10-letter words ending in A
10-letter words ending in A total 534 in tournament dictionaries, from everyday propaganda to the 33-point scorer schnozzola.
8 of 534 are everyday words (1%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
S ends the most 10-letter words (15,471); Z ends the fewest (1). A ranks #12 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- PROPAGANDA16
- MULTIMEDIA15
- ANESTHESIA13
- HOMOPHOBIA22
- EUTHANASIA13
- PARRAMATTA14
- MOZZARELLA30
- SALMONELLA12
- XENOPHOBIA24
- DROSOPHILA16
- TERRACOTTA12
- ARRHYTHMIA21
- DIPHTHERIA19
- CHAUTAUQUA24
- CHINCHILLA20
- CORNUCOPIA16
- MARGHERITA16
- MICROBIOTA16
- BELLADONNA13
- CORDILLERA13
- COLEOPTERA14
- CANDELABRA15
- HEMOPHILIA20
- QUESADILLA20
- EQUILIBRIA21
- CONCERTINA14
- INTERMEDIA13
- LEGIONELLA11
- SATYAGRAHA17
- TELENOVELA13
- KOOKABURRA20
- GONORRHOEA14
- BRUSCHETTA17
- MYCOPLASMA21
- PARENCHYMA22
- LYMPHEDEMA23
- MYASTHENIA18
- POINSETTIA12
- PARAPLEGIA15
- CYCLOPEDIA20
- HYPOPLASIA20
- MARGINALIA13
- KLEBSIELLA16
- SATURNALIA10
- DYSKINESIA18
- TOXOPLASMA21
- CREMATORIA14
- MICROFLORA17
All valid words 534
- ACETONEMIA14
- ACETONURIA12
- ACROPHOBIA19
- ADVENTITIA14
- ADVERSARIA14
- AERENCHYMA20
- AEROPHAGIA16
- AEROPHOBIA17
- AFICIONADA16
- AFRORMOSIA15
- AGROSTEMMA15
- ALCAICERIA14
- ALCHERINGA16
- ALGOLAGNIA12
- ALGOPHOBIA18
- ALLOCHIRIA15
- AMENORRHEA15
- AMRITATTVA15
- ANACOLUTHA15
- ANALEMMATA14
- ANATHEMATA15
- ANCHOVETTA18
- ANESTHESIA13
- ANGLOMANIA13
- ANGUIFAUNA14
- ANIMALCULA14
- ANTEPENDIA13
- ANTHERIDIA14
- ANTHOMANIA15
- ANTIANEMIA12
- ANTIASTHMA15
- ANTINAUSEA10
- APHANTASIA15
- APHELANDRA16
- APHRODISIA16
- APOMORPHIA19
- AQUAPHOBIA26
- ARCHEGONIA16
- ARCHENTERA15
- ARMILLARIA12
- ARRABBIATA14
- ARRHYTHMIA21
- ARTHRALGIA14
- ASAFOETIDA14
- ASARABACCA16
- ASPERGILLA13
- ASPERSORIA12
- ASPIDISTRA13
- ASSAFETIDA14
- ASTHENOPIA15
- ATHEROMATA15
- AUTOPHAGIA16
- AUTOPHOBIA17
- AUTOSTRADA11
- AVIAPHOBIA20
- AVIOPHOBIA20
- AXOLEMMATA21
- BABIROUSSA14
- BACILLEMIA16
- BACILLURIA14
- BACTEREMIA16
- BACTERURIA14
- BANDERILLA13
- BARASINGHA16
- BAROTRAUMA14
- BARRACOOTA14
- BARRACOUTA14
- BARRAMUNDA15
- BASOPHILIA17
- BELLADONNA13
- BIPINNARIA14
- BLASTEMATA14
- BLASTOMATA14
- BRIDEZILLA22
- BRUGMANSIA15
- BRUSCHETTA17
- CACCIATORA16
- CAIPIRINHA17
- CAMORRISTA14
- CANDELABRA15
- CANDELILLA13
- CANOPHILIA17
- CANOPHOBIA19
- CANZONETTA21
- CAPILLITIA14
- CARDIALGIA14
- CARICATURA14
- CARPOGONIA15
- CASCARILLA14
- CATAPLASIA14
- CEPHALAGRA18
- CHARISMATA17
- CHAULMUGRA18
- CHAUTAUQUA24
- CHINACHINA20
- CHINCHILLA20
- CHIONODOXA23
- CHLOASMATA17
- CHROMONEMA19
- CHUCKWALLA24
- CITRONELLA12
- CLARABELLA14
- CLARIBELLA14
- CLINANDRIA13
- CLOSTRIDIA13
- COELENTERA12
- COLEOPTERA14
- COLEORHIZA24
- COLOBOMATA16
- COLORATURA12
- COLUMBARIA16
- COMEDIETTA15
- CONCERTINA14
- CONDOMINIA15
- COPROLALIA14
- CORDILLERA13
- CORNUCOPIA16
- CORRIGENDA14
- COULIBIACA16
