Words That Start With A
10,446 words start with A; 1,494 of them are common words, shown in bold.
The words, common first
2-letter words 16
aa ab ad ae ag ah ai al am an ar as at aw ax ay
3-letter words 70
aba abs ace act add ado ads aft aga age ago aha aid aim ain air ais ala ale all alp als alt ama ami amp ana and ani ant any ape apt arc are ark arm ars art ash ask asp ate att ava ave awe axe aye
Plus 21 rarer words.
4-letter words 190
able aces ache acid acne acre acts adds aero afar aged ages ahem aide aids aims airs akin alan alas alba alec ally alma alps also alto amen amid amir ammo anna anon ante anti ants apes apex aqua arch arcs area aria arid arms army arse arts asks atom atop aunt aura auto avid away axel axes axis axle
Plus 130 more words.
5-letter words 496
about above abuse acres acted actor acute adapt added admit adopt adult after again agent aging agree ahead aimed alarm album alert alien alike alive allow alone along alpha alter amber among angel anger angle angry anime ankle apart apple apply areas arena argue arise armed armor array arrow ashes aside asked asset audio audit avoid awake award aware awful
Plus 436 more words — see the full list.
6-letter words 827
aboard abroad accent accept access across acting action active actors actual adding adjust adults advice advise affair affect afford afraid agency agenda agents agreed agrees alaska albums allied allies allows almost always amazon amount angels animal annual answer anyone anyway appeal appear argued around arrest arrive artist asking asleep aspect assets assist assume attack attend august author autumn avenue awards
Plus 767 more words.
7-letter words 1,242
ability absence academy account accused achieve acquire actions actress adapted address adopted advance advised affairs affects against airport alcohol alleged allowed already alright amateur amazing amongst amounts ancient android animals another answers anxiety anybody anymore anytime appeals appears applied applies arguing arrival arrived arrives arsenal article artists artwork aspects assault assumed attacks attempt attract auction authors average awarded awesome awkward
Plus 1,182 more words.
8-letter words 1,615
abortion absolute abstract academic accepted accident accounts accuracy accurate achieved acquired actively activist activity actually addition adjacent admitted adoption advanced advisory advocate affected agencies aircraft airlines alliance allowing although analysis announce annoying annually answered anything anywhere apparent appeared applying approach approval approved argument arranged arrested arriving articles artistic assembly assigned assuming athletes attached attacked attempts attended attitude attorney audience aviation
Plus 1,555 more words.
9-letter words 1,574
abandoned abilities accepting accidents according achieving activated activists addiction addressed addresses admission advantage adventure advocates aesthetic affecting affection affiliate afternoon aggregate agreement alexander algorithm allegedly alongside alternate ambitious ambulance amendment ancestors animation announced announces anonymous answering apartment apologize appealing appearing appointed architect arguments artillery assembled assistant associate attacking attempted attending attention attitudes attorneys attracted audiences authentic authority automatic available awareness
Plus 1,514 more words.
10-letter words 1,307
aboriginal absolutely acceptable acceptance accessible accidental accomplish accordance accounting accurately activation activities adaptation additional addressing adjustment advantages adventures affiliated affordable afterwards aggression aggressive agreements algorithms altogether ambassador amendments ammunition announcing apartments apparently appearance applicable applicants appreciate approached approaches archbishop architects artificial assessment assignment assistance associated associates assumption atmosphere attachment attempting attendance attraction attractive attributed attributes authorized automation automobile automotive autonomous
Plus 1,247 more words.
11-letter words 1,039
abandonment accelerated accelerator accessories accommodate accompanied accordingly accountable accountants accumulated accusations achievement acknowledge acquisition adaptations adjustments adolescence adolescents advancement adventurous advertisers advertising affiliation affirmative agriculture allegations alterations alternating alternative ambassadors anniversary anonymously antibiotics anticipated apocalyptic apologizing appearances application appointment appreciated appreciates approaching appropriate approximate arbitration archaeology arrangement articulated aspirations assessments assignments association assumptions astonishing astronomers atmospheric attachments attractions authorities automobiles
Plus 979 more words.
12-letter words 752
abbreviation academically accelerating acceleration accidentally accommodated accompanying accomplished accumulating accumulation achievements acknowledged acknowledges acquaintance acquisitions additionally administered advancements advantageous aeronautical affectionate affiliations aggressively agricultural alphabetical alternatives amalgamation annihilation announcement antagonistic anthropology anticipating anticipation applications appointments appreciating appreciation appreciative apprehension apprehensive appropriated architecture aristocratic arrangements articulation artificially assassinated assimilation associations astronomical asymmetrical attributable augmentation authenticity availability
Plus 697 rarer words.
13-letter words 520
abbreviations abnormalities accessibility accommodating accommodation accompaniment accomplishing accreditation acknowledging acquaintances administering administrator advertisement aesthetically affordability alternatively amplification announcements antimicrobial appropriately appropriation approximately approximation archaeologist architectural architectures assassination authoritarian authoritative authorization autobiography automatically
Plus 488 rarer words.
14-letter words 331
accommodations accomplishment accountability acknowledgment administration administrative administrators advertisements affectionately aforementioned alphabetically anthropologist apprenticeship appropriations archaeological archaeologists attractiveness authentication
Plus 313 rarer words.
15-letter words 221
accomplishments acknowledgement administrations anthropological anthropologists antidepressants
Plus 215 rarer words.
16-letter words 126
authoritarianism autobiographical
Plus 124 rarer words.
17-letter words 63
Plus 63 rarer words.
18-letter words 25
absentmindednesses accumulativenesses adenocarcinomatous advantageousnesses aerothermodynamics agammaglobulinemia agammaglobulinemic anagrammatizations angiocardiographic anthropocentricity anthropomorphizing antiadministration anticholinesterase anticommercialisms anticounterfeiting antidiscrimination antiferromagnetism antivivisectionist appreciativenesses apprehensivenesses archaeoastronomies astrophotographers astrophotographies australopithecines autobiographically
19-letter words 16
accommodativenesses adrenocorticotropic adrenocorticotropin adventuresomenesses agammaglobulinemias angiocardiographies anthropocentrically anthropomorphically anticholinesterases anticonservationist antidesertification antiferromagnetisms antifluoridationist antirevolutionaries antivivisectionists authoritativenesses
20-letter words 10
acetylcholinesterase adrenocorticosteroid adrenocorticotrophic adrenocorticotrophin adrenocorticotropins anthropocentricities anthropomorphization antiauthoritarianism anticonservationists antifluoridationists
21-letter words 6
acetylcholinesterases adrenocorticosteroids adrenocorticotrophins anthropomorphizations antiauthoritarianisms antiferromagnetically
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How many words start with A?
Our list has 10,446. 1,494 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common words that start with A?
AND, AS, ARE, AT, AN — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is a long common word that starts with A?
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL — 16 letters, and still a word most people know.