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5-letter words ending in A

5-letter words ending in A total 660 in tournament dictionaries, and 64 of them have been Wordle answers, from MEDIA and CHINA to EXTRA and DRAMA.

660 wordsTop pick MEDIAHighest score HUZZA 26

79 of 660 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

S ends the most 5-letter words (3,898); J ends the fewest (2). A ranks #7 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 79 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 79 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 660

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

  • ABACA9
  • ABAKA11
  • ABAYA10
  • ABOMA9
  • ABUNA7
  • ACETA7
  • ADYTA9
  • AECIA7
  • AFARA8
  • AGAMA8
  • AGILA6
  • AGITA6
  • AGORA6
  • AGRIA6
  • AINGA6
  • AJIVA15
  • AJUGA13
  • AKELA9
  • AKITA9
  • ALAPA7
  • ALDEA6
  • ALIYA8
  • ALOHA8
  • ALPHA10
  • ALULA5
  • AMEBA9
  • AMIGA8
  • AMNIA7
  • ANANA5
  • ANATA5
  • ANIMA7
  • ANTRA5
  • ANURA5
  • AORTA5
  • APNEA7
  • ARABA7
  • ARECA7
  • ARENA5
  • AREPA7
  • AROBA7
  • AROHA8
  • AROMA7
  • ASANA5
  • ASURA5
  • ASYLA8
  • ATRIA5
  • AYAYA11
  • BABKA13
  • BACCA11
  • BACHA12
  • BAIZA16
  • BAJRA14
  • BAKRA11
  • BALSA7
  • BANDA8
  • BANIA7
  • BARCA9
  • BARRA7
  • BASTA7
  • BATTA7
  • BELGA8
  • BETTA7
  • BHUNA10
  • BIGHA11
  • BIOTA7
  • BIVIA10
  • BOCCA11
  • BOHEA10
  • BONZA16
  • BORNA7
  • BOXLA14
  • BOYLA10
  • BRAVA10
  • BRAZA16
  • BUBBA11
  • BUFFA13
  • BULLA7
  • BUNIA7
  • BUNYA10
  • BURKA11
  • BURQA16
  • BURSA7
  • BWANA10
  • CAECA9
  • CALLA7
  • CALPA9
  • CANNA7
  • CARTA7
  • CAUDA8
  • CAUSA7
  • CEIBA9
  • CELLA7
  • CERIA7
  • CESTA7
  • CHAGA11
  • CHANA10
  • CHARA10
  • CHAYA13
  • CHEKA14
  • CHELA10
  • CHICA12
  • CHINA10
  • CHOLA10
  • CHOTA10
  • CHUFA13
  • CILIA7
  • CIRCA9
  • CNIDA8
  • COALA7
  • COBIA9
  • COBRA9
  • COBZA18
  • COCOA9
  • COLZA16
  • COMMA11
  • CONGA8
  • CONIA7
  • COPRA9
  • CORIA7
  • COSTA7
  • COTTA7
  • CRENA7
  • CRURA7
  • CULPA9
  • CUPPA11
  • CURIA7
  • DABBA10
  • DACHA11
  • DAGGA8
  • DARGA7
  • DELTA6
  • DERMA8
  • DICTA8
  • DINNA6
  • DIOTA6
  • DOBLA8
  • DOBRA8
  • DOGMA9
  • DOLIA6
  • DOLMA8
  • DONGA7
  • DONNA6
  • DOONA6
  • DORBA8
  • DORSA6
  • DOSHA9
  • DOULA6
  • DOUMA8
  • DOURA6
  • DOWNA9
  • DRAMA8
  • DUKKA14
  • DULIA6
  • DUMKA12
  • DURRA6
  • EDEMA8
  • ENEMA7
  • ENTIA5
  • ERBIA7
  • ERICA7
  • ETYMA10
  • EXTRA12
  • FACIA10
  • FACTA10
  • FAENA8
  • FANGA9
  • FATWA11
  • FAUNA8
  • FELLA8
  • FERIA8
  • FESTA8
  • FETTA8
  • FETWA11
  • FINCA10
  • FINNA8
  • FITNA8
  • FLAVA11
  • FLORA8
  • FLOTA8
  • FOLIA8
  • FONDA9
  • FORZA17
  • FOSSA8
  • FOVEA11
  • FRENA8
  • FURCA10
  • GABBA10
  • GALEA6
  • GAMBA10
  • GAMMA10
  • GANJA13
  • GARDA7
  • GEMMA10
  • GENOA6
  • GENUA6
  • GLEBA8
  • GOGGA8
  • GOMPA10
  • GONIA6
  • GONNA6
  • GOTTA6
  • GOURA6
  • GRAMA8
  • GRANA6
  • GROMA8
  • GUANA6
  • GUAVA9
  • GUMMA10
  • GUSLA6
  • GUTTA6
  • GYOZA18
  • HAIKA12
  • HAKEA12
  • HALFA11
  • HALMA10
  • HALVA11
  • HALWA11
  • HAMBA12
