8-letter words starting with A
There are 1,614 eight-letter words starting with A in our word list. 130 of them are common everyday words, such as ANYTHING, ACTUALLY, ADDITION and ALTHOUGH.
- Words
- 1,614
- Common words
- 130
- Top score
- ALBIZZIA
- 28 points
Many A words begin with a prefix borrowed from Latin or Greek, such as AB- (away from), AD- (toward), ANTI- (against) and AUTO- (self).
Eight-letter words often let you play all seven of your tiles through one letter already on the board.
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8-letter words (1,614)
- anything
- actually
- addition
- although
- absolute
- academic
- accepted
- accident
- accounts
- accurate
- activity
- advanced
- affected
- agencies
- aircraft
- allowing
- analysis
- anywhere
- appeared
- approach
- approval
- approved
- argument
- arrested
- articles
- assembly
- attached
- attacked
- attempts
- attitude
- attorney
- audience
- abortion
- abstract
- accuracy
- achieved
- acquired
- actively
- activist
- adequate
- adjacent
- adjusted
- admitted
- adoption
- adorable
- advances
- advisory
- advocate
- airlines
- alliance
- aluminum
- animated
- announce
- annoying
- annually
- answered
- apparent
- applying
- archives
- arranged
- arriving
- artistic
- assigned
- assisted
- assuming
- athletes
- athletic
- attended
- aviation
- avoiding
- abducted
- abnormal
- abruptly
- absorbed
- abundant
- academia
- accessed
- accusing
- acoustic
- activate
- activism
- adapting
- adaptive
- addicted
- adopting
- advisers
- advising
- advisors
- advocacy
- affinity
- agreeing
- airborne
- airplane
- airports
- alarming
- allergic
- almighty
- alphabet
- altering
- altitude
- ambition
- amounted
- analyses
- analysts
- analyzed
- ancestry
- anterior
- appealed
- appendix
- appetite
- applause
- aquarium
- arguably
- arrogant
- asbestos
- aspiring
- assassin
- assemble
- asserted
- assessed
- asteroid
- attacker
- attained
- attracts
- audition
- autonomy
- avengers
- averaged
- averages
- awaiting
- abrasive
- abridged
- absences
- absentee
- accorded
- achieves
- acquires
- additive
- adhering
- adhesion
- adhesive
- adjutant
- admirers
- admiring
- adoptive
- adultery
- affirmed
- affluent
- afforded
- agitated
- agnostic
- agrarian
- ailments
- airfield
- airliner
- airspace
- alderman
- alienate
- aligning
- alkaline
- alleging
- allegory
- allocate
- allotted
- alluring
- amateurs
- ambushed
- amending
- amethyst
- ammonium
- analogue
- analysed
- analytic
- analyzer
- analyzes
- ancestor
- anchored
- ancients
- anecdote
- aneurysm
- angelica
- anointed
- anorexia
- antelope
- antennae
- antennas
- antibody
- antidote
- antiques
- aperture
- apostles
- appalled
- appoints
- approves
- aptitude
- archival
- archived
- armament
- armchair
- armoured
- aromatic
- arrivals
- arterial
- arteries
- artifact
- artisans
- artistry
- artworks
- ascended
- ascribed
- assaults
- assorted
- assuring
- asterisk
- atheists
- atrocity
- attaches
- attested
- atypical
- auctions
- audacity
- auditing
- auditors
- auditory
- auspices
- authored
- autistic
- automate
- aversion
- awakened
- awarding
- abandons
- abattoir
- abdicate
- aberrant
- abetting
- ablation
- abortive
- abrasion
- absinthe
- absolved
- absorber
- absurdly
- accented
- acceptor
- accesses
- accolade
- accosted
- accruing
- accursed
- accusers
- achiever
- acolytes
- acquaint
- acrobats
- acronyms
- acrylics
- actuated
- actuator
- adapters
- adaption
- addendum
- adequacy
- adherent
- adjudged
- adjuster
- adjuvant
- admirals
- adopters
- adorning
- aerobics
- aerosols
- affaires
- agitator
- agonists
- airbrush
- airframe
- airships
- airspeed
- airstrip
- airtight
- airwaves
- alarmist
- alcohols
- aldermen
- alerting
- algebras
- allergen
- alleyway
- alluding
- allusion
- alluvial
- alopecia
- altruism
- alveolar
- amassing
- ambiance
- ambience
- ambrosia
- ambushes
- amenable
- amicable
