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9 Letter Words Starting With AT

There are 178 valid 9 letter words that start with AT, 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)

ataraxics - 18 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

ataraxics - 18 points

Words With Friends

ataraxics - 19 points

9 Letter Words (178)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 9 Letter Words Starting With at

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 178 word list is 41.9 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 atabrines 11 11 13 35
#2 atacameno 13 13 16 42
#3 atacamite 13 13 15 41
#4 ataentsic 11 11 13 35
#5 atalantis 9 9 11 29
#6 atamascos 13 13 15 41
#7 ataractic 13 13 15 41
#8 ataraxias 16 16 16 48
🏆 #9 ataraxics 18 18 19 55
#10 ataraxies 16 16 16 48
#11 atavistic 14 14 16 44
#12 atchieved 18 18 19 55
#13 atchieves 17 17 18 52
#14 atechnics 16 16 18 50
#15 ateliosis 9 9 10 28
#16 ateliotic 11 11 13 35
#17 atemporal 13 13 16 42
#18 atenolols 9 9 12 30
#19 athabasca 16 16 17 49
#20 athalline 12 12 14 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 AT will give you far more flexible options try 9 letter words starting with AT for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

ataraxics — worth 55 combined points (US Scrabble: 18, UK Scrabble: 18, Words With Friends: 19).

How many 9 letter words start with at?

178 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 at words will come up far more often.