7 Letter Words Starting With A
There are 1,354 7-letter words starting with A, sorted alphabetically with Scrabble scores (best 25 pts). Every word is valid in the NWL (NASPA Word List).
- aarrghh14
abalone9
any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior
abandon10
a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
- abasers9
abashed13
feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
- abashes12
- abasias9
- abasing10
- abaters9
- abating10
- abators9
abattis9
a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy
abaxial16
facing away from the axis of an organ or organism
abaxile16
Away from the axis or central line; eccentric.
- abbotcy16
abdomen12
the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm
- abduced13
- abduces12
- abducts12
abelian9
One of a sect in Africa (4th century), mentioned by St. Augustine, who states that they married, but lived in continence, after the manner, as they pretended, of Abel.
- abelias9
abettal9
the verbal act of urging on
- abetted10
abetter9
one who helps or encourages or incites another
abettor9
one who helps or encourages or incites another
abeyant12
inactive but capable of becoming active
abfarad13
a capacitance unit equal to one billion farads
abhenry15
a unit of inductance equal to one billionth of a henry
- abiders10
abiding11
unceasing
abigail10
A lady's waiting-maid. Pepys. Her abigail reported that Mrs. Gutheridge had a set of night curls for sleeping in.
ability12
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
- abioses9
- abiosis9
- abiotic11
- abjured17
abjurer16
a person who abjures
- abjures16
ablated10
made smaller or less by melting or erosion or vaporization
- ablates9
- ablator9
- ablauts9
ableism11
discrimination in favor of the able-bodied
- ableist9
- ablings10
abluent9
Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent. -- n. A detergent.
- abluted10
aboding11
A foreboding.
abolish12
do away with
- abollae9
- abomasa11
- abomasi11
aborted10
Brought forth prematurely.
- aborter9
abortus9
a human fetus whose weight is less than 0.5 kilogram when removed or expelled from the mother's body
abought13
of Aby.
aboulia9
a loss of will power
aboulic11
suffering from abulia; showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions
- abounds10
- abraded11
abrader10
a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing
- abrades10
abreact11
discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization
abreast9
being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
abridge11
lessen, diminish, or curtail
abroach14
of a cask or barrel
- abrosia9
abscess11
symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
abscise11
remove or separate by abscission
abscond12
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
- abseils9
absence11
failure to be present
- absents9
absinth12
strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise
absolve12
grant remission of a sin to
- absorbs11
abstain9
choose not to consume
- absurds10
- abubble13
- abulias9
- abusers9
- abusing10
abusive12
characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment
abuttal9
The butting or boundary of land, particularly at the end; a headland.
- abutted10
abutter9
the owner of contiguous property
- abvolts12
- abwatts12
- abyeing13
abysmal14
resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable
abyssal12
relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters
- abysses12
- acacias11
academe12
the academic world
academy15
a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge
- acajous16
acaleph14
One of the Acalephæ.
acantha12
any sharply pointed projection
- acanthi12
acapnia11
a state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood is lower than normal; can result from deep or rapid breathing
- acarids10
acarine9
mite or tick
acaroid10
Shaped like or resembling a mite.
acaudal10
lacking a tail or taillike appendage
- acceded13
acceder12
One who accedes.
- accedes12
- accents11
- accepts13
- accidia12
accidie12
Sloth; torpor. "The sin of accidie." Chaucer.
acclaim13
enthusiastic approval
- accords12
- accosts11
account11
a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services
accrete11
grow or become attached by accretion
accrual11
the act of accumulating
accrued12
periodically accumulated over time
- accrues11
accurst11
under a curse
accusal11
a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
accused12
a defendant in a criminal proceeding
accuser11
someone who imputes guilt or blame
- accuses11
- acedias10
acequia18
A canal or trench for irrigating land.
acerate9
narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves
- acerber11
acerbic13
harsh or corrosive in tone
acerola9
acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C
acerose9
narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves
acerous9
Same as Acerose. (a) Destitute of tentacles, as certain mollusks. (b) Without antennæ, as some insects.
- acetals9
acetate9
a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate
acetify15
make sour or more sour
- acetins9
acetone9
the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
acetose9
tasting or smelling like vinegar
acetous9
tasting or smelling like vinegar
- acetyls12
- achenes12
- achiest12
achieve15
to gain with effort
achiote12
Seeds of the annotto tree; also, the coloring matter, annotto.
