8-Letter Words Starting With A
There are 1,616 eight-letter words starting with A in our dictionary; 638 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 1,616 words
- acquired20 points
- acquires19 points
- adequate18 points
- accuracy17 points
- achieved17 points
- affected17 points
- anywhere17 points
- approach17 points
- achieves16 points
- activity16 points
- applying16 points
- approved16 points
- academic15 points
- accepted15 points
- advanced15 points
- although15 points
- anyplace15 points
- anything15 points
- approval15 points
- approves15 points
- assembly15 points
- accorded14 points
- advances14 points
- attached14 points
- accident13 points
- actually13 points
- advising13 points
- appeared13 points
- avoiding13 points
- accounts12 points
- accurate12 points
- admitted12 points
- adopting12 points
- allowing12 points
- annoying12 points
- answered12 points
- apparent12 points
- arriving12 points
- attempts12 points
- analysis11 points
- argument11 points
- assuming11 points
- audience11 points
- absolute10 points
- addition10 points
- agreeing10 points
- announce10 points
- arranged10 points
- articles10 points
- attended10 points
- altering9 points
- analogue9 points
- arranges9 points
- assuring9 points
- attitude9 points
- analyzed21 points
- analyzes20 points
- appendix20 points
- adjacent18 points
- adjusted17 points
- archived17 points
- aardvark16 points
- actively16 points
- archives16 points
- acronyms15 points
- advisory15 points
- alphabet15 points
- attacked15 points
- accustom14 points
- advocate14 points
- appended14 points
- arguably14 points
- absorbed13 points
- accessed13 points
- accusing13 points
- activate13 points
- addicted13 points
- adhering13 points
- aircraft13 points
- appalled13 points
- appealed13 points
- atrocity13 points
- awarding13 points
- abnormal12 points
- abstract12 points
- accesses12 points
- acoustic12 points
- adapting12 points
- advisers12 points
- advisors12 points
- amending12 points
- applause12 points
- appoints12 points
- ascended12 points
- assemble12 points
- asterisk12 points
- awaiting12 points
- abandons11 points
- aborting11 points
- adoption11 points
- alarming11 points
- allergic11 points
- analyses11 points
- anecdote11 points
- annually11 points
- arguable11 points
- atheists11 points
- attorney11 points
- abortion10 points
- aligning10 points
- alleging10 points
- alliance10 points
- allocate10 points
- ancestor10 points
- artistic10 points
- assigned10 points
- attracts10 points
- automate10 points
- antidote9 points
- arrested9 points
- arrogant9 points
- asserted9 points
- assessed9 points
- assisted9 points
- assorted9 points
- assesses8 points
- affixing22 points
- analyzer20 points
- aqueduct20 points
- acquaint19 points
- agonized19 points
- aquarium19 points
- aquatics19 points
- archways19 points
- adjuncts18 points
- agonizes18 points
- antiqued18 points
- adjoined17 points
- affinity17 points
- affirmed17 points
- almighty17 points
- amicably17 points
- antiques17 points
- adjourns16 points
- afflicts16 points
- afforded16 points
- ambushed16 points
- amethyst16 points
- annexing16 points
- awakened16 points
- abruptly15 points
- acrimony15 points
- acrylics15 points
- adhesive15 points
- ambushes15 points
- anarchic15 points
- aphorism15 points
- armchair15 points
- abducted14 points
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- absolved14 points
- absurdly14 points
- acceding14 points
- acclaims14 points
- adaptive14 points
- admonish14 points
- affluent14 points
- affronts14 points
- ambiance14 points
- ambience14 points
- amicable14 points
- anchored14 points
- antibody14 points
- ashtrays14 points
- attacker14 points
- audacity14 points
- avocados14 points
- awfuller14 points
- abdicate13 points
- abdomens13 points
- abortive13 points
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- absconds13 points
- absolves13 points
- accented13 points
- accolade13 points
- accosted13 points
- accredit13 points
- accruing13 points
- activist13 points
- addendum13 points
- additive13 points
- alcohols13 points
- alighted13 points
- analytic13 points
- anathema13 points
- ancestry13 points
- antonyms13 points
- appeased13 points
- applauds13 points
- artifact13 points
- artifice13 points
- ascribed13 points
- asphalts13 points
- athletic13 points
- autonomy13 points
- avenging13 points
- averaged13 points
- abacuses12 points
- abounded12 points
- abridges12 points
- abrupter12 points
- absences12 points
- accusers12 points
- acrobats12 points
- adherent12 points
- adhesion12 points
- admiring12 points
- adroitly12 points
- adultery12 points
- airfield12 points
- airtight12 points
- alkalies12 points
- alkaline12 points
- allaying12 points
- allegory12 points
- alloying12 points
- almanacs12 points
