8 Letter Words Starting With A
All 1616 8-letter words that start with A, most common first, with pronunciation and meaning.
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- anything/ˈɛniˌθɪŋ/
- actually/ˈækˌtʃuəɫi/used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated
- anywhere/ˈɛniˌwɛɹ/at or in or to any place
- accident/ˈæksədənt/anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
- applause/əˈpɫɔz/a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
- although/ˌɔɫˈðoʊ/
- arrested/ɝˈɛstɪd/
- audience/ˈɑdiəns/a conference (usually with someone important)
- attacked/əˈtækt/
- attorney/əˈtɝni/a professional person authorized to practice law
- attitude/ˈætəˌtud/a theatrical pose created for effect
- approach/əˈpɹoʊtʃ/the act of drawing spatially closer to something
- accepted/ækˈsɛptɪd/generally approved or compelling recognition
- arranged/ɝˈeɪndʒd/deliberately arranged for effect
- argument/ˈɑɹɡjəmənt/a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood
- activity/ækˈtɪvəti/any specific behavior
- annoying/əˈnɔɪɪŋ/the act of troubling or annoying someone
- answered/ˈænsɝd/
- appeared/əˈpɪɹd/
- accounts/əˈkaʊnts/
- absolute/ˈæbsəˌɫut/something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things
- attached/əˈtætʃt/associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
- analysis/əˈnæɫəsəs/an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
- advanced/ədˈvænst/(of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry
- audition/ɑˈdɪʃən/a test of the suitability of a performer
- admitted/ədˈmɪtɪd/
- assuming/əˈsumɪŋ/excessively forward
- announce/əˈnaʊns/announce publicly or officially
- alliance/əˈɫaɪəns/the act of forming an alliance or confederation
- adorable/əˈdɔɹəbəɫ/lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
- aircraft/ˈɛɹˌkɹæft/a vehicle that can fly
- assigned/əˈsaɪnd/appointed to a post or duty
- arriving/ɝˈaɪvɪŋ/
- affected/əˈfɛktɪd/acted upon
- addition/əˈdɪʃən/the act of adding one thing to another
- appetite/ˈæpəˌtaɪt/a feeling of craving something
- assholes/ˈæshoʊɫz/
- airplane/ˈɛɹˌpɫeɪn/an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
- accurate/ˈækjɝət/conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
- almighty/ɔɫˈmaɪti/terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
- approval/əˈpɹuvəɫ/the formal act of approving
- allergic/əˈɫɝdʒɪk/having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
- avoiding/əˈvɔɪdɪŋ/
- arrogant/ˈɛɹəɡənt/having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride
- ambition/æmˈbɪʃən/a strong drive for success
- approved/əˈpɹuvd/established by authority
- assassin/əˈsæsən/a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
- achieved/əˈtʃivd/
- abortion/əˈbɔɹʃən/termination of pregnancy
- allowing/əˈɫaʊɪŋ/
- accusing/əkˈjuzɪŋ/containing or expressing accusation
- assembly/əˈsɛmbɫi/the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)
- abducted/æbˈdəktɪd/
- articles/ˈɑɹtəkəɫz/
- artistic/ɑɹˈtɪstɪk/satisfying aesthetic standards and sensibilities
- adoption/əˈdɑpʃən/the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
- activate/ˈæktəˌveɪt/make active or more active
- antidote/ˈænɪˌdoʊt/a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
- attempts/əˈtɛmps/
- acquired/əˈkwaɪɝd/gotten through environmental forces
- attended/əˈtɛndɪd/having a caretaker or other watcher
- addicted/əˈdɪktɪd/compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming
- apparent/əˈpɛɹənt/clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
- academic/ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/an educator who works at a college or university
- altitude/ˈæɫtəˌtud/elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
- awaiting/əˈweɪtɪŋ/
- asteroid/ˈæstɝˌɔɪd/any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
- applying/əˈpɫaɪɪŋ/
- agencies/ˈeɪdʒənsiz/
- assemble/əˈsɛmbəɫ/create by putting components or members together
- advocate/ˈædvəˌkeɪt/a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
- athletic/æθˈɫɛtɪk/vigorously active
- athletes/ˈæθˌɫits/
- abnormal/æbˈnɔɹməɫ/much greater than the normal
- agreeing/əˈɡɹiɪŋ/
- archives/ˈɑɹˌkaɪvz/collection of records especially about an institution
- advances/ədˈvænsəz/
- airborne/ˈɛɹˌbɔɹn/moved or conveyed by or through air
- attacker/əˈtækɝ/someone who attacks
- antiques/ænˈtiks/
- ancestor/ˈænˌsɛstɝ/someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
- airlines/ˈɛɹˌɫaɪnz/
- amateurs/ˈæməˌtɝz/
- agitated/ˈædʒəˌteɪtɪd/troubled emotionally and usually deeply
- absorbed/əbˈzɔɹbd/giving or marked by complete attention to
- adultery/əˈdəɫtɝi/extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
- ambushed/ˈæmˌbʊʃt/
- angelica/ˈændʒəˌɫikə/aromatic stems or leaves or roots of Angelica Archangelica
- alphabet/ˈæɫfəˌbɛt/the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
- analyzed/ˈænəˌɫaɪzd/examined carefully and methodically
- aluminum/əˈɫumənəm/a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
- adequate/ˈædəˌkweɪt/having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
- abstract/ˈæbˌstɹækt/a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
- attracts/əˈtɹækts/
- admiring/ædˈmaɪɹɪŋ/
- anyplace/ˈɛniˌpɫeɪs/at or in or to any place
- avengers
- aquarium/əˈkwɛɹiəm/a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
- artifact/ˈɑɹtəˌfækt/a man-made object taken as a whole
- accuracy/ˈækjɝəsi/the quality of being near to the true value
8-letter words starting with A
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How many 8 letter words start with A?
There are 1616 8-letter words starting with A in our dictionary.