13 Letter Words Starting with A
There are 520 13-letter English words that start with A, ranging alphabetically from ABBREVIATIONS to AZATHIOPRINES. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: ALPHABETIZING (30), ACHROMATIZING (30), ACQUISITIVELY (30). The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.
Word list
A
- ABBREVIATIONS20 pts
- ABIOGENICALLY21 pts
- ABNORMALITIES17 pts
- ABOLITIONISMS17 pts
- ABOLITIONISTS15 pts
- ABORTIFACIENT20 pts
- ABSORBABILITY22 pts
- ABSQUATULATED25 pts
- ABSQUATULATES24 pts
- ABSTRACTIONAL17 pts
- ABUSIVENESSES18 pts
- ACCELERATIONS17 pts
- ACCELEROMETER19 pts
- ACCENTUATIONS17 pts
- ACCEPTABILITY24 pts
- ACCEPTINGNESS20 pts
- ACCESSIBILITY22 pts
- ACCESSORISING18 pts
- ACCESSORIZING27 pts
- ACCIACCATURAS21 pts
- ACCLIMATISING20 pts
- ACCLIMATIZERS28 pts
- ACCLIMATIZING29 pts
- ACCOMMODATING23 pts
- ACCOMMODATION22 pts
- ACCOMMODATIVE25 pts
- ACCOMMODATORS22 pts
- ACCOMPANIMENT23 pts
- ACCOMPLISHERS24 pts
- ACCOMPLISHING25 pts
- ACCORDIONISTS18 pts
- ACCOUCHEMENTS24 pts
- ACCOUNTANCIES19 pts
- ACCOUTERMENTS19 pts
- ACCOUTREMENTS19 pts
- ACCREDITATION18 pts
- ACCULTURATING18 pts
- ACCULTURATION17 pts
- ACCULTURATIVE20 pts
- ACCUMULATIONS19 pts
- ACCUSTOMATION19 pts
- ACETALDEHYDES23 pts
- ACETAMINOPHEN22 pts
- ACETAZOLAMIDE27 pts
- ACETIFICATION20 pts
- ACETONITRILES15 pts
- ACETYLCHOLINE23 pts
- ACHLORHYDRIAS25 pts
- ACHROMATIZING30 pts
- ACIDIFICATION21 pts
- ACKNOWLEDGING25 pts
- ACQUAINTANCES26 pts
- ACQUIESCENCES28 pts
- ACQUIESCENTLY29 pts
- ACQUISITIONAL24 pts
- ACQUISITIVELY30 pts
- ACRIMONIOUSLY20 pts
- ACROBATICALLY22 pts
- ACRONYMICALLY25 pts
- ACRYLONITRILE18 pts
- ACTINOMETRIES17 pts
- ACTINOMORPHIC24 pts
- ACTINOMYCETES22 pts
- ACTINOMYCOSES22 pts
- ACTINOMYCOSIS22 pts
- ACTINOMYCOTIC24 pts
- ACTUALIZATION24 pts
- ACUPUNCTURIST19 pts
- ADAPTEDNESSES17 pts
- ADIABATICALLY21 pts
- ADJUDICATIONS24 pts
- ADJUSTABILITY26 pts
- ADMEASUREMENT18 pts
- ADMINISTERING17 pts
- ADMINISTRABLE18 pts
- ADMINISTRANTS16 pts
- ADMINISTRATED17 pts
- ADMINISTRATES16 pts
- ADMINISTRATOR16 pts
- ADMIRABLENESS18 pts
- ADMISSIBILITY21 pts
- ADMONISHINGLY23 pts
- ADMONISHMENTS21 pts
- ADORABILITIES16 pts
- ADRENALECTOMY21 pts
- ADRENOCHROMES21 pts
- ADULTERATIONS14 pts
- ADUMBRATIVELY24 pts
- ADVENTURESOME19 pts
- ADVENTURESSES17 pts
- ADVENTURISTIC19 pts
- ADVENTUROUSLY20 pts
- ADVERSARINESS17 pts
- ADVERSATIVELY23 pts
- ADVERSENESSES17 pts
- ADVERTISEMENT19 pts
- ADVERTIZEMENT28 pts