- COWFETERIA18
- CREMATORIA14
- CROSSANDRA13
- CROTALARIA12
- CYCLOPEDIA20
- CYCLOSPORA19
- CYNOPHILIA20
- CYNOPHOBIA22
- CYPRIPEDIA20
- CYSTINURIA15
- DEFINIENDA15
- DESIDERATA12
- DHARMSHALA19
- DIASTEMATA13
- DIATHERMIA16
- DIPHTHERIA19
- DIPSOMANIA15
- DROSOPHILA16
- DYSARTHRIA17
- DYSGRAPHIA20
- DYSKINESIA18
- DYSTROPHIA19
- ECHOPRAXIA24
- EMBRYULCIA19
- EMMETROPIA16
- ENCHIRIDIA16
- ENCOMIENDA15
- ENDOCARDIA14
- ENDOCRANIA13
- ENDOMETRIA13
- ENDONEURIA11
- ENDOPLEURA13
- ENDOTHECIA16
- ENDOTHELIA14
- ENNEAHEDRA14
- EPANAPHORA17
- EPIGASTRIA13
- EPIPHONEMA19
- EPIPLASTRA14
- EPITHEMATA17
- EQUILIBRIA21
- ERGOPHOBIA18
- EROTOMANIA12
- ERYTHREMIA18
- ESCALLONIA12
- EUBACTERIA14
- EUCHOLOGIA16
- EUDAEMONIA13
- EUROPHILIA15
- EUROPHOBIA17
- EUTHANASIA13
- EUTRAPELIA12
- EXCREMENTA21
- FATSHEDERA17
- FENESTELLA13
- FLINDERSIA14
- FLORIBUNDA16
- FLORILEGIA14
- FORMICARIA17
- FRAMBOESIA17
- FRAXINELLA20
- FRIGIDARIA15
- FUSTANELLA13
- GAILLARDIA12
- GAMETANGIA14
- GASTRALGIA12
- GAULTHERIA14
- GENOPHOBIA18
- GLUCOSURIA13
- GLYCOSURIA16
- GONORRHOEA14
- GRANADILLA12
- GRANDMAMMA18
- GRENADILLA12
- GROCETERIA13
- GYMNATORIA16
- GYNOPHOBIA21
- GYNOSTEMIA16
- GYPSOPHILA21
- HAEMATOZOA24
- HAEMATURIA15
- HAEMOCONIA17
- HEMANGIOMA18
- HEMATOMATA17
- HEMIANOPIA17
- HEMICRANIA17
- HEMIELYTRA18
- HEMIPLEGIA18
- HEMOPHILIA20
- HEMOSTASIA15
- HEPATOMATA17
- HEPTAHEDRA19
- HESPERIDIA16
- HOMOPHOBIA22
- HORMOGONIA16
- HYDROMANIA19
- HYDROTHECA22
- HYOPLASTRA18
- HYPALGESIA19
- HYPERAEMIA20
- HYPERDULIA19
- HYPERMANIA20
- HYPERMEDIA21
- HYPEROSMIA20
- HYPERPNOEA20
- HYPERTONIA18
- HYPOLIMNIA20
- HYPOPLASIA20
- HYPOTHYMIA26
- HYPOXAEMIA27
- ICOSAHEDRA16
- IMBROCCATA18
- INCUNABULA14
- INSECTARIA12
- INTERMEDIA13
- INTERREGNA11
- JABOTICABA23
- JAMAHIRIYA25
- JINRICKSHA26
- JINRIKISHA24
- JUMHOURIYA25
- KABARAGOYA20
- KENOPHOBIA21
- KERATOMATA16
- KETONAEMIA16
- KLEBSIELLA16
- KOOKABURRA20
- KOULIBIACA18
- KURDAITCHA20
- LACTOSURIA12
- LATIFUNDIA14
- LATROCINIA12
- LEGIONELLA11
- LEISHMANIA15
- LEPROSARIA12
- LEUCHAEMIA17
- LEUCODERMA15
- LEUCOPENIA14
- LEUCORRHEA15
- LEUKODERMA17
- LEUKOPENIA16
- LEUKORRHEA17
- LITHOPHYSA21
- LOGORRHOEA14
- LUBRITORIA12
- LYMPHEDEMA23
- LYMPHOMATA22
- MACROBIOTA16
- MACROCARPA18
- MACROFAUNA17
- MACROFLORA17
- MACROPHYLA22
- MACROZAMIA25
- MAGGOTORIA14
- MALAGUETTA13
- MANDRAGORA14
- MANGABEIRA15
- MANZANILLA21
- MARCHANTIA17
- MARGHERITA16
- MARGINALIA13
- MASKIROVKA23
- MASSASAUGA13
- MASTODYNIA16
- MATRIOSHKA19
- MATROYSHKA22
- MATRYOSHKA22
- MEDIASTINA13
- MELANAEMIA14
- MELANOMATA14
- MENINGIOMA15
- MENORRHOEA15
- MESOTHELIA15
- METAPLASIA14
- METASOMATA14
- METHOMANIA17
- METHYLDOPA21
- METROMANIA14
- MICROBIOTA16
- MICROFAUNA17
- MICROFLORA17
- MINISTERIA12
- MISOPHONIA17
- MONOCHASIA17
- MONOMACHIA19
- MONOPHOBIA19
- MONOPLEGIA15
- MONTBRETIA14
- MORBIDEZZA33
- MORTADELLA13
- MOZZARELLA30
- MUFFALETTA18
