5-Letter Words Ending In A
We found 356 five-letter words that end in A, about 4% of all 5-letter words. The most common are DRAMA, OPERA and CHINA.
HUZZA scores the most in Scrabble, at 26 points. More of them start with S than any other letter (36 words). For Wordle, OPERA is a strong guess here because it tests five different letters.
- Words
- 356
- Top score
- HUZZA · 26
- Groups
- 26
Common 5-letter words ending in A and their meanings
- drama8 pts
- noun: a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- opera7 pts
- noun: a drama set to music
- china10 pts
- noun: a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia
- larva8 pts
- noun: the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its…
- mamma11 pts
- noun: informal terms for a mother
- extra12 pts
- adjective: more than is needed, desired, or required
- lemma9 pts
- noun: a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
- aorta5 pts
- noun: the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries
- dogma9 pts
- noun: a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
- fella8 pts
- noun: a boy or man
- supra7 pts
- adverb: (in writing) at an earlier place
- edema8 pts
- noun: swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
Definitions from WordNet®, Princeton University.
All 356 5-letter words ending in A
Numbers show Scrabble points.
Starting with A 29
- abaca9
- abaka11
- aboma9
- aceta7
- adyta9
- aecia7
- agama8
- agora6
- agria6
- ajiva15
- ajuga13
- akela9
- aliya8
- aloha8
- alpha10
- alula5
- ameba9
- amiga8
- amnia7
- anima7
- antra5
- aorta5
- apnea7
- areca7
- arena5
- aroma7
- asana5
- asyla8
- atria5
Starting with B 15
- babka13
- bacca11
- baiza16
- balsa7
- belga8
- betta7
- biota7
- bohea10
- boyla10
- brava10
- braza16
- bulla7
- bunya10
- bursa7
- bwana10
Starting with C 27
- caeca9
- calla7
- canna7
- ceiba9
- cella7
- ceria7
- cesta7
- chela10
- china10
- chufa13
- cilia7
- circa9
- coala7
- cobia9
- cobra9
- cocoa9
- colza16
- comma11
- conga8
- copra9
- coria7
- costa7
- cotta7
- crura7
- culpa9
- cuppa11
- curia7
Starting with D 18
- dacha11
- dagga8
- delta6
- derma8
- dicta8
- dobla8
- dobra8
- dogma9
- dolma8
- donga7
- donna6
- dorsa6
- douma8
- doura6
- drama8
- dulia6
- dumka12
- durra6
Starting with E 6
- edema8
- enema7
- entia5
- erica7
- etyma10
- extra12
Starting with F 13
- facia10
- faena8
- fanga9
- fatwa11
- fauna8
- fella8
- feria8
- flora8
- flota8
- folia8
- fossa8
- fovea11
- frena8
Starting with G 14
- galea6
- gamba10
- gamma10
- ganja13
- gemma10
- genoa6
- genua6
- gleba8
- gonia6
- grama8
- grana6
- guava9
- gumma10
- gutta6
Starting with H 15
- haika12
- halma10
- halva11
- hamza19
- hansa8
- henna8
- herma10
- holla8
- honda9
- hooka12
- hosta8
- huzza26
- hydra12
- hyena11
- hypha16
Starting with I 2
- infra8
- ixora12
Starting with J 3
- jagra13
- jnana12
- junta12
Starting with K 10
- kalpa11
- kappa13
- karma11
- kasha12
- kheda13
- kibla11
- koala9
- koppa13
- krona9
- kurta9
Starting with L 21
- labia7
- labra7
- lamia7
- larva8
- laura5
- lehua8
- lemma9
- lepta7
- liana5
- libra7
- limba9
- limpa9
- linga6
- llama7
- logia6
- loofa8
- luffa11
- lutea5
- lycea10
- lyssa8
- lytta8
Starting with M 29
- mafia10
- magma10
- mamba11
- mamma11
- mania7
- manna7
- manta7
- maria7
- massa7
- matza16
- mbira9
- mecca11
- media8
- mensa7
- menta7
- micra9
- mikra11
- milia7
- milpa9
- mirza16
- mocha12
- moira7
- momma11
- moola7
- mudra8
- mulla7
- murra7
- musca9
- myoma12
Starting with N 6
- naira5
- ninja12
- noria5
- nubia7
- nucha10
- nyala8
Starting with O 7
- ocrea7
- oidia6
- omasa7
- omega8
- opera7
- ossia5
- ostia5
Starting with P 32
- pacha12
- paisa7
- palea7
- pampa11
- panda8
- panga8
- parka11
- pasha10
- pasta7
- penna7
- pepla9
- perea7
- phyla13
- pieta7
- pilea7
- pinna7
- pinta7
- pizza25
- playa10
- plaza16
- plena7
- plica9
- podia8
- polka11
- poppa11
- presa7
- prima9
- pruta7
- pucka13
- pukka15
- punka11
- purda8
Starting with Q 1
- quota14
Starting with R 11
- reata5
- recta7
- redia6
- regma8
- regna6
- retia5
- rhyta11
- riata5
- rioja12
- ruana5
- rumba9
Starting with S 36
- sabra7
- sacra7
- saiga6
- salpa7
- salsa5
- samba9
- sanga6
- sauna5
- scena7
- schwa13
- scuba9
- scuta7
- selva8
- senna5
- sensa5
- sepia7
- septa7
- shiva11
- sigma8
- silva8
- sirra5
- softa8
- spica9
- sputa7
- stela5
- stoma7
- stria5
- stupa7
- sulfa8
- summa9
- sunna5
- supra7
- surra5
- sutra5
- sutta5
- sylva11
Starting with T 25
- tabla7
- tafia8
- taiga6
- tanka9
- tazza23
- tecta7
- tegua6
- telia5
- tenia5
- terga6
- terra5
- tesla5
- testa5
- tetra5
- theca10
- theta8
- thuja15
- thuya11
- tiara5
- tibia7
- tinea5
- tonga6
- trona5
- tryma10
- tsuba7
Starting with U 8
- ulama7
- ulema7
- ultra5
- umbra9
- uncia7
- urbia7
- usnea5
- uvula8
Starting with V 17
- vacua10
- vanda9
- varia8
- varna8
- veena8
- vesta8
- villa8
- vinca10
- viola8
- virga9
- vista8
- vitta8
- vodka13
- voila8
- volta8
- volva11
- vulva11
Starting with W 3
- walla8
- wirra8
- wisha11
Starting with X 1
- xenia12
Starting with Y 4
- yenta8
- yerba10
- yucca12
- yurta8
Starting with Z 3
- zamia16
- zanza23
- zebra16
Frequently asked questions
How many 5-letter words ending in A are there?
There are 356 five-letter words that end in A in the ENABLE word list, which is widely used for word games.
What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word ending in A in Scrabble?
HUZZA is for the highest score at 26 points, before any board bonuses.
What are some common 5-letter words ending in A?
Common examples include DRAMA, OPERA, CHINA, LARVA, MAMMA and EXTRA.
Which 5-letter words ending in A have no repeated letters?
165 of them use each letter only once, such as OPERA, CHINA, EXTRA and DOGMA.
Can I use these words in Wordle?
Many of them are accepted as Wordle guesses, but Wordle answers are usually common words like DRAMA, OPERA and CHINA. Use our Wordle Helper to filter by your green, yellow and gray letters.