8-Letter Words Ending in A
There are 499 eight-letter words ending in A in our dictionary; 93 of them are common words.
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All 499 words
- bacteria12 points
- umbrella12 points
- criteria10 points
- paranoia10 points
- dyslexia19 points
- charisma15 points
- hysteria14 points
- leukemia14 points
- anathema13 points
- plethora13 points
- vertebra13 points
- diarrhea12 points
- panorama12 points
- placenta12 points
- bandanna11 points
- dementia11 points
- flotilla11 points
- magnolia11 points
- stigmata11 points
- gardenia10 points
- insomnia10 points
- insignia9 points
- tortilla8 points
- anorexia15 points
- euphoria13 points
- camellia12 points
- subpoena12 points
- suburbia12 points
- vendetta12 points
- pizzeria28 points
- asphyxia23 points
- chickpea21 points
- credenza20 points
- lymphoma20 points
- babushka19 points
- protozoa19 points
- brouhaha16 points
- pyorrhea16 points
- cinchona15 points
- swastika15 points
- hacienda14 points
- kielbasa14 points
- academia13 points
- glaucoma13 points
- scrofula13 points
- trifecta13 points
- abscissa12 points
- ambrosia12 points
- basilica12 points
- flagella12 points
- melanoma12 points
- parabola12 points
- sciatica12 points
- anaconda11 points
- apologia11 points
- magnesia11 points
- pellagra11 points
- rutabaga11 points
- wisteria11 points
- continua10 points
- gladiola10 points
- mantilla10 points
- mantissa10 points
- operetta10 points
- undersea9 points
- alleluia8 points
- gymkhana21 points
- ephemera15 points
- schemata15 points
- moussaka14 points
- penumbra14 points
- angelica11 points
- diaspora11 points
- egomania11 points
- fantasia11 points
- semolina10 points
- majolica19 points
- djellaba18 points
- effluvia17 points
- katakana16 points
- amygdala15 points
- ischemia15 points
- perfecta15 points
- dystopia14 points
- diplopia13 points
- trichina13 points
- veronica13 points
- dystonia12 points
- hiragana12 points
- marinara10 points
- galleria9 points
- senorita8 points
- sonatina8 points
- mozzetta28 points
- vizcacha27 points
- jipijapa26 points
- zarzuela26 points
- myxedema23 points
- cachexia22 points
- chaqueta22 points
- czarevna22 points
- qindarka22 points
- cachucha20 points
- azotemia19 points
- japonica19 points
- quadriga19 points
- zirconia19 points
- coxalgia18 points
- subphyla18 points
- viscacha18 points
- zoogloea18 points
- anoxemia17 points
- capybara17 points
- focaccia17 points
- conferva16 points
- erythema16 points
- gloxinia16 points
- ataraxia15 points
- branchia15 points
- bronchia15 points
- calyptra15 points
- cambogia15 points
- hematoma15 points
- hepatica15 points
- marchesa15 points
- meshugga15 points
- petechia15 points
- photopia15 points
- trachoma15 points
- vaccinia15 points
- adynamia14 points
- agraphia14 points
- avifauna14 points
- kamaaina14 points
- mammilla14 points
- occipita14 points
- anaphora13 points
- atheroma13 points
- barathea13 points
- bregmata13 points
- calisaya13 points
- calvaria13 points
- cattleya13 points
- cavatina13 points
- empanada13 points
- endameba13 points
- fibrilla13 points
- habanera13 points
- hamartia13 points
- herbaria13 points
- malvasia13 points
- myotonia13 points
- parhelia13 points
- piassava13 points
- vibrissa13 points
- victoria13 points
- ytterbia13 points
- alopecia12 points
- analemma12 points
- arapaima12 points
- babirusa12 points
- barranca12 points
- blastema12 points
- brassica12 points
- buddleia12 points
- cabretta12 points
- cabrilla12 points
- capitula12 points
- caracara12 points
- carnauba12 points
- celomata12 points
- cercaria12 points
- cuticula12 points
- diplegia12 points
- ecclesia12 points
- eupepsia12 points
- marsupia12 points
- scleroma12 points
- scotopia12 points
- shigella12 points
- stemmata12 points
- stotinka12 points
- tamboura12 points
