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13 Letter Words Starting With A

There are 1766 valid 13 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 13-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

abnormalizing - 27 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

abnormalizing - 27 points

Words With Friends

abnormalizing - 33 points

13 Letter Words (1766)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With a

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 1766 word list is 65.0 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 abbreviatable 22 22 27 71
#2 abbreviations 20 20 24 64
#3 abbreviatures 20 20 24 64
#4 abdominoscope 22 22 27 71
#5 abdominoscopy 25 25 29 79
#6 abiogenetical 18 18 23 59
#7 abiogenically 21 21 26 68
#8 abiologically 21 21 26 68
#9 abnormalising 18 18 24 60
#10 abnormalities 17 17 21 55
🏆 #11 abnormalizing 27 27 33 87
#12 abolitionised 16 16 19 51
#13 abolitionisms 17 17 21 55
#14 abolitionists 15 15 18 48
#15 abolitionized 25 25 28 78
#16 abominability 22 22 26 70
#17 aboriginalism 18 18 23 59
#18 aboriginality 19 19 22 60
#19 abortifacient 20 20 23 63
#20 abranchialism 22 22 26 70

Where 13 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 13 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 13 letter words starting with A for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 13 letter word starting with a?

abnormalizing — worth 87 combined points (US Scrabble: 27, UK Scrabble: 27, Words With Friends: 33).

How many 13 letter words start with a?

1766 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 13 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 13 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter a words will come up far more often.