- amicably
- amniotic
- amputees
- amygdala
- anabolic
- anaconda
- anarchic
- anathema
- anatomic
- androgen
- androids
- angering
- animator
- annexing
- annulled
- anorexic
- antigens
- antimony
- anyplace
- apostasy
- apostate
- appended
- applauds
- appraise
- apprised
- apricots
- aquatics
- aqueduct
- aquifers
- archduke
- arginine
- arguable
- armature
- arousing
- arranger
- arranges
- arsenals
- arsonist
- artefact
- artfully
- artifice
- artistes
- aspirant
- assailed
- assesses
- assessor
- atropine
- attendee
- augments
- automata
- autumnal
- avenging
- averting
- aviators
- avionics
- avocados
- ayurveda
- aardvark
- abductor
- abeyance
- abhorred
- ablative
- ablution
- aborting
- abounded
- abrogate
- absolves
- abstruse
- abutment
- abutting
- acanthus
- accredit
- accustom
- achingly
- acidosis
- acquirer
- acrimony
- acrostic
- acrylate
- adaptors
- adductor
- adenomas
- adjoined
- adjourns
- adjuncts
- admonish
- adoptees
- adorably
- adroitly
- adsorbed
- aeration
- afferent
- affixing
- afflicts
- agitprop
- agonized
- agronomy
- ailerons
- airdrops
- airfares
- airpower
- alacrity
- albacore
- albinism
- aldehyde
- alfresco
- alginate
- alighted
- alkaloid
- alleluia
- alloying
- allspice
- allusive
- alluvium
- almanacs
- amaranth
- amaretto
- ammonite
- amnesiac
- amperage
- amphibia
- amputate
- anagrams
- analyser
- andesite
- anemones
- aneurism
- angriest
- animates
- annealed
- annotate
- anodized
- antacids
- anteater
- antihero
- antiphon
- antitank
- antonyms
- aperitif
- aphorism
- aplastic
- apologia
- apoplexy
- appeased
- applique
- apposite
- aquarian
- arachnid
- arbiters
- arbitral
- arboreal
- arborist
- arcadian
- archways
- ardently
- argonaut
- armagnac
- armbands
- armorial
- armories
- armrests
- arpeggio
- arsenide
- articled
- ascetics
- ascorbic
- ascribes
- ashtrays
- asphyxia
- aspirate
- assented
- assignee
- assuaged
- astonish
- astounds
- astutely
- atheneum
- atomized
- atomizer
- autobahn
- autocrat
- availing
- aversive
- avowedly
- awardees
- axillary
- abdomens
- abetment
- abjectly
- abscissa
- absconds
- absented
- absently
- abstains
- acceding
- accreted
- accruals
- acetates
- achillea
- aconitum
- acreages
- acrolein
- acromion
- actinide
- actinium
- actuates
- adenoids
- adrenals
- advowson
- aerating
- aerators
- aerially
- aerofoil
- aerogels
- aeronaut
- aerostat
- aesthete
- affronts
- afghanis
- aflutter
- agenesis
- agitates
- agonised
- aiguille
- airburst
- aircrews
- airdrome
- airfoils
- airheads
- airiness
- airlifts
- alarmism
- alchemic
- aldolase
- alehouse
- alienist
- aligners
- aliquots
- alizarin
- alkalies
- allaying
- almagest
- alpinist
- altruist
- amalgams
- amandine
- ambulant
- amoeboid
- amortize
- amphipod
- amphorae
- ampoules
- anabasis
- anaglyph
- analecta
- analects
- anaphase
- anaphora
- anechoic
- angstrom
- animists
- annelids
- antennal
- anteroom
- anthesis
- anthills
- antilock
- antinomy
- antipode
- antipope
- antiqued
- antisera
- antlered
- aphelion
- apiaries
- apically
- apocrine
- apparels
- appeases
- appellee
- approver
- aquarist
- aquatint
- aquiline
- arethusa
- argentum
- armholes
- armorers
- armoring
- armourer
- armyworm
- arrestee
- arrester
- arrestor
- arrogate
- arsenate
- arsenite
- ascender
Darker borders mark common everyday words. Rarer words follow in each group.
Questions
How many eight-letter words starting with A are there?
Our word list has 1,614 eight-letter words starting with A. 130 of them are common everyday words.
What are some common eight-letter words starting with A?
The most common are ANYTHING, ACTUALLY, ADDITION, ALTHOUGH, ABSOLUTE and ACADEMIC.
Which eight-letter word starting with A scores the most points?
Using standard letter tile values, ALBIZZIA scores 28 points, the most of any eight-letter word starting with A in our list.
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