Words That Start with A
There are 4,728 words that start with A on Word.ws, from 2 to 15 letters. The most common length is 9 letters (696 words). The words used most often are and, as, are, at and an.
Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.
2-letter words that start with A
- aa2n. A form of lava flow associated with Hawaiian-type volcanoes, consisting...
- ab4n. An abscess caused by injecting an illegal drug, usually heroin.
- ac4n. Account; money of account.
- ad3n. Advantage; also, designating the left-hand side, from the player's...
- ag3interj. Expressing annoyance, remorse, surprise, etc.: oh, ah.
- ah5interj. An expression of relief, relaxation, comfort, confusion, understanding...
- ai2n. A pale-throated sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), endemic to forests of...
- ak6n. Apple of Sodom (Calotropis procera).
- al2n. The Indian mulberry, Morinda citrifolia, especially as used to make dye.
- an2art. Used before a vowel sound.
- ao2n. Grue ("blue or green", considered as one color).
- ar2n. The name of the Latin script letter R/r.
- as2adv. To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.
- at2prep. In, near, or in the general vicinity of (a particular place).
- au2n. A vowel found in Indic abugidas.
- aw5interj. Used to express disappointment or dismay.
- ay5interj. Ah! alas! Expressing anger, alarm, frustration, pain, etc.
3-letter words that start with A
- abe5v. To be.
- abs5n. The abdominal muscles; plural of ab.
- ace5n. A playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest...
- act5n. Something done, a deed.
- add5v. To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars)...
- age4n. The amount of time that some being has been alive, or that some thing...
- ago4Before now, before the present time.
- aha6interj. An exclamation of understanding, realization, invention, or recognition.
- aid4n. Help; assistance; succor, relief.
- aim5n. The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in...
- ain3det. Own; belonging to one.
- air3n. The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of...
- aka7n. The New Zealand vine Metrosideros fulgens.
- ala3n. A wing or winglike anatomic process or part, especially of bone.
- ale3n. A beer or beerlike drink produced by so-called warm fermentation and...
- all3det. Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions...
- alt3n. Of a voice or instrument, high pitch; especially, the octave above the...
- ama5n. A traditional Japanese pearl diver, usually female, who mainly dives...
- amp7v. To amplify.
- ana3n. A collection of things associated with a person or place, especially a...
- and4conj. Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs.
- ann3n. An annate.
- ant3n. Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order...
- any6adv. To even the slightest extent; at all.
- ape5n. An anthropoid of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than...
- app7n. An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile...
- apt5adj. Suitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited.
- arc5n. That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as...
- are3n. An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) metric unit of area equal...
- ark7n. A large box with a flat lid.
- arm5n. The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the...
- art3n. The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms...
- ash6n. The solid remains of a fire.
- ask7v. To request (information, or an answer to a question).
- ate3n. An elder sister.
- ave6n. A salutation.
- awe6n. A feeling of fear and reverence.
- aww9interj. Elongated form of aw.
- axe10n. A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy...
- aye6interj. Yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a...
4-letter words that start with A
- able6adj. Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a...
- ache9v. To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially...
- acid7adj. Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
- acne6n. A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents....
- acre6n. An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a...
- adam7n. The day or night before an eve; two days or nights before a holiday...
- aged6adj. Old.
- ages5n. A long time.
- aide5n. An assistant.
- airs4n. Affected manners intended to impress others.
- ajax18prep. Nearby, over there.
- akin8adj. Of persons, of the same kin; related by blood.
- alas4interj. Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion, grief, resignation, or...
- alec6n. An anchovy or herring, especially pickled or dried.
- ally7v. To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between...
- alma6n. An Egyptian female singer or dancing girl employed for entertainment or...
- also4adv. In addition; besides; as well; further; too.
- alto4n. A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano...
- amen6interj. At the end of a religious prayer: so be it.
- amid7prep. In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.
- ammo8n. Ammunition.
- andy8n. Android.
- anna4n. A former Indian coin, being a 16th of a rupee.
- anti4adj. Opposed to something.
- apex13n. The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a...
- arab6n. Billion (sense 1); 1,000,000,000; or with Indian digit grouping...
- arch9n. An inverted U shape.
- area4n. A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.
- arms6n. Weaponry, weapons.
- army9n. A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground...
