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Words Starting With A
All 1,222 English words beginning with A, from 2 to 16 letters, grouped by length with the longest and most useful highlighted.
Key facts about this word list
- Words in this list
- 1,222
- Word lengths
- 2–16 letters
- Most common length
- 8 letters (187)
- Shortest
- aa, ab, ad
- Longest
- acknowledgements
8-letter words are the largest group here — 187 words, 15% of the list.
The longest entry is “acknowledgements” (16 letters); the shortest are “aa”, “ab”, “ad”.
The most frequently used are “and”, “are”, “at”, “as”, “all”.
A is one of the busiest opening letters in the dictionary, so narrow the list with the length filter before scanning it.
This list is built from this site’s own word list of about 16,750 words drawn from common written English. It includes some names and abbreviations that most word games reject, and it leaves out rare and technical words, so check anything you plan to play against the rules of your game. More about the word list.
1,222 wordsshowing 307
2-letter words (6 of 16)
- aa
- ab
- ad
- ae
- ag
- ah
3-letter words (10 of 40)
- abs
- ace
- act
- add
- adj
- adv
- aft
- age
- ago
- aid
4-letter words (21 of 87)
- abba
- abby
- abit
- able
- acad
- acct
- acer
- aces
- acid
- aclu
- acme
- acne
- acre
- acta
- acts
- adam
- addr
- adds
- aero
- afro
- aged
5-letter words (32 of 130)
- aaron
- abbey
- abide
- about
- above
- abuse
- acids
- acorn
- acres
- acted
- actor
- acute
- adams
- adapt
- added
- admin
- admit
- adobe
- adopt
- adult
- after
- again
- agent
- agile
- aging
- agnes
- agree
- ahead
- ahmed
- aided
- aides
- aimed
6-letter words (38 of 156)
- abbott
- aboard
- abroad
- absent
- absorb
- absurd
- abused
- abuses
- accent
- accept
- access
- accord
- across
- acting
- action
- active
- actors
- actual
- addict
- adding
- adhere
- adjust
- admire
- admits
- adrian
- adults
- advent
- advert
- advice
- advise
- aerial
- affair
- affect
- affirm
- afford
- afghan
- afraid
- africa
7-letter words (44 of 179)
- abandon
- abigail
- ability
- abraham
- absence
- abusive
- academy
- accents
- accepts
- acclaim
- account
- accrued
- accused
- acetate
- achieve
- acquire
- acreage
- acrobat
- acronym
- acrylic
- actions
- actress
- adapted
- adapter
- adaptor
- addison
- address
- adjunct
- admiral
- adopted
- advance
- adverse
- adverts
- advised
- adviser
- advises
- advisor
- aerobic
- aerosol
- affairs
- affects
- african
- against
- agendas
8-letter words (46 of 187)
- aberdeen
- abnormal
- abortion
- absolute
- absorbed
- abstract
- abundant
- academia
- academic
- acapulco
- accepted
- accessed
- accesses
- accident
- accounts
- accuracy
- accurate
- achieved
- achieves
- acoustic
- acquired
- acquires
- acronyms
- activate
- actively
- activism
- activist
- activity
- actually
- adapters
- adaptive
- adaptors
- addendum
- addicted
- addition
- additive
- adelaide
- adequacy
- adequate
- adhesion
- adhesive
- adjacent
- adjusted
- admitted
- adopting
- adoption
9-letter words (43 of 175)
- abandoned
- abatement
- abdominal
- abilities
- absorbing
- abstracts
- abundance
- academics
- academies
- accepting
- accessing
- accession
- accessory
- accidents
- acclaimed
- accolades
- accompany
- according
- accounted
- achieving
- acoustics
- acquiring
- activated
- activists
- actresses
- actuarial
- addiction
- addictive
- additions
- additives
- addressed
- addresses
- adherence
- adhesives
- adjoining
- adjourned
- adjusting
- admission
- advancing
- advantage
- adventure
- adversely
- advertise
10-letter words (27 of 112)
- aboriginal
- absolutely
- absorption
- accelerate
- acceptable
- acceptance
- accessible
- accidental
- accomplish
- accordance
- accountant
- accounting
- accredited
- accumulate
- accurately
- accustomed
- activation
- activities
- adaptation
- additional
- addressing
- adequately
- adjustable
- adjustment
- administer
- admissions
- adolescent
11-letter words (16 of 64)
- abstraction
- accelerated
- accelerator
- accessories
- accommodate
- accompanied
- accordingly
- accountable
- accountancy
- accountants
- accumulated
- achievement
- acknowledge
- acquisition
- acupuncture
- adjustments
12-letter words (8 of 34)
- abbreviation
- acceleration
- accidentally
- accompanying
- accomplished
- accumulation
- achievements
- acknowledged
13-letter words (6 of 25)
- abbreviations
- abnormalities
- accessibility
- accommodation
- accreditation
- administering
14-letter words (6 of 13)
- accommodations
- accomplishment
- accountability
- administration
- administrative
- administrators
15-letter words (3)
- accomplishments
- acknowledgement
- acknowledgments
16-letter words (1)
- acknowledgements
Showing 307 of 1,222 words — 915 more available.
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Frequently asked questions
How many words start with A?
1,222 words in our 16,749-word English dictionary begin with A, and 187 of thems are 8 letters long. Larger unabridged dictionaries include more rare and technical entries.
What is the longest word starting with A in this list?
“acknowledgements”, at 16 letters. The shortest are aa, ab, ad.
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