Words starting with A, then A, ending in E
572 words fit this spine. The 240 most recognizable are listed below, longest and commonest first. They start with A, end with E, and contain A in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.
- aardvark doesn't fit: it starts with A but ends with K, not E.
- abide doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no A in the middle.
5-letter words
abase, abate, adage, agape, agate, agave, agaze, algae, amaze, awake, aware
6-letter words
ablate, ablaze, abrade, acuate, adnate, adware, aerate, aflame, agapae, apache, arcade
7-letter words
abalone, abaxile, abollae, academe, acarine, acerate, acetate, acreage, actable, actuate, acylate, addable, adulate, advance, affable, affaire, agamete, agarose, agatize, agitate, amiable, analyse, analyze, appease, arrange, attache, average
8-letter words
abampere, abatable, abdicate, abeyance, abidance, ablative, ablegate, abnegate, abrasive, abrogate, abusable, acalephe, acaudate, acauline, acaulose, accolade, accurate, acerbate, acervate, aciculae, acierate, acrylate, actiniae, activate, aculeate, acutance, adamance, adamsite, adaptive, adequate, adorable, aduncate, advocate, affiance, airplane, airspace, albacore, alienate, alliance, ambiance, amicable, amputate, antennae, anyplace, applause, appraise
9-letter words
abdicable, aberrance, abominate, abradable, abscissae, abundance, acalephae, acaricide, acclimate, accruable, acetamide, acetylate, acidulate, actualize, acuminate, adaptable, admeasure, admirable, adoptable, adsorbate, adumbrate, advantage, advisable, aerobrake, aeroplane, aerospace, aestivate, affiliate, affixable, affricate, aftercare, aggravate, agreeable, alleviate, allowable, allowance, alternate, ambulance, anchorage, annoyance, appendage, appliance, arrogance, associate, assurance, audiotape, available, avalanche, avoidance
10-letter words
abbreviate, abominable, absorbable, absorbance, accelerate, accentuate, acceptable, acceptance, accordance, accumulate, accusative, achievable, acoelomate, acquirable, acrylamide, actionable, adamantine, adjudicate, adjustable, admittance, adrenaline, adsorbable, adulterate, advocative, aerogramme, affectable, affirmable, affirmance, affordable, afterimage, aftershave, aftertaste, allegiance, annihilate, antagonize, anticipate, apocalypse, appearance, applesauce, appreciate, articulate, assimilate, assistance, attendance, attractive
11-letter words
abolishable, absorptance, abstractive, acclimatise, acclimatize, accommodate, accountable, acculturate, acetanilide, acetylative, achromatize, acquittance, acriflavine, addressable, adumbrative, adversative, affirmative, affricative, agglomerate, agglutinate, alternative, ambivalence, appropriate, approximate, assassinate
12-letter words
absquatulate, abstractable, accelerative, accreditable, accumulative, acetaldehyde, acquaintance, adjudicative, administrate, affectionate, agglutinable, appreciative, authenticate
13-letter words
accommodative, acculturative, acetazolamide, administrable, agglomerative, agglutinative, antihistamine, argumentative, authoritative
14-letter words
accomplishable, administrative
16-letter words
acetylsalicylate
20-letter words
acetylcholinesterase
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