7 Letter Words Starting With AN
There are 400 valid 7 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 7-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
anaboly - 12 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
anaboly - 12 points
Words With Friends
anaboly - 14 points
7 Letter Words (400)
View all words starting with ANTop 20 Highest-Scoring 7 Letter Words Starting With an
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 400 word list is 31.4 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | anabata | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| 🏆 #2 | anaboly | 12 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| #3 | anabong | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| #4 | anacara | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #5 | anacard | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| #6 | anadems | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| #7 | anadesm | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| #8 | anadrom | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| #9 | anaemia | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #10 | anaemic | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
| #11 | anagens | 8 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| #12 | anagoge | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #13 | anagogy | 12 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| #14 | anagram | 10 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| #15 | anaheim | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| #16 | anahita | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| #17 | anaitis | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #18 | analgen | 8 | 8 | 12 | 28 |
| #19 | analgia | 8 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| #20 | analgic | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
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 AN will give you far more flexible options try 7 letter words starting with AN for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 7 letter word starting with an?
anaboly — worth 38 combined points (US Scrabble: 12, UK Scrabble: 12, Words With Friends: 14).
How many 7 letter words start with an?
400 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 an words will come up far more often.