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Allowed Words | A


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Since May 9, 2018, a total of 11,018 different words have appeared in the Spelling Bee. Here are all 823 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
19

abaci
35

aback
41

abaft
* 1

abalone
5

abandon
10

abandoned
1

abandoning
1

abate
21

abated
1

abatement
5

abating
2

abbacy
13

abbatial
* 2

abbey
12

abbot
34

abdicate
2

abdicated
2

abdomen
1

abeam
* 7

abed
7

abet
21

abetment
5

abettal
* 2

abetted
1

abhor
3

abide
4

abided
4

abiding
3

ability
10

abiotic
1

abject
1

ablate
7

ablaze
2

able
33

abloom
14

ably
38

abnormal
5

aboard
17

abode
1

aboil
14

abomination
3

abort
14

about
6

above
1

abracadabra
10

abroad
17

abundance
1

abut
14

acacia
145

academe
4

academia
4

academic
4

academy
2

acai
145

accede
16

acceded
16

accent
13

accentuate
1

accept
20

acceptance
9

acceptant
* 3

acclaim
17

acclimate
1

accolade
2

accompany
1

accord
10

accordion
1

account
4

accountant
4

accrual
7

accruing
2

accumulate
1

accuracy
10

aced
16

acetal
11

acetate
40

acetic
26

acetone
2

ache
49

ached
9

aching
4

achoo
22

achy
31

acid
40

acidhead
* 1

acidic
40

acidity
3

acidly
2

acidy
9

acing
16

acme
37

acne
43

acolyte
1

acorn
10

acquaint
3

acquit
3

acrid
20

acridity
2

acridly
2

acrobat
2

acronym
4

acrylic
6

acted
5

acting
3

action
3

activate
6

activated
1

activating
1

active
6

activity
6

actor
19

actual
15

actuality
2

actually
4

actuary
5

actuate
4

actuator
9

acuity
2

acute
4

acyclic
18

adage
11

adagio
2

adamancy
4

adamant
9

adamantly
3

adapt
15

adaptation
3

adapted
2

adapting
2

adaption
* 1

adaptor
3

added
22

addend
19

addenda
19

addict
23

addicted
2

addicting
1

addiction
1

addictive
1

adding
16

addition
15

additional
3

additive
4

addle
4

addled
4

addling
6

adduce
1

adduced
1

adduct
2

adenine
8

adept
2

adhibit
* 2

adjacency
3

adjourn
4

adjudging
1

adjunct
1

adjutant
1

adman
22

admin
10

admiral
3

admit
14

admitted
5

admitting
1

admonition
2

adobe
1

adobo
26

adopt
8

adopted
3

adoptee
3

adoption
3

adorably
4

adorn
21

adrift
3

adroit
2

adulate
1

adulated
1

adult
5

advance
1

advanced
1

advantage
3

advantaged
3

advent
4

advice
2

adwoman
4

adze
2

aeon
28

afar
47

affable
5

affably
1

affair
29

affect
13

affiance
1

affiancing
1

affiant
13

affiliate
2

affinity
6

affirm
10

affirming
2

affix
6

affixed
1

afflict
5

affluent
1

afford
4

affray
23

affront
4

aflame
5

afloat
8

afoot
16

afoul
8

afraid
3

afro
27

again
17

agape
15

agar
38

agate
20

agave
13

agaze
6

aged
11

ageing
8

agelong
6

agenda
7

agendum
1

agent
9

aggravating
1

agile
4

agilely
3

agility
3

aging
17

agita
19

agitate
6

agitating
3

agitation
2

agitator
2

agleam
9

aglet
9

aglow
1

agog
59

agonizing
5

agony
11

agora
23

agrarian
3

aground
4

ague
7

ahchoo
* 5

ahead
26

ahem
29

ahoy
23

aide
15

aided
15

aiding
16

ailed
1

ailing
9

aimed
6

aiming
10

aioli
51

airbag
3

airball
14

airboat
3

aircraft
7

airdrop
3

airflow
5

airfoil
7

airily
20

airing
