14-letter words starting with A

14-letter words starting with A number 623, from familiar terms like administration to technical words like AZIDOTHYMIDINE.

623 wordsTop pick ADMINISTRATIONHighest score AZIDOTHYMIDINE 33

17 of 623 are everyday words (3%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

P starts the most 14-letter words (1,095); Y starts the fewest (6). A ranks #6 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 17 · most-used first

  • ADMINISTRATION17
  • ADMINISTRATIVE20
  • ACCOUNTABILITY23
  • ADMINISTRATORS17
  • ADVERTISEMENTS20
  • ACCOMPLISHMENT27
  • ARCHAEOLOGICAL22
  • AFOREMENTIONED20
  • ACCOMMODATIONS23
  • APPRENTICESHIP25
  • ARCHAEOLOGISTS20
  • APPROPRIATIONS20
  • AUTHENTICATION19
  • ATTRACTIVENESS19
  • ANTHROPOLOGIST20
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENT27
  • AFFECTIONATELY25
All valid words 623

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

  • ABDOMINOPLASTY24
  • ABOMINABLENESS20
  • ABORIGINALISMS19
  • ABORTIFACIENTS21
  • ABORTIVENESSES19
  • ABRASIVENESSES19
  • ABSENTMINDEDLY23
  • ABSOLUTENESSES16
  • ABSORBEFACIENT23
  • ABSORPTIOMETER20
  • ABSORPTIOMETRY23
  • ABSORPTIVENESS21
  • ABSORPTIVITIES21
  • ABSQUATULATING26
  • ABSTEMIOUSNESS18
  • ABSTENTIONISMS18
  • ABSTENTIONISTS16
  • ABSTRACTEDNESS19
  • ABSTRACTIONISM20
  • ABSTRACTIONIST18
  • ABSTRACTNESSES18
  • ABSTRUSENESSES16
  • ACADEMICALISMS23
  • ACATAMATHESIAS21
  • ACCELERATINGLY22
  • ACCELEROMETERS20
  • ACCENTUALITIES18
  • ACCEPTABLENESS22
  • ACCEPTILATIONS20
  • ACCESSIBLENESS20
  • ACCIDENTALISMS21
  • ACCIDENTALNESS19
  • ACCLIMATATIONS20
  • ACCLIMATISABLE22
  • ACCLIMATIZABLE31
  • ACCOMMODATIONS23
  • ACCOMPANIMENTS24
  • ACCOMPLISHABLE27
  • ACCOMPLISHMENT27
  • ACCOUNTABILITY23
  • ACCOUNTANTSHIP23
  • ACCOUSTREMENTS20
  • ACCREDITATIONS19
  • ACCULTURATIONS18
  • ACCUMULATIVELY26
  • ACCURATENESSES18
  • ACCURSEDNESSES19
  • ACCUSTOMATIONS20
  • ACCUSTOMEDNESS21
  • ACETAMINOPHENS23
  • ACETAZOLAMIDES28
  • ACETIFICATIONS21
  • ACETYLCHOLINES24
  • ACHONDROPLASIA22
  • ACHROMATICALLY26
  • ACHROMATOPSIAS23
  • ACIDIFICATIONS22
  • ACKNOWLEDGEDLY29
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENT27
  • ACRYLONITRILES19
  • ACTINOBACILLUS20
  • ACTINOMETRICAL20
  • ACTINOMORPHIES23
  • ACTINOMORPHOUS23
  • ACTINOMYCETOUS23
  • ACTINOURANIUMS18
  • ACTUALISATIONS16
  • ACTUALIZATIONS25
  • ACUPUNCTURINGS21
  • ACUPUNCTURISTS20
  • ADAPTABILITIES19
  • ADAPTATIONALLY20
  • ADAPTATIONISMS19
  • ADAPTATIONISTS17
  • ADAPTIVENESSES20
  • ADDICTEDNESSES19
