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Words That Start With A

There are 10,456 English words that start with the letter A, from AA to AZYGOUS. The highest-scoring word beginning with A in Scrabble® is ANTHROPOMORPHIZATIONS at 42 points, and the longest is ACETYLCHOLINESTERASES (21 letters). Use the list for Scrabble, Words With Friends, Wordscapes and crossword help. The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.

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Showing the first 600 of 10,456 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.

#WordScrabbleWWF
1anthropomorphizations4245
2anthropomorphization4144
3anthropomorphizing4044
4anthropomorphized3941
5antischizophrenic3841
6anthropomorphizes3840
7anthropomorphize3739
8anthropomorphically3640
9antischizophrenia3638
10acquaintanceships3540

What these words mean

anthropomorphizations
Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
anthropomorphization
Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
anthropomorphizing
(verb)To endow with human qualities.
anthropomorphized
Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
antischizophrenic
Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
anthropomorphizes
Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
anthropomorphize
Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
anthropomorphically
Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
antischizophrenia
Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
acquaintanceships
Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.

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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 words start with A?

10,456 valid English words begin with A.

Best Scrabble word starting with A?

ANTHROPOMORPHIZATIONS at 42 pts.

Longest word starting with A?

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASES (21 letters).

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