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14-letter words ending in A

The list has 64 14-letter words ending in A, including intelligentsia, claustrophobia, and the high-scoring ectomycorrhiza.

64 wordsTop pick INTELLIGENTSIAHighest score ECTOMYCORRHIZA 35

S ends the most 14-letter words (5,146); X 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 64 · most-used first

  • INTELLIGENTSIA15
  • CLAUSTROPHOBIA23
  • ADENOCARCINOMA21
  • RETINOBLASTOMA18
  • HYPERLIPIDEMIA27
  • PHANTASMAGORIA22
  • TELANGIECTASIA17
  • ACHONDROPLASIA22
  • PSEUDEPIGRAPHA25
  • HYPERGLYCAEMIA30
  • HEMOGLOBINURIA22
  • ARCHAEBACTERIA23
  • HYPOMAGNESEMIA27
  • ENTEROBACTERIA18
  • HYPERCALCAEMIA28
  • BOUGAINVILLAEA20
  • ANTHROPOPHOBIA26
  • NOSOCOMEPHOBIA25
  • IMPONDERABILIA21
  • ANGIOSARCOMATA19
  • ANTIARRHYTHMIA25
  • BATRACHOPHOBIA28
  • CARCINOSARCOMA22
  • CHLORENCHYMATA29
  • COMPUTERPHOBIA27
  • CORYNEBACTERIA23
  • CRYPTAESTHESIA24
  • CRYPTOSPORIDIA24
  • DERMATOGRAPHIA23
  • ECTOMYCORRHIZA35
  • ELEUTHEROMANIA19
  • ENDOMYCORRHIZA34
  • ENDOTHELIOMATA20
  • FIBROSARCOMATA23
  • GALAKTOBOUREKA25
  • GLIOBLASTOMATA19
  • HYPERAESTHESIA25
  • HYPERNATRAEMIA24
  • HYPERSARCOMATA26
  • HYPOMENORRHOEA27
  • INTELLIGENTZIA24
  • INTERAMBULACRA20
  • LEUCOCYTHAEMIA26
  • LEUCOCYTOPENIA23
  • MACRENCEPHALIA25
  • MACROSPORANGIA21
  • MESOTHELIOMATA21
  • MICROSPORANGIA21

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A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ACHONDROPLASIA22
  • ADENOCARCINOMA21
  • ANGIOSARCOMATA19
  • ANTHROPOPHOBIA26
  • ANTIARRHYTHMIA25
  • ARCHAEBACTERIA23
  • BATRACHOPHOBIA28
  • BOUGAINVILLAEA20
  • CARCINOSARCOMA22
  • CHLORENCHYMATA29
  • CLAUSTROPHOBIA23
  • COMPUTERPHOBIA27
  • CORYNEBACTERIA23
  • CRYPTAESTHESIA24
  • CRYPTOSPORIDIA24
  • DERMATOGRAPHIA23
  • ECTOMYCORRHIZA35
  • ELEUTHEROMANIA19
  • ENDOMYCORRHIZA34
  • ENDOTHELIOMATA20
  • ENTEROBACTERIA18
  • FIBROSARCOMATA23
  • GALAKTOBOUREKA25
  • GLIOBLASTOMATA19
  • HEMOGLOBINURIA22
  • HYPERAESTHESIA25
  • HYPERCALCAEMIA28
  • HYPERGLYCAEMIA30
  • HYPERLIPIDEMIA27
  • HYPERNATRAEMIA24
  • HYPERSARCOMATA26
  • HYPOMAGNESEMIA27
  • HYPOMENORRHOEA27
  • IMPONDERABILIA21
  • INTELLIGENTSIA15
  • INTELLIGENTZIA24
  • INTERAMBULACRA20
  • LEUCOCYTHAEMIA26
  • LEUCOCYTOPENIA23
  • MACRENCEPHALIA25
  • MACROSPORANGIA21
  • MESOTHELIOMATA21
  • MICROSPORANGIA21
  • NEPHROBLASTOMA23
  • NEUROFIBROMATA21
  • NOSOCOMEPHOBIA25
  • OLIGOCYTHAEMIA25
  • OSTEOSARCOMATA18
  • PHANTASMAGORIA22
  • PHENYLTHIOUREA25
  • PSEUDAESTHESIA20
  • PSEUDEPIGRAPHA25
  • RANGATIRATANGA16
  • RETINOBLASTOMA18
  • RHOMBENCEPHALA28
  • SCLERENCHYMATA26
  • SPERMATORRHOEA21
  • STIGMATOPHILIA22
  • SUPERPHENOMENA23
  • SYMMETROPHOBIA28
  • TELANGIECTASIA17
  • TETRASPORANGIA17
  • THERMAESTHESIA22
  • TRICHOBACTERIA23
Letters by positionIn 59% of these words the 13th letter is I.
4th letter
  1. E20%
  2. O19%
  3. R14%
5th letter
  1. R20%
  2. O16%
  3. A11%
8th letter
  1. O20%
  2. R14%
  3. S9%
9th letter
  1. C19%
  2. R16%
  3. P14%
11th letter
  1. E25%
  2. M17%
  3. A11%
13th letter
  1. I59%
  2. T16%
  3. M6%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 23 in Scrabble; ECTOMYCORRHIZA tops the list with 35. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1515 points: 1 words
  2. 16 points: 1 words
  3. 1717 points: 2 words
  4. 18 points: 3 words
  5. 1919 points: 3 words
  6. 20 points: 4 words
  7. 2121 points: 7 words
  8. 22 points: 6 words
  9. 2323 points: 9 words
  10. 24 points: 4 words
  11. 2525 points: 8 words
  12. 26 points: 4 words
  13. 2727 points: 4 words
  14. 28 points: 4 words
  15. 2929 points: 1 words
  16. 30 points: 1 words
  17. 3131 points: 0 words
  18. 32 points: 0 words
  19. 3333 points: 0 words
  20. 34 points: 1 words
  21. 3535 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ECTOMYCORRHIZA3536Collins only
ENDOMYCORRHIZA3435Collins only
HYPERGLYCAEMIA3032Collins · NWL
CHLORENCHYMATA2931ENABLE · NWL
HYPERCALCAEMIA2831Collins only
RHOMBENCEPHALA2832All three
BATRACHOPHOBIA2830Collins only
SYMMETROPHOBIA2830Collins only
HYPERLIPIDEMIA2729All three
HYPOMAGNESEMIA2730All three
COMPUTERPHOBIA2732All three
HYPOMENORRHOEA2727Collins only

