New words in NWL2023 starting with A

Three-letter words (3)(3)

• ACKused to express annoyance [interj]
• AROan aromantic [n AROS]
• ATSAT, to respond to someone online with notification [v]

Four-letter words (2)(2)

• ARIEARIA, an elaborate melody for a single voice [n]
• AROSARO, an aromantic [n]

Five-letter words (2)(2)

• ABYEDABYE, to aby [v]
• ATTEDAT, to respond to someone online with notification [v]

Six-letter words (3)(3)

• ADORBSadorable [adj]
• ASSHATa detestable person [n ASSHATS]
• ATTINGAT, to respond to someone online with notification [v]

Seven-letter words (11)(10)

• ABYEINGABYE, to aby [v]
• ADULTEDADULT, to do things characteristic of a mature individual [v]
• AEDESESAEDES, any of a genus of mosquitoes [n]
• AGENDERnot having gender [adj]
• AHADITHHADITH, a record of the sayings of Muhammed [n]
• ALTCOINan alternative cryptocurrency [n ALTCOINS]
• AMIRITEamiright [interj]
• ANGSTEDANGST, to experience anxiety [v]
• ASSHATSASSHAT, a detestable person [n]
• ASSLESSnot covering the buttocks [adj]
• ASSWIPEa detestable person [n ASSWIPES]

Eight-letter words (14)(13)

• ADULTINGthe act of adulting [n ADULTINGS]
• AGARWOODaloeswood [n AGARWOODS]
• ALLYSHIPthe state of being an ally [n ALLYSHIPS]
• ALNICOESALNICO, an alloy containing aluminum, nickel, and cobalt [n]
• ALTCOINSALTCOIN, an alternative cryptocurrency [n]
• AMBIGRAMan image that spells different words in different views [n AMBIGRAMS]
• AMIRIGHTam I right [interj]
• ANGSTINGANGST, to experience anxiety [v]
• APIPHOBEone who is afraid of bees [n APIPHOBES]
• ARIARIESARIARY, a monetary unit of Madagascar [n]
• ASEXUALSASEXUAL, one who has no sexual feelings [n]
• ASSWIPESASSWIPE, a detestable person [n]
• AUTOFILLto prompt a user with text that they might want to enter in a form [v AUTOFILLED,…
• AUTOFOCIAUTOFOCUS, an automatic focusing system [n]

Nine-letter words (21)(19)

• ADBLOCKERsoftware that blocks ads [n ADBLOCKERS]
• ADORKABLEendearingly awkward [adj]
• ADULTINGSADULTING, the act of adulting [n]
• AGARWOODSAGARWOOD, aloeswood [n]
• ALGONKIANpertaining to the second half of the precambrian period [adj]
• ALLYSHIPSALLYSHIP, the state of being an ally [n]
• AMBIGRAMSAMBIGRAM, an image that spells different words in different views [n]
• ANAPLASMAa pathogenic bacterium of genus Anaplasma [n ANAPLASMAS, ANAPLASMATA]
• ANTIDORONa type of blessed bread [n ANTIDORA]
• ANUCLEATElacking a nucleus [adj]
• APIPHOBESAPIPHOBE, one who is afraid of bees [n]
• APIPHOBIAmelissophobia [n APIPHOBIAS]
• APIPHOBICa melissophobe [n APIPHOBICS]
• AQUAFABASAQUAFABA, bean-cooking water [n]
• AROMANTICone lacking a type of desire [n AROMANTICS]
• ASCITESESASCITES, accumulation of serous fluid in the abdomen [n]
• ASTROTURFfalsely made to appear grassroots [adj]
• ATTAGIRLSATTAGIRL, an expression of encouragement to a female person [n]
• AUTOFILLSAUTOFILL, to prompt a user with text that they might want to enter in a form [v]
• AVIAPHOBEone with aviaphobia [n AVIAPHOBES]
• AVIOPHOBEone with aviophobia [n AVIOPHOBES]

Ten-letter words (24)(18)

