Words Containing the Letter A

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The letter A appears in approximately 40% of all English words, making it the most common vowel and one of the most strategically important tiles in any word game. From everyday words like AMAZING and BANANA to the game-defining word SCRABBLE itself, A is truly the glue of the English language.

2-Letter Words Containing A(26)

aa ab ad ae ag ah ai al am an ar as at aw ax ay ba fa ha ka la ma na pa ta ya

3-Letter Words Containing A(301)

aah aal aas aba abo abs aby ace act add ado ads adz aff aft aga age ago aha aid ail aim ain air ais ait ala alb ale all alp als alt ama ami amp amu ana and ane ani ant any ape apt arb arc are arf ark arm ars art ash ask asp ass ate att auk ava ave avo awa awe awl awn axe aye ays azo baa bad bag bah bal bam ban bap bar bas bat bay boa bra cab cad cam can cap car cat caw cay dab dad dag dah dak dal dam dap daw day ear eat eau era eta fad fag fan far fas fat fax fay gab gad gae gag gal gam gan gap gar gas gat gay goa had hae hag hah haj ham hao hap has hat haw hay jab jag jam jar jaw jay kab kae

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4-Letter Words Containing A(1385)

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5-Letter Words Containing A(3495)

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6-Letter Words Containing A(6575)

aahing aaliis aarrgh abacas abacus abakas abamps abased abaser abases abasia abated abater abates abatis abator abbacy abbess abbeys abbots abduce abduct abeles abelia abhors abided abider abides abject abjure ablate ablaut ablaze ablest ablins abloom ablush abmhos aboard aboded abodes abohms abolla abomas aboral aborts abound aboves abrade abroad abrupt abseil absent absorb absurd abulia abulic abused abuser abuses abvolt abwatt abying abysms acacia acajou acarid acarus accede accent accept access accord accost accrue accuse acedia acetal acetic acetin acetum acetyl achene achier aching acidic acidly acinar acinic acinus ackees acnode acorns acquit across acting actins action active actors actual acuate acuity aculei acumen acuter acutes adages adagio adapts addend adders addict adding addled addles adduce adduct adeems adenyl adepts adhere adieus adieux adipic adjoin adjure adjust admass admire admits admixt adnate adnexa adnoun adobes adobos adonis adopts adored adorer adores adorns adrift adroit adsorb adults advect advent adverb

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7-Letter Words Containing A(10785)

aarrghh abalone abandon abasers abashed abashes abasias abasing abaters abating abators abattis abaxial abaxile abbotcy abdomen abduced abduces abducts abelian abelias abettal abetted abetter abettor abeyant abfarad abhenry abiders abiding abigail ability abioses abiosis abiotic abjured abjurer abjures ablated ablates ablauts ablings abluent abluted aboding abolish abollae abomasa abomasi aborted aborter abought aboulia aboulic abounds abraded abrader abrades abreact abreast abridge abroach abrosia abscess abscise abscond abseils absence absents absinth absolve absorbs abstain absurds abubble abulias abusers abusing abusive abuttal abutted abutter abvolts abwatts abysmal abyssal abysses acacias academe academy acajous acaleph acanthi acapnia acarids acarine acaroid acaudal acceded acceder accedes accents accepts accidia accidie acclaim accords accosts account accrete accrual accrued accrues accurst accusal accused accuser accuses acedias acequia acerate acerber acerbic acerola acerose acerous acetals acetate acetify acetins acetone acetose acetous acetyls achenes achiest achieve achiote acholia acicula acidify acidity aciform acinose acinous aclinic acmatic acnodes acolyte aconite

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8-Letter Words Containing A(14412)

