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Words that Start with An – List of 1200+ AN Words in English

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When you look for words that start with An, you’ll find a wide variety of useful words. They include everyday nouns, verbs, and adjectives that you can use in school, writing, and even word games.

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  • List of Words that Start with An in English
    • 3 Letter Words that Start with An
    • 4 Letter Words that Start with An
    • 5 Letter Words that Start with An
    • 6 Letter Words that Start with An
    • 7 Letter Words that Start with An
    • 8 Letter Words that Start with An
    • 9 Letter Words that Start with An
    • 10 Letter Words that Start with An
    • 11 Letter Words that Start with An
    • 12 Letter Words that Start with An
    • 13 Letter Words that Start with An
    • 14 Letter Words that Start with An
    • 15 Letter Words that Start with An
  • Words that End in An
    • 3 Letter Words that End in An
    • 4 Letter Words that End in An
    • 5 Letter Words that End in An
    • 6 Letter Words that End in An
    • 7 Letter Words that End in An
    • 8 Letter Words that End in An
    • 9 Letter Words that End in An
    • 10 Letter Words that End in An
    • 11 Letter Words that End in An
  • Common AN Words with Meaning and Examples
  • Positive AN Words
  • Describing AN Words
  • Animal Names Beginning with An
  • Food Names That Start with An
  • Place Names Beginning with An
  • Objects Beginning with An
  • Long and Short Words Start with AN
  • Scrabble AN Words
  • Rare AN Words
  • FAQs

You’ll also see AN words arranged by length and by category, from common ones like animal to advanced ones like anomaly. This makes it easy for you to pick the right word when you need it.

Read more words with the letter A to increase your vocabulary breadth.

List of Words that Start with An in English

AnAndAny
AnotherAnyoneAnything
AnytimeAnywayAnywhere
AnymoreAnybodyAnyplace
AnswerAnsweredAnswering
AnnounceAnnouncedAnnouncement
AnnouncerAnnoyAnnoyed
AnnoyingAnnoyanceAnalyze
AnalyzedAnalyzingAnalysis
AnalystAnalogyAnagram
AnatomyAnatomicAncient
AngryAngrilyAnnual
AnnuallyAnxiousAnxiety
AnewAnchorAnchored
AnchoringAnchorageAnchovy
AngleAngledAngles
AnglerAnkleAnimal
AnimateAnimatedAnimation
AnimaAnimeAndroid
AnodeAnodesAnion
AnionsAniseAnemia
AnemicAnemoneAnomaly
AnomaliesAnecdoteAnecdotes
AncestryAncestorAncestors
AnointAnointedAnointing
AnnexAnnexedAnnexing
AnnulAnnulledAnnulling
AnonymousAnonymityAnarchy
AnarchistAnarchismAndante
AndironAndalusiteAnhydrous
AnhydrideAnilineAnisotropy
AnkhsAnkhAnole
AnomieAnomicAnorak
AnoxiaAnoxicAnorexia
AnorexicAnosmiaAnovulation
ANOVAANSIANZAC
AntAntsAnte
AntedAnticAntsy
AntacidAntagonizeAntagonized
AntagonistAntagonismAntarctica
AntarcticAnteaterAntelope
AntennaAntennasAntenatal
AnthemAntherAnthill
AnthologyAnthraxAnthropology
AnthropoidAntibodyAntibiotic
AntibodiesAntibioticsAntidote
AntifungalAntigenAntihero
AntihistamineAntimatterAntimony
AntioxidantAntipathyAntique
AntiquityAntisepticAntisocial
AntitrustAntiviralAntler
AntonymAnvilAndrew
AndreaAngelaAnita
AnneAnnieAngus
AnselAnsonAnwar
AndesAndorraAngola
AnkaraAnaheimAnnapolis
AntwerpAntigua
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List of words that start with An including names, colors, and objects

3 Letter Words that Start with An

  • Ana
  • Ani
  • Ann
  • Ant
  • Any

4 Letter Words that Start with An

AntiAndyAnkh
AnteAnyaAnse
AnnaAnewAnil
AnneAnnoAnas

5 Letter Words that Start with An

AngelAnnieAnika
AngerAnitaAnouk
AngleAnnulAnish
AngryAnnumAnnas
AnkleAniseAnnan
AnnexAndesAnnus
AnnoyAnchoAnker
AnticAnselAnomy
AntsyAnsonAnsar
AnvilAnwarAntre
AngstAnzacAntra
AnodeAnjouAncon
AnionAnoleAnura
AnimaAnentAnkus
5 Letter Words that Start with An
5 Letter Words that Start with An

Discover more five letter words that start with A to refine your word list.