- aluminum12 points
- ambition12 points
- amenable12 points
- amputate12 points
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- appeases12 points
- appetite12 points
- apposite12 points
- appraise12 points
- apricots12 points
- ardently12 points
- armament12 points
- aromatic12 points
- arraying12 points
- ascetics12 points
- ascribes12 points
- auditory12 points
- authored12 points
- availing12 points
- averages12 points
- averting12 points
- abetting11 points
- absented11 points
- absurder11 points
- abundant11 points
- acreages11 points
- acridest11 points
- admirals11 points
- admirers11 points
- adorable11 points
- agencies11 points
- agnostic11 points
- alibiing11 points
- amassing11 points
- amounted11 points
- analysts11 points
- animated11 points
- anthills11 points
- aptitude11 points
- armoring11 points
- armoured11 points
- arrivals11 points
- artistry11 points
- aspiring11 points
- astonish11 points
- astutely11 points
- athletes11 points
- audibles11 points
- augments11 points
- aversion11 points
- aviation11 points
- aviators11 points
- absentee10 points
- abstains10 points
- abstruse10 points
- adorning10 points
- agitated10 points
- ailments10 points
- airborne10 points
- airmails10 points
- airplane10 points
- airports10 points
- airstrip10 points
- alarmist10 points
- alluding10 points
- altruism10 points
- amateurs10 points
- ancients10 points
- androids10 points
- angering10 points
- animates10 points
- antelope10 points
- aperture10 points
- apostles10 points
- arbiters10 points
- armories10 points
- asbestos10 points
- aspirant10 points
- aspirins10 points
- auctions10 points
- auditing10 points
- autocrat10 points
- autumnal10 points
- agitates9 points
- agitator9 points
- alerting9 points
- aliening9 points
- allotted9 points
- alluring9 points
- altitude9 points
- angriest9 points
- annulled9 points
- anointed9 points
- arousing9 points
- arraigns9 points
- assailed9 points
- assented9 points
- assureds9 points
- asteroid9 points
- astounds9 points
- attained9 points
- attested9 points
- attiring9 points
- audition9 points
- auditors9 points
- auguster9 points
- aerosols8 points
- airliner8 points
- airlines8 points
- alienate8 points
- allusion8 points
- annotate8 points
- anteater8 points
- antennae8 points
- antennas8 points
- arsenals8 points
- arterial8 points
- arteries8 points
- artisans8 points
- assassin8 points
- assaults8 points
- assessor8 points
- austerer8 points
- adequacy23 points
- apoplexy22 points
- apprized22 points
- apprizes21 points
- advocacy19 points
- anorexic17 points
- achiever16 points
- activism15 points
- anorexia15 points
- artworks15 points
- abashing14 points
- adoptive14 points
- airwaves14 points
- absently13 points
- aggrieve13 points
- aperitif13 points
- apprised13 points
- armbands13 points
- armholes13 points
- aerobics12 points
- airspace12 points
- amnesiac12 points
- amputees12 points
- apprises12 points
- auspices12 points
- adapters11 points
- airfares11 points
- alderman11 points
- aldermen11 points
- anagrams11 points
- antacids11 points
- assholes11 points
- autistic10 points
- attuning9 points
- arsonist8 points
- artsiest8 points
- asphyxia23 points
- abjectly22 points
- azimuths22 points
- aquifers20 points
- adjudged19 points
- amortize19 points
- atomizer19 points
- abjuring18 points
- adjudges18 points
- archduke18 points
- aviatrix18 points
- avowedly18 points
- adjuring17 points
- alleyway17 points
- aquanaut17 points
- aquiline17 points
- adjuster16 points
- adjutant16 points
- abeyance15 points
- acerbity15 points
- anticked15 points
- aphasics15 points
- archaism15 points
- atypical15 points
- adorably14 points
- afforest14 points
- agronomy14 points
- arachnid14 points
- artfully14 points
- abductor13 points
- ablative13 points
- absinthe13 points
- academia13 points
- acanthus13 points
- accursed13 points
- acolytes13 points
- adducing13 points
- adverted13 points
- airbrush13 points
- airships13 points
- alacrity13 points
- alfresco13 points
- alkaloid13 points
- alluvium13 points
- amalgams13 points
- amaranth13 points
- amorally13 points
- amperage13 points
- aneurysm13 points
- antimony13 points
- aphelion13 points
- apostasy13 points
- archness13 points
- asperity13 points
- avionics13 points
- abbesses12 points
- abrading12 points
- abscissa12 points
- abutment12 points
- accruals12 points
- acrostic12 points
- actinium12 points
- airheads12 points
- albacore12 points
- allspice12 points
- ambrosia12 points
- ammeters12 points
- anatomic12 points
- anodynes12 points
- appeaser12 points
- arpeggio12 points
- assaying12 points
- avengers12 points
- averring12 points
- abnegate11 points
- abrogate11 points
- abutting11 points
- actuated11 points
- aesthete11 points
- aflutter11 points
- airdrops11 points
