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Words Ending In AN

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The open ENABLE word list has 1,188 words that end in AN, about 0.69% of the 172,434 words this site shows. They run from AN at the short end to DISESTABLISHMENTARIAN at the long end. Using commonly used tile values, JAZZMAN (34 points) scores the most. Words with no repeated letter: 281. This is a general word list, not any game's official one; always check the rules of your game.

At a glance

FactValue
Words in this list1,188
Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site0.69%
LongestDISESTABLISHMENTARIAN (21 letters)
ShortestAN (2 letters)
Highest base score (common values)JAZZMAN, 34
No repeated letters281

Most common letter before AN

LetterWords
M429
I293
E82
R53
T41

Patterns in this list

  • 2 read the same backward and forward, such as NAAN and NAN.
  • 105 leave another word when the final AN is taken off, for example ACARIDAN, ALAN, ANNELIDAN, ANTIPODEAN and ARBUTEAN → ACARID, AL, ANNELID, ANTIPODE and ARBUTE.
  • The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 3, found in 377 of these words.
  • The average length is 8.4 letters.
  • Before AN, the letter M appears most often (429 words).

All -AN words

2 letters 1

an

3 letters 11

ban can fan gan man nan pan ran tan van wan

4 letters 32

alan azan bean bran clan cyan dean elan flan gran guan hwan jean khan koan lean loan mean moan naan pean pian plan roan scan span swan than ulan wean yean yuan

5 letters 70

adman apian atman avian axman began bogan buran clean cotan daman dewan divan diwan furan glean goban gowan groan hazan hogan honan human japan jawan lagan lauan leman ligan liman logan loran mayan ocean octan organ paean pagan pavan pecan pekan pyran quean ratan redan reman reran rewan roman rowan saran sedan sewan skean solan spean titan tolan toman uhlan ulpan unban unman urban vegan wigan witan woman xylan yulan

6 letters 147

afghan aidman airman ajowan ameban anuran ashcan ashman ataman axeman badman bagman banian banyan barman batman bayman bedpan bemean bemoan bowman brogan busman cabman caftan caiman callan cancan captan carman cayman chazan corban cowman curran deewan demean desman dioxan dolman durian eolian eonian firman flyman foeman frypan gagman gasman german glucan glycan gossan gunman hazzan hetman iceman inspan jordan kaftan kalian kanban kurgan lallan lawman layman legman lochan longan lungan lurdan madman magian mannan median merman mesian messan minyan morgan nonfan nonman oilcan oilman origan orphan outman outran paesan paisan parian partan pechan penman pitman platan potman preman prolan ptisan radian raglan ragman randan rattan reloan replan rodman rurban ryokan sampan seaman seawan sextan shaman shoran siccan silvan simian skyman slogan socman soldan soudan sovran suldan sultan suntan sylvan taipan tampan tarpan tartan tarzan taxman teopan tinman titian titman toucan trapan trepan turban tympan vanman wangan yeoman

7 letters 199

abelian aeolian aeonian alloxan almsman amebean amoeban antiman apogean artisan ataghan automan avellan barchan baseman batsman beadman bedeman begroan bellman birdman boatman bodhran bogbean bogyman bondman bookman brechan bushman capelan capstan caravan cateran caveman chapman chazzan clachan claypan clubman cooncan courlan crewman crucian cyprian darshan daysman deadpan decuman deskman dextran dipnoan dishpan doorman drayman dustman dustpan elysian epigean etesian exilian exurban fireman firepan flagman footman foreman foreran freeman frogman fustian gamelan gateman gentian gleeman goodman gripman habitan hackman hangman hanuman hardpan harijan headman herdman hessian hexosan indican inhuman jazzman junkman juryman kinsman kirkman kneepan lactean landman leadman lensman lesbian lethean liftman lineman linkman lyncean mailman martian meatman medusan messman milkman minivan misplan moneran newsman oarsman oppidan ortolan ottoman outplan outspan ovarian overman overran packman pampean papayan paphian pelican pemican pikeman plowman pluvian postman preplan propman protean pullman puritan pygmean quartan quintan rebegan reclean reedman rodsman ruffian sagaman salpian saltpan sandman saurian seedman shaitan shebean sheitan shipman shopman showman sideman sierran slurban snowman sockman sokeman soybean spartan spelean sporran stewpan stygian subclan subdean swagman swanpan tailfan taximan teleman teleran tertian tollman tongman turfman unclean unhuman urethan utopian vermian veteran wanigan wingman wireman woodman woolman workman xanthan yardman yatagan yeggman zymosan

