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Allowed Words | A


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Since May 9, 2018, a total of 9,582 different words have appeared in the Spelling Bee. Here are all 721 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
12

abaci
21

aback
26

abaft
* 1

abalone
3

abandon
8

abandoned
1

abate
9

abatement
2

abating
1

abbacy
11

abbatial
* 2

abbey
10

abbot
21

abdomen
1

abeam
* 7

abed
1

abet
9

abetment
2

abettal
1

abhor
2

abiding
1

ability
6

ablate
3

ablaze
2

able
17

abloom
10

ably
28

abnormal
4

aboard
11

abode
1

aboil
8

abomination
1

abort
11

about
5

above
1

abracadabra
9

abroad
11

abut
10

acacia
90

academe
1

academia
2

academic
2

academy
1

acai
90

accede
7

acceded
7

accent
3

accentuate
1

accept
13

acceptance
5

acceptant
* 3

acclaim
13

acclimate
1

accompany
1

accord
5

accordion
1

account
3

accountant
3

accrual
6

accruing
1

accuracy
7

aced
7

acetal
7

acetate
17

acetic
11

ache
31

ached
4

aching
2

achoo
12

achy
23

acid
27

acidic
27

acidity
1

acidly
1

acidy
6

acing
10

acme
16

acne
27

acolyte
1

acorn
4

acquaint
2

acquit
2

acrid
15

acridity
1

acridly
1

acrobat
2

acronym
2

acrylic
4

acted
2

acting
1

action
1

activate
3

active
3

activity
6

actor
12

actual
9

actuality
1

actually
3

actuary
4

actuate
1

actuator
4

acuity
1

acute
1

acyclic
11

adage
4

adagio
1

adamancy
3

adamant
5

adamantly
2

adapt
9

adaptation
1

adapted
1

adapting
1

adaption
1

adaptor
2

added
9

addend
10

addenda
10

addict
15

addiction
1

adding
8

addition
9

additional
2

additive
1

addling
2

adduct
1

adenine
5

adept
1

adhibit
* 2

adjacency
1

adjourn
3

adjunct
1

adjutant
1

adman
17

admin
6

admiral
2

admit
9

admitted
3

admonition
1

adobe
1

adobo
18

adopt
3

adopted
1

adoptee
1

adoption
1

adorably
3

adorn
13

adrift
2

adroit
2

adulate
1

adulated
1

adult
4

advance
1

advanced
1

advantage
1

advantaged
1

advent
1

advice
1

adwoman
4

adze
1

aeon
15

afar
32

affable
3

affair
19

affect
9

affiance
1

affiancing
1

affiant
6

affiliate
2

affinity
3

affirm
6

affirming
1

affix
3

affixed
1

afflict
4

affluent
1

afford
4

affray
18

affront
3

aflame
3

afloat
6

afoot
9

afoul
5

afraid
2

afro
19

again
3

agape
8

agar
23

agate
11

agave
9

agaze
4

aged
4

ageing
2

agelong
3

agenda
2

agent
2

agile
2

agilely
2

agility
2

aging
3

agita
8

agitate
3

agitation
2

agitator
1

agleam
6

aglet
7

agog
39

agonizing
3

agony
8

agora
15

aground
3

ague
1

ahchoo
* 5

ahead
9

ahem
17

ahoy
14

aide
7

aided
7

aiding
8

ailing
1

aimed
4

aiming
3

aioli
28

airball
10

airboat
1

aircraft
5

airdrop
3

airflow
3

airfoil
5

airily
14

airlift
2

airmail
8

airman
12

airplay
1

airport
3

airtight
1

airway
3

airy
34

aitch
* 6

ajar
8

akin
4

alack
32

alarm
31

alarum
* 3

album
2

alcazar
1

alchemy
3

alcohol
4

alcoholic
2

alcopop
3

aldehyde
* 1

aleph
8

alfalfa
50

alga
43

algae
17

algal
40

algid
* 1

alibi
39

alien
5

alienate
2

alight
1

align
1

aligning
1

alike
5

alit
57

alive
10

alkali
14

alkane
4

alkene
4

allay
80

allayed
3

allaying
1

allege
17

alleged
1

allegiance
1

allele
32

alleviate
4

alleviated
1

alley
19

alleycat
1

alleyway
1

alliance
2

alligator
1

allocable
2

allocate
2

allocator
4

allonym
* 1

allot
30

allow
20

allowable
1

allowance
3

allowed
2

alloy
37

alloyed
1

alloying
1

allude
2

alluded
2

alluring
1

ally
80

allying
1

almanac
4

almond
1

aloe
18

aloft
6

aloha
15

alone
8

along
9

aloof
20

aloofly
3

aloud
2

alpaca
18

alpha
9

alphabet
2

alpine
1

alright
1

altar
27

although
2

altitudinal
1

alto
30

alum
13

alumna
2

amalgam
13

amalgamate
1

amaranth
1

amatory
2

amaze
4

amazing
1

ambiance
1

ambience
1

ambient
1

ambit
3

ambition
1

amble
4

ambulant
2

ambulate
1

ambulette
1

ameba
9

amebae
9

amebic
3

amen
15

amenable
2

amenably
1

amenity
1

amiable
1

amiably
2

amicable
2

amicably
2

amid
17

amino
3

amity
12

ammo
65

ammonia
3

amnio
3

amoeba
2

amoebae
2

amok
8

among
3

amoral
