8 Letter Words Containing AN
There are 2,198 8-letter English words that contain AN, from ABANDONS to ZYMOSANS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: CHAZZANS (31), HAZZANIM (31), POZZOLAN (28). Roughly 10% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
A
- ABANDONS11 pts
- ABERRANT10 pts
- ABEYANCE15 pts
- ABEYANCY18 pts
- ABIDANCE13 pts
- ABRADANT11 pts
- ABSONANT10 pts
- ABUNDANT11 pts
- ACANTHUS13 pts
- ACARIDAN11 pts
- ACCUSANT12 pts
- ACTINIAN10 pts
- ACUTANCE12 pts
- ADAMANCE13 pts
- ADAMANCY16 pts
- ADAMANTS11 pts
- ADJUTANT16 pts
- ADJUVANT19 pts
- ADVANCED15 pts
- ADVANCER14 pts
- ADVANCES14 pts
- AFFIANCE16 pts
- AFFIANTS14 pts
- AFGHANIS15 pts
- AGRARIAN9 pts
- AIRPLANE10 pts
- AIRWOMAN13 pts
- ALANINES8 pts
- ALDERMAN11 pts
- ALIQUANT17 pts
- ALKANETS12 pts
- ALLANITE8 pts
- ALLIANCE10 pts
- ALLOXANS15 pts
- ALMANACS12 pts
- ALTERANT8 pts
- AMANDINE11 pts
- AMANITAS10 pts
- AMANITIN10 pts
- AMARANTH13 pts
- AMBIANCE14 pts
- AMBULANT12 pts
- AMIANTUS10 pts
- AMOEBEAN12 pts
- ANABAENA10 pts
- ANABASES10 pts
- ANABASIS10 pts
- ANABATIC12 pts
- ANABLEPS12 pts
- ANABOLIC12 pts
- ANACONDA11 pts
- ANAEMIAS10 pts
- ANAEROBE10 pts
- ANAGLYPH17 pts
- ANAGOGES10 pts
- ANAGOGIC12 pts
- ANAGRAMS11 pts
- ANALCIME12 pts
- ANALCITE10 pts
- ANALECTA10 pts
- ANALECTS10 pts
- ANALEMMA12 pts
- ANALGIAS9 pts
- ANALOGIC11 pts
- ANALOGUE9 pts
- ANALYSED12 pts
- ANALYSER11 pts
- ANALYSES11 pts
- ANALYSIS11 pts
- ANALYSTS11 pts
- ANALYTIC13 pts
- ANALYZED21 pts
- ANALYZER20 pts
- ANALYZES20 pts
- ANAPAEST10 pts
- ANAPESTS10 pts
- ANAPHASE13 pts
- ANAPHORA13 pts
- ANAPHORS13 pts
- ANARCHIC15 pts
- ANASARCA10 pts
- ANATASES8 pts
- ANATHEMA13 pts
- ANATOMIC12 pts
- ANATOXIN15 pts
- ANCESTOR10 pts
- ANCESTRY13 pts
- ANCHORED14 pts
- ANCHORET13 pts
- ANCHUSAS13 pts
- ANCHUSIN13 pts
- ANCIENTS10 pts
- ANCILLAE10 pts
- ANCILLAS10 pts
- ANCONEAL10 pts
- ANCONOID11 pts
- ANDANTES9 pts
- ANDESITE9 pts
- ANDESYTE12 pts
- ANDIRONS9 pts
- ANDROGEN10 pts
- ANDROIDS10 pts
- ANEARING9 pts
- ANECDOTA11 pts
- ANECDOTE11 pts
- ANECHOIC15 pts
- ANEMONES10 pts
- ANEMOSES10 pts
- ANEMOSIS10 pts
- ANERGIAS9 pts
- ANERGIES9 pts
- ANEROIDS9 pts
- ANESTRUS8 pts
- ANETHOLE11 pts
