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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.

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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.

#WordScrabbleWWF
1alphabetizing3034
2achromatizing3033
3acquisitively3033
4analyzability3032
5apostrophized3031
6archaeopteryx3030
7acclimatizing2935
8acquiescently2933
9approximative2933
10approximately2932

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).

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