Words that start with 'a' and contain 'can'


This is a popular choice of words, so much in fact there exists exactly 163 entries to choose from. Enjoy!

5 letter words

  • acana
  • ascan
  • aucan

6 letter words

  • acanth
  • arcana
  • arcane
  • ashcan

7 letter words

  • acantha
  • acanthi
  • african
  • agacant
  • alascan
  • alcanna
  • alicant
  • aracana
  • araucan
  • arcanal
  • arcanum
  • ashcans
  • aucaner
  • aztecan

8 letter words

  • abdicant
  • acanthad
  • acanthia
  • acanthin
  • acanthon
  • acanthus
  • africana
  • africans
  • agacante
  • albicans
  • albicant
  • ambracan
  • american
  • anacanth
  • anglican
  • aracanga
  • araucano
  • arcanist
  • arcanite
  • ascanian
  • ascanius
  • aucanian

9 letter words

  • acanthial
  • acanthine
  • acanthion
  • acanthite
  • acanthoid
  • acanthoma
  • acanthous
  • alcantara
  • americana
  • americans
  • angelican
  • anglicans
  • antelucan
  • applicant
  • armorican
  • asiatican

10 letter words

  • acanaceous
  • acanonical
  • acantharia
  • acanthodea
  • acanthodei
  • acanthodes
  • acanthodii
  • acanthomas
  • acanthopod
  • acanthoses
  • acanthosis
  • acanthotic
  • acanthurus
  • acanthuses
  • acanthuthi
  • africander
  • africanism
  • africanist
  • africanize
  • africanoid
  • almacantar
  • almucantar
  • americanly
  • americanum
  • anglicanly
  • anglicanum
  • anticancer
  • applicancy
  • applicants
  • araracanga
  • araucanian
  • athabascan
  • athapascan

11 letter words

  • acanthaceae
  • acanthodean
  • acanthodian
  • acanthodini
  • acanthology
  • acanthophis
  • acanthopore
  • acocanthera
  • aframerican
  • allentiacan
  • americanese
  • americanism
  • americanist
  • americanize
  • americanoid
  • anacanthine
  • anacanthini
  • anacanthous
  • anglicanism
  • anglicanize
  • archicantor
  • austafrican

12 letter words

  • acanthaceous
  • acanthodidae
  • acantholimon
  • acantholysis
  • acanthopanax
  • acanthopteri
  • acanthuridae
  • acocantherin
  • alcantarines
  • americanisms
  • americanitis
  • americanized
  • americanizer
  • americanizes
  • anglicanisms
  • archpublican
  • arctamerican

13 letter words

  • acanthocereus
  • acanthopodous
  • acanthopteran
  • adenocancroid
  • americanistic
  • americanizing
  • antibasilican
  • anticancerous
  • antidominican

14 letter words

  • acanthocarpous
  • acanthocephala
  • acanthocephali
  • acanthocladous
  • acanthological
  • acanthomeridae
  • acanthophorous
  • acanthopterous
  • adenoacanthoma
  • africanization
  • africanthropus
  • antirepublican
  • autointoxicant

15 letter words

  • acanthocephalan
  • acanthopomatous
  • acanthopterygii
  • americanization

16 letter words

  • acanthocephalous
  • acanthopterygian

17 letter words

  • antirepublicanism

18 letter words

  • astragalocalcaneal

19 letter words

  • americanumancestors
  • aristorepublicanism

In Scrabble, what is the most points possible from this list of words that start with 'a' and contain 'can'?
With a sizeable 163 entries, it's best to try 'aztecan' scoring 18 points.

Which word on this page is the most popular?
Ranking as the 30580th most popular word, you will want to ensure that you've got 'applicant' committed to memory.

How many acceptable words can you make using the specified combination?
On this page of words starting with 'a' that contain 'can', Dictionarypedia has discovered 163 effective combinations which are possible.

How many characters are in the longest word from this list?
The longest word derived by Dictionarypedia is 'americanumancestors'. It has 19 letters.

What's a weird word on this page?
Ranking as our favorite strange word on this page is 'armorican'. The popular definition of 'armorican' is as follows: "Of or pertaining to the northwestern part of France (formerly called Armorica, now Bretagne or Brittany), or to its people. -- N. The language of the Armoricans, a Celtic dialect which has remained to the present times. A native of Armorica.".