- ANETHOLS11 pts
- ANEURINS8 pts
- ANEURISM10 pts
- ANEURYSM13 pts
- ANGAKOKS17 pts
- ANGARIAS9 pts
- ANGARIES9 pts
- ANGELICA11 pts
- ANGELING10 pts
- ANGERING10 pts
- ANGINOSE9 pts
- ANGINOUS9 pts
- ANGIOMAS11 pts
- ANGLEPOD12 pts
- ANGLINGS10 pts
- ANGRIEST9 pts
- ANGSTROM11 pts
- ANGULATE9 pts
- ANGULOSE9 pts
- ANGULOUS9 pts
- ANHINGAS12 pts
- ANILINES8 pts
- ANIMALIC12 pts
- ANIMALLY13 pts
- ANIMATED11 pts
- ANIMATER10 pts
- ANIMATES10 pts
- ANIMATOR10 pts
- ANIMISMS12 pts
- ANIMISTS10 pts
- ANIMUSES10 pts
- ANISEEDS9 pts
- ANISETTE8 pts
- ANISOLES8 pts
- ANKERITE12 pts
- ANKUSHES15 pts
- ANKYLOSE15 pts
- ANNALIST8 pts
- ANNATTOS8 pts
- ANNEALED9 pts
- ANNEALER8 pts
- ANNELIDS9 pts
- ANNEXING16 pts
- ANNOTATE8 pts
- ANNOUNCE10 pts
- ANNOYERS11 pts
- ANNOYING12 pts
- ANNUALLY11 pts
- ANNULATE8 pts
- ANNULETS8 pts
- ANNULLED9 pts
- ANNULOSE8 pts
- ANODALLY12 pts
- ANODIZED19 pts
- ANODIZES18 pts
- ANODYNES12 pts
- ANODYNIC14 pts
- ANOINTED9 pts
- ANOINTER8 pts
- ANOLYTES11 pts
- ANOOPSIA10 pts
- ANOPSIAS10 pts
- ANORETIC10 pts
- ANOREXIA15 pts
- ANOREXIC17 pts
- ANORTHIC13 pts
- ANOSMIAS10 pts
- ANOVULAR11 pts
- ANOXEMIA17 pts
- ANOXEMIC19 pts
- ANSERINE8 pts
- ANSEROUS8 pts
- ANSWERED12 pts
- ANSWERER11 pts
- ANTACIDS11 pts
- ANTALGIC11 pts
- ANTBEARS10 pts
- ANTEATER8 pts
- ANTECEDE11 pts
- ANTEDATE9 pts
- ANTEFIXA18 pts
- ANTELOPE10 pts
- ANTENNAE8 pts
- ANTENNAL8 pts
- ANTENNAS8 pts
- ANTEPAST10 pts
- ANTERIOR8 pts
- ANTEROOM10 pts
- ANTETYPE13 pts
- ANTEVERT11 pts
- ANTHELIA11 pts
- ANTHELIX18 pts
- ANTHEMED14 pts
- ANTHEMIA13 pts
- ANTHERAL11 pts
- ANTHERID12 pts
- ANTHESES11 pts
- ANTHESIS11 pts
- ANTHILLS11 pts
- ANTHODIA12 pts
- ANTIARIN8 pts
- ANTIATOM10 pts
- ANTIBIAS10 pts
- ANTIBODY14 pts
- ANTIBOSS10 pts
- ANTICITY13 pts
- ANTICKED15 pts
- ANTICOLD11 pts
- ANTICULT10 pts
- ANTIDORA9 pts
- ANTIDOTE9 pts
- ANTIDRUG10 pts
- ANTIFOAM13 pts
- ANTIGENE9 pts
- ANTIGENS9 pts
- ANTIHERO11 pts
- ANTIKING13 pts
- ANTILEAK12 pts
- ANTILEFT11 pts
- ANTILIFE11 pts
- ANTILOCK14 pts
- ANTILOGS9 pts
- ANTILOGY12 pts
- ANTIMALE10 pts
- ANTIMASK14 pts
- ANTIMERE10 pts
- ANTIMONY13 pts
- ANTINODE9 pts
- ANTINOMY13 pts
- ANTINUKE12 pts
- ANTIPHON13 pts
- ANTIPILL10 pts
