14 Letter Words Starting with A
There are 331 14-letter English words that start with A, ranging alphabetically from ABORTIFACIENTS to AZIDOTHYMIDINE. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: AZIDOTHYMIDINE (33), AXIOMATIZATION (32), APOSTROPHIZING (31). The longest entry here is ABORTIFACIENTS at 14 letters.
Word list
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- ABORTIFACIENTS21 pts
- ABORTIVENESSES19 pts
- ABRASIVENESSES19 pts
- ABSENTMINDEDLY23 pts
- ABSOLUTENESSES16 pts
- ABSORPTIVITIES21 pts
- ABSQUATULATING26 pts
- ABSTEMIOUSNESS18 pts
- ABSTRACTEDNESS19 pts
- ABSTRACTIONISM20 pts
- ABSTRACTIONIST18 pts
- ABSTRACTNESSES18 pts
- ABSTRUSENESSES16 pts
- ACCELERATINGLY22 pts
- ACCELEROMETERS20 pts
- ACCEPTABLENESS22 pts
- ACCESSIBLENESS20 pts
- ACCIDENTALNESS19 pts
- ACCOMMODATIONS23 pts
- ACCOMPANIMENTS24 pts
- ACCOMPLISHABLE27 pts
- ACCOMPLISHMENT27 pts
- ACCOUNTABILITY23 pts
- ACCOUNTANTSHIP23 pts
- ACCREDITATIONS19 pts
- ACCULTURATIONS18 pts
- ACCUMULATIVELY26 pts
- ACCURATENESSES18 pts
- ACCURSEDNESSES19 pts
- ACCUSTOMATIONS20 pts
- ACCUSTOMEDNESS21 pts
- ACETAMINOPHENS23 pts
- ACETAZOLAMIDES28 pts
- ACETIFICATIONS21 pts
- ACETYLCHOLINES24 pts
- ACHONDROPLASIA22 pts
- ACHROMATICALLY26 pts
- ACIDIFICATIONS22 pts
- ACKNOWLEDGEDLY29 pts
- ACKNOWLEDGMENT27 pts
- ACRYLONITRILES19 pts
- ACTINOMORPHIES23 pts
- ACTINOMYCETOUS23 pts
- ACTUALIZATIONS25 pts
- ACUPUNCTURISTS20 pts
- ADAPTABILITIES19 pts
- ADAPTATIONALLY20 pts
- ADAPTIVENESSES20 pts
- ADDRESSABILITY21 pts
- ADENOCARCINOMA21 pts
- ADEQUATENESSES24 pts
- ADHESIVENESSES21 pts
- ADMEASUREMENTS19 pts
- ADMINISTRATING18 pts
- ADMINISTRATION17 pts
- ADMINISTRATIVE20 pts
- ADMINISTRATORS17 pts
- ADMINISTRATRIX24 pts
- ADMIRABILITIES19 pts
- ADOPTABILITIES19 pts
- ADORABLENESSES17 pts
- ADRENERGICALLY21 pts
- ADRENOCORTICAL19 pts
- ADVANTAGEOUSLY22 pts
- ADVENTITIOUSLY21 pts
- ADVERTISEMENTS20 pts
- ADVERTIZEMENTS29 pts
- ADVISABILITIES20 pts
- AEROBIOLOGICAL19 pts
- AERODYNAMICIST22 pts
- AEROELASTICITY19 pts
- AERONAUTICALLY19 pts
- AEROSOLIZATION23 pts
- AESTHETICIZING29 pts
- AFFECTEDNESSES23 pts
- AFFECTIONATELY25 pts
- AFFECTLESSNESS22 pts
- AFFENPINSCHERS27 pts
- AFFORESTATIONS20 pts
- AFOREMENTIONED20 pts
- AGGIORNAMENTOS18 pts
- AGGLOMERATIONS18 pts
- AGGLUTINATIONS16 pts
- AGGLUTINOGENIC19 pts
- AGGRANDIZEMENT28 pts
- AGGRESSIVENESS19 pts
- AGGRESSIVITIES19 pts
- AGREEABILITIES17 pts
- AGRIBUSINESSES17 pts
- AGRICULTURALLY20 pts
- AGRICULTURISTS17 pts
- AGROFORESTRIES18 pts
- AIRTIGHTNESSES18 pts
- ALDOSTERONISMS17 pts
- ALIENABILITIES16 pts
- ALKALINIZATION27 pts
- ALLEGORIZATION24 pts
- ALLELOMORPHISM23 pts
- ALLITERATIVELY20 pts
- ALLOANTIBODIES17 pts
- ALLOPATRICALLY21 pts
- ALLOPOLYPLOIDS22 pts
- ALLOPOLYPLOIDY25 pts
- ALLOSTERICALLY19 pts
- ALLOTETRAPLOID17 pts
- ALLUSIVENESSES17 pts
- ALMIGHTINESSES20 pts
