12 Letter Words Starting with A
There are 752 12-letter English words that start with A, ranging alphabetically from ABANDONMENTS to AZOTOBACTERS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: AXIOMATIZING (31), ANTIKICKBACK (30), APPETIZINGLY (29). The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.
Word list
A
- ABANDONMENTS17 pts
- ABBREVIATING20 pts
- ABBREVIATION19 pts
- ABBREVIATORS19 pts
- ABECEDARIANS17 pts
- ABERRATIONAL14 pts
- ABJECTNESSES23 pts
- ABOLISHMENTS19 pts
- ABOLITIONARY17 pts
- ABOLITIONISM16 pts
- ABOLITIONIST14 pts
- ABOMINATIONS16 pts
- ABORIGINALLY18 pts
- ABORTIONISTS14 pts
- ABORTIVENESS17 pts
- ABRACADABRAS19 pts
- ABRASIVENESS17 pts
- ABRIDGEMENTS18 pts
- ABRUPTNESSES16 pts
- ABSENTEEISMS16 pts
- ABSENTMINDED18 pts
- ABSOLUTENESS14 pts
- ABSOLUTISTIC16 pts
- ABSOLUTIZING24 pts
- ABSORBANCIES18 pts
- ABSORBENCIES18 pts
- ABSORPTANCES18 pts
- ABSORPTIVITY22 pts
- ABSQUATULATE23 pts
- ABSTEMIOUSLY19 pts
- ABSTRACTABLE18 pts
- ABSTRACTEDLY20 pts
- ABSTRACTIONS16 pts
- ABSTRACTNESS16 pts
- ABSTRUSENESS14 pts
- ABSTRUSITIES14 pts
- ABSURDNESSES15 pts
- ACADEMICALLY22 pts
- ACADEMICIANS19 pts
- ACADEMICISMS21 pts
- ACATALECTICS18 pts
- ACCELERANDOS17 pts
- ACCELERATING17 pts
- ACCELERATION16 pts
- ACCELERATIVE19 pts
- ACCELERATORS16 pts
- ACCENTUATING17 pts
- ACCENTUATION16 pts
- ACCEPTATIONS18 pts
- ACCESSIONING17 pts
- ACCESSORISED17 pts
- ACCESSORISES16 pts
- ACCESSORIZED26 pts
- ACCESSORIZES25 pts
- ACCIACCATURA20 pts
- ACCIDENTALLY20 pts
- ACCIPITRINES18 pts
- ACCLAMATIONS18 pts
- ACCLIMATIONS18 pts
- ACCLIMATISED19 pts
- ACCLIMATISES18 pts
- ACCLIMATIZED28 pts
- ACCLIMATIZER27 pts
- ACCLIMATIZES27 pts
- ACCOMMODATED22 pts
- ACCOMMODATES21 pts
- ACCOMMODATOR21 pts
- ACCOMPANISTS20 pts
- ACCOMPANYING24 pts
- ACCOMPLISHED24 pts
- ACCOMPLISHER23 pts
- ACCOMPLISHES23 pts
- ACCORDIONIST17 pts
- ACCOUCHEMENT23 pts
- ACCOUTERMENT18 pts
- ACCOUTREMENT18 pts
- ACCREDITABLE19 pts
- ACCRETIONARY19 pts
- ACCULTURATED17 pts
- ACCULTURATES16 pts
- ACCUMULATING19 pts
- ACCUMULATION18 pts
- ACCUMULATIVE21 pts
- ACCUMULATORS18 pts
- ACCURATENESS16 pts
- ACCURSEDNESS17 pts
- ACETALDEHYDE22 pts
- ACETANILIDES15 pts
- ACETONITRILE14 pts
- ACETYLATIONS17 pts
- ACHIEVEMENTS22 pts
- ACHLORHYDRIA24 pts
- ACHLORHYDRIC26 pts
- ACHROMATISMS21 pts
- ACHROMATIZED29 pts
- ACHROMATIZES28 pts