- ANTIPODE11 pts
- ANTIPOLE10 pts
- ANTIPOPE12 pts
- ANTIPORN10 pts
- ANTIPYIC15 pts
- ANTIQUED18 pts
- ANTIQUER17 pts
- ANTIQUES17 pts
- ANTIRAPE10 pts
- ANTIRIOT8 pts
- ANTIROCK14 pts
- ANTIROLL8 pts
- ANTIRUST8 pts
- ANTISERA8 pts
- ANTISHIP13 pts
- ANTISKID13 pts
- ANTISLIP10 pts
- ANTISMOG11 pts
- ANTISMUT10 pts
- ANTISNOB10 pts
- ANTISTAT8 pts
- ANTITANK12 pts
- ANTITYPE13 pts
- ANTIWEAR11 pts
- ANTIWEED12 pts
- ANTLERED9 pts
- ANTLIONS8 pts
- ANTONYMS13 pts
- ANTONYMY16 pts
- ANTRORSE8 pts
- ANTSIEST8 pts
- ANURESES8 pts
- ANURESIS8 pts
- ANURETIC10 pts
- ANVILING12 pts
- ANVILLED12 pts
- ANVILTOP13 pts
- ANYPLACE15 pts
- ANYTHING15 pts
- ANYWHERE17 pts
- APANAGES11 pts
- APHANITE13 pts
- APHELIAN13 pts
- APHIDIAN14 pts
- APIARIAN10 pts
- APIMANIA12 pts
- APPANAGE13 pts
- AQUANAUT17 pts
- AQUARIAN17 pts
- ARANEIDS9 pts
- ARBUTEAN10 pts
- ARCADIAN11 pts
- ARCANUMS12 pts
- ARMBANDS13 pts
- ARRANGED10 pts
- ARRANGER9 pts
- ARRANGES9 pts
- ARRANTLY11 pts
- ARROGANT9 pts
- ARTISANS8 pts
- ASCIDIAN11 pts
- ASHPLANT13 pts
- ASPIRANT10 pts
- ASSONANT8 pts
- ATAGHANS12 pts
- ATHANASY14 pts
- ATLANTES8 pts
- AUROREAN8 pts
- AVELLANE11 pts
- AVIANIZE20 pts
B
- BACCHANT17 pts
- BACKHAND20 pts
- BACKLAND17 pts
- BADLANDS12 pts
- BAILSMAN12 pts
- BALANCED13 pts
- BALANCER12 pts
- BALANCES12 pts
- BANALITY13 pts
- BANALIZE19 pts
- BANAUSIC12 pts
- BANDAGED13 pts
- BANDAGER12 pts
- BANDAGES12 pts
- BANDANAS11 pts
- BANDANNA11 pts
- BANDEAUS11 pts
- BANDEAUX18 pts
- BANDEROL11 pts
- BANDITRY14 pts
- BANDITTI11 pts
- BANDORAS11 pts
- BANDORES11 pts
- BANDSMAN13 pts
- BANDSMEN13 pts
- BANDYING15 pts
- BANGKOKS19 pts
- BANGTAIL11 pts
- BANISHED14 pts
- BANISHER13 pts
- BANISHES13 pts
- BANISTER10 pts
- BANJAXED25 pts
- BANJAXES24 pts
- BANJOIST17 pts
- BANKABLE16 pts
- BANKBOOK20 pts
- BANKCARD17 pts
- BANKERLY17 pts
- BANKINGS15 pts
- BANKNOTE14 pts
- BANKROLL14 pts
- BANKRUPT16 pts
- BANKSIAS14 pts
- BANKSIDE15 pts
- BANNERED11 pts
- BANNERET10 pts
- BANNEROL10 pts
- BANNOCKS16 pts
- BANQUETS19 pts
- BANSHEES13 pts
- BANSHIES13 pts
- BANTENGS11 pts
- BANTERED11 pts
- BANTERER10 pts
- BANTLING11 pts
- BARBICAN14 pts
- BARCHANS15 pts
- BARGEMAN13 pts
- BARRANCA12 pts
- BARRANCO12 pts