• ACALCULOUSlacking gallstones [adj]
• ACROSTATICkeeping stress on the root of a noun regardless of inflection [adj]
• ADBLOCKERSADBLOCKER, software that blocks ads [n]
• ADIPOGENICpertaining to adipogenesis [adj]
• AFFORDANCEa perceptible opportunity for user action [n AFFORDANCES]
• ANAPLASMASANAPLASMA, a pathogenic bacterium of genus Anaplasma [n]
• ANAPTYCTICpertaining to anaptyxis [adj]
• ANUCLEATEDanucleate [adj]
• APHANTASIAan inability to imagine sensations [n APHANTASIAS]
• APHANTASICpertaining to aphantasia [adj]
• APIPHOBIASAPIPHOBIA, melissophobia [n]
• APIPHOBICSAPIPHOBIC, a melissophobe [n]
• APOCRYPHONa non-canonical Christian text [n APOCRYPHA] : APOCRYPHAL [adj]
• AROMANTICSAROMANTIC, one lacking a type of desire [n]
• ASPERGESESASPERGES, a Roman Catholic rite [n]
• ATHLEISUREcasual clothing [n ATHLEISURES]
• AUTOFILLEDAUTOFILL, to prompt a user with text that they might want to enter in a form [v]
• AUTOGENICSa relaxation technique [n AUTOGENICS]
• AVIAPHOBESAVIAPHOBE, one with aviaphobia [n]
• AVIAPHOBIAintense fear or dislike of flying [n AVIAPHOBIAS]
• AVIAPHOBICpertaining to aviaphobia [n AVIAPHOBICS]
• AVIOPHOBESAVIOPHOBE, one with aviophobia [n]
• AVIOPHOBIAfear of flying [n AVIOPHOBIAS]
• AVIOPHOBICone with aviophobia [n AVIOPHOBICS]

Eleven-letter words (57)(46)

• ABRIDGEABLEcapable of being abridged [adj]
• ACCLIVITOUSsloping upward [adj]
• ACCUSATIVALpertaining to the accusative case [adj]
• ACTIVEWEARSACTIVEWEAR, [n]
• ADENOIDALLYin an adenoidal manner [adv]
• ADJUDGEMENTan adjudgment [n ADJUDGEMENTS]
• ADMIRALSHIPthe office of an admiral [n ADMIRALSHIPS]
• ADRENALISEDadrenalized [adj]
• AELUROPHOBEan ailurophobe [n AELUROPHOBES]
• AEROLOGICALpertaining to aerology [adj]
• AEROPHOBICSAEROPHOBIC, one with aerophobia [n]
• AFFORDANCESAFFORDANCE, a perceptible opportunity for user action [n]
• AFFRANCHISEto free [v AFFRANCHISED, AFFRANCHISES, AFFRANCHISING]
• AICHMOPHOBEone who suffers from aichmophobia [n AICHMOPHOBES]
• AIRCRAFTMANan aviator [n AIRCRAFTMEN]
• AIRCRAFTMENAIRCRAFTMAN, an aviator [n]
• ALDERPERSONa council-person [n ALDERPERSONS]
• ALLEVIATIVEtending to alleviate [adj]
• ALLEVIATORYalleviative [adj]
• AMBIVALENCYambivalence [n AMBIVALENCIES]
• AMENORRHOEAamenorrhea [n AMENORRHOEAS]
• AMPHIMICTICpertaining to amphimixis [adj]
• ANAPLASMATAANAPLASMA, a pathogenic bacterium of genus Anaplasma [n]
• ANEMOMETRICpertaining to an anemometer [adj]
• ANESTHETISEto anesthetize [v ANESTHETISED, ANESTHETISES, ANESTHETISING]
• ANGLOPHILIAlove of the English [n ANGLOPHILIAS]
• ANGLOPHOBIAfear of the English [n ANGLOPHOBIAS]
• ANGLOPHOBICsuffering from anglophobia [adj]
• ANIMALCULARpertaining to an animalcule [adj]
• ANOMALISTICpertaining to anomaly [adj]
• ANOPHELESESANOPHELES, any of a genus of mosquitoes which can carry malaria [n]
• ANTERIORITYthe quality of being anterior [n ANTERIORITIES]
• ANTHOLOGISEto anthologize [v ANTHOLOGISED, ANTHOLOGISES, ANTHOLOGISING]
• ANTICATHODEan X-ray emitting anode in an X-ray tube [n ANTICATHODES]
• ANTITYPICALpertaining to antitype [adj]
• APHANTASIASAPHANTASIA, an inability to imagine sensations [n]
• APOTHEOSISEto apotheosize [v APOTHEOSISED, APOTHEOSISES, APOTHEOSISING]
• APPRAISABLEcapable of being valued [adj]
• AQUAFITNESSaquafit [n AQUAFITNESSES]
• ARABIDOPSISa small flowering plant of genus Arabidopsis [n ARABIDOPSISES]
• ARCHEPARCHYthe office of an archeparch [n ARCHEPARCHIES]
• ARRANGEABLEable to be arranged [adj]
• ARTERIALISEto arterialize [v ARTERIALISED, ARTERIALISES, ARTERIALISING]
• ARTERIALIZEto oxygenate blood [v ARTERIALIZED, ARTERIALIZES, ARTERIALIZING] : ARTERIALIZATION [n]
• ASPHYXIATORone that asphyxiates [n ASPHYXIATORS]
• ASSESSORIALpertaining to an assessor [adj]
• ASSOCIATORYpertaining to association [adj]
• ASTROLOGISTan astrologer [n ASTROLOGISTS]
• ATHLEISURESATHLEISURE, casual clothing [n]
• AUDIBLENESSthe quality of being audible [n AUDIBLENESSES]
• AUTODIALLERa device that autodials [n AUTODIALLERS]
• AUTOFILLINGAUTOFILL, to prompt a user with text that they might want to enter in a form [v]
• AUTOFOCUSEDAUTOFOCUS, to use an automatic focusing system [v]
• AVIAPHOBIASAVIAPHOBIA, intense fear or dislike of flying [n]
• AVIAPHOBICSAVIAPHOBIC, pertaining to aviaphobia [n]
• AVIOPHOBIASAVIOPHOBIA, fear of flying [n]
• AVIOPHOBICSAVIOPHOBIC, one with aviophobia [n]

Twelve-letter words (52)(39)

• ACCUSATIVELYin an accusative manner [adv]
• ACCUSATORIALaccusatory [adj]
• ADIPOGENESESADIPOGENESIS, the formation of adipocytes [n]
• ADIPOGENESISthe formation of adipocytes [n ADIPOGENESES]
• ADJUDGEMENTSADJUDGEMENT, an adjudgment [n]
• ADMIRALSHIPSADMIRALSHIP, the office of an admiral [n]
• ADVERBIALIZEto turn into an adverb [v ADVERBIALIZED, ADVERBIALIZES, ADVERBIALIZING]
• AELUROPHOBESAELUROPHOBE, an ailurophobe [n]
• AELUROPHOBIAailurophobia [n AELUROPHOBIAS]
• AELUROPHOBICailurophobic [adj]
• AERENCHYMATAAERENCHYMA, modified parenchymatous tissue having large intracellular air spaces [n]
• AFFRANCHISEDAFFRANCHISE, to free [v]
• AFFRANCHISESAFFRANCHISE, to free [v]
• AGRAMMATICALcontrary to grammatical rules [adj]
• AICHMOPHOBESAICHMOPHOBE, one who suffers from aichmophobia [n]
• AICHMOPHOBIAfear of sharp objects [n AICHMOPHOBIAS]
• AICHMOPHOBICpertaining to aichmophobia [adj]
• AILUROPHOBIAfear of cats [n AILUROPHOBIAS]
• AILUROPHOBICpertaining to ailurophobia [adj]
• ALDERMANSHIPservice as an alderman [n ALDERMANSHIPS]
• ALDERPERSONSALDERPERSON, a council-person [n]
• ALLOTROPICALallotropic [adj]
• AMENORRHOEASAMENORRHOEA, amenorrhea [n]
• ANAMORPHOSESANAMORPHOSIS, an intentional reversible optical artistic distortion [n]
• ANAMORPHOSISan intentional reversible optical artistic distortion [n ANAMORPHOSES]
• ANATHEMATISEto anathematize [v ANATHEMATISED, ANATHEMATISES, ANATHEMATISING]
• ANESTHETISEDANESTHETISE, to anesthetize [v]
• ANESTHETISESANESTHETISE, to anesthetize [v]
• ANGLOPHILIASANGLOPHILIA, love of the English [n]
• ANGLOPHOBIASANGLOPHOBIA, fear of the English [n]
• ANTHOLOGISEDANTHOLOGISE, to anthologize [v]
• ANTHOLOGISESANTHOLOGISE, to anthologize [v]
• ANTIANDROGENa substance that inhibits androgens [n ANTIANDROGENS]
• ANTICATHODESANTICATHODE, an X-ray emitting anode in an X-ray tube [n]
• ANTIFOULINGSANTIFOULING, a paint used to prevent fouling on the hull of a boat [n]
• APOTHEOSISEDAPOTHEOSISE, to apotheosize [v]
• APOTHEOSISESAPOTHEOSISE, to apotheosize [v]
• ARBORISATIONarborization [n ARBORISATIONS]
• ARCHAEOLOGICarcheological [adj]
• AROMANTICISMlack of a type of desire [n AROMANTICISMS]
• ARTERIALISEDARTERIALISE, to arterialize [v]
• ARTERIALISESARTERIALISE, to arterialize [v]
• ARTERIALIZEDARTERIALIZE, to oxygenate blood [v]
• ARTERIALIZESARTERIALIZE, to oxygenate blood [v]
• ASPHYXIATORSASPHYXIATOR, one that asphyxiates [n]
• ASSIBILATIONthe act of assibilating [n ASSIBILATIONS]
• ASTROLOGISTSASTROLOGIST, an astrologer [n]
• AUTOCOMPLETEa programming feature [n AUTOCOMPLETES]
• AUTODIALLERSAUTODIALLER, a device that autodials [n]
• AUTOFOCUSINGthe action or capability to autofocus [n AUTOFOCUSINGS]
• AUTOFOCUSSEDAUTOFOCUS, to use an automatic focusing system [v]
• AUTOFOCUSSESAUTOFOCUS, an automatic focusing system [n]