- airfoils11 points
- airlifts11 points
- algebras11 points
- allusive11 points
- alluvial11 points
- anaconda11 points
- angstrom11 points
- antihero11 points
- apologia11 points
- atwitter11 points
- aviaries11 points
- abalones10 points
- abattoir10 points
- aberrant10 points
- abettors10 points
- ablution10 points
- abrasion10 points
- acetates10 points
- aconites10 points
- actuates10 points
- actuator10 points
- adenoids10 points
- adulated10 points
- anapests10 points
- androgen10 points
- anemones10 points
- animator10 points
- animists10 points
- anteroom10 points
- apiaries10 points
- apostate10 points
- arboreal10 points
- armature10 points
- armorers10 points
- armourer10 points
- armrests10 points
- aspirate10 points
- assuaged10 points
- auguring10 points
- auricles10 points
- adrenals9 points
- adulates9 points
- aerating9 points
- aglitter9 points
- agrarian9 points
- allegros9 points
- allergen9 points
- andantes9 points
- andirons9 points
- annealed9 points
- antedate9 points
- antigens9 points
- antlered9 points
- argosies9 points
- arranger9 points
- arrogate9 points
- assuages9 points
- attender9 points
- auguries9 points
- aeration8 points
- aerators8 points
- ailerons8 points
- airiness8 points
- alleluia8 points
- altruist8 points
- anterior8 points
- artistes8 points
- ateliers8 points
- aureoles8 points
- acquirer19 points
- achingly17 points
- aquatint17 points
- archival16 points
- agitprop13 points
- aircrews13 points
- airwoman13 points
- airwomen13 points
- autobahn13 points
- abseiled11 points
- adaption11 points
- aerogram11 points
- airdrome11 points
- airspeed11 points
- alehouse11 points
- alveolar11 points
- angelica11 points
- armloads11 points
- articled11 points
- almoners10 points
- attendee9 points
- alkalize21 points
- atomized20 points
- admixing19 points
- anodized19 points
- atomizes19 points
- anodizes18 points
- abjurers17 points
- avouched17 points
- affiance16 points
- amidship16 points
- apothegm16 points
- avouches16 points
- amenably15 points
- amphorae15 points
- amygdala15 points
- apically15 points
- axletree15 points
- axolotls15 points
- acridity14 points
- afferent14 points
- afflatus14 points
- alembics14 points
- alewives14 points
- ammonium14 points
- asphodel14 points
- abidance13 points
- amercing13 points
- antiphon13 points
- apposing13 points
- archaist13 points
- accouter12 points
- accoutre12 points
- acerbate12 points
- acetonic12 points
- adsorbed12 points
- albinism12 points
- ambulant12 points
- ambulate12 points
- amnesics12 points
- amniotic12 points
- antitank12 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 1,616
- By usage: 352 very common, 286 common, 978 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- albizzia 28
- azotized 27
- azotizes 26
- adequacy 23
- amazedly 23
- asphyxia 23
- abjectly 22
- activize 22
- affixing 22
- amphioxi 22
Most common
- acquired
- acquires
- adequate
- accuracy
- achieved
- affected
- anywhere
- approach
- achieves
- activity
Definitions
- acquired (adjective)
- Gotten through environmental forces.
- adequate (adjective)
- Having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task.
- accuracy (noun)
- The quality of being near to the true value.
- affected (adjective)
- Acted upon; influenced.
Here is the complete list of eight-letter words starting with A: 1,616 words in total. We sort common words to the top because they are the ones you are most likely to be looking for, whether you are solving a puzzle or checking a play. Words such as ACQUIRED and ACQUIRES lead the way. If you need something more specific, the search box accepts your own letters with question marks for blanks and applies this page's constraint automatically.
How to use this page
Read the list from the top if you want the everyday words, or jump to the quick facts for the highest scorers. Click any word with a link to see every shorter word hidden inside it. When you have a specific rack, the search box at the top filters the list down to the words you can play right now.
Tips
A blank tile is the most powerful piece on your rack because it stands in for any letter. When you search this list with a blank, the tool underlines the letter the blank replaced so you know which tile to lay down. Spend a blank only when it unlocks a long word or a premium square; using it for a three-letter play is almost always a waste. If you hold two blanks, look for a word from this list that needs both, because a seven-tile play with the bonus outscores nearly everything else.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the eight-letter words starting with A?
ALBIZZIA scores 28 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
978 of the 1,616 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.