5-Letter Words Ending in A
There are 356 five-letter words ending in A in our dictionary; 105 of them are common words.
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All 356 words
- extra12 points
- media8 points
- pizza25 points
- quota14 points
- comma11 points
- alpha10 points
- circa9 points
- dogma9 points
- drama8 points
- sigma8 points
- mania7 points
- opera7 points
- delta6 points
- arena5 points
- plaza16 points
- zebra16 points
- vodka13 points
- junta12 points
- hyena11 points
- mamma11 points
- parka11 points
- polka11 points
- china10 points
- gamma10 points
- cobra9 points
- cocoa9 points
- koala9 points
- fauna8 points
- flora8 points
- larva8 points
- omega8 points
- panda8 points
- theta8 points
- villa8 points
- viola8 points
- vista8 points
- aroma7 points
- enema7 points
- llama7 points
- maria7 points
- pasta7 points
- aorta5 points
- sauna5 points
- tiara5 points
- ultra5 points
- karma11 points
- mecca11 points
- aloha8 points
- salsa5 points
- phyla13 points
- schwa13 points
- hydra12 points
- mocha12 points
- ninja12 points
- yucca12 points
- dacha11 points
- poppa11 points
- vulva11 points
- magma10 points
- pasha10 points
- copra9 points
- guava9 points
- lemma9 points
- rumba9 points
- samba9 points
- scuba9 points
- conga8 points
- dicta8 points
- edema8 points
- henna8 points
- uvula8 points
- balsa7 points
- cilia7 points
- labia7 points
- manna7 points
- sepia7 points
- septa7 points
- tibia7 points
- atria5 points
- senna5 points
- pukka15 points
- ganja13 points
- cuppa11 points
- fatwa11 points
- mamba11 points
- mafia10 points
- fella8 points
- kappa13 points
- umbra9 points
- fossa8 points
- infra8 points
- sulfa8 points
- bursa7 points
- calla7 points
- curia7 points
- lepta7 points
- manta7 points
- sabra7 points
- sacra7 points
- sputa7 points
- supra7 points
- tabla7 points
- taiga6 points
- stria5 points
- tetra5 points
- tazza23 points
- hamza19 points
- baiza16 points
- colza16 points
- hypha16 points
- mirza16 points
- zamia16 points
- thuja15 points
- chufa13 points
- kheda13 points
- pucka13 points
- kasha12 points
- pacha12 points
- xenia12 points
- fovea11 points
- kalpa11 points
- luffa11 points
- pampa11 points
- shiva11 points
- thuya11 points
- volva11 points
- boyla10 points
- bwana10 points
- chela10 points
- gamba10 points
- gemma10 points
- gumma10 points
- playa10 points
- theca10 points
- tryma10 points
- abaca9 points
- ceiba9 points
- cobia9 points
- culpa9 points
- plica9 points
- spica9 points
- summa9 points
- tanka9 points
- vanda9 points
- virga9 points
- agama8 points
- belga8 points
- derma8 points
- dobla8 points
- dobra8 points
- douma8 points
- faena8 points
- feria8 points
- folia8 points
- frena8 points
- hosta8 points
- lyssa8 points
- lytta8 points
- mudra8 points
- nyala8 points
- panga8 points
- silva8 points
- softa8 points
- tafia8 points
- varia8 points
- vesta8 points
- vitta8 points
- wirra8 points
- yenta8 points
- aecia7 points
- anima7 points
- apnea7 points
- areca7 points
- betta7 points
- biota7 points
- bulla7 points
- canna7 points
- cella7 points
- ceria7 points
- cesta7 points
- coria7 points
- costa7 points
- cotta7 points
- donga7 points
- lamia7 points
- libra7 points
- milia7 points
- mulla7 points
- ocrea7 points
- omasa7 points
- paisa7 points
- penna7 points
- pinna7 points
- pinta7 points
- plena7 points
- presa7 points
- salpa7 points
- scuta7 points
- stoma7 points
- stupa7 points
- ulema7 points
- agora6 points
- donna6 points
- doura6 points
- dulia6 points
- durra6 points
- galea6 points
- genoa6 points
- gutta6 points
- logia6 points
- saiga6 points
- tonga6 points
- alula5 points
- liana5 points
- naira5 points
- noria5 points
- reata5 points
- riata5 points
- stela5 points
- surra5 points
