12-letter words starting with A

12-letter words starting with A total 1,321, from familiar applications to the 31-point Scrabble word axiomatizing; only 47 count as common English words.

1,321 wordsTop pick APPLICATIONSHighest score AXIOMATIZING 31

47 of 1,321 are everyday words (4%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

S starts the most 12-letter words (2,238); Y starts the fewest (10). A ranks #5 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 47 · most-used first

  • APPLICATIONS18
  • ARCHITECTURE19
  • AGRICULTURAL15
  • ANNOUNCEMENT16
  • ARRANGEMENTS15
  • ACCIDENTALLY20
  • ADDITIONALLY17
  • ACCOMPLISHED24
  • AVAILABILITY20
  • APPRECIATION18
  • ACKNOWLEDGED24
  • ACHIEVEMENTS22
  • ALTERNATIVES15
  • ASSOCIATIONS14
  • ADMINISTERED16
  • APPOINTMENTS18
  • ACCOMPANYING24
  • ANTICIPATION16
  • ACCELERATION16
  • ACQUISITIONS23
  • ANTHROPOLOGY21
  • AGGRESSIVELY20
  • AUTHENTICITY20
  • ACCUMULATION18
  • ACQUAINTANCE25
  • ACKNOWLEDGES23
  • ASTRONOMICAL16
  • ACCELERATING17
  • ARTIFICIALLY20
  • ANTICIPATING17
  • ASSASSINATED13
  • AFFECTIONATE20
  • ADVANTAGEOUS17
  • ATTRIBUTABLE16
  • APPRECIATIVE21
  • ACCUMULATING19
  • APPRECIATING19
  • ARISTOCRATIC16
  • ALPHABETICAL21
  • ANNIHILATION15
  • ASSIMILATION14
  • ACADEMICALLY22
  • ACCOMMODATED22
  • ABBREVIATION19
  • APPROPRIATED19
  • AFFILIATIONS18
  • ADVANCEMENTS20
All valid words 1,321

