A complete, filterable list of 66+ English words ending in -ANT — with definitions, word types, and difficulty ratings.
Like "-ent," the suffix "-ant" derives from a Latin participial ending. It produces adjectives of quality (relevant, pleasant, significant) and agent nouns (accountant, tenant, participant). The two suffixes are interchangeable in origin but not in modern English — specific words lock in one or the other, and spelling both correctly requires memory rather than rules.
Part of speech: Adjectives describing an ongoing state (elegant, ignorant, abundant) and nouns for people or agents (servant, merchant, assistant). The suffix parallels "-ent" in meaning and origin.
Because "-ANT" and "-ENT" share the same phoneme in many accents, word-game players need to memorise which ending each word takes. Keeping a mental list of common "-ant" words (servant, elegant, pleasant) prevents costly spelling errors.
This list includes 66 English words ending in -ant, drawn from a curated dictionary of 10,000+ words spanning everyday vocabulary, academic terms, and word-game forms. The count focuses on base forms; inflected variants (e.g. plurals or conjugations) are counted separately.
Common examples from this list include: Giant, Importan. Use the difficulty filter above to browse easy, medium, or hard words separately.
Adjectives describing an ongoing state (elegant, ignorant, abundant) and nouns for people or agents (servant, merchant, assistant). The suffix parallels "-ent" in meaning and origin. Use the "Type" filter above to narrow the list to nouns, verbs, adjectives, or adverbs specifically.
Most standard words on this list are accepted in major Scrabble dictionaries (TWL, SOWPODS). Some hard-difficulty words are archaic, borrowed, or dialect forms whose validity can vary between rulesets — always verify against the official word list for your competition or app.