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7-letter words with A as the 1st letter and N as the 2nd letter

7-letter words starting with AN total 206, including ANOTHER, ANYMORE and ANXIETY; 32 rank among common English words.

206 wordsTop pick ANOTHERHighest score ANALYZE 19

32 of 206 are everyday words (16%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With A in 1st place, L is the most common 2nd letter (209 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 32 · most-used first

All valid words 206

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

  • ANADEMS10
  • ANAEMIA9
  • ANAEMIC11
  • ANAGENS8
  • ANAGOGE9
  • ANAGOGY12
  • ANAGRAM10
  • ANALGIA8
  • ANALITY10
  • ANALOGA8
  • ANALOGS8
  • ANALOGY11
  • ANALYSE10
  • ANALYST10
  • ANALYTE10
  • ANALYZE19
  • ANANDAS8
  • ANANKES11
  • ANAPEST9
  • ANAPHOR12
  • ANARCHS12
  • ANARCHY15
  • ANATASE7
  • ANATMAN9
  • ANATOMY12
  • ANATTAS7
  • ANATTOS7
  • ANAXIAL14
  • ANCHORS12
  • ANCHOVY18
  • ANCHUSA12
  • ANCIENT9
  • ANCILIA9
  • ANCILLA9
  • ANCOMES11
  • ANCONAL9
  • ANCONES9
  • ANCRESS9
  • ANDANTE8
  • ANDIRON8
  • ANDROID9
  • ANDVILE11
  • ANEARED8
  • ANELACE9
  • ANELING8
  • ANEMIAS9
  • ANEMONE9
  • ANERGIA8
  • ANERGIC10
  • ANEROID8
  • ANESTRA7
  • ANESTRI7
  • ANETHOL10
  • ANEURIN7
  • ANGAKOK16
  • ANGARIA8
  • ANGEKOK16
  • ANGELED9
  • ANGELIC10
  • ANGELUS8
  • ANGERED9
  • ANGERLY11
  • ANGICOS10
  • ANGINAL8
  • ANGINAS8
  • ANGIOMA10
  • ANGLERS8
  • ANGLICE10
  • ANGLIFY14
  • ANGLING9
  • ANGLIST8
  • ANGORAS8
  • ANGRIER8
  • ANGRIES8
  • ANGRILY11
  • ANGSTED9
  • ANGUINE8
  • ANGUISH11
  • ANGULAR8
  • ANHINGA11
  • ANICCAS11
  • ANICUTS9
  • ANILINE7
  • ANILINS7
  • ANILITY10
  • ANIMACY14
  • ANIMALS9
  • ANIMATE9
  • ANIMATI9
  • ANIMATO9
  • ANIMISM11
  • ANIMIST9
  • ANIONIC9
  • ANISEED8
  • ANISOLE7
  • ANKLETS11
  • ANKLING12
  • ANKLONG12
  • ANKLUNG12
  • ANKUSES11
  • ANLACES9
  • ANLAGEN8
  • ANLAGES8
  • ANLASES7
  • ANNATES7
  • ANNATTA7
  • ANNATTO7
  • ANNEALS7
  • ANNELID8
  • ANNEXED15
  • ANNEXES14
  • ANNICUT9
  • ANNONAS7
  • ANNOYED11
  • ANNOYER10
  • ANNUALS7
  • ANNUITY10
  • ANNULAR7
  • ANNULET7
  • ANNULUS7
  • ANOBIID10
  • ANODISE8
  • ANODIZE17
  • ANODYNE11
  • ANOESES7
  • ANOESIS7
  • ANOETIC9
  • ANOINTS7
  • ANOLYTE10
  • ANOMALY12
  • ANOMIES9
  • ANONYMA12
  • ANONYMS12
  • ANOPIAS9
  • ANOPSIA9
  • ANORAKS11
  • ANOREXY17
  • ANOSMIA9
  • ANOSMIC11
  • ANOTHER10
  • ANOXIAS14
  • ANSATED8
  • ANSWERS10
  • ANTACID10
  • ANTARAS7
  • ANTBEAR9
  • ANTBIRD10
  • ANTEFIX17
  • ANTEING8
  • ANTENNA7
  • ANTHEMS12
  • ANTHERS10
  • ANTHILL10
  • ANTHOID11
  • ANTHRAX17
  • ANTHROS10
  • ANTIAIR7
  • ANTIARS7
  • ANTIBUG10
  • ANTICAL9
  • ANTICAR9
  • ANTICKE13
  • ANTICKS13
  • ANTICLY12
  • ANTIENT7
  • ANTIFAS10
  • ANTIFAT10
  • ANTIFLU10
  • ANTIFOG11
  • ANTIFUR10
  • ANTIGAY11
  • ANTIGEN8
  • ANTIGUN8
  • ANTIJAM16
  • ANTILOG8
  • ANTIMAN9
  • ANTINGS8
  • ANTIPOT9
  • ANTIQUE16
  • ANTIRED8
  • ANTISAG8
  • ANTISEX14
  • ANTITAX14
  • ANTIWAR10
  • ANTLERS7
  • ANTLIAE7
  • ANTLIKE11
  • ANTLION7
  • ANTONYM12
  • ANTRUMS9
  • ANTSIER7
  • ANURANS7
  • ANURIAS7
  • ANUROUS7
  • ANVILED11
  • ANXIETY17
  • ANXIOUS14
  • ANYBODY16
  • ANYMORE12
  • ANYONES10
  • ANYROAD11
  • ANYTIME12
  • ANYWAYS16
  • ANYWHEN16
  • ANYWISE13
  • ANZIANI16
Letters by positionIn 29% of these words the 7th letter is S.
3rd letter
  1. T23%
  2. A14%
  3. G12%
4th letter
  1. I21%
  2. L14%
  3. E9%
5th letter
  1. I18%
  2. O10%
  3. E8%
6th letter
  1. A16%
  2. E16%
  3. I11%
7th letter
  1. S29%
  2. E12%
  3. Y9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; ANALYZE tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 34 words
  2. 8 points: 35 words
  3. 99 points: 38 words
  4. 10 points: 31 words
  5. 1111 points: 23 words
  6. 12 points: 17 words
  7. 1313 points: 3 words
  8. 14 points: 8 words
  9. 1515 points: 2 words
  10. 16 points: 8 words
  11. 1717 points: 5 words
  12. 18 points: 1 words
  13. 1919 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ANALYZE1920All three
ANCHOVY1819All three
ANXIETY1717All three
ANTHRAX1717All three
ANODIZE1718All three
ANOREXY1717All three
ANTEFIX1718All three
ANYBODY1616All three
ANYWAYS1615All three
ANTIQUE1618All three
ANYWHEN1616Collins only
ANGAKOK1618All three