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ABANDONMENTS17
  • ABANDONWARES18
  • ABBREVIATING20
  • ABBREVIATION19
  • ABBREVIATORS19
  • ABBREVIATORY22
  • ABBREVIATURE19
  • ABECEDARIANS17
  • ABERRATIONAL14
  • ABHORRENCIES19
  • ABIOTROPHIES19
  • ABIRRITATING15
  • ABJECTNESSES23
  • ABLACTATIONS16
  • ABNORMALISMS18
  • ABOLISHMENTS19
  • ABOLITIONARY17
  • ABOLITIONISM16
  • ABOLITIONIST14
  • ABOMINATIONS16
  • ABORIGINALLY18
  • ABORTIONISTS14
  • ABORTIVENESS17
  • ABRACADABRAS19
  • ABRASIVENESS17
  • ABRIDGEMENTS18
  • ABRUPTNESSES16
  • ABSCONDENCES19
  • ABSENTEEISMS16
  • ABSENTMINDED18
  • ABSINTHIATED18
  • ABSOLUTENESS14
  • ABSOLUTISING15
  • ABSOLUTISTIC16
  • ABSOLUTIZING24
  • ABSORBANCIES18
  • ABSORBENCIES18
  • ABSORPTANCES18
  • ABSORPTIVITY22
  • ABSQUATULATE23
  • ABSTEMIOUSLY19
  • ABSTINENCIES16
  • ABSTRACTABLE18
  • ABSTRACTEDLY20
  • ABSTRACTIONS16
  • ABSTRACTIVES19
  • ABSTRACTNESS16
  • ABSTRICTIONS16
  • ABSTRUSENESS14
  • ABSTRUSITIES14
  • ABSURDNESSES15
  • ACADEMICALLY22
  • ACADEMICIANS19
  • ACADEMICISMS21
  • ACANTHACEOUS19
  • ACARIDOMATIA17
  • ACARODOMATIA17
  • ACAROLOGISTS15
  • ACAROPHILIES19
  • ACATALECTICS18
  • ACATALEPSIES16
  • ACATALEPTICS18
  • ACCELERANDOS17
  • ACCELERATING17
  • ACCELERATION16
  • ACCELERATIVE19
  • ACCELERATORS16
  • ACCELERATORY19
  • ACCENTUALITY19
  • ACCENTUATING17
  • ACCENTUATION16
  • ACCEPTANCIES20
  • ACCEPTATIONS18
  • ACCESSIONING17
  • ACCESSORISED17
  • ACCESSORISES16
  • ACCESSORIZED26
  • ACCESSORIZES25
  • ACCIACCATURA20
  • ACCIACCATURE20
  • ACCIDENTALLY20
  • ACCIPITRINES18
  • ACCLAMATIONS18
  • ACCLIMATABLE20
  • ACCLIMATIONS18
  • ACCLIMATISED19
  • ACCLIMATISER18
  • ACCLIMATISES18
  • ACCLIMATIZED28
  • ACCLIMATIZER27
  • ACCLIMATIZES27
  • ACCOMMODABLE23
  • ACCOMMODATED22
  • ACCOMMODATES21
  • ACCOMMODATOR21
  • ACCOMPANIERS20
  • ACCOMPANISTS20
  • ACCOMPANYING24
  • ACCOMPANYIST23
  • ACCOMPLISHED24
  • ACCOMPLISHER23
  • ACCOMPLISHES23
  • ACCORDANCIES19
  • ACCORDIONIST17
  • ACCOUCHEMENT23
  • ACCOUCHEUSES21
  • ACCOUPLEMENT20
  • ACCOUTERMENT18
  • ACCOUTREMENT18
  • ACCREDITABLE19
  • ACCRESCENCES20
  • ACCRETIONARY19
  • ACCULTURATED17
  • ACCULTURATES16
  • ACCUMBENCIES22
  • ACCUMULATING19
  • ACCUMULATION18
  • ACCUMULATIVE21
  • ACCUMULATORS18
  • ACCURATENESS16
  • ACCURSEDNESS17
  • ACCUSATIVELY22
  • ACCUSATORIAL16
  • ACCUSTREMENT18
  • ACETALDEHYDE22
  • ACETANILIDES15
  • ACETONAEMIAS16
  • ACETONITRILE14
  • ACETYLATIONS17
  • ACHAENOCARPS21
  • ACHIEVEMENTS22
  • ACHLAMYDEOUS23
  • ACHLORHYDRIA24
  • ACHLORHYDRIC26
  • ACHROMATISED20
  • ACHROMATISES19
  • ACHROMATISMS21
  • ACHROMATIZED29
  • ACHROMATIZES28
  • ACIDANTHERAS18
  • ACIDIMETRIES17
  • ACIDOPHILOUS20
  • ACIDULATIONS15
  • ACKNOWLEDGED24
  • ACKNOWLEDGER23
  • ACKNOWLEDGES23
  • ACOLOUTHITES17
  • ACOLOUTHOSES17
  • ACOUSTICALLY19
  • ACOUSTICIANS16
  • ACQUAINTANCE25
  • ACQUIESCENCE27
  • ACQUIESCENTS25
  • ACQUIREMENTS25
  • ACQUISITIONS23
  • ACQUITTANCED26
  • ACQUITTANCES25
  • ACRIFLAVINES20
  • ACROAMATICAL18
  • ACROCENTRICS18
  • ACROCYANOSES19
  • ACROCYANOSIS19
  • ACROGENOUSLY18
  • ACROMEGALICS19
  • ACROMEGALIES17
  • ACRONYCHALLY25
  • ACRONYMANIAS19
  • ACROPHONETIC21
  • ACROSTICALLY19
  • ACTABILITIES16
  • ACTINOMETERS16
  • ACTINOMETRIC18
  • ACTINOMORPHY24
  • ACTINOMYCETE21
  • ACTINOMYCINS21
  • ACTIVENESSES17
  • ACUMINATIONS16
  • ACUPRESSURES16
  • ACUPUNCTURAL18
  • ACUPUNCTURES18
  • ADAPTABILITY20
  • ADAPTATIONAL15
  • ADAPTIVENESS18
  • ADAPTIVITIES18
  • ADDICTEDNESS17
  • ADDITIONALLY17
  • ADDITIVITIES17
  • ADENECTOMIES17
  • ADENOPATHIES18
  • ADENOVIRUSES16
  • ADEQUATENESS22
  • ADHESIVENESS19
  • ADIAPHORISMS20
  • ADIAPHORISTS18
  • ADIPOGENESES16
  • ADIPOGENESIS16
  • ADJECTIVALLY28
  • ADJOURNMENTS22
  • ADJUDGEMENTS24
  • ADJUDICATING24
  • ADJUDICATION23
  • ADJUDICATIVE26
  • ADJUDICATORS23
  • ADJUDICATORY26
  • ADJUNCTIVELY28
  • ADJUSTMENTAL22
  • ADMINICULATE17
  • ADMINISTERED16
  • ADMINISTRANT15
  • ADMINISTRATE15
  • ADMIRABILITY20
  • ADMIRALSHIPS20
  • ADMONISHMENT20
  • ADMONITORILY18
  • ADOLESCENCES17
  • ADOLESCENTLY18
  • ADOPTABILITY20
  • ADOPTIANISMS17
  • ADOPTIANISTS15
  • ADOPTIONISMS17
  • ADOPTIONISTS15
  • ADORABLENESS15
  • ADRENOCHROME20
  • ADROITNESSES13
  • ADSCITITIOUS15
  • ADSCRIPTIONS17
  • ADULARESCENT15
  • ADULTERATING14
  • ADULTERATION13
  • ADULTERATORS13
  • ADULTERESSES13
  • ADULTERISING14