3

airlift
2

airmail
11

airman
19

airplay
3

airport
5

airtight
4

airway
3

airy
46

aitch
* 6

ajar
9

akin
8

alack
43

alacrity
1

alarm
38

alarum
* 3

albeit
1

albino
2

album
3

alcazar
1

alchemy
5

alcohol
8

alcoholic
4

alcopop
5

alcove
1

aldehyde
* 1

aleph
13

alexia
2

alfa
* 1

alfalfa
72

alga
62

algae
28

algal
59

algid
* 1

alibi
66

alien
14

alienable
4

alienate
4

alight
3

alighting
1

align
9

aligning
9

alike
6

alit
83

alive
16

alkali
18

alkane
* 4

alkene
* 4

allay
113

allayed
7

allaying
3

allege
28

alleged
3

allegedly
1

allegiance
1

alleging
1

allele
59

alleviate
7

alleviated
1

alley
31

alleycat
1

alleyway
1

alliance
3

allied
1

alligator
2

allium
1

allocable
7

allocate
2

allocator
7

allonym
* 1

allot
49

allow
26

allowable
2

allowance
4

allowed
2

allowing
1

alloy
51

alloyed
2

alloying
1

allude
3

alluded
3

alluring
1

alluvial
1

ally
113

allying
3

almanac
5

almond
2

aloe
34

aloft
8

aloha
29

alone
15

along
14

aloof
28

aloofly
4

aloud
3

alpaca
22

alpha
16

alphabet
3

alpine
3

alright
3

altar
36

although
4

altitudinal
1

alto
49

alum
19

alumina
1

aluminum
1

alumna
4

alumni
1

amalgam
20

amalgamate
2

amaranth
1

amatory
3

amaze
6

amazing
3

amazon
1

ambiance
3

ambience
3

ambient
1

ambit
5

ambition
3

amble
4

ambling
1

ambulant
3

ambulate
1

ambulette
1

ameba
16

amebae
16

amebic
5

amen
29

amenable
2

amenably
1

amenity
3

amiable
2

amiably
3

amicable
2

amicably
3

amid
25

amino
14

amity
20

ammo
111

ammonia
14

amnio
14

amniotic
1

amoeba
6

amoebae
6

amok
14

among
5

amoral
35

amorally
10

amount
4

amour
11

amped
2

amphibian
1

amphora
1

amping
1

ample
10

amplify
1

amply
8

amulet
2

amyl
34

anabiotic
1

anabolic
1

anaconda
8

anagram
3

anagramming
3

anal
132

anally
55

analog
14

analogizing
3

analogy
6

analytic
2

analytical
2

analytically
2

analyticity
* 1

analyzable
1

analyze
4

analyzed
3

analyzing
2

anaphor
2

anaphora
2

anarch
* 4

anarchic
7

anarchical
3

anarchy
5

anathema
2

anatomic
1

anatomy
9

ancho
13

anchorman
1

anchovy
4

ancient
7

ancillary
1

andante
2

andiron
8

android
8

anemia
14

anemic
9

anemone
4

anew
10

angel
16

angelic
1

angelica
1

angina
17

angle
16

angled
2

angling
9

angora
13

angrily
1

angry
7

angular
5

anima
48

animal
7

animate
3

animating
1

animation
11

anime
14

anion
50

anionic
* 5

ankh
8

ankle
5

anklebone
4

anklet
1

annal
96

annatto
7

anneal
38

annealed
4

annealing
1

annex
9

annexed
4

annihilate
2

annihilating
1

annihilation
2

annotate
2

annotating
2

annotation
29

annotator
12

annoy
47

annoying
2

annoyingly
1

annual
38

annually
6

annul
38

annular
15

annularly
7

annuli
14

annulled
2

annulling
4

anodal
* 1

anode
7

anoint
29

anointing
2

anomaly
5

anon
132

anonym
* 10

anonymity
2

anorak
2

anoxia
4

anoxic
1

antacid
2

antagonizing
2

antarctic
9

ante
21

anted
2

antedate
2

antedated
2

antenatal
6

antenna
21

antennae
21

anthem
2

anthill
5

anti
70

antiaging
* 1

antiaircraft
3

antibiotic
1

antic
39

antically
* 1

anticipant
10

anticipate
1

anticlimactic
4

antifa
10

antimony
2