aardvark aardwolf aasvogel abacuses abalones abampere abandons abapical abasedly abashing abatable abatises abattoir abbacies abbatial abbesses abdicate abdomens abdomina abducens abducent abducing abducted abductor abelmosk aberrant abetment abettals abetters abetting abettors abeyance abeyancy abfarads abhenrys abhorred abhorrer abidance abigails abjectly abjurers abjuring ablating ablation ablative ablegate abluents ablution abnegate abnormal aboideau aboiteau abomasal abomasum abomasus aborally aborning aborters aborting abortion abortive aboulias abounded abrachia abradant abraders abrading abrasion abrasive abreacts abridged abridger abridges abrogate abrosias abrupter abruptly abscised abscises abscisin abscissa absconds abseiled absences absented absentee absenter absently absinthe absinths absolute absolved absolver absolves absonant absorbed absorber abstains absterge abstract abstrict abstruse absurder absurdly abundant abusable abutilon abutment abuttals abutters abutting academes academia academic acalephe acalephs acanthus acapnias acaridan acarines acarpous acaudate acauline acaulose acaulous acceders acceding accented accentor accepted acceptee accepter acceptor accessed accesses accident accidias accidies acclaims accolade accorded accorder accosted accounts accouter accoutre accredit accreted accretes accruals

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9-Letter Words Containing A(13536)

aardvarks aasvogels 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 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

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10-Letter Words Containing A(11699)

aardwolves abacterial abandoners abandoning abasements abashments abatements abbreviate abdicating abdication abdicators abducentes abductions abductores aberrances aberrantly aberration abeyancies abhorrence abiogenist abjections abjectness abjuration ablatively abnegating abnegation abnegators abnormally abolishers abolishing abolitions abominable abominably abominated abominates abominator aboriginal aborigines abortively aboveboard abrasively abreacting abreaction abridgment abrogating abrogation abruptions abruptness abscessing abscission absconders absconding absolutely absolutest absolution absolutism absolutist absolutive absolutize absorbable absorbance absorbancy absorbants absorbency absorbents absorption absorptive abstainers abstaining abstemious abstention absterging abstinence abstracted abstracter abstractly abstractor abstricted abstrusely abstrusest abstrusity absurdisms absurdists absurdness abundances abundantly academical academisms acanthuses acaricidal acaricides accelerant accelerate accentless accentuate acceptable acceptably acceptance acceptedly accessible accessibly accessions accidences accidental accidently accipiters acclaimers acclaiming acclimated acclimates accomplice accomplish accordance accordions accoucheur accountant accounting accoutered accoutring accredited accretions accruement accumulate accuracies accurately accursedly accusation accusative accusatory accusingly accustomed acephalous acerbating acerbities acetabular acetabulum acetamides acetanilid acetifying acetylated acetylates acetylenes acetylenic achalasias achievable achinesses achondrite achromatic acidifiers acidifying

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11-Letter Words Containing A(9661)

abandonment abbreviated abbreviates abbreviator abdications abdominally abecedarian aberrancies aberrations abhorrences abhorrently abiogeneses abiogenesis abiogenists abiological abiotically abjurations ablutionary abnegations abnormality abolishable abolishment abominating abomination abominators aboriginals abortionist aboveground abracadabra abreactions abridgement abridgments abrogations abscissions absenteeism absolutions absolutisms absolutists absolutized absolutizes absorbances absorbingly absorptance absorptions abstentions abstentious abstinences abstinently abstracters abstractest abstracting abstraction abstractive abstractors abstricting absurdities abusiveness academician academicism acatalectic acaulescent accelerando accelerants accelerated accelerates accelerator accentually accentuated accentuates acceptances acceptation acceptingly accessaries accessional accessioned accessorial accessories accessorise accessorize accidentals accipitrine acclamation acclimating acclimation acclimatise acclimatize acclivities accommodate accompanied accompanies accompanist accomplices accordances accordantly accordingly accoucheurs accountable accountably accountancy accountants accountings accoutering accrediting accruements acculturate accumulated accumulates accumulator accusations accusatives accustoming acerbically acetabulums acetanilide acetanilids acetylating acetylation acetylative achievement achondrites achondritic achromatism achromatize acidimeters acidimetric acidophiles acidophilic acidulating acidulation acknowledge acoelomates acoustician acquainting acquiescent acquiescing acquirement acquisition acquisitive acquisitors acquittance acridnesses acriflavine acrimonious acrocentric acromegalic acropetally acrophobias acropolises acrylamides actinically