- ADVISABLENESS19 pts
- AEROBIOLOGIES16 pts
- AERODYNAMICAL21 pts
- AEROEMBOLISMS19 pts
- AEROMECHANICS22 pts
- AEROMEDICINES18 pts
- AESTHETICALLY21 pts
- AESTHETICIANS18 pts
- AESTHETICISMS20 pts
- AESTHETICIZED28 pts
- AESTHETICIZES27 pts
- AFFECTABILITY26 pts
- AFFECTIONALLY24 pts
- AFFECTIONLESS21 pts
- AFFECTIVITIES24 pts
- AFFENPINSCHER26 pts
- AFFIRMATIVELY27 pts
- AFFORDABILITY25 pts
- AFFORESTATION19 pts
- AFTERTHOUGHTS23 pts
- AGAMOSPERMIES20 pts
- AGELESSNESSES14 pts
- AGGIORNAMENTO17 pts
- AGGLOMERATING18 pts
- AGGLOMERATION17 pts
- AGGLOMERATIVE20 pts
- AGGLUTINATING16 pts
- AGGLUTINATION15 pts
- AGGLUTINATIVE18 pts
- AGGLUTINOGENS16 pts
- AGGREGATENESS16 pts
- AGGREGATIONAL16 pts
- AGGREGATIVELY22 pts
- AGGRIEVEMENTS20 pts
- AGONISTICALLY19 pts
- AGRANULOCYTES19 pts
- AGREEABLENESS16 pts
- AGRICHEMICALS23 pts
- AGRICULTURIST16 pts
- AGROCHEMICALS23 pts
- AGROFORESTERS17 pts
- AGRONOMICALLY21 pts
- AILUROPHOBIAS20 pts
- AIMLESSNESSES15 pts
- AIRFREIGHTING21 pts
- AIRLESSNESSES13 pts
- AIRSICKNESSES19 pts
- AIRWORTHINESS19 pts
- ALCHEMISTICAL22 pts
- ALCOHOLICALLY23 pts
- ALDOLIZATIONS23 pts
- ALDOSTERONISM16 pts
- ALGEBRAICALLY21 pts
- ALIMENTATIONS15 pts
- ALKALIMETRIES19 pts
- ALLEGORICALLY19 pts
- ALLELOMORPHIC22 pts
- ALLELOPATHIES18 pts
- ALLERGENICITY19 pts
- ALLITERATIONS13 pts
- ALLOMORPHISMS22 pts
- ALLOPOLYPLOID21 pts
- ALLOTYPICALLY23 pts
- ALPHABETIZERS29 pts
- ALPHABETIZING30 pts
- ALPHANUMERICS22 pts
- ALTERNATIVELY19 pts
- AMALGAMATIONS18 pts
- AMATIVENESSES18 pts
- AMBASSADORIAL18 pts
- AMBIDEXTERITY28 pts
- AMBIGUOUSNESS18 pts
- AMBISEXUALITY27 pts
- AMBITIOUSNESS17 pts
- AMELIORATIONS15 pts
- AMENABILITIES17 pts
- AMIABLENESSES17 pts
- AMICABILITIES19 pts
- AMINOACIDURIA18 pts
- AMINOPHYLLINE23 pts
- AMITRIPTYLINE20 pts
- AMNIOCENTESES17 pts
- AMNIOCENTESIS17 pts
- AMOROUSNESSES15 pts
- AMORPHOUSNESS20 pts
- AMORTIZATIONS24 pts
- AMPHIBOLOGIES23 pts
- AMPHICTYONIES25 pts
- AMPHIDIPLOIDS24 pts
- AMPHIDIPLOIDY27 pts
- AMPHIPLOIDIES23 pts
- AMPHIPROSTYLE25 pts
- AMPHITHEATERS23 pts
- AMPHITHEATRIC25 pts
- AMPLIFICATION22 pts
- AMUSINGNESSES16 pts
- AMYLOIDOSISES19 pts
- ANACHRONISTIC20 pts
- ANACHRONOUSLY21 pts
- ANAEROBICALLY20 pts
- ANAGRAMMATIZE27 pts
- ANALOGOUSNESS14 pts
- ANALPHABETICS22 pts
- ANALPHABETISM22 pts
- ANALYTICITIES18 pts
- ANALYZABILITY30 pts
- ANAPHORICALLY23 pts
- ANAPHRODISIAC21 pts
- ANAPHYLACTOID24 pts
- ANATHEMATIZED28 pts
- ANATHEMATIZES27 pts
- ANCHORPERSONS20 pts
