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Allowed Words | A


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Since May 9, 2018, a total of 10,237 different words have appeared in the Spelling Bee. Here are all 759 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
14

abaci
27

aback
31

abaft
* 1

abalone
4

abandon
9

abandoned
1

abandoning
1

abate
14

abated
1

abatement
2

abating
2

abbacy
12

abbatial
* 2

abbey
11

abbot
23

abdicate
1

abdicated
1

abdomen
1

abeam
* 7

abed
5

abet
14

abetment
2

abettal
2

abetted
1

abhor
2

abide
2

abided
2

abiding
2

ability
6

abject
1

ablate
4

ablaze
2

able
22

abloom
12

ably
30

abnormal
5

aboard
14

abode
1

aboil
9

abomination
2

abort
12

about
5

above
1

abracadabra
10

abroad
14

abundance
1

abut
12

acacia
110

academe
2

academia
3

academic
3

academy
1

acai
110

accede
12

acceded
12

accent
8

accentuate
1

accept
16

acceptance
8

acceptant
* 3

acclaim
13

acclimate
1

accolade
1

accompany
1

accord
9

accordion
1

account
4

accountant
4

accrual
6

accruing
1

accuracy
9

aced
12

acetal
10

acetate
29

acetic
18

ache
39

ached
5

aching
3

achoo
19

achy
27

acid
32

acidic
32

acidity
2

acidly
1

acidy
7

acing
12

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
3

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
21

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
38

affable
4

affair
22

affect
11

affiance
1

affiancing
1

affiant
8

affiliate
2

affinity
4

affirm
6

affirming
1

affix
4

affixed
1

afflict
4

affluent
1

afford
4

affray
20

affront
3

aflame
4

afloat
7

afoot
12

afoul
6

afraid
3

afro
23

again
7

agape
12

agar
27

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
47

agonizing
3

agony
9

agora
18

aground
3

ague
4

ahchoo
* 5

ahead
16

ahem
22

ahoy
19

aide
9

aided
9

aiding
9

ailing
5

aimed
5

aiming
6

aioli
39

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

alfalfa
60

alga
51

algae
20

algal
48

algid
* 1

alibi
45

alien
7

alienable
1

alienate
2

alight
2

align
5

aligning
5

alike
6

alit
69

alive
13

alkali
17

alkane
4

alkene
4

allay
95

allayed
4

allaying
2

allege
20

alleged
1

allegedly
1

allegiance
1

allele
43

alleviate
5

alleviated
1

alley
23

alleycat
1

alleyway
1

alliance
2

alligator
2

allocable
5

allocate
2

allocator
6

allonym
* 1

allot
39

allow
20

allowable
1

allowance
3

allowed
2

alloy
42

alloyed
2

alloying
1

allude
2

alluded
2

alluring
1

ally
95

allying
2

almanac
4

almond
2

aloe
24

aloft
7

aloha
22

alone
10

along
11

aloof
23

aloofly
3

aloud
2

alpaca
18

alpha
11

alphabet
2

alpine
1

alright
2

altar
30

although
3

altitudinal
1

alto
39

alum
16

alumna
3

amalgam
14

amalgamate
1

amaranth
1

amatory
2

amaze
5

amazing
2

ambiance
2

ambience
2

ambient
1

ambit
4

ambition
2

amble
4

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
7

amity
15

ammo
84

ammonia
7

amnio
7

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
106

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
6

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
36

animal
4

animate
2

animating
1

animation
6

anime
8

anion
30

anionic
4

ankh
5

ankle
4

anklebone
3

anklet
1

annal
70

anneal
26

annealed
2

annex
8

annexed
3

annihilate
1

annihilation
2

annotate
1

annotating
2

annotation
19

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
19

anointing
2

anomaly
5

anon
101

anonym
* 10

anonymity
1

anorak
1

anoxia
* 2

antacid
1

antagonizing
1

antarctic
8

ante
13

anted
1

antedate
1

antedated
1

antenatal
4

antenna
13

antennae
13

anthem
2

anthill
3

anti
53

antiaging
1

antiaircraft
2

antic
25

antically
1

anticipant
7

anticipate
1

anticlimactic
3

antifa
4

antimony
1

antioxidant
2

antipathy
1

antitoxin
5

antonym
7

antonymy
7

anvil
14

anyhoo
16

anyone
5

anyplace
1

anytime
2

aorta
39

aortal
12

aortic
3

apace
27

apart
22

apathy
15

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
6

aport
* 8

appall
47

appalled
1

appalling
1

apparat
22

appeal
20

appealable
10

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
2

arbitrary
2

arbitrator
2

arbor
32

arborio
5

arcadia
18

arcadian
5

arcana
28

arch
31

archaic
21

archival
5

archrival
5

arcing
4

arco
27

arctic
28

ardor
40

argon
10

argonaut
1

argot
5

arguably
1

arguing
1

arhat
32

aria
85

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
42

armorial
4

armory
12

armpit
1

army
20

arnica
10

aroma
42

aromatic
2

around
10

arrant
29

arrantly
5

array
90

arraying
3

arrhythmia
1

arrival
9

arrow
18

arrowroot
8

arroyo
33

artful
4

artfully
3

arthralgia
2

arthritic
8

arthropod
3

artifact
6

arty
56

arugula
10

arum
10

ataxia
5

athlete
11

athletic
1

athrob
2

athwart
9

atilt
69

atoll
39

atom
39

atomic
7

atonal
9

atonally
3

atone
1

atoning
2

atop
27

atria
59

atrial
17

atrium
6

atrophy
3

attaboy
5

attach
25

attache
3

attachment
3

attack
20

attacked
1

attacking
1

attagirl
4

attain
53

attainability
2

attaining
1

attainment
2

attaint
* 33

attar
94

attempt
13

attend
1

attendant
1

attended
1

attendee
1

attentive
3

attenuate
4

attenuated
1

attic
67

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
12

augural
* 7

auguring
1

augury
3

aunt
33

aunty
11

aura
52

aural
32

aurally
14

aurora
28

auroral
18

author
2

auto
21

autocracy
3

autocrat
6

automat
4

automata
4

automaton
2

autonomy
2

autumn
3

autumnal
2

auxiliary
1

avail
32

availability
4

available
1

availably
* 3

availed
2

availing
1

avalanche
4

avatar
12

avenge
3

avenged
2

avenging
1

avian
21

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
2

axial
3

axially
2

axilla
3

axillary
1

axiom
4

axiomatic
3

axle
2

axman
3

axon
6

ayatollah
1

azalea
6
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