6 Letter Words that Start with An

AnswerAnnoysAngler
AnyoneAnnulsAngers
AnchorAnemiaAngsty
AnimalAnkletAngsts
AnklesAnodesAnorak
AnginaAnionsAntrim
AngelsAnusesAntony
AngledAnvilsAnubis
AnglesAnomieAnselm
AnnalsAnoxiaAnsari
AnnualAnodicAnoles
AnointAnlageAnonym
AnthemAntherAnergy
AntlerAntralAnarch

7 Letter Words that Start with An

AnotherAnxiousAnginal
AncientAnagramAngioma
AnimalsAnalogyAngolan
AnswersAnapestAngoras
AnchorsAnchovyAngeles
AnxietyAnemoneAnfield
AnalyzeAnemiasAniston
AnalystAnilineAnsible
AnatomyAnionicAnoraks
AnomalyAnisoleAnklets
AndroidAniseedAntigua
AnimateAnodizeAntwerp
AnointsAnodiseAntares
AnnoyedAnodyneAnthems
AnnualsAnnularAnthers
AnnuityAnnulusAnthill
AnnexedAnnuletAnthrax
AnglingAnnexesAntiwar
AnglersAngrierAntifog
AnguishAngrilyAntivax
AngelicAngelusAntlers
AntacidAnglianAntlion
AntigenAntennaAntonio
AntiqueAntonymAntonia

8 Letter Words that Start with An

AnythingAntelopeAncients
AnywhereAntibodyAnderson
AnyplaceAntacidsAnglican
AnsweredAntedateAndrogen
AnnounceAntonymsAngeline
AnnoyingAntiquesAnimalia
AnchoredAntiquedAnguilla
AncestorAntimonyAnnealed
AncestryAntipodeAnisette
AnecdoteAntitankAnodized
AnalysisAntennaeAnodynes
AnalystsAnathemaAnnelids
AnointedAnarchicAnthesis
AnnuallyAnaglyphAntiphon
AnnotateAnabolicAndersen
AnnexingAnacondaAndesine
AnnexureAnemonesAnemesis
AnnulledAneurysmAnserine
AntidoteAnorexicAntlered
AngriestAngstromAndirons

9 Letter Words that Start with An

AnnouncedAnonymousAnimation
AnnouncerAncestorsAnnoyance
AnonymityAntarcticAntivirus
AntivenomAnimatingAncestral
AntiquityAntitrustAnguished
AntipathyAnnulmentAncillary
AnkleboneAngelfishAnteaters
AnglewormAntecededAngiogram
AngiologyAnglicismAnhedonia
AnorecticAnorexicsAnorexias

10 Letter Words that Start with An

AnticipateAntibodiesAntisepsis
AntibioticAnonymizedAntiphonal
AnesthesiaAnnouncingAntinomian
AntisocialAnnoyancesAntimodern
AntarcticaAnnoyinglyAntistatic
AntisepticAnglerfishAntistress
AnnotationAngiospermAnticaking
AntifreezeAngiogramsAnthracite
AntagonistAnglophileAnthropoid
AntithesisAngelologyAnastomose
AnticlimaxAnemometerAnnalistic
AntiquatedAnemicallyAntiochian
AnnexationAnhydridesAntechinus
AnnihilateAnisotropyAncestries
AntimatterAntiveninsAntechapel

11 Letter Words that Start with An

AnniversaryAngioplastyAngiosperms
AntibioticsAntiparticleAnabaptists
AntioxidantAntagonizerAnastomosis
AnachronismAntipodeansAnterograde
AnestheticsAntipovertyAnatomizing
AntisepticsAntisocialsAnisotropic
AntisemitismAntifascistAnalogizing
AntisemiticAntifrictionAnomalously
AntagonistsAntifederalAnomalistic
AntagonizesAntifoulingAnemometers
AntecedentsAntifoamingAnemometric
AnnotationsAntimissileAnemophilia
AntiquitiesAntechamberAnovulatory
AntiquarianAnnexationsAnastrophic
AnnihilatorAnglicizingAnnunciator
AnnihilatedAntiquariesAnnihilates

