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Allowed Words | A


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Since May 9, 2018, a total of 10,486 different words have appeared in the Spelling Bee. Here are all 779 beginning with a, together with the number of times each has appeared. (Those marked with asterisks are currently disallowed from inclusion, to the best of our knowledge.)


aargh
15

abaci
28

aback
35

abaft
* 1

abalone
4

abandon
10

abandoned
1

abandoning
1

abate
15

abated
1

abatement
2

abating
2

abbacy
12

abbatial
* 2

abbey
11

abbot
31

abdicate
1

abdicated
1

abdomen
1

abeam
* 7

abed
6

abet
15

abetment
2

abettal
* 2

abetted
1

abhor
3

abide
3

abided
3

abiding
2

ability
6

abject
1

ablate
5

ablaze
2

able
27

abloom
13

ably
32

abnormal
5

aboard
15

abode
1

aboil
9

abomination
3

abort
13

about
6

above
1

abracadabra
10

abroad
15

abundance
1

abut
14

acacia
120

academe
2

academia
3

academic
3

academy
1

acai
120

accede
12

acceded
12

accent
9

accentuate
1

accept
18

acceptance
8

acceptant
* 3

acclaim
16

acclimate
1

accolade
1

accompany
1

accord
10

accordion
1

account
4

accountant
4

accrual
6

accruing
1

accuracy
9

aced
12

acetal
10

acetate
32

acetic
19

ache
43

ached
6

aching
4

achoo
20

achy
28

acid
34

acidhead
1

acidic
34

acidity
2

acidly
1

acidy
8

acing
13

acme
26

acne
35

acolyte
1

acorn
8

acquaint
3

acquit
3

acrid
18

acridity
2

acridly
1

acrobat
2

acronym
4

acrylic
5

acted
4

acting
1

action
1

activate
4

activated
1

active
4

activity
6

actor
17

actual
12

actuality
2

actually
4

actuary
5

actuate
3

actuator
6

acuity
2

acute
3

acyclic
16

adage
9

adagio
1

adamancy
4

adamant
9

adamantly
3

adapt
13

adaptation
2

adapted
2

adapting
2

adaption
* 1

adaptor
3

added
16

addend
15

addenda
15

addict
18

addicted
1

addiction
1

addictive
1

adding
10

addition
12

additional
2

additive
4

addling
4

adduce
1

adduced
1

adduct
1

adenine
6

adept
2

adhibit
* 2

adjacency
2

adjourn
4

adjunct
1

adjutant
1

adman
22

admin
9

admiral
3

admit
13

admitted
4

admitting
1

admonition
2

adobe
1

adobo
23

adopt
6

adopted
2

adoptee
2

adoption
2

adorably
4

adorn
19

adrift
3

adroit
2

adulate
1

adulated
1

adult
5

advance
1

advanced
1

advantage
2

advantaged
2

advent
3

advice
2

adwoman
4

adze
1

aeon
23

afar
42

affable
5

affair
25

affect
12

affiance
1

affiancing
1

affiant
10

affiliate
2

affinity
5

affirm
7

affirming
1

affix
5

affixed
1

afflict
4

affluent
1

afford
4

affray
21

affront
3

aflame
4

afloat
7

afoot
13

afoul
6

afraid
3

afro
24

again
7

agape
14

agar
29

agate
15

agave
12

agaze
5

aged
9

ageing
5

agelong
4

agenda
6

agendum
1

agent
5

agile
3

agilely
2

agility
2

aging
7

agita
13

agitate
4

agitating
1

agitation
2

agitator
2

agleam
7

aglet
7

agog
49

agonizing
4

agony
9

agora
19

aground
3

ague
4

ahchoo
* 5

ahead
21

ahem
24

ahoy
22

aide
11

aided
11

aiding
10

ailed
1

ailing
5

aimed
5

