9-letter words ending in A

9-letter words ending in A total 651 across tournament dictionaries, including familiar choices such as PENINSULA, ORCHESTRA, and SUPERNOVA.

651 wordsTop pick MARIJUANAHighest score CHIAREZZA 32

18 of 651 are everyday words (3%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

S ends the most 9-letter words (16,180); V ends the fewest (1). A ranks #12 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 18 · most-used first

  • MARIJUANA18
  • PENINSULA11
  • ORCHESTRA14
  • PHENOMENA16
  • PNEUMONIA13
  • NOSTALGIA10
  • INFLUENZA21
  • CAFETERIA14
  • GUERRILLA10
  • MARGARITA12
  • CHIHUAHUA20
  • MILLENNIA11
  • ANDROMEDA13
  • BRITANNIA11
  • CLEOPATRA13
  • CARCINOMA15
  • SUPERNOVA14
  • BALLERINA11
All valid words 651

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

  • ACALCULIA13
  • ACETABULA13
  • ACHALASIA14
  • ACROTERIA11
  • ADENOMATA12
  • ADIAPHORA15
  • AESTHESIA12
  • AFFLUENZA24
  • AGALACTIA12
  • AKATHISIA16
  • ALCARRAZA20
  • ALFILARIA12
  • ALFILERIA12
  • ALGARROBA12
  • ALLIGARTA10
  • ALLODYNIA13
  • ALPARGATA12
  • AMBLYOPIA18
  • AMBULACRA15
  • AMETROPIA13
  • AMSINCKIA17
  • AMYOTONIA14
  • ANAEROBIA11
  • ANALGESIA10
  • ANAPLASIA11
  • ANAPLASMA13
  • ANARTHRIA12
  • ANCHOVETA17
  • ANDROECIA12
  • ANDROMEDA13
  • ANGIOMATA12
  • ANGOPHORA15
  • ANGOSTURA10
  • ANHEDONIA13
  • ANODONTIA10
  • ANOXAEMIA18
  • APIPHOBIA18
  • APOCRYPHA21
  • APOPHENIA16
  • APOTHECIA16
  • APPALOOSA13
  • AQUATINTA18
  • AQUILEGIA19
  • ARAUCARIA11
  • ARGUMENTA12
  • ARHYTHMIA20
  • ARPILLERA11
  • ARRACACHA16
  • ARTEMISIA11
  • ARTHRODIA13
  • ASAFETIDA13
  • ASCOGONIA12
  • ASTRANTIA9
  • ASYNERGIA13
  • AUBRIETIA11
  • AUDIENCIA12
  • AUDITORIA10
  • AUTOPISTA11
  • AYAHUASCA17
  • AZOTAEMIA20
  • BABIRUSSA13
  • BALACLAVA16
  • BALALAIKA15
  • BALLERINA11
  • BARASINGA12
  • BARRACUDA14
  • BATRACHIA16
  • BECCACCIA19
  • BILHARZIA23
  • BIOPHILIA16
  • BOOBIALLA13
  • BOUSOUKIA15
  • BOUVARDIA15
  • BOUZOUKIA24
  • BRITANNIA11
  • BRITSCHKA20
  • BRITTANIA11
  • BROWALLIA14
  • CABALETTA13
  • CACHAEMIA18
  • CACOTOPIA15
  • CAFETERIA14
  • CAFETORIA14
  • CALANDRIA12
  • CALENDULA12
  • CALYPTERA16
  • CAMARILLA13
  • CAMPANULA15
  • CANEPHORA16
  • CANTILENA11
  • CAPICOLLA15
  • CAPITELLA13
  • CAPOCCHIA20
  • CARAMBOLA15
  • CARBIDOPA16
  • CARBONARA13
  • CARCINOMA15
  • CARNAHUBA16
  • CARNIVORA14
  • CASCADURA14
  • CASUARINA11
  • CATAMENIA13
  • CATAPHORA16
  • CATATONIA11
  • CAUSALGIA12
  • CEBADILLA14