  • ADULTERIZING23
  • ADULTEROUSLY16
  • ADULTESCENTS15
  • ADUMBRATIONS17
  • ADVANCEMENTS20
  • ADVANTAGEOUS17
  • ADVENTITIOUS16
  • ADVENTUREFUL19
  • ADVENTURISMS18
  • ADVENTURISTS16
  • ADVERBIALISE18
  • ADVERBIALIZE27
  • ADVERSATIVES19
  • ADVERTENCIES18
  • ADVERTISINGS17
  • ADVERTORIALS16
  • ADVISABILITY21
  • ADVISERSHIPS21
  • AECIDIOSPORE17
  • AECIDOSPORES17
  • AELUROPHOBES19
  • AELUROPHOBIA19
  • AELUROPHOBIC21
  • AEOLOTROPIES14
  • AERENCHYMATA22
  • AERIFICATION17
  • AEROBICISING17
  • AEROBICIZING26
  • AEROBRAKINGS19
  • AERODONETICS15
  • AERODYNAMICS20
  • AEROEMBOLISM18
  • AEROGRAPHIES18
  • AEROMAGNETIC17
  • AEROMECHANIC21
  • AEROMEDICINE17
  • AERONAUTICAL14
  • AERONEUROSES12
  • AERONEUROSIS12
  • AEROPLANKTON18
  • AEROSIDERITE13
  • AEROSOLISING13
  • AEROSOLIZING22
  • AEROSTATICAL14
  • AEROSTATIONS12
  • AEROTROPISMS16
  • AESTHESIOGEN16
  • AESTHETICIAN17
  • AESTHETICISE17
  • AESTHETICISM19
  • AESTHETICIST17
  • AESTHETICIZE26
  • AESTIVATIONS15
  • AETHEREALITY18
  • AETHRIOSCOPE19
  • AETIOLOGICAL15
  • AETIOLOGISTS13
  • AFFABILITIES20
  • AFFECTATIONS20
  • AFFECTEDNESS21
  • AFFECTIONATE20
  • AFFECTIONING21
  • AFFICIONADOS21
  • AFFILIATIONS18
  • AFFIRMATIONS20
  • AFFIRMATIVES23
  • AFFLICTIVELY26
  • AFFLUENTIALS18
  • AFFLUENTNESS18
  • AFFORCEMENTS22
  • AFFORESTABLE20
  • AFFRANCHISED24
  • AFFRANCHISES23
  • AFFRICATIONS20
  • AFFRICATIVES23
  • AFFRIGHTEDLY26
  • AFFRIGHTENED23
  • AFFRIGHTMENT24
  • AFFRONTINGLY22
  • AFORETHOUGHT22
  • AFTERBURNERS17
  • AFTERBURNING18
  • AFTEREFFECTS23
  • AFTERGRASSES16
  • AFTERGROWTHS22
  • AFTERMARKETS21
  • AFTERSUPPERS19
  • AFTERTHOUGHT22
  • AFTERTOUCHES20
  • AGALMATOLITE15
  • AGAMOGENESES16
  • AGAMOGENESIS16
  • AGAMOGENETIC18
  • AGAPANTHUSES18
  • AGARICACEOUS17
  • AGATHODAIMON19
  • AGENTIVITIES16
  • AGGLOMERATED17
  • AGGLOMERATES16
  • AGGLUTINABLE16
  • AGGLUTINANTS14
  • AGGLUTINATED15
  • AGGLUTINATES14
  • AGGLUTINOGEN15
  • AGGRADATIONS15
  • AGGRANDISERS15
  • AGGRANDISING16
  • AGGRANDIZERS24
  • AGGRANDIZING25
  • AGGRAVATIONS17
  • AGGREGATIONS15
  • AGGRESSIVELY20
  • AGGRESSIVITY20
  • AGGRIEVEMENT19
  • AGNOIOLOGIES14
  • AGNOSTICISMS17
  • AGORAPHOBIAS20
  • AGORAPHOBICS22
  • AGRAMMATICAL19
  • AGRANULOCYTE18
  • AGRARIANISMS15
  • AGREEABILITY18
  • AGRIBUSINESS15
  • AGRICHEMICAL22
  • AGRICULTURAL15
  • AGRICULTURES15
  • AGRIPRODUCTS18
  • AGRITOURISMS15
  • AGRITOURISTS13
  • AGROBUSINESS15
  • AGROCHEMICAL22
  • AGROFORESTER16
  • AGROFORESTRY19
  • AGROINDUSTRY17
  • AGROSTEMMATA17
  • AGROTOURISMS15
  • AGROTOURISTS13
  • AGUARDIENTES14
  • AHISTORICISM19
  • AHISTORICITY20
  • AICHMOPHOBES26
  • AICHMOPHOBIA26
  • AICHMOPHOBIC28
  • AIGUILLETTES13
  • AILOUROPHILE17
  • AILOUROPHOBE19
  • AILUROPHILES17
  • AILUROPHILIA17
  • AILUROPHILIC19
  • AILUROPHOBES19
  • AILUROPHOBIA19
  • AILUROPHOBIC21
  • AIRCRAFTSMAN19
  • AIRCRAFTSMEN19
  • AIRFREIGHTED20
  • AIRTIGHTNESS16
  • AIRWORTHIEST18
  • AKOLOUTHOSES19
  • ALBUMBLATTER18
  • ALBUMENISING17
  • ALBUMENIZING26
  • ALBUMINISING17
  • ALBUMINIZING26
  • ALBUMINURIAS16
  • ALCHEMICALLY24
  • ALCOHOLICITY22
  • ALCOHOLISING18
  • ALCOHOLIZING27
  • ALCYONARIANS17
  • ALDERMANLIKE19
  • ALDERMANRIES15
  • ALDERMANSHIP20
  • ALDERPERSONS15
  • ALDOLISATION13
  • ALDOLIZATION22
  • ALDOPENTOSES15
  • ALDOSTERONES13
  • ALEGGEAUNCES16
  • ALEMBICATION18
  • ALEXANDERSES20
  • ALEXANDRINES20
  • ALEXANDRITES20
  • ALEXIPHARMIC28
  • ALGOLAGNIACS16
  • ALGOLAGNISTS14
  • ALIENABILITY17
  • ALIMENTATION14
  • ALIMENTATIVE17
  • ALKALESCENCE20
  • ALKALESCENCY23
  • ALKALIMETERS18
  • ALKALIMETRIC20
  • ALKALINISING17
  • ALKALINITIES16
  • ALKALINIZING26
  • ALLEGORISERS13
  • ALLEGORISING14
  • ALLEGORIZERS22
  • ALLEGORIZING23
  • ALLELOMORPHS19
  • ALLELOPATHIC19
  • ALLEVIATIONS15
  • ALLINEATIONS12
  • ALLITERATING13
  • ALLITERATION12
  • ALLITERATIVE15
  • ALLOANTIBODY18
  • ALLOANTIGENS13
  • ALLOCHEIRIAS17
  • ALLOGRAFTING17
  • ALLOMORPHISM21
  • ALLOPATHISTS17
  • ALLOPURINOLS14
  • ALLOSAURUSES12
  • ALLOTROPICAL16
  • ALLOTROPISMS16
  • ALLOWABILITY20
  • ALLUSIVENESS15
  • ALLYCHOLLIES20
  • ALMIGHTINESS18
  • ALPHABETICAL21
  • ALPHABETISED20
  • ALPHABETISER19
  • ALPHABETISES19
  • ALPHABETIZED29
  • ALPHABETIZER28
  • ALPHABETIZES28
  • ALPHAMERICAL21
  • ALPHANUMERIC21
  • ALPHASORTING18
  • ALPROSTADILS15
  • ALSTROEMERIA14
  • ALTALTISSIMO14
  • ALTERABILITY17
  • ALTERCATIONS14