- ANCIENTNESSES15 pts
- ANDOUILLETTES14 pts
- ANDROSTERONES14 pts
- ANECDOTALISMS18 pts
- ANECDOTALISTS16 pts
- ANECDOTICALLY21 pts
- ANENCEPHALIES20 pts
- ANESTHETIZING26 pts
- ANFRACTUOSITY21 pts
- ANGELOLOGISTS15 pts
- ANGIOGRAPHIES20 pts
- ANGIOPLASTIES16 pts
- ANGIOSPERMOUS18 pts
- ANGLICIZATION25 pts
- ANIMADVERSION19 pts
- ANIMADVERTING20 pts
- ANIMALIZATION24 pts
- ANIMATENESSES15 pts
- ANISOMETROPIA17 pts
- ANISOMETROPIC19 pts
- ANISOTROPISMS17 pts
- ANNEXATIONIST20 pts
- ANNIHILATIONS16 pts
- ANNIVERSARIES16 pts
- ANNOUNCEMENTS17 pts
- ANNUNCIATIONS15 pts
- ANOMALOUSNESS15 pts
- ANONYMOUSNESS18 pts
- ANTEDILUVIANS17 pts
- ANTEPENULTIMA17 pts
- ANTHELMINTICS20 pts
- ANTHOLOGIZERS26 pts
- ANTHOLOGIZING27 pts
- ANTHOPHYLLITE24 pts
- ANTHRANILATES16 pts
- ANTHRAQUINONE25 pts
- ANTHROPOGENIC21 pts
- ANTHROPOMETRY23 pts
- ANTHROPOMORPH25 pts
- ANTHROPOPHAGI24 pts
- ANTHROPOPHAGY27 pts
- ANTHROPOSOPHY26 pts
- ANTIACADEMICS20 pts
- ANTIAIRCRAFTS18 pts
- ANTIAPARTHEID19 pts
- ANTIARTHRITIC18 pts
- ANTIARTHRITIS16 pts
- ANTIAUTHORITY19 pts
- ANTIBACTERIAL17 pts
- ANTIBILLBOARD18 pts
- ANTIBLACKISMS23 pts
- ANTIBOURGEOIS16 pts
- ANTICATALYSTS18 pts
- ANTICELLULITE15 pts
- ANTICIGARETTE16 pts
- ANTICIPATABLE19 pts
- ANTICIPATIONS17 pts
- ANTICLASSICAL17 pts
- ANTICLERICALS17 pts
- ANTICLIMACTIC21 pts
- ANTICLOCKWISE24 pts
- ANTICOAGULANT16 pts
- ANTICOLLISION15 pts
- ANTICOLONIALS15 pts
- ANTICOMMUNISM21 pts
- ANTICOMMUNIST19 pts
- ANTICONSUMERS17 pts
- ANTICORPORATE17 pts
- ANTICORROSION15 pts
- ANTICORROSIVE18 pts
- ANTIDESICCANT18 pts
- ANTIDIARRHEAL17 pts
- ANTIELECTRONS15 pts
- ANTIEPILEPTIC19 pts
- ANTIESTROGENS14 pts
- ANTIEVOLUTION16 pts
- ANTIFEMINISMS20 pts
- ANTIFEMINISTS18 pts
- ANTIFERTILITY19 pts
- ANTIFOREIGNER17 pts
- ANTIFORMALIST18 pts
- ANTIFRICTIONS18 pts
- ANTIGENICALLY19 pts
- ANTIGLOBULINS16 pts
- ANTIGRAVITIES17 pts
- ANTIGUERRILLA14 pts
- ANTIHISTAMINE18 pts
- ANTIHUMANISMS20 pts
- ANTIHYSTERICS21 pts
- ANTILITERATES13 pts
- ANTILITTERING14 pts
- ANTILOGARITHM19 pts
- ANTIMACASSARS17 pts
- ANTIMALARIALS15 pts
- ANTIMARIJUANA22 pts
- ANTIMECHANIST20 pts
- ANTIMETABOLIC19 pts
- ANTIMICROBIAL19 pts
- ANTIMODERNIST16 pts
- ANTINARRATIVE16 pts
- ANTINEPOTISMS17 pts
- ANTINEUTRINOS13 pts
- ANTINOMIANISM17 pts
- ANTINOVELISTS16 pts
- ANTIOBESITIES15 pts
- ANTIOBSCENITY20 pts
- ANTIPARASITIC17 pts
- ANTIPARTICLES17 pts
- ANTIPERSONNEL15 pts
- ANTIPESTICIDE18 pts
- ANTIPHONARIES18 pts
- ANTIPLEASURES15 pts
- ANTIPOLITICAL17 pts