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12-Letter Words Containing A(7370)

abandonments abbreviating abbreviation abbreviators abecedarians aberrational abjectnesses abolishments abolitionary abolitionism abolitionist abominations aboriginally abortionists abortiveness abracadabras abrasiveness abridgements abruptnesses absenteeisms absentminded absoluteness absolutistic absolutizing absorbancies absorbencies absorptances absorptivity absquatulate abstemiously abstractable abstractedly abstractions abstractness abstruseness abstrusities absurdnesses academically academicians academicisms acatalectics accelerandos accelerating acceleration accelerative accelerators accentuating accentuation acceptations accessioning accessorised accessorises accessorized accessorizes acciaccatura accidentally accipitrines acclamations acclimations acclimatised acclimatises acclimatized acclimatizer acclimatizes accommodated accommodates accommodator accompanists accompanying accomplished accomplisher accomplishes accordionist accouchement accouterment accoutrement accreditable accretionary acculturated acculturates accumulating accumulation accumulative accumulators accurateness accursedness acetaldehyde acetanilides acetonitrile acetylations achievements achlorhydria achlorhydric achromatisms achromatized achromatizes acidimetries acidulations acknowledged acknowledges acoustically acousticians acquaintance acquiescence acquirements acquisitions acquittances acriflavines acrocentrics acromegalics acromegalies acrostically actabilities actinometers actinometric actinomorphy actinomycete actinomycins activenesses acupressures acupunctures adaptability adaptational adaptiveness adaptivities additionally additivities adenoviruses adequateness adhesiveness adjectivally adjournments adjudicating adjudication adjudicative adjudicators adjudicatory adjustmental administered administrant administrate admirability admonishment admonitorily adolescences adolescently adoptability adoptianisms adoptionisms adoptionists

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13-Letter Words Containing A(5380)

abbreviations abiogenically abnormalities abolitionisms abolitionists abortifacient absorbability absquatulated absquatulates abstractional abusivenesses accelerations accelerometer accentuations acceptability acceptingness accessibility accessorising accessorizing acciaccaturas acclimatising acclimatizers acclimatizing accommodating accommodation accommodative accommodators accompaniment accomplishers accomplishing accordionists accouchements accountancies accouterments accoutrements accreditation acculturating acculturation acculturative accumulations accustomation acetaldehydes acetaminophen acetazolamide acetification acetonitriles acetylcholine achlorhydrias achromatizing acidification acknowledging acquaintances acquiescences acquiescently acquisitional acquisitively acrimoniously acrobatically acronymically acrylonitrile actinometries actinomorphic actinomycetes actinomycoses actinomycosis actinomycotic actualization acupuncturist adaptednesses adiabatically adjudications adjustability admeasurement administering administrable administrants administrated administrates administrator admirableness admissibility admonishingly admonishments adorabilities adrenalectomy adrenochromes adulterations adumbratively adventuresome adventuresses adventuristic adventurously adversariness adversatively adversenesses advertisement advertizement advisableness aerobiologies aerodynamical aeroembolisms aeromechanics aeromedicines aesthetically aestheticians aestheticisms aestheticized aestheticizes affectability affectionally affectionless affectivities affenpinscher affirmatively affordability afforestation afterthoughts agamospermies agelessnesses aggiornamento agglomerating agglomeration agglomerative agglutinating agglutination agglutinative agglutinogens aggregateness aggregational aggregatively aggrievements agonistically agranulocytes agreeableness agrichemicals agriculturist agrochemicals agroforesters agronomically ailurophobias aimlessnesses airfreighting airlessnesses airsicknesses airworthiness alchemistical alcoholically aldolizations aldosteronism algebraically

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14-Letter Words Containing A(3592)

