2-Letter Words Starting with A

Browse words matching your filter criteria

75 Words Found
28 Max Score
5 Letters

Search for Words

Active Filters:
Starts with: a Ends with: t Contains: p
Clear All
Found 75 words in the American English dictionary 5 letters
2-Letter Words Starting with A (75 words)
Search Complete!
75 words found matching your search criteria
Results by Ifindwords.com
apt (5 points)
Classified information (wordplay)
2 BR/1 BA listing, perhaps
Small rental unit (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+T·1 = 5 pts
adapt (8 points)
Bring to the screen, perhaps
Turn from book to film, say
Turn from a book into a movie, say
A·1+D·2+A·1+P·3+T·1 = 8 pts
adept (8 points)
Expert from A-section (wordplay)
Really good (at)
Well-equipped (at)
A·1+D·2+E·1+P·3+T·1 = 8 pts
adopt (8 points)
Go out of the pool for, say (wordplay)
Get a pound pooch say
Become a mother maybe
A·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1 = 8 pts
apart (7 points)
Living in different countries, say
In two say
Separately or role (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+T·1 = 7 pts
aport (7 points)
Left on a river (wordplay)
Left on the boat (wordplay)
Left on board (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+T·1 = 7 pts
abrupt (10 points)
Short bra undone and perhaps put by
Sudden, maybe discourteous
Rub Pat the wrong way? That's sudden!
A·1+B·3+R·1+U·1+P·3+T·1 = 10 pts
accept (12 points)
Say "OK" to
Believe one wouldn't say no to this
Take on (responsibility)
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1 = 12 pts
aptest (8 points)
Most clever chap tested - only 6/10!
College Board exam, briefly
Opportunity for college credit
A·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
armpit (10 points)
Secret place (wordplay)
Secret spot (wordplay)
Ban locale (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+M·3+P·3+I·1+T·1 = 10 pts
arpent (8 points)
About an acre, in Quebec and Louisiana.
French land measure
A·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 8 pts
aspect (10 points)
View of strand (wordplay)
Look - a ghost about to vanish!
Like being kissed, some say, in view
A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+T·1 = 10 pts
airport (9 points)
Kennedy perhaps left after broadcast
Place to take off (wordplay)
Fly in the fizzy red wine (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+R·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+T·1 = 9 pts
airpost (9 points)
A kind of mail
A·1+I·1+R·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
amplest (11 points)
Most adequate sound booster in case
Least scrawny
Most abundant
A·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
anapest (9 points)
Bit of a limerick
Foot of poetic meter.
Foot of a North American troublemaker
A·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
antipot (9 points)
Voting "no" on Colorado Amendment 64, say
Voting 'no' on Colorado Amendment 64, say
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+T·1 = 9 pts
apomict (13 points)
An organism produced by reproduction
A·1+P·3+O·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+T·1 = 13 pts
apparat (11 points)
Machine's not American but red
Admin system of a communist party
Russian political machine
A·1+P·3+P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+T·1 = 11 pts
appoint (11 points)
Assign (to a job)
Assign job to (someone)
Determine (a time/place)
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1 = 11 pts
apricot (11 points)
IFruit tree (nonverbal)
Rip coat (anagram)
Fruit from a tropic (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+T·1 = 11 pts
asphalt (12 points)
Court cover-up (wordplay)
Rocky road ingredient (wordplay)
What covers a lot of ground (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+T·1 = 12 pts
attempt (11 points)
Try to climb (a peak)
A dry, barren, endless essay
Stab, of sorts
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+M·3+P·3+T·1 = 11 pts
adeptest (11 points)
Adept
A·1+D·2+E·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
adscript (13 points)
Feudal serf attached to the soil
Written after.
A·1+D·2+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+P·3+T·1 = 13 pts
alphabet (15 points)
Cast of characters (wordplay)
A to Z, say
First elements (of language)
A·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+B·3+E·1+T·1 = 15 pts
alpinist (10 points)
A leg bandaged by lean skier, perhaps
It's plain stupid for a mountaineer
Climber of big mountains
A·1+L·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
anapaest (10 points)
Foot rot for a peasant (wordplay)
Metrical foot of three syllables.
A peasant suffering breakage of foot
A·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+A·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
antepast (10 points)
A foretaste
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+P·3+A·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
aperient (10 points)
It has a laxative effect in repeat runs
Beast interchanged in opening
Drug that is seized by troubled parent
A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 10 pts
aphorist (13 points)
Franklin, for one
User of short, pithy sentences.
I put in short pieces on a page
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
apiarist (10 points)
Moviedom's Ulee, for one
Prop man for "The Sting" (wordplay)
Monitor of workers (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+I·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
apparent (12 points)
Dad backing Mum perhaps - it's obvious
Seeming to be a quiet dad maybe
Visible - plain - presumable
A·1+P·3+P·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
appestat (12 points)
Hunger trigger
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1 = 12 pts
appetent (12 points)
Pertaining to desire.
Of the nature of desire.
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
ashplant (13 points)
A sapling used as a walking stick
Tackling Alp, hasn't a walking stick
Never, never split transverse stick
A·1+S·1+H·4+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 13 pts
aspirant (10 points)
One works hard to achieve something
One with a goal
Partisan assembly produces a candidate
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 10 pts
abruptest (13 points)
Abrupt
A·1+B·3+R·1+U·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
acceptant (15 points)
Accepting; receiving.
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 15 pts
apartment (13 points)
Flat across the pond (wordplay)
Flat (chiefly US)
Flat (mainly US)
A·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 13 pts
apologist (12 points)
One who defends a policy
Defender of something controversial
One defending most of rationale in a job
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
appellant (13 points)
Try again to meet this person's request!
Man in court.
One takes a case to a higher court for review
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 13 pts
appendant (14 points)
""Hanging; annexed; adjunct; concomitant; as, a seal appendant to a paper. as, a seal appendant to a paper.""
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 14 pts
applecart (15 points)
How upsetting for Grany Smith!
One not to upset (wordplay)
Place trap to upset this!