- MUFFULETTA18
- MULTIFLORA15
- MULTIMEDIA15
- MUSCATORIA14
- MYASTHENIA18
- MYCETOMATA19
- MYCOPLASMA21
- MYCORRHIZA29
- MYSOPHOBIA22
- MYTHOMANIA20
- MYTHOPOEIA20
- NECROMANIA14
- NEPHRALGIA16
- NEURILEMMA14
- NEUROLEMMA14
- NEUROPTERA12
- NEUROSPORA12
- NOSOPHOBIA17
- NOSTOMANIA12
- NYCTALOPIA17
- ODONTALGIA12
- ODONTOMATA13
- OPHIDIARIA16
- OPHTHALMIA20
- ORTHOPEDIA16
- ORTHOPNOEA15
- ORTHOPTERA15
- OSMOPHOBIA19
- OSTENSORIA10
- OSTEOCOLLA12
- OUVIRANDRA14
- PACHYGYRIA24
- PALACSINTA14
- PALAEOGAEA13
- PALINOPSIA14
- PANEGYRICA18
- PANNACOTTA14
- PANOPHOBIA19
- PANSPERMIA16
- PARABEMATA16
- PARAGLOSSA13
- PARAKEELYA19
- PARAMAECIA16
- PARAMNESIA14
- PARAMOECIA16
- PARAPHASIA17
- PARAPHILIA17
- PARAPHONIA17
- PARAPLEGIA15
- PARARTHRIA15
- PARASCENIA14
- PAREIDOLIA13
- PARENCHYMA22
- PARMIGIANA15
- PARONYCHIA20
- PARRAMATTA14
- PASSIFLORA15
- PEDOPHILIA18
- PENETRALIA12
- PENICILLIA14
- PENTAHEDRA16
- PERICARDIA15
- PERICRANIA14
- PERIDESMIA15
- PERINEURIA12
- PERIPETEIA14
- PERITHECIA17
- PERITONAEA12
- PERITRICHA17
- PERSICARIA14
- PERSONALIA12
- PETRONELLA12
- PHAENOMENA17
- PHAGEDAENA17
- PHAGOMANIA18
- PHILIPPINA19
- PHILOPOENA17
- PHILOXENIA22
- PHLEGMASIA18
- PHLYCTAENA20
- PHOCOMELIA19
- PHYLLOXERA25
- PILEORHIZA24
- PIPSISSEWA17
- PIROPLASMA16
- PISCIFAUNA17
- PIWAKAWAKA26
- PLANETARIA12
- PLASMOSOMA16
- PLASTILINA12
- POHUTUKAWA22
- POINSETTIA12
- POLYCHASIA20
- POLYDIPSIA18
- POLYMASTIA17
- POLYPHAGIA21
- POLYZOARIA24
- PORNOTOPIA14
- PORTABELLA14
- PORTMANTUA14
- PORTOBELLA14
- POTENTILLA12
- POZZUOLANA30
- PRAENOMINA14
- PREMAXILLA21
- PRESBYOPIA19
- PROCEREBRA16
- PROCTALGIA15
- PROCTODAEA15
- PRODROMATA15
- PROMYCELIA19
- PROPAGANDA16
- PROTANOPIA14
- PROTHALLIA15
- PULSATILLA12
- PUSCHKINIA21
- PUTTANESCA14
- PYRACANTHA20
- PYROPHOBIA22
- QUADRATURA20
- QUADRENNIA20
- QUESADILLA20
- QUINAQUINA28
- RADIOLARIA11
- RETINACULA12
- RHINOLALIA13
- RHINOPHYMA23
- RHINOTHECA18
- RICKETTSIA16
- SACAHUISTA15
- SALICORNIA12
- SALMONELLA12
- SANSEVERIA13
- SARCOCOLLA14
- SARCOLEMMA16
- SARCOPENIA14
- SARRACENIA12
- SATURNALIA10
- SATYAGRAHA17
- SCARLATINA12
- SCHEFFLERA21
- SCHNOZZOLA33
- SCLEROMATA14
- SCORDATURA13
- SCORZONERA21
- SCOTODINIA13
- SCRIPTORIA14
- SDRUCCIOLA15
- SEBORRHOEA15
- SEGUIDILLA12
- SEMINOMATA14
- SENSIBILIA12
- SEPTICEMIA16
- SERICTERIA12
- SERRADELLA11
- SERRADILLA11
- SIALORRHEA13
- SINSEMILLA12
- SITOPHOBIA17
- SOPAIPILLA14
- SPHAERIDIA16
- SPOROGONIA13
- STAMINODIA13
- STAPHYLOMA20
- STEATOPYGA16
- STERIGMATA13
- STERNALGIA11
- STRELITZIA19
- STYLOPODIA16
- SUBDELIRIA13
- SUCCEDANEA15
- SUPERFECTA17
- SUPERPHYLA20
- SUPPEDANEA15
- SYLLABARIA15
- SYNALOEPHA18
- SYNTAGMATA16
- TACHYPNOEA20
- TARANTELLA10
- TARTANALIA10
- TATPURUSHA15
- TAUROBOLIA12
- TEICHOPSIA17
- TELECAMERA14
- TELENOVELA13
- TERATOMATA12
- TERMITARIA12
- TERRACOTTA12
- TETRAHEDRA14
- THEOPHOBIA20
- THUNBERGIA16
- TIBOUCHINA17
- TILLANDSIA11
