9-Letter Words Starting With A
There are 1,575 nine-letter words starting with A in our dictionary; 677 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 1,575 words
- acquiring21 points
- apologize21 points
- achieving18 points
- affecting18 points
- approving17 points
- accepting16 points
- advancing16 points
- afterward16 points
- according15 points
- algorithm15 points
- attaching15 points
- authority15 points
- advantage14 points
- ambiguous14 points
- anonymous14 points
- appearing14 points
- arbitrary14 points
- attempted14 points
- available14 points
- admitting13 points
- advertise13 points
- answering13 points
- assembler13 points
- automatic13 points
- addressed12 points
- afternoon12 points
- agreement12 points
- apologies12 points
- arguments12 points
- abilities11 points
- addresses11 points
- arranging11 points
- associate11 points
- attending11 points
- alternate9 points
- assistant9 points
- attention9 points
- amazingly24 points
- adjective22 points
- analyzing22 points
- authorize21 points
- accompany20 points
- adjusting18 points
- archiving18 points
- affection17 points
- ambiguity17 points
- academics16 points
- addictive16 points
- adversely16 points
- advocated16 points
- alcoholic16 points
- amplifier16 points
- anthology16 points
- apathetic16 points
- attacking16 points
- abolished15 points
- accustoms15 points
- activated15 points
- advisable15 points
- advocates15 points
- appending15 points
- applicant15 points
- abolishes14 points
- absorbing14 points
- accessing14 points
- accidents14 points
- accounted14 points
- activates14 points
- addicting14 points
- admirable14 points
- aesthetic14 points
- algebraic14 points
- allegedly14 points
- allowable14 points
- allowance14 points
- amendment14 points
- annoyance14 points
- appalling14 points
- appealing14 points
- appointed14 points
- assembled14 points
- astronomy14 points
- authentic14 points
- abandoned13 points
- adventure13 points
- ambitious13 points
- amusement13 points
- apparatus13 points
- appraisal13 points
- ascending13 points
- assembles13 points
- asterisks13 points
- admission12 points
- alignment12 points
- alleviate12 points
- allocated12 points
- anecdotes12 points
- announced12 points
- arrogance12 points
- attorneys12 points
- attracted12 points
- audiences12 points
- automated12 points
- awareness12 points
- abolition11 points
- additions11 points
- allocates11 points
- alongside11 points
- ancestors11 points
- announces11 points
- anomalies11 points
- assigning11 points
- attribute11 points
- automates11 points
- analogous10 points
- arresting10 points
- asserting10 points
- assessing10 points
- assisting10 points
- assorting10 points
- attendant10 points
- attitudes10 points
- assertion9 points
- awkwardly23 points
- acquiesce22 points
- amazement22 points
- appetizer22 points
- acquitted21 points
- antiquity21 points
- aqueducts21 points
- acquaints20 points
- acquittal20 points
- agonizing20 points
- aquariums20 points
- awkwarder20 points
- axiomatic20 points
- affidavit19 points
- antiquing19 points
- anxiously19 points
- asymmetry19 points
- auxiliary19 points
- adjoining18 points
- adjourned18 points
- affirming18 points
- afflicted18 points
- amphibian18 points
- antiquate18 points
- artichoke18 points
- admirably17 points
- affluence17 points
- affording17 points
- aftermath17 points
- ambushing17 points
- amethysts17 points
- amplified17 points
- anchovies17 points
- anonymity17 points
- antipathy17 points
- apprehend17 points
- avalanche17 points
- awakening17 points
- accessory16 points
- acclaimed16 points
- adhesives16 points
- adversary16 points
- adversity16 points
- affronted16 points
- alphabets16 points
- amorphous16 points
- amplifies16 points
- anarchism16 points
- anxieties16 points
- anythings16 points
- aphorisms16 points
- approvals16 points
- architect16 points
- armchairs16 points
- autocracy16 points
- abdicated15 points
- abducting15 points
- abhorring15 points
- absconded15 points
- absolving15 points
- absurdity15 points
- acclimate15 points
- acrobatic15 points
- adherence15 points
- adverbial15 points
- affiliate15 points
- afterlife15 points
- agreeably15 points
- ambiances15 points
- ambiences15 points
- ambulance15 points
- amusingly15 points
- anchorage15 points
- anchoring15 points
- anybodies15 points
- apartheid15 points
- appendage15 points
- applauded15 points
- appliance15 points
- asphalted15 points
- autograph15 points
- avoidable15 points
- avoidance15 points
- awfullest15 points
- abdicates14 points
- abdominal14 points
- abhorrent14 points
- abrasives14 points
- abridging14 points
- abscessed14 points
- abundance14 points
- academies14 points
