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13 Letter Words Starting With AN

There are 529 valid 13 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 13-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

anagrammatize - 27 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

anagrammatize - 27 points

Words With Friends

anagrammatize - 31 points

13 Letter Words (529)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With an

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 529 word list is 60.8 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 anacardiaceae 18 18 21 57
#2 anacathartics 20 20 22 62
#3 anachronistic 20 20 23 63
#4 anachronously 21 21 24 66
#5 anacromyodian 21 21 24 66
#6 anaerobically 20 20 24 64
#7 anaeroplastic 17 17 21 55
#8 anaesthesiant 16 16 17 49
#9 anaesthetised 17 17 17 51
#10 anaesthetises 16 16 16 48
#11 anaesthetists 16 16 16 48
#12 anaesthetized 26 26 26 78
#13 anaesthetizer 25 25 25 75
#14 anaesthetizes 25 25 25 75
#15 anagrammatise 18 18 22 58
#16 anagrammatism 20 20 25 65
#17 anagrammatist 18 18 22 58
🏆 #18 anagrammatize 27 27 31 85
#19 anallantoidea 14 14 18 46
#20 analogousness 14 14 19 47

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 AN will give you far more flexible options try 13 letter words starting with AN for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

anagrammatize — worth 85 combined points (US Scrabble: 27, UK Scrabble: 27, Words With Friends: 31).

How many 13 letter words start with an?

529 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 an words will come up far more often.