Words That Start With Auto

70 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 70 words that start with auto, 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.

As a prefix, auto means "self" or "by itself", as in automatic and autograph.

Words starting with auto: 70
Most used: automatically
Shortest: autos
5 letter words: 1

Common words that start with auto

#	Word	Meaning	Letters
1	automatically	in a reflex manner	13
2	automatic	operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control	9
3	automobile	a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine	10
4	automotive	of or relating to motor vehicles	10
5	automated	make automatic or control or operate automatically	9
6	autonomy	immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence	8
7	autonomous	(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces	10
8	automation	the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology	10
9	autobiography	a biography of yourself	13
10	autopsy	an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease	7
11	autograph	something written by one's own hand	9
12	automobiles	a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine	11
13	autoimmune	of or relating to the immune response of the body against substance normally present in the body	10
14	autopilot	a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness	9
15	autobiographical	of or relating to or characteristic of an autobiographer	16
16	autographs	something written by one's own hand	10
17	autos	a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine	5
18	automate	make automatic or control or operate automatically	8
19	automata	someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way	8
20	autocratic	offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power	10
21	autographed	mark with one's signature	11
22	automakers	a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles	10
23	autonomic	relating to or controlled by the autonomic nervous system	9
24	automaton	someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way	9
25	automaker	a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles	9
26	autopsies	an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease	9
27	autocracy	a political system governed by a single individual	9
28	autosomal	of or relating to an autosome	9
29	automating	make automatic or control or operate automatically	10
30	autobahn	an expressway in a German-speaking country	8
31	autocrat	a cruel and oppressive dictator	8
32	autobiographies	a biography of yourself	15
33	autologous	derived from organisms of the selfsame individual	10
34	automatics	light machine gun	10
35	autoclave	a device for heating substances above their boiling point	9
36	autoimmunity	production of antibodies against the tissues of your own body	12
37	automatons	someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way	10
38	automates	make automatic or control or operate automatically	9
39	autoantibodies	an antibody acting against tissues of the organism that produces it	14
40	autochthonous	of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed	13
41	autocrats	a cruel and oppressive dictator	9
42	autogenous	originating within the body	10
43	autodidact	a person who has taught himself	10
44	automatism	any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected...	10
45	autoclaves	a device for heating substances above their boiling point	10
46	autocracies	a political system governed by a single individual	11
47	autobus	a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport	7
48	autopilots	a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness	10
49	autograft	tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person	9
50	autotrophs	plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances	10

5 letter words that start with auto

autos

7 letter words that start with auto

autopsy
autobus

8 letter words that start with auto

autonomy
automate
automata
autobahn
autocrat

9 letter words that start with auto

automatic
automated
autograph
autopilot
autonomic
automaton
automaker
autopsies
autocracy
autosomal
autoclave
automates
autocrats
autocross
autopsied
autoroute
autograft
autobahns

10 letter words that start with auto

automobile
automotive
autonomous
automation
autoimmune
autographs
autocratic
automakers
automating
autologous
automatics
automatons
autogenous
autodidact
automatism
autoclaves
autopilots
autotrophs
autoclaved
autonomist

11 letter words that start with auto

automobiles
autographed
autocracies
autotrophic
automations
autoworkers

12 letter words that start with auto

autonomously
autoimmunity
automorphism
autographing
autoantibody
automaticity

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How many words start with auto?

This list has 70 words starting with auto, all from a standard word-game dictionary and all seen in real English text.

What are common words that start with auto?

automatically, automatic, automobile, automotive, automated, autonomy, autonomous, automation.

What 5 letter words start with auto?

autos.

What does the prefix auto mean?