9-Letter Words Starting With A

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Counting only the ENABLE word list, 1,574 entries are 9-letter words that start with A. That is about 0.91% of the list. Every word here is the same length. Using commonly used tile values, ALBIZZIAS (29 points) scores the most. 133 have no repeated letter at all. This is a general word list, not any game's official one; always check the rules of your game.

At a glance

Fact	Value
Words in this list	1,574
Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site	0.91%
Length	All 9 letters
Highest base score (common values)	`ALBIZZIAS`, 29
No repeated letters	133

Most common first letters

Letter	Words
A	1,574

Useful observations

None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
The most common endings here are -ES (247), -NG (110), -ED (89).
The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 4, found in 796 of these words.
The average length is 9.0 letters.
More of them start with A than with any other letter (1,574).

All 9-letter A words

AA… 2

aardvarks aasvogels

AB… 104

abamperes abandoned abandoner abasement abashment abatement abattises abattoirs abbotcies abdicable abdicated abdicates abdicator abdominal abducting abduction abductors abelmosks aberrance aberrancy aberrants aberrated abetments abeyances abhenries abhorrent abhorrers abhorring abidances abidingly abilities abiogenic abjection ablations ablatives ablegates ablutions abnegated abnegates abnegator abnormals aboideaus aboideaux aboiteaus aboiteaux abolished abolisher abolishes abolition abominate aborigine abortions abounding abrachias abradable abradants abrasions abrasives abreacted abridgers abridging abrogated abrogates abruptest abruption abscessed abscesses abscising abscisins abscissae abscissas absconded absconder abseiling absentees absenters absenting absinthes absoluter absolutes absolvers absolving absorbant absorbent absorbers absorbing abstained abstainer absterged absterges abstinent abstracts abstricts abstruser absurdest absurdism absurdist absurdity abuilding abundance abusively abutilons abutments abysmally

AC… 134

academias academics academies academism acalephae acalephes acariases acariasis acaricide acaridans accenting accentors accentual acceptant acceptees accepters accepting acceptive acceptors accessary accessing accession accessory accidence accidents accipiter acclaimed acclaimer acclimate acclivity accolades accompany accordant accorders according accordion accosting accounted accouters accoutred accoutres accredits accreting accretion accretive accruable accusants accustoms aceldamas acellular acerbated acerbates acervulus acescents acetabula acetamide acetamids acetified acetifies acetoxyls acetylate acetylene achalasia achievers achieving achilleas achromats aciculums acidemias acidheads acidified acidifier acidifies acidities acidophil acidulate acidulent acidulous acidurias acierated acierates aconitums acoustics acquaints acquiesce acquirers acquiring acquittal acquitted acquitter acridines acridness acritarch acrobatic acrodonts acrolects acroleins acroliths acromions acronymic acropetal acrophobe acropolis acrosomal acrosomes acrostics acrotisms acrylates actinians actinides actinisms actiniums actinoids activated activates activator activisms activists activized activizes actresses actuality actualize actuarial actuaries actuating actuation actuators acuminate acutances acuteness acyclovir acylating acylation

AD… 100

adamances adamantly adamsites adaptable adaptions addicting addiction addictive additions additives addressed addressee addresser addresses adducting adduction adductive adductors adenoidal adenomata adenosine adeptness adherence adherends adherents adhesions adhesives adhibited adiabatic adipocyte adiposity adjacency adjective adjoining adjourned adjudging adjunctly adjusters adjusting adjustive adjustors adjutancy adjutants adjuvants admeasure admirable admirably admiralty admission admissive admitters admitting admixture adnations adobelike adoptable adoptions adoration adoringly adornment adroitest adscripts adsorbate adsorbent adsorbers adsorbing adularias adulating adulation adulators adulatory adulterer adulthood adultlike adultness adumbrate advancers advancing advantage advecting advection advective adventive adventure adverbial adversary adversely adversity advertent adverting advertise advertize advisable advisably advisedly advocated advocates advocator advowsons adynamias

