6-letter words ending in A
6-letter words ending in A number 774, with familiar picks like CAMERA and BANANA and a top Scrabble score of 26.
64 of 774 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
S ends the most 6-letter words (6,527); Q ends the fewest (1). A ranks #9 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Common words
- CANADA9
- RUSSIA6
- CAMERA10
- AGENDA8
- ALASKA10
- CINEMA10
- TRAUMA8
- GUINEA7
- SIERRA6
- BANANA8
- GENEVA10
- PLASMA10
- MANILA8
- PANAMA10
- MARINA8
- CAPITA10
- BUDDHA13
- ASTHMA11
- AURORA6
- GLORIA7
- STELLA6
- STIGMA9
- REGINA7
- SYLVIA12
- SHEILA9
- AMELIA8
- NAUSEA6
- JOANNA13
- MANTRA8
- SCOTIA8
- SHARIA9
- TRIVIA9
- PHARMA13
- CORONA8
- RETINA6
- GENERA7
- UTOPIA8
- GOTCHA12
- LATINA6
- SALIVA9
- ANGOLA7
- FIESTA9
- EUREKA10
- MEDINA9
- CONTRA8
- DHARMA12
- SILICA8
- STRATA6
All valid words 774
- ABASIA8
- ABELIA8
- ABOLLA8
- ABULIA8
- ACACIA10
- ACEDIA9
- ADNEXA14
- AFTOSA9
- AGENDA8
- AGGADA9
- AGOUTA7
- AGYRIA10
- AHIMSA11
- AIKONA10
- AKATEA10
- AKEBIA12
- AKHARA13
- ALALIA6
- ALASKA10
- ALBATA8
- ALEXIA13
- ALISMA8
- ALODIA7
- ALOGIA7
- ALPACA10
- ALTEZA15
- ALTHEA9
- ALUMNA8
- AMARNA8
- AMELIA8
- AMENTA8
- AMOEBA10
- AMRITA8
- AMUSIA8
- ANANDA7
- ANATTA6
- ANCORA8
- ANEMIA8
- ANGINA7
- ANGOLA7
- ANGORA7
- ANICCA10
- ANNONA6
- ANOPIA8
- ANOXIA13
- ANTARA6
- ANTIFA9
- ANTLIA6
- ANURIA6
- APHTHA14
- APNOEA8
- APORIA8
- ARAARA6
- ARALIA6
- ARCANA8
- AREOLA6
- ARGALA7
- ARISTA6
- ARMADA9
- ARNICA8
- AROLLA6
- ARRIBA8
- ARROBA8
- ARUANA6
- ASRAMA8
- ASTHMA11
- ATAATA6
- ATAXIA13
- ATOCIA8
- ATONIA6
- AUCUBA10
- AURORA6
- AVRUGA10
- AXILLA13
- AZALEA15
- AZOLLA15
- BACKRA14
- BACULA10
- BAHADA12
- BAJADA16
- BALATA8
- BALBOA10
- BANANA8
- BARAZA17
- BARYTA11
- BATATA8
- BAUERA8
- BEFANA11
- BEFLEA11
- BELUGA9
- BEMATA10
- BERTHA11
- BETCHA13
- BHAKTA15
- BIFIDA12
- BILBOA10
- BIRRIA8
- BOCCIA12
- BODEGA10
- BONITA8
- BOONGA9
- BOORKA12
- BOSHTA11
- BRAATA8
- BRAHMA13
- BREGMA11
- BROLGA9
- BUCKRA14
- BUDDHA13
- BUGSHA12
- BUNNIA8
- BUQSHA20
- BURKHA15
- BUSERA8
- BUSHWA14
- CABALA10
- CABANA10
- CADAGA10
- CAEOMA10
- CAFILA11
- CALESA8
- CALIMA10
- CALTHA11
- CAMBIA12
- CAMERA10
- CAMISA10
- CANADA9
- CANCHA13
- CANOLA8
- CANULA8
- CAPITA10
- CARDIA9
- CARINA8
- CASABA10
- CASAVA11
- CASITA8
- CASSIA8
- CATENA8
- CEDULA9
- CEMBRA12
- CENTRA8
- CESURA8
- CHACMA15
- CHAETA11
- CHAKRA15
- CHALLA11
- CHANGA12
- CHANNA11
- CHAPKA17
- CHARKA15
- CHARTA11
