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Allowed Words | A


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Since May 9, 2018, a total of 10,418 different words have appeared in the Spelling Bee. Here are all 770 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
34

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
27

abdicate
1

abdicated
1

abdomen
1

abeam
* 7

abed
5

abet
15

abetment
2

abettal
* 2

abetted
1

abhor
3

abide
2

abided
2

abiding
2

ability
6

abject
1

ablate
5

ablaze
2

able
26

abloom
13

ably
31

abnormal
5

aboard
15

abode
1

aboil
9

abomination
3

abort
13

about
5

above
1

abracadabra
10

abroad
15

abundance
1

abut
13

acacia
117

academe
2

academia
3

academic
3

academy
1

acai
117

accede
12

acceded
12

accent
8

accentuate
1

accept
18

acceptance
8

acceptant
* 3

acclaim
13

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
31

acetic
18

ache
42

ached
6

aching
4

achoo
19

achy
28

acid
33

acidhead
1

acidic
33

acidity
2

acidly
1

acidy
8

acing
13

acme
26

acne
34

acolyte
1

acorn
7

acquaint
3

acquit
3

acrid
18

acridity
2

acridly
1

acrobat
2

acronym
3

acrylic
5

acted
4

acting
1

action
1

activate
4

activated
1

active
4

activity
6

actor
15

actual
12

actuality
2

actually
4

actuary
5

actuate
3

actuator
6

acuity
2

acute
3

acyclic
15

adage
8

adagio
1

adamancy
4

adamant
9

adamantly
3

adapt
12

adaptation
2

adapted
2

adapting
1

adaption
* 1

adaptor
3

added
14

addend
14

addenda
14

addict
17

addicted
1

addiction
1

addictive
1

adding
10

addition
12

additional
2

additive
3

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
12

admitted
3

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
2

advice
2

adwoman
4

adze
1

aeon
22

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
12

afoul
6

afraid
3

afro
24

again
7

agape
13

agar
29

agate
15

agave
12

agaze
5

aged
8

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
18

ahem
23

ahoy
22

aide
9

aided
9

aiding
10

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
38

aitch
* 6

ajar
8

akin
7

alack
36

alacrity
1

alarm
35

alarum
* 3

album
3

alcazar
1

alchemy
4

alcohol
6

alcoholic
4

alcopop
3

aldehyde
* 1

aleph
10

alexia
1

alfalfa
61

alga
53

algae
23

algal
50

algid
* 1

alibi
48

alien
10

alienable
2

alienate
2

alight
2

align
5

aligning
5

alike
6

alit
70

alive
14

alkali
17

alkane
4

alkene
4

allay
99

allayed
5

allaying
2

allege
23

alleged
2

allegedly
1

allegiance
1

alleging
1

allele
48

alleviate
5

alleviated
1

alley
25

alleycat
1

alleyway
1

alliance
2

alligator
2

allocable
5

allocate
2

allocator
6

allonym
* 1

allot
43

allow
21

allowable
1

allowance
3

allowed
2

alloy
45

alloyed
2

alloying
1

allude
2

alluded
2

alluring
1

alluvial
1

ally
99

allying
2

almanac
4

almond
2

aloe
26

aloft
7

aloha
25

alone
11

along
11

aloof
24

aloofly
4

aloud
2

alpaca
18

alpha
11

alphabet
2

alpine
2

alright
2

altar
32

although
3

altitudinal
1

alto
43

alum
16

alumna
3

amalgam
15

amalgamate
1

amaranth
1

amatory
2

amaze
5

amazing
2

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
8

amity
15

ammo
92

ammonia
8

amnio
8

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
30

anaconda
6

anagram
2

anagramming
2

anal
110

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
11

anchorman
1

anchovy
4

ancient
4

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
4

animate
2

animating
1

animation
7

anime
8

anion
31

anionic
5

ankh
7

ankle
4

anklebone
3

anklet
1

annal
74

anneal
30

annealed
2

annealing
1

annex
8

annexed
3

annihilate
1

annihilation
2

annotate
2

annotating
2

annotation
20

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
5

anoint
20

anointing
2

anomaly
5

anon
106

anonym
* 10

anonymity
1

anorak
1

anoxia
* 2

antacid
1

antagonizing
2

antarctic
8

ante
13

anted
1

antedate
1

antedated
1

antenatal
4

antenna
13

antennae
13

anthem
2

anthill
3

anti
56

antiaging
1

antiaircraft
2

antic
27

antically
1

anticipant
8

anticipate
1

anticlimactic
3

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
42

aortal
14

aortic
3

apace
29

apart
22

apathetic
1

apathy
16

aped
10

apeman
12

apemen
12

apex
6

aphid
7

apian
43

apiarian
* 2

apiary
11

apical
* 2

apiece
8

aping
5

aplenty
1

apnea
30

apocrypha
1

apogee
10

apolitical
2

apollo
* 6

apology
7

aport
* 8

appall
48

appalled
1

appalling
1

apparat
22

appeal
21

appealable
11

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

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
3

arbitrary
2

arbitrator
2

arbor
33

arborio
5

arcadia
18

arcadian
5

arcana
29

arch
34

archaic
24

arching
1

archival
5

archrival
5

arcing
5

arco
29

arctic
29

ardor
42

argon
10

argonaut
1

argot
5

arguably
2

arguing
1

arhat
38

aria
88

arid
44

aridity
4

aright
* 1

aril
48

armada
21

armadillo
3

armband
2

armchair
5

armful
3

arming
2

armload
4

armlock
1

armor
47

armorial
4

armory
12

armpit
1

army
20

arnica
11

aroma
47

aromatic
2

around
11

arrant
30

arrantly
5

array
92

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
58

arugula
11

arum
10

ataxia
6

athlete
11

athletic
1

athrob
3

athwart
11

atilt
70

atoll
43

atom
44

atomic
9

atonal
10

atonally
3

atone
2

atoning
2

atop
28

atria
61

atrial
17

atrium
6

atrophy
4

attaboy
6

attach
29

attache
5

attachment
3

attack
20

attacked
1

attacking
1

attagirl
4

attain
56

attainability
2

attaining
1

attainment
2

attaint
* 33

attar
99

attempt
14

attend
1

attendant
1

attended
1

attendee
1

attentive
3

attenuate
4

attenuated
1

attic
71

attitudinal
1

attract
44

attractant
8

attractor
15

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
55

aural
33

aurally
15

aurora
29

auroral
18

author
2

auto
24

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

avenge
4

avenged
3

avenging
2

avian
25

aviary
8

aviate
8

aviated
3

aviation
3

aviator
1

avid
15

avidity
3

avidly
8

avocet
1

avoid
1

await
8

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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