  • ADDRESSABILITY21
  • ADENOCARCINOMA21
  • ADEQUATENESSES24
  • ADHESIVENESSES21
  • ADIATHERMANOUS20
  • ADMEASUREMENTS19
  • ADMINICULATING20
  • ADMINISTRATING18
  • ADMINISTRATION17
  • ADMINISTRATIVE20
  • ADMINISTRATORS17
  • ADMINISTRATRIX24
  • ADMIRABILITIES19
  • ADMISSIBLENESS19
  • ADOPTABILITIES19
  • ADORABLENESSES17
  • ADRENERGICALLY21
  • ADRENOCORTICAL19
  • ADSCITITIOUSLY20
  • ADULARESCENCES19
  • ADVANTAGEOUSLY22
  • ADVENTITIOUSLY21
  • ADVERBIALISING21
  • ADVERBIALIZING30
  • ADVERTISEMENTS20
  • ADVERTIZEMENTS29
  • ADVISABILITIES20
  • AERENCHYMATOUS24
  • AEROBALLISTICS18
  • AEROBIOLOGICAL19
  • AEROBIOLOGISTS17
  • AEROBIOTICALLY21
  • AERODYNAMICIST22
  • AEROELASTICIAN16
  • AEROELASTICITY19
  • AEROGENERATORS15
  • AEROHYDROPLANE23
  • AEROMECHANICAL23
  • AERONAUTICALLY19
  • AEROSOLISATION14
  • AEROSOLIZATION23
  • AEROSTRUCTURES16
  • AESTHESIOGENIC20
  • AESTHETICISING20
  • AESTHETICIZING29
  • AETHEREALITIES17
  • AETIOLOGICALLY20
  • AFFECTEDNESSES23
  • AFFECTIONATELY25
  • AFFECTLESSNESS22
  • AFFENPINSCHERS27
  • AFFLUENTNESSES20
  • AFFORESTATIONS20
  • AFFREIGHTMENTS26
  • AFOREMENTIONED20
  • AFTERSENSATION17
  • AGGIORNAMENTOS18
  • AGGLOMERATIONS18
  • AGGLUTINATIONS16
  • AGGLUTINOGENIC19
  • AGGRANDISEMENT19
  • AGGRANDIZEMENT28
  • AGGRESSIVENESS19
  • AGGRESSIVITIES19
  • AGREEABILITIES17
  • AGRIBUSINESSES17
  • AGRICULTURALLY20
  • AGRICULTURISTS17
  • AGROBIOLOGICAL20
  • AGROBIOLOGISTS18
  • AGROBUSINESSES17
  • AGROECOLOGICAL20
  • AGROFORESTRIES18
  • AGROINDUSTRIAL16
  • AGROINDUSTRIES16
  • AGROSTOLOGICAL18
  • AGROSTOLOGISTS16
  • AGROTERRORISMS17
  • AHISTORICITIES19
  • AILOUROPHILIAS19
  • AILOUROPHOBIAS21
  • AIRCRAFTSWOMAN24
  • AIRCRAFTSWOMEN24
  • AIRTIGHTNESSES18
  • ALCOHOLICITIES21
  • ALCOHOLISATION19
  • ALCOHOLIZATION28
  • ALCOHOLOMETERS21
  • ALDOSTERONISMS17
  • ALEXIPHARMAKON32
  • ALIENABILITIES16
  • ALIMENTIVENESS19
  • ALKALESCENCIES22
  • ALKALINISATION18
  • ALKALINIZATION27
  • ALLEGORISATION15
  • ALLEGORIZATION24
  • ALLELOMORPHISM23
  • ALLITERATIVELY20
  • ALLOANTIBODIES17
  • ALLOIOSTROPHOS19
  • ALLOPATHICALLY24
  • ALLOPATRICALLY21
  • ALLOPOLYPLOIDS22
  • ALLOPOLYPLOIDY25
  • ALLOSTERICALLY19
  • ALLOTETRAPLOID17
  • ALLOTROPICALLY21
  • ALLOWABILITIES19
  • ALLUSIVENESSES17
  • ALMIGHTINESSES20
  • ALPHABETARIANS21
  • ALPHABETICALLY26
  • ALPHAMERICALLY26
  • ALPHANUMERICAL23
  • ALTERABILITIES16
  • ALTIMETRICALLY21
  • ALTITUDINARIAN15
  • ALTRUISTICALLY19
  • ALUMINIZATIONS25
  • AMARANTHACEOUS21
  • AMATEURISHNESS19
  • AMBASSADORSHIP24
