8-letter words starting with A
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter A. This section showcases how A at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with A, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| anything | 15 | - | - |
| actually | 13 | in actual fact | to be nominally but not actually independent |
| accident | 13 | anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause | winning the lottery was a happy accident |
| anywhere | 17 | at or in or to any place | you can find this food anywhere |
| although | 15 | - | - |
| audience | 11 | an opportunity to state your case and be heard | he saw that he had lost his audience |
| applause | 12 | a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together | - |
| attitude | 9 | the arrangement of the body and its limbs | he assumed an attitude of surrender |
| accepted | 15 | generally approved or compelling recognition | several accepted techniques for treating the condition |
| attorney | 11 | a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice | - |
| approach | 17 | the act of drawing spatially closer to something | the hunter's approach scattered the geese |
| arranged | 10 | disposed or placed in a particular kind of order | the carefully arranged chessmen |
| activity | 16 | an organic process that takes place in the body | respiratory activity |
| annoying | 12 | causing irritation or annoyance | tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork |
| absolute | 10 | not capable of being violated or infringed | - |
| argument | 11 | a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning | - |
| audition | 9 | perform in order to get a role | She auditioned for a role on Broadway |
| airplane | 10 | an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets | the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane |
| advanced | 15 | far along in time | a man of advanced age |
| attached | 14 | being joined in close association | all art schools whether independent or attached to universities |
| announce | 10 | announce publicly or officially | - |
| arriving | 12 | - | - |
| admitted | 12 | - | - |
| almighty | 17 | having unlimited power | - |
| appetite | 12 | a feeling of craving something | an appetite for life |
| abortion | 10 | failure of a plan | - |
| analysis | 11 | a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud | his physician recommended psychoanalysis |
| arrogant | 9 | having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride | an arrogant official |
| addition | 10 | something added to what you already have | he was a new addition to the staff |
| affected | 17 | speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression | - |
| adorable | 11 | lovable especially in a childlike or naive way | - |
| alliance | 10 | the state of being allied or confederated | - |
| allergic | 11 | having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor) | allergic children |
| accurate | 12 | (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct | - |
| assigned | 10 | appointed to a post or duty | assigned personnel |
| aircraft | 13 | a vehicle that can fly | - |
| achieved | 17 | - | - |
| approved | 16 | established by authority; given authoritative approval | a list of approved candidates |
| approval | 15 | the formal act of approving | his decision merited the approval of any sensible person |
| assuming | 11 | excessively forward | on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide |
| assembly | 15 | the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) | - |
| ambition | 12 | a cherished desire | his ambition is to own his own business |
| artistic | 10 | aesthetically pleasing | an artistic flower arrangement |
| addicted | 13 | compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming | she is addicted to chocolate |
| accusing | 13 | containing or expressing accusation | his accusing glare |
| attended | 10 | having a caretaker or other watcher | - |
| antidote | 9 | a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison | - |
| adoption | 11 | the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source | - |
| academic | 15 | an educator who works at a college or university | - |
| acquired | 20 | gotten through environmental forces | acquired characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on |
| altitude | 9 | angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) | - |
| activate | 13 | put in motion or move to act | - |
| apparent | 12 | clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment | the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields |
| abnormal | 12 | not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm | abnormal powers of concentration |
| applying | 16 | - | - |
| athletic | 13 | vigorously active | an athletic child |
| airborne | 10 | moved or conveyed by or through air | - |
| absorbed | 13 | giving or marked by complete attention to | - |
| advocate | 14 | a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea | - |
| abstract | 12 | not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature | a large abstract painting |
| ancestor | 10 | someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | - |
| airlines | 8 | - | - |
| advances | 14 | - | - |
| assemble | 12 | collect in one place | We assembled in the church basement |
| archives | 16 | collection of records especially about an institution | - |
