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Allowed Words | A


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Since May 9, 2018, a total of 9,920 different words have appeared in the Spelling Bee. Here are all 737 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
24

aback
27

abaft
* 1

abalone
4

abandon
9

abandoned
1

abandoning
1

abate
12

abated
1

abatement
2

abating
1

abbacy
12

abbatial
* 2

abbey
11

abbot
22

abdicate
1

abdicated
1

abdomen
1

abeam
* 7

abed
4

abet
12

abetment
2

abettal
2

abetted
1

abhor
2

abide
2

abided
2

abiding
2

ability
6

abject
1

ablate
4

ablaze
2

able
18

abloom
11

ably
29

abnormal
5

aboard
11

abode
1

aboil
8

abomination
2

abort
11

about
5

above
1

abracadabra
10

abroad
11

abut
10

acacia
101

academe
1

academia
2

academic
2

academy
1

acai
101

accede
8

acceded
8

accent
6

accentuate
1

accept
15

acceptance
7

acceptant
* 3

acclaim
13

acclimate
1

accolade
1

accompany
1

accord
8

accordion
1

account
3

accountant
3

accrual
6

accruing
1

accuracy
8

aced
8

acetal
8

acetate
22

acetic
14

ache
33

ached
4

aching
3

achoo
14

achy
25

acid
29

acidic
29

acidity
2

acidly
1

acidy
7

acing
12

acme
21

acne
30

acolyte
1

acorn
5

acquaint
2

acquit
2

acrid
16

acridity
2

acridly
1

acrobat
2

acronym
3

acrylic
4

acted
2

acting
1

action
1

activate
3

active
3

activity
6

actor
14

actual
10

actuality
1

actually
3

actuary
5

actuate
1

actuator
5

acuity
1

acute
1

acyclic
14

adage
6

adagio
1

adamancy
3

adamant
5

adamantly
2

adapt
11

adaptation
2

adapted
1

adapting
1

adaption
* 1

adaptor
3

added
11

addend
13

addenda
13

addict
16

addiction
1

adding
8

addition
10

additional
2

additive
2

addling
3

adduct
1

adenine
6

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
19

adopt
5

adopted
1

adoptee
1

adoption
2

adorably
3

adorn
16

adrift
2

adroit
2

adulate
1

adulated
1

adult
4

advance
1

advanced
1

advantage
2

advantaged
2

advent
2

advice
1

adwoman
4

adze
1

aeon
18

afar
34

affable
3

affair
20

affect
10

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
19

affront
3

aflame
4

afloat
7

afoot
11

afoul
5

afraid
2

afro
21

again
4

agape
9

agar
26

agate
13

agave
10

agaze
4

aged
6

ageing
2

agelong
3

agenda
4

agent
4

agile
2

agilely
2

agility
2

aging
4

agita
10

agitate
3

agitation
2

agitator
1

agleam
6

aglet
7

agog
41

agonizing
3

agony
8

agora
17

aground
3

ague
2

ahchoo
* 5

ahead
13

ahem
20

ahoy
17

aide
8

aided
8

aiding
8

ailing
3

aimed
5

aiming
4

aioli
35

airbag
1

airball
11

airboat
1

aircraft
5

airdrop
3

airflow
4

airfoil
6

airily
16

airlift
2

airmail
9

airman
15

airplay
2

airport
3

airtight
2

airway
3

airy
36

aitch
* 6

ajar
8

akin
5

alack
33

alarm
33

alarum
* 3

album
2

alcazar
1

alchemy
4

alcohol
5

alcoholic
3

alcopop
3

aldehyde
* 1

aleph
9

alfalfa
53

alga
44

algae
17

algal
41

algid
* 1

alibi
43

alien
6

alienate
2

alight
2

align
3

aligning
3

alike
5

alit
62

alive
12

alkali
14

alkane
4

alkene
4

allay
88

allayed
3

allaying
2

allege
17

alleged
1

allegiance
1

allele
36

alleviate
4

alleviated
1

alley
21

alleycat
1

alleyway
1

alliance
2

alligator
1

allocable
3

allocate
2

allocator
6

allonym
* 1

allot
35

allow
20

allowable
1

allowance
3

allowed
2

alloy
40

alloyed
1

alloying
1

allude
2

alluded
2

alluring
1

ally
88

allying
2

almanac
4

almond
1

aloe
20

aloft
7

aloha
18

alone
9

along
9

aloof
22

aloofly
3

aloud
2

alpaca
18

alpha
10

alphabet
2

alpine
1

alright
2

altar
29

although
2

altitudinal
1

alto
35

alum
13

alumna
2

amalgam
13

amalgamate
1

amaranth
1

amatory
2

amaze
4

amazing
1

ambiance
2

ambience
2

ambient
1

ambit
4

ambition
2

amble
4

ambulant
2

ambulate
1

ambulette
1

ameba
11

amebae
11

amebic
4

amen
17

amenable
2

amenably
1

amenity
2

amiable
2

amiably
3

amicable
2

amicably
3

amid
18

amino
6

amity
14

ammo
73

ammonia
6