- ANTIPOLLUTION15 pts
- ANTIPREDATORS16 pts
- ANTIPRURITICS17 pts
- ANTIPSYCHOTIC25 pts
- ANTIRECESSION15 pts
- ANTIREJECTION22 pts
- ANTIRELIGIOUS14 pts
- ANTIRHEUMATIC20 pts
- ANTIRITUALISM15 pts
- ANTIROMANTICS17 pts
- ANTIROYALISTS16 pts
- ANTISATELLITE13 pts
- ANTISCORBUTIC19 pts
- ANTISEXUALITY23 pts
- ANTISLAVERIES16 pts
- ANTISMUGGLING18 pts
- ANTISOCIALIST15 pts
- ANTISPASMODIC20 pts
- ANTISUBMARINE17 pts
- ANTISYMMETRIC22 pts
- ANTITERRORISM15 pts
- ANTITERRORIST13 pts
- ANTITHROMBINS20 pts
- ANXIOUSNESSES20 pts
- AORTOGRAPHIES19 pts
- APATHETICALLY23 pts
- APATOSAURUSES15 pts
- APERIODICALLY21 pts
- APHRODISIACAL21 pts
- APICULTURISTS17 pts
- APOCALYPTICAL24 pts
- APOCALYPTISMS24 pts
- APOCALYPTISTS22 pts
- APODICTICALLY23 pts
- APOMICTICALLY24 pts
- APOSTROPHISED21 pts
- APOSTROPHISES20 pts
- APOSTROPHIZED30 pts
- APOSTROPHIZES29 pts
- APOTHEOSIZING28 pts
- APPEALABILITY22 pts
- APPELLATIVELY23 pts
- APPERCEPTIONS21 pts
- APPLICABILITY24 pts
- APPLICATIVELY25 pts
- APPOGGIATURAS19 pts
- APPORTIONABLE19 pts
- APPORTIONMENT19 pts
- APPRAISEMENTS19 pts
- APPRECIATIONS19 pts
- APPREHENSIBLE22 pts
- APPREHENSIBLY25 pts
- APPREHENSIONS20 pts
- APPROPRIATELY22 pts
- APPROPRIATING20 pts
- APPROPRIATION19 pts
- APPROPRIATIVE22 pts
- APPROPRIATORS19 pts
- APPROXIMATELY29 pts
- APPROXIMATING27 pts
- APPROXIMATION26 pts
- APPROXIMATIVE29 pts
- APPURTENANCES19 pts
- APTITUDINALLY19 pts
- AQUACULTURIST24 pts
- ARABICIZATION26 pts
- ARBITRARINESS15 pts
- ARBITRATIONAL15 pts
- ARBORESCENCES19 pts
- ARBORICULTURE17 pts
- ARBORIZATIONS24 pts
- ARCHAEOLOGIES19 pts
- ARCHAEOLOGIST19 pts
- ARCHAEOPTERYX30 pts
- ARCHBISHOPRIC27 pts
- ARCHDUCHESSES24 pts
- ARCHEGONIATES19 pts
- ARCHEOLOGICAL21 pts
- ARCHEOLOGISTS19 pts
- ARCHIDIACONAL21 pts
- ARCHIMANDRITE21 pts
- ARCHIPELAGOES21 pts
- ARCHITECTONIC22 pts
- ARCHITECTURAL20 pts
- ARCHITECTURES20 pts
- ARDUOUSNESSES14 pts
- ARGENTIFEROUS17 pts
- ARGUMENTATION16 pts
- ARGUMENTATIVE19 pts
- ARISTOCRACIES17 pts
- ARITHMETICIAN20 pts
- ARMAMENTARIUM19 pts
- AROMATICITIES17 pts
- AROMATIZATION24 pts
- ARSENOPYRITES18 pts
- ARSPHENAMINES20 pts
- ARTERIOGRAPHY22 pts
- ARTERIOVENOUS16 pts
- ARTHRITICALLY21 pts
- ARTHROPATHIES21 pts
- ARTHROSCOPIES20 pts
- ARTICULATIONS15 pts
- ARTIFICIALITY21 pts
- ARTLESSNESSES13 pts
- ASCERTAINABLE17 pts
- ASCERTAINMENT17 pts
- ASPERGILLOSES16 pts
- ASPERGILLOSIS16 pts
- ASPHYXIATIONS28 pts
- ASSASSINATING14 pts
- ASSASSINATION13 pts
- ASSASSINATORS13 pts
