Words That Start with AB
There are 273 words that start with AB on Word.ws, from 2 to 14 letters. The most common length is 8 letters (45 words). The words used most often are about, able, above, absolutely and ability.
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2-letter words that start with AB
- ab4n. An abscess caused by injecting an illegal drug, usually heroin.
3-letter words that start with AB
4-letter words that start with AB
- abaa6adj. Contemptible; vile; silly.
- abac8n. Synonym of nomogram.
- abar6v. To bar, prohibit, or block.
- abas6n. A cutaneous disease; the scald-head. porrigo.
- abay9n. Barking or baying of dogs at their prey.
- abba8n. Father; religious superior; in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic...
- abdo7n. Abdomen.
- abed7adv. In bed, or on the bed; confined to bed.
- abet6v. To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
- abey9v. To hold in abeyance; to suspend.
- abid7n. Slave.
- abin6conj. Because.
- abir6n. An aromatic red powder that is used during the Holi festival.
- able6adj. Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a...
- ably9adv. In an able manner; with great ability.
- abox13adv. Braced aback.
- abra6n. A narrow mountain or mesa pass.
- abri6n. A shelter; a cavity in a hillside; a shelter on the side of hill with...
- abut6v. To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie...
5-letter words that start with AB
- abaca9n. Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown...
- aback13adv. By surprise; startled; dumbfounded. (see usage).
- abada8n. A herbivorous mythological creature of the Central African Congo...
- abaft10prep. Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft...
- aband8v. To desist in practicing, using, or doing; to renounce.
- abare7v. To strip; to uncover (make bare).
- abase7v. To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause...
- abash10v. To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by...
- abasi7n. The monetary unit of Afghanistan during the 19th century, valued at 1/3...
- abate7v. To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
- abaya10n. Synonym of aba.
- abbas9n. Abbot.
- abbey12n. The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.
- abbot9n. The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.
- abdal8n. A religious devotee or dervish in Persia.
- abeam9adv. On the beam; at a right angle to the centerline or keel of a vessel or...
- abele7n. The white poplar (Populus alba).
- abend8n. The abnormal termination of a program.
- abhor10v. To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel...
- abide8v. To endure without yielding; to withstand.
- abies7n. A tree of the genus Abies.
- abled8adj. Having a range of physical powers as specified.
- ablow10adj. Blowing or being blown; windy.
- abode8n. Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
- abord8n. The act of approaching or arriving; approach.
- aborn7adj. Born, begotten, created, developed.
- abort7n. An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to...
- 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.
- abram9adj. Auburn.
- abrin7n. A toxin, akin to ricin, found in jequirity beans (Abrus precatorius).
- abuna7n. The Patriarch, or head of the Abyssinian Church.
- abuse7n. Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an...
- abuzz25adj. Characterized by a high level of activity or gossip; in a buzz...
- abyss10n. Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean.
6-letter words that start with AB
- abacha13n. A Nigerian food made from dried shredded cassava with fish, eggs...
- abacus10n. A device used for performing arithmetical calculations; (rare) a table...
- abased9adj. Humbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige.
- abated9adj. Lowered, beaten down, or cut away, as the background of an ornamental...
- abatis8n. A means of defense formed by felled trees, or sometimes by bent trees...
- abbacy15n. The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess.
- abbasi10n. A silver coin of Persia, introduced by Safavid Shah Abbas in 16th...
- abbate10n. An Italian abbot, or similar clergyman in minor orders.
- abbess10n. A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having...
- abduct11v. To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and...
- abelia8n. Any of the various honeysuckles of the genus Abelia.
- abidal9n. The act or condition of abiding; residence, stay.
- abject17adj. Existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state...
- abjure15v. To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or...
- ablate8v. To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting...
- ablaut8n. The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a...
- ablaze17adj. Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire.
- abloom10adv. In or into bloom; in a blooming state; having flower blooms unfolding.
- aboard9adv. On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a...
- aboral8adj. Situated opposite to, or away from, the mouth.
- abound9v. To be full to overflowing; to bristle.
- abouts8adv. About.
- abrade9v. To rub or wear off; erode.
- abrash11n. A variation in color (often applied to Oriental rugs).
- abrazo17n. A Latin American embrace.
- abroad9adv. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
- abrupt10adj. Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty...
- abseil8v. To descend a steep or vertical drop using a rope with a mechanical...
- absent8adj. Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not...
- absorb10v. To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm...
- absurd9adj. Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to...
- abuela8n. A Hispanic grandmother.
- abuelo8n. A Hispanic grandfather.
- abused9adj. Having been a victim of some form of abuse, most commonly child abuse...
- abuser8n. One who abuses someone or something.
7-letter words that start with AB
- abaddon11n. An informer; a criminal who informs on other criminals to the...
- abalone9n. An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined...
- abandon10v. To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself...
- abashed13adj. Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
- abating10n. Anesis.
- abaxial16adj. Of a side that is facing away from the axis or central line, such as...
- abdomen12n. The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis...
- abelian9adj. Of an algebraic structure (usually a group or algebra), having a...
