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11 Letter Words Starting With AN

There are 784 valid 11 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 11-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

anabaptized - 25 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

anabaptized - 25 points

Words With Friends

anabaptized - 28 points

11 Letter Words (784)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 11 Letter Words Starting With an

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 784 word list is 56.1 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 anabantidae 14 14 17 45
#2 anabaptised 16 16 19 51
#3 anabaptises 15 15 18 48
#4 anabaptisms 17 17 21 55
#5 anabaptists 15 15 18 48
🏆 #6 anabaptized 25 25 28 78
#7 anabaptizes 24 24 27 75
#8 anablepidae 16 16 20 52
#9 anabranches 18 18 21 57
#10 anacalypsis 18 18 21 57
#11 anacamptics 19 19 24 62
#12 anacanthine 16 16 19 51
#13 anacanthini 16 16 19 51
#14 anacanthous 16 16 19 51
#15 anacardiums 16 16 20 52
#16 anacharises 16 16 17 49
#17 anachorisms 18 18 20 56
#18 anachronism 18 18 21 57
#19 anachronist 16 16 18 50
#20 anachronize 25 25 27 77

Where 11 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 11 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 11 letter words starting with AN for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 11 letter word starting with an?

anabaptized — worth 78 combined points (US Scrabble: 25, UK Scrabble: 25, Words With Friends: 28).

How many 11 letter words start with an?

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

Are 11 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 11 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter an words will come up far more often.