  • HAMZA19
  • HANSA8
  • HAOMA10
  • HASTA8
  • HATHA11
  • HEJRA15
  • HENNA8
  • HERMA10
  • HEVEA11
  • HIJRA15
  • HODJA16
  • HOLLA8
  • HONDA9
  • HOOKA12
  • HOSTA8
  • HOVEA11
  • HUDNA9
  • HURRA8
  • HUTIA8
  • HUZZA26
  • HYDRA12
  • HYENA11
  • HYPHA16
  • IDOLA6
  • INFRA8
  • INTRA5
  • INULA5
  • IXORA12
  • JAGRA13
  • JARTA12
  • JHALA15
  • JIBBA16
  • JIRGA13
  • JNANA12
  • JUNTA12
  • KAAMA11
  • KACHA14
  • KAIKA13
  • KALPA11
  • KANGA10
  • KAPPA13
  • KARMA11
  • KASHA12
  • KEHUA12
  • KERMA11
  • KHAYA15
  • KHEDA13
  • KHOJA19
  • KIBLA11
  • KINDA10
  • KIPPA13
  • KOALA9
  • KOFTA12
  • KOKRA13
  • KOPPA13
  • KORMA11
  • KOURA9
  • KRONA9
  • KURTA9
  • KWELA12
  • LABDA8
  • LABIA7
  • LABRA7
  • LAIKA9
  • LAKSA9
  • LAMIA7
  • LARVA8
  • LAURA5
  • LAVRA8
  • LEHUA8
  • LEMMA9
  • LEPRA7
  • LEPTA7
  • LEZZA23
  • LIANA5
  • LIBRA7
  • LIMBA9
  • LIMMA9
  • LIMPA9
  • LINGA6
  • LLAMA7
  • LOGIA6
  • LONGA6
  • LOOFA8
  • LOTSA5
  • LOTTA5
  • LOUMA7
  • LUBRA7
  • LUFFA11
  • LUTEA5
  • LYCEA10
  • LYCRA10
  • LYSSA8
  • LYTTA8
  • MAFIA10
  • MAGMA10
  • MAHUA10
  • MAHWA13
  • MALVA10
  • MALWA10
  • MAMBA11
  • MAMMA11
  • MANGA8
  • MANIA7
  • MANNA7
  • MANTA7
  • MARIA7
  • MARKA11
  • MASSA7
  • MATZA16
  • MBIRA9
  • MECCA11
  • MEDIA8
  • MEKKA15
  • MENSA7
  • MENTA7
  • MICRA9
  • MIKRA11
  • MIKVA14
  • MILIA7
  • MILPA9
  • MIRZA16
  • MISSA7
  • MOCHA12
  • MOHUA10
  • MOIRA7
  • MOLLA7
  • MOMMA11
  • MOOLA7
  • MORIA7
  • MORRA7
  • MOTZA16
  • MOWRA10
  • MUDRA8
  • MUGGA9
  • MULGA8
  • MULLA7
  • MUNGA8
  • MURRA7
  • MURVA10
  • MUSCA9
  • MUSHA10
  • MUTHA10
  • MYOMA12
  • NABLA7
  • NAIRA5
  • NAKFA12
  • NALLA5
  • NAMMA9
  • NANNA5
  • NANUA5
  • NAPPA9
  • NDUJA13
  • NERKA9
  • NGANA6
  • NGOMA8
  • NINJA12
  • NORIA5
  • NORMA7
  • NUBIA7
  • NUCHA10
  • NULLA5
  • NYALA8
  • NYSSA8
  • OCREA7
  • OIDIA6
  • OMASA7
  • OMEGA8
  • OPERA7
  • ORGIA6
  • ORIXA12
  • OSSIA5
  • OSTIA5
  • OUIJA12
  • OUTTA5
  • PACHA12
  • PACTA9
  • PADMA10
  • PAISA7
  • PAKKA15
  • PALEA7
  • PALLA7
  • PALSA7
  • PAMPA11
  • PANDA8
  • PANGA8
  • PARKA11
  • PARRA7
  • PASHA10
  • PASKA11
  • PASTA7
  • PELMA9
  • PELTA7
  • PENNA7
  • PEPLA9
  • PEREA7
  • PHOCA12
  • PHYLA13
  • PICRA9
  • PIETA7
  • PILEA7
  • PINNA7
  • PINTA7
  • PITTA7
  • PIZZA25
  • PLAYA10
  • PLAZA16
  • PLENA7
  • PLICA9
  • POAKA11
  • PODIA8
  • POLKA11
  • PONGA8
  • POOJA14
  • POOKA11
  • POPPA11
  • PORTA7
  • PRANA7
  • PRESA7
  • PRIMA9
  • PRUTA7
  • PSORA7
  • PUCKA13
  • PUKKA15
  • PULKA11
  • PUNGA8
  • PUNKA11
  • PURDA8
  • QIBLA16
  • QORMA16
  • QUENA14
  • QUINA14
  • QUOTA14
  • RAGGA7
  • RAITA5
  • RASTA5
  • RATHA8
  • REATA5
  • RECTA7
  • REDIA6
  • REGMA8
  • REGNA6
  • RENGA6
  • REPLA7
  • RETIA5
  • RHYTA11
  • RIATA5
  • RIOJA12
  • ROOSA5
  • RUANA5
  • RUMBA9
  • RUPIA7
  • RUSMA7
  • SABRA7
  • SACRA7
  • SADZA15
  • SAIGA6
  • SAKIA9
  • SALPA7
  • SALSA5
  • SAMBA9
  • SANGA6
  • SANSA5
  • SAUBA7
  • SAUNA5
  • SCALA7
  • SCAPA9
  • SCENA7
  • SCHWA13
  • SCOPA9
  • SCUBA9
  • SCUTA7
  • SEIZA14
