5 Letter Words Ending in A
There are 356 5-letter English words that end in A, ranging alphabetically from ABACA to ZEBRA. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: HUZZA (26), PIZZA (25), ZANZA (23). Average word length in this list is 5 letters.
Word list
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I
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M
- MAFIA10 pts
- MAGMA10 pts
- MAMBA11 pts
- MAMMA11 pts
- MANIA7 pts
- MANNA7 pts
- MANTA7 pts
- MARIA7 pts
- MASSA7 pts
- MATZA16 pts
- MBIRA9 pts
- MECCA11 pts
- MEDIA8 pts
- MENSA7 pts
- MENTA7 pts
- MICRA9 pts
- MIKRA11 pts
- MILIA7 pts
- MILPA9 pts
- MIRZA16 pts
- MOCHA12 pts
- MOIRA7 pts
- MOMMA11 pts
- MOOLA7 pts
- MUDRA8 pts
- MULLA7 pts
- MURRA7 pts
- MUSCA9 pts
- MYOMA12 pts
N
O
P
- PACHA12 pts
- PAISA7 pts
- PALEA7 pts
- PAMPA11 pts
- PANDA8 pts
- PANGA8 pts
- PARKA11 pts
- PASHA10 pts
- PASTA7 pts
- PENNA7 pts
- PEPLA9 pts
- PEREA7 pts
- PHYLA13 pts
- PIETA7 pts
- PILEA7 pts
- PINNA7 pts
- PINTA7 pts
- PIZZA25 pts
- PLAYA10 pts
- PLAZA16 pts
- PLENA7 pts
- PLICA9 pts
- PODIA8 pts
- POLKA11 pts
- POPPA11 pts
- PRESA7 pts
- PRIMA9 pts
- PRUTA7 pts
- PUCKA13 pts
- PUKKA15 pts
- PUNKA11 pts
- PURDA8 pts
Q
R
S
- SABRA7 pts
- SACRA7 pts
- SAIGA6 pts
- SALPA7 pts
- SALSA5 pts
- SAMBA9 pts
- SANGA6 pts
- SAUNA5 pts
- SCENA7 pts
- SCHWA13 pts
- SCUBA9 pts
- SCUTA7 pts
- SELVA8 pts
- SENNA5 pts
- SENSA5 pts
- SEPIA7 pts
- SEPTA7 pts
- SHIVA11 pts
- SIGMA8 pts
- SILVA8 pts
- SIRRA5 pts
- SOFTA8 pts
- SPICA9 pts
- SPUTA7 pts
- STELA5 pts
- STOMA7 pts
- STRIA5 pts
- STUPA7 pts
- SULFA8 pts
- SUMMA9 pts
- SUNNA5 pts
- SUPRA7 pts
- SURRA5 pts
- SUTRA5 pts
- SUTTA5 pts
- SYLVA11 pts
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Y
Z
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | huzza | 26 | 26 |
| 2 | pizza | 25 | 26 |
| 3 | zanza | 23 | 24 |
| 4 | tazza | 23 | 23 |
| 5 | hamza | 19 | 19 |
| 6 | colza | 16 | 18 |
| 7 | plaza | 16 | 18 |
| 8 | baiza | 16 | 17 |
| 9 | braza | 16 | 17 |
| 10 | matza | 16 | 17 |
FAQs
How many 5-letter words end in A?
356 valid 5-letter English words end in A in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).