8-Letter Words Containing A
We found 14,408 8-letter words containing A. Common examples are AARDVARK, ABANDONS, ABDUCTED, ABNORMAL. Bold words are common everyday words; the number shows Scrabble points.
14,408words
ZYZZYVAStop score (44 pts)
AARDVARKcommon word
8-letter words (14408)
- aardvark16
- abandons11
- abducted14
- abnormal12
- abortion10
- abrasive13
- abruptly15
- absences12
- absentee10
- absolute10
- absolved14
- absorbed13
- abstract12
- absurdly14
- abundant11
- academia13
- academic15
- accepted15
- accident13
- accorded14
- accounts12
- accuracy17
- accurate12
- accursed13
- accusers12
- accusing13
- achieved17
- achingly17
- acoustic12
- acquaint19
- acquired20
- activate13
- actively16
- activity16
- actually13
- adapting12
- addendum13
- addicted13
- addition10
- adenoids10
- adequate18
- adhesive15
- adjacent18
- adjusted17
- adjutant16
- admirers11
- admiring12
- admitted12
- admonish14
- adopting12
- adoption11
- adoptive14
- adorable11
- adrenals9
- adultery12
- advanced15
- advances14
- advising13
- advocacy19
- advocate14
- aerobics12
- affected17
- affinity17
- afforded16
- agencies11
- agitated10
- agonized19
- agreeing10
- ailments10
- airborne10
- aircraft13
- airfield12
- airlines8
- airplane10
- airports10
- airspace12
- airstrip10
- airtight12
- airwaves14
- alarming11
- alarmist10
- albacore12
- alderman11
- alerting9
- alienate8
- aligning10
- alleging10
- alleluia8
- allergic11
- alliance10
- allotted9
- allowing12
- alluding10
- alluring9
- almighty17
- alphabet15
- altering9
- although15
- altitude9
- aluminum12
- amaretto10
- amateurs10
- ambiance14
- ambience14
- ambition12
- ambrosia12
- ambushed16
- amicable14
- amniotic12
- amounted11
- amputate12
- analysis11
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- analyzed21
- ancestor10
- ancients10
- anecdote11
- aneurysm13
- animated11
- announce10
- annoying12
- annually11
- annulled9
- anointed9
- anorexia15
- anorexic17
- answered12
- antelope10
- antennae8
- antibody14
- antidote9
- antiques17
- anyplace15
- anything15
- anywhere17
- aplastic12
- apostles10
- appalled13
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- appealed13
- appeared13
- appeased13
- appendix20
- appetite12
- applause12
- applying16
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- approach17
- approval15
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- aptitude11
- aquarium19
- arachnid14
- archives16
- arguably14
- argument11
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- arsonist8
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- artifact13
- artistic10
- artistry11
- asbestos10
- ashtrays14
- aspirins10
- assassin8
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- assembly15
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- assuming11
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- asteroid9
- atheists11
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- athletic13
- atropine10
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- attacker14
- attained9
- attempts12
- attended10
- attitude9
- attorney11
- attracts10
- audacity14
- audience11
- auditing10
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- auditory12
- autistic10
- autonomy13
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- avoiding13
- awaiting12
- awakened16
- babbling15
- bachelor15
- backbone18
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- backfire19
- backhand20
- backpack24
- backroom18
- backseat16
- backside17
- backward20
- backyard20
- bacteria12
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- bagpipes15
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- bakeries14
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- balloons10
- ballpark16
- ballroom12
- balmoral12
- banality13
- bandages12
- banished14
- banister10
- bankroll14
- bankrupt16
- baptists12
- baptized22
- barbaric14
- barbecue14
- barefoot13
- barnacle12
- barnyard14
- baroness10
- barracks16
- barstool10
- baseball12
- baseless10
- basement12
- bassinet10
- bastille10
- bathrobe15
- bathroom15
- battered11
- battling11
- bayberry18
- bearable12
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- beatings11
- beaucoup14
- beauties10
- beefcake19
- behaving17
- behavior16
- benjamin19
- berating11
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- betrayal13
- betrayed14
- betrayer13
- beverage14
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- bigamist13
- billiard11
- birdcage14
- birthday17
- blabbing15
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- blackout16
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- bleached16
- blizzard29
- blockade17
- blockage17
- blowhard17
- boarding12
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- bogeyman16
- bohemian15
- bondsman13
- bonehead14
- bookcase16
- bookmark20
- bordeaux18
- boundary14
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- braiding12
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- caffeine16
- cakewalk21
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- calculus12
- calendar11
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- calories10
- calzones19
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- campuses14
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- cannibal12
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- crafting14
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- cranking15
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- creature10
- credenza20
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- criminal12
- criteria10
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- cultural10
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- curtains10
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- dabbling14
- daiquiri18
- dallying13
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- damnable13
- dampened14
- dampener13
- dandruff16
- dangling11
- darkened14
- darkness13
- darkroom15
- darlings10
- darndest10
- database11
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- dazzling28
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- diazepam22
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- savoring12
- sayonara11
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- scrabble14
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- screamed13
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- scumbags15
- seaboard11
- seamless10
- seaplane10
- searched14
- searches13
- seascape12
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Frequently asked questions
How many 8-letter words containing A are there?
There are 14,408 8-letter words containing A in our word list, for example AARDVARK.
What is the highest scoring 8-letter word containing a in Scrabble?
ZYZZYVAS scores 44 points in Scrabble (before bonus squares) and 43 points in Words With Friends.