amnio
6

amoeba
2

amoebae
2

amok
8

among
3

amoral
28

amorally
9

amount
2

amour
8

amped
2

amphibian
1

amphora
1

amping
1

ample
7

amplify
1

amply
6

amulet
1

amyl
28

anaconda
5

anagram
1

anagramming
1

anal
91

anally
40

analog
9

analogizing
2

analogy
4

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
4

anathema
2

anatomy
5

ancho
9

anchorman
1

anchovy
4

ancient
3

andante
1

andiron
6

android
6

anemia
6

anemic
5

anemone
3

anew
7

angel
9

angelic
1

angelica
1

angina
4

angle
9

angling
3

angora
10

angry
6

angular
4

anima
31

animal
3

animate
2

animating
1

animation
5

anime
6

anion
24

anionic
3

ankh
5

ankle
4

anklebone
3

anklet
1

annal
55

anneal
23

annealed
2

annex
8

annexed
3

annihilate
1

annihilation
1

annotating
2

annotation
16

annotator
8

annoy
35

annoying
1

annoyingly
1

annual
27

annually
5

annul
27

annular
13

annularly
6

annuli
8

annulled
2

annulling
1

anodal
* 1

anode
5

anoint
16

anointing
2

anomaly
5

anon
87

anonym
* 10

anoxia
* 2

antacid
1

antagonizing
1

antarctic
6

ante
12

anted
1

antedate
1

antedated
1

antenatal
4

antenna
12

antennae
12

anthem
2

anthill
2

anti
45

antiaircraft
2

antic
23

antically
1

anticipant
7

anticipate
1

anticlimactic
3

antifa
2

antioxidant
2

antipathy
1

antitoxin
4

antonym
5

antonymy
5

anvil
9

anyhoo
14

anyone
5

anyplace
1

anytime
2

aorta
38

aortal
11

aortic
3

apace
25

apart
20

apathy
15

aped
8

apeman
11

apemen
11

apex
5

aphid
5

apian
33

apiarian
* 2

apiary
10

apical
* 2

apiece
6

aping
4

aplenty
1

apnea
23

apocrypha
1

apogee
8

apolitical
2

apollo
* 6

apology
6

aport
* 8

appall
44

appalled
1

appalling
1

apparat
20

appeal
19

appealable
8

appealed
1

appellant
2

appellate
4

appellee
16

append
5

appended
5

appendix
3

appetite
3

appetitive
2

appetize
1

applaud
5

apple
19

applejack
4

applet
4

appliance
1

applicable
1

applicant
2

apply
15

appoint
2

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
16

arcadian
5

arcana
23

arch
28

archaic
19

archival
4

archrival
4

arcing
4

arco
21

arctic
24

ardor
36

argon
10

argonaut
1

argot
4

arguably
1

arguing
1

arhat
30

aria
77

arid
39

aridity
4

aright
* 1

aril
45

armada
20

armadillo
2

armband
2

armchair
5

armful
2

arming
1

armload
4

armlock
1

armor
37

armorial
3

armory
10

armpit
1

army
18

arnica
7

aroma
37

aromatic
2

around
9

arrant
28

arrantly
5

array
85

arraying
3

arrhythmia
1

arrival
8

arrow
15

arrowroot
7

arroyo
30

artful
4

artfully
3

arthralgia
2

arthritic
7

arthropod
3

artifact
5

arty
52

arugula
9

arum
9

ataxia
4

athlete
10

athletic
1

athrob
2

athwart
8

atilt
62

atoll
35

atom
35

atomic
7

atonal
8

atonally
3

atoning
2

atop
22

atria
52

atrial
17

atrium
6

atrophy
3

attaboy
5

attach
21

attache
2

attachment
2

attack
17

attacked
1

attacking
1

attagirl
3

attain
45

attainability
2

attainment
2

attaint
* 33

attar
86

attempt
12

attend
1

attendant
1

attended
1

attendee
1

attentive
3

attenuate
4

attenuated
1

attic
60

attitudinal
1

attract
37

attractant
6

attractor
14

attrition
1

attune
4

attuned
1

auburn
1

audibly
2

audit
4

auditing
1

aught
7

augur
12

augural
* 7

auguring
1

augury
3

aunt
29

aunty
10

aura
48

aural
29

aurally
14

aurora
26

auroral
16

author
2

auto
19

autocracy
3

autocrat
5

automat
4

automata
4

automaton
2

autonomy
2

autumn
2

autumnal
1

auxiliary
1

avail
26

availability
4

available
1

availably
* 3

availed
2

avalanche
3

avatar
11

avenge
3

avenged
2

avenging
1

avian
17

aviary
8

aviate
6

aviated
2

aviation
3

avid
10

avidity
3

avidly
6

avocet
1

await
7

awake
1

awaken
1

awakening
1

awaking
1

award
15

awarding
1

away
13

awed
3

awing
6

awkward
9

awkwardly
4

awning
6

awry
16

axed
3

axel
1

axial
3

axially
2

axilla
3

axillary
1

axiom
4

axiomatic
3

axle
1

axman
3

axon
4

ayatollah
1

azalea
6
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