  • ALTERNATIONS12
  • ALTERNATIVES15
  • ALTIMETRICAL16
  • ALTITUDINOUS13
  • ALVEOLATIONS15
  • ALVEOLITISES15
  • ALYCOMPAINES21
  • AMALGAMATING18
  • AMALGAMATION17
  • AMALGAMATIVE20
  • AMALGAMATORS17
  • AMATEURISHLY20
  • AMATEURSHIPS19
  • AMAZEDNESSES24
  • AMAZONSTONES23
  • AMBASSADRESS17
  • AMBIDEXTROUS24
  • AMBIOPHONIES21
  • AMBITIONLESS16
  • AMBIVALENCES21
  • AMBIVALENTLY22
  • AMBIVERSIONS19
  • AMBLYGONITES20
  • AMBULANCEMAN20
  • AMBULANCEMEN20
  • AMBULATORIES16
  • AMBULATORILY19
  • AMELIORATING15
  • AMELIORATION14
  • AMELIORATIVE17
  • AMELIORATORS14
  • AMELIORATORY17
  • AMELOGENESES15
  • AMELOGENESIS15
  • AMENABLENESS16
  • AMENORRHOEAS17
  • AMENTIFEROUS17
  • AMERCIAMENTS18
  • AMETABOLISMS18
  • AMIABILITIES16
  • AMIANTHOIDAL18
  • AMICABLENESS18
  • AMINOBENZOIC27
  • AMINOBUTENES16
  • AMINOPHENOLS19
  • AMINOPTERINS16
  • AMINOPYRINES19
  • AMISSIBILITY19
  • AMITOTICALLY19
  • AMMONIATIONS16
  • AMMUNITIONED17
  • AMOBARBITALS18
  • AMONTILLADOS15
  • AMORTISATION14
  • AMORTISEMENT16
  • AMORTIZATION23
  • AMORTIZEMENT25
  • AMOXICILLINS23
  • AMOXYCILLINS26
  • AMPELOGRAPHY25
  • AMPELOPSISES18
  • AMPEROMETRIC20
  • AMPHETAMINES21
  • AMPHIBIOUSLY24
  • AMPHIBLASTIC23
  • AMPHIBOLITES21
  • AMPHIBRACHIC28
  • AMPHICOELOUS21
  • AMPHICTYONIC26
  • AMPHIDENTATE20
  • AMPHIDIPLOID23
  • AMPHIGASTRIA20
  • AMPHISBAENAE21
  • AMPHISBAENAS21
  • AMPHISBAENIC23
  • AMPHISTOMOUS21
  • AMPHISTYLARS22
  • AMPHITHEATER22
  • AMPHITHEATRE22
  • AMPHITHECIUM26
  • AMPHITROPOUS21
  • AMPULLACEOUS18
  • AMYGDALOIDAL20
  • AMYLOPECTINS21
  • AMYOTROPHIES22
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  • ANABAPTISTIC18
  • ANABAPTIZING26
  • ANACATHARSES17
  • ANACATHARSIS17
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  • ANACHRONICAL19
  • ANACHRONISMS19
  • ANACOLUTHIAS17
  • ANACOLUTHONS17
  • ANACREONTICS16
  • ANAEROBIONTS14
  • ANAEROBIOSES14
  • ANAEROBIOSIS14
  • ANAEROBIOTIC16
  • ANAESTHESIAS15
  • ANAESTHETICS17
  • ANAESTHETISE15
  • ANAESTHETIST15
  • ANAESTHETIZE24
  • ANAGLYPHICAL23
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  • ANAGRAMMATIC19
  • ANALOGICALLY18
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  • ANALPHABETIC21
  • ANALYSATIONS15
  • ANALYTICALLY20
  • ANALYZATIONS24
  • ANAMORPHISMS21
  • ANAMORPHOSES19
  • ANAMORPHOSIS19
  • ANAPAESTICAL16
  • ANAPHRODISIA18
  • ANAPHYLACTIC24
  • ANAPHYLAXIES27
  • ANAPLASMOSES16
  • ANAPLASMOSIS16
  • ANAPTYCTICAL21
  • ANARCHICALLY22
  • ANARTHROUSLY18
  • ANASTIGMATIC17
  • ANASTOMOSING15
  • ANASTROZOLES21
  • ANATHEMATISE17
  • ANATHEMATIZE26
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  • ANCESTRESSES14
  • ANCHORETICAL19
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  • ANCHORPEOPLE21
  • ANCHORPERSON19
  • ANDOUILLETTE13
  • ANDROCENTRIC17
  • ANDROCLINIUM17
  • ANDROGENESES14
  • ANDROGENESIS14
  • ANDROGENETIC16
  • ANDROLOGISTS14
  • ANDROSTERONE13
  • ANECDOTALISM17
  • ANECDOTALIST15
  • ANELASTICITY17
  • ANEMOCHOROUS19
  • ANEMOGRAPHIC22
  • ANEMOMETRIES16
  • ANEMOPHILIES19
  • ANEMOPHILOUS19
  • ANEMOPHOBIAS21
  • ANENCEPHALIA19
  • ANENCEPHALIC21
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  • ANESTHETISES15
  • ANESTHETISTS15
  • ANESTHETIZED25
  • ANESTHETIZES24
  • ANEUPLOIDIES15
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  • ANEURISMATIC16
  • ANEURYSMALLY20
  • ANEURYSMATIC19
  • ANGELOLOGIES14
  • ANGELOLOGIST14
  • ANGIOCARPOUS17
  • ANGIOGENESES14
  • ANGIOGENESIS14
  • ANGIOGRAPHIC21
  • ANGIOSARCOMA17
  • ANGIOSPERMAL17
  • ANGIOSTOMOUS15
  • ANGIOTENSINS13
  • ANGLEBERRIES15
  • ANGLERFISHES19
  • ANGLOMANIACS17
  • ANGLOPHILIAS18
  • ANGLOPHOBIAC22
  • ANGLOPHOBIAS20
  • ANGUILLIFORM18
  • ANGULARITIES13
  • ANILINCTUSES14
  • ANIMADVERTED19
  • ANIMADVERTER18
  • ANIMALCULISM18
  • ANIMALCULIST16
  • ANIMATRONICS16
  • ANISEIKONIAS16
  • ANISODACTYLS18
  • ANISOMORPHIC21
  • ANISOTROPIES14
  • ANISOTROPISM16
  • ANKYLOSAURUS19
  • ANNABERGITES15
  • ANNEXATIONAL19
  • ANNIHILATING16
  • ANNIHILATION15
  • ANNIHILATIVE18
  • ANNIHILATORS15
  • ANNIHILATORY18
  • ANNOUNCEMENT16
  • ANNULARITIES12
  • ANNUNCIATING15
  • ANNUNCIATION14
  • ANNUNCIATIVE17
  • ANNUNCIATORS14
  • ANNUNCIATORY17
  • ANNUNTIATING13
  • ANODISATIONS13
  • ANODIZATIONS22
  • ANOREXIGENIC22
  • ANORTHOSITES15
  • ANORTHOSITIC17
  • ANOTHERGUESS16
  • ANSWERPHONES20
  • ANTAGONISING14
  • ANTAGONISTIC15
  • ANTAGONIZING23