- accenting14 points
- accolades14 points
- accordion14 points
- accosting14 points
- accredits14 points
- activists14 points
- actuality14 points
- adaptable14 points
- additives14 points
- adulthood14 points
- aggravate14 points
- aimlessly14 points
- alighting14 points
- ampersand14 points
- amplitude14 points
- amputated14 points
- anarchist14 points
- anguished14 points
- animosity14 points
- appareled14 points
- appeasing14 points
- appraised14 points
- arthritic14 points
- artifacts14 points
- artifices14 points
- ascribing14 points
- atheistic14 points
- athletics14 points
- averaging14 points
- abounding13 points
- abruptest13 points
- abscesses13 points
- absorbent13 points
- abstracts13 points
- acoustics13 points
- addiction13 points
- adherents13 points
- aerospace13 points
- aforesaid13 points
- airfields13 points
- ambitions13 points
- amputates13 points
- anguishes13 points
- apartment13 points
- appetites13 points
- appointee13 points
- appraises13 points
- arduously13 points
- armaments13 points
- armistice13 points
- aromatics13 points
- astrology13 points
- augmented13 points
- authoring13 points
- aborigine12 points
- absenting12 points
- abstained12 points
- absurdest12 points
- adoptions12 points
- adornment12 points
- aggregate12 points
- agnostics12 points
- agreeable12 points
- airmailed12 points
- amnestied12 points
- amounting12 points
- analgesic12 points
- animating12 points
- aptitudes12 points
- armadillo12 points
- armouring12 points
- arthritis12 points
- artillery12 points
- asparagus12 points
- assertive12 points
- attentive12 points
- auctioned12 points
- audacious12 points
- austerity12 points
- autopsied12 points
- aversions12 points
- abortions11 points
- absentees11 points
- absolutes11 points
- actresses11 points
- addressee11 points
- aggressor11 points
- agitating11 points
- airplanes11 points
- airstrips11 points
- alarmists11 points
- alliances11 points
- allotment11 points
- alterable11 points
- amenities11 points
- amnesties11 points
- anatomies11 points
- ancestral11 points
- ancienter11 points
- animation11 points
- announcer11 points
- annulment11 points
- anomalous11 points
- antelopes11 points
- apertures11 points
- arbitrate11 points
- armouries11 points
- arraigned11 points
- ascension11 points
- ascertain11 points
- aspersion11 points
- aspirants11 points
- assurance11 points
- astounded11 points
- atonement11 points
- atrocious11 points
- autocrats11 points
- autopsies11 points
- adoration10 points
- adulation10 points
- agitation10 points
- agitators10 points
- alienated10 points
- allergies10 points
- alligator10 points
- allotting10 points
- altitudes10 points
- analogies10 points
- annotated10 points
- annulling10 points
- anointing10 points
- antidotes10 points
- assailing10 points
- assaulted10 points
- assenting10 points
- asteroids10 points
- attaining10 points
- attesting10 points
- auditions10 points
- augustest10 points
- airliners9 points
- alienates9 points
- allusions9 points
- annotates9 points
- annuities9 points
- anteaters9 points
- assailant9 points
- assassins9 points
- assaulter9 points
- assessors9 points
- astronaut9 points
- austerest9 points
- apprizing23 points
- abysmally19 points
- anorexics18 points
- achievers17 points
- anchorman16 points
- anchormen16 points
- asthmatic16 points
- adamantly15 points
- aggrieved15 points
- attackers15 points
- abduction14 points
- aggrieves14 points
- aperitifs14 points
- apprising14 points
- amnesiacs13 points
- apostolic13 points
- apportion13 points
- assuredly13 points
- anecdotal12 points
- abstinent11 points
- antitrust9 points
- arsonists9 points
- applejack26 points
- amortized21 points
- analyzers21 points
- antiquary21 points
- actualize20 points
- adjudging20 points
- amortizes20 points
- aquaplane20 points
- arabesque20 points
- atomizers20 points
- admixture19 points
- antiknock19 points
- archdukes19 points
- archenemy19 points
- archetype19 points
- asexually19 points
- airworthy18 points
- alleyways18 points
- aquanauts18 points
- ashamedly18 points
- avoidably18 points
- awestruck18 points
- aardvarks17 points
- abusively17 points
- adjusters17 points
- adjutants17 points
- advisedly17 points
- amidships17 points
- archivist17 points
- awesomely17 points
- acidified16 points
- afterglow16 points
- afterword16 points
- alchemist16 points
- anticking16 points
- antitoxin16 points
- archaisms16 points
- arrowhead16 points
- astrakhan16 points
- acidifies15 points
- admiralty15 points
- afforests15 points
- angleworm15 points
- arachnids15 points
- archangel15 points
- arthropod15 points
- atrophied15 points
- awfulness15 points
- ayatollah15 points
- abductors14 points