  • CENTAUREA11
  • CEREBELLA13
  • CESAREVNA14
  • CEVADILLA15
  • CHAKALAKA22
  • CHARMONIA16
  • CHELICERA16
  • CHERIMOYA19
  • CHIAREZZA32
  • CHIASMATA16
  • CHIHUAHUA20
  • CHIPOCHIA21
  • CHIPOLATA16
  • CHIRIMOYA19
  • CHLAMYDIA20
  • CHLORELLA14
  • CHOLAEMIA16
  • CHONDROMA17
  • CHROMIDIA17
  • CIGUATERA12
  • CINERARIA11
  • CLAVICULA16
  • CLAYTONIA14
  • CLEOPATRA13
  • CLEPSYDRA17
  • CLERUCHIA16
  • CLINTONIA11
  • COELOMATA13
  • COGNOMINA14
  • COLLINSIA11
  • COLLOQUIA20
  • COLUMELLA13
  • COMPENDIA16
  • COMPLUVIA18
  • CONDYLOMA17
  • CONSORTIA11
  • CONTADINA12
  • COPYPASTA18
  • CORBICULA15
  • CORNICULA13
  • COSMORAMA15
  • COSTALGIA12
  • COWABUNGA17
  • CROCOSMIA15
  • CRUSTACEA13
  • CRYPTADIA17
  • CUADRILLA12
  • CURANDERA12
  • CURRICULA13
  • CYCLORAMA18
  • CYTOPENIA16
  • DANTHONIA13
  • DECAHEDRA16
  • DELPHINIA15
  • DHARMSALA15
  • DIARRHOEA13
  • DICHONDRA16
  • DIDRACHMA18
  • DIGLOSSIA11
  • DINOMANIA12
  • DIPLOMATA14
  • DIPLONEMA14
  • DISHDASHA17
  • DOCUDRAMA15
  • DOGARESSA11
  • DULCAMARA14
  • DYSCHROIA18
  • DYSCRASIA15
  • DYSPEPSIA17
  • DYSPHAGIA19
  • DYSPHASIA18
  • DYSPHONIA18
  • DYSPHORIA18
  • DYSPLASIA15
  • DYSPRAXIA22
  • DYSTHESIA16
  • DYSTHYMIA21
  • ECHEVERIA17
  • ECHINACEA16
  • ECHOLALIA14
  • ECLAMPSIA15
  • ECOPHOBIA18
  • ECTHYMATA19
  • EDUSKUNTA14
  • EMBLEMATA15
  • EMBOSCATA15
  • EMPHYSEMA21
  • EMPYEMATA18
  • EMPYREUMA18
  • ENCEPHALA16
  • ENCHILADA15
  • ENDAMOEBA14
  • ENTAMOEBA13
  • EPICARDIA14
  • EPICENTRA13
  • EPICRANIA13
  • EPILIMNIA13
  • EPINEURIA11
  • EPIRRHEMA16
  • EPISTERNA11
  • EPITHELIA14
  • ERGOMANIA12
  • ERVALENTA12
  • ERYTHRINA15
  • ESOTERICA11
  • ESOTROPIA11
  • EUCRYPHIA19
  • EUDEMONIA12
  • EUPHORBIA16
  • EXANTHEMA21
  • EXODONTIA17
  • EXOSPORIA18
  • EXOTROPIA18
  • FANFARONA15
  • FEBRICULA16
  • FEISEANNA12
  • FIBROMATA16
  • FIDELISTA13
  • FILOPODIA15
  • FIORATURA12
  • FIORITURA12
  • FORSYTHIA18
  • FRAMBESIA16
  • FRANSERIA12
  • FUMATORIA14
  • GALLABIYA15
  • GARGANTUA11
  • GENERALIA10
  • GENITALIA10
  • GEOCORONA12
  • GEOPHAGIA16
  • GIRANDOLA11
  • GLOCHIDIA16
  • GLYCAEMIA17
  • GOLOMYNKA19
  • GONORRHEA13
  • GOODFELLA14
  • GORGONEIA11
  • GRANDMAMA15
  • GRANDPAPA15
  • GRANULOMA12
  • GRAVAMINA15
  • GREMOLATA12
  • GREVILLEA13
  • GRINDELIA11
  • GUANABANA12
  • GUAYABERA15
  • GUBERNIYA15
  • GUERRILLA10
  • HAEMATOMA16
  • HARAMZADA24
  • HARMONICA16
  • HAUSTELLA12
  • HAUSTORIA12
  • HELICONIA14
  • HEMATOZOA23
  • HEMATURIA14
  • HEMELYTRA17