- abettor9n. One that abets an offender; one that incites, instigates, or encourages.
- abeyant12adj. Being in a state of abeyance; suspended.
- abiding11adj. Continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring...
- abigail10n. A lady's maid.
- ability12n. The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing...
- abiotic11adj. Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life; of...
- abjured17adj. Having been renounced, forsworn or rejected.
- ableism11n. Discrimination or prejudice against individuals with physical...
- ableist9adj. Exhibiting or relating to ableism.
- abogado11n. Counsel; advisor; counselor; barrister.
- abolish12v. To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
- aborted10adj. Stopped before completion; especially because of problems or danger.
- abortus9n. An abortion.
- abraxas16n. A transcription of Abrasax.
- abreast9adv. Side by side and facing forward.
- abridge11v. To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
- abscess11n. A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection...
- abscond12v. To flee, often secretly; to steal away.
- absence11n. A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship.
- absolve12v. To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts...
- abstain9v. Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing...
- abusive12adj. Prone to treat someone badly by coarse, insulting words or other...
- abysmal14adj. Extremely bad; terrible.
- abyssal12adj. Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500...
8-letter words that start with 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.
9-letter words that start with AB
- abandoned13adj. Having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning...
- abatacept15n. A fusion protein composed of an immunoglobulin fused to the...
- abatement13n. The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening...
- abaxially21adv. In an abaxial manner.
- abdominal14adj. Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.
- abduction14n. A leading away; a carrying away.
- abductive17adj. Related or pertaining to abductor muscles and their movement.
- abhorrent14adj. Contrary to something; discordant.
- abhorring15n. Detestation.
- abiogenic14adj. Not produced or derived by means of living organisms or their processes.
- abjection20n. A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
- ablutions11n. A building that houses bathing and toilet facilities on a military base.
- abolition11n. The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.
- abominate13v. To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the...
- aborigine12n. A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people.
- abounding13adj. Ample, plenty, abundant.
- aboutness11n. The relevance of a text to its reader.
- abridging14n. An abridgment.
- abruption13n. A sudden breaking off or breaking away; a violent separation of bodies.
- abscessed14adj. Affected by an abscess.
- absconder14n. A person who absconds.
- abseiling12n. The process or act of abseiling.
- absolving15n. Absolution.
- absorbent13adj. Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid...
- absorbing14adj. Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest.
- abstainer11n. One who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as...
- abstinent11adj. Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.
- absurdism14n. A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational...
- absurdist12n. An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics.
- absurdity15n. That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
- abundance14n. A large quantity; many.
- abusively17adv. In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.
- abysmally19adv. Very; incredibly; profoundly; to an extreme degree; dreadfully.
10-letter words that start with AB
- 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.
11-letter words that start with AB
- abandonment16n. The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total...
- abandonware17n. A software product that is no longer updated or maintained, or whose...
- abbreviated19adj. Shortened; made briefer.
- abecedarian16n. Someone who is learning the alphabet.
- abhorrently19adv. In a manner, or to a degree, that is abhorrent; with abhorrence.
- abiogenesis14n. The origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis...
- abiraterone13n. A pyridine-substituted sterol used as a drug against prostate cancer.
- abnormality18n. The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
- abolishment18n. The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.
- abomination15n. An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit.
- abracadabra18n. A use of the mystical term ‘abracadabra’, supposed to work as part of a...
- absenteeism15n. The state of being absent, especially frequently or without good...
- absorbingly19adv. In an absorbing manner.
- abstraction15n. The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away...
- abusiveness16n. The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the...
12-letter words that start with AB
- abbreviation19n. The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.
- aberrational14adj. Characterized by aberration.
- abolitionism16n. Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists.
- abolitionist14adj. In favor of the abolition of any particular institution or practice.
- abrasiveness17n. The property, quality or instance of being abrasive.
- absoluteness14n. The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope.
- absorptivity22n. The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
- abstractness16n. The quality of being abstract.
13-letter words that start with AB
- aboriginality19n. The quality of being aboriginal.
- abortifacient20adj. Producing miscarriage.
14-letter words that start with AB
- abdominoplasty24n. The surgical removal of excess flesh from the abdomen, usually for...
- abovementioned22adj. Mentioned above.
- absorptiometry23n. Analysis using an absorptiometer.
- abstemiousness18n. The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in...
- abstractionism20n. The creation, principles, or ideals of abstractions, in particular art.
- abstractionist18adj. Related or tending to abstractionism, particularly art.
827 rare words that start with AB
- 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
- abietite
- abietol
- abigailship
- abigeat
- abigeus
- abikoviromycin
- abilitation
- abilitude
- abilla
- abilo
- abintestate
- abiochemical
- abiocoen
- abiogenesist
- abiogenetic
- abiogenetically
- abiogenically
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Questions about these words
- How many words that start with AB are there?
- Word.ws lists 273 words that start with AB, plus 827 rare ones.
- What are common words that start with AB?
- about, able, above, absolutely, ability, abuse, absolute and abandoned.
- Which of the words that start with AB has the highest letter score?
- abuzz scores 25 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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