Words starting with A, then R, ending in S
1931 words fit this spine. The 240 most recognizable are listed below, longest and commonest first. They start with A, end with S, and contain R 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 R in the middle.
4-letter words
airs, arms, arts
5-letter words
abris, acres, areas, auras
6-letter words
abhors, aborts, acarus, across, actors, adores, agrees, alarms, alerts, alters, aprons, arches, argues, arises, armies, arrows, awards
7-letter words
abasers, abaters, abators, abiders, abjures, abrades, absorbs, absurds, abusers, acarids, actress, address, admires, affairs, airways, amorous, anchors, answers, appears, apropos, armpits, arrears, arrests, arrives, artists, assures, authors, avatars
8-letter words
abetters, abettors, abfarads, abhenrys, abjurers, aborters, abraders, abreacts, abridges, abrosias, abutters, acarines, acarpous, acceders, accusers, admirers, adrenals, aerobics, airlines, airports, airwaves, amateurs, archives, arrivals, arteries, articles, ashtrays, aspirins, attracts, avengers, averages
9-letter words
aardvarks, abamperes, abattoirs, abductors, aberrants, abhenries, abhorrers, abnormals, abortions, abrachias, abradants, abrasions, abrasives, abridgers, abrogates, absenters, absolvers, absorbers, absterges, abstracts, abstricts, acariases, acariasis, acaridans, accentors, accepters, acceptors, actresses, addresses, agitators, airplanes, albatross, allergies, ancestors, apparatus, arachnids, arguments, armaments, arthritis, artifacts, asparagus, asteroids, atrocious, attackers, attorneys, awareness
10-letter words
aardwolves, abandoners, abdicators, abductores, aberrances, abnegators, abolishers, aborigines, abruptions, abruptness, absconders, absorbants, absorbents, abstainers, absurdisms, absurdists, absurdness, acaricides, accipiters, activators, adventures, advertises, afternoons, afterwards, agreements, algorithms, alligators, alternates, anarchists, apartments, appetizers, approaches, architects, artichokes, assurances, astronauts, atrocities, attributes, autographs
11-letter words
abbreviates, aberrancies, aberrations, abhorrences, abjurations, abominators, aboriginals, abreactions, abridgments, abrogations, absorbances, absorptions, abstracters, abstractors, absurdities, accelerants, accelerates, accessaries, accessories, adventurous, adversaries, advertisers, alterations, appearances, appreciates, aspirations, authorities, awkwardness
12-letter words
abbreviators, abecedarians, abortionists, abortiveness, abracadabras, abrasiveness, abridgements, abruptnesses, absorbancies, absorbencies, absorptances, abstractions, abstractness, abstruseness, abstrusities, absurdnesses, accelerandos, accelerators, accessorises, accessorizes, aerodynamics, alternatives, arrangements, astrophysics
13-letter words
abbreviations, abnormalities, accelerations, acciaccaturas, accoutrements, assertiveness
14-letter words
abortifacients, abortivenesses, abrasivenesses, absorptivities, abstractedness, abstractnesses, abstrusenesses, accelerometers, administrators, appropriations
15-letter words
absorbabilities, abstractionisms, abstractionists
16-letter words
abstractednesses
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