  • AMBASSADRESSES19
  • AMBIDEXTROUSLY29
  • AMBULANCEWOMAN25
  • AMBULANCEWOMEN25
  • AMENABLENESSES18
  • AMICABLENESSES20
  • AMINOACIDURIAS19
  • AMINOPEPTIDASE21
  • AMINOPHENAZONE30
  • AMINOPHYLLINES24
  • AMISSIBILITIES18
  • AMITRIPTYLINES21
  • AMITRYPTYLINES24
  • AMMONIFICATION23
  • AMPELOGRAPHIES24
  • AMPHIARTHROSES24
  • AMPHIARTHROSIS24
  • AMPHIBIOUSNESS23
  • AMPHIBLASTULAE23
  • AMPHIBOLOGICAL26
  • AMPHICHROMATIC30
  • AMPHIPROSTYLAR26
  • AMPHIPROSTYLES26
  • AMPLIFICATIONS23
  • ANACARDIACEOUS19
  • ANACHRONICALLY24
  • ANAESTHETISING18
  • ANAESTHETIZING27
  • ANAGRAMMATICAL21
  • ANAGRAMMATISED20
  • ANAGRAMMATISES19
  • ANAGRAMMATISMS21
  • ANAGRAMMATISTS19
  • ANAGRAMMATIZED29
  • ANAGRAMMATIZES28
  • ANALPHABETISMS23
  • ANAMNESTICALLY21
  • ANAMORPHOSCOPE25
  • ANAPHRODISIACS22
  • ANARTHROUSNESS17
  • ANASTIGMATISMS19
  • ANATHEMATISING20
  • ANATHEMATIZING29
  • ANATOMISATIONS16
  • ANATOMIZATIONS25
  • ANCHORITICALLY24
  • ANDROCENTRISMS19
  • ANDROCEPHALOUS22
  • ANDRODIOECIOUS18
  • ANDRODIOECISMS20
  • ANDROGYNOPHORE24
  • ANDROMEDOTOXIN25
  • ANDROMONOECISM21
  • ANELASTICITIES16
  • ANESTHESIOLOGY21
  • ANESTHETICALLY22
  • ANGIOSARCOMATA19
  • ANGIOSTOMATOUS17
  • ANGLICISATIONS17
  • ANGLICIZATIONS26
  • ANGUSTIFOLIATE18
  • ANIMADVERSIONS20
  • ANIMALISATIONS16
  • ANIMALIZATIONS25
  • ANISODACTYLOUS20
  • ANISOMETROPIAS18
  • ANKYLOSAURUSES21
  • ANNEXATIONISMS23
  • ANNEXATIONISTS21
  • ANNUITISATIONS14
  • ANNUITIZATIONS23
  • ANONYMISATIONS19
  • ANONYMIZATIONS28
  • ANSWERABLENESS19
  • ANTAGONISATION15
  • ANTAGONIZATION24
  • ANTAPHRODISIAC22
  • ANTEDILUVIALLY21
  • ANTEPENULTIMAS18
  • ANTHELMINTHICS24
  • ANTHOPHYLLITES25
  • ANTHRAQUINONES26
  • ANTHROPOGENIES20
  • ANTHROPOGONIES20
  • ANTHROPOGRAPHY28
  • ANTHROPOLOGIES20
  • ANTHROPOLOGIST20
  • ANTHROPOMETRIC23
  • ANTHROPOMORPHS26
  • ANTHROPOPATHIC26
  • ANTHROPOPHAGIC27
  • ANTHROPOPHAGUS25
  • ANTHROPOPHOBIA26
  • ANTHROPOPHOBIC28
  • ANTHROPOPHUISM26
  • ANTHROPOPHYTES27
  • ANTHROPOSOPHIC26
  • ANTHROPOTOMIES21
  • ANTIAGGRESSION16
  • ANTIALCOHOLISM21
  • ANTIALLERGENIC17
  • ANTIANDROGENIC18
  • ANTIAPARTHEIDS20
  • ANTIARRHYTHMIA25
  • ANTIARRHYTHMIC27
  • ANTIARTHRITICS19
  • ANTIASTHMATICS21
  • ANTIBACTERIALS18
  • ANTIBARBARUSES18
  • ANTIBIOTICALLY21
  • ANTICAPITALISM20
  • ANTICAPITALIST18
  • ANTICARCINOGEN19
  • ANTICARIOGENIC19
  • ANTICENSORSHIP21
  • ANTICHLAMYDIAL25
  • ANTICHLORISTIC21
  • ANTICIPATIVELY24
  • ANTICIPATORILY21
  • ANTICLINORIUMS18
  • ANTICOAGULANTS17
  • ANTICOMMERCIAL22
  • ANTICOMMUNISMS22
