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8-Letter Words Starting with A (45 words)
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aborally (13 points)
Away from the mouth
A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
acrimony (15 points)
Acronym I made out of bitterness
Cross a shout about where I am on
Bitterness, ill feeling
A·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
additory (13 points)
Making an increase
A·1+D·2+D·2+I·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
adorably (14 points)
How tots perform recitals
In a captivating way.
In a charming manner.
A·1+D·2+O·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
adroitly (12 points)
With skill - dilatory (anagram)
Cleverly laid Tory off
Skilfully manipulate idolatry
A·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+I·1+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
advisory (15 points)
Recommended but not compulsory
Like some boards
In the position of a back-seat driver (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+V·4+I·1+S·1+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
advocacy (19 points)
Public support (for something)
Pleading in support (of someone)
Support of a cause
A·1+D·2+V·4+O·1+C·3+A·1+C·3+Y·4 = 19 pts
aerology (12 points)
Study of the atmosphere
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4 = 12 pts
aeronomy (13 points)
Study of phenomena on high
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+Y·4 = 13 pts
agrimony (14 points)
Plant border in a bad way
Plant with yellow flower-spikes
Suffering to grasp edge of plant
A·1+G·2+R·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
agrology (13 points)
Scientific study of soils
A·1+G·2+R·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4 = 13 pts
agronomy (14 points)
Dirty work (wordplay)
Such a cultivated groan - Goodness me!
Cultivation of the groan - Goodness me!
A·1+G·2+R·1+O·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+Y·4 = 14 pts
aleatory (11 points)
Pertaining to luck, lotteries, etc
Depending on luck.
Depending on luck
A·1+L·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
algology (13 points)
The study of algae
A·1+L·1+G·2+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4 = 13 pts
allegory (12 points)
"The Tortoise and the Hare," for one
The Tortoise and the Hare, for one
Animal Farm, for one
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
allogamy (14 points)
Cross-fertilization
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+M·3+Y·4 = 14 pts
allotypy (16 points)
The condition of being a allotype
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+Y·4 = 16 pts
ammonify (18 points)
To treat with ammonia
A·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+F·4+Y·4 = 18 pts
amorally (13 points)
A doctor's meeting (loosely)
How a psychopath behaves
In a nonvirtuous way
A·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
anodally (12 points)
In the manner of an anode
A·1+N·1+O·1+D·2+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
antibody (14 points)
Disease-fighting protein
Biological immunity agent
Kind of test
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+B·3+O·1+D·2+Y·4 = 14 pts
antilogy (12 points)
Contradiction in terms.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4 = 12 pts
antimony (13 points)
Metallic element used in alloys
Its symbol is Sb.
Brittle bluish-white element
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
antinomy (13 points)
What's upsetting to many in a paradox
A legal contradiction
A contradiction between two reasonable beliefs
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+Y·4 = 13 pts
antonymy (16 points)
Contrariness, wordwise
Manny R's friend gets stuck into some opposition
A·1+N·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+Y·4+M·3+Y·4 = 16 pts
apiology (14 points)
The study of bees
A·1+P·3+I·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4 = 14 pts
apocarpy (17 points)
The state of being an apocarp
A·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+P·3+Y·4 = 17 pts
apophony (18 points)
A change in root vowels of verb forms
A·1+P·3+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 18 pts
apoplexy (22 points)
Eruption of furious anger (colloq.)
Stroke (former name)
Inability to speak through anger
A·1+P·3+O·1+P·3+L·1+E·1+X·8+Y·4 = 22 pts
apospory (15 points)
Reproduction without spore formation
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
apostacy (15 points)
""Abandonment of one's faith or beliefs, also APOSTASY""
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+Y·4 = 15 pts
apostasy (13 points)
Desertion from a job, say? Possibly
Renunciation of faith
Desertion of faith
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+S·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
areology (12 points)
The study of the planet Mars
A·1+R·1+E·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4 = 12 pts
atonally (11 points)
In a keyless way (wordplay)
How keyless music is written
Without any key, in music
A·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
atrocity (13 points)
Wretched work of art: colloq.
Type of inhuman treatment
Town behind doctored schedule of horror
A·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
attorney (11 points)
Right guard (wordplay)
Suit specialist in New York (wordplay)
No treaty (anagram)
A·1+T·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+N·1+E·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
auditory (12 points)
Car blue, in one sense (wordplay)
Kind of memory
Via the ears
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
autogamy (14 points)
Self-fertilization
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+M·3+Y·4 = 14 pts
autogeny (12 points)
Spontaneous generation
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
autonomy (13 points)
Independence, freedom to govern
Freedom encourages my aunt to keep ducks
'Independence, self-sufficiency (8)'
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+Y·4 = 13 pts
autotomy (13 points)
Casting off part of animal's body in escape bid
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+Y·4 = 13 pts
autotypy (16 points)
A photographic printing process
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+Y·4 = 16 pts
avowably (19 points)
In an avowable manner
A·1+V·4+O·1+W·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+Y·4 = 19 pts
avowedly (18 points)
Said to be a promising beginning
As has been acknowledged
With frankness
A·1+V·4+O·1+W·4+E·1+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 18 pts
axiology (19 points)
Theory of moral or aesthetic values
A·1+X·8+I·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4 = 19 pts

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Your search: your search in dictionary American. Results: 45.

Refine to A+: AA AB AC AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ AK AL AM AN AO AP AQ AR AS AT AU AV AW AX AY AZ
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