- arts4n. The study of languages and literature.
- atom6n. The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity...
- atop6prep. On the top of.
- aunt4n. The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
- aura4n. A subtle emanation or exhalation of any substance, such as an aroma or...
- auto4n. A setting for automatic operation.
- avid8adj. Enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or...
- away10adv. From a place, hence.
- axis11n. An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or...
- axle11n. The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a...
5-letter words that start with A
- about7prep. In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of...
- above10prep. Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing.
- abuse7n. Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an...
- actor7n. Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.
- admit8v. To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into...
- adult6n. An animal that is full-grown.
- after8adv. Behind; later in time; following.
- again6adv. Another time: indicating a repeat of an action.
- agent6n. One who exerts power, or has the power to act.
- agree6v. To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a...
- ahead9adv. At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
- aimed8adj. Directed towards a target.
- alarm7n. A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
- album9n. In Ancient Rome, a white tablet or register on which the praetor's...
- alert5adj. Attentive; awake; on guard.
- alien5n. A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the...
- alive8adj. Having life; living; not dead.
- allow8v. To let one have as a suitable share of something.
- alone5adj. By oneself, solitary.
- along6prep. By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
- alpha10n. The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by...
- among8prep. Of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people...
- angel6n. An incorporeal and holy or semidivine messenger from a deity or other...
- anger6n. A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or...
- angle6n. A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane...
- angry9adj. Displaying or feeling anger.
- anime7n. An animated work that originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic...
- apart7adv. Placed separately (in regard to space or time).
- apple9n. The fruit of the tree Malus domestica, chiefly with a green, red, or...
- apply12v. To lay or place; to put (one thing to another).
- arena5n. An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting...
- argue6v. To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
- armed8adj. Equipped, especially with a weapon.
- aside6adv. To or on one side so as to be out of the way.
- asked10adj. Arsed (bothered; willing to make an effort).
- audio6adj. Focused on audible sound, as opposed to sight.
- avoid9v. To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun.
- award9n. A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of...
- aware8adj. Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
- awful11adj. Very bad.
6-letter words that start with A
- abroad9adv. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
- accept12v. To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
- access10n. A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.
- across8prep. To, toward, or from the far side of (something that lies between two...
- acting9adj. Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when...
- action8n. The effort of performing or doing something.
- active11adj. Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating...
- actual8adj. Relating to a person's acts or deeds; active, practical.
- adding9n. An act of addition.
- advice12n. An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful.
- affect14v. To influence or alter.
- afford13v. To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which...
- afraid10adj. Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.
- agency12n. The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.
- agreed8adj. In harmony.
- almost8adv. Very close to, but not quite.
- always12adv. At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.
- amazon17n. A tall, strong, athletic woman.
- amount8n. The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete...
- animal8n. A multicellular organism of the kingdom Animalia that is usually...
- annual6adj. Happening once every year.
- answer9n. A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement...
- anyone9pron. Any person; anybody.
- anyway15adv. Regardless; anyhow.
- appeal10n. An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by...
- appear10v. To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
- around7prep. Forming a circle or closed curve containing (something).
- arrest6n. A check; a stop; an act or instance of arresting something.
- arrive9v. To reach; to get to a certain place.
- artist6n. A person who creates art.
- asking11adj. That asks; that expresses a question or request.
- aspect10n. Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
- assets6n. Any property or object of value that one possesses, usually considered...
- assist6v. To help.
- assume8v. To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true...
- attack12n. An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.
- attend7v. To care for (someone requiring attention); specifically, of a doctor...
- august7adj. Awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable.
- author9n. The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary...
- avenue9n. A broad street, especially one bordered by trees or, in cities laid out...
7-letter words that start with A
- ability12n. The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing...
- absence11n. A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship.
- academy15n. An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a...
- account11n. A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of...
- accused12n. The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.
- achieve15v. To carry out or conclude (something, as a task) successfully; to...
- actress9n. A female who performs on the stage or in films.
- address9n. A manner of speaking or writing to another; language, style.
- adopted11adj. Having been received into a relationship (especially a filial...
- advance13v. To help the progress of (something); to further.
- advised12adj. Considered or thought out; resulting from deliberation.
- against8prep. In a contrary direction to.
- airport9n. An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of...
- alcohol12n. Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a...