- aciduria11 points
- arethusa11 points
- asthenia11 points
- astigmia11 points
- bignonia11 points
- collegia11 points
- ctenidia11 points
- diastema11 points
- dicentra11 points
- dracaena11 points
- dulciana11 points
- dulcinea11 points
- enigmata11 points
- esthesia11 points
- fenestra11 points
- frittata11 points
- glabella11 points
- mesoglea11 points
- sayonara11 points
- sinfonia11 points
- sterigma11 points
- tamandua11 points
- thiourea11 points
- triforia11 points
- tsarevna11 points
- anabaena10 points
- analecta10 points
- anasarca10 points
- auricula10 points
- ballista10 points
- berretta10 points
- blastula10 points
- boltonia10 points
- cisterna10 points
- encaenia10 points
- estancia10 points
- miliaria10 points
- palestra10 points
- panatela10 points
- prunella10 points
- sacraria10 points
- spirilla10 points
- strobila10 points
- adularia9 points
- gastrula9 points
- oliguria9 points
- sastruga9 points
- intarsia8 points
- sensoria8 points
- serenata8 points
- strontia8 points
- albizzia28 points
- czaritza28 points
- tzaritza26 points
- quillaja24 points
- yokozuna24 points
- britzska23 points
- mazourka23 points
- zygomata23 points
- chalazia22 points
- chatchka22 points
- kavakava22 points
- myxomata22 points
- rhizobia22 points
- hyphemia21 points
- maharaja20 points
- mazaedia20 points
- tzarevna20 points
- xanthoma20 points
- dystaxia19 points
- panmixia19 points
- sporozoa19 points
- trapezia19 points
- zoomania19 points
- antefixa18 points
- cymbidia18 points
- hypopnea18 points
- javelina18 points
- rendzina18 points
- zastruga18 points
- amphibia17 points
- azoturia17 points
- dahabiya17 points
- equiseta17 points
- exonumia17 points
- icekhana17 points
- kalyptra17 points
- katchina17 points
- mycetoma17 points
- nonquota17 points
- quillaia17 points
- quinella17 points
- quiniela17 points
- toxaemia17 points
- tristeza17 points
- tsaritza17 points
- wahconda17 points
- arythmia16 points
- ependyma16 points
- haphtara16 points
- hyponoia16 points
- pycnidia16 points
- pyoderma16 points
- sympodia16 points
- syncytia16 points
- vivipara16 points
- abrachia15 points
- ayurveda15 points
- baidarka15 points
- calctufa15 points
- campagna15 points
- chimaera15 points
- chloasma15 points
- coccidia15 points
- epimysia15 points
- haplopia15 points
- hepatoma15 points
- polypnea15 points
- postcava15 points
- symposia15 points
- triptyca15 points
- viewdata15 points
- agrypnia14 points
- bethesda14 points
- cathedra14 points
- cocobola14 points
- coloboma14 points
- copremia14 points
- cubicula14 points
- dichasia14 points
- dyspnoea14 points
- dystocia14 points
- galabiya14 points
- gammadia14 points
- gymnasia14 points
- gynaecea14 points
- gynaecia14 points
- gynoecia14 points
- keratoma14 points
- lavalava14 points
- levodopa14 points
- palpebra14 points
- polygala14 points
- pterygia14 points
- semicoma14 points
- syntagma14 points
- tokonoma14 points
- uropygia14 points
- vinifera14 points
- abdomina13 points
- aceldama13 points
- achillea13 points
- acidemia13 points
- anthemia13 points
- atrophia13 points
- bauhinia13 points
- colluvia13 points
- collyria13 points
- earthpea13 points
- epicedia13 points
- epifauna13 points
- fanegada13 points
- flabella13 points
- foramina13 points
- furcraea13 points
- gambusia13 points
- golgotha13 points
- hemiolia13 points
- hospitia13 points
- lithemia13 points
- mamaliga13 points
- mandioca13 points
- melodica13 points
- movieola13 points
- omnivora13 points
- peponida13 points
- phelonia13 points
- polyuria13 points
- rachilla13 points
- swastica13 points
- theriaca13 points
- thiotepa13 points
- trochlea13 points
- valencia13 points
- velamina13 points
- vesicula13 points
- amberina12 points
- anthodia12 points
- apimania12 points
- armonica12 points
- asyndeta12 points
- baptisia12 points
