7-letter words starting with A
There are 1,778 seven-letter words that start with A in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are ALTEZZA, ASPHYXY and AZOTIZE, tied at 25 points. L is the most common second letter, in 207 of them, and the average score is 10.8 points.
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A is a one-point vowel that opens a huge share of English words, so the list is long and covers everything from short board plays to fifteen-letter monsters. These 1,778 words are 5.4% of all 33,192 seven-letter words, and A is the 8th most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 7 letters starting with A, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
7-letter words starting with A in numbers
- Words
- 1,778
- Highest scoring
- ALTEZZA 25 pts
- Average score
- 10.8 pts
- With a definition
- 935 (53%)
- A1
- B116
- C145
- D98
- E24
- F34
- G84
- H3
- I58
- J2
- K9
- L207
- M124
- N200
- O2
- P108
- Q9
- R180
- S122
- T83
- U72
- V47
- W25
- X9
- Y1
- Z15
Highest-scoring 7-letter words starting with a
7-letter words starting with A (1,778)
These 300 of the 1,778 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every second letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.
Frequently asked questions
How many 7 letter words start with A?
1,778, which is 5.4% of the 33,192 seven-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 935 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 7 letter word starting with A for Scrabble?
ALTEZZA, ASPHYXY and AZOTIZE tie at 25 points before bonus squares. Next come AVYZING (23), AZULEJO (23) and ADZUKIS (21). The average is 10.8 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 7 letter words starting with A?
L, in 207 of the 1,778 (12%). N follows with 200.