- alleged9adj. Asserted (or supposed), but not proved.
- allowed11adj. Permitted, authorized.
- already11adv. Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this...
- alright11interj. Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance; OK.
- amateur9n. A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, science, or art (such...
- amazing19adj. Causing wonder and amazement; very surprising.
- amongst10prep. Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects....
- ancient9adj. Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of...
- android9n. A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not...
- another10det. One more further, in addition to the quantity by then; a second or...
- anxiety17n. An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and...
- anybody16pron. Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.
- anytime12adv. At any time.
- applied12adj. Put into practical use.
- arguing9n. Argument.
- arrival10n. The act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
- arsenal7n. A military establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing...
- article9n. A piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece...
- assault7n. A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows...
- assumed10adj. Used in a manner intended to deceive; pretended; simulated.
- attempt11v. To try.
- attract9v. To pull toward without touching.
- auction9n. A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
- average11n. Any measure of central tendency, especially any mean, the median, or...
- awesome12adj. Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement.
- awkward18adj. Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.
8-letter words that start with A
- abortion10n. A spontaneous abortion; a miscarriage.
- absolute10adj. Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions...
- academic15adj. Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato.
- accepted15adj. Generally approved, believed, or recognized.
- accident13n. An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the...
- accuracy17n. The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness...
- accurate12adj. Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or...
- achieved17adj. Having been reached, attained or accomplished.
- acquired20adj. Developed after birth; not congenital.
- activity16n. The state or quality of being active; activeness.
- actually13adv. In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
- addition10n. The act of adding anything.
- admitted12adj. Having received admittance.
- advanced15adj. At or close to the state of the art.
- affected17adj. Influenced or changed by something.
- aircraft13n. A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the...
- alliance10n. The state of being allied.
- although15conj. Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing...
- analysis11n. Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing...
- announce10v. To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.
- annoying12adj. Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.
- answered12adj. Having an answer.
- anything15pron. Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatsoever; a thing of any kind...
- anywhere17adv. In or at any location.
- apparent12adj. Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the...
- approach17v. To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance...
- approval15n. An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a...
- approved16adj. Having received approval.
- argument11n. A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
- arranged10adj. Having the match decided by someone other than the couple being married.
- arrested9adj. Having been stopped or prevented from developing; terminated...
- articles10n. Breeches; coat and waistcoat.
- assembly15n. A set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device.
- assigned10adj. Which has been assigned or designated for some purpose.
- atlantic10adj. Of or pertaining to the atlas, the uppermost vertebra in the spinal...
- attached14adj. Connected; joined.
- attended10adj. Having a person or people present; with someone in attendance.
- attitude9n. The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.
- attorney11n. A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a...
- audience11n. A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of...
9-letter words that start with A
- abandoned13adj. Having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning...
- accepting16adj. Characterized by acceptance.
- according15adj. Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.
- achieving18n. An achievement; the process of achieving something.
- addiction13n. A state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive...
- addressed12adj. Of a document, marked with an address.
- admission12n. The act or practice of admitting.
- advantage14n. Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly...
- adventure13n. A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
- aesthetic14adj. Concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance.
- affecting18adj. Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.
- afternoon12n. The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or...
- agreement12n. An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of...
- alexander17n. A cocktail made of cognac or gin, white crème de cacao, and light cream.
- allegedly14adv. According to allegation(s); supposedly, reportedly.
- alongside11adv. Along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast.
- alternate9adj. Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or...
- ambulance15n. An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured...
- amendment14n. An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of...
- animation11n. The act of animating, or giving life or spirit.
- announced12adj. Having been preceded by an announcement; declared.
- anonymous14adj. Lacking a name; not named, for example an animal not assigned to any...
- answering13n. The act of giving an answer.
- apartment13n. A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one...
- apologize21v. To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense...
- appearing14n. Appearance; act of coming into view.
- appointed14adj. Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election.
- architect16n. A professional who designs buildings or other structures, or who...
- assistant9adj. Having a subordinate or auxiliary position.
- associate11adj. Joined with another or others and having lower status.
- attacking16adj. Carrying out an attack.
- attempted14adj. Tried, with the connotation of failure.
- attending11adj. That attend or attends; that is or are in attendance; attendant.
- attention9n. Mental focus.
- attracted12adj. Drawn towards.