- CHATTA11
- CHICHA16
- CHIGGA13
- CHIMLA13
- CHOANA11
- CHOKRA15
- CHOLLA11
- CHORDA12
- CHOREA11
- CHORIA11
- CHROMA13
- CHUKKA19
- CHUPPA15
- CICADA11
- CICALA10
- CICUTA10
- CINEMA10
- CITOLA8
- CLIVIA11
- CLOACA10
- CLUSIA8
- COAITA8
- COBAEA10
- CODEIA9
- CONCHA13
- CONIMA10
- CONTRA8
- COPITA10
- COPPRA12
- COPULA10
- CORNEA8
- CORNUA8
- CORONA8
- CORREA8
- CORYZA20
- COSMEA10
- COTIJA15
- COULDA9
- COWPEA13
- CRACKA14
- CRANIA8
- CRESTA8
- CRISSA8
- CRISTA8
- CROWEA11
- CRUSTA8
- CUBICA12
- CUESTA8
- CUMBIA12
- CUPOLA10
- CUPULA10
- CURARA8
- CUTCHA13
- CZAPKA23
- DAGABA10
- DAGOBA10
- DAHLIA10
- DATCHA12
- DATURA7
- DEFLEA10
- DHAMMA14
- DHARMA12
- DHARNA10
- DHOORA10
- DHURNA10
- DHURRA10
- DHYANA13
- DJIBBA18
- DOLINA7
- DOOSRA7
- DUENNA7
- DUHKHA17
- DUKKHA18
- DUMELA9
- ECZEMA19
- EGESTA7
- EIDOLA7
- EJECTA15
- ELODEA7
- ELUVIA9
- ELYTRA9
- EMPUSA10
- ENCINA8
- ENIGMA9
- ENTERA6
- EPEIRA8
- EPIZOA17
- EPOCHA13
- ERRATA6
- ESPADA9
- EUPNEA8
- EUREKA10
- EXACTA15
- EXEDRA14
- EXUVIA16
- FACULA11
- FAJITA16
- FANEGA10
- FARINA9
- FASCIA11
- FATSIA9
- FAVELA12
- FECULA11
- FEDORA10
- FEIJOA16
- FEMORA11
- FERULA9
- FIBULA11
- FIESTA9
- FLAUTA9
- FOOTRA9
- FOUSSA9
- FOUTRA9
- FRAENA9
- FRISKA13
- FRUSTA9
- FULCRA11
- FUNKIA13
- FUSUMA11
- GALENA7
- GAMBIA11
- GARRYA10
- GARUDA8
- GEISHA10
- GELADA8
- GENERA7
- GENEVA10
- GITANA7
- GLIOMA9
- GLORIA7
- GLOSSA7
- GNAMMA11
- GOANNA7
- GOETTA7
- GOONDA8
- GOPURA9
- GORGIA8
- GOTCHA12
- GRAMMA11
- GRAMPA11
- GRAPPA11
- GRINGA8
- GUINEA7
- GYTTJA17
- HALALA9
- HALLOA9
- HAMADA12
- HANIWA12
- HAPUKA15
- HARIRA9
- HAWALA12
- HEBONA11
- HEDERA10
- HEGIRA10
- HEJIRA16
- HEMINA11
- HERNIA9
- HILLOA9
- HOASCA11
- HOLLOA9
- HOLMIA11
- HOODIA10
- HOOPLA11
- HRYVNA15
- HULLOA9
- HUTZPA20
- HYAENA12
- HYDRIA13
- IDEATA7
- IGUANA7
- IMPALA10
- INANGA7
- INDABA9
- INDUNA7
- INFIMA11
- INFULA9
- INJERA13
- INSULA6
- INTIMA8
- INYALA9
- ISCHIA11
- ISTANA6
- JACANA15
- JARINA13
- JATAKA17
- JEJUNA20
- JEMIMA17
- JERBOA15
- JHATKA20
- JICAMA17
- JOANNA13
- JOJOBA22
- JUDOKA18
- JUGULA14
- KABAKA16
- KABALA12
- KABAYA15
- KACCHA17
- KAFILA13
- KAHUNA13
- KAINGA11
- KALMIA12
- KAMALA12
- KAMELA12
- KAMILA12
- KANAKA14
- KANGHA14
- KANTHA13
- KANUKA14
- KAPUKA16
- KARAKA14
- KATANA10
- KEMBLA14
- KENTIA10
- KERRIA10
- KETMIA12
- KGOTLA11
- KHANDA14
- KHANGA14
- KHODJA21
- KHURTA13
- KINARA10
- KINEMA12
- KISHKA17
- KOCHIA15
- KORORA10
- KORUNA10
- KUBASA12
- KUMARA12