- achiral12
acholia12
a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed
acicula11
a needlelike part or structure of a plant or animal or crystal; as a spine or bristle or crystal
acidify16
make sour or more sour
acidity13
pH values below 7
aciform14
Shaped like a needle.
acinose9
pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland)
acinous9
pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland)
aclinic11
Without inclination or dipping; -- said the magnetic needle balances itself horizontally, having no dip. The aclinic line is also termed the magnetic equator. Prof.
- acmatic13
- acnodes10
acolyte12
someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches
aconite9
any of various usually poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum having tuberous roots and palmately lobed leaves and blue or white flowers
acorned10
Furnished or loaded with acorns.
acquest18
Acquisition; the thing gained.
acquire18
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
- acquits18
acrasia9
Excess; intemperance.
- acrasin9
- acratic11
acreage10
an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming)
- acrider10
acridly13
In an acid manner.
acrobat11
an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
acrogen10
any flowerless plant such as a fern (pteridophyte) or moss (bryophyte) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem
- acromia11
- acronic11
acronym14
a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name
acrotic11
Pertaining to or affecting the surface.
acrylic14
a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives
actable11
capable of being acted; suitable for the stage
actinal9
(of radiate organisms) located on the surface or end on which the mouth is situated
- actings10
actinia9
a genus of sea anemone common in rock pools
actinic11
relating to or exhibiting actinism
actinon9
any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103
- actions9
- actives12
- actorly12
actress9
a female actor
actuary12
someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)
actuate9
give an incentive for action
aculeus9
a sharp-pointed process especially a sting of a hymenopterous insect
- acumens11
acutely12
changing suddenly in direction and degree
- acutest9
acyclic16
having an open chain structure
- acylate12
- acyloin12
adagial9
Pertaining to an adage; proverbial. "Adagial verse." Barrow.
- adagios9
adamant10
very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
adapted11
changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
adapter10
a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance
adaptor10
device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible
adaxial15
nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism
addable11
capable of being added or added to
- addaxes16
- addedly13
- addenda10
- addends10
addible11
capable of being added or added to
- addicts11
- addling10
address9
(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
- addrest9
- adduced12
adducer11
a discussant who offers an example or a reason or a proof
- adduces11
- adducts11
- adeemed11
adelgid10
any of various insects that feed and form galls on conifers
adenine8
(biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
adenoid9
a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
adenoma10
a benign epithelial tumor of glandular origin
- adenyls11
- adepter10
- adeptly13
- adhered12
adherer11
One who adheres; an adherent.
- adheres11
adhibit13
To admit, as a person or thing; to take in.
- adioses8
adipose10
composed of animal fat
adipous10
Fatty; adipose.
- adjoins15
adjoint15
An adjunct; a helper.
adjourn15
break from a meeting or gathering
adjudge17
declare to be
adjunct17
a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence
- adjured16
adjurer15
One who adjures.
- adjures15
- adjuror15
- adjusts15
- adlands9
admiral10
any of several brightly colored butterflies
admired11
regarded with admiration
admirer10
a person who admires; someone who esteems or respects or approves
- admires10
- admixed18
- admixes17
adnexal15
of or pertaining to adnexa
- adnouns8
adopted11
acquired as your own by free choice
adoptee10
someone (such as a child) who has been adopted
adopter10
a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child
- adorers8
adoring9
extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent
adorned9
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
adorner8
He who, or that which, adorns; a beautifier.
adrenal8
either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney
- adsorbs10
- adsukis12
adulate8
flatter in an obsequious manner
- adulted9
- adultly11
advance13
a change for the better; progress in development
- advects13
- advents11
- adverbs13
adverse11
contrary to your interests or welfare
- adverts11
- advices13
advised12
having received information
advisee11
someone who receives advice
adviser11
an expert who gives advice
- advises11
advisor11
an expert who gives advice
- adwares11
- adwoman13
- adwomen13
- adzukis21
- aecidia10
- aedeses8
- aediles8
- aegises8
aeneous7
Colored like bronze.
aeolian7
a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
aeonian7
continuing forever or indefinitely
- aeradio8
aerated8
(of a liquid) treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification
- aerates7
aerator7
an apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage)
- aerials7
- aeriest7
- aerobat9
- aerobes9
- aerobia9
aerobic11
based on or using the principles of aerobics; enhancing respiratory and circulatory efficiency
- aerogel8
- aerosat7
aerosol7
a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas
- aerugos8
- aetatis7
- aethers10
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