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Words Ending in A

There are 2,907 words that end in A in our word list. The most common are IDEA, MA and WHOA. The highest-scoring in Scrabble is ZYZZYVA (43 points).

Words
2,907
Top Scrabble word
ZYZZYVA, 43 pts
Top Words With Friends word
ZYZZYVA, 42 pts
Lengths
2 to 20 letters
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Common words that end in A

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

The 1,000 most common of 2,907 words that end in A

Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points. Use the search box above to filter the full list.

2-letter words 12

  • aa2/2
  • ba4/5
  • fa5/5
  • ha5/4
  • ka6/6
  • la2/3
  • ma4/5
  • na2/3
  • pa4/5
  • ta2/2
  • ya5/4
  • za11/11

3-letter words 30

  • aba5/6
  • aga4/5
  • aha6/5
  • ala3/4
  • ama5/6
  • ana3/4
  • ava6/7
  • awa6/6
  • baa5/6
  • boa5/6
  • bra5/6
  • era3/3
  • eta3/3
  • goa4/5
  • lea3/4
  • ora3/3
  • ova6/7
  • pea5/6
  • pia5/6
  • qua12/13
  • sea3/3
  • sha6/5
  • ska7/7
  • spa5/6
  • tea3/3
  • twa6/6
  • uta3/4
  • via6/7
  • wha9/8
  • yea6/5

4-letter words 130

  • abba8/10
  • acta6/7
  • agha8/8
  • alba6/8
  • alfa7/8
  • alma6/8
  • anna4/6
  • aqua13/14
  • area4/4
  • aria4/4
  • aura4/5
  • baba8/10
  • beta6/7
  • bima8/10
  • bola6/8
  • bora6/7
  • bota6/7
  • bura6/8
  • caca8/10
  • casa6/7
  • chia9/9
  • coca8/10
  • coda7/8
  • cola6/8
  • coma8/10
  • dada6/6
  • data5/5
  • deva8/9
  • dita5/5
  • diva8/9
  • dona5/6
  • dopa7/8
  • duma7/9
  • dura5/6
  • etna4/5
  • feta7/7
  • flea7/8
  • fora7/7
  • gaga6/8
  • gala5/7
  • geta5/6
  • giga6/8
  • haha10/8
  • hora7/6
  • hoya10/8
  • hula7/8
  • idea5/5
  • ilea4/5
  • ilia4/5
  • ilka8/9
  • iota4/4
  • java14/17
  • jura11/14
  • kaka12/12
  • kana8/9
  • kapa10/11
  • kava11/12
  • kina8/9
  • kola8/9
  • lama6/8
  • lava7/9
  • leva7/9
  • lima6/8
  • lira4/5
  • loca6/8
  • luna4/7
  • mama8/10
  • mana6/8
  • maya9/9
  • mesa6/7
  • meta6/7
  • mica8/10
  • mina6/8
  • mola6/8
  • mora6/7
  • mura6/8
  • nada5/6
  • nana4/6
  • nema6/8
  • noma6/8
  • nona4/6
  • nota4/5
  • nova7/9
  • okra8/8
  • olla4/6
  • orca6/7
  • ossa4/4
  • papa8/10
  • para6/7
  • pica8/10
  • pima8/10
  • pina6/8
  • pita6/7
  • plea6/8
  • puma8/11
  • pupa8/11
  • raga5/6
  • raja11/13
  • raya7/6
  • rhea7/6
  • rota4/4
  • saga5/6
  • sera4/4
  • shea7/6
  • soda5/5
  • sofa7/7
  • sola4/5
  • soma6/7
  • sora4/4
  • soya7/6
  • suba6/8
  • sura4/5
  • taka8/8
  • toga5/6
  • tora4/4
  • tuba6/8
  • tuna4/6
  • ulna4/7
  • urea4/5
  • ursa4/5
  • vena7/9
  • vera7/8
  • vina7/9
  • visa7/8
  • vita7/8
  • viva10/12
  • whoa10/9
  • yoga8/8
  • yuca9/10
  • zeta13/13