  • ANTICOMMUNISTS20
  • ANTICONVULSANT19
  • ANTICONVULSIVE22
  • ANTICORROSIVES19
  • ANTICORRUPTION18
  • ANTIDEFAMATION20
  • ANTIDEMOCRATIC21
  • ANTIDEPRESSANT17
  • ANTIDEPRESSION17
  • ANTIDERIVATIVE21
  • ANTIDESICCANTS19
  • ANTIDIARRHEALS18
  • ANTIDROMICALLY22
  • ANTIEPILEPTICS20
  • ANTIESTROGENIC17
  • ANTIFEDERALIST18
  • ANTIFILIBUSTER19
  • ANTIFOREIGNERS18
  • ANTIFORMALISMS21
  • ANTIFORMALISTS19
  • ANTIGENICITIES17
  • ANTIGOVERNMENT20
  • ANTIGUERRILLAS15
  • ANTIHARASSMENT19
  • ANTIHELMINTHIC24
  • ANTIHISTAMINES19
  • ANTIHISTAMINIC21
  • ANTIHISTORICAL19
  • ANTIHOMOSEXUAL26
  • ANTIHUMANISTIC21
  • ANTILIBERALISM18
  • ANTILOGARITHMS20
  • ANTIMANAGEMENT19
  • ANTIMECHANISTS21
  • ANTIMETABOLICS20
  • ANTIMETABOLITE18
  • ANTIMETASTATIC18
  • ANTIMETATHESES19
  • ANTIMETATHESIS19
  • ANTIMICROBIALS20
  • ANTIMILITARISM18
  • ANTIMILITARIST16
  • ANTIMODERNISTS17
  • ANTIMONARCHIST21
  • ANTIMONOPOLIES18
  • ANTIMONOPOLIST18
  • ANTINARRATIVES17
  • ANTINEOPLASTIC18
  • ANTINEPHRITICS21
  • ANTINOMIANISMS18
  • ANTINUCLEARIST16
  • ANTIODONTALGIC18
  • ANTIOESTROGENS15
  • ANTIPARASITICS18
  • ANTIPATHETICAL21
  • ANTIPERISTASES16
  • ANTIPERISTASIS16
  • ANTIPERSPIRANT18
  • ANTIPHLOGISTIC22
  • ANTIPHONICALLY24
  • ANTIPHRASTICAL21
  • ANTIPOLLUTIONS16
  • ANTIPSYCHIATRY27
  • ANTIPSYCHOTICS26
  • ANTIQUARIANISM25
  • ANTIQUATEDNESS24
  • ANTIQUITARIANS23
  • ANTIRADICALISM19
  • ANTIRECESSIONS16
  • ANTIREFLECTION19
  • ANTIREFLECTIVE22
  • ANTIREGULATORY18
  • ANTIREPUBLICAN20
  • ANTIRESORPTIVE19
  • ANTIRETROVIRAL17
  • ANTIRHEUMATICS21
  • ANTIRITUALISMS16
  • ANTISCIENTIFIC21
  • ANTISCORBUTICS20
  • ANTISCRIPTURAL18
  • ANTISEPARATIST16
  • ANTISEPTICALLY21
  • ANTISEPTICISED19
  • ANTISEPTICISES18
  • ANTISEPTICISMS20
  • ANTISEPTICIZED28
  • ANTISEPTICIZES27
  • ANTISOCIALISMS18
  • ANTISOCIALISTS16
  • ANTISPASMODICS21
  • ANTISUBVERSION19
  • ANTISUBVERSIVE22
  • ANTISYPHILITIC24
  • ANTITECHNOLOGY23
  • ANTITERRORISMS16
  • ANTITERRORISTS14
  • ANTITHETICALLY22
  • ANTITHROMBOTIC23
  • ANTITUBERCULAR18
  • ANTIUNIVERSITY20
  • ANTONINIANUSES14
  • ANYTHINGARIANS21
  • APERIODICITIES19
  • APHELIOTROPISM23
  • APHORISTICALLY24
  • APOCALYPTICISM27
  • APOCHROMATISMS25
  • APOCRYPHALNESS26
  • APODEICTICALLY24
  • APOGEOTROPISMS21
  • APOLIPOPROTEIN20
  • APOLOGETICALLY22
  • APOPHLEGMATICS26
  • APOPHTHEGMATIC29
  • APOPLECTICALLY25
  • APOSEMATICALLY23
  • APOSTOLICITIES18
  • APOSTROPHISING22
  • APOSTROPHIZING31
  • APOTHEGMATICAL24
  • APOTHEGMATISED23
  • APOTHEGMATISES22
  • APOTHEGMATISTS22
