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14 Letter Words Starting With A

There are 1315 valid 14 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 14-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

abdominocystic - 26 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

abdominocystic - 26 points

Words With Friends

abolitionizing - 31 points

14 Letter Words (1315)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 14 Letter Words Starting With a

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 1315 word list is 67.2 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 abarticulation 18 18 23 59
#2 abdominocystic 26 26 30 82
#3 abdominoplasty 24 24 28 76
#4 abolitionising 17 17 22 56
🏆 #5 abolitionizing 26 26 31 83
#6 abominableness 20 20 26 66
#7 aboriginalisms 19 19 24 62
#8 abortifacients 21 21 24 66
#9 abortivenesses 19 19 22 60
#10 abovementioned 22 22 27 71
#11 abrasivenesses 19 19 22 60
#12 abrenunciation 18 18 24 60
#13 absentmindedly 23 23 27 73
#14 absolutenesses 16 16 20 52
#15 absolutization 25 25 29 79
#16 absorbefacient 23 23 27 73
#17 absorptiometer 20 20 23 63
#18 absorptiometry 23 23 25 71
#19 absorptiveness 21 21 25 67
#20 absorptivities 21 21 24 66

Where 14 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 14 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 14 letter words starting with A for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 14 letter word starting with a?

abolitionizing — worth 83 combined points (US Scrabble: 26, UK Scrabble: 26, Words With Friends: 31).

How many 14 letter words start with a?

1315 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 14 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 14 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter a words will come up far more often.