abortifacients abortivenesses abrasivenesses absentmindedly absolutenesses absorptivities absquatulating abstemiousness abstractedness abstractionism abstractionist abstractnesses abstrusenesses acceleratingly accelerometers acceptableness accessibleness accidentalness accommodations accompaniments accomplishable accomplishment accountability accountantship accreditations acculturations accumulatively accuratenesses accursednesses accustomations accustomedness acetaminophens acetazolamides acetifications acetylcholines achondroplasia achromatically acidifications acknowledgedly acknowledgment acrylonitriles actinomorphies actinomycetous actualizations acupuncturists adaptabilities adaptationally adaptivenesses addressability adenocarcinoma adequatenesses adhesivenesses admeasurements administrating administration administrative administrators administratrix admirabilities adoptabilities adorablenesses adrenergically adrenocortical advantageously adventitiously advertisements advertizements advisabilities aerobiological aerodynamicist aeroelasticity aeronautically aerosolization aestheticizing affectednesses affectionately affectlessness affenpinschers afforestations aforementioned aggiornamentos agglomerations agglutinations agglutinogenic aggrandizement aggressiveness aggressivities agreeabilities agribusinesses agriculturally agriculturists agroforestries airtightnesses aldosteronisms alienabilities alkalinization allegorization allelomorphism alliteratively alloantibodies allopatrically allopolyploids allopolyploidy allosterically allotetraploid allusivenesses almightinesses alphabetically alphanumerical alterabilities altruistically amateurishness ambassadorship ambassadresses ambidextrously amicablenesses aminoacidurias aminopeptidase aminophyllines amitriptylines ammonification amphibiousness amphiprostyles amplifications anagrammatical anagrammatized anagrammatizes analphabetisms anaphrodisiacs anathematizing anchoritically anelasticities anesthesiology anesthetically anglicizations animadversions animalizations anisometropias ankylosauruses annexationists antepenultimas anthophyllites anthraquinones anthropologies anthropologist anthropometric anthropomorphs anthropophagus antiaggression antialcoholism

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15-Letter Words Containing A(2334)

absorbabilities abstractionisms abstractionists acanthocephalan acceptabilities acceptingnesses accessibilities acclimatization accommodatingly accommodational accomplishments accountableness accountantships acculturational acetophenetidin achondroplasias achondroplastic acknowledgement acknowledgments acquisitiveness acrimoniousness adenocarcinomas adenohypophyses adenohypophysis adjustabilities administrations admirablenesses admissibilities adrenalectomies adventurousness adversarinesses advisablenesses aerodynamically aerodynamicists aerosolizations affectabilities affordabilities agglutinability aggrandizements aggregatenesses agranulocytoses agranulocytosis agreeablenesses agribusinessman agribusinessmen agriculturalist airworthinesses algorithmically alkalinizations allegoricalness allegorizations allelomorphisms allergenicities allotetraploids allotetraploidy alphabetization alternativeness aluminosilicate ambassadorships ambidexterities ambiguousnesses ambisexualities ambitiousnesses aminopeptidases ammonifications amorphousnesses amphidiploidies amphitheatrical anacoluthically anagrammatizing analogousnesses analyzabilities ancylostomiases ancylostomiasis anfractuosities anisotropically ankylostomiases ankylostomiasis anomalousnesses anonymousnesses antepenultimate anthropocentric anthropological anthropologists anthropometries anthropomorphic anthropopathism anthropophagies anthropophagous anthroposophies antiabortionist antialcoholisms antiallergenics antiaphrodisiac antiarrhythmics anticapitalisms anticapitalists anticarcinogens anticholesterol anticholinergic anticlericalism anticlericalist anticlimactical anticolonialism anticolonialist anticompetitive anticonvulsants anticonvulsives anticorruptions antidepressants antidepressions antiderivatives antidevelopment antieducational antiegalitarian antifashionable antifederalists antiferromagnet antifilibusters antiforeclosure antihistaminics antiliberalisms antilibertarian antilogarithmic antimanagements antimaterialism antimaterialist antimetabolites antimilitarisms antimilitarists antimonarchical antimonarchists antimonopolists antinationalist antiobscenities antiperspirants antipornography antiprogressive antiquarianisms antiradicalisms antirationalism antirationalist antirationality antiromanticism antisegregation antisentimental antiseparatists antisexualities antishoplifting antispeculation

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About Words Containing A

In Scrabble and Words With Friends, the A tile (worth 1 point) is available in 9 copies per game — more than any vowel except E — reflecting its extraordinary frequency. Words like AMAZING, BANANA, SCRABBLE, and MANIA illustrate how A fills vowel slots in words of every length and origin. Linguists note that A functions as a connective vowel in thousands of Latin-origin words (-ATE, -ANCE, -ATION), making it the silent workhorse of English morphology.

•The letter A worth only 1 Scrabble point but appears in ~40% of words — never discard it without first checking for a long play containing A.
•Look for -ATION, -ANCE, and -ATE suffix patterns when you hold an A tile — these endings generate hundreds of valid 6-9 letter words.
•SCRABBLE itself contains two A tiles — a reminder that this vowel anchors even the most iconic words in the game.

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