- BARTISAN10 pts
- BARTIZAN19 pts
- BEADSMAN13 pts
- BEANBAGS13 pts
- BEANBALL12 pts
- BEANLIKE14 pts
- BEANPOLE12 pts
- BECHANCE17 pts
- BEDESMAN13 pts
- BEDSTAND12 pts
- BEGROANS11 pts
- BEMEANED13 pts
- BEMOANED13 pts
- BETHANKS17 pts
- BEZZANTS28 pts
- BIANNUAL10 pts
- BILANDER11 pts
- BILLYCAN15 pts
- BIMANOUS12 pts
- BIMANUAL12 pts
- BIOCLEAN12 pts
- BIPLANES12 pts
- BLANCHED16 pts
- BLANCHER15 pts
- BLANCHES15 pts
- BLANDEST11 pts
- BLANDISH14 pts
- BLANKEST14 pts
- BLANKETS14 pts
- BLANKING15 pts
- BLATANCY15 pts
- BLUESMAN12 pts
- BOARDMAN13 pts
- BOATSMAN12 pts
- BODHRANS14 pts
- BOGBEANS13 pts
- BOGEYMAN16 pts
- BOHEMIAN15 pts
- BONANZAS19 pts
- BONDSMAN13 pts
- BOOGYMAN16 pts
- BOTANICA12 pts
- BOTANIES10 pts
- BOTANISE10 pts
- BOTANIST10 pts
- BOTANIZE19 pts
- BOUFFANT16 pts
- BRAINPAN12 pts
- BRAKEMAN16 pts
- BRANCHED16 pts
- BRANCHES15 pts
- BRANCHIA15 pts
- BRANDERS11 pts
- BRANDIED12 pts
- BRANDIES11 pts
- BRANDING12 pts
- BRANDISH14 pts
- BRANNERS10 pts
- BRANNIER10 pts
- BRANNING11 pts
- BRANTAIL10 pts
- BRECHANS15 pts
- BRIGANDS12 pts
- BRISANCE12 pts
- BROWBAND16 pts
- BRYOZOAN22 pts
- BUCKBEAN18 pts
- BUGBANES13 pts
- BUOYANCE15 pts
- BUOYANCY18 pts
- BUSHLAND14 pts
- BUSULFAN13 pts
- BUTANOLS10 pts
- BUTANONE10 pts
C
- CABSTAND13 pts
- CADUCEAN13 pts
- CALCANEA12 pts
- CALCANEI12 pts
- CALLANTS10 pts
- CANAILLE10 pts
- CANAKINS14 pts
- CANALING11 pts
- CANALISE10 pts
- CANALIZE19 pts
- CANALLED11 pts
- CANALLER10 pts
- CANARIES10 pts
- CANASTAS10 pts
- CANCELED13 pts
- CANCELER12 pts
- CANCROID13 pts
- CANDELAS11 pts
- CANDIDAS12 pts
- CANDIDER12 pts
- CANDIDLY15 pts
- CANDLERS11 pts
- CANDLING12 pts
- CANDOURS11 pts
- CANDYING15 pts
- CANELLAS10 pts
- CANEPHOR15 pts
- CANEWARE13 pts
- CANFIELD14 pts
- CANIKINS14 pts
- CANINITY13 pts
- CANISTER10 pts
- CANITIES10 pts
- CANKERED15 pts
- CANNABIC14 pts
- CANNABIN12 pts
- CANNABIS12 pts
- CANNELON10 pts
- CANNIBAL12 pts
- CANNIEST10 pts
- CANNIKIN14 pts
- CANNINGS11 pts
- CANNONED11 pts
- CANNONRY13 pts
- CANNULAE10 pts
- CANNULAR10 pts
- CANNULAS10 pts
- CANOEING11 pts
- CANOEIST10 pts
- CANONESS10 pts
- CANONISE10 pts
- CANONIST10 pts
- CANONIZE19 pts
- CANOODLE11 pts
- CANOPIED13 pts
