5-Letter Words Ending in SA
There are 13 five-letter words ending in SA in our dictionary; 4 of them are common words.
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All 13 words
- salsa5 points
- balsa7 points
- fossa8 points
- bursa7 points
- lyssa8 points
- omasa7 points
- paisa7 points
- presa7 points
- hansa8 points
- massa7 points
- mensa7 points
- dorsa6 points
- sensa5 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 13
- By usage: 0 very common, 4 common, 9 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- fossa 8
- hansa 8
- lyssa 8
- balsa 7
- bursa 7
- massa 7
- mensa 7
- omasa 7
- paisa 7
- presa 7
Most common
- salsa
- balsa
- fossa
- bursa
- lyssa
- omasa
- paisa
- presa
- hansa
- massa
Definitions
- salsa (noun)
- Spicy sauce of tomatoes and onions and chili peppers to accompany Mexican foods.
- balsa (noun)
- Strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats.
- fossa (noun)
- A concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression).
- bursa (noun)
- A small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints.
Looking for five-letter words ending in SA? You are in the right place. This list has 13 of them, sorted so the familiar words such as SALSA and BALSA appear before the obscure ones. Every entry is a real dictionary word, and every score badge is computed from standard tile values. Use the filters in the search box to keep only the words that also fit the other letters on your rack or the pattern in your puzzle.
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
Every score badge on this page is the sum of the tile values in the word, with no board multipliers applied. Classic tiles value the common letters at one point and the awkward letters higher, up to ten for Q and Z. Blank tiles score nothing. The actual points you earn depend on where the word lands, so a modest word on a double-word square beats a high-value word on plain squares. Use the badges to compare words quickly, then check the board for the multiplier that changes the picture.
Questions
How many five-letter words ending in SA are there?
Our dictionary has 13 five-letter words ending in SA, of which 4 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 SA?
FOSSA scores 8 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.