U

10 Letter Words Starting With AN

There are 829 valid 10 letter words that start with AN, 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)

anabaptize - 23 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

anabaptize - 23 points

Words With Friends

anabibazon - 27 points

10 Letter Words (829)

View all words starting with AN

Top 20 Highest-Scoring 10 Letter Words Starting With an

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 829 word list is 51.4 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 anabantids 13 13 16 42
#2 anabaptise 14 14 17 45
#3 anabaptism 16 16 20 52
#4 anabaptist 14 14 17 45
#5 anabaptize 23 23 26 72
#6 anabathmoi 17 17 19 53
#7 anabathmos 17 17 19 53
#8 anabathrum 17 17 20 54
🏆 #9 anabibazon 23 23 27 73
#10 anablepses 14 14 18 46
#11 anabolisms 14 14 18 46
#12 anabolites 12 12 15 39
#13 anabolitic 14 14 18 46
#14 anacahuita 15 15 17 47
#15 anacahuite 15 15 17 47
#16 anacampsis 16 16 20 52
#17 anacamptic 18 18 23 59
#18 anacardium 15 15 19 49
#19 anachorism 17 17 19 53
#20 anachronic 17 17 20 54

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 AN will give you far more flexible options try 10 letter words starting with AN for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

anabibazon — worth 73 combined points (US Scrabble: 23, UK Scrabble: 23, Words With Friends: 27).

How many 10 letter words start with an?

829 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 an words will come up far more often.