Common 12-letter words that start with A
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- applications★18the act of applying
- availability★20the quality of being available
- architecture★19an architectural product or work
- agricultural★15pertaining to agriculture
- arrangements★15the thing arranged or agreed to
- associations★14the act of associating
- announcement★16a formal public statement
- alternatives★15one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
- alphabetical★21relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet
- additionally★17in an additional manner
- accomplished★24to bring to completion
- administered★16work in an administrative capacity
- appreciation★18the act of appreciating
- appointments★18the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
- acknowledged★24declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
- accompanying★24to go with as a companion
All 1,352 words
12-letter words starting with AB (51)
Top score: ABSOLUTIZING, 24 points. to treat as absolute
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12-letter words starting with AC (129)
Top score: ACHROMATIZED, 29 points. to remove color from
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12-letter words starting with AD (74)
Top score: ADJECTIVALLY, 28 points (tied with one other). in an adjectival manner
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12-letter words starting with AE (40)
Top score: AEROBICIZING, 26 points (tied with one other). to engage in aerobics
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12-letter words starting with AF (33)
Top score: AFFLICTIVELY, 26 points (tied with one other). in an afflictive manner
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12-letter words starting with AG (50)
Top score: AGGRANDIZING, 25 points. to increase the status of
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12-letter words starting with AH (2)
Top score: AHISTORICITY, 20 points. the property of being ahistoric
12-letter words starting with AI (18)
Top score: AICHMOPHOBIC, 28 points. pertaining to aichmophobia
12-letter words starting with AK (1)
Top score: AKOLOUTHOSES, 19 points
12-letter words starting with AL (87)
Top score: ALPHABETIZED, 29 points. to arrange in alphabetic order
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12-letter words starting with AM (81)
Top score: AMPHIBRACHIC, 28 points. pertaining to amphibrachs
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12-letter words starting with AN (328)
Top score: ANTIKICKBACK, 30 points
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12-letter words starting with AO (2)
Top score: AORTOGRAPHIC, 20 points. pertaining to aortography
12-letter words starting with AP (102)
Top score: APPETIZINGLY, 29 points. in an appetizing manner
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12-letter words starting with AQ (13)
Top score: AQUAFARMINGS, 27 points
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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12-letter words starting with AS (97)
Top score: ASPHYXIATING, 28 points. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
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12-letter words starting with AT (30)
Top score: ATHWARTSHIPS, 23 points (tied with one other)
12-letter words starting with AU (88)
Top score: AUTHORIZABLE, 26 points (tied with one other)
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12-letter words starting with AV (15)
Top score: AVAILABILITY, 20 points (tied with four others). the quality of being available
12-letter words starting with AW (1)
Top score: AWLESSNESSES, 15 points
12-letter words starting with AX (6)
Top score: AXIOMATIZING, 31 points. to reduce to a set of axioms
12-letter words starting with AY (1)
Top score: AYUNTAMIENTO, 17 points
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).