Words that end in A
2,911 words in our dictionary end with the letter A. Choose a word length below for the complete list, or skim the most common words ending in A.
Most common words that end in A
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- data
- area
- media
- la
- china
- via
- camera
- idea
- pa
- sea
- extra
- ma
- java
- na
- multimedia
- gamma
- criteria
- spa
- alaska
- aa
- beta
- delta
- alpha
- tea
Highest-scoring words that end in A
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- zyzzyva 43
- pheochromocytomata 37
- antischizophrenia 36
- hypercholesterolemia 35
- pheochromocytoma 35
- polychromatophilia 35
- tachyarrhythmia 34
- pseudoparenchymata 33
- rhabdomyosarcomata 33
- triskaidekaphobia 33
- extravaganza 32
- hyperpyrexia 32
- schizophrenia 32
- pseudoparenchyma 31
- rhabdomyosarcoma 31
- zooxanthella 31
- lymphogranulomata 30
- mozzarella 30
- thrombocytopenia 30
- xerophthalmia 30
- chlorenchymata 29
- hyperglycemia 29
- lymphosarcomata 29
- methemoglobinemia 29
By word length
| Length | Words | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 letters | 11 | Too few for a page |
| 3 letters | 39 | See the list |
| 4 letters | 198 | See the list |
| 5 letters | 356 | See the list |
| 6 letters | 429 | See the list |
| 7 letters | 591 | See the list |
| 8 letters | 499 | See the list |
| 9 letters | 279 | See the list |
| 10 letters | 207 | Too few for a page |
| 11 letters | 123 | Too few for a page |
| 12 letters | 74 | Too few for a page |
| 13 letters | 38 | Too few for a page |
| 14 letters | 30 | Too few for a page |
| 15 letters | 37 | Too few for a page |
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Common questions
How many English words end in A?
2,911 words in our dictionary end with A, across every word length. The breakdown by length is on this page.
What are the most common words that end in A?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: data, area, media, la, china, via, camera, idea. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring word ending in A in Scrabble?
zyzzyva scores 43 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.