antioxidant
3

antipathy
1

antitoxin
8

antonym
9

antonymy
9

anvil
19

anyhoo
17

anyone
6

anyplace
1

anytime
3

aorta
50

aortal
16

aortic
4

apace
32

apart
28

apathetic
1

apathy
16

aped
12

apeman
13

apemen
13

apex
6

aphid
10

apian
55

apiarian
* 2

apiary
14

apical
* 2

apiece
11

aping
8

aplenty
1

apnea
35

apocrypha
1

apogee
12

apolitical
2

apollo
* 6

apology
8

aport
* 8

appall
59

appalled
1

appalling
1

apparat
28

appeal
24

appealable
14

appealed
1

appellant
2

appellate
5

appellee
21

append
7

appended
7

appendix
4

appetite
8

appetitive
4

appetize
3

applaud
7

apple
24

applejack
4

applet
5

appliance
2

applicable
3

applicant
3

applied
1

apply
20

appoint
3

approach
1

apricot
2

apron
13

aptly
7

aqua
4

aquacultural
1

aquanaut
2

aquatic
3

aquatint
2

arabica
3

arability
1

arachnid
4

arancini
7

arbitrarily
1

arbitrary
4

arbitrator
3

arbor
36

arborio
7

arcadia
20

arcadian
6

arcana
35

arch
37

archaic
28

archduchy
1

arching
1

archival
5

archrival
5

arcing
6

arco
36

arctic
35

ardor
48

argon
13

argonaut
2

argot
6

arguably
2

arguing
3

arhat
42

aria
111

arid
49

aridity
4

aright
* 1

aril
56

armada
23

armadillo
3

armband
2

armchair
6

armful
4

arming
3

armload
5

armlock
1

armor
57

armorial
5

armory
14

armpit
2

army
24

arnica
15

aroma
57

aromatic
2

around
11

arraign
3

arraigning
3

arranging
3

arrant
35

arrantly
5

array
100

arraying
4

arrhythmia
1

arrival
10

arriving
2

arrogant
1

arrow
23

arrowroot
11

arroyo
38

artful
4

artfully
3

arthralgia
3

arthritic
11

arthropod
4

artifact
7

arty
66

arugula
11

arum
13

ataxia
8

athlete
13

athletic
1

athrob
3

athwart
12

atilt
83

atoll
49

atom
52

atomic
10

atomization
1

atonal
11

atonality
1

atonally
4

atone
2

atoning
2

atop
33

atria
79

atrial
20

atrium
8

atrophy
4

attaboy
7

attach
32

attache
6

attachment
3

attack
27

attacked
1

attacking
1

attagirl
5

attain
70

attainability
3

attaining
3

attainment
3

attaint
* 33

attar
117

attempt
16

attend
2

attendant
2

attended
2

attendee
2

attentive
3

attenuate
6

attenuated
1

attic
94

attitudinal
1

attract
52

attractant
10

attractor
19

attrition
3

attune
6

attuned
1

attuning
1

auburn
1

audibly
3

audit
7

auditing
2

aught
8

augment
1

augur
18

augural
* 7

auguring
3

augury
4

aunt
40

aunty
13

aura
63

aural
36

aurally
15

aurora
35

auroral
23

author
3

auto
30

autocracy
4

autocrat
9

automat
6

automata
6

automaton
4

autonomy
4

autumn
5

autumnal
2

auxiliary
1

avail
39

availability
4

available
2

availably
* 3

availed
2

availing
1

avalanche
4

avatar
16

avaunt
1

avenge
5

avenged
3

avenging
3

avenue
1

avian
28

aviary
9

aviate
12

aviated
4

aviating
1

aviation
3

aviator
4

avid
17

avidity
3

avidly
9

avocet
2

avoid
1

await
9

awake
2

awaken
2

awakening
2

awaking
2

award
20

awarding
2

away
16

awed
4

awing
10

awkward
12

awkwardly
4

awning
10

awry
20

axed
5

axel
3

axial
7

axially
3

axilla
7

axillae
2

axillary
1

axiom
6

axiomatic
4

axle
3

axled
1

axman
3

axon
8

ayatollah
1

azalea
9
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