  • SELLA5
  • SELVA8
  • SENNA5
  • SENSA5
  • SENZA14
  • SEPIA7
  • SEPTA7
  • SERRA5
  • SESSA5
  • SHAMA10
  • SHAYA11
  • SHEVA11
  • SHIVA11
  • SHOLA8
  • SHURA8
  • SIDHA9
  • SIGLA6
  • SIGMA8
  • SIGNA6
  • SILVA8
  • SIMBA9
  • SIRRA5
  • SITKA9
  • SOFTA8
  • SOPRA7
  • SORDA6
  • SORRA5
  • SORTA5
  • SPAZA16
  • SPICA9
  • SPINA7
  • SPUTA7
  • STELA5
  • STIPA7
  • STOMA7
  • STRIA5
  • STUPA7
  • SUBHA10
  • SULFA8
  • SUMMA9
  • SUNNA5
  • SUPRA7
  • SURRA5
  • SUTRA5
  • SUTTA5
  • SYLVA11
  • TAATA5
  • TABLA7
  • TAFIA8
  • TAGMA8
  • TAIGA6
  • TAIRA5
  • TALEA5
  • TALMA7
  • TALPA7
  • TANGA6
  • TANKA9
  • TANNA5
  • TAPPA9
  • TARGA6
  • TAYRA8
  • TAZZA23
  • TECTA7
  • TEGUA6
  • TELIA5
  • TENIA5
  • TERGA6
  • TERRA5
  • TESLA5
  • TESTA5
  • TETRA5
  • THANA8
  • THECA10
  • THEMA10
  • THETA8
  • THUJA15
  • THUYA11
  • TIARA5
  • TIBIA7
  • TICCA9
  • TIKKA13
  • TINEA5
  • TOMIA7
  • TONGA6
  • TONKA9
  • TORTA5
  • TREFA8
  • TREMA7
  • TRONA5
  • TRYMA10
  • TRYNA8
  • TSUBA7
  • TUGRA6
  • TUINA5
  • TULPA7
  • ULAMA7
  • ULEMA7
  • ULTRA5
  • UMBRA9
  • UNCIA7
  • UNICA7
  • URBIA7
  • URENA5
  • USNEA5
  • UVULA8
  • VACUA10
  • VANDA9
  • VARIA8
  • VARNA8
  • VEENA8
  • VERRA8
  • VESPA10
  • VESTA8
  • VIFDA12
  • VIGIA9
  • VILLA8
  • VINCA10
  • VIOLA8
  • VIRGA9
  • VISTA8
  • VITTA8
  • VIVDA12
  • VODKA13
  • VOEMA10
  • VOILA8
  • VOLTA8
  • VOLVA11
  • VULVA11
  • WAGGA10
  • WALLA8
  • WANNA8
  • WHATA11
  • WHYDA15
  • WICCA12
  • WIGGA10
  • WILGA9
  • WILJA15
  • WINNA8
  • WIRRA8
  • WISHA11
  • WOKKA16
  • WONGA9
  • WUXIA15
  • XENIA12
  • XOANA12
  • YABBA12
  • YACCA12
  • YACKA14
  • YAKKA16
  • YARFA11
  • YARTA8
  • YENTA8
  • YERBA10
  • YOWZA20
  • YUCCA12
  • YURTA8
  • ZABRA16
  • ZAIDA15
  • ZAMIA16
  • ZANJA21
  • ZANZA23
  • ZEBRA16
  • ZERDA15
  • ZILLA14
  • ZOAEA14
  • ZONDA15
  • ZOOEA14
  • ZOPPA18
  • ZUPPA18
Letters by positionIn 24% of these words the 2nd letter is A.
1st letter
  1. S10%
  2. P8%
  3. M8%
2nd letter
  1. A24%
  2. O16%
  3. E11%
3rd letter
  1. N11%
  2. R11%
  3. L9%
4th letter
  1. T11%
  2. R11%
  3. N9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; HUZZA tops the list with 26. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 55 points: 69 words
  2. 6 points: 50 words
  3. 77 points: 131 words
  4. 8 points: 104 words
  5. 99 points: 69 words
  6. 10 points: 60 words
  7. 1111 points: 56 words
  8. 12 points: 34 words
  9. 1313 points: 21 words
  10. 14 points: 16 words
  11. 1515 points: 16 words
  12. 16 points: 20 words
  13. 1717 points: 1 words
  14. 18 points: 4 words
  15. 1919 points: 2 words
  16. 20 points: 1 words
  17. 2121 points: 1 words
  18. 22 points: 0 words
  19. 2323 points: 3 words
  20. 24 points: 0 words
  21. 2525 points: 1 words
  22. 26 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
HUZZA2626All three
PIZZA2526All three
TAZZA2323All three
ZANZA2324All three
LEZZA2324Collins only
ZANJA2124Collins only
YOWZA2019NWL only
HAMZA1919All three
KHOJA1920Collins only
GYOZA1818Collins · NWL
ZUPPA1821NWL only
COBZA1820Collins only