5-letter words 173

  • abaca9/11
  • agora6/7
  • akela9/10
  • aloha8/8
  • alpha10/11
  • amiga8/10
  • anima7/9
  • aorta5/5
  • apnea7/9
  • arena5/6
  • aroma7/8
  • asana5/6
  • atria5/5
  • balsa7/9
  • betta7/8
  • brava10/12
  • bulla7/11
  • bursa7/9
  • bwana10/12
  • calla7/10
  • canna7/10
  • ceiba9/11
  • cella7/10
  • chela10/11
  • china10/11
  • cilia7/9
  • circa9/11
  • cobra9/11
  • cocoa9/11
  • comma11/14
  • conga8/11
  • copra9/11
  • costa7/8
  • cotta7/8
  • culpa9/13
  • cuppa11/15
  • curia7/9
  • dacha11/11
  • delta6/7
  • derma8/9
  • dogma9/11
  • donna6/8
  • douma8/10
  • drama8/9
  • edema8/9
  • enema7/9
  • erica7/8
  • extra12/12
  • fatwa11/11
  • fauna8/10
  • fella8/10
  • feria8/8
  • flora8/9
  • fossa8/8
  • fovea11/12
  • galea6/8
  • gamba10/13
  • gamma10/13
  • ganja13/17
  • gemma10/13
  • genoa6/8
  • gleba8/11
  • grama8/10
  • guava9/12
  • hamza19/19
  • henna8/9
  • herma10/10
  • holla8/9
  • honda9/9
  • hooka12/11
  • hosta8/7
  • huzza26/26
  • hydra12/10
  • hyena11/10
  • infra8/9
  • junta12/16
  • kappa13/15
  • karma11/12
  • kasha12/11
  • koala9/10
  • kurta9/10
  • labia7/9
  • lamia7/9
  • larva8/10
  • laura5/7
  • lehua8/9
  • lemma9/12
  • liana5/7
  • libra7/9
  • llama7/10
  • loofa8/9
  • lyssa8/8
  • mafia10/11
  • magma10/13
  • mamba11/14
  • mamma11/14
  • mania7/9
  • manna7/10
  • manta7/9
  • maria7/8
  • massa7/8
  • matza16/17
  • mecca11/14
  • media8/9
  • mensa7/9
  • milpa9/12
  • mirza16/17
  • mocha12/13
  • moira7/8
  • momma11/14
  • moola7/9
  • mudra8/10
  • naira5/6
  • ninja12/16
  • omega8/10
  • opera7/8
  • pacha12/13
  • panda8/10
  • parka11/12
  • pasha10/10
  • pasta7/8
  • pieta7/8
  • pinta7/9
  • pizza25/26
  • playa10/11
  • plaza16/18
  • polka11/13
  • poppa11/14
  • prima9/11
  • pukka15/17
  • quota14/15
  • reata5/5
  • rumba9/12
  • sabra7/8
  • salsa5/6
  • samba9/11
  • sauna5/7
  • scuba9/12
  • sensa5/6
  • sepia7/8
  • shiva11/11
  • sigma8/10
  • silva8/10
  • spica9/11
  • stria5/5
  • sulfa8/10
  • summa9/12
  • sutra5/6
  • tanka9/10
  • terra5/5
  • tesla5/6
  • testa5/5
  • tetra5/5
  • theta8/7
  • tiara5/5
  • tibia7/8
  • tonga6/8
  • ultra5/7
  • uvula8/12
  • varna8/10
  • vesta8/9
  • villa8/11
  • viola8/10
  • vista8/9
  • vodka13/14
  • voila8/10
  • volta8/10
  • walla8/10
  • xenia12/13
  • yenta8/8
  • yerba10/10
  • yucca12/14
  • zebra16/17