- KUMERA12
- KUTCHA15
- KWACHA18
- KWANZA22
- LABARA8
- LACUNA8
- LAGENA7
- LAGUNA7
- LAMBDA11
- LAMINA8
- LATINA6
- LATRIA6
- LEIPOA8
- LEXICA15
- LIGULA7
- LIKUTA10
- LIMINA8
- LINGUA7
- LIPOMA10
- LITHIA9
- LOBOLA8
- LOCHIA11
- LOGGIA8
- LOMATA8
- LORCHA11
- LORICA8
- LUCUMA10
- LUMINA8
- LUMPIA10
- LUNULA6
- LUSTRA6
- MABELA10
- MACOYA13
- MACULA10
- MAFFIA14
- MAKUTA12
- MALTHA11
- MANAIA8
- MANANA8
- MANAWA11
- MANILA8
- MANTRA8
- MANTUA8
- MANUKA12
- MARACA10
- MARAKA12
- MARINA8
- MARKKA16
- MASALA8
- MASHUA11
- MASULA8
- MATATA8
- MATCHA13
- MAUNNA8
- MAXIMA17
- MAZUMA19
- MEDAKA13
- MEDINA9
- MEDUSA9
- MEGARA9
- MELENA8
- MESETA8
- METEPA10
- METICA10
- MEZUZA26
- MGANGA10
- MIASMA10
- MIMOSA10
- MINIMA10
- MIZUNA17
- MODENA9
- MODICA11
- MOKSHA15
- MONERA8
- MOORVA11
- MORCHA13
- MORULA8
- MOTUCA10
- MUCOSA10
- MULETA8
- MUMMIA12
- MURENA8
- MURRHA11
- MUTUCA10
- MYOPIA13
- MYRICA13
- MYXOMA20
- NAGANA7
- NATURA6
- NAUSEA6
- NEBULA8
- NEPETA8
- NOCTUA8
- NOMINA8
- NOVENA9
- NUMINA8
- NUTRIA6
- NYANZA18
- NYMPHA16
- OBELIA8
- OCHREA11
- OEDEMA9
- OMENTA8
- OMERTA8
- ONYCHA14
- OPTIMA10
- ORARIA6
- ORBITA8
- ORGANA7
- ORISHA9
- OSCULA8
- OSETRA6
- OTTAVA9
- OUGIYA10
- OZAENA15
- PAELLA8
- PAGODA10
- PAJAMA17
- PAKEHA15
- PAKORA12
- PALAMA10
- PALAPA10
- PALLIA8
- PANADA9
- PANAMA10
- PAPAYA13
- PAPULA10
- PARERA8
- PARURA8
- PASELA8
- PASHKA15
- PASKHA15
- PATACA10
- PATAKA12
- PATERA8
- PATINA8
- PAYOLA11
- PELOTA8
- PENNIA8
- PEPITA10
- PERAEA8
- PEREIA8
- PESETA8
- PESEWA11
- PESHWA14
- PETARA8
- PHARMA13
- PHOBIA13
- PIAZZA26
- PICARA10
- PILULA8
- PINATA8
- PINETA8
- PIRANA8
- PIRAYA11
- PITARA8
- PITAYA11
- PLANTA8
- PLASMA10
- PLEURA8
- PNEUMA10
- POISHA11
- POPERA10
- PORINA8
- POSADA9
- PRAJNA15
- PREMIA10
- PROTEA8
- PRUINA8
- PSYLLA11
- PTERIA8
- PULKHA15
- PUNCTA10
- PURANA8
- PYEMIA13
- PYJAMA20
- PYROLA11
- PYURIA11
- QABALA17
- QASIDA16
- QUAGGA17
- QUALIA15
- QUANTA15
- QUELEA15
- QUINOA15
- QUINTA15
- QUOKKA23
- QUOTHA18
- RADULA7
- RAFFIA12
- RAMADA9
- RAMBLA10
- RAMONA8
- RANULA6
- RAPHIA11
- RAZZIA24
- REALIA6
- REDOWA10
- REGINA7
- REGULA7
- RELATA6
- REMORA8
- REMUDA9
- RESEDA7
- RETAMA8
- RETINA6
- RHANJA16
- RHUMBA13
- RISTRA6
- ROBATA8
- ROSTRA6
- ROSULA6
- ROTULA6
- RUCOLA8
- RUGOLA7
- RUGOSA7
- RUMINA8
- RUSSIA6
- SABKHA15
- SAHIBA11
- SALINA6
- SALIVA9
- SALVIA9
- SAMARA8
- SAMOSA8
- SANCTA8
- SANGHA10
- SAPOTA8
- SASTRA6
- SATARA6
- SATYRA9
- SCARPA10
- SCHEMA13
- SCILLA8
