Words Ending With A — Scrabble & Word Games

Words ending in A are often Latin-derived feminine nouns (FORMULA, VERTEBRA, LARVA, NEBULA) or borrowings from Italian and Spanish (PIZZA, TACO, SALSA, GALA). In English plural formation, some Latin-origin A-ending singulars take a -AE or -AS plural (FORMULA/FORMULAE or FORMULAS), which trips up even native speakers.

In Scrabble, A-ending words are common hook targets — adding an S converts many of them into plurals. But A-ending words themselves are usable for unusual tile-management: hooking an A onto the end of a word already on the board to form a new word parallel is a classic tight-play move. Memorise NA, MA, PA, BA, FA as 2-letter A-enders.

In crosswords, A-endings are frequent in proper nouns (though those aren’t in our list), geographic terms (AMERICA, INDIA, CUBA), and feminine Latin roots. Classical Latin diminutive -A (as in VILLA, SCALA) is still productive in English scientific vocabulary.

Top 500 Highest-Scoring Words Ending With A (500 of 5,549)

ZYZZYVA43
ECTOMYCORRHIZA35
ENDOMYCORRHIZA34
KAZATZKA34
SCHIZOTHYMIA34
TACHYARRHYTHMIA34
DYSMORPHOPHOBIA33
MORBIDEZZA33
CHIAREZZA32
ESCHSCHOLTZIA32
EXTRAVAGANZA32
HYPERPYREXIA32
LYMPHOCYTOPENIA32
OPHTHALMOPHOBIA32
SCHIZOPHRENIA32
ESCHSCHOLZIA31
ZOOXANTHELLA31
HYPERGLYCAEMIA30
HYPERPROSEXIA30
MOZZARELLA30
POZZUOLANA30
XANTHOCHROMIA30
XEROPHTHALMIA30
EXOPHTHALMIA29
HYPERGLYCEMIA29
HYPOGLYCAEMIA29
LYMPHOSARCOMATA29
MEZZALUNA29
MYCORRHIZA29
PIZZAIOLA29
POZZOLANA29
PSYCHOMACHIA29
PUZZOLANA29
QUINQUENNIA29
ALBIZZIA28
BATRACHOPHOBIA28
CZARITZA28
HYDROXYUREA28
HYPERCALCAEMIA28
HYPERLIPIDAEMIA28
HYPOGLYCEMIA28
HYPOMAGNESAEMIA28
LYMPHOADENOMATA28
LYMPHOGRANULOMA28
MOZZETTA28
MYCORHIZA28
OPHTHALMOPLEGIA28
PHYSHARMONICA28
PIZZERIA28
POLYCYTHAEMIA28
QUINAQUINA28
RHOMBENCEPHALA28
SYMMETROPHOBIA28
SYPHILOPHOBIA28
TOXICOPHOBIA28
CHLORENCHYMA27
COMPUTERPHOBIA27
DIEFFENBACHIA27
HYPERCALCEMIA27
HYPERLIPIDEMIA27
HYPERTHYMIA27
HYPOCALCAEMIA27
HYPOMAGNESEMIA27
HYPOMENORRHOEA27
HYPOXAEMIA27
LYMPHANGIOMATA27
LYMPHOSARCOMA27
PARAINFLUENZA27
PHENYLKETONURIA27
POLYCYTHEMIA27
QUINQUINA27
RHAMPHOTHECA27
STREPHOSYMBOLIA27
THALAMENCEPHALA27
TRAPEZOHEDRA27
VIZCACHA27
XANTHOCHROIA27
ZANTEDESCHIA27
AICHMOPHOBIA26
ALEXITHYMIA26
ANTHROPOPHOBIA26
AQUAPHOBIA26
BIZCACHA26
CHORIOCARCINOMA26
CLAVICYTHERIA26