6-letter words 178

  • abulia8/11
  • acacia10/12
  • adnexa14/15
  • agenda8/10
  • alaska10/11
  • alexia13/14
  • alpaca10/13
  • althea9/9
  • alumna8/12
  • amoeba10/12
  • anemia8/10
  • angina7/10
  • angora7/9
  • anoxia13/14
  • arcana8/10
  • areola6/7
  • arista6/6
  • armada9/10
  • asthma11/11
  • aurora6/7
  • axilla13/15
  • azalea15/16
  • balboa10/13
  • banana8/11
  • beluga9/13
  • bertha11/11
  • bodega10/12
  • bonita8/10
  • brahma13/14
  • bushwa14/15
  • cabala10/13
  • cabana10/13
  • camera10/12
  • canola8/11
  • capita10/12
  • carina8/10
  • casaba10/12
  • casita8/9
  • cassia8/9
  • catena8/10
  • chakra15/15
  • challa11/13
  • cholla11/13
  • chroma13/14
  • chukka19/20
  • cicada11/13
  • cinema10/13
  • cloaca10/13
  • concha13/15
  • contra8/10
  • copula10/14
  • cornea8/10
  • corona8/10
  • cuesta8/10
  • dahlia10/10
  • datura7/8
  • dharma12/12
  • duenna7/10
  • eczema19/21
  • ejecta15/18
  • enigma9/12
  • eureka10/11
  • exacta15/16
  • fajita16/18
  • farina9/10
  • fascia11/12
  • favela12/14
  • fedora10/10
  • fibula11/14
  • fiesta9/9
  • galena7/10
  • gambia11/14
  • geisha10/10
  • genera7/9
  • geneva10/13
  • glioma9/12
  • gloria7/9
  • goanna7/10
  • grappa11/14
  • guinea7/10
  • hamada12/12
  • hernia9/9
  • hoopla11/12
  • iguana7/10
  • impala10/13
  • intima8/10
  • ischia11/11
  • jojoba22/27
  • kabala12/14
  • kahuna13/14
  • kamala12/14
  • kishka17/16
  • kwacha18/18
  • kwanza22/23
  • lacuna8/12
  • laguna7/11
  • lambda11/14
  • lamina8/11
  • lingua7/11
  • lipoma10/13
  • lumina8/12
  • macula10/14
  • maffia14/15
  • makuta12/14
  • manana8/11
  • manila8/11
  • mantra8/10
  • mantua8/11
  • maraca10/12
  • marina8/10
  • maxima17/19
  • mazuma19/22
  • medina9/11
  • medusa9/11
  • miasma10/12
  • mimosa10/12
  • mucosa10/13
  • muleta8/11
  • myopia13/14
  • nausea6/8
  • nebula8/12
  • nomina8/11
  • novena9/12
  • oedema9/10
  • organa7/9
  • paella8/11
  • pagoda10/12
  • pajama17/21
  • panama10/13
  • papaya13/14
  • patina8/10
  • payola11/12
  • peseta8/9
  • phobia13/14
  • piazza26/27
  • pinata8/10
  • plasma10/13
  • pleura8/11
  • posada9/10
  • quinta15/17
  • raffia12/12
  • regina7/9
  • remora8/9
  • remuda9/11
  • reseda7/7
  • retina6/7
  • rhumba13/15
  • salina6/8
  • saliva9/11
  • samara8/9
  • sclera8/10
  • scotia8/9
  • seneca8/10
  • senora6/7
  • serosa6/6
  • sheila9/9
  • sherpa11/11
  • shiksa13/12
  • sienna6/8
  • sierra6/6
  • siesta6/6
  • silica8/10
  • smegma11/14
  • sonata6/7
  • stanza15/16
  • stella6/8
  • stigma9/11
  • strata6/6
  • taenia6/7
  • tantra6/7
  • trauma8/10
  • trivia9/10
  • tundra7/9
  • uremia8/10
  • utopia8/10
  • vicuna11/15
  • zinnia15/17
  • zygoma21/22

