Words Containing A — Scrabble & Word Games

A is the 3rd most common letter in English and appears in roughly 53% of all English words. It is the foundation vowel of countless syllables and is nearly universal in polysyllabic English words.

In Scrabble, A is 1 point with 9 tiles in the bag. Because A is ubiquitous, “containing A” is a very large category — most words you play will contain at least one A. Strategic use of A focuses on high-value combinations with Q, Z, J, X: QUARTZ, JAZZ, PIZZAZZ, AXIS.

A-vowel placement matters for bingo building. A rack with multiple A’s tends to produce plurals and adjective-of forms easily. In Wordle, an early A guess is one of the most informative — testing the most common vowel in a common position.

Top 500 Highest-Scoring Words Containing A (500 of 153,419)

RAZZAMATAZZES51
RAZZMATAZZES50
PIZZAZZIEST49
PIZZAZZY49
RAZZAMATAZZ49
PIZZAZZIER48
RAZZMATAZZ48
BAZZAZZES47
BEZZAZZES47
BIZZAZZES47
PAZZAZZES47
PIZZAZZES47
QUIZZIFICATIONS47
QUIZZIFICATION46
BAZZAZZ45
BEZZAZZ45
BIZZAZZ45
PAZZAZZ45
PIZZAZZ45
QUIZZICALITY44
ZYZZYVAS44
QUIZZICALITIES43
QUIZZICALLY43
ZYZZYVA43
NEBUCHADNEZZARS41
OXYPHENBUTAZONE41
NEBUCHADNEZZAR40
QUINQUEVALENCY40
QUINQUIVALENCY40
VAJAZZLINGS40
PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY39
PIZAZZIEST39
PIZAZZY39
VAJAZZLING39
BENZODIAZEPINES38
CHROMOXYLOGRAPH38
HACKERAZZIS38
PIZAZZIER38
PSYCHOANALYZING38
QUAQUAVERSALLY38
QUINQUEVALENCES38
QUINQUIVALENCES38
QUIZZICAL38
VAJAZZLED38
XYLOPYROGRAPHY38
XYLOTYPOGRAPHIC38
XYLOTYPOGRAPHY38
ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS38
APOPHTHEGMATIZE37
BAZAZZES37
BENZIMIDAZOLES37
BENZODIAZEPINE37
BEZAZZES37
BIZAZZES37
CYCLOHEXYLAMINE37
HACKERAZZI37
HACKERAZZO37
HYDROXYBUTYRATE37
HYPNOTIZABILITY37
JAZZLIKE37
KATZENJAMMERS37
METAPHYSICIZING37
PAZAZZES37
PHOTOZINCOGRAPH37
PIZAZZES37
PIZZAZES37
PSYCHOANALYZED37
PSYCHOANALYZERS37
PUZZLEHEADED37
QUINQUEVALENCE37
QUINQUIVALENCE37
TRANQUILIZINGLY37
VAJAZZLES37
WHIZZBANGS37
ZIGZAGGEDNESSES37
BEDAZZLEMENTS36
BENZIMIDAZOLE36
COENZYMATICALLY36
ECTOMYCORRHIZAE36
ECTOMYCORRHIZAS36
HYPERPHYSICALLY36
HYPOPHARYNXES36
JAZZINESSES36
JICKAJOGGINGS36
KATZENJAMMER36
METAPHYSICIZED36
PSYCHOANALYZER36
PSYCHOANALYZES36
PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY36
PZAZZES36
QUAZZIEST36
QUAZZY36
SQUEEZABILITY36
TACHYPHYLAXES36
TACHYPHYLAXIS36
VAJAZZLE36
WHIZZBANG36
ZANTHOXYLUMS36
ZINJANTHROPUSES36
ZINZIBERACEOUS36
ZYGAPOPHYSEAL36