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+E·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+T·1 = 15 pts
applicant (15 points)
I go for it!
Job-seeking insect?
Job-seeking insect (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 15 pts
assumpsit (13 points)
""A promise or undertaking, founded on a consideration. This promise may be oral or in writing not under seal. It may be express or implied.""
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+M·3+P·3+S·1+I·1+T·1 = 13 pts
autopilot (11 points)
Unthinking state (figurative)
High-level stand-in chauffeur (wordplay)
Robot flier (wordplay)
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+L·1+O·1+T·1 = 11 pts
amyloplast (17 points)
A colorless plastid that forms starch granules and occurs in cells of plant storage tissue.
A·1+M·3+Y·4+L·1+O·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1 = 17 pts
analphabet (17 points)
... illiterate needing help to follow a northern river
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+B·3+E·1+T·1 = 17 pts
antepenult (12 points)
Third last syllable
Second syllable from the last.
third-from-last syllable
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+T·1 = 12 pts
anticipant (14 points)
Forward-looking insect?
Forward-looking insect (wordplay)
Expecting awful panic stations, sending out SOS
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+P·3+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 14 pts
archpriest (17 points)
""A chief priest; also, a kind of vicar, or a rural dean.""
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+P·3+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 17 pts
accompanist (19 points)
Consort pianist (wordplay)
Person who plays music for a soloist
Musician who cannot perform on his own
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 19 pts
adoptionist (14 points)
One of a sect which maintained that Christ was the Son of God not by nature but by adoption.
A·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 14 pts
appeasement (17 points)
Short-sighted type of government policy.
(Act of) placating by making concessions
Act of placating by making concessions
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 17 pts
appointment (17 points)
Date with a very soft salve
A very subdued application for a date
German city
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 17 pts
appurtenant (15 points)
Accessory.
Germane
A·1+P·3+P·3+U·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 15 pts
apiculturist (16 points)
International sect controlled by a dogmatic type, one supervising workers
A·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 16 pts
apocalyptist (21 points)
Person associated with (-ist)
A·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+Y·4+P·3+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 21 pts
appraisement (18 points)
Process of assessing
Pressure to mark up people in fitting evaluation
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+A·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 18 pts
accompaniment (23 points)
Supporting musical line
Dancing cancan with tempo I'm backing
Backing account, criticise one in remark
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 23 pts
acupuncturist (19 points)
Needle-worker found in practice
Therapist involved in sharp practice (wordplay)
Needle therapist
A·1+C·3+U·1+P·3+U·1+N·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 19 pts
apportionment (19 points)
Process of sharing out
Allocation
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 19 pts
accomplishment (27 points)
Something achieved
Successful achievement
A cold kind of praise about quiet exploit
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 27 pts
anthropologist (20 points)
Culture vulture (wordplay)
Social scientist reading, perhaps, work held by literary collector
Collector of poems etc sees right to work retained by our student (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 20 pts
anticapitalist (18 points)
""CAPITALIST One who has capital; one who has money for investment, or money invested; esp. a person of large property, which is employed in business.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 18 pts
antidepressant (17 points)
Prozac, for one
Mood-lightening drug
Prozac or Zoloft
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 17 pts
antimonopolist (18 points)
MONOPOLIST One who monopolizes; one who has a monopoly; one who favors monopoly.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+O·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 18 pts
antiperspirant (18 points)
Degree, for one
You probably raise your arm for this
Degree, for example
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 18 pts
antiseparatist (16 points)
""SEPARATIST One who withdraws or separates himself; especially, one who withdraws from a church to which he has belonged; a seceder from an established church; a dissenter; a nonconformist; a schismatic; a sectary.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 16 pts
aromatherapist (21 points)
*Professional for whom oils are essential
Trim paths and area requiring cultivation around old oil worker (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 21 pts
astrophysicist (24 points)
One studying composition of stars, etc
Psychiatrist so confused scientific type
Galaxy finally and stars his topic for working out
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+S·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 24 pts
antidevelopment (23 points)
""DEVELOPMENT The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an image upon a photographic plate; gradual advancement or growth through a series of progressive changes; also, the result of developing, or a developed state.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 23 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+P·3+O·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 28 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+U·1+N·1+E·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+O·1+Y·4+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 25 pts

Frequently Asked Questions

How does this word finder work?

Enter letters or a pattern, optionally pick a dictionary, and we'll find every valid word matching your criteria. Results show with point scores, definitions, and clickable details.

What dictionaries are available?

32 dictionaries across 11 languages including Scrabble TWL/SOWPODS, Words With Friends, Crossword, and per-language dictionaries for German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish.

Can I see crossword clues for results?

Yes — when applicable, each result word is clickable to show known crossword clues from our 1.99M-clue corpus plus dictionary definitions and external lookup links.

Is this free?

All basic searches are free. Unlimited usage and advanced features require a subscription via grandewebnetwork members.

How current is your data?

Word lists are updated monthly to track new tournament dictionary editions. Clue corpora are refreshed quarterly from public crossword archives.

Your search: your search in dictionary American. Results: 75.

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

Similar Searches

Authoritative Dictionary Resources

Verify words and explore definitions at these trusted sources:

Browse All Dictionaries