- ACIDIMETRIES17 pts
- ACIDULATIONS15 pts
- ACKNOWLEDGED24 pts
- ACKNOWLEDGES23 pts
- ACOUSTICALLY19 pts
- ACOUSTICIANS16 pts
- ACQUAINTANCE25 pts
- ACQUIESCENCE27 pts
- ACQUIREMENTS25 pts
- ACQUISITIONS23 pts
- ACQUITTANCES25 pts
- ACRIFLAVINES20 pts
- ACROCENTRICS18 pts
- ACROMEGALICS19 pts
- ACROMEGALIES17 pts
- ACROSTICALLY19 pts
- ACTABILITIES16 pts
- ACTINOMETERS16 pts
- ACTINOMETRIC18 pts
- ACTINOMORPHY24 pts
- ACTINOMYCETE21 pts
- ACTINOMYCINS21 pts
- ACTIVENESSES17 pts
- ACUPRESSURES16 pts
- ACUPUNCTURES18 pts
- ADAPTABILITY20 pts
- ADAPTATIONAL15 pts
- ADAPTIVENESS18 pts
- ADAPTIVITIES18 pts
- ADDITIONALLY17 pts
- ADDITIVITIES17 pts
- ADENOVIRUSES16 pts
- ADEQUATENESS22 pts
- ADHESIVENESS19 pts
- ADJECTIVALLY28 pts
- ADJOURNMENTS22 pts
- ADJUDICATING24 pts
- ADJUDICATION23 pts
- ADJUDICATIVE26 pts
- ADJUDICATORS23 pts
- ADJUDICATORY26 pts
- ADJUSTMENTAL22 pts
- ADMINISTERED16 pts
- ADMINISTRANT15 pts
- ADMINISTRATE15 pts
- ADMIRABILITY20 pts
- ADMONISHMENT20 pts
- ADMONITORILY18 pts
- ADOLESCENCES17 pts
- ADOLESCENTLY18 pts
- ADOPTABILITY20 pts
- ADOPTIANISMS17 pts
- ADOPTIONISMS17 pts
- ADOPTIONISTS15 pts
- ADORABLENESS15 pts
- ADRENOCHROME20 pts
- ADROITNESSES13 pts
- ADSCITITIOUS15 pts
- ADULTERATING14 pts
- ADULTERATION13 pts
- ADULTERATORS13 pts
- ADULTERESSES13 pts
- ADULTEROUSLY16 pts
- ADUMBRATIONS17 pts
- ADVANCEMENTS20 pts
- ADVANTAGEOUS17 pts
- ADVENTITIOUS16 pts
- ADVENTURISMS18 pts
- ADVENTURISTS16 pts
- ADVERSATIVES19 pts
- ADVERTENCIES18 pts
- ADVERTISINGS17 pts
- ADVERTORIALS16 pts
- ADVISABILITY21 pts
- AERENCHYMATA22 pts
- AERODYNAMICS20 pts
- AEROEMBOLISM18 pts
- AEROMAGNETIC17 pts
- AEROMEDICINE17 pts
- AERONAUTICAL14 pts
- AEROSOLIZING22 pts
- AESTHETICIAN17 pts
- AESTHETICISM19 pts
- AESTHETICIZE26 pts
- AESTIVATIONS15 pts
- AFFABILITIES20 pts
- AFFECTATIONS20 pts
- AFFECTEDNESS21 pts
- AFFECTIONATE20 pts
- AFFICIONADOS21 pts
- AFFILIATIONS18 pts
- AFFIRMATIONS20 pts
- AFFIRMATIVES23 pts
- AFFLICTIVELY26 pts
- AFFRICATIVES23 pts
- AFORETHOUGHT22 pts
- AFTERBURNERS17 pts
- AFTEREFFECTS23 pts
- AFTERMARKETS21 pts
- AFTERTHOUGHT22 pts
- AGAPANTHUSES18 pts
- AGGLOMERATED17 pts
- AGGLOMERATES16 pts
- AGGLUTINABLE16 pts
- AGGLUTINATED15 pts
- AGGLUTINATES14 pts
- AGGLUTINOGEN15 pts
- AGGRADATIONS15 pts
- AGGRANDISING16 pts
- AGGRANDIZERS24 pts
- AGGRANDIZING25 pts
- AGGRAVATIONS17 pts