aiming
7

aioli
41

airbag
1

airball
11

airboat
2

aircraft
6

airdrop
3

airflow
4

airfoil
6

airily
17

airlift
2

airmail
10

airman
16

airplay
2

airport
4

airtight
2

airway
3

airy
39

aitch
* 6

ajar
8

akin
7

alack
36

alacrity
1

alarm
35

alarum
* 3

album
3

alcazar
1

alchemy
5

alcohol
7

alcoholic
4

alcopop
3

aldehyde
* 1

aleph
11

alexia
1

alfalfa
63

alga
54

algae
23

algal
51

algid
* 1

alibi
48

alien
10

alienable
2

alienate
2

alight
3

alighting
1

align
5

aligning
5

alike
6

alit
72

alive
14

alkali
17

alkane
4

alkene
4

allay
101

allayed
5

allaying
2

allege
23

alleged
2

allegedly
1

allegiance
1

alleging
1

allele
49

alleviate
5

alleviated
1

alley
26

alleycat
1

alleyway
1

alliance
2

allied
1

alligator
2

allocable
5

allocate
2

allocator
6

allonym
* 1

allot
44

allow
21

allowable
2

allowance
3

allowed
2

alloy
45

alloyed
2

alloying
1

allude
2

alluded
2

alluring
1

alluvial
1

ally
101

allying
2

almanac
5

almond
2

aloe
26

aloft
7

aloha
26

alone
11

along
11

aloof
24

aloofly
4

aloud
2

alpaca
18

alpha
12

alphabet
2

alpine
2

alright
2

altar
32

although
3

altitudinal
1

alto
44

alum
16

alumna
3

amalgam
16

amalgamate
1

amaranth
1

amatory
2

amaze
5

amazing
2

amazon
1

ambiance
2

ambience
2

ambient
1

ambit
5

ambition
3

amble
4

ambling
1

ambulant
3

ambulate
1

ambulette
1

ameba
11

amebae
11

amebic
4

amen
19

amenable
2

amenably
1

amenity
2

amiable
2

amiably
3

amicable
2

amicably
3

amid
23

amino
9

amity
16

ammo
95

ammonia
9

amnio
9

amoeba
4

amoebae
4

amok
11

among
3

amoral
31

amorally
10

amount
3

amour
9

amped
2

amphibian
1

amphora
1

amping
1

ample
10

amplify
1

amply
7

amulet
1

amyl
33

anaconda
6

anagram
2

anagramming
2

anal
112

anally
45

analog
11

analogizing
2

analogy
5

analytic
1

analytical
1

analytically
1

analyticity
1

analyzable
1

analyze
3

analyzed
2

analyzing
2

anaphor
2

anaphora
2

anarch
* 4

anarchic
7

anarchical
2

anarchy
5

anathema
2

anatomy
7

ancho
12

anchorman
1

anchovy
4

ancient
5

andante
1

andiron
7

android
7

anemia
8

anemic
6

anemone
3

anew
9

angel
12

angelic
1

angelica
1

angina
7

angle
12

angled
1

angling
5

angora
10

angry
6

angular
5

anima
38

animal
5

animate
2

animating
1

animation
8

anime
8

anion
32

anionic
5

ankh
7

ankle
4

anklebone
3

anklet
1

annal
76

anneal
30

annealed
2

annealing
1

annex
8

annexed
3

annihilate
1

annihilating
1

annihilation
2

annotate
2

annotating
2

annotation
21

annotator
9

annoy
40

annoying
1

annoyingly
1

annual
34

annually
6

annul
34

annular
15

annularly
7

annuli
11

annulled
2

annulling
2

anodal
* 1

anode
6

anoint
21

anointing
2

anomaly
5

anon
107

anonym
* 10

anonymity
1

anorak
1

anoxia
* 2

antacid
1

antagonizing
2

antarctic
9

ante
14

anted
1

antedate
1

antedated
1

antenatal
4

antenna
14

antennae
14

anthem
2

anthill
4

anti
57

antiaging
1

antiaircraft
2

antic
30

antically
1

anticipant
9

anticipate
1

anticlimactic
