Animals That Start With Every Letter
Here are animals that start with every letter from A to Z: 1,251 in all, with examples for each letter and a full page for every letter that has enough of them.
This A to Z index brings together 1,251 animals. S is the richest letter by far with 167, followed by B with 116 and M with 97. Those letters make easy picks when you need several answers fast.
The thinnest letters are X with three, U with seven and Z with eight, then Q with 11 and Y with 12. For a game of an animal for every letter, prepare the tricky ones first: xerus for X, urial for U, zebra for Z, quail for Q and yak for Y.
- Animals listed
- 1,251
- Most common first letter
- S
Animals by letter
| Letter | How many | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| A | 48 | ant, ape, alligator, antelope, anaconda |
| B | 116 | bear, bull, bat, buffalo, bee |
| C | 88 | cat, chicken, cricket, cow, crane |
| D | 36 | dog, duck, deer, dinosaur, dolphin |
| E | 25 | eagle, elephant, elk, eel, emu |
| F | 45 | fish, fly, fox, frog, falcon |
| G | 72 | goat, goose, gorilla, giraffe, goldfish |
| H | 65 | horse, hawk, hare, hen, hamster |
| I | 15 | insect, impala, ibis, iguana, ibex |
| J | 15 | jay, jaguar, jellyfish, jackal, jackrabbit |
| K | 30 | kite, kangaroo, kiwi, koala, kingfisher |
| L | 50 | lion, lobster, lizard, leopard, leech |
| M | 97 | mouse, monkey, mole, moose, mosquito |
| N | 20 | nightingale, newt, nautilus, nurse shark, nightcrawler |
| O | 24 | owl, oyster, ox, octopus, otter |
| P | 77 | pig, pony, penguin, python, panda |
| Q | 11 | quarter horse, quail, queen bee, quetzal, quahog |
| R | 77 | ray, robin, ram, rat, rabbit |
| S | 167 | seal, spider, snake, sheep, shark |
| T | 52 | turkey, tiger, turtle, tick, trout |
| U | 7 | umbrella bird, uakari, umbrette, unicornfish, upland sandpiper |
| V | 17 | viper, vulture, viceroy, vixen, vole |
| W | 74 | wolf, whale, worm, wolverine, wasp |
| X | 3 | x-ray tetra, xenops, xerus |
| Y | 12 | yak, yellow jacket, yellowfin, yellow perch, yapok |
| Z | 8 | zebra, zebra finch, zander, zebra mussel, zebra shark |
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Questions people ask
Which letter do the most animals start with?
S, with 167 on this site's list.
Source: Princeton WordNet, a public dictionary database, reviewed by our editors to keep only clear, real members of the list. Meanings are short dictionary glosses.