| aquarium | 19 | a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals | - |
| agitated | 10 | physically disturbed or set in motion | the agitated mixture foamed and bubbled |
| adultery | 12 | extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations | adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce |
| arsehole | 11 | vulgar slang for anus | - |
| ancients | 10 | people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe) | - |
| aluminum | 12 | a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite | - |
| angelica | 11 | any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels | - |
| adjusted | 17 | having achieved a comfortable relation with your environment | - |
| awakened | 16 | aroused or activated | an awakened interest in ballet |
| asteroid | 9 | shaped like a star | - |
| attacker | 14 | someone who attacks | - |
| animated | 11 | having life or vigor or spirit | an animated and expressive face |
| alphabet | 15 | the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural) | - |
| activist | 13 | advocating or engaged in activism | - |
| analyzed | 21 | examined carefully and methodically; broken down for consideration of constituent parts | the analyzed data indicated surprising trends |
| artifact | 13 | a man-made object taken as a whole | - |
| agreeing | 10 | - | - |
| accuracy | 17 | the quality of being near to the true value | he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass |
| admiring | 12 | - | - |
| anyplace | 15 | at or in or to any place | - |
| abundant | 11 | present in great quantity | an abundant supply of water |
| adequate | 18 | about average; acceptable | more than adequate as a secretary |
| assisted | 9 | having help; often used as a combining form | - |
| acoustic | 12 | of or relating to the science of acoustics | acoustic properties of a hall |
| autistic | 10 | characteristic of or affected with autism | autistic behavior |
| aviation | 11 | travel via aircraft | - |
| appendix | 20 | a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch | - |
| abruptly | 15 | quickly and without warning | - |
| aneurysm | 13 | a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall | - |
| assorted | 9 | consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds | an arrangement of assorted spring flowers |
| alarming | 11 | frightening because of an awareness of danger | - |
| arteries | 8 | - | - |
| actively | 16 | in an active manner | he participated actively in the war |
| armchair | 15 | chair with a support on each side for arms | - |
| alleluia | 8 | - | - |
| asbestos | 10 | a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer | - |
| attained | 9 | achieved or reached | the actual attained achievement test score |
| adjacent | 18 | having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching | - |
| altering | 9 | the sterilization of an animal | - |
| airfield | 12 | a place where planes take off and land | - |
| advisory | 15 | giving advice | an advisory memorandum |
| aerobics | 12 | exercise that increases the need for oxygen | - |
| airtight | 12 | having no weak points | an airtight defense |
| autonomy | 13 | immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence | - |
| ambience | 14 | the atmosphere of an environment | - |
| appalled | 13 | struck with fear, dread, or consternation | - |
| antelope | 10 | graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks | - |
| adoptive | 14 | acquired as your own by free choice | an adoptive country |
| atrocity | 13 | the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane | - |
| aspiring | 11 | desiring or striving for recognition or advancement | - |
| avenging | 13 | - | - |
| audacity | 14 | fearless daring | - |
| airspace | 12 | the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth | - |
| arsonist | 8 | a criminal who illegally sets fire to property | - |
| alluring | 9 | highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire | an alluring prospect |
| armoured | 11 | protected by armor (used of persons or things military) | - |
| ancestry | 13 | inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline | - |
| anorexic | 17 | a person suffering from anorexia nervosa | - |
| anaconda | 11 | large arboreal boa of tropical South America | - |
| amputate | 12 | remove surgically | amputate limbs |
| antennas | 8 | - | - |
| annually | 11 | by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received) | - |
| aversion | 11 | a feeling of intense dislike | - |
| accursed | 13 | under a curse | - |
| aptitude | 11 | inherent ability | - |
| absinthe | 13 | aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe | - |
| affinity | 17 | the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule | basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk |
| adhesive | 15 | a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together | - |
| alleyway | 17 | a narrow street with walls on both sides | - |
| animator | 10 | someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people | - |
| ambrosia | 12 | a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae | - |
| affluent | 14 | having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value | an affluent banker |
| artistry | 11 | a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation | - |
| ammonium | 14 | the ion NH4 derived from ammonia; behaves in many respects like an alkali metal ion | - |
| arousing | 9 | - | - |
