9-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| attention | 9 | the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others | - |
| afternoon | 12 | a conventional expression of greeting or farewell | - |
| apartment | 13 | a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house | - |
| according | 15 | (followed by `to') as reported or stated by | according to historians |
| apologize | 21 | acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing | I apologized for being late |
| assistant | 9 | a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | my invaluable assistant |
| available | 14 | convenient for use or disposal | the house is available after July 1 |
| agreement | 12 | the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises | they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business |
| ambulance | 15 | a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals | - |
| advantage | 14 | benefit resulting from some event or action | it turned out to my advantage |
| abandoned | 13 | forsaken by owner or inhabitants | weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse |
| authority | 15 | official permission or approval | authority for the program was renewed several times |
| answering | 13 | replying | an answering glance |
| adventure | 13 | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome | - |
| alexander | 17 | king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC) | - |
| affection | 17 | a positive feeling of liking | he had trouble expressing the affection he felt |
| accompany | 20 | be present or associated with an event or entity | - |
| attacking | 16 | disposed to attack | - |
| announcer | 11 | reads news, commercials on radio or television | - |
| autograph | 15 | mark with one's signature | The author autographed his book |
| architect | 16 | someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings) | - |
| apologise | 12 | acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing | - |
| associate | 11 | make a logical or causal connection | - |
| anonymous | 14 | having no known name or identity or known source | anonymous authors |
| announced | 12 | declared publicly; made widely known | their announced intentions |
| attempted | 14 | tried unsuccessfully | attempted murder |
| alcoholic | 16 | a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually | - |
| automatic | 13 | a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released | - |
| appointed | 14 | fixed or established especially by order or command | at the time appointed (or the appointed time) |
| ambitious | 13 | requiring full use of your abilities or resources | ambitious schedule |
| accepting | 16 | tolerating without protest | always more accepting of coaching suggestion than her teammates |
| attending | 11 | the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others | - |
| authentic | 14 | conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief | an authentic account by an eyewitness |
| arresting | 10 | commanding attention | an arresting drawing of people turning into animals |
| activated | 15 | (of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive | - |
| amusement | 13 | an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention | - |
| astronaut | 9 | a person trained to travel in a spacecraft | the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts |
| attendant | 10 | someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another | - |
| allowance | 14 | an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances | an allowance for profit |
| animation | 11 | the condition of living or the state of being alive | - |
| addiction | 13 | being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) | - |
| artillery | 12 | an army unit that uses big guns | - |
| alongside | 11 | side by side | - |
| arrogance | 12 | overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors | - |
| admission | 12 | the fee charged for admission | - |
| awareness | 12 | having knowledge of | he had no awareness of his mistakes |
| addressed | 12 | (of mail) marked with a destination | I throw away all mail addressed to `resident' |
| appearing | 14 | formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action | - |
| amendment | 14 | a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.) | - |
| affecting | 18 | arousing affect | the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene |
| assembled | 14 | - | - |
| alternate | 9 | be an understudy or alternate for a role | - |
| accordion | 14 | a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player | - |
| alligator | 10 | either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts | - |
| amazingly | 24 | in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise | amazingly, he finished medical school in three years |
| afterlife | 15 | life after death | - |
| alignment | 12 | (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac | - |
| appealing | 14 | (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings | - |
| admirable | 14 | deserving of the highest esteem or admiration | trains ran with admirable precision |
| admitting | 13 | - | - |
| appalling | 14 | causing consternation | appalling conditions |
| abundance | 14 | the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply | an age of abundance |
| allegedly | 14 | according to what has been alleged | he was on trial for allegedly murdering his wife |