7-letter words 181

  • addenda10/11
  • adenoma10/12
  • agnosia8/10
  • alameda10/12
  • alfalfa13/15
  • algebra10/13
  • althaea10/10
  • amanita9/11
  • ammonia11/14
  • amnesia9/11
  • amphora14/15
  • anaemia9/11
  • angioma10/13
  • anosmia9/11
  • antenna7/10
  • aphasia12/12
  • aphonia12/13
  • aplasia9/11
  • apraxia16/17
  • arcadia10/11
  • arugula8/12
  • asteria7/7
  • atresia7/7
  • baklava16/19
  • bandana10/13
  • bazooka22/23
  • begonia10/13
  • begorra10/12
  • beretta9/10
  • bohemia14/15
  • bolivia12/15
  • bologna10/14
  • bonanza18/21
  • bulimia11/15
  • cadenza19/21
  • caldera10/12
  • camorra11/13
  • canasta9/11
  • candela10/13
  • candida11/13
  • cannula9/14
  • cantata9/11
  • cantina9/12
  • caramba13/16
  • carioca11/13
  • cascara11/13
  • cassava12/14
  • catalpa11/14
  • celesta9/11
  • chiasma14/15
  • chimera14/15
  • cholera12/13
  • cithara12/12
  • comitia11/13
  • cordoba12/14
  • corolla9/12
  • corpora11/13
  • corvina12/15
  • czarina18/20
  • dilemma12/15
  • diorama10/11
  • diploma12/15
  • drachma15/16
  • duodena9/11
  • dyspnea13/14
  • echidna13/14
  • ephedra13/13
  • erotica9/10
  • eugenia8/11
  • excreta16/17
  • exotica16/17
  • fazenda20/21
  • fistula10/12
  • fontina10/12
  • formula12/15
  • freesia10/10
  • fuchsia15/16
  • galatea8/10
  • galleta8/11
  • ganglia9/13
  • gingiva12/16
  • gondola9/12
  • gorilla8/11
  • grandma11/14
  • grandpa11/14
  • granola8/11
  • helluva13/16
  • hosanna10/11
  • hypoxia22/21
  • inertia7/8
  • infanta10/12
  • khalifa17/17
  • labella9/13
  • lasagna8/11
  • macumba15/20
  • madeira10/11
  • madonna10/13
  • madrona10/12
  • magenta10/13
  • magmata12/15
  • mahatma14/15
  • malacca13/17
  • malaria9/11
  • mandala10/13
  • manilla9/13
  • marimba13/16
  • marsala9/11
  • mascara11/13
  • matilda10/12
  • maxilla16/19
  • mazurka22/24
  • medulla10/14
  • meshuga13/15
  • militia9/11
  • minutia9/12
  • morphia14/15
  • myeloma14/16
  • naphtha15/15
  • nirvana10/13
  • novella10/14
  • ocarina9/11
  • ootheca12/12
  • osmunda10/13
  • oversea10/11
  • palmyra14/16
  • palooka13/15
  • panacea11/14
  • pandora10/12
  • paprika15/17
  • patella9/12
  • pavlova15/19
  • persona9/11
  • petunia9/12
  • piranha12/13
  • podesta10/11
  • polenta9/12
  • querida17/18
  • regalia8/10
  • regatta8/9
  • replica11/14
  • ricotta9/10
  • riviera10/11
  • rosaria7/7
  • rotunda8/10
  • sambuca13/17
  • sangria8/10
  • sarcoma11/13
  • satsuma9/11
  • savanna10/13
  • scapula11/15
  • scotoma11/13
  • senhora10/10
  • sequela16/18
  • sequoia16/17
  • signora8/10
  • silesia7/8
  • spatula9/12
  • spectra11/13
  • stamina9/11
  • sultana7/10
  • taffeta13/13
  • tapioca11/13
  • taverna10/12
  • tempera11/13
  • tempura11/14
  • tequila16/18
  • tessera7/7
  • titania7/8
  • toccata11/13
  • tostada8/8
  • toxemia16/17
  • trachea12/12
  • urethra10/10
  • vanilla10/14
  • variola10/12
  • veranda11/13
  • verbena12/15
  • verruca12/15
  • viscera12/14
  • wakanda15/16
  • yeshiva16/15

