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.

774 wordsTop pick CANADAHighest score PIAZZA 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 64 · most-used first

  • 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

Showing the top 48 of 64 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 774

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

  • 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
Letters by positionIn 25% of these words the 2nd letter is A.
1st letter
  1. C12%
  2. S10%
  3. A10%
2nd letter
  1. A25%
  2. E11%
  3. O11%
3rd letter
  1. A11%
  2. R10%
  3. N8%
4th letter
  1. A16%
  2. I10%
  3. U10%
5th letter
  1. I14%
  2. N12%
  3. R11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; PIAZZA tops the list with 26. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 64 words
  2. 7 points: 49 words
  3. 88 points: 169 words
  4. 9 points: 85 words
  5. 1010 points: 106 words
  6. 11 points: 74 words
  7. 1212 points: 47 words
  8. 13 points: 47 words
  9. 1414 points: 21 words
  10. 15 points: 42 words
  11. 1616 points: 14 words
  12. 17 points: 24 words
  13. 1818 points: 11 words
  14. 19 points: 3 words
  15. 2020 points: 7 words
  16. 21 points: 2 words
  17. 2222 points: 3 words
  18. 23 points: 2 words
  19. 2424 points: 1 words
  20. 25 points: 0 words
  21. 2626 points: 3 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
PIAZZA2627All three
MEZUZA2628All three
SCOZZA2627Collins only
RAZZIA2424Collins · NWL
QUOKKA2324All three
CZAPKA2325Collins only
YAKUZA2222Collins · NWL
JOJOBA2227All three
KWANZA2223All three
ZYGOMA2122All three
KHODJA2122Collins only
PYJAMA2023Collins · 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

What is the highest-scoring six-letter word ending in A?
PIAZZA, MEZUZA and SCOZZA tie for the highest score, at 26 Scrabble points each. RAZZIA scores 24, and QUOKKA and CZAPKA score 23. These totals use letter values before any board-square bonuses, so a premium square can change the final play value.
How many common six-letter words end in A?
There are 64 common six-letter words ending in A, out of 774 entries in the group. CAMERA, BANANA and AGENDA are recognizable examples. Most entries are not among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect less familiar vocabulary too.
Which starting letter is most common in this group?
C is the most common starting letter, with 90 six-letter words ending in A. S comes next with 78, followed by A with 76. CAMERA, SIERRA and AGENDA give recognizable examples of those leading initials.
Do all 774 words work in every Scrabble dictionary?
No. The total counts words found in at least one tournament dictionary, and coverage differs by source: Collins has 738, NWL2023 has 533, and ENABLE has 429. Check the word list used in your game before playing an unfamiliar entry.

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