ZYGAPOPHYSIAL36
BAZAZZ35
BEDAZZLEMENT35
BEZAZZ35
BIZAZZ35
CHEMOPSYCHIATRY35
CLICKJACKINGS35
ECTOMYCORRHIZA35
EXPERIMENTALIZE35
EXTEMPORIZATION35
EXTRAJUDICIALLY35
HEXACHLOROPHANE35
HEXACHLOROPHENE35
HEXAMETRIZING35
HYLOZOISTICALLY35
HYPERPOLARIZING35
HYPOMIXOLYDIAN35
ISOCARBOXAZIDS35
JACUZZIS35
JAZZILY35
JICKAJOGGING35
KAZATZKAS35
METAPHYSICIZES35
MICROEARTHQUAKE35
MOORBUZZARDS35
OVEREMPHASIZING35
PAZAZZ35
PHYTOCHEMICALLY35
PIZAZZ35
PIZZAZ35
PODZOLIZATIONS35
POLYCARBOXYLIC35
PROJECTIZATIONS35
PSYCHOANALYZE35
PSYCHOSEXUALITY35
QUAZZIER35
QUINQUAGESIMAL35
QUINQUEFARIOUS35
QUINQUEFOLIATE35
QUINQUENNIALLY35
SCHIZOTHYMIAS35
SQUEEZABILITIES35
WAZZOCKS35
ZANTHOXYLUM35
ZIGZAGGEDNESS35
ZINCKIFICATIONS35
ZOOPHYTOLOGICAL35
ZUGZWANGING35
ZYGAPOPHYSES35
ZYGAPOPHYSIS35
ZYGOBRANCHIATES35
ZYGODACTYLISMS35
AZIDOTHYMIDINES34
BATHMITZVAHS34
BELSHAZZARS34
BLACKJACKING34
BLIZZARDLY34
BRACHYCEPHALICS34
BRACHYCEPHALISM34
CHAZZANIM34
CHAZZENIM34
CHEMICOPHYSICAL34
CLICKJACKING34
CONTEXTUALIZING34
COXCOMBICALITY34
DECONTEXTUALIZE34
EMPYREUMATIZING34
ENDOMYCORRHIZA34
EXEMPLIFICATIVE34
EXTENSIVIZATION34
HEXAMETRIZED34
HUZZAHING34
HYDROXYACETIC34
HYDROXYAPATITES34
HYDROXYLAPATITE34
HYPERPOLARIZED34
HYPHENIZATIONS34
HYPOPHARYNX34
ISOCARBOXAZID34
JABBERWOCKY34
JACKHAMMERING34
JACUZZI34
JAZZBOS34
JAZZINESS34
JAZZMAN34
JAZZMEN34
JICKAJOGGED34
KAFFEEKLATSCHES34
KAZATZKA34
LYMPHADENOPATHY34
MATHEMATICIZING34
METAPHYSICIZE34
MOORBUZZARD34
MORBIDEZZAS34
OVEREMPHASIZED34
PHAGOCYTIZING34
PHENYLBUTAZONES34
PHOSPHATIZATION34
PHOTOTYPOGRAPHY34
PHYSICOCHEMICAL34
PLETHYSMOGRAPHY34
PODZOLIZATION34
POLYCARBOXYLATE34
PROJECTIZATION34
PSYCHOCHEMICALS34
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY34
PSYCHOPHYSICAL34
PSYCHOSEXUALLY34
PYROPHOTOGRAPHY34
PZAZZ34
QUARTZIFEROUS34
QUINQUAGENARIAN34
QUINQUECOSTATE34
QUINQUEPARTITE34
QUINQUEVALENT34
QUINQUIVALENT34
RHYTHMIZATIONS34
SCHIZOTHYMIA34
STAPHYLORRHAPHY34
SULPHINPYRAZONE34
SYCOPHANTIZING34
SYZYGETICALLY34
TACHYARRHYTHMIA34
UNSYMPATHIZING34
WAZZOCK34
XENOMORPHICALLY34
XEROPHYTICALLY34
ZIGZAGGERY34
ZINCKIFICATION34
ZINJANTHROPUS34
ZUGZWANGED34
ZYGOBRANCHIATE34
ZYGODACTYLISM34
ZYMOTECHNICAL34
ALEXIPHARMAKONS33
APOTHEGMATIZING33
AXIOMATIZATIONS33
AZIDOTHYMIDINE33
BATHMITZVAH33
BATHMIZVAHS33
BELSHAZZAR33
BENZENECARBONYL33
BIORHYTHMICALLY33
BLACKJACKED33
BLIZZARDIEST33
BLIZZARDING33
BLIZZARDY33
BRACHYCEPHALIC33
BRACHYCEPHALY33
BRACHYDACTYLISM33
CHARACTERIZABLE33
CHIAREZZAS33
CHIFFCHAFFS33