8-letter words 116

  • academia13/15
  • acidemia13/15
  • alleluia8/12
  • alopecia12/15
  • ambrosia12/14
  • amygdala15/17
  • anaconda11/14
  • anathema13/14
  • angelica11/15
  • anorexia15/16
  • apologia11/14
  • arethusa11/11
  • asphyxia23/22
  • ataraxia15/15
  • ayurveda15/16
  • babushka19/21
  • bacteria12/14
  • ballista10/13
  • bandanna11/15
  • barranca12/15
  • basilica12/15
  • bauhinia13/15
  • berretta10/11
  • bethesda14/14
  • brouhaha16/16
  • cachexia22/23
  • camellia12/16
  • carnauba12/16
  • chalazia22/23
  • charisma15/16
  • chatchka22/22
  • cisterna10/12
  • cocinera12/15
  • credenza20/22
  • criteria10/11
  • dementia11/13
  • diarrhea12/11
  • diaspora11/12
  • dracaena11/13
  • dulcinea11/15
  • dyslexia19/19
  • dystonia12/12
  • dystopia14/14
  • effluvia17/20
  • egomania11/14
  • empanada13/16
  • ephemera15/16
  • erythema16/15
  • etcetera10/11
  • euphoria13/14
  • fantasia11/12
  • flotilla11/14
  • foramina13/15
  • frittata11/11
  • galleria9/12
  • gardenia10/12
  • glabella11/16
  • gladiola10/13
  • glaucoma13/18
  • golgotha13/15
  • guerilla9/13
  • hacienda14/15
  • hematoma15/16
  • hysteria14/12
  • insignia9/12
  • insomnia10/13
  • ischemia15/16
  • katakana16/17
  • kielbasa14/16
  • leukemia14/17
  • lymphoma20/22
  • magnesia11/14
  • magnolia11/15
  • maharaja20/22
  • majolica19/24
  • mantilla10/14
  • marinara10/12
  • mariposa12/14
  • marsupia12/15
  • mausolea10/13
  • melanoma12/16
  • meshugga15/18
  • moussaka14/16
  • myxedema23/24
  • operetta10/11
  • panatela10/13
  • panorama12/15
  • paranoia10/12
  • pellagra11/15
  • pizzeria28/29
  • placenta12/16
  • plethora13/14
  • progeria11/13
  • protozoa19/20
  • prunella10/15
  • pyorrhea16/15
  • quinella17/21
  • rutabaga11/14
  • sayonara11/11
  • sciatica12/14
  • senorita8/9
  • stigmata11/13
  • subpoena12/16
  • suburbia12/16
  • tortilla8/10
  • trachoma15/16
  • trifecta13/14
  • umbrella12/17
  • undersea9/11
  • valencia13/17
  • vendetta12/14
  • veronica13/16
  • vertebra13/15
  • victoria13/15
  • wisteria11/11
  • zirconia19/21

9-letter words 77

  • amblyopia18/21
  • analgesia10/13
  • andromeda13/15
  • anhedonia13/14
  • apocrypha21/22
  • artemisia11/12
  • balaclava16/21
  • balalaika15/18
  • ballerina11/15
  • barracuda14/17
  • cafeteria14/15
  • calendula12/17
  • carcinoma15/19
  • carnivora14/17
  • catatonia11/13
  • chihuahua20/20
  • chlamydia20/21
  • consortia11/13
  • crustacea13/16
  • curricula13/18
  • diarrhoea13/12
  • dichondra16/17
  • docudrama15/18
  • dysphasia18/17
  • dysphoria18/17
  • dysplasia15/16
  • emphysema21/22
  • enchilada15/17
  • genitalia10/13
  • gonorrhea13/14
  • guerrilla10/14
  • harmonica16/18
  • hematuria14/15
  • honoraria12/12
  • hydrangea17/17
  • hyperemia19/19
  • hypomania19/20
  • hypotonia17/17
  • hypoxemia26/26
  • inamorata11/13
  • incognita12/16
  • influenza21/25
  • jacaranda19/23
  • jambalaya23/27
  • leukaemia15/18
  • logorrhea13/14
  • macadamia16/19
  • malaguena12/17
  • manzanita20/23
  • margarita12/14
  • marihuana14/16
  • marijuana18/23
  • melodrama14/17
  • memoranda14/17
  • millennia11/16
  • neoplasia11/14
  • neuralgia10/14
  • neuroglia10/14
  • nostalgia10/13
  • orchestra14/14
  • papilloma15/20
  • peninsula11/16
  • phenomena16/19
  • philistia14/15
  • pneumonia13/18
  • ponderosa12/14
  • porphyria19/19
  • scintilla11/15
  • seborrhea14/14
  • senhorita12/12
  • signorina10/13
  • substrata11/13
  • supernova14/18
  • tarantula9/12
  • trattoria9/9
  • urticaria11/13
  • vallecula14/20