- AGGREGATIONS15 pts
- AGGRESSIVELY20 pts
- AGGRESSIVITY20 pts
- AGGRIEVEMENT19 pts
- AGNOSTICISMS17 pts
- AGORAPHOBIAS20 pts
- AGORAPHOBICS22 pts
- AGRANULOCYTE18 pts
- AGRARIANISMS15 pts
- AGREEABILITY18 pts
- AGRIBUSINESS15 pts
- AGRICHEMICAL22 pts
- AGRICULTURAL15 pts
- AGRICULTURES15 pts
- AGROCHEMICAL22 pts
- AGROFORESTER16 pts
- AGROFORESTRY19 pts
- AIGUILLETTES13 pts
- AILUROPHILES17 pts
- AILUROPHOBES19 pts
- AILUROPHOBIA19 pts
- AIRFREIGHTED20 pts
- AIRTIGHTNESS16 pts
- AIRWORTHIEST18 pts
- ALBUMINURIAS16 pts
- ALCHEMICALLY24 pts
- ALCYONARIANS17 pts
- ALDOLIZATION22 pts
- ALDOSTERONES13 pts
- ALEXANDRINES20 pts
- ALEXANDRITES20 pts
- ALGOLAGNIACS16 pts
- ALIENABILITY17 pts
- ALIMENTATION14 pts
- ALKALIMETERS18 pts
- ALKALINITIES16 pts
- ALKALINIZING26 pts
- ALLEGORISING14 pts
- ALLEGORIZERS22 pts
- ALLEGORIZING23 pts
- ALLELOMORPHS19 pts
- ALLELOPATHIC19 pts
- ALLEVIATIONS15 pts
- ALLITERATING13 pts
- ALLITERATION12 pts
- ALLITERATIVE15 pts
- ALLOANTIBODY18 pts
- ALLOANTIGENS13 pts
- ALLOGRAFTING17 pts
- ALLOMORPHISM21 pts
- ALLOPURINOLS14 pts
- ALLOSAURUSES12 pts
- ALLUSIVENESS15 pts
- ALMIGHTINESS18 pts
- ALPHABETICAL21 pts
- ALPHABETIZED29 pts
- ALPHABETIZER28 pts
- ALPHABETIZES28 pts
- ALPHANUMERIC21 pts
- ALTERABILITY17 pts
- ALTERCATIONS14 pts
- ALTERNATIONS12 pts
- ALTERNATIVES15 pts
- ALTITUDINOUS13 pts
- AMALGAMATING18 pts
- AMALGAMATION17 pts
- AMALGAMATORS17 pts
- AMATEURISHLY20 pts
- AMAZONSTONES23 pts
- AMBASSADRESS17 pts
- AMBIDEXTROUS24 pts
- AMBITIONLESS16 pts
- AMBIVALENCES21 pts
- AMBIVALENTLY22 pts
- AMBIVERSIONS19 pts
- AMBLYGONITES20 pts
- AMBULATORIES16 pts
- AMBULATORILY19 pts
- AMELIORATING15 pts
- AMELIORATION14 pts
- AMELIORATIVE17 pts
- AMELIORATORS14 pts
- AMELIORATORY17 pts
- AMENTIFEROUS17 pts
- AMIABILITIES16 pts
- AMICABLENESS18 pts
- AMINOPTERINS16 pts
- AMINOPYRINES19 pts
- AMITOTICALLY19 pts
- AMMONIATIONS16 pts
- AMOBARBITALS18 pts
- AMONTILLADOS15 pts
- AMORTIZATION23 pts
- AMOXICILLINS23 pts
- AMOXYCILLINS26 pts
- AMPEROMETRIC20 pts
- AMPHETAMINES21 pts
- AMPHIBIOUSLY24 pts
- AMPHIBOLITES21 pts
- AMPHIBRACHIC28 pts
- AMPHICTYONIC26 pts
- AMPHIDIPLOID23 pts
- AMPHISBAENAS21 pts
- AMPHISBAENIC23 pts
- AMPHITHEATER22 pts
- AMYGDALOIDAL20 pts
- AMYLOPECTINS21 pts
- ANACHRONISMS19 pts
- ANACOLUTHONS17 pts
- ANACREONTICS16 pts
- ANAEROBIOSES14 pts