- SCLERA8
- SCOLIA8
- SCORIA8
- SCOTIA8
- SCOZZA26
- SCROTA8
- SEMEIA8
- SEMINA8
- SENECA8
- SENEGA7
- SENORA6
- SEROMA8
- SEROSA6
- SHAMBA13
- SHARIA9
- SHASTA9
- SHEILA9
- SHELTA9
- SHERIA9
- SHERPA11
- SHIKRA13
- SHIKSA13
- SHIRRA9
- SHISHA12
- SHOORA9
- SIDDHA11
- SIENNA6
- SIERRA6
- SIESTA6
- SIFAKA13
- SILICA8
- SIMCHA13
- SISTRA6
- SITULA6
- SKOLIA10
- SMEGMA11
- SOLERA6
- SOMATA8
- SONATA6
- SPIREA8
- SQUAMA17
- SRADHA10
- STADDA8
- STADIA7
- STANZA15
- STATUA6
- STELLA6
- STEMMA10
- STERNA6
- STEVIA9
- STIGMA9
- STIRRA6
- STOMIA8
- STRATA6
- STRIGA7
- STROMA8
- STRUMA8
- SUBSEA8
- SULPHA11
- SUNDRA7
- SYLVIA12
- SYNURA9
- TABULA8
- TAENIA6
- TAFFIA12
- TAHINA9
- TAIAHA9
- TAIHOA9
- TALUKA10
- TAMARA8
- TANKIA10
- TANTRA6
- TAONGA7
- TAPETA8
- TARAMA8
- TARSIA6
- TEGULA7
- TELEGA7
- TEPHRA11
- TERATA6
- TERBIA8
- TEREFA9
- TERTIA6
- THANNA9
- THORIA9
- THULIA9
- TINAJA13
- TIPULA8
- TIPUNA8
- TORANA6
- TORULA6
- TOTARA6
- TRAUMA8
- TREIFA9
- TREYFA12
- TRIVIA9
- TROIKA10
- TSAMBA10
- TUATUA6
- TUGHRA10
- TUNDRA7
- TUNICA8
- TUPUNA8
- UJAMAA15
- ULTIMA8
- UNGULA7
- URANIA6
- UREDIA7
- UREMIA8
- URTICA8
- UTOPIA8
- VAGINA10
- VAHANA12
- VALETA9
- VALUTA9
- VARROA9
- VEDUTA10
- VELETA9
- VESICA11
- VICUNA11
- VIHARA12
- VIMANA11
- VIMINA11
- VIZSLA18
- VOMICA13
- WAIATA9
- WAIRUA9
- WATCHA14
- WHATNA12
- WHENUA12
- WHIRRA12
- WILTJA16
- WOMERA11
- WOULDA10
- XEROMA15
- XYLOMA18
- YAKUZA22
- YANTRA9
- YAQONA18
- YARPHA14
- YAUTIA9
- YOJANA16
- YTTRIA9
- YUKATA13
- ZABETA17
- ZANANA15
- ZAPATA17
- ZAREBA17
- ZARIBA17
- ZENANA15
- ZEREBA17
- ZERIBA17
- ZEUGMA18
- ZINNIA15
- ZIPOLA17
- ZOARIA15
- ZOECIA17
- ZONULA15
- ZOYSIA18
- ZYGOMA21
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIAZZA | 26 | 27 | All three |
| MEZUZA | 26 | 28 | All three |
| SCOZZA | 26 | 27 | Collins only |
| RAZZIA | 24 | 24 | Collins · NWL |
| QUOKKA | 23 | 24 | All three |
| CZAPKA | 23 | 25 | Collins only |
| YAKUZA | 22 | 22 | Collins · NWL |
| JOJOBA | 22 | 27 | All three |
| KWANZA | 22 | 23 | All three |
| ZYGOMA | 21 | 22 | All three |
| KHODJA | 21 | 22 | Collins only |
| PYJAMA | 20 | 23 | Collins · NWL |
The A-ending group mixes everyday words, place names and less familiar game entries. CAMERA, BANANA and AGENDA are easy to recognize; PIAZZA and MEZUZA lead the score list. Only 64 of the 774 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so many candidates are specialist vocabulary rather than words you use every day.