| abetting | 11 | - | - |
| anecdote | 11 | short account of an incident (especially a biographical one) | - |
| antennae | 8 | - | - |
| airstrip | 10 | an airfield without normal airport facilities | - |
| allegory | 12 | a short moral story (often with animal characters) | - |
| annulled | 9 | - | - |
| absolved | 14 | freed from any question of guilt | is absolved from all blame |
| archduke | 18 | a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria | - |
| arterial | 8 | of or involving or contained in the arteries | arterial disease |
| airwaves | 14 | - | - |
| amicable | 14 | characterized by friendship and good will | an amicable agreement |
| anorexia | 15 | a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite | - |
| alderman | 11 | a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council) | - |
| agnostic | 11 | uncertain of all claims to knowledge | - |
| allotted | 9 | given as a task | her allotted chores |
| ambiance | 14 | the atmosphere of an environment | - |
| airliner | 8 | a commercial airplane that carries passengers | - |
| activism | 15 | a policy of taking direct action to achieve a political or social goal | - |
| analysed | 12 | - | - |
| attaches | 13 | - | - |
| adjutant | 16 | an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer | - |
| alienate | 8 | transfer property or ownership | - |
| anterior | 8 | a tooth situated at the front of the mouth | his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors |
| armament | 12 | the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war | - |
| auditory | 12 | of or relating to the process of hearing | auditory processing |
| atypical | 15 | deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal | these days large families are atypical |
| abductor | 13 | a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line | - |
| abattoir | 10 | a building where animals are butchered | - |
| aperitif | 13 | alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer | - |
| aromatic | 12 | having a strong pleasant odor | - |
| arguably | 14 | as can be shown by argument | she is arguably the best |
| abrasive | 13 | causing abrasion | - |
| absurdly | 14 | in an absurd manner or to an absurd degree | an absurdly rich young woman |
| anteater | 8 | a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea | - |
| alerting | 9 | a state of readiness to respond | alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG |
| academia | 13 | the academic world | - |
| allocate | 10 | distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose | - |
| assuring | 9 | giving confidence | - |
| astonish | 11 | affect with wonder | - |
| accosted | 13 | - | - |
| artefact | 13 | a man-made object taken as a whole | - |
| atropine | 10 | a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides | - |
| acquaint | 19 | make familiar or conversant with | you should acquaint yourself with your new computer |
| airspeed | 11 | the speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it is flying | - |
| altruism | 10 | the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others | - |
| alleging | 10 | - | - |
| agitator | 9 | one who agitates; a political troublemaker | - |
| agonized | 19 | expressing pain or agony | agonized screams |
| aberrant | 10 | markedly different from an accepted norm | aberrant behavior |
| analogue | 9 | something having the property of being analogous to something else | - |
| amniotic | 12 | of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion | amniotic membrane |
| achiever | 16 | a person with a record of successes | his son would never be the achiever that his father was |
| apprised | 13 | - | - |
| additive | 13 | designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree | - |
| amicably | 17 | in an amicable manner | they separated amicably |
| amnesiac | 12 | suffering from a partial loss of memory | - |
| aperture | 10 | a device that controls amount of light admitted | - |
| appeased | 13 | - | - |
| asterisk | 12 | mark with an asterisk | - |
| absentee | 10 | one that is absent or not in residence | - |
| ablution | 10 | the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels | - |
| allusion | 8 | passing reference or indirect mention | - |
| aqueduct | 20 | a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley | - |
| adjuster | 16 | one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement | - |
| abdicate | 13 | give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations | The King abdicated when he married a divorcee |
| amygdala | 15 | an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior | - |
| amenable | 12 | responsive to suggestions and influences | an amenable child |
| artifice | 13 | a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) | - |
| assessor | 8 | an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it | - |
| aspirant | 10 | an ambitious and aspiring young person | a lofty aspirant |
| autobahn | 13 | an expressway in a German-speaking country | - |
| alkaline | 12 | relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7 | alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone |
| appraise | 12 | consider in a comprehensive way | He appraised the situation carefully before acting |
| asphyxia | 23 | a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas | - |
| awarding | 13 | a grant made by a law court | he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court |
