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Words starting with A, then T, then A, ending in E

170 words fit this spine. They're all listed below. They start with A, end with E, and contain T then A in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.

Near misses
  • 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 T in the middle.
  • accelerate doesn't fit: it has every letter of ATAE but they don't appear in order inside it.

5-letter words

antae

6-letter words

aortae

7-letter words

acetate, actable, actuate, agitate, anatase, aphthae, aristae, attache

8-letter words

abatable, actiniae, activate, acutance, agiotage, agitable, amputate, annotate, antedate, antennae, antimale, antirape, apostate, aristate, astatine, atonable, atrazine, autocade, automate

9-letter words

acetamide, acetylate, actualize, adaptable, adoptable, advantage, aestivate, aftercare, agitative, aliterate, alterable, altercate, alternate, antefixae, antiglare, antiquate, antistate, arbitrage, arbitrate, aspartame, aspartate, aspiratae, astraddle, astrolabe, attenuate, audiotape, auditable, autoclave

10-letter words

accentuate, acceptable, acceptance, actionable, adjustable, admittance, adulterate, affectable, afterimage, aftershave, aftertaste, alliterate, altarpiece, amantadine, anecdotage, annotative, antagonize, anthracene, anthracite, anticipate, antifemale, antinature, antiplague, antiplaque, apostatise, apostatize, apostolate, arbitrable, arborvitae, architrave, articulate, assistance, attachable, attainable, attendance, attractive, auscultate, autolysate, autolyzate, automatize, autorotate, autostrade

11-letter words

absorptance, abstractive, accountable, acculturate, acetanilide, acetylative, acquittance, agglutinate, allocatable, alternative, amortizable, amphetamine, anthracnose, anticathode, antifatigue, antiwelfare, arbitrative, articulable, assortative, attemptable, attractance, automatable

12-letter words

absquatulate, abstractable, accreditable, acetaldehyde, acquaintance, administrate, affectionate, agglutinable, alliterative, anathematize, anthranilate, anticreative, antiliterate, antiparticle, antipleasure, appurtenance, articulative, attributable, augmentative, authenticate

13-letter words

acculturative, acetazolamide, administrable, agglutinative, anthraquinone, anticigarette, anticipatable, anticorporate, antihistamine, antinarrative, antisatellite, antisubmarine, apportionable, argumentative, ascertainable, authoritative

14-letter words

administrative, aminopeptidase, antiderivative, antimetabolite

15-letter words

antepenultimate, antifashionable, antispeculative

16-letter words

acetylsalicylate, aminotransferase, anticonglomerate

17-letter words

australopithecine

18-letter words

anticholinesterase

20-letter words

acetylcholinesterase

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