Words Ending in A

Q: How many words end in A?

2,911 valid English words end with the letter A.

Q: Best Scrabble word ending in A?

ZYZZYVA at 43 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word ending in A?

HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA — 20 letters.

There are 2,911 English words that end in A, spanning from AA to ZYZZYVA. The Scrabble® high-scorer of this list is ZYZZYVA at 43 points; the longest is HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA (20 letters). Handy for crosswords, Scrabble endgames and Wordle guesses. Roughly 0% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

By length — 2,911 words ending in A

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Showing the first 600 of 2,911 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

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	zyzzyva	43	42
2	pheochromocytomata	37	39
3	antischizophrenia	36	38
4	polychromatophilia	35	38
5	hypercholesterolemia	35	37
6	pheochromocytoma	35	37
7	tachyarrhythmia	34	31
8	pseudoparenchymata	33	37
9	rhabdomyosarcomata	33	35
10	triskaidekaphobia	33	34

What these words mean

zyzzyva: Valid 7-letter English word — definition not on file.
pheochromocytomata: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
antischizophrenia: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
polychromatophilia: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
hypercholesterolemia: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
pheochromocytoma: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
tachyarrhythmia: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
pseudoparenchymata: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
rhabdomyosarcomata: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
triskaidekaphobia: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API, cached for repeat visits.

FAQs

How many words end in A?

2,911 valid English words end with A.

Best Scrabble word ending in A?

ZYZZYVA at 43 pts.

Longest word ending in A?

HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA (20 letters).