| admonish | 14 | take to task | He admonished the child for his bad behavior |
| affirmed | 17 | thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978 | - |
| adaptive | 14 | having a capacity for adaptation | the adaptive coloring of a chameleon |
| addendum | 13 | textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end | - |
| apoplexy | 22 | a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain | - |
| abrasion | 10 | erosion by friction | - |
| anabolic | 12 | characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism | some athletes take anabolic steroids to increase muscle size temporarily |
| analyzer | 20 | an instrument that performs analyses | - |
| amandine | 11 | - | - |
| anteroom | 10 | a large entrance or reception room or area | - |
| avionics | 13 | science and technology of electronic systems and devices for aeronautics and astronautics | avionics has become even more important with the development of the space program |
| advocacy | 19 | active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something | - |
| airdrome | 11 | an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo | - |
| arranger | 9 | a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance | - |
| armature | 10 | coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field | - |
| auspices | 12 | kindly endorsement and guidance | the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council |
| abridged | 13 | (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting | an abridged version |
| abhorred | 14 | - | - |
| anathema | 13 | a detested person | he is an anathema to me |
| asserted | 9 | confidently declared to be so | the asserted value of the painting |
| ardently | 12 | in an ardent manner | the spirit of God knew very well that there was a deeper question to be settled before there could be the intervention in power that was so ardently desired |
| arachnid | 14 | air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs | - |
| averaged | 13 | - | - |
| agrarian | 9 | relating to farming or agriculture | an agrarian (or agricultural) society |
| aardvark | 16 | nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata | - |
| ablation | 10 | surgical removal of a body part or tissue | - |
| analytic | 13 | of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience | `all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition |
| anarchic | 15 | without law or control | the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic |
| amethyst | 16 | a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone | - |
| amaretto | 10 | an Italian almond liqueur | - |
| apostate | 10 | a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. | - |
| antibody | 14 | any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response | - |
| aligning | 10 | causing to fall into line or into position | - |
| alluding | 10 | - | - |
| armagnac | 13 | dry brandy distilled in the Armagnac district of France | - |
| adhering | 13 | - | - |
| accolade | 13 | a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction | - |
| accustom | 14 | make psychologically or physically used (to something) | - |
| alarmist | 10 | a person who alarms others needlessly | - |
| airbrush | 13 | an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air | - |
| abeyance | 15 | temporary cessation or suspension | - |
| angriest | 9 | - | - |
| anisette | 8 | liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed | - |
| asystole | 11 | absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death | - |
| aesthete | 11 | one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature | - |
| alkaloid | 13 | natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants | - |
| aneurism | 10 | a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall | - |
| altruist | 8 | someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being | - |
| alopecia | 12 | loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers; in humans it can result from heredity or hormonal imbalance or certain diseases or drugs and treatments (chemotherapy for cancer) | - |
| amaranth | 13 | any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food | - |
| archival | 16 | of or relating to or contained in or serving as an archive | - |
| autumnal | 10 | characteristic of late maturity verging on decline | a serene autumnal mood |
| averting | 12 | the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away | averting her gaze meant that she was angry |
| automata | 10 | - | - |
| aconitum | 12 | genus of poisonous plants of temperate regions of northern hemisphere with a vaulted and enlarged petal | - |
| acrimony | 15 | a rough and bitter manner | - |
| alfresco | 13 | outside a building | - |
| alienist | 8 | a psychiatrist and specialist in the legal aspects of mental illness | - |
| agitprop | 13 | political propaganda (especially communist propaganda) communicated via art and literature and cinema | - |
| ascribed | 13 | - | - |
| asphodel | 14 | any of various chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera Asphodeline and Asphodelus having linear leaves and racemes of white or pink or yellow flowers | - |
| ayurveda | 15 | (Sanskrit) an ancient medical treatise summarizing the Hindu art of healing and prolonging life; sometimes regarded as a 5th Veda | - |
| attested | 9 | established as genuine | - |
| albacore | 12 | large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters | - |
| alacrity | 13 | liveliness and eagerness | he accepted with alacrity |
| aflutter | 11 | excited in anticipation | - |
| anagrams | 11 | a game whose object is to form words from a group of randomly chosen letters | - |
| ammonite | 12 | one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks | - |
| approver | 15 | an authority with power to approve | - |
| annotate | 8 | provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases | He annotated on what his teacher had written |
| antitank | 12 | designed for defense against armored vehicles | - |
| antidrug | 10 | - | - |
| artfully | 14 | in an artful manner | her foot pointed artfully toward tapering toes |
| aspirate | 10 | remove by suction | aspirate the wound |
| arrester | 8 | a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier | - |
| aquarian | 17 | - | - |
| aquiline | 17 | curved down like an eagle's beak | - |
| atomizer | 19 | a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist | - |
| atomized | 20 | - | - |
| adhesion | 12 | the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition | a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion |
| aerostat | 8 | - | - |
| aerodyne | 12 | - | - |
| accruing | 13 | - | - |
| adaption | 11 | the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) | - |
| airburst | 10 | an explosion in the atmosphere | - |
| abrogate | 11 | revoke formally | - |
| anaphase | 13 | the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle | - |
| anatomic | 12 | of or relating to the branch of morphology that studies the structure of organisms | anatomical research |
| anechoic | 15 | not having or producing echoes; sound-absorbent | an anechoic chamber |
| androgen | 10 | male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics | - |
| alveolar | 11 | a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge | - |
| allspice | 12 | aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries | - |
| aqualung | 18 | a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus | - |
| antinomy | 13 | a contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable | - |
| armories | 10 | - | - |
| adenoids | 10 | - | - |
| adherent | 12 | someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another | - |
| aeronaut | 8 | someone who operates an aircraft | - |
| acidosis | 11 | abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues | - |
| albinism | 12 | the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair | - |
| alehouse | 11 | a tavern where ale is sold | - |
| alighted | 13 | - | - |
| affright | 18 | cause fear in | Ghosts could never affright her |
| absorber | 12 | (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation | - |
| accented | 13 | (used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch | - |
| abutment | 12 | a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge | - |
| amperage | 13 | the strength of an electrical current measured in amperes | - |
| alpinist | 10 | a mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs | - |
| alluvial | 11 | of or relating to alluvium | - |
| aphorism | 15 | a short pithy instructive saying | - |
| antihero | 11 | a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine) | - |
| arcadian | 11 | (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic | a country life of arcadian contentment |
| autocrat | 10 | a cruel and oppressive dictator | - |
| aurelian | 8 | - | - |
| alginate | 9 | - | - |
| agronomy | 14 | the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production | - |
| aguacate | 11 | a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed | - |
| alpinism | 12 | mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps) | - |
| alveolus | 11 | a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways | - |
| ambulant | 12 | able to walk about | - |
| apposite | 12 | being of striking appropriateness and pertinence | the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images |
| apostasy | 13 | the act of abandoning a party for cause | - |
| appeaser | 12 | someone who tries to bring peace by acceding to demands | An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile--hoping it will eat him last |
| antimony | 13 | a metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite | - |
| artesian | 8 | (of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure | an artesian well |
| asperity | 13 | harshness of manner | - |
| armorial | 10 | of or relating to heraldry or heraldic arms | armorial bearing |
| arguable | 11 | open to argument or debate | - |
| autarchy | 16 | a political system governed by a single individual | - |
| automate | 10 | make automatic or control or operate automatically | automate the movement of the robot |
| autogyro | 12 | an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller | - |
| axillary | 18 | of or relating to the axil | - |
| aviatrix | 18 | a woman aviator | - |
| awakener | 15 | - | - |
| atenolol | 8 | an oral beta blocker (trade name Tenormin) used in treating hypertension and angina; has adverse side effects (depression and exacerbation of congestive heart failure etc.) | - |
| atwitter | 11 | - | - |
| attendee | 9 | a person who is present and participates in a meeting | the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees |
| adorably | 14 | in an adorable manner | the toddler behaved adorably |
| adequacy | 23 | the quality of being sufficient for the end in view | - |