26

amorally
9

amount
2

amour
7

amped
2

amphibian
1

amphora
1

amping
1

ample
7

amplify
1

amply
6

amulet
1

amyl
25

anaconda
4

anal
79

anally
34

analog
9

analogizing
2

analogy
4

analytic
1

analytical
1

analytically
1

analyticity
1

analyzable
1

analyze
2

analyzed
1

analyzing
1

anaphor
2

anaphora
2

anarch
* 4

anarchic
6

anarchical
2

anarchy
4

anathema
2

anatomy
5

ancho
8

anchorman
1

anchovy
4

ancient
1

andante
1

andiron
5

android
5

anemia
5

anemic
4

anemone
3

anew
6

angel
9

angelic
1

angelica
1

angina
3

angle
9

angling
1

angora
9

angry
6

angular
4

anima
25

animal
3

animate
2

animation
3

anime
5

anion
19

anionic
* 1

ankh
5

ankle
4

anklebone
2

anklet
1

annal
43

anneal
21

annealed
1

annex
7

annexed
3

annihilate
1

annihilation
1

annotating
2

annotation
14

annotator
6

annoy
32

annoying
1

annoyingly
1

annual
26

annually
5

annul
26

annular
13

annularly
6

annuli
8

annulled
2

annulling
1

anodal
* 1

anode
4

anoint
14

anointing
2

anomaly
5

anon
76

anonym
* 10

anoxia
* 2

antacid
1

antagonizing
1

antarctic
6

ante
11

anted
1

antedate
1

antedated
1

antenatal
4

antenna
11

antennae
11

anthem
2

anthill
2

anti
40

antiaircraft
2

antic
22

antically
1

anticipant
6

anticlimactic
3

antifa
2

antioxidant
2

antipathy
1

antitoxin
4

antonym
5

antonymy
5

anvil
8

anyhoo
13

anyone
4

anyplace
1

anytime
1

aorta
36

aortal
9

aortic
2

apace
21

apart
18

apathy
13

aped
8

apeman
11

apemen
11

apex
5

aphid
4

apian
31

apiarian
* 2

apiary
9

apical
* 2

apiece
5

aping
4

aplenty
1

apnea
21

apocrypha
1

apogee
7

apolitical
2

apollo
* 6

apology
6

aport
* 8

appall
43

appalled
1

appalling
1

apparat
18

appeal
16

appealable
6

appealed
1

appellant
2

appellate
4

appellee
13

append
5

appended
5

appendix
3

appetite
2

appetitive
2

applaud
5

apple
16

applejack
3

applet
4

appliance
1

applicable
1

applicant
2

apply
15

appoint
1

approach
1

apricot
1

apron
10

aptly
4

aqua
4

aquacultural
1

aquanaut
1

aquatic
2

aquatint
1

arabica
3

arachnid
3

arbitrary
1

arbitrator
1

arbor
27

arborio
3

arcadia
15

arcadian
5

arcana
21

arch
26

archaic
17

archival
4

archrival
4

arcing
3

arco
17

arctic
21

ardor
32

argon
9

argonaut
1

argot
4

arguably
1

arguing
1

arhat
28

aria
69

arid
37

aridity
4

aright
1

aril
40

armada
19

armadillo
2

armband
1

armchair
4

armful
2

armload
4

armlock
1

armor
33

armorial
2

armory
9

armpit
1

army
16

arnica
6

aroma
33

aromatic
1

around
8

arrant
25

arrantly
5

array
80

arraying
3

arrhythmia
1

arrival
8

arrow
13

arrowroot
6

arroyo
26

artful
4

artfully
3

arthralgia
1

arthritic
6

arthropod
2

artifact
5

arty
49

arugula
9

arum
8

ataxia
3

athlete
9

athletic
1

athrob
2

athwart
7

atilt
57

atoll
30

atom
31

atomic
5

atonal
7

atonally
3

atoning
2

atop
20

atria
45

atrial
15

atrium
5

atrophy
2

attaboy
5

attach
21

attache
2

attachment
2

attack
17

attacked
1

attacking
1

attagirl
2

attain
40

attainability
1

attainment
2

attaint
* 33

attar
79

attempt
11

attend
1

attendant
1

attended
1

attendee
1

attentive
2

attenuate
4

attenuated
1

attic
55

attitudinal
1

attract
33

attractant
6

attractor
12

attrition
1

attune
4

attuned
1

auburn
1

audibly
1

audit
4

auditing
1

aught
7

augur
12

augural
* 7

auguring
1

augury
3

aunt
27

aunty
10

aura
46

aural
29

aurally
14

aurora
25

auroral
16

author
2

auto
17

autocracy
2

autocrat
4

automat
3

automata
3

automaton
2

autonomy
2

autumn
2

autumnal
1

auxiliary
1

avail
23

availability
4

available
1

availably
* 3

availed
2

avalanche
3

avatar
9

avenge
2

avenged
1

avenging
1

avian
14

aviary
8

aviate
5

aviated
1

aviation
2

avid
9

avidity
3

avidly
6

avocet
1

await
7

awake
1

awaken
1

awakening
1

awaking
1

award
14

awarding
1

away
12

awed
2

awing
4

awkward
8

awkwardly
4

awning
4

awry
15

axed
3

axel
1

axial
3

axially
2

axilla
3

axillary
1

axiom
3

axiomatic
3

axle
1

axman
3

axon
4

ayatollah
1

azalea
6
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