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5 letter words ending in A

Every five-letter word ending in A, everyday words first. Need more filters? The five-letter word finder takes the letters you know in any spot.

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5 letter words ending in A in numbers

  • 440 words in total, of which 54 are everyday words.
  • The most common first letter is s (42 words), followed by p (39).
  • Letters found most often: a 100%, i 27%, r 26%, l 23%, t 23% of words.

Highest-scoring 5 letter words ending in a

Ranked by Scrabble tile values, before any bonus squares:

Highest-scoring words
WordPoints
huzza26
pizza25
tazza23
zanza23
yowza20
hamza19
gyoza18
zuppa18
plaza16
zebra16
baiza16
braza16

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All 5 letter words ending in a

All 440 words, A to Z.

a (35)

abaca, abaka, abaya, aboma, aceta, adyta, aecia, agama, agita, agora, agria, ajiva, ajuga, akela, aliya, aloha, alpha, alula, ameba, amiga, amnia, anima, antra, anura, aorta, apnea, areca, arena, arepa, aroma, asana, asura, asyla, atria, ayaya

b (21)

babka, bacca, baiza, balsa, banda, barca, belga, betta, biota, bohea, boxla, boyla, brava, braza, bubba, bulla, bunya, burka, burqa, bursa, bwana

c (32)

caeca, calla, canna, ceiba, cella, ceria, cesta, chaga, chana, chela, chica, china, chola, chufa, cilia, circa, cnida, coala, cobia, cobra, cocoa, colza, comma, conga, copra, coria, costa, cotta, crura, culpa, cuppa, curia

d (21)

dacha, dagga, delta, derma, dicta, dobla, dobra, dogma, dolma, donga, donna, dorsa, dosha, doula, douma, doura, drama, dukka, dulia, dumka, durra

e (6)

edema, enema, entia, erica, etyma, extra

f (18)

facia, facta, faena, fanga, fatwa, fauna, fella, feria, festa, finca, finna, flava, flora, flota, folia, fossa, fovea, frena

g (19)

gabba, galea, gamba, gamma, ganja, garda, gemma, genoa, genua, gleba, gonia, gonna, gotta, grama, grana, guava, gumma, gutta, gyoza

h (18)

haika, halma, halva, halwa, hamza, hansa, henna, herma, hevea, hijra, holla, honda, hooka, hosta, huzza, hydra, hyena, hypha

i (2)

infra, ixora

j (4)

jagra, jibba, jnana, junta

k (14)

kalpa, kappa, karma, kasha, kheda, kibla, kinda, kippa, koala, kofta, koppa, korma, krona, kurta

l (25)

labia, labra, lamia, larva, laura, lehua, lemma, lepta, liana, libra, limba, limpa, linga, llama, logia, loofa, lotsa, lotta, louma, luffa, lutea, lycea, lycra, lyssa, lytta

m (35)

mafia, magma, mahua, mahwa, mamba, mamma, manga, mania, manna, manta, maria, marka, massa, matza, mbira, mecca, media, mensa, menta, micra, mikra, mikva, milia, milpa, mirza, mocha, moira, momma, moola, mudra, mulla, murra, musca, mutha, myoma

n (10)

naira, nakfa, nanna, nappa, nduja, ninja, noria, nubia, nucha, nyala

o (8)

ocrea, oidia, omasa, omega, opera, ossia, ostia, outta

p (39)

pacha, paisa, palea, palsa, pampa, panda, panga, parka, pasha, paska, pasta, penna, pepla, perea, phyla, pieta, pilea, pinna, pinta, pitta, pizza, playa, plaza, plena, plica, podia, polka, pooja, pooka, poppa, prana, presa, prima, pruta, pucka, pukka, pulka, punka, purda

q (2)

qibla, quota

r (13)

ragga, raita, reata, recta, redia, regma, regna, retia, rhyta, riata, rioja, ruana, rumba

s (42)

sabra, sacra, saiga, salpa, salsa, samba, sanga, sauna, scena, schwa, scopa, scuba, scuta, seiza, selva, senna, sensa, sepia, septa, shiva, shura, sigla, sigma, signa, silva, sirra, softa, sorta, spica, sputa, stela, stoma, stria, stupa, sulfa, summa, sunna, supra, surra, sutra, sutta, sylva

t (32)

tabla, tafia, taiga, tanga, tanka, targa, tayra, tazza, tecta, tegua, telia, tenia, terga, terra, tesla, testa, tetra, theca, theta, thuja, thuya, tiara, tibia, tikka, tinea, tonga, torta, trefa, trona, tryma, tryna, tsuba

u (9)

ulama, ulema, ultra, umbra, uncia, unica, urbia, usnea, uvula

v (18)

vacua, vanda, varia, varna, veena, vesta, vigia, villa, vinca, viola, virga, vista, vitta, vodka, voila, volta, volva, vulva

w (6)

walla, wanna, whyda, wicca, wirra, wisha

x (1)

xenia

y (5)

yenta, yerba, yowza, yucca, yurta

z (5)

zaida, zamia, zanza, zebra, zuppa

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words end in A?
There are 440 in our game word list, and 54 of them are everyday words.
Which of these words are good guesses in five-letter puzzles?
Everyday words with five different, common letters test the most at once. Daily puzzles also tend to pick everyday words, so start with the list of everyday words on this page.