Six-letter A endings at a glance
- There are 774 six-letter words ending in A across the tournament dictionaries.
- PIAZZA, MEZUZA and SCOZZA each score 26 points in Scrabble.
- CAMERA, BANANA and AGENDA are familiar examples.
- C leads the starting letters with 90 words; S follows with 78.
- The group has 64 common words, while 615 entries have definitions.
How many six-letter words end in A?
There are 774 six-letter words ending in A in at least one of the tournament dictionaries. Collins includes 738, NWL2023 includes 533, and ENABLE includes 429. Those source counts overlap, so they do not add up to the total.
The dictionaries do not agree on every entry. A word accepted in Collins might not be accepted in an NWL2023 game, so check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar play. The 615 entries with definitions still leave many candidates outside everyday vocabulary.
Which A-ending words score highest?
PIAZZA, MEZUZA and SCOZZA tie for the highest listed Scrabble score at 26 points. RAZZIA follows at 24, while QUOKKA and CZAPKA each score 23. These are letter-value totals before any board-square bonuses.
YAKUZA, JOJOBA and KWANZA each reach 22 points, and ZYGOMA scores 21. The high scorers lean on Z, J and Q; CAMERA or BANANA is easier to recognize, but it cannot match those premium-letter totals.
Which familiar words start with A, C or S?
C starts the largest share of this group: 90 entries, compared with 78 for S and 76 for A. CAMERA is a familiar C word; SIERRA and STELLA show the S pattern, while AGENDA and ALASKA start with A.
The common-word count is only 64 out of 774, so a recognizable example is not typical of the whole set. CANADA, RUSSIA, CINEMA and TRAUMA are also among the familiar options, but many remaining entries are rarer names or specialized terms.
How 6-letter words ending in A compare by length
The six-letter group sits between 660 five-letter words ending in A and 970 seven-letter words ending in A. That rise is not a steady climb across every length: the four-letter group has 320, while the eight-letter group has 791.
When a clue fixes the final A, the word length changes the size of your search sharply. Keep the six-letter constraint in view rather than borrowing an answer from a neighboring list; CAMERA and BANANA fit this length, but a shorter or longer match will not.
Questions people ask
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