  • APOTHEGMATIZED32
  • APOTHEGMATIZES31
  • APOTROPAICALLY23
  • APPARENTNESSES18
  • APPENDECTOMIES23
  • APPENDICECTOMY28
  • APPENDICITIDES22
  • APPENDICITISES21
  • APPERTAINANCES20
  • APPERTAINMENTS20
  • APPETEEZEMENTS29
  • APPLICABLENESS22
  • APPORTIONMENTS20
  • APPOSITENESSES18
  • APPRECIATIVELY26
  • APPRECIATORILY23
  • APPREHENSIVELY27
  • APPRENTICEHOOD24
  • APPRENTICEMENT22
  • APPRENTICESHIP25
  • APPROPINQUATED30
  • APPROPINQUATES29
  • APPROPRIATIONS20
  • APPROXIMATIONS27
  • AQUACULTURISTS25
  • AQUICULTURISTS25
  • AQUIFOLIACEOUS28
  • ARABICISATIONS18
  • ARABICIZATIONS27
  • ARACHNOLOGICAL22
  • ARACHNOLOGISTS20
  • ARACHNOPHOBIAS26
  • ARACHNOPHOBICS28
  • ARBITRATORSHIP21
  • ARBORICULTURAL18
  • ARBORICULTURES18
  • ARCHAEBACTERIA23
  • ARCHAEOLOGICAL22
  • ARCHAEOLOGISED21
  • ARCHAEOLOGISES20
  • ARCHAEOLOGISTS20
  • ARCHAEOLOGIZED30
  • ARCHAEOLOGIZES29
  • ARCHAEOMETRIES21
  • ARCHAEOMETRIST21
  • ARCHAEOZOOLOGY32
  • ARCHBISHOPRICS28
  • ARCHDEACONRIES22
  • ARCHDEACONSHIP27
  • ARCHEOBOTANIES21
  • ARCHEOBOTANIST21
  • ARCHETYPICALLY29
  • ARCHGENETHLIAC25
  • ARCHIDIACONATE22
  • ARCHIEPISCOPAL25
  • ARCHIMANDRITES22
  • ARCHITECTONICS23
  • ARCHPRIESTHOOD25
  • ARCHPRIESTSHIP26
  • ARGUMENTATIONS17
  • ARISTOCRATICAL18
  • ARISTOCRATISMS18
  • ARITHMETICALLY24
  • ARITHMETICIANS21
  • ARITHMOPHOBIAS26
  • ARMAMENTARIUMS20
  • AROMATHERAPIES21
  • AROMATHERAPIST21
  • AROMATISATIONS16
  • AROMATIZATIONS25
  • ARRONDISSEMENT17
  • ARTERIOGRAPHIC22
  • ARTHROGRAPHIES23
  • ARTHROPLASTIES19
  • ARTICULATENESS16
  • ARTIFICIALISED20
  • ARTIFICIALISES19
  • ARTIFICIALIZED29
  • ARTIFICIALIZES28
  • ARTIFICIALNESS19
  • ARTIODACTYLOUS20
  • ASCERTAINMENTS18
  • ASPIRATIONALLY19
  • ASPIRINGNESSES17
  • ASSASSINATIONS14
  • ASSAULTIVENESS17
  • ASSEVERATINGLY21
  • ASSIMILABILITY21
  • ASSIMILATIVELY22
  • ASSISTANTSHIPS19
  • ASSOCIATESHIPS21
  • ASSOCIATIONISM18
  • ASSOCIATIONIST16
  • ASSORTEDNESSES15
  • ASSUMABILITIES18
  • ASTHENOSPHERES22
  • ASTHENOSPHERIC24
  • ASTIGMATICALLY22
  • ASTRAPOPHOBIAS23
  • ASTROBIOLOGIES17
  • ASTROBIOLOGIST17
  • ASTROCHEMISTRY24
  • ASTROCOMPASSES20
  • ASTROGEOLOGIES16
  • ASTROGEOLOGIST16
  • ASTROLOGICALLY20
  • ASTRONAVIGATOR18
  • ASTRONOMICALLY21
  • ASTROPHYSICIST24
  • ASYMMETRICALLY26
  • ASYMPTOTICALLY26
  • ASYNCHRONOUSLY25
  • ATTAINABLENESS16
  • ATTEMPTABILITY23
  • ATTITUDINARIAN15
  • ATTITUDINISERS15
  • ATTITUDINISING16
  • ATTITUDINIZERS24
  • ATTITUDINIZING25
  • ATTRACTIVENESS19
  • AUCTIONEERINGS17
  • AUDIOCASSETTES17