4

antifa
6

antimony
1

antioxidant
2

antipathy
1

antitoxin
5

antonym
7

antonymy
7

anvil
17

anyhoo
16

anyone
5

anyplace
1

anytime
2

aorta
43

aortal
14

aortic
3

apace
29

apart
23

apathetic
1

apathy
16

aped
11

apeman
12

apemen
12

apex
6

aphid
8

apian
45

apiarian
* 2

apiary
11

apical
* 2

apiece
8

aping
6

aplenty
1

apnea
31

apocrypha
1

apogee
11

apolitical
2

apollo
* 6

apology
7

aport
* 8

appall
49

appalled
1

appalling
1

apparat
23

appeal
21

appealable
12

appealed
1

appellant
2

appellate
4

appellee
18

append
6

appended
6

appendix
3

appetite
6

appetitive
2

appetize
2

applaud
6

apple
21

applejack
4

applet
4

appliance
1

applicable
2

applicant
2

applied
1

apply
16

appoint
2

approach
1

apricot
1

apron
11

aptly
5

aqua
4

aquacultural
1

aquanaut
2

aquatic
3

aquatint
2

arabica
3

arachnid
3

arancini
4

arbitrary
2

arbitrator
2

arbor
33

arborio
5

arcadia
18

arcadian
5

arcana
31

arch
34

archaic
24

arching
1

archival
5

archrival
5

arcing
5

arco
30

arctic
29

ardor
43

argon
10

argonaut
1

argot
5

arguably
2

arguing
1

arhat
38

aria
89

arid
44

aridity
4

aright
* 1

aril
48

armada
22

armadillo
3

armband
2

armchair
5

armful
3

arming
2

armload
4

armlock
1

armor
48

armorial
4

armory
13

armpit
2

army
22

arnica
12

aroma
48

aromatic
2

around
11

arrant
31

arrantly
5

array
93

arraying
3

arrhythmia
1

arrival
9

arrow
20

arrowroot
10

arroyo
34

artful
4

artfully
3

arthralgia
2

arthritic
9

arthropod
4

artifact
6

arty
60

arugula
11

arum
11

ataxia
6

athlete
11

athletic
1

athrob
3

athwart
11

atilt
72

atoll
44

atom
45

atomic
9

atomization
1

atonal
11

atonally
3

atone
2

atoning
2

atop
28

atria
62

atrial
17

atrium
7

atrophy
4

attaboy
7

attach
29

attache
5

attachment
3

attack
24

attacked
1

attacking
1

attagirl
4

attain
57

attainability
2

attaining
1

attainment
2

attaint
* 33

attar
102

attempt
14

attend
1

attendant
1

attended
1

attendee
1

attentive
3

attenuate
4

attenuated
1

attic
74

attitudinal
1

attract
47

attractant
10

attractor
17

attrition
1

attune
4

attuned
1

auburn
1

audibly
2

audit
5

auditing
1

aught
7

augur
14

augural
* 7

auguring
1

augury
4

aunt
35

aunty
12

aura
56

aural
33

aurally
15

aurora
29

auroral
18

author
2

auto
25

autocracy
3

autocrat
6

automat
5

automata
5

automaton
3

autonomy
3

autumn
4

autumnal
2

auxiliary
1

avail
35

availability
4

available
1

availably
* 3

availed
2

availing
1

avalanche
4

avatar
13

avaunt
1

avenge
4

avenged
3

avenging
2

avenue
1

avian
25

aviary
8

aviate
9

aviated
4

aviation
3

aviator
1

avid
15

avidity
3

avidly
8

avocet
1

avoid
1

await
9

awake
2

awaken
2

awakening
2

awaking
2

award
17

awarding
1

away
15

awed
3

awing
7

awkward
10

awkwardly
4

awning
7

awry
19

axed
4

axel
3

axial
4

axially
2

axilla
4

axillae
1

axillary
1

axiom
5

axiomatic
4

axle
3

axman
3

axon
6

ayatollah
1

azalea
7
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