- blastoma12 points
- botanica12 points
- braciola12 points
- brucella12 points
- cabresta12 points
- calcanea12 points
- calcaria12 points
- caponata12 points
- carpalia12 points
- cocinera12 points
- comatula12 points
- credenda12 points
- entameba12 points
- epopoeia12 points
- golconda12 points
- labrusca12 points
- leucemia12 points
- lipomata12 points
- maiolica12 points
- malaroma12 points
- manubria12 points
- mariposa12 points
- miasmata12 points
- mridanga12 points
- oiticica12 points
- opercula12 points
- opuscula12 points
- pancetta12 points
- piassaba12 points
- plumeria12 points
- putamina12 points
- sapremia12 points
- scabiosa12 points
- scolioma12 points
- simaruba12 points
- stoccata12 points
- stokesia12 points
- subtopia12 points
- synergia12 points
- trihedra12 points
- vestigia12 points
- weigelia12 points
- agnomina11 points
- algaroba11 points
- anecdota11 points
- anthelia11 points
- bedsonia11 points
- caldaria11 points
- caragana11 points
- contagia11 points
- decennia11 points
- demerara11 points
- feterita11 points
- gelsemia11 points
- gliomata11 points
- hatteria11 points
- oedemata11 points
- palladia11 points
- pignolia11 points
- presidia11 points
- progeria11 points
- semigala11 points
- shillala11 points
- stomodea11 points
- tapadera11 points
- tegmenta11 points
- tegumina11 points
- tithonia11 points
- veratria11 points
- virtuosa11 points
- wistaria11 points
- anoopsia10 points
- arboreta10 points
- aspirata10 points
- aubretia10 points
- aubrieta10 points
- automata10 points
- battalia10 points
- birretta10 points
- claustra10 points
- clitella10 points
- etcetera10 points
- gerardia10 points
- mausolea10 points
- menstrua10 points
- monstera10 points
- panetela10 points
- paranoea10 points
- planaria10 points
- pollinia10 points
- psoralea10 points
- reptilia10 points
- responsa10 points
- reticula10 points
- sarmenta10 points
- scutella10 points
- septaria10 points
- silicula10 points
- stapelia10 points
- stromata10 points
- tenacula10 points
- teratoma10 points
- traumata10 points
- ultimata10 points
- urinemia10 points
- agenesia9 points
- antidora9 points
- dentalia9 points
- endostea9 points
- gastraea9 points
- gesneria9 points
- glossina9 points
- guerilla9 points
- radialia9 points
- unguenta9 points
- uredinia9 points
- antisera8 points
- retinula8 points
- rostella8 points
- salsilla8 points
- sensilla8 points
- terraria8 points
- terrella8 points
- triennia8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 499
- By usage: 23 very common, 70 common, 406 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- albizzia 28
- czaritza 28
- mozzetta 28
- pizzeria 28
- vizcacha 27
- jipijapa 26
- tzaritza 26
- zarzuela 26
- quillaja 24
- yokozuna 24
Most common
- bacteria
- umbrella
- criteria
- paranoia
- dyslexia
- charisma
- hysteria
- leukemia
- anathema
- plethora
Definitions
- bacteria (noun)
- (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants.
- umbrella (adjective)
- Covering or applying simultaneously to a number of similar items or elements or groups.
- paranoia (noun)
- A psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur.
- dyslexia (noun)
- Impaired ability to learn to read.
Below you will find all 499 eight-letter words ending in A 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. BACTERIA, UMBRELLA and CRITERIA 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
A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the eight-letter words ending in A once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.
Questions
How many eight-letter words ending in A are there?
Our dictionary has 499 eight-letter words ending in A, of which 93 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 eight-letter words ending in A?
ALBIZZIA scores 28 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.