CHLOROTHIAZIDES33
CHLORPROMAZINES33
CIRCUMJACENCY33
COMMERCIALIZING33
CONTEXTUALIZED33
COXCOMBICALLY33
CRACKERJACKS33
DAZZLINGLY33
DEHYPNOTIZATION33
DIAZOTIZATIONS33
DYSMORPHOPHOBIA33
EMPYREUMATIZED33
ENHYPOSTATIZING33
EQUIPROBABILITY33
ESCHSCHOLTZIAS33
EXCHANGEABILITY33
EXCOMMUNICATIVE33
EXCOMMUNICATORY33
EXTRAVAGANZAS33
HAPHAZARDNESSES33
HEPATECTOMIZED33
HEXACHLORETHANE33
HEXAMETRIZES33
HIGHJACKINGS33
HUZZAHED33
HYDROLYZABLE33
HYDROLYZATIONS33
HYDROXYAPATITE33
HYDROXYLAMINES33
HYPEREXCITABLE33
HYPERPOLARIZES33
HYPERPYREXIAL33
HYPERPYREXIAS33
HYPHENIZATION33
JABBERWOCKIES33
JACKHAMMERED33
JAWBREAKINGLY33
JAZZBO33
JAZZIEST33
JAZZING33
JAZZY33
LARYNGECTOMIZED33
LEXICALIZATIONS33
MATHEMATICIZED33
MAXIMIZATIONS33
METHOXYFLURANES33
METHYLXANTHINES33
MISCHARACTERIZE33
MISEMPHASIZING33
MIZZENMASTS33
MORBIDEZZA33
MYTHICIZATIONS33
MYTHOLOGIZATION33
OVEREMPHASIZES33
OXYHAEMOGLOBINS33
PARCHMENTIZING33
PASSAMEZZOS33
PAVONAZZOS33
PHAGOCYTIZED33
PHENYLBUTAZONE33
PHONEMICIZATION33
PHOSPHATIZING33
PHYCOXANTHINS33
PIEZOMETRICALLY33
PIZZALIKE33
PSYCHOCHEMICAL33
PSYCHOGRAPHICAL33
QUADRUPLEXING33
QUAQUAVERSAL33
QUARTERBACKINGS33
QUIXOTICALLY33
RECONTEXTUALIZE33
RHIZOCEPHALANS33
RHIZOCEPHALOUS33
RHYTHMIZATION33
SCHIZOPHRENIAS33
SPHYGMOGRAPHIC33
SPHYGMOGRAPHY33
SYCOPHANTIZED33
SYMPTOMATIZING33
TAXIDERMIZING33
TRANQUILIZATION33
TRANQUILLIZING33
UNDEREMPHASIZED33
XENOPHOBICALLY33
XEROGRAPHICALLY33
ZIGZAGGERIES33
ZINCOGRAPHICAL33
ZINJANTHROPI33
ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL33
ZYGODACTYLIC33
ADENOHYPOPHYSES32
ADENOHYPOPHYSIS32
ALEXIPHARMAKON32
ANTHROPOPSYCHIC32
APOTHEGMATIZED32
ARCHAEOPTERYXES32
ARCHAEOZOOLOGY32
AXIOMATIZATION32
BACKCHECKING32
BASHIBAZOUKS32
BATHMIZVAH32
BEDAZZLING32
BENZALDEHYDES32
BLIZZARDED32
BLIZZARDIER32
BRACHYCEPHALIES32
BRACHYCEPHALOUS32
BRACHYDACTYLIC32
BRACHYDACTYLY32
BRACHYPINAKOIDS32
CEPHALOTHORAXES32
CHEMOTAXONOMIC32
CHEMOTAXONOMY32
CHIAREZZA32
CHIAREZZE32
CHIFFCHAFF32
CHLOROTHIAZIDE32
CHLORPROMAZINE32
CHONDRICHTHYANS32
CIRCUMJACENCIES32
COMMERCIALIZED32
CONTEXTUALIZES32
CONVEYORIZATION32
CRACKAJACKS32
CRACKERJACK32
CYBERSQUATTINGS32
DAZZLEMENTS32
DEMISEMIQUAVERS32
DEOXIDIZATIONS32
DESEXUALIZATION32
DEXAMPHETAMINES32
DIAZOTIZATION32
DICHOTOMIZATION32
EMPYREUMATIZES32
ENHYPOSTATIZED32
ENZYMATICALLY32
EPIGRAMMATIZING32
EQUIVOCATINGLY32
ESCHSCHOLTZIA32
ESCHSCHOLZIAS32
EXTRAVAGANZA32
FUZZBALLS32
GLYPHOGRAPHICAL32
HAEMODIALYZERS32
HALFPENNYWORTHS32
HAPHAZARDLY32