| adjudged | 19 | - | - |
| afebrile | 13 | having no fever | - |
| acentric | 12 | not centered or having no center | - |
| actuated | 11 | moved to action | a man actuated by unworthy desired |
| actuator | 10 | a mechanism that puts something into automatic action | - |
| aldehyde | 16 | any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids | - |
| agonised | 10 | expressing pain or agony | - |
| abortive | 13 | failing to accomplish an intended result | an abortive revolt |
| amylases | 13 | - | - |
| anaemias | 10 | - | - |
| anaerobe | 10 | an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live | - |
| anaglyph | 17 | anything carved in low relief | - |
| anagoges | 10 | - | - |
| anagogic | 12 | based on or exemplifying anagoge | - |
| analcime | 12 | - | - |
| anableps | 12 | - | - |
| amylenes | 13 | - | - |
| amylogen | 14 | - | - |
| amyloids | 14 | - | - |
| amyloses | 13 | - | - |
| anabaena | 10 | - | - |
| anabases | 10 | - | - |
| anabasis | 10 | - | - |
| anabatic | 12 | of an air current or wind; rising especially up a slope | an anabatic wind |
| analcite | 10 | - | - |
| analecta | 10 | a collection of excerpts from a literary work | - |
| analects | 10 | a collection of excerpts from a literary work | - |
| analytes | 11 | - | - |
| analyzes | 20 | - | - |
| ananases | 8 | - | - |
| anapaest | 10 | a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables | - |
| anapests | 10 | - | - |
| analysts | 11 | - | - |
| analemma | 12 | - | - |
| analgias | 9 | - | - |
| analogic | 11 | - | - |
| analogon | 9 | - | - |
| analyser | 11 | an instrument that performs analyses | - |
| analyses | 11 | - | - |
| amygdule | 15 | - | - |
| amniotes | 10 | - | - |
| amorosas | 10 | - | - |
| amorosos | 10 | - | - |
| amortise | 10 | liquidate gradually | - |
| amortize | 19 | liquidate gradually | - |
| amosites | 10 | - | - |
| amotions | 10 | - | - |
| amounted | 11 | - | - |
| amorists | 10 | - | - |
| amorisms | 12 | - | - |
| amoebean | 12 | - | - |
| amoeboid | 13 | like an amoeba (especially in having a variable irregular shape) | - |
| amooving | 14 | - | - |
| amorally | 13 | without regard for morality | - |
| amorance | 12 | - | - |
| amoretti | 10 | - | - |
| amoretto | 10 | - | - |
| amphibia | 17 | the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians | - |
| amphioxi | 22 | - | - |
| amphipod | 18 | a kind of malacostracan crustacean | - |
| amreetas | 10 | - | - |
| amtracks | 16 | - | - |
| amuletic | 12 | - | - |
| amusable | 12 | - | - |
| amusedly | 14 | - | - |
| amusette | 10 | - | - |
| amygdale | 15 | - | - |
| amputees | 12 | - | - |
| amphorae | 15 | - | - |
| amphoral | 15 | - | - |
| amphoras | 15 | - | - |
| amphoric | 17 | the sound heard in auscultation resembling the hollow sound made by blowing across the mouth of a bottle | amphoric breathing indicates a cavity in the lung |
| amplexus | 19 | - | - |
| ampoules | 12 | - | - |
| ampullae | 12 | - | - |
| ampullar | 12 | of or related to an ampulla | - |
| amygdals | 15 | - | - |
| anestrum | 10 | applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus | - |
| angekoks | 17 | - | - |
| angeling | 10 | - | - |
| angering | 10 | - | - |
| anginose | 9 | of or related to the pain of angina pectoris | - |
| anginous | 9 | of or related to the pain of angina pectoris | - |
| angiomas | 11 | - | - |
| angklung | 14 | - | - |
| angekkok | 21 | - | - |
| angaries | 9 | - | - |
| anestrus | 8 | applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus | - |
| anethole | 11 | - | - |
| anethols | 11 | - | - |
| aneurins | 8 | - | - |
| angakoks | 17 | - | - |
| angarias | 9 | - | - |
| angledug | 11 | - | - |
| anglepod | 12 | - | - |
| anglings | 10 | - | - |
| aniconic | 12 | - | - |
| anilines | 8 | - | - |
| animalic | 12 | - | - |
| animally | 13 | - | - |
| animater | 10 | - | - |
| animates | 10 | - | - |
| animatic | 12 | - | - |
| anhingas | 12 | - | - |
| anhedral | 12 | - | - |
| anglists | 9 | - | - |
| angstier | 9 | - | - |
| angstrom | 11 | a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation | - |
| anguiped | 12 | - | - |
| angulate | 9 | having angles or an angular shape | - |
| angulose | 9 | - | - |
| angulous | 9 | - | - |
| aneroids | 9 | - | - |
| anaphora | 13 | repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | - |
| anburies | 10 | - | - |
| anchored | 14 | - | - |
| anchoret | 13 | - | - |
| anchusas | 13 | - | - |
| anchusin | 13 | - | - |
| anatropy | 13 | - | - |
| anatoxin | 15 | a bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and immunity to the specific disease caused by the toxin | - |
| anaphors | 13 | - | - |
| anarchal | 13 | - | - |
| anasarca | 10 | generalized edema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissue | - |
| anatases | 8 | - | - |
| anatmans | 10 | - | - |
| ancillae | 10 | - | - |
| ancillas | 10 | - | - |
| anconeal | 10 | - | - |
| anecdota | 11 | - | - |
| anelaces | 10 | - | - |
| anemones | 10 | - | - |
| anemoses | 10 | - | - |
| anemosis | 10 | - | - |
| anergias | 9 | - | - |
| anearing | 9 | - | - |
| andviles | 12 | - | - |
| anconoid | 11 | - | - |
| andantes | 9 | - | - |
| andesine | 9 | - | - |
| andesite | 9 | a dark grey volcanic rock | - |
| andesyte | 12 | - | - |
| andirons | 9 | - | - |
| androids | 10 | - | - |
| anergies | 9 | - | - |
| amnionic | 12 | of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion | - |
