15 Letter Words Starting with A
There are 221 15-letter English words that start with A, ranging alphabetically from ABSORBABILITIES to AZIDOTHYMIDINES. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: AZIDOTHYMIDINES (34), AXIOMATIZATIONS (33), ARCHAEOPTERYXES (32). Roughly 4% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
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- ABSORBABILITIES21 pts
- ABSTRACTIONISMS21 pts
- ABSTRACTIONISTS19 pts
- ACANTHOCEPHALAN27 pts
- ACCEPTABILITIES23 pts
- ACCEPTINGNESSES22 pts
- ACCESSIBILITIES21 pts
- ACCLIMATIZATION30 pts
- ACCOMMODATINGLY28 pts
- ACCOMMODATIONAL24 pts
- ACCOMPLISHMENTS28 pts
- ACCOUNTABLENESS21 pts
- ACCOUNTANTSHIPS24 pts
- ACCULTURATIONAL19 pts
- ACETOPHENETIDIN23 pts
- ACHONDROPLASIAS23 pts
- ACHONDROPLASTIC25 pts
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT28 pts
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS28 pts
- ACQUISITIVENESS29 pts
- ACRIMONIOUSNESS19 pts
- ADENOCARCINOMAS22 pts
- ADENOHYPOPHYSES32 pts
- ADENOHYPOPHYSIS32 pts
- ADJUSTABILITIES25 pts
- ADMINISTRATIONS18 pts
- ADMIRABLENESSES20 pts
- ADMISSIBILITIES20 pts
- ADRENALECTOMIES20 pts
- ADVENTUROUSNESS19 pts
- ADVERSARINESSES19 pts
- ADVISABLENESSES21 pts
- AERODYNAMICALLY26 pts
- AERODYNAMICISTS23 pts
- AEROSOLIZATIONS24 pts
- AFFECTABILITIES25 pts
- AFFORDABILITIES24 pts
- AGGLUTINABILITY22 pts
- AGGRANDIZEMENTS29 pts
- AGGREGATENESSES18 pts
- AGRANULOCYTOSES21 pts
- AGRANULOCYTOSIS21 pts
- AGREEABLENESSES18 pts
- AGRIBUSINESSMAN20 pts
- AGRIBUSINESSMEN20 pts
- AGRICULTURALIST18 pts
- AIRWORTHINESSES21 pts
- ALGORITHMICALLY26 pts
- ALKALINIZATIONS28 pts
- ALLEGORICALNESS18 pts
- ALLEGORIZATIONS25 pts
- ALLELOMORPHISMS24 pts
- ALLERGENICITIES18 pts
- ALLOTETRAPLOIDS18 pts
- ALLOTETRAPLOIDY21 pts
- ALPHABETIZATION31 pts
- ALTERNATIVENESS18 pts
- ALUMINOSILICATE19 pts
- AMBASSADORSHIPS25 pts
- AMBIDEXTERITIES27 pts
- AMBIGUOUSNESSES20 pts
- AMBISEXUALITIES26 pts
- AMBITIOUSNESSES19 pts
- AMINOPEPTIDASES22 pts
- AMMONIFICATIONS24 pts
- AMORPHOUSNESSES22 pts
- AMPHIDIPLOIDIES26 pts
- AMPHITHEATRICAL27 pts
- ANACOLUTHICALLY25 pts
- ANAGRAMMATIZING30 pts
- ANALOGOUSNESSES16 pts
- ANALYZABILITIES29 pts
- ANCYLOSTOMIASES22 pts
- ANCYLOSTOMIASIS22 pts
- ANFRACTUOSITIES20 pts
- ANISOTROPICALLY22 pts
- ANKYLOSTOMIASES24 pts
- ANKYLOSTOMIASIS24 pts
- ANOMALOUSNESSES17 pts
- ANONYMOUSNESSES20 pts
- ANTEPENULTIMATE19 pts
- ANTHROPOCENTRIC24 pts
- ANTHROPOLOGICAL23 pts
- ANTHROPOLOGISTS21 pts
- ANTHROPOMETRIES22 pts
- ANTHROPOMORPHIC29 pts
- ANTHROPOPATHISM27 pts
- ANTHROPOPHAGIES26 pts
- ANTHROPOPHAGOUS26 pts
- ANTHROPOSOPHIES25 pts
- ANTIABORTIONIST17 pts
- ANTIALCOHOLISMS22 pts
- ANTIALLERGENICS18 pts
- ANTIAPHRODISIAC23 pts
- ANTIARRHYTHMICS28 pts
- ANTICAPITALISMS21 pts
- ANTICAPITALISTS19 pts
- ANTICARCINOGENS20 pts
- ANTICHOLESTEROL20 pts
- ANTICHOLINERGIC23 pts
- ANTICLERICALISM21 pts
- ANTICLERICALIST19 pts
- ANTICLIMACTICAL23 pts
- ANTICOLONIALISM19 pts
- ANTICOLONIALIST17 pts
- ANTICOMPETITIVE24 pts
- ANTICONVULSANTS20 pts
- ANTICONVULSIVES23 pts
- ANTICORRUPTIONS19 pts
- ANTIDEPRESSANTS18 pts
- ANTIDEPRESSIONS18 pts
- ANTIDERIVATIVES22 pts
