Words starting with A, then P, then I, ending in S
429 words fit this spine. The 240 most recognizable are listed below, longest and commonest first. They start with A, end with S, and contain P then I in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.
- aardvark doesn't fit: it starts with A but ends with K, not S.
- abacus doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no P in the middle.
- airplanes doesn't fit: it has every letter of APIS but they don't appear in order inside it.
5-letter words
aphis
6-letter words
aphids
7-letter words
alpines, anopias, aperies, aphesis, aphides, applies, armpits
8-letter words
acapnias, adiposis, alphosis, anopsias, apathies, apatites, aphagias, aphasias, aphasics, aphonias, aphonics, aspirins
9-letter words
acropolis, adaptions, adoptions, aepyornis, agraphias, agrypnias, allspices, alopecias, alpinisms, alpinists, amphioxus, amphipods, amplifies, anoopsias, antipyics, aperients, aperitifs, apetalies, aphanites, aphasiacs, aphelions, apheresis, aphidians, aphorises, aphorisms, aphorists, aphorizes, apologies, appetites, autopsies
10-letter words
abruptions, accipiters, acidophils, allotypies, alphosises, amblyopias, ametropias, amphibians, amphibious, amphiboles, amphimixes, amphimixis, amplidynes, amplifiers, amplitudes, amylopsins, analeptics, anapestics, anaplasias, aneuploids, antisepsis, apartheids, aphaeresis, apologizes, appetizers, appliances, applicants, auspicious
11-letter words
absorptions, accompanies, accomplices, acidophiles, acrophobias, acropolises, adaptations, adiposities, adsorptions, aepyornises, afterpieces, allopatries, allotropies, altarpieces, amphibolies, amphibrachs, amphimacers, amphioxuses, amphiphiles, amphiploids, ampicillins, amputations, anabaptisms, anadiplosis, anaphylaxis, anophelines, anthropoids, antipathies, antiphonies, antiphrasis, antipyresis, antipyrines, antiseptics, appreciates, aspirations, assumptions
12-letter words
acceptations, accipitrines, accompanists, accomplishes, adaptiveness, adaptivities, adoptianisms, adoptionisms, adoptionists, agoraphobias, agoraphobics, ailurophiles, allopurinols, alphabetizes, aminopterins, aminopyrines, amphetamines, amphibolites, amphisbaenas, amylopectins, anaplasmosis, anemophilous, aneuploidies, anisotropies, antependiums, anthophilous, antipiracies, antipolitics, antipyretics, aphrodisiacs, appendicitis, applications, appointments, astrophysics
13-letter words
acceptingness, accomplishers, agamospermies, ailurophobias, allelopathies, allomorphisms, alphabetizers, alphanumerics, amphibologies, amphictyonies, amphidiploids, amphiploidies, amphitheaters, analphabetics, anencephalies, angiographies, angioplasties, anisotropisms, anticipations, antinepotisms, antiparticles, antiphonaries, antipruritics, aortographies
14-letter words
absorptivities, accompaniments, actinomorphies, acupuncturists, adaptabilities, adaptivenesses, adoptabilities, affenpinschers, allopolyploids, aminophyllines, amitriptylines, amphibiousness, amphiprostyles, amplifications, analphabetisms, anaphrodisiacs, anisometropias, antepenultimas, anthophyllites, anthropologies, antiapartheids, antiepileptics, antiparasitics, antipollutions, antipsychotics, antispasmodics, aperiodicities, appropriations
15-letter words
acceptabilities, acceptingnesses, accomplishments, achondroplasias, adenohypophysis, allelomorphisms, allotetraploids, aminopeptidases, amphidiploidies, anthropologists, anthropometries, anthropophagies, anthroposophies, anticapitalisms, anticapitalists, anticorruptions, antidepressions, antimonopolists, antiperspirants, antiseparatists, antisyphilitics
16-letter words
acetophenetidins, allopolyploidies, alphabetizations, amphibiousnesses, antepenultimates, anthropopathisms, antiaphrodisiacs
17-letter words
allotetraploidies, anthropocentrisms, anthropomorphisms, anthropomorphists, anthropomorphizes, antihypertensives
19-letter words
angiocardiographies
20-letter words
adrenocorticotropins, anthropocentricities
21-letter words
adrenocorticotrophins, anthropomorphizations
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