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Word starting with a ending in ess - (170 words)

15 letter words starting with a and ending in ess

Scrabble WordDefinition
accountableness21The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.
acquisitiveness29The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.
acrimoniousness19The quality of being acrimonious.
adventurousness19The quality of being adventurous.
allegoricalness18The state or quality of being allegorical.
alternativeness18The state of being alternative or representing alternatives.
appropriateness21the quality or condition of being appropriate
atrabiliousness17The state or quality of being atrabilious.

14 letter words starting with a and ending in ess

Scrabble WordDefinition
abstemiousness18The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks. [from early 17th c.]
abstractedness19The state of being abstracted; abstract character. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
acceptableness22The quality of being acceptable, or suitable to be favorably received; acceptability.
accessibleness20The property that someone or something can be accessed.
accidentalness19The quality of being accidental; casualness.
accustomedness21Habituation; the quality of being used to something.
affectlessness22Emotional detachment; a lack of feeling. [from 20th c.]
aggressiveness19(uncountable) The state or quality of being aggressive.
amateurishness19The quality of being amateurish.
amphibiousness23The state or quality of being amphibious.
apocryphalness26The state or condition of being apocryphal.
articulateness16The quality of being articulate.
artificialness19The state or quality of being artificial.
assaultiveness17Quality of being assaultive.
attractiveness19(uncountable) The state of being attractive or engaging.
auspiciousness18The state or quality of being auspicious or successful.
avariciousness19The state or quality of being avaricious.

13 letter words starting with a and ending in ess

Scrabble WordDefinition
acceptingness20The ability or desire to accept.
admirableness18The state or quality of being admirable.
adversariness17Quality of being adversary.
advisableness19The state or quality of being advisable.
affectionless21Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless.
aggregateness16The state or quality of being aggregate.
agreeableness16(uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses.
airworthiness19The state of being airworthy.
ambiguousness18The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
ambitiousness17The state or quality of being ambitious.
amorphousness20The state or quality of being amorphous.
analogousness14The quality of being analogous.
anomalousness15The state or quality of being anomalous.
anonymousness18The state or quality of being anonymous.
arbitrariness15The quality or state of being arbitrary.
assertiveness16The quality of being self-assured and assertive.
assiduousness14Conscientious and unremitting diligence.
atrociousness15The state or quality of being atrocious.
attentiveness16The state or quality of being attentive.
audaciousness16Risky or daring behaviour.

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12 letter words starting with a and ending in ess

Scrabble WordDefinition
abortiveness17(uncountable) The quality of being abortive. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
abrasiveness17The property, quality or instance of being abrasive.
absoluteness14(obsolete) The fact of being finished or perfected; completeness. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the 17th century.]
abstractness16The quality of being abstract. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
abstruseness14The property of being abstruse; abstrusity. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
accurateness16The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy
accursedness17The quality of being accursed.
adaptiveness18The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
adequateness22The quality of being adequate, of meeting needs or expectations.
adhesiveness19the quality of being, or the degree to which a thing is, adhesive
adorableness15The state or quality of being adorable.
affectedness21The state or quality of being affected.
agribusiness15(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do. [from 1950s]
airtightness16The quality of being airtight.
allusiveness15The quality of being allusive.
almightiness18The state or quality of being almighty.
ambassadress17A female ambassador.
ambitionless16Without ambition or motivation
amicableness18The state or quality of being amicable.
antibusiness14Opposed to or biased against business, or private enterprise

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11 letter words starting with a and ending in ess

Scrabble WordDefinition
abusiveness16The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
adaptedness15(uncountable) The state of being adapted; suitableness; fitness.
adventuress15A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
adverseness15The state or quality of being adverse, or opposed.
agelessness12The state or quality of being ageless.
aimlessness13The state or quality of being aimless, or without purpose or direction.
airlessness11The state or condition of being poorly ventilated; lacking good air circulation, having stale air.
airsickness17A feeling of nausea, dizziness etc. caused by the motion of an aircraft; a form of motion sickness.
amativeness16(phrenology) The state or quality of being amative; propensity to love or sexual feelings.
amiableness15The state or quality of being amiable.
amorousness13The state or quality of being amorous.
amusingness14The state or quality of being amusing.
ancientness13The state or quality of being ancient.
animateness13The state or condition of being animate.
anxiousness18The state of being anxious.
archduchess22A daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, or the wife of a son or grandson of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
arduousness12The state of being arduous.
artlessness11the state or quality of being artless
assuredness12The state or quality of being assured.
austereness11The state of being austere

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10 letter words starting with a and ending in ess

Scrabble WordDefinition
abjectness21The state of being abject; abasement; meanness; servility. [Late 16th century.]
abruptness14The state of being abrupt or broken [First attested in the early 17th century.]
absurdness13(rare) The quality of being absurd; absurdity. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
accentless14Speaking without an accent.
actionless12Lacking action; particularly with respect to entertainment, dull, boring.
activeness15The state or quality of being active.
adroitness11skillfulness or ease of ability.
adulteress11A female adulterer, a married woman or wife who commits adultery.
affectless18Lacking or not showing emotion.
agendaless12Without an agenda.
ancestress12A female ancestor.
anchorless15Lacking an anchor; adrift
antistress10Countering stress.
artfulness13The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.
astuteness10The quality of being astute.
augustness11The state or quality of being august or noble.
averseness13The quality of being averse; opposition of mind.

9 letter words starting with a and ending in ess

Scrabble WordDefinition
acridness12bitterness or acerbity
acuteness11The quality of being acute or pointed
adeptness12The quality of being adept.
adultness10The state or quality of being an adult.
adultress10Alternative form of adulteress
agileness10The state or quality of being agile; agility.
alertness9The quality of being alert or on the alert
algidness11The state or quality of being algid.
alienness9The condition of being alien
alikeness13(uncountable) The state or quality of being alike.
aliveness12The state of being alive; exuberance, intensity.
aloneness9The state of being alone; solitude, isolation.
aloofness12The state of being aloof
ampleness13The property of being ample.
anchoress14A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation.
angerless10Without anger.
angriness10The state of being angry.
antipress11Opposing the press (print-based media).
antsiness9The state or quality of being antsy
apartness11(uncountable) The state or quality of being apart.

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8 letter words starting with a and ending in ess

Scrabble WordDefinition
achiness13The property of being achy.
acidness11acidity, sourness
agedness10The state or quality of being aged.
airiness8The quality of being airy.
archness13The state of being arch.
aridness9The state or quality of being arid.
artiness8The quality of being arty.
ashiness11The quality of being ashy.
avidness12The characteristic of being avid.
awayness14The state or condition of being away; distance; remoteness; absence; absenteeism.

7 letter words starting with a and ending in ess

Scrabble WordDefinition
abscess11(pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
actress9A female who performs on the stage or in films. [from 17th c.]
address9Direction.
ageless8(relative to past) Having existed for so great a period of time that its longevity cannot be expressed.
aggress9Aggression. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
aidless8Without aid.
aimless9Without aim, purpose, or direction.
airless7Lacking or being without air.
ancress9Obsolete form of anchoress (“female anchorite”).
aptness9suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable
armless9Having no arms.
artless7Having or displaying no guile, cunning, or deceit.
ashless10Without ash.
aweless10Without fear; fearless, unafraid.
awnless10Without awns or beard.

6 letter words starting with a and ending in ess

Scrabble WordDefinition
abbess10A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. [First attested around 1150 to 1350]
access10(uncountable) A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.
assess6(transitive) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate
awless9Archaic form of aweless.

We found 170 words starting with a and ending in ess

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