  • AUDIOLOGICALLY21
  • AUDIOMETRICIAN19
  • AUDITABILITIES17
  • AUGMENTATIVELY23
  • AUSPICIOUSNESS18
  • AUTHENTICATING20
  • AUTHENTICATION19
  • AUTHENTICATORS19
  • AUTHENTICITIES19
  • AUTHORISATIONS17
  • AUTHORITARIANS17
  • AUTHORIZATIONS26
  • AUTOALLOGAMIES17
  • AUTOANTIBODIES17
  • AUTOBIOGRAPHER22
  • AUTOBIOGRAPHIC24
  • AUTOCATALYSING20
  • AUTOCATALYZING29
  • AUTOCHTHONISMS24
  • AUTOCOPROPHAGY27
  • AUTOCORRECTING19
  • AUTOCRATICALLY21
  • AUTODESTRUCTED18
  • AUTOEROTICISMS18
  • AUTOIMMUNITIES18
  • AUTOINFECTIONS19
  • AUTOIONISATION14
  • AUTOIONIZATION23
  • AUTOMATICITIES18
  • AUTOMATISATION16
  • AUTOMATIZATION25
  • AUTOMOBILITIES18
  • AUTOPHYTICALLY27
  • AUTOPOLYPLOIDS22
  • AUTOPOLYPLOIDY25
  • AUTORADIOGRAMS18
  • AUTORADIOGRAPH21
  • AUTOSCHEDIASMS22
  • AUTOSCHEDIAZED30
  • AUTOSCHEDIAZES29
  • AUTOSUGGESTING17
  • AUTOSUGGESTION16
  • AUTOSUGGESTIVE19
  • AUTOTETRAPLOID17
  • AUTOTYPOGRAPHY28
  • AVAILABILITIES19
  • AVARICIOUSNESS19
  • AVASCULARITIES19
  • AVERRUNCATIONS19
  • AVERSIVENESSES20
  • AVOWABLENESSES22
  • AVUNCULARITIES19
  • AXIOMATISATION23
  • AXIOMATIZATION32
  • AXISYMMETRICAL30
  • AZIDOTHYMIDINE33
Letters by positionIn 52% of these words the 14th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. N32%
  2. R9%
  3. C8%
3rd letter
  1. T38%
  2. C9%
  3. A6%
4th letter
  1. I29%
  2. O17%
  3. H11%
11th letter
  1. I25%
  2. T15%
  3. A11%
12th letter
  1. I30%
  2. S16%
  3. O11%
14th letter
  1. S52%
  2. Y13%
  3. N6%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 19 in Scrabble; AZIDOTHYMIDINE tops the list with 33. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1414 points: 6 words
  2. 15 points: 9 words
  3. 1616 points: 35 words
  4. 17 points: 43 words
  5. 1818 points: 68 words
  6. 19 points: 81 words
  7. 2020 points: 70 words
  8. 21 points: 73 words
  9. 2222 points: 42 words
  10. 23 points: 43 words
  11. 2424 points: 37 words
  12. 25 points: 28 words
  13. 2626 points: 27 words
  14. 27 points: 18 words
  15. 2828 points: 14 words
  16. 29 points: 14 words
  17. 3030 points: 7 words
  18. 31 points: 3 words
  19. 3232 points: 4 words
  20. 33 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
AZIDOTHYMIDINE3333All three
AXIOMATIZATION3234All three
ARCHAEOZOOLOGY3233Collins only
ALEXIPHARMAKON3235Collins only
APOTHEGMATIZED3234Collins only
APOSTROPHIZING3134All three
ACCLIMATIZABLE3137Collins only
APOTHEGMATIZES3133Collins only
AXISYMMETRICAL3033All three
ADVERBIALIZING3035Collins · NWL
AMINOPHENAZONE3034Collins only
AMPHICHROMATIC3033Collins only