AE… 25

aepyornis aequorins aerations aerialist aerifying aerobatic aerobrake aerodrome aeroducts aerodynes aerofoils aerograms aerolites aeroliths aerometer aeronauts aeronomer aeronomic aeroplane aerospace aerostats aesthetes aesthetic aestivate aetiology

AF… 38

affecters affecting affection affective afferents affianced affiances affidavit affiliate affirmers affirming affixable affixment afflicted affluence affluency affluents affording afforests affrayers affraying affricate affrights affronted affusions aflatoxin aforesaid aftercare afterclap afterdeck afterglow afterlife aftermath aftermost afternoon aftertime afterward afterword

AG… 39

agallochs agalwoods agatizing agelessly agenesias agenizing agentings agentives agentries ageratums aggrading aggravate aggregate aggressed aggresses aggressor aggrieved aggrieves agilities agiotages agitating agitation agitative agitators agitprops aglycones agnations agnostics agonising agonistic agonizing agraphias agrarians agreeable agreeably agreement agronomic agrypnias agueweeds

AH… 1

ahistoric

AI… 27

aigrettes aiguilles ailanthus aimlessly airbursts airbusses airchecks airdromes airfields airframes airheaded airlifted airliners airmailed airmobile airplanes airpowers airproofs airscapes airscrews airspaces airspeeds airstream airstrips airworthy aisleways aitchbone

AL… 154

alabaster alarmisms alarmists alaruming albacores albatross albicores albinisms albinotic albizzias albumoses alburnums alcahests alchemies alchemist alchemize alchymies alcoholic aldehydes aldehydic aldolases aleatoric alehouses alertness aleurones alexander alfaquins alfilaria algaecide algarobas algarroba algebraic algerines algicidal algicides alginates algorisms algorithm alicyclic alienable alienages alienated alienates alienator alienisms alienists alienness alighting alignment alikeness alimented alimonies alinement aliphatic aliteracy aliterate aliveness alizarins alkahests alkalised alkalises alkalized alkalizes alkaloids alkaloses alkalosis alkalotic alkoxides alkylated alkylates allanites allantoic allantoin allantois allegedly allegiant allelisms alleluias allemande allergens allergies allergins allergist allethrin alleviate alleyways alliances alligator allocable allocated allocates allocator allogenic allograft allograph allometry allomorph allopaths allopatry allophane allophone allostery allotment allotrope allotropy allottees allotters allotting allotypes allotypic allowable allowably allowance allowedly allspices allusions alluvials alluvions alluviums almagests almandine almandite almonries almsgiver almshouse aloneness alongside aloofness alopecias alpenglow alpenhorn alphabets alpinisms alpinists alterable alterably alterants altercate alternate altimeter altimetry altiplano altitudes altricial altruisms altruists aluminate aluminium aluminize aluminous aluminums alumroots alveolars alveolate

AM… 99

amadavats amanitins amaranths amarelles amarettos amaryllis amassment amatively amauroses amaurosis amaurotic amazement amazingly amazonite ambergris amberinas amberjack amberoids ambiances ambiences ambiguity ambiguous ambitions ambitious ambiverts amblyopia amblyopic ambrosial ambrosias ambrotype ambulacra ambulance ambulated ambulates ambuscade ambushers ambushing amebiases amebiasis amebocyte ameerates amelcorns amendable amendment amenities americium amethysts ametropia ametropic amidogens amidships aminities amitroles ammocetes ammoniacs ammoniate ammonites ammonitic ammoniums ammonoids amnesiacs amnestied amnesties amoralism amorality amorettos amoristic amorously amorphous amortised amortises amortized amortizes amounting amperages ampersand amphibian amphibole amphiboly amphioxus amphipods ampleness amplidyne amplified amplifier amplifies amplitude ampullary amputated amputates amusement amusingly amygdalae amygdales amygdalin amygdules amylogens amylopsin amyotonia