- ANTIDEVELOPMENT23 pts
- ANTIEDUCATIONAL18 pts
- ANTIEGALITARIAN16 pts
- ANTIFASHIONABLE23 pts
- ANTIFEDERALISTS19 pts
- ANTIFERROMAGNET21 pts
- ANTIFILIBUSTERS20 pts
- ANTIFORECLOSURE20 pts
- ANTIHISTAMINICS22 pts
- ANTILIBERALISMS19 pts
- ANTILIBERTARIAN17 pts
- ANTILOGARITHMIC23 pts
- ANTIMANAGEMENTS20 pts
- ANTIMATERIALISM19 pts
- ANTIMATERIALIST17 pts
- ANTIMETABOLITES19 pts
- ANTIMILITARISMS19 pts
- ANTIMILITARISTS17 pts
- ANTIMONARCHICAL24 pts
- ANTIMONARCHISTS22 pts
- ANTIMONOPOLISTS19 pts
- ANTINATIONALIST15 pts
- ANTIOBSCENITIES19 pts
- ANTIPERSPIRANTS19 pts
- ANTIPORNOGRAPHY26 pts
- ANTIPROGRESSIVE21 pts
- ANTIQUARIANISMS26 pts
- ANTIRADICALISMS20 pts
- ANTIRATIONALISM17 pts
- ANTIRATIONALIST15 pts
- ANTIRATIONALITY18 pts
- ANTIROMANTICISM21 pts
- ANTISEGREGATION17 pts
- ANTISENTIMENTAL17 pts
- ANTISEPARATISTS17 pts
- ANTISEXUALITIES22 pts
- ANTISHOPLIFTING24 pts
- ANTISPECULATION19 pts
- ANTISPECULATIVE22 pts
- ANTISUBVERSIONS20 pts
- ANTISUBVERSIVES23 pts
- ANTISYPHILITICS25 pts
- ANTITHEORETICAL20 pts
- ANTITRADITIONAL16 pts
- ANTITUBERCULOUS19 pts
- ANTIVIVISECTION23 pts
- APOCALYPTICALLY29 pts
- APOCALYPTICISMS28 pts
- APOLIPOPROTEINS21 pts
- APPEALABILITIES21 pts
- APPLICABILITIES23 pts
- APPRENTICESHIPS26 pts
- APPROACHABILITY29 pts
- APPROPRIATENESS21 pts
- ARBITRARINESSES17 pts
- ARCHAEBACTERIUM26 pts
- ARCHAEOPTERYXES32 pts
- ARCHEOLOGICALLY26 pts
- ARCHIEPISCOPATE26 pts
- ARCHITECTURALLY25 pts
- ARGUMENTATIVELY24 pts
- ARIBOFLAVINOSES23 pts
- ARIBOFLAVINOSIS23 pts
- AROMATHERAPISTS22 pts
- ARRONDISSEMENTS18 pts
- ARTERIOGRAPHIES21 pts
- ARTIFICIALITIES20 pts
- ASSERTIVENESSES18 pts
- ASSIDUOUSNESSES16 pts
- ASSIGNABILITIES18 pts
- ASSIMILATIONISM19 pts
- ASSIMILATIONIST17 pts
- ASSOCIATIONISMS19 pts
- ASSOCIATIONISTS17 pts
- ASSOCIATIVITIES20 pts
- ASTROBIOLOGISTS18 pts
- ASTRONAUTICALLY20 pts
- ASTROPHOTOGRAPH26 pts
- ASTROPHYSICALLY28 pts
- ASTROPHYSICISTS25 pts
- ATHEROSCLEROSES20 pts
- ATHEROSCLEROSIS20 pts
- ATHEROSCLEROTIC22 pts
- ATMOSPHERICALLY27 pts
- ATRABILIOUSNESS17 pts
- ATROCIOUSNESSES17 pts
- ATTAINABILITIES17 pts
- ATTENTIVENESSES18 pts
- AUDACIOUSNESSES18 pts
- AUTHENTICATIONS20 pts
- AUTHORITATIVELY24 pts
- AUTOBIOGRAPHERS23 pts
- AUTOBIOGRAPHIES23 pts
- AUTOCHTHONOUSLY26 pts
- AUTOCORRELATION17 pts
- AUTOGRAPHICALLY26 pts
- AUTOMATIZATIONS26 pts
- AUTORADIOGRAPHS22 pts
- AUTORADIOGRAPHY25 pts
- AUTOSUGGESTIONS17 pts
- AUTOTETRAPLOIDS18 pts
- AUTOTETRAPLOIDY21 pts
- AUTOTRANSFORMER20 pts
- AUTOTRANSFUSION18 pts
- AUTOTROPHICALLY25 pts
- AVAILABLENESSES20 pts
- AXIOMATISATIONS24 pts
- AXIOMATIZATIONS33 pts
- AZIDOTHYMIDINES34 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 | azidothymidines | 34 | 34 |
| 2 | axiomatizations | 33 | 35 |
| 3 | archaeopteryxes | 32 | 32 |
| 4 | adenohypophyses | 32 | 31 |
| 5 | adenohypophysis | 32 | 31 |
| 6 | alphabetization | 31 | 34 |
| 7 | anagrammatizing | 30 | 36 |
| 8 | acclimatization | 30 | 35 |
| 9 | aggrandizements | 29 | 34 |
| 10 | apocalyptically | 29 | 34 |
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 15-letter words start with A?
221 valid 15-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).