  • ANTALKALINES16
  • ANTARTHRITIC17
  • ANTASTHMATIC19
  • ANTECEDENCES17
  • ANTECEDENTLY18
  • ANTECHAMBERS21
  • ANTEDILUVIAL16
  • ANTEDILUVIAN16
  • ANTEMERIDIAN15
  • ANTEPENDIUMS17
  • ANTEPOSITION14
  • ANTEPRANDIAL15
  • ANTEVERSIONS15
  • ANTHELMINTIC19
  • ANTHEROZOIDS25
  • ANTHEROZOOID25
  • ANTHOCARPOUS19
  • ANTHOCHLORES20
  • ANTHOCYANINS20
  • ANTHOLOGICAL18
  • ANTHOLOGISED17
  • ANTHOLOGISER16
  • ANTHOLOGISES16
  • ANTHOLOGISTS16
  • ANTHOLOGIZED26
  • ANTHOLOGIZER25
  • ANTHOLOGIZES25
  • ANTHOMANIACS19
  • ANTHOPHILOUS20
  • ANTHOXANTHIN25
  • ANTHRACNOSES17
  • ANTHRANILATE15
  • ANTHROPOGENY21
  • ANTHROPOGONY21
  • ANTHROPOIDAL18
  • ANTHROPOLOGY21
  • ANTHROPOTOMY22
  • ANTIABORTION14
  • ANTIACADEMIC19
  • ANTIADITISES13
  • ANTIAIRCRAFT17
  • ANTIALIASING13
  • ANTIALLERGIC15
  • ANTIANDROGEN14
  • ANTIBACCHIUS21
  • ANTIBACKLASH23
  • ANTIBARBARUS16
  • ANTIBLACKISM22
  • ANTIBOYCOTTS19
  • ANTIBURGLARY18
  • ANTIBUSINESS14
  • ANTICATALYST17
  • ANTICATHODES18
  • ANTICATHOLIC19
  • ANTICHOICERS19
  • ANTICHTHONES20
  • ANTICIPATING17
  • ANTICIPATION16
  • ANTICIPATIVE19
  • ANTICIPATORS16
  • ANTICIPATORY19
  • ANTICLERICAL16
  • ANTICLIMAXES23
  • ANTICLINORIA14
  • ANTICLOTTING15
  • ANTICOLONIAL14
  • ANTICONSUMER16
  • ANTICREATIVE17
  • ANTICULTURAL14
  • ANTICYCLONES19
  • ANTICYCLONIC21
  • ANTIDANDRUFF20
  • ANTIDIABETIC17
  • ANTIDILUTION13
  • ANTIDIURETIC15
  • ANTIDOGMATIC18
  • ANTIECONOMIC18
  • ANTIELECTRON14
  • ANTIELITISMS14
  • ANTIELITISTS12
  • ANTIENTROPIC16
  • ANTIEPILEPSY19
  • ANTIESTROGEN13
  • ANTIFASCISMS19
  • ANTIFASCISTS17
  • ANTIFASHIONS18
  • ANTIFEBRILES17
  • ANTIFEMININE17
  • ANTIFEMINISM19
  • ANTIFEMINIST17
  • ANTIFOULINGS16
  • ANTIFRICTION17
  • ANTIGAMBLING18
  • ANTIGENICITY18
  • ANTIGLOBULIN15
  • ANTIGROPELOS15
  • ANTIHALATION15
  • ANTIHEROINES15
  • ANTIHORMONES17
  • ANTIHUMANISM19
  • ANTIHUMANIST17
  • ANTIHUNTINGS16
  • ANTIHYDROGEN20
  • ANTIHYSTERIC20
  • ANTIJACOBINS23
  • ANTIJAMMINGS24
  • ANTIKICKBACK30
  • ANTILEGOMENA15
  • ANTILEUKEMIC20
  • ANTILIBERALS14
  • ANTILITERARY15
  • ANTILITERATE12
  • ANTILYNCHING21
  • ANTIMACASSAR16
  • ANTIMAGNETIC17
  • ANTIMALARIAL14
  • ANTIMETABOLE16
  • ANTIMIGRAINE15
  • ANTIMILITARY17
  • ANTIMISSILES14
  • ANTIMITOTICS16
  • ANTIMNEMONIC18
  • ANTIMONIATES14
  • ANTIMONOPOLY19
  • ANTIMOSQUITO23
  • ANTIMUTAGENS15
  • ANTINATIONAL12
  • ANTINAUSEANT12
  • ANTINEPOTISM16
  • ANTINEUTRINO12
  • ANTINEUTRONS12
  • ANTINOVELIST15
  • ANTINUCLEONS14
  • ANTIOXIDANTS20
  • ANTIOZONANTS21
  • ANTIPARALLEL14
  • ANTIPARTICLE16
  • ANTIPATHETIC19
  • ANTIPATHISTS17
  • ANTIPERIODIC17
  • ANTIPETALOUS14
  • ANTIPHONALLY20
  • ANTIPHONICAL19
  • ANTIPHRASTIC19
  • ANTIPIRACIES16
  • ANTIPLATELET14
  • ANTIPLEASURE14
  • ANTIPOACHING20
  • ANTIPOLITICS16
  • ANTIPREDATOR15
  • ANTIPRURITIC16
  • ANTIPYRETICS19
  • ANTIQUARIANS21
  • ANTIQUATIONS21
  • ANTIRACHITIC19
  • ANTIRATIONAL12
  • ANTIREALISMS14
  • ANTIREALISTS12
  • ANTIRELIGION13
  • ANTIROMANTIC16
  • ANTIROYALIST15
  • ANTIRRHINUMS17
  • ANTISCIENCES16
  • ANTISEPALOUS14
  • ANTISOCIALLY17
  • ANTISPENDING16
  • ANTISTATISTS12
  • ANTISTROPHES17
  • ANTISTROPHIC19
  • ANTISTROPHON17
  • ANTISYZYGIES28
  • ANTITAKEOVER19
  • ANTITHEISTIC17
  • ANTITHETICAL17
  • ANTITHROMBIN19
  • ANTITRUSTERS12
  • ANTITUSSIVES15
  • ANTIVIOLENCE17
  • ANTIVITAMINS17
  • ANTONINIANUS12
  • ANTONOMASIAS14
  • ANTONOMASTIC16
  • AORISTICALLY17
  • AORTOGRAPHIC20
  • APAGOGICALLY21
  • APERIODICITY20
  • APFELSTRUDEL18
  • APHRODISIACS20
  • APICULTURIST16
  • APITHERAPIES19
  • APLANOGAMETE17
  • APLANOSPORES16
  • APOCALYPTISM23
  • APOCALYPTIST21
  • APOCHROMATIC23
  • APOCOPATIONS18
  • APOCRYPHALLY27
  • APOCYNACEOUS21
  • APOCYNTHIONS22
  • APODEICTICAL19
  • APODYTERIUMS20
  • APOGEOTROPIC19
  • APOLITICALLY19
  • APOLITICISMS18
  • APOLLONICONS16
  • APOLOGETICAL17
  • APOMORPHINES21
  • APOPHYLLITES22
  • APOPLECTICAL20
  • APOSTATISING15
  • APOSTATIZING24
  • APOSTLESHIPS19
  • APOSTOLICISM18
  • APOSTOLICITY19
  • APOSTOLISING15
  • APOSTOLIZING24
  • APOSTROPHISE19
  • APOSTROPHIZE28
  • APOTHECARIES19
  • APOTHEGMATIC22
  • APOTHEOSISED18
  • APOTHEOSISES17
  • APOTHEOSIZED27
  • APOTHEOSIZES26
  • APOTROPAISMS18
  • APPARATCHIKI25
  • APPARATCHIKS25
  • APPARELMENTS18
  • APPARENTNESS16
  • APPARITIONAL16
  • APPARTEMENTS18
  • APPASSIONATO16
  • APPEACHMENTS23
  • APPEASEMENTS18