- ALPHABETICALLY26 pts
- ALPHANUMERICAL23 pts
- ALTERABILITIES16 pts
- ALTRUISTICALLY19 pts
- AMATEURISHNESS19 pts
- AMBASSADORSHIP24 pts
- AMBASSADRESSES19 pts
- AMBIDEXTROUSLY29 pts
- AMICABLENESSES20 pts
- AMINOACIDURIAS19 pts
- AMINOPEPTIDASE21 pts
- AMINOPHYLLINES24 pts
- AMITRIPTYLINES21 pts
- AMMONIFICATION23 pts
- AMPHIBIOUSNESS23 pts
- AMPHIPROSTYLES26 pts
- AMPLIFICATIONS23 pts
- ANAGRAMMATICAL21 pts
- ANAGRAMMATIZED29 pts
- ANAGRAMMATIZES28 pts
- ANALPHABETISMS23 pts
- ANAPHRODISIACS22 pts
- ANATHEMATIZING29 pts
- ANCHORITICALLY24 pts
- ANELASTICITIES16 pts
- ANESTHESIOLOGY21 pts
- ANESTHETICALLY22 pts
- ANGLICIZATIONS26 pts
- ANIMADVERSIONS20 pts
- ANIMALIZATIONS25 pts
- ANISOMETROPIAS18 pts
- ANKYLOSAURUSES21 pts
- ANNEXATIONISTS21 pts
- ANTEPENULTIMAS18 pts
- ANTHOPHYLLITES25 pts
- ANTHRAQUINONES26 pts
- ANTHROPOLOGIES20 pts
- ANTHROPOLOGIST20 pts
- ANTHROPOMETRIC23 pts
- ANTHROPOMORPHS26 pts
- ANTHROPOPHAGUS25 pts
- ANTIAGGRESSION16 pts
- ANTIALCOHOLISM21 pts
- ANTIALLERGENIC17 pts
- ANTIAPARTHEIDS20 pts
- ANTIARRHYTHMIC27 pts
- ANTIARTHRITICS19 pts
- ANTIBACTERIALS18 pts
- ANTIBIOTICALLY21 pts
- ANTICAPITALISM20 pts
- ANTICAPITALIST18 pts
- ANTICARCINOGEN19 pts
- ANTICENSORSHIP21 pts
- ANTICOAGULANTS17 pts
- ANTICOMMERCIAL22 pts
- ANTICOMMUNISMS22 pts
- ANTICOMMUNISTS20 pts
- ANTICONVULSANT19 pts
- ANTICONVULSIVE22 pts
- ANTICORROSIVES19 pts
- ANTICORRUPTION18 pts
- ANTIDEFAMATION20 pts
- ANTIDEMOCRATIC21 pts
- ANTIDEPRESSANT17 pts
- ANTIDEPRESSION17 pts
- ANTIDERIVATIVE21 pts
- ANTIDESICCANTS19 pts
- ANTIDROMICALLY22 pts
- ANTIEPILEPTICS20 pts
- ANTIFEDERALIST18 pts
- ANTIFILIBUSTER19 pts
- ANTIFORMALISTS19 pts
- ANTIGENICITIES17 pts
- ANTIGOVERNMENT20 pts
- ANTIGUERRILLAS15 pts
- ANTIHISTAMINES19 pts
- ANTIHISTAMINIC21 pts
- ANTIHISTORICAL19 pts
- ANTIHOMOSEXUAL26 pts
- ANTIHUMANISTIC21 pts
- ANTILIBERALISM18 pts
- ANTILOGARITHMS20 pts
- ANTIMANAGEMENT19 pts
- ANTIMECHANISTS21 pts
- ANTIMETABOLICS20 pts
- ANTIMETABOLITE18 pts
- ANTIMICROBIALS20 pts
- ANTIMILITARISM18 pts
- ANTIMILITARIST16 pts
- ANTIMODERNISTS17 pts
- ANTIMONARCHIST21 pts
- ANTIMONOPOLIST18 pts
- ANTINEOPLASTIC18 pts
- ANTINOMIANISMS18 pts
- ANTIPARASITICS18 pts
- ANTIPERSPIRANT18 pts
- ANTIPHLOGISTIC22 pts
- ANTIPOLLUTIONS16 pts
- ANTIPSYCHOTICS26 pts
- ANTIQUARIANISM25 pts
- ANTIRADICALISM19 pts
- ANTIRECESSIONS16 pts
- ANTIREFLECTION19 pts
- ANTIREFLECTIVE22 pts
- ANTIREGULATORY18 pts
- ANTIRHEUMATICS21 pts
- ANTIRITUALISMS16 pts
- ANTISCIENTIFIC21 pts
- ANTISCORBUTICS20 pts
- ANTISEPARATIST16 pts
- ANTISEPTICALLY21 pts
- ANTISOCIALISTS16 pts
- ANTISPASMODICS21 pts
- ANTISUBVERSION19 pts
- ANTISUBVERSIVE22 pts
- ANTISYPHILITIC24 pts
- ANTITECHNOLOGY23 pts
- ANTITERRORISMS16 pts
- ANTITERRORISTS14 pts
- ANTITHETICALLY22 pts
- ANTITUBERCULAR18 pts
- ANTIUNIVERSITY20 pts
- APERIODICITIES19 pts
- APHORISTICALLY24 pts
