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Allowed Words | A


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Since May 9, 2018, a total of 10,027 different words have appeared in the Spelling Bee. Here are all 745 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
25

aback
29

abaft
* 1

abalone
4

abandon
9

abandoned
1

abandoning
1

abate
12

abated
1

abatement
2

abating
2

abbacy
12

abbatial
* 2

abbey
11

abbot
22

abdicate
1

abdicated
1

abdomen
1

abeam
* 7

abed
5

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
20

abloom
12

ably
30

abnormal
5

aboard
13

abode
1

aboil
8

abomination
2

abort
11

about
5

above
1

abracadabra
10

abroad
13

abundance
1

abut
10

acacia
106

academe
1

academia
2

academic
2

academy
1

acai
106

accede
9

acceded
9

accent
7

accentuate
1

accept
15

acceptance
7

acceptant
* 3

acclaim
13

acclimate
1

accolade
1

accompany
1

accord
8

accordion
1

account
4

accountant
4

accrual
6

accruing
1

accuracy
8

aced
9

acetal
9

acetate
25

acetic
15

ache
36

ached
4

aching
3

achoo
14

achy
25

acid
31

acidic
31

acidity
2

acidly
1

acidy
7

acing
12

acme
22

acne
31

acolyte
1

acorn
7

acquaint
2

acquit
2

acrid
17

acridity
2

acridly
1

acrobat
2

acronym
3

acrylic
4

acted
3

acting
1

action
1

activate
3

active
3

activity
6

actor
14

actual
12

actuality
2

actually
4

actuary
5

actuate
2

actuator
5

acuity
2

acute
2

acyclic
14

adage
6

adagio
1

adamancy
3

adamant
7

adamantly
3

adapt
11

adaptation
2

adapted
1

adapting
1

adaption
* 1

adaptor
3

added
12

addend
13

addenda
13

addict
16

addiction
1

adding
8

addition
11

additional
2

additive
2

addling
3

adduct
1

adenine
6

adept
1

adhibit
* 2

adjacency
1

adjourn
3

adjunct
1

adjutant
1

adman
20

admin
8

admiral
3

admit
10

admitted
3

admonition
2

adobe
1

adobo
20

adopt
5

adopted
1

adoptee
1

adoption
2

adorably
4

adorn
17

adrift
3

adroit
2

adulate
1

adulated
1

adult
5

advance
1

advanced
1

advantage
2

advantaged
2

advent
2

advice
1

adwoman
4

adze
1

aeon
20

afar
37

affable
4

affair
22

affect
11

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
20

affront
3

aflame
4

afloat
7

afoot
11

afoul
6

afraid
3

afro
22

again
5

agape
12

agar
27

agate
14

agave
11

agaze
4

aged
6

ageing
3

agelong
4

agenda
4

agent
5

agile
2

agilely
2

agility
2

aging
5

agita
12

agitate
3

agitating
1

agitation
2

agitator
2

agleam
7

aglet
7

agog
44

agonizing
3

agony
9

agora
18

aground
3

ague
3

ahchoo
* 5

ahead
13

ahem
21

ahoy
18

aide
9

aided
9

aiding
8

ailing
3

aimed
5

aiming
6

aioli
37

airbag
1

airball
11

airboat
1

aircraft
6

airdrop
3

airflow
4

airfoil
6

airily
16

airlift
2

airmail
10

airman
15

airplay
2

airport
3

airtight
2

airway
3

airy
36

aitch
* 6

ajar
8

akin
5

alack
33

alarm
34

alarum
* 3

album
2

alcazar
1

alchemy
4

alcohol
5

alcoholic
3

alcopop
3

aldehyde
* 1

aleph
10

alfalfa
57

alga
47

algae
19

algal
44

algid
* 1

alibi
44

alien
7

alienable
1

alienate
2

alight
2

align
3

aligning
3

alike
5

alit
66

alive
12

alkali
14

alkane
4

alkene
4

allay
91

allayed
3

allaying
2

allege
19

alleged
1

allegiance
1

allele
40

alleviate
4

alleviated
1

alley
22

alleycat
1

alleyway
1

alliance
2

alligator
2

allocable
4

allocate
2

allocator
6

allonym
* 1

allot
36

allow
20

allowable
1

allowance
3

allowed
2

alloy
40

alloyed
1

alloying
1

allude
2

alluded
2

alluring
1

ally
91

allying
2

almanac
4

almond
2

aloe
23

aloft
7

aloha
19

alone
10

along
11

aloof
23

aloofly
3

aloud
2

alpaca
18

alpha
11

alphabet
2

alpine
1

alright
2

altar
29

although
2

altitudinal
1

alto
36

alum
14

alumna
2

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
2

ambulate
1

ambulette
1

ameba
11

amebae
11

amebic
4

amen
18

amenable
2

amenably
1

amenity
2

amiable
2

amiably
3

amicable
2

amicably
3

amid