A is the seventh most common final letter for five-letter words, behind S, E, Y, D, T and R. Almost every entry is a legal Wordle guess. The word list also holds a group of informal spellings, such as GONNA, WANNA and GOTTA, that split the dictionaries apart.

Five-letter A-enders at a glance

  • 660 words end in A: Collins lists 632, NWL2023 lists 440 and ENABLE lists 356.
  • 64 are Wordle answers, and 657 of the 660 are allowed guesses.
  • 79 are common, meaning they rank in the top 25,000 English words.
  • HUZZA tops the Scrabble scores at 26, just ahead of PIZZA at 25.
  • S opens 66 of the words, followed by P with 53 and M with 50.

Which Wordle answers end in A?

The answer list covers a wide spread: MEDIA, CHINA, EXTRA, DRAMA, PIZZA, ARENA, OPERA, ALPHA, ULTRA and VILLA are the ten most frequent in English. About one in ten of the 660 words has been an answer, since 64 of 660 is 9.7 percent.

The list is friendly to guessers: 657 of the 660 are accepted as guesses, so the game rarely rejects an A-ending word you type in. Only 3 words in the group are missing from the allowed list, which makes a probing guess almost risk-free.

Why do GONNA and WANNA split the dictionaries?

GONNA, WANNA and GOTTA are in Collins and NWL2023 but not in ENABLE. KINDA follows the same pattern, and OUTTA sits in NWL2023 alone. That is a main reason ENABLE lists only 356 of the 660 while NWL2023 lists 440.

The commonest three-letter tails are -NGA with 17 words, -NNA with 15 and -LLA with 14, which include MANGA, GONNA and VILLA.

If your game uses an older list, playing one of these can cost you a challenge. Check your game's word list before you rely on them.

Which A words score the most in Scrabble?

Two Zs do the damage. HUZZA scores 26, PIZZA scores 25 and TAZZA scores 23, since each Z is worth 10. Of these, PIZZA is the only everyday word.

The average across the full 660 is 9.1, so a plain word like MEDIA at 8 sits just below the middle. PIZZA is nearly three times that average, and it is the play to remember when you hold a pair of Zs.

Quick tip

Tip

PLAZA is a Wordle answer that scores 16 with a single Z. If you hold a second Z, PIZZA is worth 25, so count your tiles before choosing between them.

Questions people ask

How many 5-letter words end in A?
There are 660 five-letter words that end in A. Collins lists 632 of them, NWL2023 lists 440 and ENABLE lists 356. Of those 660, 64 have been Wordle answers and 79 rank among the top 25,000 English words.
What are good Wordle answers that end in A?
Frequent answers include MEDIA, CHINA, EXTRA, DRAMA, PIZZA, ARENA, OPERA and ALPHA. All end in A and each is also a valid Scrabble word. The list holds 64 answers in total.
Is gonna a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, in Collins and NWL2023 but not in ENABLE. GONNA scores 6 points. WANNA and GOTTA follow the same pattern, so they are playable in the same games and not in ENABLE-based ones.
What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word ending in A?
HUZZA scores 26, the most in the group. PIZZA follows at 25, then TAZZA, ZANZA and LEZZA at 23 each. PIZZA is the only everyday word among them.

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