- authentic14adj. Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
- authority15n. Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose...
- automatic13adj. Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
- available14adj. Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of being used for the...
- awareness12n. The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed...
10-letter words that start with A
- absolutely15adv. In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.
- acceptable18adj. Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure...
- acceptance18n. The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with...
- accessible16adj. Easy of access or approach.
- accomplish21v. To finish successfully.
- accordance17n. Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.
- accounting15n. The development and use of a system for recording and analyzing the...
- accurately17adv. In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.
- adaptation13n. The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation...
- additional12adj. Supplemental or added to something.
- addressing13n. A process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail.
- adjustment20n. The action of adjusting something.
- affiliated17adj. Associated, related, or united; subject to a particular affiliation.
- affordable19adj. Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.
- afterwards17adv. At a later or succeeding time; after that;.
- aggression12n. The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
- aggressive15adj. Characterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way...
- altogether14adv. Completely, wholly, or without exception.
- ambassador15n. A diplomat of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent...
- ammunition14n. Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as...
- apparently17adv. Seemingly; in appearance.
- appearance16n. The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible...
- applicable18adj. Suitable for application; relevant.
- appreciate16v. To be grateful or thankful for.
- approaches19n. Movements to gain favour; advances.
- artificial15adj. Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.
- assessment12n. The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.
- assignment13n. The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
- assistance12n. Aid; help; the act or result of assisting.
- associated13adj. Connected with something or another person.
- assumption14n. The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up...
- atmosphere17n. The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
- attachment17n. The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.
- attendance13n. The act of attending; the state of being present; presence.
- attraction12n. The tendency to attract.
- attractive15adj. Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.
- attributed13adj. Decorated with an attribute.
- authorized23adj. Explicitly allowed.
- automobile14n. A type of motor vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own...
- automotive15adj. Having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling.
11-letter words that start with A
- abandonment16n. The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total...
- accelerated16adj. Moving or progressing faster than is usual.
- accelerator15n. One who, or that which, accelerates.
- accommodate20v. To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt.
- accompanied20adj. Having accompaniment; being part of a group of at least two.
- accordingly20adv. Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably.
- accountable17adj. Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
- achievement21n. The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance...
- acknowledge22v. To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare...
- acquisition22n. The act or process of acquiring.
- adolescence16n. The transitional period of physical and psychological development...
- advancement19n. The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity.
- adventurous15adj. Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on...
- advertising16n. Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about...
- affiliation17n. The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.
- affirmative22adj. Pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming.
- agriculture14n. The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the growing and...
- alternating12adj. That alternates.
- alternative14adj. Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.
- anniversary17n. A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given...
- anonymously19adv. In an anonymous manner; without a name.
- anticipated16adj. Expected to arrive; scheduled.
- apocalyptic22adj. Revelatory; prophetic.
- apologizing24n. The act of making an apology.
- application17n. The act of physically applying or laying on.
- appointment17n. The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position...
- appreciated18adj. Recognized as having value.
- approaching21adj. That approaches or approach.
- appropriate17v. To take to oneself; to claim or use, especially as by an exclusive...
- approximate24adj. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
- arbitration13n. The act or process of arbitrating.
- archaeology20n. The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material...
- archipelago19n. A sea or other body of water with many islands.
- arrangement14n. The act of arranging.
- articulated14adj. Constructed with one or more pivoted joints which allow bending of an...
- association13n. The act of associating.
- astonishing15adj. Causing astonishment.
- atmospheric20adj. Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
- attribution13n. The act of attributing something.
- authorities14n. The bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a...
12-letter words that start with A
- abbreviation19n. The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.
- academically22adv. In an academic style or way; from an academic perspective.
- accelerating17n. An act of acceleration.
- acceleration16n. The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of...
- accidentally20adv. In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
- accompanying24adj. Present together.
- accomplished24adj. Completed; effected; established.
- accumulation18n. The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.
- acknowledged24adj. Generally accepted, recognized or admitted.
- acquaintance25n. A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating...
- additionally17adv. By way of addition; in addition to; also.
- advantageous17adj. Being of advantage, beneficial.
- aeronautical14adj. Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight.
- affectionate20adj. Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.
- aggressively20adv. In an aggressive manner.
- agricultural15adj. Of or pertaining to agriculture.
- alphabetical21adj. Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.