12 Letter Words that Start with An

AnnouncementAnnunciationAntialiasing
AnticipationAnatomicallyAngiogenesis
AnticipatingAnticlericalAndrogenesis
AnthropologyAntisepticalAnaphylactic
AntagonisticAntimalarialAntiglobulin
AnnihilationAnathematizeAntigenicity
AntisociallyAntiamericanAnisotropies
AntisemitismAntiroyalistAnaplasmosis
AntitheticalAntiallergicAnencephalus
AntipatheticAnticyclonicAnthracology
AnticipatoryAntechambersAnemophilous
AnachronismsAnticipativeAnkylosaurus

13 Letter Words that Start with An

AntibacterialAnticancerousAnticommunist
AntihistamineAntiterrorismAnticommunism
AntimicrobialAntiterroristAntisocialist
AnticoagulantAnticorrosiveAntisocialism
AnticlockwiseAntipollutionAntimodernism
AnticlimacticAntiballisticAntinomianism
AntidiarrhealAntiparasiticAntispasmodic
AntiepilepticAntisubmarineAntiestrogens
AntipersonnelAntioxidativeAntipyretical
AntisymmetricAntivibrationAnesthetizing
AnachronisticAnthropometryAnthropomorph
AnthropogenicAnatomizationAnemometrical

14 Letter Words that Start with An

AntidepressantAntiterroristsAntiparasitics
AntihistaminesAnticonvulsantAntiquarianism
AntipsychoticsAntiarrhythmicAntagonization
AnticoagulantsAnticonvulsiveAntifrictional
AntimicrobialsAntisepticallyAnisotropicity
AntiperspirantAntifederalist

Find more 14-letter words to challenge and stretch your English skills.

15 Letter Words that Start with An

AntidepressantsAnthropologistsAntimetabolites
AnticonvulsantsAnthropologicalAntitranspirant
AnticoagulationAnthropomorphicAntituberculous
AntiretroviralsAnthropocentricAntiferromagnet
AnticompetitiveAnthropometricsAntinociception
AntifederalistsAnteroposteriorAntitheoretical
AntitraditionalAntepenultimateAntimaterialism
AnticlimacticalAntinationalismAntimaterialist
AnticlericalismAntinationalistAnastomotically
AnticlericalistAnnihilationismAnisotropically
AntiparallelismAnnihilationistAnemometrically

Words that End in An

Words that end in An including nationalities and everyday vocabulary

3 Letter Words that End in An

  • Can
  • Man
  • Pan
  • Fan
  • Ran
  • Tan
  • Van
  • Wan

4 Letter Words that End in An

  • Joan
  • Iran
  • Oman
  • Cyan
  • Bran
  • Clan
  • Plan
  • Scan

5 Letter Words that End in An

  • Human
  • Urban
  • Organ
  • Roman
  • Woman
  • Sudan
  • Japan
  • Logan

There are quite a few five-letter words ending in A worth knowing. Read more and expand your vocabulary.

6 Letter Words that End in An

  • Afghan
  • Jordan
  • Cuban
  • Korean
  • Orphan
  • Indian
  • Lydian
  • Trojan

7 Letter Words that End in An

ItalianLibyanIranianNigerian
AfghanJordanEstonianGeorgian
MexicanBhutanSamoanTaurean
RomananInhumanRipheanTusayan
DacetanIonicanEtruscanHunnian
AssyrianBulgarianCappianBosnian
KoreanLatvianPeruvianSyrian
AustrianArmenianChileanEcuadoran

8 Letter Words that End in An

BarbarianCanadianSlovenianLithuanian
AustralianIndonesianPalestinianMacedonian
HungarianBulgarianMauritianMoldovan
RomanianArmenianEstonianNigerian
EcuadorianPeruvianChileanBolivian
JordanianCroatianMoroccanGeorgian
SyrianEgyptianAustrianHonduran
SalvadoranVenezuelanGuatemalanHaitian
TasmanianSiberianBavarianSamoan

9 Letter Words that End in An

BarbarianBavarianTasmanianSiberian
MoldovanEcuadorianLithuanianPalestinian
MacedonianSlovenianAustralianIndonesian
BulgarianHungarianCanadianMauritian
RomanianArmenianEstonianNigerian
JordanianMoroccanPeruvianSalvadoran
VenezuelanGuatemalanHonduranHaitian

10 Letter Words that End in An

  • Subterranean
  • Mediterranean
  • Septuagenarian
  • Octogenarian

11 Letter Words that End in An

  • Nonpartisan
  • Humanitarian
  • Contrarian
  • Egalitarian

Common AN Words with Meaning and Examples

Animal: A living creature.

  • The animal ran quickly across the field.

Annual: Something that happens once every year.

  • The annual fair attracts visitors from many towns.

Answer: A reply or solution to a question.

