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Words That Start With AA

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The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All Words That Start With AA 21 words

How common is AA at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 21 words that start with AA. Most are 5 letters long, they average 9 points, the best is AARDVARKS (17 points) and 38.1% end in S.

Total words
21
Most common length
5 letters
4 words
Average Scrabble score
9
out of 17 max
Longest word
AARDWOLVES
10 letters
Most common ending
S
38.1% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 38.1%
  • h 19%
  • i 9.5%

Top vowel pairs

  • aa100%
  • ii9.5%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word that starts with AA

a 1a 1r 1d 2v 4a 1r 1k 5s 1

A 1 + A 1 + R 1 + D 2 + V 4 + A 1 + R 1 + K 5 + S 1 = 17 points

Double word
34 pts
Triple word
51 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

aardvarks

Form of aardvark

  1. nounnocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
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How many words that start with AA are there?

There are 21 words that start with AA in our combined English word list. The most common length is 5 letters, with 4 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word that starts with AA?

AARDVARKS is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are AARDWOLVES (17), AARDVARK (16), AARDWOLF (15).

What is the longest word that starts with AA?

AARDWOLVES has 10 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, AARDVARK (8 letters) is the longest common one.