- ANAEROBIOSIS14 pts
- ANAESTHESIAS15 pts
- ANAESTHETICS17 pts
- ANAGOGICALLY19 pts
- ANAGRAMMATIC19 pts
- ANALOGICALLY18 pts
- ANALPHABETIC21 pts
- ANALYTICALLY20 pts
- ANALYZATIONS24 pts
- ANAPHYLACTIC24 pts
- ANAPLASMOSES16 pts
- ANAPLASMOSIS16 pts
- ANARCHICALLY22 pts
- ANASTIGMATIC17 pts
- ANASTOMOSING15 pts
- ANATHEMATIZE26 pts
- ANATOMICALLY19 pts
- ANCESTRESSES14 pts
- ANCHORPEOPLE21 pts
- ANCHORPERSON19 pts
- ANDOUILLETTE13 pts
- ANDROCENTRIC17 pts
- ANDROGENESES14 pts
- ANDROGENESIS14 pts
- ANDROGENETIC16 pts
- ANDROSTERONE13 pts
- ANECDOTALISM17 pts
- ANECDOTALIST15 pts
- ANELASTICITY17 pts
- ANEMOMETRIES16 pts
- ANEMOPHILOUS19 pts
- ANENCEPHALIC21 pts
- ANESTHETISTS15 pts
- ANESTHETIZED25 pts
- ANESTHETIZES24 pts
- ANEUPLOIDIES15 pts
- ANGELOLOGIES14 pts
- ANGELOLOGIST14 pts
- ANGIOGENESES14 pts
- ANGIOGENESIS14 pts
- ANGIOGRAPHIC21 pts
- ANGIOTENSINS13 pts
- ANGLERFISHES19 pts
- ANGULARITIES13 pts
- ANILINCTUSES14 pts
- ANIMADVERTED19 pts
- ANISEIKONIAS16 pts
- ANISOTROPIES14 pts
- ANISOTROPISM16 pts
- ANKYLOSAURUS19 pts
- ANNEXATIONAL19 pts
- ANNIHILATING16 pts
- ANNIHILATION15 pts
- ANNIHILATORS15 pts
- ANNIHILATORY18 pts
- ANNOUNCEMENT16 pts
- ANNUNCIATING15 pts
- ANNUNCIATION14 pts
- ANNUNCIATORS14 pts
- ANNUNCIATORY17 pts
- ANODIZATIONS22 pts
- ANOREXIGENIC22 pts
- ANORTHOSITES15 pts
- ANORTHOSITIC17 pts
- ANTAGONISTIC15 pts
- ANTAGONIZING23 pts
- ANTECEDENCES17 pts
- ANTECEDENTLY18 pts
- ANTECHAMBERS21 pts
- ANTEDILUVIAN16 pts
- ANTEPENDIUMS17 pts
- ANTHELMINTIC19 pts
- ANTHOCYANINS20 pts
- ANTHOLOGICAL18 pts
- ANTHOLOGISTS16 pts
- ANTHOLOGIZED26 pts
- ANTHOLOGIZER25 pts
- ANTHOLOGIZES25 pts
- ANTHOPHILOUS20 pts
- ANTHRACNOSES17 pts
- ANTHRANILATE15 pts
- ANTHROPOLOGY21 pts
- ANTIABORTION14 pts
- ANTIACADEMIC19 pts
- ANTIAIRCRAFT17 pts
- ANTIBACKLASH23 pts
- ANTIBLACKISM22 pts
- ANTIBOYCOTTS19 pts
- ANTIBURGLARY18 pts
- ANTIBUSINESS14 pts
- ANTICATALYST17 pts
- ANTICATHODES18 pts
- ANTICIPATING17 pts
- ANTICIPATION16 pts
- ANTICIPATORS16 pts
- ANTICIPATORY19 pts
- ANTICLERICAL16 pts
- ANTICLIMAXES23 pts
- ANTICLOTTING15 pts
- ANTICOLONIAL14 pts
- ANTICONSUMER16 pts
- ANTICREATIVE17 pts
- ANTICULTURAL14 pts
- ANTICYCLONES19 pts
- ANTICYCLONIC21 pts
- ANTIDANDRUFF20 pts
- ANTIDIABETIC17 pts
- ANTIDILUTION13 pts
- ANTIDOGMATIC18 pts
- ANTIECONOMIC18 pts
- ANTIELECTRON14 pts
- ANTIELITISMS14 pts
