What words have a long sound spelled AA?

You're asking about words with the "long A" sound spelled "AA". Here's the thing: the "AA" spelling isn't the most common way to represent the long A sound in English.

More common ways to represent the long A sound:

* A (as in "cake")

* AI (as in "rain")

* AY (as in "day")

* EY (as in "they")

* E (as in "name")

* EI (as in "neighbor")

* Y (as in "my")

Words with the "AA" spelling:

While "AA" is less common, it does appear in a few words. These are usually words of foreign origin, like:

* aardvark

* aardwolf

* Baal (a biblical name)

* baa (the sound sheep make)

* daal (a type of lentil stew)

* paal (a Dutch word for "pole")

Note: The sound of "AA" in these words can be quite different from the "long A" sound in words like "cake" or "rain." In many of these words, the sound is closer to the "ah" sound in "father."

Let me know if you'd like to explore words with different long A spellings!