10-letter words 44

  • acrophobia19/21
  • anesthesia13/13
  • arrhythmia21/19
  • asafoetida14/14
  • aspidistra13/14
  • belladonna13/18
  • candelabra15/19
  • chautauqua24/27
  • chinchilla20/23
  • coloratura12/15
  • concertina14/18
  • cordillera13/16
  • cornucopia16/21
  • crematoria14/16
  • cyclopedia20/23
  • desiderata12/12
  • diphtheria19/18
  • dipsomania15/18
  • drosophila16/17
  • dysarthria17/15
  • euthanasia13/14
  • floribunda16/20
  • hemangioma18/21
  • hemiplegia18/21
  • hemophilia20/21
  • homophobia22/23
  • hypoplasia20/21
  • kookaburra20/22
  • mandragora14/17
  • meningioma15/20
  • mortadella13/16
  • mozzarella30/33
  • multimedia15/19
  • mycoplasma21/25
  • parmigiana15/19
  • pedophilia18/20
  • phylloxera25/26
  • poinsettia12/14
  • propaganda16/20
  • quesadilla20/23
  • salmonella12/17
  • septicemia16/19
  • tarantella10/13
  • xenophobia24/26

11-letter words 32

  • abracadabra18/21
  • agoraphobia19/21
  • anaesthesia14/14
  • astrocytoma18/19
  • bacchanalia20/24
  • bibliomania17/22
  • bodhisattva20/21
  • bradycardia20/21
  • christiania16/17
  • dodecahedra19/19
  • glossolalia12/16
  • hydrophobia25/24
  • hymenoptera21/22
  • hyperphagia25/25
  • hyperplasia21/22
  • hypokalemia25/26
  • hypothermia24/23
  • kinesthesia18/18
  • kleptomania19/23
  • lepidoptera16/19
  • megalomania16/21
  • melancholia18/22
  • memorabilia17/21
  • necrophilia18/21
  • perestroika17/18
  • photophobia23/24
  • proteinuria13/16
  • psychedelia22/23
  • psychodrama24/25
  • scleroderma16/19
  • spermatozoa24/26
  • tachycardia22/22

12-letter words 14

  • dysmenorrhea21/21
  • encyclopedia22/26
  • extravaganza32/35
  • foraminifera20/22
  • galactorrhea18/20
  • hyperthermia25/24
  • hypocalcemia26/29
  • hypochondria26/26
  • hypoglycemia28/30
  • lollapalooza23/28
  • mitochondria20/22
  • neurasthenia15/17
  • osteosarcoma16/18
  • sarsaparilla14/17

13-letter words 6

  • bougainvillea19/26
  • encyclopaedia23/27
  • hypercalcemia27/30
  • paraphernalia20/23
  • pharmacopoeia24/27
  • schizophrenia32/33

14-letter words 4

  • achondroplasia22/25
  • adenocarcinoma21/26
  • claustrophobia23/27
  • intelligentsia15/20

16-letter words 1

  • pheochromocytoma35/37

17-letter words 1

  • methemoglobinemia29/35

20-letter words 1

  • hypercholesterolemia35/37

Longest: HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA (20 letters).

Questions people ask

How many words that end in A are there?

Our word list has 2,907 words that end in A.

Which words that end in A score the most points?

In Scrabble it is ZYZZYVA with 43 points. In Words With Friends it is ZYZZYVA with 42 points. Bonus squares are not counted.

What are common words that end in A?

The most used in everyday English are IDEA, MA and WHOA.