- amalgamation17n. The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.
- annihilation15n. The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or...
- announcement16n. An act of announcing, or giving notice.
- antagonistic15adj. Contending or acting against.
- anthropology21n. The scientific study of humans, systematically describing the...
- anticipation16n. The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something...
- appreciating19adj. Appreciative: having or showing appreciation.
- appreciation18n. The act of appreciating.
- appreciative21adj. Showing appreciation or gratitude.
- apprehension19n. The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
- apprehensive22adj. Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt; reluctant.
- appropriated19adj. Set aside for a specified purpose.
- architecture19n. The art and science of designing and managing the construction of...
- aristocratic16adj. Of, pertaining to, or favouring, an aristocracy.
- articulation14n. A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated...
- artificially20adv. In an artificial manner.
- assimilation14n. The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.
- astronomical16adj. Of or relating to astronomy.
- asymmetrical21adj. Not symmetrical.
- attributable16adj. Capable of being attributed.
- augmentation15n. The act or process of augmenting.
- authenticity20n. The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of...
- availability20n. The quality of being available.
13-letter words that start with A
- acceptability24n. The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.
- accessibility22n. The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach...
- accommodating23adj. Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful.
- accommodation22n. Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers...
- accompaniment23n. A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to...
- accreditation18n. The giving of credentials.
- acetaminophen22n. A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve...
- acetylcholine23n. A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of...
- acidification21n. The act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing...
- acknowledging25adj. That acknowledges, in various sense; (especially) that notices or...
- administering17n. Administration.
- administrator16n. One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or...
- aesthetically21adv. In an aesthetic manner; with a pleasing sensory effect.
- affordability25n. The extent or degree to which something is affordable, as measured by...
- alternatively19adv. In an alternative way.
- amplification22n. The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
- anachronistic20adj. Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not...
- anthropogenic21adj. Pertaining to the origin of man (anthropogeny).
- antibacterial17adj. Killing or inhibiting bacteria.
- antimicrobial19adj. Tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes.
- antipsychotic25adj. Preventing or counteracting psychosis.
- applicability24n. The degree to which a thing is applicable.
- appropriately22adv. In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably.
- appropriation19n. An act or instance of appropriating.
- approximately29adv. Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
- approximation26n. The act, process or result of approximating, as.
- archaeologist19n. Someone who studies or practises archaeology.
- architectural20adj. Pertaining to architecture.
- argumentation16n. Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.
- argumentative19adj. Of or relating to argumentation; specifically, presenting a logical...
- assassination13n. The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for...
- assertiveness16n. The quality of being assertive.
- astonishingly20adv. In an astonishing manner; so as to surprise or astonish.
- astrophysical23adj. Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
- authentically21adv. In an authentic manner; genuinely.
- authoritarian16adj. Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority...
- authoritative19adj. Arising or originating from a figure of authority.
- authorization25n. An act of authorizing.
- autobiography24n. A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
- automatically20adv. In an automatic manner.
14-letter words that start with A
- abovementioned22adj. Mentioned above.
- accommodations23n. Accommodation, lodging.
- accomplishment27n. The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
- accountability23n. The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an...
- acknowledgment27n. The act of acknowledging.
- adenocarcinoma21n. Any of several forms of carcinoma that originate in glandular tissue.
- administration17n. The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service...
- administrative20adj. Of or relating to administering or administration.
- advantageously22adv. In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
- affectionately25adv. In an affectionate manner.
- aforementioned20adj. Previously mentioned.
- aggrandizement28n. The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted...
- aggressiveness19n. The state or quality of being aggressive.
- agriculturally20adv. In a manner pertaining to agriculture.
- alphabetically26adv. In an alphabetical manner.
- ambassadorship24n. The post or office of ambassador.
- anesthesiology21n. The science of administering anesthetics.
- anthropologist20n. An expert in anthropology.
- anthropometric23adj. Of, or relating to anthropometry.
- anticonvulsant19n. An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions.
- anticorruption18adj. Opposed to or combating corruption.
- antidepressant17n. An agent that prevents or counteracts depression.
- antigovernment20adj. Opposed to a government currently in power.
- antineoplastic18adj. Inhibiting the development of tumours.
- antiperspirant18n. A substance used to minimize perspiration (sweating), and usually...
- antiretroviral17adj. That combats infection by retroviruses.
