12 Letter Words Starting With A

1,352 words (838 Scrabble US, 1,316 Scrabble UK, 830 WGPO, 752 Words With Friends, 53 everyday ★)

1,352 twelve-letter words start with A. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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AB…

12-letter words starting with AB (51)

Top score: ABSOLUTIZING, 24 points. to treat as absolute

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AC…

12-letter words starting with AC (129)

Top score: ACHROMATIZED, 29 points. to remove color from

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achromatized29acclimatized28achromatizes28acclimatizer27acclimatizes27acquiescence27accessorized26achlorhydric26acquittancedUK26accessorizes25acquiescentsUK25acquirements25acquittances25acronychallyUK25achlorhydria24actinomorphy24accommodableUK23accompanyistUK23accomplisher23accomplishes23accouchement23achlamydeousUK23acknowledgerUK23accumbenciesUK22accusativelynot in WWF22acetaldehyde22academicisms21accommodator21accoucheusesUK21accumulative21achaenocarpsUK21achromatisms21acrophoneticUK21actinomycete21actinomycins21acceptanciesUK20acciaccatura20acciaccatureUK20acclimatableUK20accompaniersUK20accompanists20accouplementUK20accrescencesUK20achromatisedUK20acidophilousUK20acriflavines20academicians19acanthaceousUK19acarophiliesUK19accelerative19acceleratoryUK19accentualityUK19acclimatised19accordanciesUK19accreditable19accretionary19accumulating19achromatisesUK19acoustically19acrocyanosesUK19acrocyanosisUK19acromegalics19acronymaniasUK19acrostically19acatalectics18acatalepticsUK18acceptations18accipitrines18acclamations18acclimations18acclimatiserUK18acclimatises18accouterment18accoutrement18accumulators18accustrementUK18acidantherasUK18acroamaticalUK18acrocentrics18acrogenouslyUK18actinometric18acupuncturalUK18acupunctures18acaridomatiaUK17acarodomatiaUK17accelerandos17accentuating17accessioning17accessorised17accordionist17acculturated17accursedness17acetylations17acidimetries17acolouthitesUK17acolouthosesUK17acromegalies17activenesses17acatalepsiesUK16accentuation16accessorises16acculturates16accurateness16accusatorialnot in WWF16acetonaemiasUK16acousticians16actabilities16actinometers16acuminationsUK16acupressures16acarologistsUK15acetanilides15acidulations15acetonitrile14
AD…

12-letter words starting with AD (74)

Top score: ADJECTIVALLY, 28 points (tied with one other). in an adjectival manner

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AE…

12-letter words starting with AE (40)

Top score: AEROBICIZING, 26 points (tied with one other). to engage in aerobics

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AF…

12-letter words starting with AF (33)

Top score: AFFLICTIVELY, 26 points (tied with one other). in an afflictive manner

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AG…

12-letter words starting with AG (50)

Top score: AGGRANDIZING, 25 points. to increase the status of

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AH…

12-letter words starting with AH (2)

Top score: AHISTORICITY, 20 points. the property of being ahistoric

AI…

12-letter words starting with AI (18)

Top score: AICHMOPHOBIC, 28 points. pertaining to aichmophobia

AK…

12-letter words starting with AK (1)

Top score: AKOLOUTHOSES, 19 points

AL…

12-letter words starting with AL (87)

Top score: ALPHABETIZED, 29 points. to arrange in alphabetic order

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AM…

12-letter words starting with AM (81)

Top score: AMPHIBRACHIC, 28 points. pertaining to amphibrachs

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AN…

12-letter words starting with AN (328)

Top score: ANTIKICKBACK, 30 points

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AO…

12-letter words starting with AO (2)

Top score: AORTOGRAPHIC, 20 points. pertaining to aortography

AP…

12-letter words starting with AP (102)

Top score: APPETIZINGLY, 29 points. in an appetizing manner

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AQ…

12-letter words starting with AQ (13)

Top score: AQUAFARMINGS, 27 points

AR…

12-letter words starting with AR (100)

Top score: ARCHDUKEDOMS, 25 points (tied with one other). the office of an archduke

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AS…

12-letter words starting with AS (97)

Top score: ASPHYXIATING, 28 points. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing

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AT…

12-letter words starting with AT (30)

Top score: ATHWARTSHIPS, 23 points (tied with one other)

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AU…

12-letter words starting with AU (88)

Top score: AUTHORIZABLE, 26 points (tied with one other)

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AV…

12-letter words starting with AV (15)

Top score: AVAILABILITY, 20 points (tied with four others). the quality of being available

AW…

12-letter words starting with AW (1)

Top score: AWLESSNESSES, 15 points

AX…

12-letter words starting with AX (6)

Top score: AXIOMATIZING, 31 points. to reduce to a set of axioms

AY…

12-letter words starting with AY (1)

Top score: AYUNTAMIENTO, 17 points

AZ…

12-letter words starting with AZ (3)

Top score: AZATHIOPRINE, 26 points. an immunosuppressive drug (trade name Imuran) used to prevent rejection of a…

About these words

  • 1,352 of the 21,965 12-letter words start with A (6%), the fifth most of any letter.
  • 838 are good in NWL2023, 1,316 in Collins Scrabble Words, 830 in WOW24 and 752 in the Words With Friends list. 53 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, axiomatizing scores the most (31), then antikickback (30), then alphabetized, achromatized and appetizingly (29 each).

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