These are unusually specialized entries: none falls within the top 25,000 English words by frequency, and most are technical terms such as adenocarcinoma and retinoblastoma. Dictionary coverage differs by game: 60 appear in Collins, 35 in NWL2023, and 30 in ENABLE, with overlap between those sets. Check the word list used by your game before committing.

At a glance: 14-letter words ending in A

  • A total of 64 tournament-dictionary entries finish with A.
  • Intelligentsia, claustrophobia, and adenocarcinoma are among the examples.
  • H leads as the first letter with 9 entries; C follows with 7.
  • The average word score is 23.3 points.
  • None of the entries meets the common-word frequency cutoff.

Why is the A-ending group so small?

The 64-word total is striking beside other 14-letter endings: S has 5,146 entries and Y has 1,063. The A-ending set is a narrow corner of the same-length search, not a broad bank of familiar words. With zero entries meeting the common-word cutoff, expect specialist vocabulary rather than everyday conversation.

Several entries cluster around medical and biological terminology. Adenocarcinoma and retinoblastoma name tumors; hyperlipidemia and hypomagnesemia are further technical examples. The group also includes intelligentsia and phantasmagoria, so not every candidate belongs to medicine.

Match the full spelling instead of relying on a familiar-looking ending.

Which A-ending words score highest?

Ectomycorrhiza leads the scoring at 35 points, followed by endomycorrhiza at 34. Hyperglycaemia reaches 30, while chlorenchymata reaches 29. Those are word scores, not guaranteed board totals: premium squares and cross-words change what a play earns.

For 14-letter words ending in A, lock the final letter and count every space before checking a technical spelling. The scoring order puts ectomycorrhiza ahead of endomycorrhiza by just one point, a close race worth remembering when both fit. Dictionary coverage is not identical: Collins has 60 entries, compared with 35 in NWL2023 and 30 in ENABLE.

Questions people ask

How many 14-letter words end in A?
There are 64 tournament-dictionary words with 14 letters that end in A. The examples range from intelligentsia and claustrophobia to technical terms such as adenocarcinoma. No entries in this group meet the common-word frequency cutoff, so expect many unfamiliar spellings.
What is the highest-scoring 14-letter word ending in A?
Ectomycorrhiza is the highest-scoring entry, with a listed word score of 35 points. Endomycorrhiza follows at 34, and hyperglycaemia scores 30. Board premiums and cross-words can alter a play's total, so treat these as word scores rather than guaranteed results.
Are all 64 words accepted in every word game?
No. The entries have at least one tournament-dictionary source, but dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 60, NWL2023 includes 35, and ENABLE includes 30. Those counts overlap and do not mean every game accepts every word. Check the word list for your game before using an unfamiliar term.

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