21

amino
6

amity
14

ammo
76

ammonia
6

amnio
6

amoeba
3

amoebae
3

amok
8

among
3

amoral
29

amorally
9

amount
2

amour
9

amped
2

amphibian
1

amphora
1

amping
1

ample
8

amplify
1

amply
6

amulet
1

amyl
29

anaconda
6

anagram
1

anagramming
1

anal
96

anally
43

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
4

anathema
2

anatomy
5

ancho
9

anchorman
1

anchovy
4

ancient
4

andante
1

andiron
7

android
7

anemia
7

anemic
5

anemone
3

anew
7

angel
9

angelic
1

angelica
1

angina
5

angle
9

angling
3

angora
10

angry
6

angular
4

anima
33

animal
3

animate
2

animating
1

animation
5

anime
7

anion
26

anionic
4

ankh
5

ankle
4

anklebone
3

anklet
1

annal
60

anneal
24

annealed
2

annex
8

annexed
3

annihilate
1

annihilation
1

annotate
1

annotating
2

annotation
17

annotator
8

annoy
37

annoying
1

annoyingly
1

annual
28

annually
6

annul
28

annular
14

annularly
7

annuli
8

annulled
2

annulling
1

anodal
* 1

anode
5

anoint
17

anointing
2

anomaly
5

anon
93

anonym
* 10

anoxia
* 2

antacid
1

antagonizing
1

antarctic
7

ante
13

anted
1

antedate
1

antedated
1

antenatal
4

antenna
13

antennae
13

anthem
2

anthill
2

anti
49

antiaging
1

antiaircraft
2

antic
25

antically
1

anticipant
7

anticipate
1

anticlimactic
3

antifa
2

antioxidant
2

antipathy
1

antitoxin
4

antonym
5

antonymy
5

anvil
11

anyhoo
15

anyone
5

anyplace
1

anytime
2

aorta
38

aortal
11

aortic
3

apace
26

apart
20

apathy
15

aped
9

apeman
12

apemen
12

apex
6

aphid
7

apian
37

apiarian
* 2

apiary
10

apical
* 2

apiece
7

aping
4

aplenty
1

apnea
27

apocrypha
1

apogee
9

apolitical
2

apollo
* 6

apology
6

aport
* 8

appall
46

appalled
1

appalling
1

apparat
20

appeal
20

appealable
9

appealed
1

appellant
2

appellate
4

appellee
17

append
6

appended
6

appendix
3

appetite
4

appetitive
2

appetize
1

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
1

arbitrary
1

arbitrator
1

arbor
29

arborio
3

arcadia
17

arcadian
5

arcana
26

arch
28

archaic
20

archival
5

archrival
5

arcing
4

arco
24

arctic
26

ardor
39

argon
10

argonaut
1

argot
5

arguably
1

arguing
1

arhat
31

aria
81

arid
42

aridity
4

aright
* 1

aril
47

armada
20

armadillo
3

armband
2

armchair
5

armful
3

arming
1

armload
4

armlock
1

armor
39

armorial
4

armory
11

armpit
1

army
19

arnica
9

aroma
39

aromatic
2

around
9

arrant
28

arrantly
5

array
88

arraying
3

arrhythmia
1

arrival
9

arrow
16

arrowroot
7

arroyo
32

artful
4

artfully
3

arthralgia
2

arthritic
7

arthropod
3

artifact
6

arty
53

arugula
9

arum
10

ataxia
4

athlete
11

athletic
1

athrob
2

athwart
9

atilt
66

atoll
36

atom
35

atomic
7

atonal
9

atonally
3

atone
1

atoning
2

atop
25

atria
53

atrial
17

atrium
6

atrophy
3

attaboy
5

attach
22

attache
2

attachment
2

attack
17

attacked
1

attacking
1

attagirl
4

attain
49

attainability
2

attaining
1

attainment
2

attaint
* 33

attar
88

attempt
13

attend
1

attendant
1

attended
1

attendee
1

attentive
3

attenuate
4

attenuated
1

attic
63

attitudinal
1

attract
39

attractant
7

attractor
14

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
30

aunty
10

aura
50

aural
30

aurally
14

aurora
27

auroral
17

author
2

auto
20

autocracy
3

autocrat
5

automat
4

automata
4

automaton
2

autonomy
2

autumn
2

autumnal
1

auxiliary
1

avail
29

availability
4

available
1

availably
* 3

availed
2

avalanche
3

avatar
11

avenge
3

avenged
2

avenging
1

avian
19

aviary
8

aviate
6

aviated
2

aviation
3

avid
11

avidity
3

avidly
8

avocet
1

await
8

awake
1

awaken
1

awakening
1

awaking
1

award
16

awarding
1

away
13

awed
3

awing
6

awkward
10

awkwardly
4

awning
6

awry
17

axed
4

axel
2

axial
3

axially
2

axilla
3

axillary
1

axiom
4

axiomatic
3

axle
2

axman
3

axon
4

ayatollah
1

azalea
6
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