| arranging | 11 | the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music | - |
| acquitted | 21 | declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless | he stands acquitted on all charges |
| abduction | 14 | (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body | - |
| advertise | 13 | call attention to | Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS |
| advancing | 16 | moving forward | - |
| avalanche | 17 | gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow | - |
| analyzing | 22 | - | - |
| accessory | 16 | clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing | - |
| authorize | 21 | give or delegate power or authority to | She authorized her assistant to sign the papers |
| ancestral | 11 | inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent | ancestral home |
| anarchist | 14 | an advocate of anarchism | - |
| attentive | 12 | taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention | - |
| apparatus | 13 | equipment designed to serve a specific function | - |
| antarctic | 13 | at or near the south pole | - |
| awakening | 17 | the act of waking | it was an early awakening |
| aphrodite | 15 | goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus | - |
| auxiliary | 19 | functioning in a supporting capacity | the main library and its auxiliary branches |
| afterward | 16 | happening at a time subsequent to a reference time | it didn't happen until afterward |
| arthritis | 12 | inflammation of a joint or joints | - |
| aesthetic | 14 | (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful | - |
| astronomy | 14 | the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole | - |
| achieving | 18 | - | - |
| addictive | 16 | causing or characterized by addiction | addictive drugs |
| appetizer | 22 | food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) | - |
| astrology | 13 | a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon | - |
| adversary | 16 | someone who offers opposition | - |
| adversity | 16 | a state of misfortune or affliction | debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity |
| assurance | 11 | a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something | an assurance of help when needed |
| aeroplane | 11 | an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets | - |
| assailant | 9 | someone who attacks | - |
| abdominal | 14 | the muscles of the abdomen | - |
| arbitrary | 14 | based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice | an arbitrary decision |
| ambiguous | 14 | open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead | the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates |
| atrocious | 11 | provoking horror | an atrocious automobile accident |
| antiquity | 21 | extreme oldness | - |
| agreeable | 12 | in keeping | salaries agreeable with current trends |
| afflicted | 18 | mentally or physically unfit | - |
| anxiously | 19 | with anxiety or apprehension | we watched anxiously |
| aftermath | 17 | the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) | the aftermath of war |
| automated | 12 | operated by automation | an automated stoker |
| alienated | 10 | socially disoriented | we live in an age of rootless alienated people |
| anonymity | 17 | the state of being anonymous | - |
| affidavit | 19 | written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath | - |
| aristotle | 9 | one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC) | - |
| alchemist | 16 | one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone | - |
| asparagus | 12 | plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable | - |
| agonizing | 20 | extremely painful | - |
| amazement | 22 | the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising | - |
| atonement | 11 | compensation for a wrong | - |
| apprehend | 17 | take into custody | - |
| aimlessly | 14 | without aim; in an aimless manner | he wandered around aimlessly |
| archangel | 15 | a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally | - |
| adoration | 10 | the act of admiring strongly | - |
| applicant | 15 | a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission | - |
| alleviate | 12 | make easier | - |
| admiralty | 15 | the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain) | - |
| animosity | 14 | a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility | - |
| attribute | 11 | a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished | - |
| autopilot | 11 | a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness | she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot |
| albatross | 11 | (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps | she was an albatross around his neck |
| amputated | 14 | - | - |
| acquittal | 20 | a judgment of not guilty | - |
| absorbing | 14 | capable of arousing and holding the attention | - |
| absurdity | 15 | a message whose content is at variance with reason | - |
| adrenalin | 10 | a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action | - |
| ascension | 11 | a movement upward | - |
| athletics | 14 | a contest between athletes | - |
| algorithm | 15 | a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem | - |
| acquiring | 21 | the act of acquiring something | I envied his talent for acquiring |
| appliance | 15 | a device or control that is very useful for a particular job | - |
| archetype | 19 | something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies | - |
| ascending | 13 | the act of changing location in an upward direction | - |
| ascertain | 11 | find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort | - |
| actuality | 14 | the state of actually existing objectively | a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality |
| adulthood | 14 | the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed | - |
| assertive | 12 | aggressively self-assured | an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue |
| assigning | 11 | the act of distributing something to designated places or persons | - |
| agitation | 10 | a state of agitation or turbulent change or development | - |
| amplifier | 16 | electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it | - |
| advisable | 15 | worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise | such action is neither necessary nor advisable |
| adjective | 22 | of or relating to or functioning as an adjective | an adjective clause |
| assertion | 9 | a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) | - |
| annulment | 11 | the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation | - |
| allocated | 12 | - | - |
| andromeda | 13 | broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers | - |
| acoustics | 13 | the study of the physical properties of sound | - |
| aggressor | 11 | someone who attacks | - |
| armistice | 13 | a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms | - |
| armadillo | 12 | burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates | - |
| artichoke | 18 | Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head | - |
| anchorman | 16 | a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute | - |
| adaptable | 14 | capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use | to succeed one must be adaptable |
| apartheid | 15 | a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against people who are not Whites; the former official policy in South Africa | - |
| anchorage | 15 | place for vessels to anchor | - |
| analysing | 13 | - | - |
| aerospace | 13 | the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole | - |
| adjoining | 18 | - | - |
| ambiguity | 17 | unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning | - |
| aggravate | 14 | exasperate or irritate | - |
| adulterer | 10 | someone who commits adultery or fornication | - |
| astounded | 11 | filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock | astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing |
| asthmatic | 16 | relating to breathing with a whistling sound | - |
| appraised | 14 | - | - |
| awkwardly | 23 | in an awkward manner | he bent awkwardly |
| annoyance | 14 | anger produced by some annoying irritation | - |
| allotment | 11 | a share set aside for a specific purpose | - |
| amazonian | 20 | - | - |
| amplified | 17 | - | - |
| aluminium | 13 | a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite | - |
| amphibian | 18 | relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia | - |
| audacious | 12 | invulnerable to fear or intimidation | audacious explorers |
| apathetic | 16 | marked by a lack of interest | an apathetic audience |
| advocated | 16 | - | - |
| asserting | 10 | relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration | - |
| avoidance | 15 | deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening | - |
| amenities | 11 | things that make you comfortable and at ease | - |
| acropolis | 13 | the citadel in ancient Greek towns | - |
| ayatollah | 15 | a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well | - |
| arabesque | 20 | an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design | - |
| anguished | 14 | experiencing intense pain especially mental pain | an anguished conscience |
| abhorrent | 14 | offensive to the mind | an abhorrent deed |
| abolition | 11 | the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery) | the abolition of capital punishment |
| appraisal | 13 | a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) | - |
| alabaster | 11 | of or resembling alabaster | alabaster statue |
| aggregate | 12 | gather in a mass, sum, or whole | - |
| aggrieved | 15 | - | - |
| aborigine | 12 | a member of the people living in Australia when Europeans arrived | - |
| antivirus | 12 | - | - |
| anthology | 16 | a collection of selected literary passages | - |
| arrowhead | 16 | the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow | - |
| appendage | 15 | a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant | - |
| acrobatic | 15 | vigorously active | an acrobatic dance |
| affiliate | 15 | keep company with; hang out with | She affiliates with her colleagues |
| anointing | 10 | the act of applying oil or an oily liquid | - |
| autocracy | 16 | a political system governed by a single individual | - |
| austerity | 12 | the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) | - |
| aubergine | 12 | hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable | - |
| anomalous | 11 | deviating from the general or common order or type | advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe |
| ancillary | 14 | furnishing added support | an ancillary pump |
| abducting | 15 | especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part | - |
| ascendant | 12 | someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | - |
| approving | 17 | the formal act of approving | - |