Thirteen-letter words (51)(34)

• ABORIGINALITYthe quality of being aboriginal [n ABORIGINALITIES]
• ACHROMATICITYcolorlessness [n ACHROMATICITIES]
• ADAPTATIONISMan evolutionary view emphasizing adaptation as the driver of selection [n ADAPTATIONISMS]
• ADVERBIALIZEDADVERBIALIZE, to turn into an adverb [v]
• ADVERBIALIZESADVERBIALIZE, to turn into an adverb [v]
• AELUROPHOBIASAELUROPHOBIA, ailurophobia [n]
• AEROBATICALLYin an aerobatic manner [adv]
• AFFRANCHISINGAFFRANCHISE, to free [v]
• AICHMOPHOBIASAICHMOPHOBIA, fear of sharp objects [n]
• AILUROPHOBIASAILUROPHOBIA, fear of cats [n]
• AIRCRAFTWOMANan aviatrix [n AIRCRAFTWOMEN]
• AIRCRAFTWOMENAIRCRAFTWOMAN, an aviatrix [n]
• ALBERTOSAURUSa large, carnivorous dinosaur [n ALBERTOSAURUSES]
• ALCOHOLOMETERa device that performs alcoholometry [n ALCOHOLOMETERS]
• ALCOHOLOMETRYthe measurement of alcoholic concentration [n ALCOHOLOMETRIES]
• ALDERMANSHIPSALDERMANSHIP, service as an alderman [n]
• ALLOCHTHONOUSpertaining to an allochthon [adj]
• ALUMINIZATIONan act of aluminizing [n ALUMINIZATIONS]
• AMBIVALENCIESAMBIVALENCY, ambivalence [n]
• ANAGRAMMATISEto anagrammatize [v ANAGRAMMATISED, ANAGRAMMATISES, ANAGRAMMATISING]
• ANATHEMATISEDANATHEMATISE, to anathematize [v]
• ANATHEMATISESANATHEMATISE, to anathematize [v]
• ANESTHETISINGANESTHETISE, to anesthetize [v]
• ANNEXATIONISMa political policy supporting annexation [n ANNEXATIONISMS]
• ANTERIORITIESANTERIORITY, the quality of being anterior [n]
• ANTHELMINTHICanthelmintic [n ANTHELMINTHICS]
• ANTHOLOGISINGANTHOLOGISE, to anthologize [v]
• ANTHROPONOSESANTHROPONOSIS, a disease that can be transmitted from humans to animals [n]
• ANTHROPONOSISa disease that can be transmitted from humans to animals [n ANTHROPONOSES]
• ANTHROPONOTICpertaining to anthroponosis [adj]
• ANTIALLERGICSANTIALLERGIC, a medication used to treat allergy [n]
• ANTIANDROGENSANTIANDROGEN, a substance that inhibits androgens [n]
• ANTISLAVERIESANTISLAVERY, opposition to slavery (ownership of people) [n]
• APOTHEOSISINGAPOTHEOSISE, to apotheosize [v]
• AQUAFITNESSESAQUAFITNESS, aquafit [n]
• ARABIDOPSISESARABIDOPSIS, a small flowering plant of genus Arabidopsis [n]
• ARBORISATIONSARBORISATION, arborization [n]
• ARCHAEOLOGISEto practise archaeology [v ARCHAEOLOGISED, ARCHAEOLOGISES, ARCHAEOLOGISING]
• ARCHAEOLOGIZEto archaeologise [v ARCHAEOLOGIZED, ARCHAEOLOGIZES, ARCHAEOLOGIZING]
• ARCHEPARCHIESARCHEPARCHY, the office of an archeparch [n]
• AROMANTICISMSAROMANTICISM, lack of a type of desire [n]
• ARTERIALISINGARTERIALISE, to arterialize [v]
• ARTERIALIZINGARTERIALIZE, to oxygenate blood [v]
• ASSIBILATIONSASSIBILATION, the act of assibilating [n]
• AUCTIONEERINGthe act of conducting auctions [n AUCTIONEERINGS]
• AUDIBLENESSESAUDIBLENESS, the quality of being audible [n]
• AUTOCOMPLETESAUTOCOMPLETE, a programming feature [n]
• AUTODIALLINGSAUTODIALLING, the act of autodialling [n]
• AUTOFOCUSINGSAUTOFOCUSING, the action or capability to autofocus [n]
• AUTOFOCUSSINGAUTOFOCUS, to use an automatic focusing system [v]
• AVOIRDUPOISESAVOIRDUPOIS, a sense of heaviness [n]