- ablatives14 points
- acetylene14 points
- adiabatic14 points
- adoringly14 points
- adumbrate14 points
- adverting14 points
- aftercare14 points
- alkaloids14 points
- alluviums14 points
- amaranths14 points
- amaryllis14 points
- ambergris14 points
- amendable14 points
- amorality14 points
- amorously14 points
- anathemas14 points
- anchorite14 points
- ancillary14 points
- aneurysms14 points
- anopheles14 points
- aphelions14 points
- artificer14 points
- atavistic14 points
- atrophies14 points
- avocation14 points
- avuncular14 points
- abasement13 points
- abatement13 points
- abnegated13 points
- abominate13 points
- abrogated13 points
- abscissas13 points
- abutments13 points
- accession13 points
- accretion13 points
- acrostics13 points
- airlifted13 points
- albacores13 points
- anaerobic13 points
- animistic13 points
- antarctic13 points
- appeasers13 points
- appellant13 points
- appellate13 points
- appertain13 points
- appraiser13 points
- arboretum13 points
- arpeggios13 points
- aspartame13 points
- abnegates12 points
- abrogates12 points
- acidulous12 points
- actuating12 points
- adeptness12 points
- aesthetes12 points
- aloofness12 points
- anacondas12 points
- angstroms12 points
- antipodes12 points
- antiviral12 points
- antivirus12 points
- apologias12 points
- apologist12 points
- arrowroot12 points
- artlessly12 points
- ascendant12 points
- asininity12 points
- aspirated12 points
- atonality12 points
- austerely12 points
- abattoirs11 points
- ablutions11 points
- abrasions11 points
- abstainer11 points
- actuarial11 points
- actuaries11 points
- actuators11 points
- acuteness11 points
- adenoidal11 points
- adulating11 points
- alabaster11 points
- albatross11 points
- alienable11 points
- altimeter11 points
- anatomist11 points
- animators11 points
- antedated11 points
- anterooms11 points
- antipasti11 points
- antipasto11 points
- apostates11 points
- arbutuses11 points
- armatures11 points
- armourers11 points
- arrogated11 points
- aspirates11 points
- assonance11 points
- assuaging11 points
- automaton11 points
- autopilot11 points
- adulterer10 points
- agrarians10 points
- allergens10 points
- allergist10 points
- analgesia10 points
- analogues10 points
- annealing10 points
- antedates10 points
- arrangers10 points
- arrogates10 points
- assiduous10 points
- aerialist9 points
- alertness9 points
- alleluias9 points
- altruists9 points
- attenuate9 points
- attrition9 points
- anglicize21 points
- acquirers20 points
- aquatints18 points
- androgyny17 points
- averagely16 points
- automaker15 points
- almshouse14 points
- anciently14 points
- anglicism14 points
- autobahns14 points
- adulatory13 points
- aerobatic13 points
- assiduity13 points
- abseiling12 points
- adaptions12 points
- aerodrome12 points
- aerograms12 points
- airdromes12 points
- alehouses12 points
- alveolars12 points
- arbitrage12 points
- aubergine12 points
- audiotape12 points
- authoress12 points
- authorial12 points
- autocross11 points
- attendees10 points
- attenders10 points
- antenatal9 points
- adjacency24 points
- alkalized23 points
- alkalizes22 points
- apocrypha21 points
- atomizing21 points
- abjection20 points
- anatomize20 points
- anodizing20 points
- acclivity19 points
- acyclovir19 points
- analogize19 points
- advisably18 points
- affianced18 points
- archfiend18 points
- avouching18 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 1,575
- By usage: 367 very common, 310 common, 898 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- albizzias 29
- azotizing 28
- amberjack 26
- applejack 26
- alchemize 25
- apoenzyme 25
- activized 24
- adjacency 24
- affixable 24
- affixment 24
Most common
- acquiring
- apologize
- achieving
- affecting
- approving
- accepting
- advancing
- afterward
- according
- algorithm
Definitions
- acquiring (noun)
- The act of acquiring something.
- apologize (verb)
- Acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing.
- affecting (adjective)
- Arousing affect.
- approving (adjective)
- Expressing or manifesting praise or approval.
Words that start with A come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 1,575 of the nine-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. ALBIZZIAS is the top scorer here, worth 29 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.
Tips
Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.
Questions
How many nine-letter words starting with A are there?
Our dictionary has 1,575 nine-letter words starting with A, of which 677 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the nine-letter words starting with A?
ALBIZZIAS scores 29 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.