- ASSEMBLAGISTS18 pts
- ASSEMBLYWOMAN25 pts
- ASSEMBLYWOMEN25 pts
- ASSERTIVENESS16 pts
- ASSEVERATIONS16 pts
- ASSIDUOUSNESS14 pts
- ASSIGNABILITY19 pts
- ASSIMILATIONS15 pts
- ASSISTANTSHIP18 pts
- ASSOCIATESHIP20 pts
- ASSOCIATIONAL15 pts
- ASSOCIATIVELY21 pts
- ASSOCIATIVITY21 pts
- ASSORTATIVELY19 pts
- ASSUREDNESSES14 pts
- ASTHENOSPHERE21 pts
- ASTHMATICALLY23 pts
- ASTONISHINGLY20 pts
- ASTONISHMENTS18 pts
- ASTRINGENCIES16 pts
- ASTROCYTOMATA20 pts
- ASTRONAUTICAL15 pts
- ASTROPHYSICAL23 pts
- ASYNCHRONISMS23 pts
- ASYNDETICALLY22 pts
- ATAVISTICALLY21 pts
- ATHEISTICALLY21 pts
- ATHEROGENESES17 pts
- ATHEROGENESIS17 pts
- ATOMISTICALLY20 pts
- ATROCIOUSNESS15 pts
- ATTAINABILITY18 pts
- ATTENTIVENESS16 pts
- ATTITUDINALLY17 pts
- ATTITUDINISED15 pts
- ATTITUDINISES14 pts
- ATTITUDINIZED24 pts
- ATTITUDINIZES23 pts
- ATTORNEYSHIPS21 pts
- ATTRACTANCIES17 pts
- ATTRIBUTIONAL15 pts
- ATTRIBUTIVELY21 pts
- ATYPICALITIES20 pts
- AUDACIOUSNESS16 pts
- AUDIOCASSETTE16 pts
- AUGMENTATIONS16 pts
- AUGMENTATIVES19 pts
- AUSCULTATIONS15 pts
- AUSTERENESSES13 pts
- AUTECOLOGICAL18 pts
- AUTHENTICALLY21 pts
- AUTHENTICATED19 pts
- AUTHENTICATES18 pts
- AUTHENTICATOR18 pts
- AUTHORITARIAN16 pts
- AUTHORITATIVE19 pts
- AUTHORIZATION25 pts
- AUTOBIOGRAPHY24 pts
- AUTOCATALYSES18 pts
- AUTOCATALYSIS18 pts
- AUTOCATALYTIC20 pts
- AUTOCEPHALIES20 pts
- AUTOCEPHALOUS20 pts
- AUTOCHTHONOUS21 pts
- AUTOEROTICISM17 pts
- AUTOINFECTION18 pts
- AUTOMATICALLY20 pts
- AUTOMOBILISTS17 pts
- AUTOMORPHISMS22 pts
- AUTONOMICALLY20 pts
- AUTOPOLYPLOID21 pts
- AUTORADIOGRAM17 pts
- AUTOROTATIONS13 pts
- AUTOSUGGESTED16 pts
- AUTOXIDATIONS21 pts
- AVAILABLENESS18 pts
- AVERAGENESSES17 pts
- AVICULTURISTS18 pts
- AVOCATIONALLY21 pts
- AVOIRDUPOISES19 pts
- AWESOMENESSES18 pts
- AWKWARDNESSES24 pts
- AXIOLOGICALLY26 pts
- AXIOMATICALLY27 pts
- AXISYMMETRIES27 pts
- AZATHIOPRINES27 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
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 | alphabetizing | 30 | 34 |
| 2 | achromatizing | 30 | 33 |
| 3 | acquisitively | 30 | 33 |
| 4 | analyzability | 30 | 32 |
| 5 | apostrophized | 30 | 31 |
| 6 | archaeopteryx | 30 | 30 |
| 7 | acclimatizing | 29 | 35 |
| 8 | acquiescently | 29 | 33 |
| 9 | approximative | 29 | 33 |
| 10 | approximately | 29 | 32 |
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 13-letter words start with A?
520 valid 13-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).