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8-Letter Words Starting with A (42 words)
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aasvogel (12 points)
A South African vulture
A·1+A·1+S·1+V·4+O·1+G·2+E·1+L·1 = 12 pts
abapical (14 points)
Directed away from the apex
A·1+B·3+A·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 14 pts
abbatial (12 points)
Monastic
A·1+B·3+B·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
abnormal (12 points)
Odd for an average rating (wordplay)
Moral ban (anagram)
Deviating from the standard
A·1+B·3+N·1+O·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
abomasal (12 points)
Pertaining to the abomasum
A·1+B·3+O·1+M·3+A·1+S·1+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
acetoxyl (20 points)
A univalent radical
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+O·1+X·8+Y·4+L·1 = 20 pts
achenial (13 points)
""Relating to an achene, also AKENIAL""
A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
acromial (12 points)
Pertaining to the shoulder blade
A·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
adumbral (13 points)
In shadow.
A·1+D·2+U·1+M·3+B·3+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
aecidial (11 points)
""Pertaining to the aecium, also AECIAL""
A·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
aerofoil (11 points)
Loire oaf (anagram)
ie a floor redesigned for wing, say
Part of aircraft designed to give lift
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+F·4+O·1+I·1+L·1 = 11 pts
aestival (11 points)
A gala bar opening in summer
A·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
affixial (21 points)
""Pertaining to a prefix or suffix, also AFFIXAL""
A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+X·8+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 21 pts
agential (9 points)
Acting as a representative
Acting as a representative
Of a representative.
A·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 9 pts
agrestal (9 points)
Growing wild
A·1+G·2+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+L·1 = 9 pts
allodial (9 points)
Relating to allod
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+D·2+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 9 pts
alluvial (11 points)
Of a delta deposit
Kind of deposit
Everyone on university vessel washed up
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
alogical (11 points)
Soldier enters a pub making no sense
A·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
amphoral (15 points)
Of two-handled jars
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
anconeal (10 points)
Pertaining to the elbow
A·1+N·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+L·1 = 10 pts
antennal (8 points)
Like an aerial
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+L·1 = 8 pts
antheral (11 points)
Botanical male
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
antipill (10 points)
Opposed to the contraceptive pill
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+I·1+L·1+L·1 = 10 pts
antiroll (8 points)
Stabilising insect I turn over
Kind of bar used to stabilise a car's suspension
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+L·1 = 8 pts
apologal (11 points)
Pertaining to an {apolog=n}
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
approval (15 points)
Thumbs up for it!
It may come with a stamp
Trying to get on this
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
aquarial (17 points)
Pertaining to an {aquarium=n}
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 17 pts
arbitral (10 points)
Relating to dispute-settling
Regarding some dispute settlement
Relating to independent settling of disputes
A·1+R·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 10 pts
arboreal (10 points)
Out on a limb (wordplay)
Tree-dwelling wild boar? Honest!
Tree-dwelling wild boar - honest!
A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+L·1 = 10 pts
archival (16 points)
Of public records.
Of a large store of data
One-third of a 1979 Journey hit
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+V·4+A·1+L·1 = 16 pts
argental (9 points)
Resembling silver
Like silver.
Silvery
A·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+L·1 = 9 pts
armorial (10 points)
Book in which to get one's bearings
Concerning heraldic arms.
Relating to heraldry or heraldic arms
A·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 10 pts
arrhizal (20 points)
{rootless=adj}
A·1+R·1+R·1+H·4+I·1+Z·10+A·1+L·1 = 20 pts
arterial (8 points)
A trailer (anagram)
Vascular road (wordplay)
Major, as a highway
A·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 8 pts
asphodel (14 points)
Shop deal (anagram)
Lad hopes (anagram) - flower
Hope lad's cultivated lily
A·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+D·2+E·1+L·1 = 14 pts
asternal (8 points)
Lacking a breastbone
Unattached to the breastbone, as the floating ribs.
A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+L·1 = 8 pts
astragal (9 points)
Silver in heavenly ornament
Moulding in the form of a strip of beads
The ankle makes a star of a girl
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+A·1+L·1 = 9 pts
atomical (12 points)
Elementary, in a way
Consisting of tiny bits
Very small
A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
atypical (15 points)
Deviating from what is usual or common
Like an unusual occurrence
Not run-of-the-mill
A·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
autumnal (10 points)
Fally, perhaps (wordplay)
Three-monthly perhaps
All about the Fall (wordplay)
A·1+U·1+T·1+U·1+M·3+N·1+A·1+L·1 = 10 pts
aventail (11 points)
An air flap in a helmet
A·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+I·1+L·1 = 11 pts
axonemal (17 points)
Pertaining to an {axoneme=n}
A·1+X·8+O·1+N·1+E·1+M·3+A·1+L·1 = 17 pts

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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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