11n. Any book resembling the Almagest.
• almajiri17n. An itinerant student at an Islamic school in northern Nigeria.
• almighty17adj. Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful.
• alocasia10n. Any of several tropical Asian plants, of the genus Alocasia, having...
• alopecia12n. Baldness.
• alphabet15n. The set of letters used when writing in a language.
• alpinism12n. Mountain climbing.
• alpinist10adj. Of or pertaining to alpinism.
• alrighty15interj. Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.
• altering9n. Alteration.
• alterity11n. Otherness; the entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed.
• although15conj. Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing...
• altitude9n. The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.
• altruism10n. Regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself...
• altruist8n. A person showing altruism.
• aluminum12n. American, Canadian, and Philippines standard spelling of aluminium.
• alveolar11adj. Relating to the alveoli (small air sacs) of the lungs.
• alveolus11n. Any of the many tiny air sacs in the lungs in which the bronchioles...

AM

• amacrine12adj. Without long processes.
• amalthea13n. An aggregation of dry fruits within a calyx which does not become...
• amandine11n. A cosmetic cream prepared from almonds.
• amanitin10n. A deadly amatoxin found in Amanita phalloides (the death cap), the four...
• amaranth13n. An imaginary flower that does not wither.
• amaretto10n. A sweet-bitter liqueur originating from Italy (but also produced in...
• amatrice12n. A female amateur.
• ambiance14n. A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding...
• ambigram15n. A calligraphic design that may be read as the same word or phrase (or...
• ambition12n. Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as...
• ambivert15n. A person who is neither clearly extroverted nor introverted, but has...
• ambrosia12n. The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.
• ambulant12adj. Able to walk; ambulatory.
• ambulate12v. To walk; to relocate oneself under the power of one's own legs.
• ambushed16adj. Having been the target of an ambush.
• amenable12adj. Willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions.
• amethyst16n. A transparent purple to violet variety of quartz with traces of...
• amicable14adj. Showing friendliness or goodwill.
• amicably17adv. Friendly; in an amicable manner.
• amidship16adv. In the middle of a ship (as opposed to bow or stern).
• amikacin16n. A semisynthetic aminoglycoside antibiotic that is derived from...
• ammolite12n. A rare and valuable opal-like gemstone, made of the fossilized shells...
• ammoniac14adj. Of or relating to ammonia, or possessing its properties.
• ammonite12n. Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a...
• ammonium14n. The univalent NH₄⁺ cation, derived by the protonation of ammonia.
• ammonoid13n. An extinct cephalopod of the subclass †Ammonoidea (including ammonites).
• amnesiac12n. A person who suffers from amnesia.
• amnestic12adj. Synonym of amnesic (adjective).
• amniotic12adj. Pertaining to the amnion.
• amoeboid13adj. Resembling or characteristic of an amoeba, particularly in having...
• amortize19v. To alienate (property) in mortmain.
• amoureux17n. A lover; a romantic partner.
• ampacity17n. The root mean square of the electrical current which a device (usually...
• amperage13n. The electric current; charge transmitted per unit time, measured in...
• amphibia17n. The amphibians.
• amphipod18n. Any species of the taxonomic order Amphipoda of small, shrimp-like...
• amplicon14n. A piece of DNA or RNA formed as the product of natural or artificial...
• amputate12v. To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb.
• amusedly14adv. In an amused manner.
• amygdala15n. Each one of the two regions of the brain, located as a pair in the...

AN

• anabaena10n. Any cyanobacterium of the genus Anabaena.
• anabasis10n. A military march up-country, especially that of Cyrus the Younger into...
• anabolic12adj. Of or relating to anabolism.
• anaconda11n. Any large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in...
• anaerobe10n. An anaerobic organism; one that does not require oxygen to sustain its...
• anaglyph17n. A decorative ornament worked in low relief or bas relief, such as a...
• anakinra12n. A drug that blocks the activity of interleukin-1 and is administered as...
• analecta10n. Analects.
• analects10n. A collection of excerpts or quotes.
• analogic11adj. Of or pertaining to analogy.
• analogue9n. Something that bears an analogy to something else.
• analysis11n. Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing...
• analytic13adj. Of, or relating to any form of analysis, or to analytics.
• analyzed21adj. Having been subject to analysis; examined closely, carefully considered.
• analyzer20n. An instrument for the analysis of something.
• anaphase13n. The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate...
• anaphora13n. The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or...
• anarchic15adj. Relating to, supporting, or likely to cause anarchy.
• anathema13n. A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical...
• anatomic12adj. Of or pertaining to anatomy and dissection, or to individual structures...
• anatoxin15n. A bacterial toxin (usually an exotoxin) whose toxicity has been...
• ancestor10n. One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or...
• ancestry13n. The state of being ancestors.
• anchored14adj. Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor....
• ancients10n. The people of classical antiquity, especially such writers and...
• andesite9n. Any of a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic...
• androgen10n. Any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that...
• anecdote11n. A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or...
• anechoic15adj. Lacking echoes; particularly, designed to absorb sound.
• aneurism10n. Dated spelling of aneurysm.
• aneurysm13n. An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from...
• angelica11n. A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden...
• angklung14n. A percussion instrument, originally from Indonesia, made of two or more...
• anglaise9n. A kind of English country dance.
• angstrom11n. A unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁰ meters (that is, one ten-billionth of a...
• angulate9adj. Shaped with corners or angles.
• anhedral12adj. Lacking sharp, recognisable crystal faces.
• aniconic12adj. Of or pertaining to representations without human or animal form.
• animagus11n. A person who can transform into an animal.
• animated11adj. Full of life or spirit; lively; vigorous; spritely.
• animatic12n. An animated storyboard used as a rough preview of a film or...
• animator10n. One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.
• anisette8n. A French alcoholic liqueur flavored with anise.
• annalist8n. A writer of annals; a chronicler; a historian.
• annexing16n. An annexation.
• annexure15n. The process of annexing.
• annotate8v. To add annotation to.
• announce10v. To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.
• annoying12adj. Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.
• annually11adv. Once every year without fail, yearly.
• annulled9adj. Cancelled or void.
• anodized19adj. Of a metal object: having a surface layer of oxide, for decoration or...
• anointed9adj. Having undergone the process of anointing.
• anomeric12adj. Relating to or characteristic of an anomer.
• anorexia15n. Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
• anorexic17adj. Pertaining to, or suffering from, anorexia nervosa.
• answered12adj. Having an answer.
• answerer11n. A person who, or thing that, answers or responds.
• anteater8n. Any of several animals of South and Central America, in the suborder...
• antedate9v. To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.
• antelope10n. Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by...
• antennal8adj. Of, pertaining to, or functioning as an antenna.
• anterior8adj. Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the...
• anteroom10n. A room before, or forming an entrance to, another; a waiting room.
• anthemic15adj. Suggestive of an anthem; rousing.
• anthemis13n. Camomile, in genus Anthemis.
• anthesis11n. The event of a flower opening.
• antibody14n. A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
• antidote9n. A remedy to counteract the effects of poison.
• antidrug10adj. Against drugs; advocating against drug use.
• antihero11n. A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal...

Questions about these words

How many eight-letter words that start with A are there?

Word.ws lists 671 eight-letter words that start with A, plus 2,376 rare ones.

What are common eight-letter words that start with A?

anything, actually, although, addition, approach, analysis, activity and audience.

Which of the eight-letter words that start with A has the highest letter score?

asphyxia scores 23 points with the standard letter tile values.

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