5-Letter Words Ending in IA
There are 42 five-letter words ending in IA in our dictionary; 11 of them are common words.
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All 42 words
- media8 points
- mania7 points
- maria7 points
- cilia7 points
- labia7 points
- sepia7 points
- tibia7 points
- atria5 points
- mafia10 points
- curia7 points
- stria5 points
- zamia16 points
- xenia12 points
- cobia9 points
- feria8 points
- folia8 points
- tafia8 points
- varia8 points
- aecia7 points
- ceria7 points
- coria7 points
- lamia7 points
- milia7 points
- dulia6 points
- logia6 points
- noria5 points
- tenia5 points
- facia10 points
- podia8 points
- amnia7 points
- nubia7 points
- uncia7 points
- urbia7 points
- agria6 points
- gonia6 points
- oidia6 points
- redia6 points
- entia5 points
- ossia5 points
- ostia5 points
- retia5 points
- telia5 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 42
- By usage: 3 very common, 8 common, 31 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- zamia 16
- xenia 12
- facia 10
- mafia 10
- cobia 9
- feria 8
- folia 8
- media 8
- podia 8
- tafia 8
Most common
- media
- mania
- maria
- cilia
- labia
- sepia
- tibia
- atria
- mafia
- curia
Definitions
- mania (noun)
- An irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action.
- maria (noun)
- A dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon.
- sepia (noun)
- A shade of brown with a tinge of red.
- tibia (noun)
- The inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle.
Below you will find all 42 five-letter words ending in IA from our dictionary, grouped in one list with the common words first. Each chip shows the word and its classic tile score, and a small dot marks the words that appear in everyday English. MEDIA, MANIA and MARIA are typical of the familiar entries. To check which of these you can spell right now, enter your letters in the box above and press search.
How to use this page
The quickest route to an answer is the search box: enter your letters, use a question mark for a blank, and the list shrinks to the playable words. If you would rather browse, the chips below are sorted with common words first, and the related links lead to neighbouring lists for other letters and lengths.
Tips
The list puts common words first for a reason: they are the ones an opponent is least likely to challenge and the ones you will remember next time. When two plays score about the same, prefer the common word. Save the rare entries for situations where they are clearly better, such as a triple-word square that only an obscure word can reach. If you are learning vocabulary or solving a puzzle for a newspaper, stick to the very common words marked with a dot; they are the ones the setter almost certainly had in mind.
Questions
How many five-letter words ending in IA are there?
Our dictionary has 42 five-letter words ending in IA, of which 11 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words ending in IA?
ZAMIA scores 16 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.