  • APPELLATIONS16
  • APPELLATIVES19
  • APPENDECTOMY24
  • APPENDICITES19
  • APPENDICITIS19
  • APPENDICULAR19
  • APPERCEIVING22
  • APPERCEPTION20
  • APPERCEPTIVE23
  • APPERCIPIENT20
  • APPERTAINING17
  • APPERTINENTS16
  • APPETISEMENT18
  • APPETISINGLY20
  • APPETIZINGLY29
  • APPLAUDINGLY21
  • APPLAUSIVELY22
  • APPLERINGIES17
  • APPLICATIONS18
  • APPOGGIATURA18
  • APPOGGIATURE18
  • APPOINTMENTS18
  • APPORTIONERS16
  • APPORTIONING17
  • APPOSITENESS16
  • APPOSITIONAL16
  • APPOSITIVELY22
  • APPRAISEMENT18
  • APPRAISINGLY20
  • APPRAISIVELY22
  • APPRECIATING19
  • APPRECIATION18
  • APPRECIATIVE21
  • APPRECIATORS18
  • APPRECIATORY21
  • APPREHENDING21
  • APPREHENSION19
  • APPREHENSIVE22
  • APPRENTICING19
  • APPRESSORIUM18
  • APPROACHABLE23
  • APPROBATIONS18
  • APPROPINQUED28
  • APPROPINQUES27
  • APPROPRIABLE20
  • APPROPRIATED19
  • APPROPRIATES18
  • APPROPRIATOR18
  • APPROXIMATED26
  • APPROXIMATES25
  • APPURTENANCE18
  • APPURTENANTS16
  • AQUACEUTICAL25
  • AQUACULTURAL23
  • AQUACULTURES23
  • AQUAFORTISES24
  • AQUAFORTISTS24
  • AQUALEATHERS24
  • AQUAPLANINGS24
  • AQUARELLISTS21
  • AQUATINTISTS21
  • AQUICULTURAL23
  • AQUICULTURES23
  • AQUILINITIES21
  • ARABINOSIDES15
  • ARABISATIONS14
  • ARABIZATIONS23
  • ARACHNOPHOBE24
  • ARAEOMETRIES14
  • ARAEOSYSTYLE18
  • ARBITRAGEURS15
  • ARBITRAMENTS16
  • ARBITRATIONS14
  • ARBITREMENTS16
  • ARBORESCENCE18
  • ARBORISATION14
  • ARBORIZATION23
  • ARCANENESSES14
  • ARCHAEOLOGIC20
  • ARCHAEOMETRY22
  • ARCHDEACONRY23
  • ARCHDIOCESAN20
  • ARCHDIOCESES20
  • ARCHDUKEDOMS25
  • ARCHEGONIATE18
  • ARCHENTERONS17
  • ARCHEOBOTANY22
  • ARCHEOLOGIES18
  • ARCHEOLOGIST18
  • ARCHERFISHES23
  • ARCHESPORIAL19
  • ARCHESPORIUM21
  • ARCHETYPALLY25
  • ARCHETYPICAL24
  • ARCHIPELAGIC22
  • ARCHIPELAGOS20
  • ARCHIPHONEME24
  • ARCHIPLASMIC23
  • ARCHITECTING20
  • ARCHITECTURE19
  • ARCHOPLASMIC23
  • ARCHOSAURIAN17
  • ARCTOPHILIAS19
  • ARCTOPHILIES19
  • ARCTOPHILIST19
  • ARENAVIRUSES15
  • AREOGRAPHIES18
  • AREOSYSTILES15
  • ARFVEDSONITE19
  • ARGILLACEOUS15
  • ARGUTENESSES13
  • ARISTOCRATIC16
  • ARISTOLOCHIA17
  • ARISTOLOGIES13
  • ARITHMETICAL19
  • ARITHMOMANIA19
  • ARITHMOMETER19
  • ARMAMENTARIA16
  • ARMIPOTENCES18
  • AROMANTICISM18
  • AROMATHERAPY22
  • AROMATICALLY19
  • ARPEGGIATING17
  • ARPEGGIATION16
  • ARQUEBUSADES24
  • ARQUEBUSIERS23
  • ARRAIGNMENTS15
  • ARRANGEMENTS15
  • ARRESTATIONS12
  • ARROWGRASSES16
  • ARSENOPYRITE17
  • ARSPHENAMINE19
  • ARTEMISININS14
  • ARTERIALISED13
  • ARTERIALISES12
  • ARTERIALIZED22
  • ARTERIALIZES21
  • ARTERIOGRAMS15
  • ARTFULNESSES15
  • ARTHROGRAPHY24
  • ARTHROPLASTY20
  • ARTHROPODOUS18
  • ARTHROSCOPES19
  • ARTHROSCOPIC21
  • ARTHROSPORES17
  • ARTHROSPORIC19
  • ARTICULACIES16
  • ARTICULATELY17
  • ARTICULATING15
  • ARTICULATION14
  • ARTICULATIVE17
  • ARTICULATORS14
  • ARTICULATORY17
  • ARTIFICIALLY20
  • ARTILLERISTS12
  • ARTILLERYMAN17
  • ARTILLERYMEN17
  • ARTIODACTYLS18
  • ARTISANSHIPS17
  • ARTISTICALLY17
  • ARTOCARPUSES16
  • ASCENDANCIES17
  • ASCENDENCIES17
  • ASCENSIONIST14
  • ASCERTAINING15
  • ASCOMYCETOUS21
  • ASEPTICISING17
  • ASEPTICIZING26
  • ASEXUALITIES19
  • ASPARAGINASE15
  • ASPERGATIONS15
  • ASPERGILLUMS17
  • ASPERSORIUMS16
  • ASPHETERISED18
  • ASPHETERISES17
  • ASPHETERISMS19
  • ASPHETERIZED27
  • ASPHETERIZES26
  • ASPHYXIATING28
  • ASPHYXIATION27
  • ASPHYXIATORS27
  • ASPIRATIONAL14
  • ASPIRINGNESS15
  • ASPORTATIONS14
  • ASSAFOETIDAS16
  • ASSASSINATED13
  • ASSASSINATES12
  • ASSASSINATOR12
  • ASSAULTIVELY18
  • ASSEMBLAGIST17
  • ASSEMBLANCES18
  • ASSEMBLAUNCE18
  • ASSENTANEOUS12
  • ASSENTATIONS12
  • ASSESSORSHIP17
  • ASSEVERATING16
  • ASSEVERATION15
  • ASSEVERATIVE18
  • ASSIBILATING15
  • ASSIBILATION14
  • ASSIGNATIONS13
  • ASSIMILATING15
  • ASSIMILATION14
  • ASSIMILATIVE17
  • ASSIMILATORS14
  • ASSIMILATORY17
  • ASSOCIATIONS14
  • ASSOILZIEING22
  • ASSORTEDNESS13
  • ASSUAGEMENTS15
  • ASSUBJUGATED23
  • ASSUBJUGATES22
  • ASSUEFACTION17
  • ASSUMABILITY19
  • ASSUMPTIVELY22
  • ASSURGENCIES15
  • ASTACOLOGIES15
  • ASTACOLOGIST15
  • ASTAXANTHINS22
  • ASTERISKLESS16
  • ASTEROIDEANS13
  • ASTIGMATISMS17
  • ASTONISHMENT17
  • ASTOUNDINGLY17
  • ASTOUNDMENTS15
  • ASTRAGALUSES13
  • ASTRAPHOBIAS19
  • ASTRICTIVELY20
  • ASTRINGENCES15
  • ASTRINGENTLY16
  • ASTROBIOLOGY18
  • ASTROCOMPASS18
  • ASTROCYTOMAS19
  • ASTROGEOLOGY17
  • ASTROHATCHES20