CYBERCHONDRIA26
CYCLOTHYMIA26
DYSRHYTHMIA26
ERYTHROPHOBIA26
HUZZA26
HYPEROREXIA26
HYPERSARCOMATA26
HYPERURICAEMIA26
HYPNOPHOBIA26
HYPOCALCEMIA26
HYPOCHONDRIA26
HYPOMENORRHEA26
HYPOTHYMIA26
HYPOXEMIA26
HYPSOPHOBIA26
ICHTHYOFAUNA26
JINRICKSHA26
JIPIJAPA26
LEUCOCYTHAEMIA26
LYMPHOADENOMA26
MEZUZA26
PIAZZA26
PIWAKAWAKA26
PSYCHASTHENIA26
PYRRHULOXIA26
RHABDOMYOMATA26
SCLERENCHYMATA26
SCOZZA26
TZARITZA26
XIPHIPLASTRA26
ZARZUELA26
ZELOPHOBIA26
ALTEZZA25
ARACHNOPHOBIA25
ARITHMOPHOBIA25
CHUCKAWALLA25
COENENCHYMATA25
COLEORRHIZA25
COLLENCHYMATA25
CONJUNCTIVA25
CYBERPHOBIA25
DISEQUILIBRIA25
ELEUTHEROPHOBIA25
GRAPHOPHOBIA25
HYDROPHOBIA25
HYPERAESTHESIA25
HYPERMETROPIA25
HYPERPHAGIA25
HYPERTHERMIA25
HYPERURICEMIA25
HYPOKALEMIA25
ICHTHYOCOLLA25
JAMAHIRIYA25
JUMHOURIYA25
LEUKOCYTOPENIA25
LYMPHANGIOMA25
MACRENCEPHALIA25
MACROZAMIA25
MYELENCEPHALA25
MYXAMOEBA25
OLIGOCYTHAEMIA25
PANOPHTHALMIA25
PARAPHRAXIA25
PHENGOPHOBIA25
PHENYLTHIOUREA25
PHYLLOXERA25
PIZZA25
PROSENCHYMATA25
PSEUDEPIGRAPHA25
QUADRAPLEGIA25
QUADRIPLEGIA25
RHIZOCTONIA25
RHYTHMOPOEIA25
SCEUOPHYLACIA25
SQUANDERMANIA25
STICHOMYTHIA25
TACHYPHRASIA25
THROMBOPHILIA25
ZAKOUSKA25
ZAMBOMBA25
ZIZANIA25
ZOOPHOBIA25
ACHLORHYDRIA24
AFFLUENZA24
AZOOSPERMIA24
BOUZOUKIA24
CANCEROPHOBIA24
CHAUTAUQUA24
CHIMICHANGA24
CHUCKWALLA24
COLEORHIZA24
COLOQUINTIDA24
CRYPTAESTHESIA24
CRYPTOSPORIDIA24
ECHOPRAXIA24
EPHEBOPHILIA24
ERYTHROMELALGIA24
ETHNOGRAPHICA24
FRANCOPHOBIA24
HAEMATOZOA24
HARAMZADA24
HYDROZOA24
HYPERESTHESIA24
HYPERKINESIA24
HYPERLIPEMIA24
HYPERNATRAEMIA24
HYPERSARCOMA24
HYPOTHERMIA24
INTELLIGENTZIA24
IZVESTIYA24
JINRIKISHA24
KAIKAWAKA24
MACROCEPHALIA24
MECHITZA24
MYXAMEBA24
MYXOEDEMA24
NONEQUILIBRIA24
NORMOGLYCAEMIA24
PACHYDERMIA24
PARENCHYMATA24
PHAGOPHOBIA24
PHARMACOPOEIA24
PILEORHIZA24
POLYZOARIA24
PSYCHODRAMA24
QUILLAJA24
RAZZIA24
RHABDOMYOMA24
SCLERENCHYMA24
SPERMATOZOA24
SPIROCHAETAEMIA24
TACHYPHASIA24
TECHNOPHOBIA24
TOXIPHOBIA24
WHILLYWHA24
XENOPHOBIA24
YOKOZUNA24
ZAKUSKA24
ZOOSPORANGIA24
AMPHITHECIA23
AMPHITRICHA23
ARCHAEBACTERIA23
ASPHYXIA23
BATHOPHOBIA23
BIBLIOPHOBIA23
BILHARZIA23
BRITZSKA23
CANCERPHOBIA23
CHIONODOXA23
CHUTZPA23
CLAUSTROPHOBIA23
COENENCHYMA23
COLLENCHYMA23
CORYNEBACTERIA23
CRYPTESTHESIA23
CZAPKA23
DERMATOGRAPHIA23
DEXTROCARDIA23
ENCYCLOPAEDIA23
EXANTHEMATA23
FIBROMYALGIA23
FIBROSARCOMATA23
FIDEICOMMISSA23
HAEMOGLOBINURIA23