- apolipoprotein20n. Any polypeptide or protein that can serve as an apoprotein by binding...
- apologetically22adv. In an apologetic manner; by way of defense, apology or excuse.
- appreciatively26adv. In an appreciative manner.
- apprenticeship25n. The condition of, or the time served by, an apprentice.
- archaeological22adj. Relating to the science or research of archaeology.
- archiepiscopal25adj. Of or relating to an archbishop or an archbishopric.
- astronomically21adv. Of or relating to astronomy.
- astrophysicist24n. One who studies astrophysics.
- asymmetrically26adv. In an asymmetric manner.
- asymptotically26adv. In an asymptotical manner, in the way of an asymptote, toward an...
- asynchronously25adv. In an asynchronous manner.
- attractiveness19n. The state of being attractive or engaging.
- authentication19n. Something which validates or confirms the authenticity of something; or...
- autoregressive18adj. Employing autoregression, using a weighted sample of past data to...
15-letter words that start with A
- accelerationism21n. The idea that either the prevailing system of capitalism, or certain...
- acclimatisation21n. Non-Oxford British English and New Zealand standard spelling of...
- acclimatization30n. The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or...
- acetylacetonate22n. Any salt of the enol form of acetylacetone.
- acetylsalicylic27adj. Describing any derivative of salicylic acid in which the phenolic...
- acquisitiveness29n. The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property...
- acyltransferase23n. Any of several transferase enzymes that catalyze the transfer of acyl...
- adventurousness19n. The quality of being adventurous.
- aerodynamically26adv. In an aerodynamic manner, in a manner which reduces drag.
- agranulocytosis21n. An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia...
- agriculturalist18n. A farmer; one involved with agrarian business.
- algorithmically26adv. Using an algorithm.
- alphabetization31n. The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.
- aluminosilicate19n. Any of many silicate minerals, such as feldspar and zeolite, in which a...
- androstenedione17n. A steroid sex hormone C₁₉H₂₆O₂ that is secreted by the testes, ovaries...
- antepenultimate19adj. Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate...
- anteroposterior17adj. Anterior to posterior; front-to-back.
- anthropocentric24adj. Placing humans at the center of something, giving preference to humans...
- anthropological23adj. Relating to anthropology.
- anthropomorphic29adj. Having the form of a human.
- anticholinergic23adj. That inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor...
- anticlericalism21n. The opposition to political influence of clerics.
- anticoagulation18n. Treatment to prevent coagulation of blood.
- anticompetitive24adj. Acting to hinder or obstruct competition.
- antinociceptive24adj. That inhibits nociception, the sensation of pain.
- apocalyptically29adv. In an apocalyptic manner.
- approachability29n. The characteristic of being approachable; the ability to be approached.
- appropriateness21n. The quality or condition of being appropriate.
- approximatively34adv. In an approximative manner.
- architecturally25adv. In an architectural manner.
- argumentatively24adv. In an argumentative manner.
- assimilationist17n. An advocate of the policy or practice of the assimilation of immigrant...
- atherosclerosis20n. The clogging or hardening of arteries or blood vessels caused by...
- atherosclerotic22adj. Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with atherosclerosis.
- atmospherically27adv. In an atmospheric manner.
- authoritatively24adv. In an authoritative manner; with authority.
- autocorrelation17n. The cross-correlation of a signal with itself: the correlation between...
- autoethnography27n. An ethnographic study drawing on one's own anecdotal or personal...
- autoradiography25n. The process of making autoradiographs.
- autotransformer20n. A transformer with a single winding, its output being taken from taps.