  • She gave the correct answer in class.

Ancient: Very old or from long ago.

  • The museum displays ancient artifacts.

Angle: The space between two lines that meet.

  • He measured the angle with a protractor.

Anchor: A heavy object used to keep a ship in place.

  • The sailor dropped the anchor into the sea.

Banana: A yellow tropical fruit.

  • He ate a ripe banana for breakfast.

Bank: A place where money is kept or borrowed.

  • She went to the bank to deposit her savings.

Cancel: To call something off.

  • They had to cancel the meeting due to rain.

Candy: A sweet treat made of sugar.

  • The children enjoyed a piece of candy after school.

Positive AN Words

Angel: A spirit of goodness.

  • She is as kind as an angel.

Animate: To give life or energy.

  • Laughter can animate a dull room.

Anthem: A song of praise or celebration.

  • The choir sang the national anthem proudly.

Antidote: A cure or relief for something harmful.

  • His words were an antidote to her sadness.

Anticipate: To look forward to something.

  • They anticipate a joyful reunion.

Answerable: Responsible or accountable.

  • He is answerable for his team’s success.

Annualized: Adjusted to reflect a year’s time.

  • The company’s annualized growth was impressive.

Learn more positive words that start with A to uplift your language style.

Describing AN Words

Ancient: Very old or historic.

  • The ancient temple still stands tall.

Angry: Showing strong displeasure.

  • He was angry about the mistake.

Anxious: Nervous or worried.

  • She felt anxious before the exam.

Animated: Lively and full of movement.

  • The animated conversation went on for hours.

Annoying: Causing irritation.

  • The buzzing sound was annoying.

Analytical: Skilled at breaking down problems.

  • She has an analytical mind.

Angelic: Pure and sweet.

  • The child gave an angelic smile.

Animal Names Beginning with An

  • Anaconda
  • Angelfish
  • Anglerfish
  • Anole
  • Ant
  • Antbird
  • Anteater
  • Antelope
  • Anemonefish
  • Anchovy

Food Names That Start with An

  • Anchovy
  • Angel cake
  • Angel hair pasta
  • Anise
  • Anzac biscuit
  • Animal cracker
  • Anardana (dried pomegranate seeds)
  • Annatto spice
  • Antipasto

There are plenty of tasty foods that start with A in English worth knowing. Read more and grow your food vocabulary.

Place Names Beginning with An

  • Ankara
  • Angola
  • Anaheim
  • Andalusia
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Andorra
  • Anguilla
  • Antwerp
  • Ann Arbor
  • Annapolis

Objects Beginning with An

  • Anvil
  • Anchor
  • Anemometer
  • Ankle boot
  • Angle grinder
  • Antenna
  • Anorak
  • Ankh
  • Annulus

Long and Short Words Start with AN

Long AN Words

  • Anesthesiologist
  • Anesthesiology
  • Anachronistical
  • Anachronically
  • Anesthetization
  • Annihilations
  • Anesthetically
  • Anachronisms
  • Annihilation

Short AN Words

  • An
  • Ana
  • Ani
  • Ann
  • Ant
  • Any

Scrabble AN Words

  • An
  • Ana
  • Ani
  • Ann
  • Ant
  • Anon
  • Anil
  • Anis
  • Ankh
  • Anode
  • Annex
  • Angle
  • Angel
  • Anomy

Rare AN Words

Anile: Old-womanish.
Ancon: An elbow-shaped corner or support.
Anfract: A winding passage.
Anomy: Lack of social standards.
Ananke: Necessity or fate in Greek myth.

FAQs

What are common AN words?

Common AN words include animal, annual, answer, ancient, and angle.

What are 5 letter words that start with An?

Angel, annex, anion, anode, and antic are five-letter words starting with An.

What are some positive AN words?

Positive AN words are angel, anthem, antidote, anticipate, and animate.

Are there Spanish AN words?

Yes, examples are andar, ancho, anillo, antiguo, anuncio, and antena.

What are long AN words in English?

Examples are anesthesiologist, anesthesiology, annihilation, and anachronistically.

What are some names that begin with An?

Popular names are Anna, Andrew, Angela, Anthony, Anton, and Anita.

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Narmeen Khan holds a BA (Honours) in English Literature from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and a BS in Media and Communication Studies from COMSATS University. She is also TEFL certified by Arizona State University and has completed training in computer fundamentals to support her tech-related content. With over seven years of experience in digital content creation, she writes educational articles focused on English learning, combining strong research with clear explanations and thoughtfully designed visuals to support learners at all levels.
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