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Allowed Words | A


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Since May 9, 2018, a total of 10,321 different words have appeared in the Spelling Bee. Here are all 764 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
27

aback
33

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
2

abide
2

abided
2

abiding
2

ability
6

abject
1

ablate
5

ablaze
2

able
25

abloom
13

ably
30

abnormal
5

aboard
15

abode
1

aboil
9

abomination
3

abort
13

about
5

above
1

abracadabra
10

abroad
15

abundance
1

abut
12

acacia
114

academe
2

academia
3

academic
3

academy
1

acai
114

accede
12

acceded
12

accent
8

accentuate
1

accept
17

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
30

acetic
18

ache
41

ached
6

aching
4

achoo
19

achy
28

acid
33

acidhead
1

acidic
33

acidity
2

acidly
1

acidy
8

acing
13

acme
25

acne
34

acolyte
1

acorn
7

acquaint
2

acquit
2

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
2

actuator
6

acuity
2

acute
2

acyclic
15

adage
7

adagio
1

adamancy
4

adamant
7

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
9

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
20

admin
8

admiral
3

admit
10

admitted
3

admonition
2

adobe
1

adobo
23

adopt
6

adopted
2

adoptee
2

adoption
2

adorably
4

adorn
18

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
20

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
12

agar
28

agate
15

agave
11

agaze
4

aged
7

ageing
4

agelong
4

agenda
5

agendum
1

agent
5

agile
2

agilely
2

agility
2

aging
7

agita
13

agitate
4

agitating
1

agitation
2

agitator
2

agleam
7

aglet
7

agog
48

agonizing
4

agony
9

agora
18

aground
3

ague
4

ahchoo
* 5

ahead
17

ahem
22

ahoy
21

aide
9

aided
9

aiding
9

ailing
5

aimed
5

aiming
6

aioli
40

airbag
1

airball
11

airboat
2

aircraft
6

airdrop
3

airflow
4

airfoil
6

airily
17

airlift
2

airmail
10

airman
15

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
52

algae
20

algal
49

algid
* 1

alibi
47

alien
8

alienable
1

alienate
2

alight
2

align
5

aligning
5

alike
6

alit
69

alive
14

alkali
17

alkane
4

alkene
4

allay
96

allayed
4

allaying
2

allege
20

alleged
1

allegedly
1

allegiance
1

allele
45

alleviate
5

alleviated
1

alley
23

alleycat
1

alleyway
1

alliance
2

alligator
2

allocable
5

allocate
2

allocator
6

allonym
* 1

allot
41

allow
21

allowable
1

allowance
3

allowed
2

alloy
43

alloyed
2

alloying
1

allude
2

alluded
2

alluring
1

ally
96

allying
2

almanac
4

almond
2

aloe
24

aloft
7

aloha
23

alone
10

along
11

aloof
23

aloofly
3

aloud
2

alpaca
18

alpha
11

alphabet
2

alpine
1

alright
2

altar
31

although
3

altitudinal
1

alto
41

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
21

amino
8

amity
15

ammo
86

ammonia
8

amnio
8

amoeba
4

amoebae
4

amok
10

among
3

amoral
30

amorally
10

amount
2

amour
9

amped
2

amphibian
1

amphora
1

amping
1

ample
9

amplify
1

amply
7

amulet
1

amyl
30

anaconda
6

anagram
1

anagramming
1

anal
107

anally
44

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
8

angel
10

angelic
1

angelica
1

angina
7

angle
10

angling
5

angora
10

angry
6

angular
5

anima
37

animal
4

animate
2

animating
1

animation
7

anime
8

anion
31

anionic
5

ankh
7

ankle
4

anklebone
3