Fourteen-letter words (21)(11)

• ABDOMINOPLASTYa surgical procedure to shape the abdomen [n]
• ADAPTATIONISMSADAPTATIONISM, an evolutionary view emphasizing adaptation as the driver of selection [n]
• ADVERBIALIZINGADVERBIALIZE, to turn into an adverb [v]
• ALCOHOLOMETERSALCOHOLOMETER, a device that performs alcoholometry [n]
• ALUMINIZATIONSALUMINIZATION, an act of aluminizing [n]
• ANAGRAMMATISEDANAGRAMMATISE, to anagrammatize [v]
• ANAGRAMMATISESANAGRAMMATISE, to anagrammatize [v]
• ANATHEMATISINGANATHEMATISE, to anathematize [v]
• ANNEXATIONISMSANNEXATIONISM, a political policy supporting annexation [n]
• ANTAGONIZATIONthe act of antagonizing [n ANTAGONIZATIONS]
• ANTHELMINTHICSANTHELMINTHIC, anthelmintic [n]
• ANTIANDROGENICpertaining to antiandrogens [adj]
• APOPHTHEGMATICpertaining to apophthegm [adj]
• ARBITRATORSHIPthe office of being an arbitrator [n ARBITRATORSHIPS]
• ARCHAEOLOGISEDARCHAEOLOGISE, to practise archaeology [v]
• ARCHAEOLOGISESARCHAEOLOGISE, to practise archaeology [v]
• ARCHAEOLOGIZEDARCHAEOLOGIZE, to archaeologise [v]
• ARCHAEOLOGIZESARCHAEOLOGIZE, to archaeologise [v]
• ARCHDEACONSHIParchdeaconry [n ARCHDEACONSHIPS]
• ASTROCHEMISTRYthe study of chemistry in outer space [n]
• AUCTIONEERINGSAUCTIONEERING, the act of conducting auctions [n]

Fifteen-letter words (17)(10)

• ABORIGINALITIESABORIGINALITY, the quality of being aboriginal [n]
• ACHROMATICITIESACHROMATICITY, colorlessness [n]
• ACKNOWLEDGEABLEcapable of being acknowledged [adj]
• ALBERTOSAURUSESALBERTOSAURUS, a large, carnivorous dinosaur [n]
• ALCOHOLOMETRIESALCOHOLOMETRY, the measurement of alcoholic concentration [n]
• ANAGRAMMATISINGANAGRAMMATISE, to anagrammatize [v]
• ANESTHETIZATIONstate of being anesthetized [n]
• ANTAGONIZATIONSANTAGONIZATION, the act of antagonizing [n]
• ANTIALLERGENICSANTIALLERGENIC, a drug that prevents an allergic response [n]
• ANTIPHLOGISTICSANTIPHLOGISTIC, an agent that reduces inflammation [n]
• ARBITRATORSHIPSARBITRATORSHIP, the office of being an arbitrator [n]
• ARBORICULTURISTone who works with trees or shrubs [n]
• ARCHAEOLOGISINGARCHAEOLOGISE, to practise archaeology [v]
• ARCHAEOLOGIZINGARCHAEOLOGIZE, to archaeologise [v]
• ARCHDEACONSHIPSARCHDEACONSHIP, archdeaconry [n]
• ARTERIALIZATIONthe act of arterializing [n]
• AUDIOCONFERENCEa meeting conducted over audio channels [n]

Common questions

When did NWL2023 take effect?

NWL2023 became the official word list for club and tournament play in the United States and Canada on 29 February 2024.