- APOCALYPTICISM27 pts
- APOCRYPHALNESS26 pts
- APOLIPOPROTEIN20 pts
- APOLOGETICALLY22 pts
- APOPLECTICALLY25 pts
- APOSEMATICALLY23 pts
- APOSTOLICITIES18 pts
- APOSTROPHISING22 pts
- APOSTROPHIZING31 pts
- APOTROPAICALLY23 pts
- APPARENTNESSES18 pts
- APPENDECTOMIES23 pts
- APPENDICECTOMY28 pts
- APPENDICITIDES22 pts
- APPENDICITISES21 pts
- APPORTIONMENTS20 pts
- APPOSITENESSES18 pts
- APPRECIATIVELY26 pts
- APPREHENSIVELY27 pts
- APPRENTICESHIP25 pts
- APPROPRIATIONS20 pts
- APPROXIMATIONS27 pts
- AQUACULTURISTS25 pts
- ARABICIZATIONS27 pts
- ARBORICULTURAL18 pts
- ARBORICULTURES18 pts
- ARCHAEBACTERIA23 pts
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL22 pts
- ARCHAEOLOGISTS20 pts
- ARCHBISHOPRICS28 pts
- ARCHDEACONRIES22 pts
- ARCHIEPISCOPAL25 pts
- ARCHIMANDRITES22 pts
- ARCHITECTONICS23 pts
- ARGUMENTATIONS17 pts
- ARITHMETICALLY24 pts
- ARITHMETICIANS21 pts
- AROMATHERAPIES21 pts
- AROMATHERAPIST21 pts
- AROMATIZATIONS25 pts
- ARRONDISSEMENT17 pts
- ARTERIOGRAPHIC22 pts
- ARTICULATENESS16 pts
- ARTIFICIALNESS19 pts
- ASCERTAINMENTS18 pts
- ASSASSINATIONS14 pts
- ASSAULTIVENESS17 pts
- ASSIMILABILITY21 pts
- ASSISTANTSHIPS19 pts
- ASSOCIATESHIPS21 pts
- ASSOCIATIONISM18 pts
- ASSOCIATIONIST16 pts
- ASSUMABILITIES18 pts
- ASTHENOSPHERES22 pts
- ASTHENOSPHERIC24 pts
- ASTROBIOLOGIES17 pts
- ASTROBIOLOGIST17 pts
- ASTROLOGICALLY20 pts
- ASTRONOMICALLY21 pts
- ASTROPHYSICIST24 pts
- ASYMMETRICALLY26 pts
- ASYMPTOTICALLY26 pts
- ASYNCHRONOUSLY25 pts
- ATTITUDINISING16 pts
- ATTITUDINIZING25 pts
- ATTRACTIVENESS19 pts
- AUDIOCASSETTES17 pts
- AUSPICIOUSNESS18 pts
- AUTHENTICATING20 pts
- AUTHENTICATION19 pts
- AUTHENTICATORS19 pts
- AUTHENTICITIES19 pts
- AUTHORITARIANS17 pts
- AUTHORIZATIONS26 pts
- AUTOANTIBODIES17 pts
- AUTOBIOGRAPHER22 pts
- AUTOBIOGRAPHIC24 pts
- AUTOCRATICALLY21 pts
- AUTOEROTICISMS18 pts
- AUTOIMMUNITIES18 pts
- AUTOINFECTIONS19 pts
- AUTOMATICITIES18 pts
- AUTOMATIZATION25 pts
- AUTOMOBILITIES18 pts
- AUTOPOLYPLOIDS22 pts
- AUTOPOLYPLOIDY25 pts
- AUTORADIOGRAMS18 pts
- AUTORADIOGRAPH21 pts
- AUTOSUGGESTING17 pts
- AUTOSUGGESTION16 pts
- AUTOTETRAPLOID17 pts
- AVAILABILITIES19 pts
- AVARICIOUSNESS19 pts
- AVASCULARITIES19 pts
- AVERSIVENESSES20 pts
- AVUNCULARITIES19 pts
- AXIOMATISATION23 pts
- AXIOMATIZATION32 pts
- AXISYMMETRICAL30 pts
- AZIDOTHYMIDINE33 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 | azidothymidine | 33 | 33 |
| 2 | axiomatization | 32 | 34 |
| 3 | apostrophizing | 31 | 34 |
| 4 | axisymmetrical | 30 | 33 |
| 5 | acknowledgedly | 29 | 33 |
| 6 | anagrammatized | 29 | 33 |
| 7 | advertizements | 29 | 32 |
| 8 | ambidextrously | 29 | 32 |
| 9 | anathematizing | 29 | 32 |
| 10 | aestheticizing | 29 | 31 |
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 14-letter words start with A?
331 valid 14-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).