- ANTIELITISTS12 pts
- ANTIENTROPIC16 pts
- ANTIEPILEPSY19 pts
- ANTIESTROGEN13 pts
- ANTIFASCISMS19 pts
- ANTIFASCISTS17 pts
- ANTIFASHIONS18 pts
- ANTIFEMININE17 pts
- ANTIFEMINISM19 pts
- ANTIFEMINIST17 pts
- ANTIFRICTION17 pts
- ANTIGAMBLING18 pts
- ANTIGENICITY18 pts
- ANTIGLOBULIN15 pts
- ANTIHEROINES15 pts
- ANTIHUMANISM19 pts
- ANTIHUNTINGS16 pts
- ANTIHYSTERIC20 pts
- ANTIKICKBACK30 pts
- ANTILEUKEMIC20 pts
- ANTILIBERALS14 pts
- ANTILITERATE12 pts
- ANTILYNCHING21 pts
- ANTIMACASSAR16 pts
- ANTIMAGNETIC17 pts
- ANTIMALARIAL14 pts
- ANTIMILITARY17 pts
- ANTIMISSILES14 pts
- ANTIMITOTICS16 pts
- ANTIMONOPOLY19 pts
- ANTIMOSQUITO23 pts
- ANTINATIONAL12 pts
- ANTINEPOTISM16 pts
- ANTINEUTRINO12 pts
- ANTINEUTRONS12 pts
- ANTINOVELIST15 pts
- ANTINUCLEONS14 pts
- ANTIOXIDANTS20 pts
- ANTIOZONANTS21 pts
- ANTIPARALLEL14 pts
- ANTIPARTICLE16 pts
- ANTIPATHETIC19 pts
- ANTIPERIODIC17 pts
- ANTIPHONALLY20 pts
- ANTIPIRACIES16 pts
- ANTIPLEASURE14 pts
- ANTIPOACHING20 pts
- ANTIPOLITICS16 pts
- ANTIPREDATOR15 pts
- ANTIPRURITIC16 pts
- ANTIPYRETICS19 pts
- ANTIQUARIANS21 pts
- ANTIQUATIONS21 pts
- ANTIRACHITIC19 pts
- ANTIRATIONAL12 pts
- ANTIREALISMS14 pts
- ANTIREALISTS12 pts
- ANTIRELIGION13 pts
- ANTIROMANTIC16 pts
- ANTIROYALIST15 pts
- ANTIRRHINUMS17 pts
- ANTISCIENCES16 pts
- ANTISOCIALLY17 pts
- ANTISPENDING16 pts
- ANTISTROPHES17 pts
- ANTISTROPHIC19 pts
- ANTITAKEOVER19 pts
- ANTITHETICAL17 pts
- ANTITHROMBIN19 pts
- ANTITRUSTERS12 pts
- ANTITUSSIVES15 pts
- ANTIVIOLENCE17 pts
- ANTIVITAMINS17 pts
- ANTONOMASIAS14 pts
- AORISTICALLY17 pts
- AORTOGRAPHIC20 pts
- APERIODICITY20 pts
- APHRODISIACS20 pts
- APICULTURIST16 pts
- APOCALYPTISM23 pts
- APOCALYPTIST21 pts
- APOCHROMATIC23 pts
- APOCRYPHALLY27 pts
- APOLITICALLY19 pts
- APOMORPHINES21 pts
- APOPHYLLITES22 pts
- APOSTATISING15 pts
- APOSTATIZING24 pts
- APOSTLESHIPS19 pts
- APOSTOLICITY19 pts
- APOSTROPHISE19 pts
- APOSTROPHIZE28 pts
- APOTHECARIES19 pts
- APOTHEGMATIC22 pts
- APOTHEOSIZED27 pts
- APOTHEOSIZES26 pts
- APPARATCHIKI25 pts
- APPARATCHIKS25 pts
- APPARENTNESS16 pts
- APPARITIONAL16 pts
- APPEASEMENTS18 pts
- APPELLATIONS16 pts
- APPELLATIVES19 pts
- APPENDECTOMY24 pts
- APPENDICITES19 pts
- APPENDICITIS19 pts
- APPENDICULAR19 pts
- APPERCEIVING22 pts
- APPERCEPTION20 pts
- APPERCEPTIVE23 pts
- APPERTAINING17 pts
- APPETIZINGLY29 pts