- TITARAKURA14
- TOCCATELLA14
- TOMOPHOBIA19
- TOPAGNOSIA13
- TOPOPHILIA17
- TOXIPHOBIA24
- TOXOPLASMA21
- TRAMONTANA12
- TRIDOMINIA13
- TRITANOPIA12
- TSESAREVNA13
- TUFTAFFETA19
- TULARAEMIA12
- ULTRAVACUA15
- VICTORIANA15
- VILLANELLA13
- VINARTERTA13
- VISCACHERA20
- VORTICELLA15
- WASHATERIA16
- WASHETERIA16
- XANTHOMATA22
- XANTHOPSIA22
- XENOPHOBIA24
- XERODERMIA20
- XEROSTOMIA19
- ZELOPHOBIA26
- ZOODENDRIA21
- ZOOGONIDIA21
- ZOOSPERMIA23
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHNOZZOLA | 33 | 35 | NWL only |
| MORBIDEZZA | 33 | 35 | Collins only |
| MOZZARELLA | 30 | 33 | All three |
| POZZUOLANA | 30 | 34 | Collins only |
| MYCORRHIZA | 29 | 29 | All three |
| QUINAQUINA | 28 | 32 | Collins only |
| HYPOXAEMIA | 27 | 27 | Collins · NWL |
| AQUAPHOBIA | 26 | 28 | Collins only |
| JINRICKSHA | 26 | 29 | All three |
| HYPOTHYMIA | 26 | 24 | Collins only |
| PIWAKAWAKA | 26 | 27 | Collins only |
| ZELOPHOBIA | 26 | 28 | Collins only |
The final A brings together words from very different corners of English: mozzarella and propaganda are recognizable, while pozzuolana and morbidezza are far less everyday. Only eight entries in the group rank among the most common English words. For a rack or a letter-pattern puzzle, the opening letters and score leaders narrow the field faster than browsing alphabetically.
10-letter words ending in A at a glance
- There are 534 entries ending in A across the tournament dictionaries counted here.
- The opening letter P appears 88 times, more than A at 57 and M at 56.
- Just 8 entries sit inside the 25,000 most common English words, so most reward a wide dictionary.
- Nine-letter words ending in A outnumber this set at 651, while the eleven-letter group shrinks to 343 and the eight-letter group reaches 791.
- Schnozzola and morbidezza share the top score: 33 points each.
Which first letters appear most often?
P leads decisively: its 88 words outnumber the 57 beginning with A and the 56 beginning with M. C contributes 53, while S accounts for 48. If your known pattern ends in A, trying P, A, M, or C as the opening letter gives you the richest starting clusters.
The dictionary counts are not interchangeable. Collins carries 504 of these words, NWL2023 carries 279, and ENABLE carries 207. Those source totals overlap, so the 534 is the union of the three lists rather than their sum.
How should you use the high scorers?
- Schnozzola and morbidezza each score 33; their unusual letter combinations make them scoring targets, not everyday guesses.
- Mozzarella scores 30 and is the most familiar name among the listed leaders.
- Propaganda, multimedia, and anesthesia are more recognizable examples, but none ranks among the score leaders.
- Only 8 of the 534 entries count as common, so the leaders favour unusual spellings over everyday guesses.
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