AN… 282

anabaenas anabolism anaclitic anacondas anacruses anacrusis anaerobes anaerobic anaglyphs anagogies analcimes analcites analemmas analeptic analgesia analgesic analgetic analities analogies analogist analogize analogous analogues analysand analysers analysing analytics analyzers analyzing anamneses anamnesis anapaests anapestic anaphases anaphasic anaphoras anaphoric anaplasia anarchies anarchism anarchist anasarcas anathemas anatomies anatomise anatomist anatomize anatoxins ancestors ancestral anchorage anchoress anchorets anchoring anchorite anchorman anchormen anchoveta anchovies anchusins ancienter anciently ancientry ancillary ancresses andantino andesites andesitic andesytes andouille andradite androecia androgens androgyne androgyny andromeda anecdotal anecdotes anecdotic anelastic anestrous anetholes aneuploid aneurisms aneurysms angelfish angelical angelicas angeluses angerless angiogram angiomata anglepods anglesite angleworm anglicise anglicism anglicize angriness angstroms anguished anguishes angularly angulated angulates anhedonia anhedonic anhydride anhydrite anhydrous anilities animalier animalism animality animalize animately animaters animating animation animators animistic animosity anisettes anisogamy ankerites anklebone ankylosed ankyloses ankylosis ankylotic annalists annealers annealing annelidan annotated annotates annotator announced announcer announces annoyance annualize annuitant annuities annulling annulment annuluses anodizing anointers anointing anomalies anomalous anonymity anonymous anoopsias anopheles anorectic anoretics anorexias anorexics anorexies anorthite anoxemias anserines answerers answering antalgics antarctic anteaters anteceded antecedes antechoir antedated antedates antefixae antefixes antelopes antenatal antennule antepasts anterooms antetypes anteverts anthelion antheming anthemion antherids anthocyan anthodium anthology anthozoan anthraces anthropic anthurium antiaging antialien antiarins antiatoms antiauxin antiblack antically anticking anticline anticling anticodon anticrack anticrime antidotal antidoted antidotes antidraft antielite antifraud antigenes antigenic antiglare antihuman antikings antiknock antilabor antimacho antimasks antimeres antimycin antinodal antinodes antinoise antinomic antinovel antipapal antiparty antipasti antipasto antipathy antiphons antiphony antipodal antipodes antipoles antipopes antipress antipyics antiquark antiquary antiquate antiquers antiquing antiquity antiradar antirusts antisense antiserum antishark antishock antisleep antismoke antisolar antistate antistick antistory antitheft antitoxic antitoxin antitrust antitumor antitypes antiulcer antiunion antiurban antivenin antiviral antivirus antiwhite antiwoman antonymic anvilling anviltops anxieties anxiously anybodies anythings anywheres

AP… 107

apartheid apartment apartness apathetic aperients aperiodic aperitifs apertures apetalies apetalous aphanites aphanitic aphasiacs aphelions aphereses apheresis aphidians apholates aphorised aphorises aphorisms aphorists aphorized aphorizes aphyllies apiarians apiarists apiculate apimanias apishness aplanatic apocrypha apodictic apoenzyme apogamies apogamous apologiae apologias apologies apologise apologist apologize apologues apomictic apophyges apophyses apophysis apostates apostolic apotheces apothecia apothegms appalling appanages apparatus appareled apparitor appealers appealing appearing appeasers appeasing appellant appellate appellees appellors appendage appendant appending appertain appestats appetence appetency appetiser appetites appetizer applauded applauder applauses applecart applejack appliance applicant appliqued appliques appointed appointee apportion appraisal appraised appraisee appraiser appraises apprehend appressed apprisers apprising apprizers apprizing approbate approvals approvers approving apriority apteryxes aptitudes aptnesses

AQ… 11

aquacades aquanauts aquaplane aquarelle aquarians aquarists aquariums aquatints aquatones aqueducts aquilegia

