Words Starting With AE

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Counting only the ENABLE word list, 172 entries are words that start with AE. That is about 0.100% of the list. Lengths range from 2 letters (AE) to 18 (AEROTHERMODYNAMICS). Using commonly used tile values, AEROTHERMODYNAMICS (31 points) scores the most. 22 have no repeated letter at all. Different games use different dictionaries, so check your game's rules before relying on a word.

At a glance

Fact	Value
Words in this list	172
Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site	0.100%
Longest	`AEROTHERMODYNAMICS` (18 letters)
Shortest	`AE` (2 letters)
Highest base score (common values)	`AEROTHERMODYNAMICS`, 31
No repeated letters	22

Most common next letter after AE

Letter	Words
R	120
S	21
C	8
O	5
T	5

Useful observations

None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
13 still form a word when the leading AE is removed, for example AEDINE, AEON, AEONS, AERATE and AERATED → DINE, ON, ONS, RATE and RATED.
The most common endings here are -ES (27), -IC (11), -AL (10).
The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 4, found in 58 of these words.
The average length is 9.3 letters.
After AE, the letter R comes next most often (120 words).

All AE- words

2 letters 1

4 letters 3

aeon aero aery

5 letters 5

aecia aedes aegis aeons aerie

6 letters 16

aecial aecium aedile aedine aeneus aeonic aerate aerial aeried aerier aeries aerify aerily aerobe aerugo aether

7 letters 19

aecidia aediles aegises aeneous aeolian aeonian aerated aerates aerator aerials aeriest aerobes aerobia aerobic aerogel aerosat aerosol aerugos aethers

8 letters 28

aecidial aecidium aequorin aerating aeration aerators aerially aerified aerifies aeriform aerobics aerobium aeroduct aerodyne aerofoil aerogels aerogram aerolite aerolith aerology aeronaut aeronomy aerosats aerosols aerostat aesthete aestival aetheric

9 letters 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

10 letters 22

aeciospore aerenchyma aerialists aerobatics aerobioses aerobiosis aerobraked aerobrakes aerodromes aerogramme aerologies aerometers aeronautic aeronomers aeronomies aeronomist aeroplanes aerosolize aerospaces aesthetics aestivated aestivates

11 letters 20

aeciospores aepyornises aerenchymas aerobically aerobiology aerobraking aerodynamic aeroelastic aerogrammes aeromedical aeronautics aeronomical aeronomists aerosolized aerosolizes aerostatics aesthetical aestivating aestivation aetiologies

12 letters 11

aerenchymata aerodynamics aeroembolism aeromagnetic aeromedicine aeronautical aerosolizing aesthetician aestheticism aestheticize aestivations

13 letters 10

aerobiologies aerodynamical aeroembolisms aeromechanics aeromedicines aesthetically aestheticians aestheticisms aestheticized aestheticizes

14 letters 6

aerobiological aerodynamicist aeroelasticity aeronautically aerosolization aestheticizing

15 letters 3

aerodynamically aerodynamicists aerosolizations

16 letters 1

aeroelasticities

17 letters 1

aerothermodynamic

18 letters 1

aerothermodynamics

Using these words

To find words that start with AE using only your letters, open the Word Unscrambler, enter your letters and type AE in Starts with. For a known pattern, the Crossword Solver accepts AE???-style patterns. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.