8 letters 241

acaridan actinian agrarian airwoman alderman amoebean aphelian aphidian apiarian aquarian arbutean arcadian ascidian aurorean bailsman bandsman barbican bargeman bartisan bartizan beadsman bedesman billycan bioclean bluesman boardman boatsman bogeyman bohemian bondsman boogyman brainpan brakeman bryozoan buckbean busulfan caducean cardigan cerulean cesarean cesarian cetacean chainman chairman chessman chitosan chlordan choreman civilian clansman coachman colorman comedian conidian conquian cordovan corpsman cotquean countian cragsman dairyman dalesman demonian diluvian diocesan dipteran dragoman dutchman earthman ectozoan egyptian empyrean entozoan ethician eulachan everyman favonian ferryman filarian foilsman freedman freshman fugleman funnyman furfuran gallican gamesman glassman gownsman guardian gypseian handyman harridan headsman helmsman henchman herdsman hermaean hominian hooligan horseman hotelman houseman huntsman hyoidean hypogean iguanian insectan isopodan isthmian jerrican jerrycan landsman langshan larrigan laywoman leadsman liegeman linesman linksman logician lunarian macruran madwoman magician malarian marksman marzipan melanian meridian metazoan misbegan monecian moneyman motorman mulligan musician mycelian nobleman nonhuman nonpagan nonurban nymphean obsidian oedipean oolachan ophidian optician overplan pagurian panacean panhuman papyrian parazoan partisan partizan pattypan pelorian pemmican pentosan perigean pitchman pivotman placeman plebeian pointman polyzoan pozzolan preclean prehuman pressman priapean publican pygmaean radioman raftsman rambutan ranchman rataplan reinsman rifleman riparian rosarian routeman salesman saucepan scalepan seedsman shadchan sheepman shwanpan sialidan sirenian sonarman soundman spaceman spearman spelaean stickman stillman stockman stuntman subhuman suburban superfan superman swingman swordman syrphian talesman talisman tallyman tarlatan tarletan thespian toboggan townsman trackman tragopan trainman trappean trashman trimaran truckman turbofan underran valerian venetian verseman vesuvian viridian wannigan watchman waterman weighman whaleman wheelman wingspan woodsman yachtman yataghan

9 letters 162

amphibian anchorman annelidan anthocyan anthozoan antihuman antiurban antiwoman astrakhan attackman balmacaan barbarian basilican bondwoman boogerman boogeyman brannigan caecilian caesarean caesarian cameraman carnelian castellan catamaran cattleman charlatan charwoman chelonian chthonian churchman circadian clergyman clinician cnidarian collegian cornelian cornerman courtesan cracksman craftsman custodian cyclopean dalmatian deathsman decapodan dietician dietitian draconian draftsman dystopian ealdorman epicurean euclidean euclidian eutherian exciseman fellowman fisherman forewoman garageman gentleman gorgonian grantsman groomsman guardsman guildsman harmattan heliozoan herculean historian horsebean hydrozoan interclan jellybean kinswoman letterman leviathan librarian liveryman lumberman magnesian mammalian manhattan marmorean melphalan mercaptan middleman minuteman molluscan molluskan mortician myrobalan nemertean newswoman oarswoman ombudsman orangutan overclean oysterman pantryman patrician patrolman physician plainsman planarian plantsman plutonian policeman precisian pretorian prosimian protistan protozoan ptarmigan quarryman quotidian repairman reptilian roundsman sacristan safetyman salaryman salvarsan samaritan schoolman screwbean sectarian selachian selectman shantyman sharifian signalman spleuchan spoilsman spokesman sporozoan sportsman stableman statesman steersman strongman suctorian suffragan switchman swordsman tactician tillerman timberman tradesman tragedian tribesman unitarian venireman vestryman vulcanian vulgarian washerman washwoman wheelsman wisewoman workwoman yachtsman

