7 Letter Words Starting With A
There are 3249 valid 7 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 7-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
abacaxi - 18 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
abacaxi - 18 points
Words With Friends
abacaxi - 20 points
7 Letter Words (3249)
View all words starting with ATop 20 Highest-Scoring 7 Letter Words Starting With a
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 3249 word list is 35.8 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | aaronic | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #2 | aarrghh | 14 | 14 | 13 | 41 |
| #3 | ababdeh | 15 | 15 | 16 | 46 |
| #4 | abacate | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| 🏆 #5 | abacaxi | 18 | 18 | 20 | 56 |
| #6 | abacist | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #7 | abactor | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #8 | abaculi | 11 | 11 | 15 | 37 |
| #9 | abaddon | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #10 | abadejo | 17 | 17 | 20 | 54 |
| #11 | abadite | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #12 | abaised | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #13 | abaiser | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #14 | abaisse | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #15 | abalone | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #16 | abanded | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #17 | abandon | 10 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| #18 | abandum | 12 | 12 | 16 | 40 |
| #19 | abantes | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #20 | abasers | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
Where 7 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 7 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 7 letter words starting with A for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 7 letter word starting with a?
abacaxi — worth 56 combined points (US Scrabble: 18, UK Scrabble: 18, Words With Friends: 20).
How many 7 letter words start with a?
3249 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 7 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 7 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter a words will come up far more often.