- APPLICATIONS18 pts
- APPOGGIATURA18 pts
- APPOINTMENTS18 pts
- APPORTIONING17 pts
- APPOSITENESS16 pts
- APPOSITIONAL16 pts
- APPOSITIVELY22 pts
- APPRAISEMENT18 pts
- APPRAISINGLY20 pts
- APPRECIATING19 pts
- APPRECIATION18 pts
- APPRECIATIVE21 pts
- APPRECIATORS18 pts
- APPRECIATORY21 pts
- APPREHENDING21 pts
- APPREHENSION19 pts
- APPREHENSIVE22 pts
- APPRENTICING19 pts
- APPRESSORIUM18 pts
- APPROACHABLE23 pts
- APPROBATIONS18 pts
- APPROPRIABLE20 pts
- APPROPRIATED19 pts
- APPROPRIATES18 pts
- APPROPRIATOR18 pts
- APPROXIMATED26 pts
- APPROXIMATES25 pts
- APPURTENANCE18 pts
- APPURTENANTS16 pts
- AQUACULTURAL23 pts
- AQUACULTURES23 pts
- AQUARELLISTS21 pts
- AQUATINTISTS21 pts
- AQUICULTURES23 pts
- AQUILINITIES21 pts
- ARABINOSIDES15 pts
- ARBITRAGEURS15 pts
- ARBITRAMENTS16 pts
- ARBITRATIONS14 pts
- ARBORESCENCE18 pts
- ARBORIZATION23 pts
- ARCHDEACONRY23 pts
- ARCHDIOCESAN20 pts
- ARCHDIOCESES20 pts
- ARCHDUKEDOMS25 pts
- ARCHEGONIATE18 pts
- ARCHENTERONS17 pts
- ARCHEOLOGIES18 pts
- ARCHEOLOGIST18 pts
- ARCHERFISHES23 pts
- ARCHESPORIAL19 pts
- ARCHESPORIUM21 pts
- ARCHETYPALLY25 pts
- ARCHETYPICAL24 pts
- ARCHIPELAGIC22 pts
- ARCHIPELAGOS20 pts
- ARCHITECTURE19 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Showing the first 600 of 752 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | axiomatizing | 31 | 34 |
| 2 | antikickback | 30 | 34 |
| 3 | appetizingly | 29 | 33 |
| 4 | alphabetized | 29 | 31 |
| 5 | achromatized | 29 | 30 |
| 6 | adjectivally | 28 | 33 |
| 7 | acclimatized | 28 | 32 |
| 8 | amphibrachic | 28 | 31 |
| 9 | alphabetizer | 28 | 30 |
| 10 | alphabetizes | 28 | 30 |
Strategy for this list
A is the most flexible starting letter in Scrabble — over 15,000 English words begin with A and dozens of two-letter A-words (AA, AB, AD, AE, AG, AH, AI, AL, AM, AN, AR, AS, AT, AW, AY) fuel parallel plays. The highest-scoring A-word plays use A as a launchpad for AZURE, AXES, AJAR or AQUA, but the everyday value of the letter is in short setup words that keep the A on the board for future hooks. In Wordle, A appears in more answers than any other letter — testing it in position 2 or 3 is often the highest-information move.
FAQs
How many 12-letter words start with A?
752 valid 12-letter English words begin with A in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).