AR… 132

arabesque arabicize arability arabinose arabizing arachnids arachnoid aragonite arapaimas araucaria arbalests arbalists arbelests arbitrage arbitrary arbitrate arboreous arboretum arborists arborized arborizes arbovirus arbuscles arbutuses arcadians arcadings arcatures arccosine archaised archaises archaisms archaists archaized archaizes archangel archducal archduchy archdukes archenemy archeries archetype archfiend architect archiving archivist archivolt archosaur arcuately ardencies arduously arecoline arethusas argentine argentite argentums argillite arginases arginines argonauts argufiers argufying argumenta arguments arhatship aridities arillodes armadillo armagnacs armaments armatured armatures armchairs armigeral armigeros armistice armonicas armorials armorless armourers armouries armouring armyworms arointing aromatics aromatize aroynting arpeggios arraigned arrangers arranging arrearage arrestant arrestees arresters arresting arrestors arriviste arrogance arrogated arrogates arrowhead arrowroot arrowwood arrowworm arsenates arsenical arsenides arsenious arsenites arsonists artefacts artemisia arterials arteriole arteritis arthritic arthritis arthropod arthroses arthrosis artichoke articling articular artifacts artificer artifices artillery artisanal artlessly aruspices arytenoid arythmias

AS… 122

asafetida ascarides ascendant ascendent ascenders ascending ascension ascensive ascertain ascetical ascidians asclepiad ascocarps ascogonia ascorbate ascospore ascribing asexually ashamedly ashlaring ashlering ashplants asininely asininity askewness asparagus aspartame aspartate aspectual asperated asperates aspersers aspersing aspersion aspersors asphalted asphaltic asphaltum asphodels asphyxias asphyxies aspirants aspiratae aspirated aspirates aspirator assagaied assailant assailers assailing assassins assaulted assaulter assegaied assembled assembler assembles assenters assenting assentors asserters asserting assertion assertive assertors assessing assessors assiduity assiduous assignats assignees assigners assigning assignors assistant assisters assisting assistors associate assoiling assonance assonants assorters assorting assuaging assuasive assumable assumably assumpsit assurance assuredly assurgent asswaging astatines asterisks asterisms asteroids asthenias asthenics asthenies asthmatic astigmias astonying astounded astraddle astragals astrakhan astricted astringed astringes astrocyte astrodome astrolabe astrology astronaut astronomy asymmetry asymptote asynapses asynapsis asyndetic asyndeton

AT… 62

atamascos ataractic ataraxias ataraxics ataraxies atavistic atemporal atheistic athelings athenaeum atheneums atheromas athletics athrocyte atmometer atomisers atomising atomistic atomizers atomizing atonalism atonalist atonality atonement atrazines atrocious atrophias atrophied atrophies atropines atropisms attachers attaching attackers attacking attackman attackmen attainder attainers attaining attainted attempers attempted attendant attendees attenders attending attention attentive attenuate attesters attesting attestors atticisms atticists attitudes attorneys attorning attracted attractor attribute attrition

AU… 84

aubergine aubretias aubrietas auctioned auctorial audacious audiences audiogram audiology audiotape auditable auditions auditives auditoria augmented augmenter augmentor augustest aunthoods auntliest aureoling auriculae auricular auriculas aurochses ausformed auslander austenite austerely austerest austerity australes autacoids autarchic autarkies autecisms auteurist authentic authoress authorial authoring authorise authority authorize autistics autobahns autobuses autocades autoclave autocoids autocracy autocrats autocross autodynes autoecism autogenic autogiros autograft autograph autogyros autolysed autolyses autolysis autolytic autolyzed autolyzes automaker automated automates automatic automaton autonomic autopilot autopsied autopsies autoroute autosomal autosomes autotelic autotroph autotypes autunites auxiliary auxotroph

AV… 29

avadavats available availably avalanche avascular aventails averagely averaging averments aversions avianized avianizes aviarists aviations avidities avifaunae avifaunal avifaunas avigators avirulent avocadoes avocation avoidable avoidably avoidance avouchers avouching avulsions avuncular

AW… 10

awakeners awakening awardable awareness awesomely awestruck awfullest awfulness awkwarder awkwardly

AX… 3

axiomatic axletrees axoplasms

AY… 3

ayahuasca ayatollah ayurvedas

AZ… 6

azeotrope azimuthal azotemias azotising azotizing azoturias

Using these words

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