Words Containing AN

Q: How many words contain "AN"?

14,529 valid English words contain the sequence AN.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing AN?

PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES at 44 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing AN?

PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES — 25 letters.

There are 14,529 English words that contain the sequence AN. Range: ABANDON to ZYMOSANS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES at 44 points; the longest is PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES (25 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.

By length — 14,529 words containing AN

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6-letter(809)
7-letter(1,497)
8-letter(2,198)
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14-letter(585)
15-letter(386)

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Showing the first 600 of 14,529 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	phosphatidylethanolamines	44	47
2	phosphatidylethanolamine	43	46
3	anthropomorphizations	42	45
4	anthropomorphization	41	44
5	anthropomorphizing	40	44
6	dichlorodifluoromethanes	39	43
7	anthropomorphized	39	41
8	dichlorodifluoromethane	38	42
9	antischizophrenic	38	41
10	psychoanalyzing	38	41

What these words mean

phosphatidylethanolamines: Valid 25-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphatidylethanolamine: Valid 24-letter English word — definition not on file.
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.
dichlorodifluoromethanes: Valid 24-letter English word — definition not on file.
anthropomorphized: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
dichlorodifluoromethane: Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
antischizophrenic: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
psychoanalyzing: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "AN"?

14,529 valid English words contain AN.

Best Scrabble word containing AN?

PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES at 44 pts.

Longest word containing AN?

PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES (25 letters).