- sutra5 points
- tenia5 points
- terra5 points
- tesla5 points
- testa5 points
- tinea5 points
- trona5 points
- huzza26 points
- zanza23 points
- braza16 points
- matza16 points
- ajiva15 points
- ajuga13 points
- babka13 points
- jagra13 points
- koppa13 points
- dumka12 points
- haika12 points
- hooka12 points
- ixora12 points
- jnana12 points
- myoma12 points
- rioja12 points
- abaka11 points
- bacca11 points
- halva11 points
- kibla11 points
- mikra11 points
- momma11 points
- punka11 points
- rhyta11 points
- sylva11 points
- wisha11 points
- bohea10 points
- brava10 points
- bunya10 points
- etyma10 points
- facia10 points
- halma10 points
- herma10 points
- lycea10 points
- nucha10 points
- vacua10 points
- vinca10 points
- yerba10 points
- aboma9 points
- adyta9 points
- akela9 points
- ameba9 points
- caeca9 points
- fanga9 points
- honda9 points
- krona9 points
- kurta9 points
- limba9 points
- limpa9 points
- mbira9 points
- micra9 points
- milpa9 points
- musca9 points
- pepla9 points
- prima9 points
- aliya8 points
- amiga8 points
- asyla8 points
- dagga8 points
- dolma8 points
- flota8 points
- gleba8 points
- grama8 points
- hansa8 points
- holla8 points
- lehua8 points
- loofa8 points
- podia8 points
- purda8 points
- regma8 points
- selva8 points
- varna8 points
- veena8 points
- voila8 points
- volta8 points
- walla8 points
- yurta8 points
- aceta7 points
- amnia7 points
- coala7 points
- crura7 points
- erica7 points
- labra7 points
- massa7 points
- mensa7 points
- menta7 points
- moira7 points
- moola7 points
- murra7 points
- nubia7 points
- palea7 points
- perea7 points
- pieta7 points
- pilea7 points
- pruta7 points
- recta7 points
- scena7 points
- tecta7 points
- tsuba7 points
- ulama7 points
- uncia7 points
- urbia7 points
- agria6 points
- dorsa6 points
- genua6 points
- gonia6 points
- grana6 points
- linga6 points
- oidia6 points
- redia6 points
- regna6 points
- sanga6 points
- tegua6 points
- terga6 points
- antra5 points
- asana5 points
- entia5 points
- laura5 points
- lutea5 points
- ossia5 points
- ostia5 points
- retia5 points
- ruana5 points
- sensa5 points
- sirra5 points
- sunna5 points
- sutta5 points
- telia5 points
- usnea5 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 356
- By usage: 45 very common, 60 common, 251 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- huzza 26
- pizza 25
- tazza 23
- zanza 23
- hamza 19
- baiza 16
- braza 16
- colza 16
- hypha 16
- matza 16
Most common
- extra
- media
- pizza
- quota
- comma
- alpha
- circa
- dogma
- drama
- sigma
Definitions
- extra (adjective)
- More than is needed, desired, or required.
- pizza (noun)
- Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese.
- quota (noun)
- A prescribed number.
- comma (noun)
- A punctuation mark (‘,’) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence.
The five-letter words that end in A number 356 in our dictionary. About 105 of them are common, which is the group most players will recognise on sight, and the remainder are rarer words that still count in the majority of games. The list is complete, computed from the full word list rather than typed by hand, so you can trust that nothing is missing. The best scorer is HUZZA, at 26 points.
How to use this page
Read the list from the top if you want the everyday words, or jump to the quick facts for the highest scorers. Click any word with a link to see every shorter word hidden inside it. When you have a specific rack, the search box at the top filters the list down to the words you can play right now.
Tips
Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words ending in A?
HUZZA scores 26 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
251 of the 356 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.