HAPHAZARDRY32
HAZARDIZES32
HEXAMETRIZE32
HIERACOSPHINXES32
HIGHJACKING32
HYBRIDIZABLE32
HYBRIDIZATIONS32
HYDROGENIZATION32
HYDROLYZATION32
HYDROPATHICALLY32
HYDROXYLAMINE32
HYPERGLYCAEMIC32
HYPERPOLARIZE32
HYPERPYREXIA32
HYPERSEXUALITY32
HYPOPHOSPHATES32
HYPOSTASIZATION32
HYPOSTATIZATION32
HYPSOPHYLLARY32
ICHTHYOPHAGISTS32
ICHTHYOPHAGY32
JACKKNIFING32
JAZZED32
JAZZERS32
JAZZIER32
JEOPARDIZING32
KAFFEEKLATSCH32
LEXICALIZATION32
LEXICOGRAPHICAL32
LYMPHOCYTOPENIA32
LYOPHILIZATIONS32
MATHEMATICIZES32
MAXIMIZATION32
MERCHANDIZINGS32
METHOXYFLURANE32
METHYLXANTHINE32
MICROPHYSICALLY32
MISEMPHASIZED32
MIZZENMAST32
MONOCARBOXYLIC32
MYTHICIZATION32
OPHTHALMOPHOBIA32
OVERADVERTIZING32
OVERCAPITALIZED32
OVEREMPHASIZE32
OVERSPECIALIZED32
OXYHAEMOGLOBIN32
OXYTETRACYCLINE32
PARAMYXOVIRUSES32
PARCHMENTIZED32
PASSAMEZZO32
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY32
PAVONAZZO32
PHAGOCYTIZES32
PHARMACODYNAMIC32
PHARMACOTHERAPY32
PHENOMENALIZING32
PHOSPHATIZED32
PHOTOCHEMICALLY32
PHYCOXANTHIN32
PHYSIOPATHOLOGY32
PHYTOGEOGRAPHIC32
PHYTOGEOGRAPHY32
PIZZICATOS32
POLYMORPHICALLY32
POZZOLANIC32
PROVERBIALIZING32
PROVINCIALIZING32
PSYCHODYNAMICS32
PSYCHOGRAPHICS32
QUADRISYLLABICS32
QUADRUPLEXED32
QUARTERBACKING32
QUINQUENNIADS32
QUODLIBETICALLY32
RAZZBERRY32
RECOGNIZABILITY32
RHIZOCEPHALAN32
SCHIZOCARPIC32
SCHIZOGNATHOUS32
SCHIZOPHRENIA32
SCUZZBAGS32
SCUZZBALLS32
SKYJACKINGS32
SPHYGMOGRAPHIES32
STRAIGHTJACKETS32
SULFAMETHAZINES32
SULFINPYRAZONES32
SULPHATHIAZOLES32
SUPERFICIALIZED32
SUPERHUMANIZING32
SYCOPHANTIZES32
SYMPATHIZING32
SYMPTOMATIZED32
SYNCHRONIZATION32
TAXIDERMIZED32
TRANQUILIZING32
TRANQUILLIZED32
TRANQUILLIZERS32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many English words contain the letter A?

The dictionary contains 153,419 words with A somewhere inside them (42.7%). English-wide, A has a text-frequency of 8.2% (3rd place in the rankings).

What's the highest-scoring word containing A in Scrabble?

The top-scoring word containing A in our list is RAZZAMATAZZES at 51 points (TWL letter values, before premium squares). A itself is worth 1 point as a tile.

How do I use this list for Scrabble strategy?

Use the top of the score-sorted list to find quick high-value placements on premium tiles. For bigger plays, scan for longer words that match your full rack composition. A is a common letter; focus on words where A pairs with high-value tiles like Q, Z, J, X for maximum scoring.