Words That Start With AN
Here are 596 words that start with an, from everyday words to rare ones that are still valid in word games. Common words come first with a short meaning, then the words are grouped by length, which helps with Wordle and crossword clues.
- Words starting with an
- 596
- Most used
- and
- Shortest
- and
- 5 letter words
- 26
Common words that start with an
| # | Word | Meaning | Letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | any | to any degree or extent | 3 |
| 2 | another | any of various alternatives; some other | 7 |
| 3 | answer | react verbally | 6 |
| 4 | anti | not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.) | 4 |
| 5 | announced | make known; make an announcement | 9 |
| 6 | annual | completing its life cycle within a year | 6 |
| 7 | anymore | at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative | 7 |
| 8 | analysis | an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole | 8 |
| 9 | anyway | used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement | 6 |
| 10 | animals | a living organism characterized by voluntary movement | 7 |
| 11 | animal | a living organism characterized by voluntary movement | 6 |
| 12 | anywhere | at or in or to any place; ; (`anyplace' is used informally for `anywhere') | 8 |
| 13 | ancient | belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire | 7 |
| 14 | angry | feeling or showing anger | 5 |
| 15 | answers | react verbally | 7 |
| 16 | anniversary | the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) | 11 |
| 17 | angel | person of exceptional holiness | 5 |
| 18 | anxiety | (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental... | 7 |
| 19 | android | an automaton that resembles a human being | 7 |
| 20 | anger | a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance | 5 |
| 21 | annoying | causing irritation or annoyance | 8 |
| 22 | angle | the space between two lines or planes that intersect | 5 |
| 23 | anna | a former copper coin of Pakistan and India | 4 |
| 24 | answered | react verbally | 8 |
| 25 | announcement | a formal public statement | 12 |
| 26 | angels | person of exceptional holiness | 6 |
| 27 | anime | a hard copal derived from an African tree | 5 |
| 28 | announce | make known; make an announcement | 8 |
| 29 | animation | the condition of living or the state of being alive | 9 |
| 30 | anonymous | having no known name or identity or known source | 9 |
| 31 | annually | without missing a year | 8 |
| 32 | anxious | eagerly desirous | 7 |
| 33 | anticipated | expected hopefully | 11 |
| 34 | animated | having life or vigor or spirit | 8 |
| 35 | answering | replying | 9 |
| 36 | anyways | used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement | 7 |
| 37 | analyst | someone who is skilled at analyzing data | 7 |
| 38 | anchor | fix firmly and stably | 6 |
| 39 | ancestors | someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | 9 |
| 40 | ankle | a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus | 5 |
| 41 | annoyed | aroused to impatience or anger | 7 |
| 42 | anatomy | the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals | 7 |
| 43 | announces | make known; make an announcement | 9 |
| 44 | anthem | a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school) | 6 |
| 45 | analyzed | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning | 8 |
| 46 | angles | move or proceed at an angle | 6 |
| 47 | ana | mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu | 3 |
| 48 | announcing | make known; make an announcement | 10 |
| 49 | ant | social insect living in organized colonies | 3 |
| 50 | antique | made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age | 7 |
3 letter words that start with an
- and
- any
- ana
- ant
- ani
- ane
4 letter words that start with an
- anti
- anna
- ants
- anon
- ante
- anew
- anil
- anas
- ands
- ankh
- anis
- ansa
- anta
- anga
- anes
5 letter words that start with an
- angry
- angel
- anger
- angle
- anime
- ankle
- annex
- annoy
- angst
- anvil
- anode
- anima
- anion
- anise
- antsy
- annul
- antic
- antis
- anent
- annas
- antes
- angas
- ancon
- annal
- anole
- anted
6 letter words that start with an
- anyone
- answer
- annual
- anyway
- animal
- angels
- anchor
- anthem
- angles
- analog
- ankles
- anyhow
- antics
- annals
- annoys
- angled
- anemia
- angers
- angler
- angina
- anemic
- animus
- antler
- angora
- annexe
- anoint
- anally
- anions
- animes
- anther
- anklet
- anoxic
- anodes
- animas
- anvils
- anorak
- anoxia
- anomie
- anodic
- anuses
- anneal
- annuls
- antrum
- anting
- antral
- anonym
- ankush
7 letter words that start with an
- another
- anymore
- animals
- ancient
- answers
- anybody
- anxiety
- android
- anytime
- anxious
- anyways
- analyst
- annoyed
- anatomy
- antique
- analyze
- antenna
- analogy
- anarchy
- angular
- annexed
- analyse
- anomaly
- anchors
- anguish
- annuity
- angrily
- angered
- antigen
- anthrax
- animate
- angelic
- angling
- anglers
- anthems
- antlers
- annular
- angrier
- anagram
- annuals
- analogs
- antiwar
- angelus
- anchovy
- anemone
- anaemia
- annexes
- anionic
- anthers
- aniline
- annulus
- andante
- anaemic
- anodyne
- anklets
- animism
- antacid
- aniseed
- aneurin
- anthill
10 more in the filter below.