- CANOPIES12 pts
- CANOROUS10 pts
- CANTALAS10 pts
- CANTATAS10 pts
- CANTDOGS12 pts
- CANTEENS10 pts
- CANTERED11 pts
- CANTICLE12 pts
- CANTINAS10 pts
- CANTONAL10 pts
- CANTONED11 pts
- CANTRAIP12 pts
- CANTRAPS12 pts
- CANTRIPS12 pts
- CANULATE10 pts
- CANVASED14 pts
- CANVASER13 pts
- CANVASES13 pts
- CANZONAS19 pts
- CANZONES19 pts
- CANZONET19 pts
- CAPELANS12 pts
- CAPSTANS12 pts
- CARAGANA11 pts
- CARANGID12 pts
- CARAVANS13 pts
- CARCANET12 pts
- CARDIGAN12 pts
- CASTANET10 pts
- CATERANS10 pts
- CERULEAN10 pts
- CESAREAN10 pts
- CESARIAN10 pts
- CETACEAN12 pts
- CHAINMAN15 pts
- CHAIRMAN15 pts
- CHANCELS15 pts
- CHANCERY18 pts
- CHANCIER15 pts
- CHANCILY18 pts
- CHANCING16 pts
- CHANCRES15 pts
- CHANDLER14 pts
- CHANFRON16 pts
- CHANGERS14 pts
- CHANGING15 pts
- CHANNELS13 pts
- CHANSONS13 pts
- CHANTAGE14 pts
- CHANTERS13 pts
- CHANTEYS16 pts
- CHANTIES13 pts
- CHANTING14 pts
- CHANTORS13 pts
- CHAZANIM24 pts
- CHAZZANS31 pts
- CHESSMAN15 pts
- CHICANED16 pts
- CHICANER15 pts
- CHICANES15 pts
- CHICANOS15 pts
- CHITOSAN13 pts
- CHLORDAN14 pts
- CHOREMAN15 pts
- CILANTRO10 pts
- CIVILIAN13 pts
- CLACHANS15 pts
- CLAIMANT12 pts
- CLANGERS11 pts
- CLANGING12 pts
- CLANGORS11 pts
- CLANGOUR11 pts
- CLANKING15 pts
- CLANNISH13 pts
- CLANSMAN12 pts
- CLANSMEN12 pts
- CLAYBANK19 pts
- CLAYPANS15 pts
- CLEANERS10 pts
- CLEANEST10 pts
- CLEANING11 pts
- CLEANSED11 pts
- CLEANSER10 pts
- CLEANSES10 pts
- CLEANUPS12 pts
- CLUBHAND16 pts
- COACHMAN17 pts
- COANCHOR15 pts
- COCOANUT12 pts
- COLANDER11 pts
- COLORANT10 pts
- COLORMAN12 pts
- COMANAGE13 pts
- COMEDIAN13 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Showing the first 600 of 2,198 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.
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 | chazzans | 31 | 32 |
| 2 | hazzanim | 31 | 32 |
| 3 | pozzolan | 28 | 31 |
| 4 | bezzants | 28 | 30 |
| 5 | janizary | 27 | 29 |
| 6 | japanize | 26 | 30 |
| 7 | quantize | 26 | 28 |
| 8 | whizbang | 26 | 28 |
| 9 | banjaxed | 25 | 29 |
| 10 | kyanized | 25 | 25 |
FAQs
How many 8-letter words contain AN?
2,198 valid 8-letter English words contain the letters AN 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).