  • HEMIALGIA15
  • HEMIOPSIA16
  • HERBIVORA17
  • HEXAHEDRA23
  • HIBAKUSHA21
  • HIERATICA14
  • HOLOHEDRA16
  • HONORARIA12
  • HOROLOGIA13
  • HORTENSIA12
  • HOUSTONIA12
  • HYALONEMA17
  • HYBRIDOMA20
  • HYDRAEMIA18
  • HYDRANGEA17
  • HYDROMATA18
  • HYDROSOMA18
  • HYGROMATA18
  • HYPANTHIA20
  • HYPERBOLA19
  • HYPEREMIA19
  • HYPERNOVA20
  • HYPEROPIA19
  • HYPERPNEA19
  • HYPODERMA20
  • HYPOMANIA19
  • HYPOPNOEA19
  • HYPOTHECA22
  • HYPOTONIA17
  • HYPOXEMIA26
  • IMINOUREA11
  • INAMORATA11
  • INCOGNITA12
  • INDIVIDUA14
  • INDUMENTA12
  • INFLUENZA21
  • INFOMANIA14
  • INFUSORIA12
  • INVOLUCRA14
  • IRREDENTA10
  • IRRIDENTA10
  • ISCHAEMIA16
  • ISEIKONIA13
  • ISLOMANIA11
  • ISPAGHULA15
  • IZVESTIYA24
  • JACARANDA19
  • JAMBALAYA23
  • JAMBOLANA20
  • JETTATURA16
  • JINRIKSHA23
  • JUVENILIA19
  • KADAITCHA19
  • KAHIKATEA20
  • KAHIKATOA20
  • KAIKAWAKA24
  • KERYGMATA19
  • KETONEMIA15
  • KETONURIA13
  • KNIPHOFIA21
  • LACUNARIA11
  • LAMINARIA11
  • LAQUEARIA18
  • LATIMERIA11
  • LEIOMYOMA16
  • LESPEDEZA21
  • LEUCAEMIA13
  • LEUKAEMIA15
  • LINCRUSTA11
  • LOGORRHEA13
  • LUMINARIA11
  • MACADAMIA16
  • MACROGLIA14
  • MACROPSIA15
  • MAIASAURA11
  • MALAGUENA12
  • MALPIGHIA17
  • MANDIOCCA16
  • MANTICORA13
  • MANZANITA20
  • MARABUNTA13
  • MARANATHA14
  • MARGARITA12
  • MARIHUANA14
  • MARIJUANA18
  • MATACHINA16
  • MATAMBALA15
  • MATRICULA13
  • MAXILLULA18
  • MEGAFAUNA15
  • MEGAFLORA15
  • MEIOFAUNA14
  • MELALEUCA13
  • MELANURIA11
  • MELISMATA13
  • MELODRAMA14
  • MELOMANIA13
  • MEMORANDA14
  • MENORRHEA14
  • MESENTERA11
  • MESOGLOEA12
  • METRALGIA12
  • MEZZALUNA29
  • MICROGLIA14
  • MICROPSIA15
  • MILITARIA11
  • MILLENNIA11
  • MIRABILIA13
  • MIRACIDIA14
  • MONODRAMA14
  • MONOMANIA13
  • MONOPODIA14
  • MONOPTERA13
  • MORATORIA11
  • MULTIPARA13
  • MYCOFLORA19
  • MYCORHIZA28
  • MYELOMATA16
  • MYOCARDIA17
  • MYRIORAMA16
  • MYXAMOEBA25
  • MYXOEDEMA24
  • NANOTESLA9
  • NARCOMATA13
  • NATATORIA9
  • NAUMACHIA16
  • NEMOPHILA16
  • NEOPHILIA14
  • NEOPHOBIA16
  • NEOPILINA11
  • NEOPLASIA11
  • NEOTEINIA9
  • NEPHRIDIA15
  • NEURALGIA10
  • NEUROGLIA10
  • NEUROMATA11
  • NICOTIANA11
  • NIDAMENTA12
  • NOCTILUCA13
  • NOSTALGIA10
  • NOTABILIA11
  • NULLIPARA11
  • OCEANARIA11
  • OCTAHEDRA15
  • OCTOHEDRA15
  • OENOMANIA11
  • OENOTHERA12
  • OLIGAEMIA12
  • OMMATIDIA14
  • OMOPHAGIA17
  • OMOPHORIA16
  • OPSOMANIA13
  • ORCHESTRA14
  • OSMETERIA11
  • OSSIFRAGA13
  • OSTEOMATA11
  • OTORRHOEA12
  • PALAESTRA11
  • PALILALIA11
