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9 Letter Words Starting With AN

There are 768 valid 9 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 9-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

anabolize - 20 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

anabolize - 20 points

Words With Friends

anabolize - 23 points

9 Letter Words (768)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 9 Letter Words Starting With an

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 768 word list is 41.4 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 anabaenas 11 11 14 36
#2 anabantid 12 12 15 39
#3 anabasine 11 11 14 36
#4 anaberoga 12 12 15 39
#5 anabioses 11 11 13 35
#6 anabiosis 11 11 13 35
#7 anabiotic 13 13 16 42
#8 anabolism 13 13 17 43
#9 anabolite 11 11 14 36
🏆 #10 anabolize 20 20 23 63
#11 anabranch 16 16 19 51
#12 anabrosis 11 11 13 35
#13 anabrotic 13 13 16 42
#14 anacardic 14 14 17 45
#15 anacharis 14 14 15 43
#16 anachoret 14 14 15 43
#17 anachueta 14 14 16 44
#18 anacidity 15 15 16 46
#19 anaclasis 11 11 14 36
#20 anaclinal 11 11 16 38

Where 9 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 9 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 9 letter words starting with AN for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 9 letter word starting with an?

anabolize — worth 63 combined points (US Scrabble: 20, UK Scrabble: 20, Words With Friends: 23).

How many 9 letter words start with an?

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

Are 9 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 9 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter an words will come up far more often.