10 letters 99

alderwoman antinomian antipodean araucarian balbriggan batrachian beautician benzofuran bipartisan cavalryman chairwoman cladoceran cochairman constantan contrarian councilman counterman countryman crustacean culinarian defenceman defenseman endosulfan equestrian everywoman expressman foretopman freedwoman fruitarian garbageman gargantuan grammarian groundsman harvestman hemipteran highwayman homoousian homopteran horsewoman houseclean husbandman infrahuman infusorian interocean interorgan interurban journeyman jubilarian laminarian lapidarian laundryman lobsterman longbowman markswoman midshipman militiaman missileman monogenean mycetozoan nepenthean nitrofuran noblewoman nonutopian nonveteran nurseryman pedestrian pitchwoman politician poultryman praetorian protohuman republican saleswoman sanitarian scrubwoman scyphozoan seminarian senatorian serviceman shenanigan stentorian stuntwoman subclavian superclean superhuman superwoman technician teleostean theologian thysanuran townswoman trawlerman triggerman tryptophan ultraclean ultrahuman vegetarian weatherman workingman

11 letters 78

abecedarian academician acoustician alcyonarian anchorwoman antiquarian arthropodan assemblyman businessman callipygian calypsonian camerawoman carrageenan centenarian centimorgan ceratopsian chiropteran churchwoman clergywoman coleopteran collembolan congressman cordilleran cornucopian cosmetician counterplan craftswoman crocodilian crossbowman ctenophoran deliveryman dinosaurian draughtsman egalitarian electrician esthetician fisherwoman gentlewoman holothurian homoiousian hyperborean infantryman libertarian lilliputian logistician madreporian madrigalian malapropian manganesian mechanician merchantman millenarian milliradian needlewoman neuropteran nonmusician nonpartisan orthopteran outdoorsman phonetician plecopteran policewoman prefreshman procrustean proletarian radiolarian rhetorician saturnalian saurischian semiotician spokeswoman sportswoman trencherman trinitarian unchristian utilitarian washerwoman zoantharian

12 letters 64

aesthetician antediluvian archdiocesan archosaurian artilleryman bacchanalian backcourtman backwoodsman biometrician cochairwoman committeeman cosmopolitan councilwoman countrywoman dialectician dibenzofuran equalitarian frontiersman futilitarian geometrician geriatrician hereditarian humanitarian hymenopteran labyrinthian lepidopteran longshoreman majoritarian metropolitan newspaperman nonagenarian nonlibrarian nonphysician nonsectarian obstetrician octogenarian onomastician onychophoran parkinsonian pediatrician pogonophoran postdiluvian prehistorian prelapsarian presbyterian proboscidean proboscidian proteoglycan salutatorian servicewoman sexagenarian spermatozoan statistician sublibrarian subterranean theoretician totalitarian trichopteran turbellarian vaudevillian vespertilian veterinarian warehouseman workingwoman

13 letters 37

arithmetician assemblywoman authoritarian bildungsroman businesswoman callithumpian cliometrician coastguardman communitarian congresswoman cybernetician diagnostician documentarian foraminiferan geopolitician handcraftsman inegalitarian linguistician lowerclassman malacostracan mastigophoran mathematician mediterranean megalopolitan metaphysician necessitarian nonpolitician nonvegetarian ornithischian paediatrician peptidoglycan postlapsarian supersalesman terpsichorean underclassman upperclassman valedictorian

14 letters 21

coastguardsman committeewoman disciplinarian econometrician ethnohistorian ferromagnesian handicraftsman ichthyosaurian latitudinarian newspaperwoman nonutilitarian predestinarian premillenarian protohistorian sabermetrician septuagenarian sesquipedalian solitudinarian sportfisherman uniformitarian valetudinarian

15 letters 15

acanthocephalan agribusinessman antiegalitarian antilibertarian biostatistician crossopterygian nonmetropolitan nontotalitarian parliamentarian plainclothesman platitudinarian postmillenarian psychohistorian psychometrician tetrahydrofuran

16 letters 6

antihumanitarian antitotalitarian biomathematician nonauthoritarian nonmathematician rhynchocephalian

17 letters 2

antiauthoritarian glycosaminoglycan

18 letters 2

establishmentarian ovolactovegetarian

21 letters 1

disestablishmentarian

Using these words

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