  • PALINOPIA13
  • PANACHAEA16
  • PANATELLA11
  • PANCRATIA13
  • PANETELLA11
  • PANJANDRA19
  • PAPILLOMA15
  • PARAKELIA15
  • PARALALIA11
  • PARALEXIA18
  • PARALOGIA12
  • PARAMATTA13
  • PARAMECIA15
  • PARAMENTA13
  • PARAPODIA14
  • PARRHESIA14
  • PARTITURA11
  • PAULOWNIA14
  • PENINSULA11
  • PENNATULA11
  • PENTALPHA16
  • PENTATHLA14
  • PENULTIMA13
  • PEPEROMIA15
  • PERIDINIA12
  • PERIGONIA12
  • PERIHELIA14
  • PERIKARYA18
  • PERIMYSIA16
  • PERIOSTEA11
  • PERIPETIA13
  • PERITONEA11
  • PEROVSKIA18
  • PESHMERGA17
  • PHAGEDENA16
  • PHANTASMA16
  • PHENOMENA16
  • PHILISTIA14
  • PHILOMELA16
  • PHILOPENA16
  • PHLYCTENA19
  • PHOTOPSIA16
  • PHYLLODIA18
  • PINTADERA12
  • PIZZAIOLA29
  • PLASMODIA14
  • PLEONEXIA18
  • PLURIPARA13
  • PNEUMONIA13
  • POINCIANA13
  • POLLYANNA14
  • POLYANTHA17
  • POLYHEDRA18
  • POLYLEMMA18
  • POLYPARIA16
  • PONDEROSA12
  • PORPHYRIA19
  • PORTULACA13
  • POSTULATA11
  • POZZOLANA29
  • PRAELUDIA12
  • PRAESIDIA12
  • PRANAYAMA16
  • PRENOMINA13
  • PRESTERNA11
  • PRIMAVERA16
  • PRIMIPARA15
  • PRIMORDIA14
  • PRINCIPIA15
  • PROCAMBIA17
  • PROCTODEA14
  • PRONEPHRA16
  • PROPAGULA14
  • PROPOSITA13
  • PROPYLAEA16
  • PROSCENIA13
  • PROSEUCHA16
  • PROSOMATA13
  • PROSTERNA11
  • PROSTOMIA13
  • PROTONEMA13
  • PSALTERIA11
  • PUERPERIA13
  • PUTONGHUA15
  • PUZZOLANA29
  • PYORRHOEA17
  • PYRAMIDIA17
  • PYROMANIA16
  • QUADRELLA19
  • QUADRIVIA22
  • QUINQUINA27
  • RAFFLESIA15
  • RANCHERIA14
  • RANGATIRA10
  • RAUWOLFIA15
  • REFERENDA13
  • RETICELLA11
  • REVALENTA12
  • RHACHILLA17
  • RHIZOMATA23
  • RIBATTUTA11
  • RICERCATA13
  • RODGERSIA11
  • RUDBECKIA18
  • RUSTICANA11
  • SABADILLA12
  • SACRALGIA12
  • SANATORIA9
  • SANITARIA9
  • SANITORIA9
  • SANTOLINA9
  • SANTONICA11
  • SAPODILLA12
  • SAPONARIA11
  • SAPRAEMIA13
  • SARCOMATA13
  • SASSARARA9
  • SATINETTA9
  • SCAGLIOLA12
  • SCHECHITA19
  • SCINTILLA11
  • SCLEROTIA11
  • SCOTOMATA13
  • SEAQUARIA18
  • SEBORRHEA14
  • SENHORITA12
  • SENTENTIA9
  • SEPTENNIA11
  • SEQUESTRA18
  • SESTERTIA9
  • SHAVASANA15
  • SICILIANA11
  • SICKLEMIA17
  • SIGNORINA10
  • SIMAROUBA13
  • SIMPLICIA15
  • SIMULACRA13
  • SINCIPITA13
  • SINNINGIA10
  • SITATUNGA10
  • SITUTUNGA10
  • SKORDALIA14
  • SLIVOVICA17
  • SOLFATARA12
  • SOPAPILLA13
  • SOUVLAKIA16
  • SPANAEMIA13
  • SPERMARIA13
  • SPERMATIA13
  • SPINARAMA13
  • SPIRACULA13
  • SPIROGYRA15
  • SPIRULINA11
  • SPONSALIA11
  • SPORANGIA12
  • SPREKELIA15
  • SQUAMELLA20
  • STEGOMYIA15