| appellant | 13 | of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals) | - |
| absorbent | 13 | a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance | - |
| affluence | 17 | abundant wealth | - |
| apostolic | 13 | proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles | - |
| archenemy | 19 | - | - |
| anecdotal | 12 | characterized by or given to telling anecdotes | anecdotal conversation |
| analgesic | 12 | a medicine used to relieve pain | - |
| acquiesce | 22 | to agree or express agreement | - |
| admirably | 17 | in an admirable manner | the children's responses were admirably normal |
| ayurvedic | 18 | - | - |
| aspartame | 13 | an artificial sweetener made from aspartic acid; used as a calorie-free sweetener | - |
| awestruck | 18 | having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread | in grim despair and awestruck wonder |
| attrition | 9 | erosion by friction | - |
| augmented | 13 | added to or made greater in amount or number or strength | his augmented renown |
| assuredly | 13 | without a doubt | the grammar schools were assuredly not intended for the gentry alone |
| automaton | 11 | someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way | only an automaton wouldn't have noticed |
| averaging | 14 | - | - |
| aquariums | 20 | - | - |
| agitating | 11 | causing or tending to cause anger or resentment | - |
| abdicated | 15 | - | - |
| adulation | 10 | servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise | - |
| authorise | 12 | give or delegate power or authority to | - |
| antipathy | 17 | a feeling of intense dislike | - |
| amorphous | 16 | having no definite form or distinct shape | amorphous clouds of insects |
| adversely | 16 | in an adverse manner | she was adversely affected by the new regulations |
| atrophied | 15 | (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use | partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm |
| anatomist | 11 | an expert in anatomy | - |
| animating | 12 | giving spirit and vivacity | - |
| angiogram | 13 | an X-ray representation of blood vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance | angiograms are produced by angiography |
| accession | 13 | something added to what you already have | the librarian shelved the new accessions |
| acetylene | 14 | a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis | - |
| awesomely | 17 | - | - |
| ayahuasca | 17 | - | - |
| avoidable | 15 | capable of being avoided or warded off | - |
| arthritic | 14 | of or pertaining to arthritis | - |
| appellate | 13 | of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals) | appellate court |
| archfiend | 18 | - | - |
| agonising | 11 | extremely painful | - |
| adipocere | 14 | - | - |
| adherence | 15 | the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition | - |
| astrakhan | 16 | a city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River | - |
| antitrust | 9 | of laws and regulations; designed to protect trade and commerce from unfair business practices | - |
| altimeter | 11 | an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation | - |
| alertness | 9 | a state of readiness to respond | - |
| ammonites | 13 | - | - |
| addressee | 11 | one to whom something is addressed | - |
| adornment | 12 | a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness | - |
| authoress | 12 | a woman author | - |
| appeasing | 14 | intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions | the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich |
| altiplano | 11 | - | - |
| airstream | 11 | the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller | - |
| analogous | 10 | similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar | brains and computers are often considered analogous |
| amidships | 17 | at or near or toward the center of a ship | in the late 19th century, engines were placed in front, amidships, and at the rear |
| afterglow | 16 | a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset | - |
| atavistic | 14 | characteristic of an atavist | - |
| anywheres | 18 | - | - |
| arpeggios | 13 | - | - |
| arrowroot | 12 | canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained | - |
| appetiser | 13 | food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) | - |
| angelfish | 16 | sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do | - |
| acclimate | 15 | get used to a certain climate | - |
| abstinent | 11 | self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink | not totally abstinent but abstemious |
| affective | 20 | characterized by emotion | - |
| aerodrome | 12 | an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo | - |
| audiotape | 12 | a tape recording of sound | - |
| assembler | 13 | a program to convert assembly language into machine language | - |
| antiviral | 12 | any drug that destroys viruses | - |
| annotated | 10 | - | - |
| antipasto | 11 | a course of appetizers in an Italian meal | - |
| antipodes | 12 | any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth | the North Pole and the South Pole are antipodes |
| applecart | 15 | a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street | - |
| archivist | 17 | a person in charge of collecting and cataloguing archives | - |
| arbitrage | 12 | a kind of hedged investment meant to capture slight differences in price; when there is a difference in the price of something on two different markets the arbitrageur simultaneously buys at the lower price and sells at the higher price | - |