8 letter words that start with an
- anything
- analysis
- anywhere
- annoying
- answered
- announce
- annually
- animated
- analyzed
- analysts
- analyses
- anterior
- ancestry
- ancestor
- analysed
- antiques
- anchored
- antibody
- analytic
- analogue
- antennas
- antidote
- anecdote
- analyzes
- anorexia
- ancients
- anointed
- angelica
- aneurysm
- antelope
- analyzer
- antennae
- anaconda
- annulled
- animator
- antigens
- androids
- anathema
- androgen
- anabolic
- anorexic
- annexing
- anyplace
- anarchic
- antimony
- anatomic
- angering
- anemones
- animates
- annotate
- anteater
- antihero
- antitank
- anodized
- andesite
- angriest
- anagrams
- analyser
- aneurism
- annealed
24 more in the filter below.
9 letter words that start with an
- announced
- animation
- anonymous
- answering
- ancestors
- announces
- analytics
- analyzing
- announcer
- antarctic
- anthology
- ancestral
- antiquity
- anchorage
- anonymity
- antitrust
- analogous
- anarchist
- anecdotes
- annoyance
- annotated
- anomalies
- analysing
- andromeda
- anecdotal
- animosity
- anxieties
- anxiously
- ancillary
- annuities
- anarchism
- anaerobic
- anchoring
- anomalous
- analogies
- antivirus
- animators
- annulment
- antiviral
- animating
- anointing
- analogues
- anchovies
- antipathy
- analgesic
- anchorman
- annealing
- anguished
- analyzers
- antenatal
- androgens
- aneurysms
- anhydrous
- analgesia
- antiquary
- anopheles
- antelopes
- androgyny
- anhydride
- antisense
44 more in the filter below.
10 letter words that start with an
- announcing
- analytical
- anticipate
- antibodies
- antibiotic
- annexation
- anesthesia
- animations
- antagonist
- anatomical
- announcers
- anarchists
- antisocial
- anesthetic
- antiquated
- antithesis
- annotation
- annihilate
- antagonism
- antebellum
- antiseptic
- annoyingly
- answerable
- antimatter
- annualized
- anglophone
- antecedent
- antagonize
- anthracite
- antifreeze
- antifungal
- annoyances
- anticancer
- anteriorly
- analgesics
- anisotropy
- androgenic
- anamorphic
- anthropoid
- ankylosing
- anxiolytic
- anglicized
- annotating
- anatomists
- anticlimax
- analogical
- anchorages
- angiogenic
- anglicised
- anadromous
- anaplastic
- animatedly
- antipodean
- anemometer
- aneuploidy
- antiproton
- angiosperm
- ancestries
- angulation
- antinomian
14 more in the filter below.
11 letter words that start with an
- anniversary
- anticipated
- antibiotics
- anonymously
- antiquities
- antagonists
- annotations
- anticipates
- annihilated
- antioxidant
- anaesthetic
- antiquarian
- anthologies
- anaesthesia
- androgynous
- antecedents
- anaphylaxis
- anachronism
- angiography
- anisotropic
- angiotensin
- anesthetics
- anecdotally
- angioplasty
- antiquaries
- animalistic
- antagonized
- annihilator
- angiosperms
- antechamber
- anastomosis
- antislavery
- analogously
- animosities
- annihilates
- antifascist
- anesthetist
- anarchistic
- antagonisms
- antiseptics
- annexations
- anthocyanin
- anxiousness
- antagonizes
- antigravity
- antipoverty
- anomalously
- anchorwoman
- anencephaly
- anesthetize
- ancillaries
- antifungals
- antinuclear
- anticyclone
- antipyretic
- anxiolytics
- antifouling
- anastomoses
- antiprotons
- antimissile
4 more in the filter below.
12 letter words that start with an
- announcement
- anticipation
- anthropology
- anticipating
- annihilation
- antagonistic
- antioxidants
- anatomically
- antithetical
- anaphylactic
- angiogenesis
- annunciation
- antiaircraft
- analytically
- annihilating
- antagonizing
- anticipatory
- anesthetized
- anaesthetics
- antimalarial
- anachronisms
- antediluvian
- anthocyanins
- antiquarians
- antiparallel
- anthologized
- anesthetists
- anthelmintic
- anticlerical
- antidiabetic
- angiographic
- antimonopoly
- antiparticle
- antiabortion
- antifascists
- antithrombin
- anticyclonic
- anastomosing
- anticolonial
- antineutrino
- antifeminist
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How many words start with an?
This list has 596 words starting with an, all from a standard word-game dictionary and all seen in real English text.
What are common words that start with an?
and, any, another, anything, anyone, answer, anti, announced.
What 5 letter words start with an?
angry, angel, anger, angle, anime, ankle, annex, annoy, angst, anvil.
Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.