  • STERCULIA11
  • STERNEBRA11
  • STICHARIA14
  • STICHIDIA15
  • STOMODAEA12
  • STRYCHNIA17
  • SUBGENERA12
  • SUBMUCOSA15
  • SUBSCHEMA18
  • SUBSELLIA11
  • SUBSTRATA11
  • SUDATORIA10
  • SUPERNOVA14
  • SYNALEPHA17
  • SYNANDRIA13
  • SYNAPHEIA17
  • SYNAXARIA19
  • SYPHILOMA19
  • TACHYPNEA19
  • TALEGALLA10
  • TANTARARA9
  • TARANTARA9
  • TARANTULA9
  • TARSALGIA10
  • TENTACULA11
  • TEPIDARIA12
  • TERRAMARA11
  • TESSITURA9
  • THEOMANIA14
  • THYMOMATA19
  • TOCCATINA13
  • TRABECULA13
  • TRANSENNA9
  • TRATTORIA9
  • TREPONEMA13
  • TRICLINIA11
  • TRIPITAKA15
  • TRIQUETRA18
  • TRISKELIA13
  • TROPAEOLA11
  • TUBERCULA13
  • TULAREMIA11
  • TYPOMANIA16
  • TYROPITTA14
  • UMBRACULA15
  • UNCINARIA11
  • UROLAGNIA10
  • URTICARIA11
  • VAGOTONIA13
  • VALLECULA14
  • VARICELLA14
  • VEDUTISTA13
  • VESTIBULA14
  • VIBRACULA16
  • VICTROLLA14
  • VIPASSANA14
  • VOMITORIA14
  • WHAKAPAPA23
  • WHILLYWHA24
  • XENOMANIA18
  • XENOMENIA18
  • XERODERMA19
  • XEROSTOMA18
  • XYLORIMBA23
  • ZAPOTILLA20
  • ZELOTYPIA23
  • ZOOLATRIA18
  • ZOOPHILIA23
  • ZOOPHOBIA25
  • ZOOTHECIA23
Letters by positionIn 43% of these words the 8th letter is I.
1st letter
  1. P14%
  2. C12%
  3. S11%
2nd letter
  1. A19%
  2. E14%
  3. O10%
4th letter
  1. A14%
  2. O12%
  3. R9%
5th letter
  1. A13%
  2. O11%
  3. T9%
6th letter
  1. E16%
  2. A13%
  3. O10%
8th letter
  1. I43%
  2. L10%
  3. R10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 13 in Scrabble; CHIAREZZA tops the list with 32. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 18 words
  2. 10 points: 22 words
  3. 1111 points: 90 words
  4. 12 points: 68 words
  5. 1313 points: 92 words
  6. 14 points: 67 words
  7. 1515 points: 63 words
  8. 16 points: 68 words
  9. 1717 points: 33 words
  10. 18 points: 42 words
  11. 1919 points: 29 words
  12. 20 points: 18 words
  13. 2121 points: 9 words
  14. 22 points: 4 words
  15. 2323 points: 11 words
  16. 24 points: 7 words
  17. 2525 points: 2 words
  18. 26 points: 1 words
  19. 2727 points: 1 words
  20. 28 points: 1 words
  21. 2929 points: 4 words
  22. 30 points: 0 words
  23. 3131 points: 0 words
  24. 32 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CHIAREZZA3232Collins only
POZZOLANA2932All three
MEZZALUNA2933Collins · NWL
PIZZAIOLA2931Collins · NWL
PUZZOLANA2933Collins only
MYCORHIZA2828Collins · NWL
QUINQUINA2731Collins only
HYPOXEMIA2626All three
MYXAMOEBA2527Collins · NWL
ZOOPHOBIA2526Collins · NWL
AFFLUENZA2427Collins · NWL
IZVESTIYA2424Collins only

