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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.

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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
1azidothymidine3333
2axiomatization3234
3apostrophizing3134
4axisymmetrical3033
5acknowledgedly2933
6anagrammatized2933
7advertizements2932
8ambidextrously2932
9anathematizing2932
10aestheticizing2931

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).

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