22,753 rare words that start with A
- aaawesome
- aabomycin
- aaher
- aald
- aalii
- aamti
- aandblom
- aandblommetjie
- aaptamine
- aardvarking
- aardvarklike
- aarrgh
- aarrghh
- aaruul
- aasvogel
- aatheist
- aavakaaya
- abacate
- abacaxi
- abacillary
- abacinate
- abacination
- abaciscus
- abacist
- abackstays
- abackward
- abacomancy
- abacost
- abacteremic
- abacterial
- abacterially
- abactinal
- abactinally
- abaction
- abactor
- abaculus
- abaecin
- abaffe
- abafungin
- abagovomab
- abagun
- abaiser
- abaisse
- abakwetha
- abalienate
- abalienation
- abaloparatide
- abambulacral
- abamectin
- abametapir
- abamine
- abampere
- abamurus
- abanal
- abanally
- abandonability
- abandonable
- abandonedly
- abandonedness
- abandonee
- abandoner
- abandonly
- abandonness
- abanoquil
- abapertural
- abapical
- abapically
- abaptiston
- abaque
- abarelix
- abarognosis
- abarthrosis
- abarticular
- abarticulation
- abasedly
- abasedness
- abaser
- abashable
- abashedly
- abashedness
- abashing
- abashingly
- abashless
- abashlessly
- abashment
- abasia
- abasic
- abasically
- abasingly
- abasiophilia
- abask
- abastard
- abastardize
- abasure
- abatable
- abatagati
- abatee
- abater
- abathochroal
- abatised
- abative
- abaton
- abator
- abatsons
- abattage
- abattle
- abattoirlike
- abature
- abatwa
- abaucin
- abax
- abaxialization
- abaxialize
- abaxialized
- abaxonal
- abayaed
- abazi
- abbatial
- abbatical
- abbed
- abbeyed
- abbeylike
- abbeystead
- abbokinase
- abbotcy
- abbotric
- abbotry
- abbotship
- abbozzo
- abbreve
- abbreviable
- abbreviatable
- abbreviatedly
- abbreviately
- abbreviative
- abbreviator
- abbreviatorily
- abbreviatory
- abbreviature
- abbrochment
- abbur
- abcauline
- abchalazal
- abciximab
- abcoulomb
- abdabs
- abdar
- abdelavi
- abderian
- abderitic
- abderitism
- abdest
- abdicable
- abdicant
- abdicational
- abdicative
- abdicator
- abditive
- abditory
- abdomere
- abdominalgia
- abdominalia
- abdominalian
- abdominally
- abdominize
- abdominizer
- abdominocardiac
- abdominocranial
- abdominocyesis
- abdominocystic
- abdominojugular
- abdominopelvic
- abdominoplastic
- abdominoscope
- abdominoscopic
- abdominoscopy
- abdominoscrotal
- abdominous
- abdominovesical
- abduce
- abducent
- abducible
- abductin
- abductional
- abductively
- abductory
- abear
- abearance
- abearing
- abeat
- abecarnil
- abecedarium
- abecedarius
- abecedary
- abecediary
- abecedism
- abediterol
- abefore
- abegha
- abelacimab
- abelianization
- abelianize
- abelianized
- abelianness
- abelisaur
- abelisaurid
- abelisauroid
- abelisaurus
- abelite
- abellaite
- abelmosk
- abelsonite
- abeltree
- abemaciclib
- abembryonic
- abenakiite
- abendmusik
- abeng
- abenteric
- abequose
- aberational
- aberdevine
- aberemurder
- aberglaube
- abernathyite
- aberr
- aberrance
- aberrancy
- aberrate
- aberrated
- aberratic
- aberrationality
- aberrationally
- aberrationless
- aberrative
- aberrator
- aberratory
- aberrometer
- aberrometric
- aberrometry
- aberroscope
- aberuncate
- aberuncator
- abessive
- abettal
- abettance
- abettee
- abevacuation
- abexinostat
- abeyancy
- abfarad
- abfracted
- abfraction
- abfrontal
- abfrontally
- abgerminal
- abgeschmackt
- abgusht
- abhal
- abhang
- abhayamudra
- abhenry
- abhesive
- abhisheka
- abhominal
- abhorment
- abhorrable
- abhorration
- abhorrency
- abhorrer
- abhorrible
- abhorrition
- abhuman
- abhurite
- abhyanga
- abhydrolase
- abhymenial
- abibliophobia
- abichite
- abidance
- abideable
- abider
- abidingly
- abidingness
- abidol
- abience
- abient
- abier
- abieslactone
- abietaceous
- abietadiene
- abietadienic
- abietane
- abietate
- abietatriene
- abietene
- abietic
- abietin
- abietineous
- abietinic
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- How many words that start with A are there?
- Word.ws lists 4,728 words that start with A, plus 22,753 rare ones.
- What are common words that start with A?
- and, as, are, at, an, all, about and also.
- Which of the words that start with A has the highest letter score?
- approximatively scores 34 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.
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