Only 18 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so many matches are unfamiliar. Collins includes 635, NWL2023 includes 408, and ENABLE includes 279; those overlapping counts are not separate groups to add together. Definitions are available for 553 entries, even when the words themselves are uncommon.

At a glance: the A-ending nine-letter set

  • A total of 651 words fit this pattern in at least one tournament dictionary.
  • Only 18 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • P leads as the first letter with 90 words; C follows with 79.
  • CHIAREZZA tops the score table at 32 points, ahead of a four-way tie at 29.

Which first letters appear most often?

P, C, and S account for 240 entries together, roughly 37% of the full set. P contributes 90, C contributes 79, and S contributes 71, so these openings dominate the most common starting-letter groups.

Examples make the pattern easy to scan: PENINSULA starts with P, CAFETERIA with C, and SUPERNOVA with S. A comes next with 60 entries, followed by M with 51. ORCHESTRA, PHENOMENA, and NOSTALGIA show the variety among the more recognizable words.

Which 9-letter words ending in A score highest?

CHIAREZZA scores 32, while POZZOLANA, MEZZALUNA, PIZZAIOLA, and PUZZOLANA each score 29. MYCORHIZA follows at 28. The average score across the set is 14.7, so these leaders sit well above the typical entry.

The ending alone does not make every word playable in every game. Collins contains 635 matches, compared with 408 in NWL2023 and 279 in ENABLE, so acceptance depends on the word list your game uses. Check that list before committing an unfamiliar entry.

For 9-letter words ending in A, the practical limitation is rarity: only 18 entries count as common, despite 553 defined words. Memorize accessible anchors such as PENINSULA, ORCHESTRA, or NOSTALGIA first; save the unusual high scorers for racks and boards that suit them.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word ending in A?
CHIAREZZA is the highest scorer in this group, at 32 points. POZZOLANA, MEZZALUNA, PIZZAIOLA, and PUZZOLANA each score 29, while MYCORHIZA scores 28. Those figures make CHIAREZZA the clear leader, though its unfamiliar spelling makes it a less obvious play.
How many common nine-letter words end in A?
There are 18 common words among the 651 nine-letter entries ending in A. Familiar examples include PENINSULA, ORCHESTRA, and NOSTALGIA. The small common-word count means the full set includes many rare terms, even though 553 entries have definitions.
Do all 651 words appear in every tournament dictionary?
No. Collins includes 635 matches, NWL2023 includes 408, and ENABLE includes 279. These dictionary lists overlap, but their counts differ, so an entry accepted in one list may not be accepted in another. Check the word list used by your game.

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