Common 8-letter words that have the letter A
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- software★14written or printed data used in computer operations
- research★13systematic investigation to establish facts
- national★8of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
- personal★10concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
- location★10the place where something is at a given moment
- training★9systematic instruction
- advanced★15to move or cause to move ahead
- features★11a prominent attribute or aspect of something
- articles★10nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
- feedback★20the return of a portion of the output to the input
- standard★10an established measure of comparison
- programs★13a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
- language★10a body of words and systems serving as a means of communication
- analysis★11the separation of a whole into its parts
- learning★9to gain knowledge by experience, instruction, or study
- original★9preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
All 21,480 words
8-letter words with A (2,243)
Top score: ALBIZZIA, 28 points. a tropical tree
8-letter words with B (1,454)
Top score: BAZAZZES, 37 points (tied with two others). plural of bazazz (pizzazz)
8-letter words with C (2,009)
Top score: CHAZZANS, 31 points (tied with one other). a cantor
8-letter words with D (1,012)
Top score: DAZZLING, 28 points (tied with one other). to blind by bright light
8-letter words with E (671)
Top score: EXAHERTZ, 27 points. one quintillion hertz
8-letter words with F (887)
Top score: FUZZBALL, 31 points. a ball of fuzz (a fluffy mass of hair or fiber)
8-letter words with G (814)
Top score: GIZZARDS, 28 points. a digestive organ
8-letter words with H (811)
Top score: HUZZAHED, 33 points. to huzza
8-letter words with I (339)
Top score: IMBLAZED, 22 points (tied with one other). to emblaze
8-letter words with J (182)
Top score: JAZZLIKE, 37 points. resembling a type of music
8-letter words with K (264)
Top score: KAZATZKA, 34 points
8-letter words with L (713)
Top score: LOCKJAWS, 24 points. a form of tetanus
8-letter words with M (1,223)
Top score: MEZUZAHS, 31 points. a Judaic scroll
8-letter words with N (385)
Top score: NEWSHAWK, 21 points (tied with one other). a newspaper reporter
8-letter words with O (521)
Top score: OXAZEPAM, 28 points. a tranquilizing drug
8-letter words with P (1,630)
Top score: PIZZAZZY, 49 points. having pizazz
8-letter words with Q (113)
Top score: QUAZZIER, 35 points
8-letter words with R (1,051)
Top score: RAZMATAZ, 28 points. any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent
8-letter words with S (2,380)
Top score: SCUZZBAG, 31 points. a dirty or contemptible person
8-letter words with T (1,136)
Top score: TZATZIKI, 30 points. a dish of yogurt with cucumber, garlic, and sometimes mint
8-letter words with U (508)
Top score: UNDAZZLE, 27 points
8-letter words with V (411)
Top score: VAJAZZLE, 36 points
8-letter words with W (547)
Top score: WAZZOCKS, 35 points
8-letter words with X (23)
Top score: XENOPHYA, 23 points
8-letter words with Y (69)
Top score: YOKOZUNA, 24 points. a champion sumo wrestler
8-letter words with Z (84)
Top score: ZYZZYVAS, 44 points. a tropical weevil
About these words
- 21,480 of the 42,333 8-letter words have the letter A (51%), the fourth most of any letter.
- 16,119 are good in NWL2023, 21,467 in Collins Scrabble Words, 16,095 in WOW24 and 14,396 in the Words With Friends list. 1,480 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, pizzazzy scores the most (49), then zyzzyvas (44), then seven words on 37.