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5-Letter Words Starting With G and Ending in A

There are 14 five-letter words starting with G and ending in A in our dictionary; 3 of them are common words.

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All 14 words

  • gamma10 points
  • guava9 points
  • ganja13 points
  • gamba10 points
  • gemma10 points
  • gumma10 points
  • galea6 points
  • genoa6 points
  • gutta6 points
  • gleba8 points
  • grama8 points
  • genua6 points
  • gonia6 points
  • grana6 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 14
  • By usage: 1 very common, 2 common, 11 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. ganja 13
  2. gamba 10
  3. gamma 10
  4. gemma 10
  5. gumma 10
  6. guava 9
  7. gleba 8
  8. grama 8
  9. galea 6
  10. genoa 6

Most common

  1. gamma
  2. guava
  3. ganja
  4. gamba
  5. gemma
  6. gumma
  7. galea
  8. genoa
  9. gutta
  10. gleba

Definitions

gamma (noun)
The 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet.
guava (noun)
Small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit.
ganja (noun)
A strong-smelling plant whose dried leaves can be smoked for a pleasant effect or pain reduction.
gamba (noun)
Viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello.

Words that start with G and end in A come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 14 of the five-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. GANJA is the top scorer here, worth 13 points before any board multiplier.

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

How many five-letter words starting with G and ending in A are there?

Our dictionary has 14 five-letter words starting with G and ending in A, of which 3 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 starting with G and ending in A?

GANJA scores 13 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.

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