| allowable | 14 | that may be permitted especially as according to rule | - |
| ambergris | 14 | waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume | - |
| amusingly | 15 | in an entertaining and amusing manner | Hollywood has grown too sophisticated to turn out anything really amusingly bad these days |
| amortized | 21 | - | - |
| amplitude | 14 | the property of copious abundance | - |
| abounding | 13 | existing in abundance | abounding confidence |
| abatement | 13 | an interruption in the intensity or amount of something | - |
| atheistic | 14 | rejecting any belief in gods | - |
| autonomic | 13 | relating to or controlled by the autonomic nervous system | autonomic reflexes |
| averagely | 16 | - | - |
| antiserum | 11 | blood serum containing antibodies against specific antigens; provides immunity to a disease | - |
| appointee | 13 | a person who is appointed to a job or position | - |
| aloneness | 9 | a disposition toward being alone | - |
| alighting | 14 | - | - |
| algebraic | 14 | of or relating to algebra | algebraic geometry |
| albuterol | 11 | a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness | - |
| anarchism | 16 | a political theory favoring the abolition of governments | - |
| amnestied | 12 | - | - |
| advisedly | 17 | with intention; in an intentional manner | - |
| activator | 14 | (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription | - |
| asymmetry | 19 | (mathematics) a lack of symmetry | - |
| antiquing | 19 | - | - |
| apocrypha | 21 | 14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic Church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russian Orthodox Church accepts these texts as divinely inspired but does not grant them the same status | - |
| arthropod | 15 | invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin | - |
| androgyny | 17 | showing characteristics of both sexes | - |
| angriness | 10 | the state of being angry | - |
| amorously | 14 | in an amorous manner | he looked at her amorously |
| abysmally | 19 | in a terrible manner | - |
| absolving | 15 | - | - |
| admixture | 19 | an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base | the growing medium should be equal parts of sand and loam with an admixture of peat moss and cow manure |
| attractor | 11 | (physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system | - |
| astrodome | 12 | a transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations | - |
| autopsist | 11 | - | - |
| awfulness | 15 | a quality of extreme unpleasantness | - |
| axiomatic | 20 | evident without proof or argument | an axiomatic truth |
| avuncular | 14 | resembling a uncle in kindness or indulgence | - |
| apologist | 12 | a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution | an apologist for capital punishment |
| antenatal | 9 | occurring or existing before birth | antenatal care |
| annulling | 10 | - | - |
| antipasti | 11 | - | - |
| appraiser | 13 | one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things | - |
| arbitrate | 11 | act between parties with a view to reconciling differences | - |
| aloofness | 12 | a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner | - |
| anatomize | 20 | dissect in order to analyze | anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease |
| amberjack | 26 | any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes | - |
| acellular | 11 | not made up of or divided into cells | - |
| affianced | 18 | - | - |
| aerobatic | 13 | - | - |
| aftercare | 14 | care and treatment of a convalescent patient | - |
| aforesaid | 13 | being the one previously mentioned or spoken of | - |
| adiabatic | 14 | occurring without loss or gain of heat | adiabatic expansion |
| adenosine | 10 | (biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP | - |
| adamantly | 15 | inflexibly; unshakably | adamantly opposed to the marriage |
| actuarial | 11 | of or relating to the work of an actuary | - |
| adoringly | 14 | with adoration | he looked at his wife adoringly |
| atomizing | 21 | - | - |
| aspirated | 12 | - | - |
| athenaeum | 14 | a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning | - |
| autofocus | 14 | an optical device for focussing a camera or other instrument automatically | - |
| avocation | 14 | an auxiliary activity | - |
| anybodies | 15 | - | - |
| antiquary | 21 | an expert or collector of antiquities | - |
| antitoxin | 16 | an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin | - |
| appaloosa | 13 | a hardy breed of saddle horse developed in western North America and characteristically having a spotted rump | - |
| anosmatic | 13 | relating to an impairment or loss of the sense of smell | - |
| anopheles | 14 | malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae | - |
| anorectic | 13 | a person suffering from anorexia nervosa | - |
| armouries | 11 | - | - |
| arduously | 13 | in an arduous manner | they worked arduously |
| ascribing | 14 | - | - |
| apprising | 14 | - | - |
| apportion | 13 | give out as one's portion or share | - |
| applejack | 26 | distilled from hard cider | - |
| arboretum | 13 | a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition | - |
| allergist | 10 | a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies | - |
| allemande | 12 | egg-thickened veloute | - |