The fixed opening narrows the search to seven-letter words with A in position one and N in position two. Familiar choices include ANIMALS, ANSWERS and ANCIENT, while ANALYZE leads the Scrabble scores. Only 32 entries fall within the common-word group, so expect plenty of less familiar plays alongside everyday vocabulary.

At a glance: seven-letter AN words

  • The A-N opening matches 206 tournament-dictionary words.
  • ANOTHER, ANYMORE and ANIMALS are recognizable examples.
  • A total of 32 entries rank among common English words.
  • The most frequent final letter is S, appearing in 59 words; E follows with 25.

How many 7-letter words start with AN?

There are 206 matches, but dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 200, NWL2023 includes 171 and ENABLE includes 160. A word accepted in one tournament list may not be accepted in another, so check the word list used in your game before challenging a play.

The everyday end of the list includes ANOTHER, ANYMORE, ANYBODY and ANYTIME. ANATOMY, ANALYST and ANCIENT offer more concrete nouns, while ANXIOUS and ANNOYED are familiar adjectives. The 165 entries with definitions span far more than one word type.

Which 7-letter words starting with AN score highest?

ANALYZE is the top scorer at 19 Scrabble points, ahead of ANCHOVY at 18. ANXIETY, ANTHRAX and ANODIZE each score 17. The useful clue is the Z: ANALYZE and ANODIZE bring a high-value letter into a word that still begins with the fixed AN pair.

Final letters also help narrow a rack or board search: S leads with 59 matches, while E has 25 and D and Y each have 18. Many of the 206 options are not common vocabulary, so start with familiar words such as ANSWERS or ANIMALS, then check less familiar candidates against your game's dictionary.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring seven-letter word starting with AN?
ANALYZE is the highest scorer, worth 19 Scrabble points before any board bonuses. ANCHOVY follows at 18, while ANXIETY, ANTHRAX and ANODIZE each score 17. The Z is the scoring advantage in the top options, so consider its placement as well as the word itself.
How many seven-letter AN words end in S?
There are 59 seven-letter words beginning with AN that end in S. That makes S the most common final letter in this group; E is next with 25, and D and Y each appear at the end of 18 matches.
Are all 206 seven-letter AN words valid in every Scrabble dictionary?
No. Collins includes 200 of these words, compared with 171 in NWL2023 and 160 in ENABLE. The counts overlap, so they are not separate groups to add together. Confirm a disputed word against the dictionary your game uses.

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