Words that start with ARC
164 words begin with ARC, and ARCHAEOPTERYXES scores the most at 32 points.
Results
15-letter words count:5
14-letter words count:8
13-letter words count:14
12-letter words count:17
11-letter words count:18
10-letter words count:22
9-letter words count:24
8-letter words count:20
7-letter words count:18
6-letter words count:12
5-letter words count:2
4-letter words count:3
3-letter words count:1
What is on this page
The dictionary contains 164 words that begin with ARC — set out here by length.
Lengths span 3 to 15. The middle of that range is where the words are: 24 of them are 9 letters long.
Worth knowing
If you are playing for score, ARCHAEOPTERYXES at 32 points is the pick. It tops both tables: 32 in Words With Friends as well.
The full 15 letters are used by ARCHAEOPTERYXES, ARCHAEBACTERIUM and ARCHEOLOGICALLY.
If you need a narrower cut, the pages linked below split this set by letter and by length.
What some of these mean
- archaebacterium
- considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae
- architecturally
- with regard to architecture
- archiepiscopal
- of or associated with an archbishop
- archaebacteria
- considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae
- architectonics
- the science of architecture
Common questions
- How many words start with ARC?
- 164, ranging from 3 to 15 letters.
- What is the best scoring word that starts with ARC?
- ARCHAEOPTERYXES, worth 32 points in Scrabble.
- What is the longest word that starts with ARC?
- ARCHAEOPTERYXES and ARCHAEBACTERIUM, at 15 letters.