anklet
1

annal
71

anneal
27

annealed
2

annex
8

annexed
3

annihilate
1

annihilation
2

annotate
1

annotating
2

annotation
20

annotator
8

annoy
40

annoying
1

annoyingly
1

annual
33

annually
6

annul
33

annular
15

annularly
7

annuli
10

annulled
2

annulling
2

anodal
* 1

anode
5

anoint
20

anointing
2

anomaly
5

anon
102

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
55

antiaging
1

antiaircraft
2

antic
25

antically
1

anticipant
7

anticipate
1

anticlimactic
3

antifa
6

antimony
1

antioxidant
2

antipathy
1

antitoxin
5

antonym
7

antonymy
7

anvil
16

anyhoo
16

anyone
5

anyplace
1

anytime
2

aorta
40

aortal
13

aortic
3

apace
28

apart
22

apathy
16

aped
10

apeman
12

apemen
12

apex
6

aphid
7

apian
42

apiarian
* 2

apiary
11

apical
* 2

apiece
7

aping
5

aplenty
1

apnea
28

apocrypha
1

apogee
9

apolitical
2

apollo
* 6

apology
7

aport
* 8

appall
47

appalled
1

appalling
1

apparat
22

appeal
20

appealable
11

appealed
1

appellant
2

appellate
4

appellee
17

append
6

appended
6

appendix
3

appetite
5

appetitive
2

appetize
2

applaud
6

apple
20

applejack
4

applet
4

appliance
1

applicable
2

applicant
2

apply
15

appoint
2

approach
1

apricot
1

apron
11

aptly
4

aqua
4

aquacultural
1

aquanaut
1

aquatic
2

aquatint
1

arabica
3

arachnid
3

arancini
3

arbitrary
2

arbitrator
2

arbor
33

arborio
5

arcadia
18

arcadian
5

arcana
29

arch
32

archaic
22

arching
1

archival
5

archrival
5

arcing
5

arco
28

arctic
28

ardor
41

argon
10

argonaut
1

argot
5

arguably
1

arguing
1

arhat
34

aria
86

arid
44

aridity
4

aright
* 1

aril
48

armada
20

armadillo
3

armband
2

armchair
5

armful
3

arming
1

armload
4

armlock
1

armor
44

armorial
4

armory
12

armpit
1

army
20

arnica
11

aroma
44

aromatic
2

around
10

arrant
30

arrantly
5

array
90

arraying
3

arrhythmia
1

arrival
9

arrow
19

arrowroot
9

arroyo
33

artful
4

artfully
3

arthralgia
2

arthritic
8

arthropod
3

artifact
6

arty
57

arugula
10

arum
10

ataxia
6

athlete
11

athletic
1

athrob
2

athwart
10

atilt
69

atoll
41

atom
40

atomic
8

atonal
9

atonally
3

atone
1

atoning
2

atop
27

atria
60

atrial
17

atrium
6

atrophy
4

attaboy
6

attach
26

attache
3

attachment
3

attack
20

attacked
1

attacking
1

attagirl
4

attain
55

attainability
2

attaining
1

attainment
2

attaint
* 33

attar
97

attempt
13

attend
1

attendant
1

attended
1

attendee
1

attentive
3

attenuate
4

attenuated
1

attic
68

attitudinal
1

attract
43

attractant
8

attractor
15

attrition
1

attune
4

attuned
1

auburn
1

audibly
2

audit
5

auditing
1

aught
7

augur
13

augural
* 7

auguring
1

augury
3

aunt
33

aunty
11

aura
53

aural
32

aurally
14

aurora
28

auroral
18

author
2

auto
22

autocracy
3

autocrat
6

automat
4

automata
4

automaton
2

autonomy
2

autumn
3

autumnal
2

auxiliary
1

avail
34

availability
4

available
1

availably
* 3

availed
2

availing
1

avalanche
4

avatar
13

avenge
3

avenged
2

avenging
1

avian
23

aviary
8

aviate
8

aviated
3

aviation
3

aviator
1

avid
13

avidity
3

avidly
8

avocet
1

avoid
1

await
8

awake
2

awaken
2

awakening
2

awaking
2

award
17

awarding
1

away
14

awed
3

awing
7

awkward
10

awkwardly
4

awning
7

awry
18

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
6
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