| allegiant | 10 | steadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful monarch or government) | it is impossible to be allegiant to two opposing forces |
| almshouse | 14 | - | - |
| airmobile | 13 | - | - |
| airheaded | 14 | lacking seriousness; given to frivolity | - |
| agreeably | 15 | in an enjoyable manner | - |
| anecdotic | 14 | characterized by or given to telling anecdotes | he was at his anecdotic best |
| analytics | 14 | - | - |
| anhydrous | 16 | without water; especially without water of crystallization | - |
| angelical | 12 | marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint | - |
| amorality | 14 | the quality of being amoral | - |
| ambuscade | 16 | wait in hiding to attack | - |
| analgesia | 10 | absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness | - |
| anaerobic | 13 | living or active in the absence of free oxygen | anaerobic bacteria |
| acquitter | 20 | - | - |
| abnormity | 16 | - | - |
| abandoner | 12 | - | - |
| abridging | 14 | - | - |
| abscessed | 14 | infected and filled with pus | an abscessed tooth |
| aerialist | 9 | an acrobat who performs in the air (as on a rope or trapeze) | - |
| afterword | 16 | - | - |
| acuminous | 13 | - | - |
| actuation | 11 | the act of propelling | - |
| adulating | 11 | - | - |
| atropisms | 13 | - | - |
| attasking | 14 | - | - |
| attempers | 13 | - | - |
| attempter | 13 | one who tries | - |
| attendees | 10 | - | - |
| attenders | 10 | - | - |
| attainted | 10 | - | - |
| attaining | 10 | - | - |
| attachers | 14 | - | - |
| attaching | 15 | - | - |
| attackers | 15 | - | - |
| attackman | 17 | - | - |
| attackmen | 17 | - | - |
| attainder | 10 | cancellation of civil rights | - |
| attainers | 9 | - | - |
| attentats | 9 | - | - |
| atticists | 11 | - | - |
| atticized | 21 | - | - |
| atticizes | 20 | - | - |
| attirings | 10 | - | - |
| attitudes | 10 | - | - |
| attolaser | 9 | - | - |
| attollens | 9 | - | - |
| attollent | 9 | - | - |
| atticisms | 13 | - | - |
| atticises | 11 | - | - |
| attenuant | 9 | - | - |
| attenuate | 9 | weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance) | - |
| attercops | 13 | - | - |
| attestant | 9 | (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature | - |
| attesters | 9 | - | - |
| attesting | 10 | - | - |
| attestors | 9 | - | - |
| atticised | 12 | - | - |
| attorneys | 12 | - | - |
| atropines | 11 | - | - |
| atheology | 16 | - | - |
| athetosis | 12 | a continuous succession of slow, writhing, involuntary movements of the hands and feet and other body parts | - |
| athetotic | 14 | - | - |
| athrocyte | 17 | - | - |
| atmolysed | 15 | - | - |
| atmolyses | 14 | - | - |
| atmolysis | 14 | - | - |
| atmolyzed | 24 | - | - |
| athetosic | 14 | - | - |
| athetoses | 12 | - | - |
| atherines | 12 | - | - |
| atheromas | 14 | - | - |
| atheteses | 12 | - | - |
| athetesis | 12 | - | - |
| athetised | 13 | - | - |
| athetises | 12 | - | - |
| athetized | 22 | - | - |
| athetizes | 21 | - | - |
| atmolyzes | 23 | - | - |
| atmometer | 13 | an instrument that measures rate of evaporation of water | - |
| atmometry | 16 | - | - |
| atonicity | 14 | lack of normal muscular tension or tonus | - |
| atoningly | 13 | - | - |
| atraments | 11 | - | - |
| atrazines | 18 | - | - |
| atrophias | 14 | - | - |
| atoneable | 11 | - | - |
| atonality | 12 | the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system | - |
| atomicity | 16 | - | - |
| atomisers | 11 | - | - |
| atomising | 12 | - | - |
| atomistic | 13 | divided into separate and often disparate elements | - |
| atomizers | 20 | - | - |
| atonalism | 11 | the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system | - |
| atonalist | 9 | - | - |
| atrophies | 14 | - | - |
| aularians | 9 | - | - |
| auriculas | 11 | - | - |
| aurifying | 16 | - | - |
| auriscope | 13 | medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane) | - |
| aurochses | 14 | - | - |
| aurorally | 12 | - | - |
| ausformed | 15 | - | - |
| auslander | 10 | - | - |
| auspicate | 13 | indicate, as with a sign or an omen | - |
| auricular | 11 | of or relating to near the ear | - |
| auriculae | 11 | - | - |
| aulnagers | 10 | - | - |
| aumailing | 12 | - | - |
| aunthoods | 13 | - | - |
| auntliest | 9 | - | - |
| aureately | 12 | - | - |
| aureities | 9 | - | - |
| aurelians | 9 | - | - |
| aureoling | 10 | - | - |
| austenite | 9 | a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; cools to form pearlite or martensite | - |
| austerely | 12 | in an austere fashion | the church was austerely simple |
| austerest | 9 | - | - |
| auteurist | 9 | - | - |
| authorial | 12 | of or by or typical of an author | authorial comments |
| authoring | 13 | - | - |
| authorish | 15 | - | - |
| authorism | 14 | - | - |
| auteurism | 11 | - | - |
| autecisms | 13 | - | - |
| australes | 9 | - | - |
| australis | 9 | - | - |
| autacoids | 12 | - | - |
| autarchic | 16 | of or relating to or characterized by autarchy | - |
| autarkies | 13 | - | - |
| autarkist | 13 | - | - |
| autecious | 11 | - | - |
| augustest | 10 | - | - |
| attorning | 10 | - | - |
| attritive | 12 | - | - |
| attritted | 10 | - | - |
| attuiting | 10 | - | - |
| attuition | 9 | - | - |
| attuitive | 12 | - | - |
| aubretias | 11 | - | - |
| aubrietas | 11 | - | - |
| attriting | 10 | - | - |
| attracted | 12 | - | - |
| attracter | 11 | (physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system | - |
| attrahens | 12 | - | - |
| attrahent | 12 | - | - |
| attrapped | 14 | - | - |