Administration, administrative, and accountability are recognizable examples, while AZIDOTHYMIDINE leads the scoring list. Only 17 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect mostly unfamiliar, technical choices. Coverage is uneven too: some words accepted in Collins are missing from NWL2023 and ENABLE, so a count that passes in one game may fail in another.

14-letter words starting with A at a glance

  • There are 623 entries, and each has 14 letters.
  • Administration, administrative, and accountability are familiar examples.
  • A final S is the most common ending, appearing on 323 entries.
  • AZIDOTHYMIDINE tops the scoring list at 33 points.
  • Just 17 of the 623 entries rank among the 25,000 most common English words.

How broad is the dictionary coverage?

The 623-word total counts entries found in at least one tournament dictionary. Collins includes 581, while NWL2023 includes 385 and ENABLE includes 331. Those dictionary sets overlap, so their counts should not be added together to estimate the total.

The gap between the total and the 17 common entries points to a practical limitation: many candidates are uncommon or technical. Archaeological, authentication, and antiretroviral show the range. Check your game's word list before building a play around a specialized term.

Which A starters score well, and how should you use them?

AZIDOTHYMIDINE scores 33 points, ahead of AXIOMATIZATION, ARCHAEOZOOLOGY, and ALEXIPHARMAKON at 32 each. APOSTROPHIZING and ACCLIMATIZABLE each score 31. These are strong raw scores, but the long, unusual letter combinations can make them difficult to place on a board.

For 14-letter words starting with A, treat the opening letter as a clue, not a guarantee of a familiar answer. Administration and advertisements are easier to recognize; astrophysicist and apothegmatized are more specialized. In a word game, check the exact spelling and the board before committing, then consider whether there is enough room for a long play.

Questions people ask

How many 14-letter words start with A?
There are 623 14-letter words starting with A in the tournament-dictionary count. That total includes entries from ENABLE, Collins, and NWL2023, with words counted once even when they appear in more than one dictionary.
What is the highest-scoring 14-letter A word?
AZIDOTHYMIDINE is the highest-scoring A starter, with a score of 33 points. AXIOMATIZATION, ARCHAEOZOOLOGY, ALEXIPHARMAKON, and APOTHEGMATIZED follow at 32 points each, one point behind the leader.
Which letter do these A words most often end with?
S is the most frequent final letter, ending 323 of these entries. Y is next with 81, followed by N with 40. The ending pattern can narrow a search when you already know the final letter.

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