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10 Letter Words Starting With A

There are 4051 valid 10 letter words that start with A, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 10-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

abbotships - 19 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

abbotships - 19 points

Words With Friends

abcoulombs - 24 points

10 Letter Words (4051)

View all words starting with A

Top 20 Highest-Scoring 10 Letter Words Starting With a

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 4051 word list is 48.6 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 aardwolves 17 17 19 53
#2 abacterial 14 14 17 45
#3 abalienate 12 12 15 39
#4 abandonees 13 13 16 42
#5 abandoners 13 13 16 42
#6 abandoning 14 14 19 47
#7 abannition 12 12 16 40
#8 abaptiston 14 14 17 45
#9 abaptistum 16 16 20 52
#10 abasedness 13 13 15 41
#11 abasements 14 14 17 45
#12 abashments 17 17 19 53
#13 abatements 14 14 17 45
#14 abbeystead 18 18 19 55
#15 abbeystede 18 18 19 55
#16 abbotships 19 19 21 59
#17 abbreviate 17 17 20 54
🏆 #18 abcoulombs 18 18 24 60
#19 abdicating 16 16 20 52
#20 abdication 15 15 18 48

Where 10 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 10 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with A will give you far more flexible options try 10 letter words starting with A for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 10 letter word starting with a?

abcoulombs — worth 60 combined points (US Scrabble: 18, UK Scrabble: 18, Words With Friends: 24).

How many 10 letter words start with a?

4051 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 10 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 10 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter a words will come up far more often.