  • ASTROLATRIES12
  • ASTROLOGICAL15
  • ASTROLOGISTS13
  • ASTROMETRIES14
  • ASTRONAUTICS14
  • ASTRONOMICAL16
  • ASTRONOMISED15
  • ASTRONOMISES14
  • ASTRONOMIZED24
  • ASTRONOMIZES23
  • ASTROPHOBIAS19
  • ASTROPHYSICS22
  • ASTROSPHERES17
  • ASTROTOURISM14
  • ASTROTOURIST12
  • ASTUTENESSES12
  • ASYMMETRICAL21
  • ASYMPTOMATIC23
  • ASYMPTOTICAL21
  • ASYNCHRONIES20
  • ASYNCHRONISM22
  • ASYNCHRONOUS20
  • ATHEOLOGICAL18
  • ATHEORETICAL17
  • ATHERMANCIES19
  • ATHEROMATOUS17
  • ATHLETICALLY20
  • ATHLETICISMS19
  • ATHROCYTOSES20
  • ATHROCYTOSIS20
  • ATHWARTSHIPS23
  • ATMOSPHERICS21
  • ATOMISATIONS14
  • ATOMIZATIONS23
  • ATORVASTATIN15
  • ATTAINTMENTS14
  • ATTEMPERMENT18
  • ATTENDANCIES15
  • ATTENDEMENTS15
  • ATTENUATIONS12
  • ATTESTATIONS12
  • ATTITUDINISE13
  • ATTITUDINIZE22
  • ATTORNEYDOMS18
  • ATTORNEYISMS17
  • ATTORNEYSHIP20
  • ATTRACTANCES16
  • ATTRACTINGLY18
  • ATTRACTIVELY20
  • ATTRIBUTABLE16
  • ATTRIBUTIONS14
  • ATTRIBUTIVES17
  • AUCTIONEERED15
  • AUDIBILITIES15
  • AUDIBILIZING25
  • AUDIOLOGICAL16
  • AUDIOLOGISTS14
  • AUDIOMETRIES15
  • AUDIOMETRIST15
  • AUDIOTYPINGS19
  • AUDIOTYPISTS18
  • AUDIOVISUALS16
  • AUDITABILITY18
  • AUDITORSHIPS18
  • AUGMENTATION15
  • AUGMENTATIVE18
  • AUGUSTNESSES13
  • AURICULATELY17
  • AUSCULTATING15
  • AUSCULTATION14
  • AUSCULTATIVE17
  • AUSCULTATORS14
  • AUSCULTATORY17
  • AUSPICIOUSLY19
  • AUTECOLOGIES15
  • AUTHENTICATE17
  • AUTHENTICITY20
  • AUTHORCRAFTS20
  • AUTHORISABLE17
  • AUTHORIZABLE26
  • AUTISTICALLY17
  • AUTOALLOGAMY18
  • AUTOANTIBODY18
  • AUTOCATALYSE17
  • AUTOCATALYZE26
  • AUTOCEPHALIC21
  • AUTOCHANGERS18
  • AUTOCHTHONAL20
  • AUTOCHTHONES20
  • AUTOCHTHONIC22
  • AUTOCOMPLETE18
  • AUTOCORRECTS16
  • AUTOCRATICAL16
  • AUTOCRITIQUE23
  • AUTODESTRUCT15
  • AUTODIALLERS13
  • AUTODIALLING14
  • AUTODIDACTIC18
  • AUTOECIOUSLY17
  • AUTOEROTISMS14
  • AUTOEXPOSURE21
  • AUTOFOCUSING18
  • AUTOFOCUSSED18
  • AUTOFOCUSSES17
  • AUTOGENOUSLY16
  • AUTOGRAFTING17
  • AUTOGRAPHIES18
  • AUTOGRAPHING19
  • AUTOGRAVURES16
  • AUTOHYPNOSES20
  • AUTOHYPNOSIS20
  • AUTOHYPNOTIC22
  • AUTOIMMUNITY19
  • AUTOINJECTOR21
  • AUTOMATICITY19
  • AUTOMATISING15
  • AUTOMATIZING24
  • AUTOMOBILING17
  • AUTOMOBILISM18
  • AUTOMOBILIST16
  • AUTOMOBILITY19
  • AUTOMORPHISM21
  • AUTONOMOUSLY17
  • AUTOPLASTIES14
  • AUTOPTICALLY19
  • AUTORICKSHAW24
  • AUTOROTATING13
  • AUTOROTATION12
  • AUTOSAMPLERS16
  • AUTOSUGGESTS14
  • AUTOTOMISING15
  • AUTOTOMIZING24
  • AUTOTOXAEMIA21
  • AUTOTOXEMIAS21
  • AUTOTROPHIES17
  • AUTOXIDATION20
  • AUXANOMETERS21
  • AUXOTROPHIES24
  • AVAILABILITY20
  • AVARICIOUSLY20
  • AVASCULARITY20
  • AVENGERESSES16
  • AVERRUNCATED18
  • AVERRUNCATES17
  • AVERRUNCATOR17
  • AVERSENESSES15
  • AVERSIVENESS18
  • AVICULTURIST17
  • AVITAMINOSES17
  • AVITAMINOSIS17
  • AVITAMINOTIC19
  • AVOWABLENESS20
  • AVUNCULARITY20
  • AXEROPHTHOLS27
  • AXINOMANCIES23
  • AXIOMATISING22
  • AXIOMATIZING31
  • AXISYMMETRIC28
  • AXONOMETRIES21
  • AYUNTAMIENTO17
  • AZATHIOPRINE26
  • AZOOSPERMIAS25
  • AZOTOBACTERS25
Letters by positionIn 46% of these words the 12th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. N24%
  2. C10%
  3. P8%
3rd letter
  1. T27%
  2. P8%
  3. C8%
9th letter
  1. I21%
  2. T13%
  3. A8%
10th letter
  1. I29%
  2. S12%
  3. O11%
11th letter
  1. E23%
  2. N15%
  3. I9%
12th letter
  1. S46%
  2. Y10%
  3. E7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 17 in Scrabble; AXIOMATIZING tops the list with 31. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1212 points: 32 words
  2. 13 points: 40 words
  3. 1414 points: 92 words
  4. 15 points: 122 words
  5. 1616 points: 137 words
  6. 17 points: 177 words
  7. 1818 points: 148 words
  8. 19 points: 151 words
  9. 2020 points: 107 words
  10. 21 points: 79 words
  11. 2222 points: 59 words
  12. 23 points: 56 words
  13. 2424 points: 37 words
  14. 25 points: 24 words
  15. 2626 points: 27 words
  16. 27 points: 14 words
  17. 2828 points: 14 words
  18. 29 points: 3 words
  19. 3030 points: 1 words
  20. 31 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
AXIOMATIZING3134All three
ANTIKICKBACK3034All three
ALPHABETIZED2931All three
APPETIZINGLY2933All three
ACHROMATIZED2930All three
ACCLIMATIZED2832All three
ASPHYXIATING2829All three
AXISYMMETRIC2830All three
ADJECTIVALLY2833All three
ALPHABETIZES2830All three
ALEXIPHARMIC2831Collins only
ACHROMATIZES2829All three

