126 words
16-letter words starting with A
126 words.
- anthropomorphize37
- acquaintanceship34
- adenohypophyseal33
- adenohypophysial33
- alphabetizations32
- acclimatizations31
- adrenalectomized31
- anaphylactically31
- anthropomorphism30
- archiepiscopally30
- astrophotography30
- asymptomatically30
- acknowledgements29
- archconservative29
- autoimmunization29
- acanthocephalans28
- alphanumerically28
- anthropomorphist28
- anthropopathisms28
- antimetaphysical28
- apocryphalnesses28
- antihypertensive27
- appendicectomies27
- archaeologically27
- archiepiscopates27
- astrophotographs27
- acetylsalicylate26
- anagrammatically26
- antihierarchical26
- antiorganization26
- antipathetically26
- antipornographic26
- antistrophically26
- apprehensiveness26
- archaeoastronomy26
- autobiographical26
- accommodationist25
- accumulativeness25
- administratively25
- amphibiousnesses25
- anthropocentrism25
- antiunemployment25
- appreciativeness25
- autointoxication25
- autoradiographic25
- acceptablenesses24
- acetophenetidins24
- affectlessnesses24
- allopolyploidies24
- antiaphrodisiacs24
- anticholinergics24
- autopolyploidies24
- accustomednesses23
- adenocarcinomata23
- anticarcinogenic23
- antiracketeering23
- aristocratically23
- absentmindedness22
- accessiblenesses22
- accountabilities22
- antagonistically22
- antibureaucratic22
- anticlericalisms22
- antievolutionary22
- antiferromagnets22
- antiprofiteering22
- antiromanticisms22
- antitechnologies22
- abstractednesses21
- accidentalnesses21
- administratrices21
- advantageousness21
- aggressivenesses21
- amateurishnesses21
- aminotransferase21
- anticonglomerate21
- anticonservation21
- anticonventional21
- antievolutionism21
- antihumanitarian21
- antirecessionary21
- antireductionism21
- artificialnesses21
- atrioventricular21
- attractivenesses21
- authoritarianism21
- autotransformers21
- avariciousnesses21
- abstemiousnesses20
- addressabilities20
- aluminosilicates20
- anesthesiologies20
- anesthesiologist20
- antepenultimates20
- antiaristocratic20
- anticlericalists20
- anticolonialisms20
- antimaterialisms20
- antituberculosis20
- arteriosclerotic20
- assimilabilities20
- assimilationisms20
- associationistic20
- auspiciousnesses20
- agriculturalists19
- antievolutionist19
- antireductionist19
- antiuniversities19
- assaultivenesses19
- autotransfusions19
- aeroelasticities18
- antiabortionists18
- antiassimilation18
- anticolonialists18
- antilibertarians18
- antimaterialists18
- antiprostitution18
- antirationalisms18
- arterioscleroses18
- arteriosclerosis18
- articulatenesses18
- assimilationists18
- autocorrelations18
- antinationalists16
- antirationalists16
- antitotalitarian16
How this list is built
- Every word here comes from ENABLE, a lexicon released to the public domain — 172,823 words. It is the list this site can legally publish in full, and it is stated openly rather than implied.
- The tournament lists — TWL/OWL in North America, Collins/SOWPODS elsewhere — are copyrighted compilations. They are not used here and not merged in. A small number of words will therefore differ from what a given game accepts.
- Scores use the standard tile values (A=1 … Q=10, Z=10) and ignore board bonuses, which depend on where you place the word, not on the word itself.
- Lists are ordered by score, then alphabetically — the order that is useful when you are choosing a play, rather than alphabetical for its own sake.
SOURCE·ENABLE (Enhanced North American Benchmark Lexicon)·Public domain. 172,823 words. Tournament lists (TWL, Collins) are copyrighted and not used.·REVIEWED AUG 2026
SOURCE·ENABLE public-domain lexicon (172,823 words)·lists and scores computed from the lexicon, see method·REVIEWED AUG 2026