This A-starting group mixes everyday terms such as announcement and arrangements with specialist vocabulary like anthropology. Just 47 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so many are uncommon in conversation. For word games, check the dictionary used by your game: the group’s counts vary across major tournament lists.

12-letter words starting with A at a glance

  • There are 1,321 entries, including applications, architecture, and agricultural.
  • Only 47 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • Axiomatizing leads the Scrabble scores at 31 points; antikickback scores 30.
  • Words ending in S are the largest ending group, with 611 entries.

Which A starters score highest in Scrabble?

Axiomatizing is the top scorer at 31 points, followed by antikickback at 30. Alphabetized and appetizingly each score 29, making them strong examples when a long rack needs a high-value play and a recognizable spelling.

The standout scores come from less common spellings and valuable letters, especially the Z in axiomatizing. Familiar choices such as applications are easier to recognize, but the strongest scoring options are not necessarily everyday words. Confirm your game’s ruleset before building a play around one.

How do 12-letter words starting with A compare?

A has 1,321 twelve-letter entries, fewer than S with 2,238 and C with 2,167. The count also changes sharply by length: A has 1,851 eleven-letter words and 908 thirteen-letter words. The exact length matters as much as the starting letter when you narrow a rack or crossword clue.

Dictionary coverage is not uniform: 752 entries appear in ENABLE, 1,274 in Collins, and 838 in NWL2023. Definitions are available for 1,054 entries, while only 47 meet the common-word frequency cutoff. Treat specialist vocabulary as a last resort, and check the ruleset before playing an unfamiliar term.

Questions people ask

How many 12-letter words start with A?
There are 1,321 12-letter words starting with A across the tournament dictionaries counted here. Examples include applications, architecture, and announcement. The total combines entries from multiple dictionaries, so the number accepted in a particular game depends on its word list.
What is the highest-scoring 12-letter A word in Scrabble?
Axiomatizing is the highest scorer among these words, with a Scrabble score of 31 points. Antikickback follows at 30, while alphabetized and appetizingly each score 29. Board premiums can change a play’s total, so these are base word scores.
Which letter do 12-letter A words most often end with?
S is the most common final letter, appearing in 611 of the 12-letter words that start with A. Y is next with 136, followed by E with 99. That makes an S ending a strong pattern to test when the final tile is known.

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