HAEMOPHOBIA23
HEMATOZOA23
HEXAHEDRA23
HYPAESTHESIA23
HYPERCAPNIA23
HYPERCARBIA23
HYPERSTHENIA23
HYPOCORISMA23
HYPONATRAEMIA23
JABOTICABA23
JAMBALAYA23
JINRIKSHA23
LALLAPALOOZA23
LAMPADEPHORIA23
LEUCOCYTOPENIA23
LOLLAPALOOZA23
LYMPHOPENIA23
MAQUILADORA23
MASKIROVKA23
MAZOURKA23
MYCOBACTERIA23
MYCOPLASMATA23
MYXEDEMA23
NEPHROBLASTOMA23
NORMOGLYCEMIA23
NYCTOPHOBIA23
NYMPHOMANIA23
OCHLOPHOBIA23
ORNITHOPHOBIA23
PATHOPHOBIA23
PHARMACOPEIA23
PHONOPHOBIA23
PHOTOPHOBIA23
PIPIWHARAUROA23
PROSENCHYMA23
QUOKKA23
REJECTAMENTA23
RHINENCEPHALA23
RHINOPHYMA23
RHIZOMATA23
SCHLUMBERGERA23
SCOPTOPHOBIA23
SCYPHISTOMA23
SUPERPHENOMENA23
TAPHEPHOBIA23
TAPHOPHOBIA23
TAZZA23
THANATOPHOBIA23
TRICHOBACTERIA23
TUFFTAFFETA23
VUVUZELA23
WHAKAPAPA23
XENOPHYA23
XIPHISTERNA23
XYLORIMBA23
ZANZA23
ZELKOVA23
ZELOTYPIA23
ZOOPHILIA23
ZOOSPERMIA23
ZOOTHECIA23
ZYGOMATA23
ACHONDROPLASIA22
ACHROMATOPSIA22
ACROPARESTHESIA22
AMPHIBLASTULA22
ANTIMARIJUANA22
AQUAFABA22
ASTRAPOPHOBIA22
BAZOOKA22
BODDHISATTVA22
BRADYKINESIA22
BRIDEZILLA22
BRITZKA22
BUZUKIA22
CACHEXIA22
CARCINOSARCOMA22
CHAKALAKA22
CHALAZIA22
CHAQUETA22
CHATCHKA22
CHOLESTEROLEMIA22
CYANOBACTERIA22
CYNOPHOBIA22
CZAREVNA22
DYSMENORRHOEA22
DYSPRAXIA22
EJECTAMENTA22
ENCEPHALOMATA22
ENCYCLOPEDIA22
EPICHEIREMATA22
GIGANTOMACHIA22
GLYPTOTHECA22
HEMOGLOBINURIA22
HENDECAHEDRA22
HOMOPHOBIA22
HYBRIDOMATA22
HYDRARGYRIA22
HYDROTHECA22
HYPESTHESIA22
HYPNOPAEDIA22
HYPOSTHENIA22
HYPOTHECA22
HYPOXIA22
JOJOBA22
KATHAREVOUSA22
KAVAKAVA22
KAWAKAWA22
KWANZA22
LALAPALOOZA22
LYMPHOMATA22
MACROPHYLA22
MATROYSHKA22
MATRYOSHKA22
MAZURKA22
MBAQANGA22
MEDULLOBLASTOMA22
METASEQUOIA22
MORPHINOMANIA22
MYSOPHOBIA22
MYXOMATA22
PACHYSANDRA22
PARALLELEPIPEDA22
PARALLELOPIPEDA22
PARENCHYMA22
PHANTASMAGORIA22
PHILOXENIA22
PHOSPHATURIA22
POHUTUKAWA22
PROPERISPOMENA22
PROSENCEPHALA22
PSYCHEDELIA22
PSYCHODELIA22
PYCNOCONIDIA22
PYROPHOBIA22
QINDARKA22
QUADRIVIA22
RHINOSCLEROMATA22
RHIZOBIA22
RHOMBOHEDRA22
SCOPOPHOBIA22
SPERMATOTHECA22
STAPHYLOMATA22
STIGMATOPHILIA22
SYRINGOMYELIA22
TACHYCARDIA22
TECHNOPHILIA22
THERMAESTHESIA22
TOXICOMANIA22
TYPOGRAPHIA22
WELWITSCHIA22
XANTHOMATA22
XANTHOPSIA22
YAKUZA22
ZAMPOGNA22
ZIMOCCA22
ZOOCYTIA22
ZUCHETTA22
ADENOCARCINOMA21
APOCRYPHA21
ARRHYTHMIA21
AUTOTOXAEMIA21
AXOLEMMATA21
CALABAZA21
CANZONETTA21
CERVEZA21
CHACHKA21
CHALAZA21
CHICKPEA21
CHIPOCHIA21
CHONDROCRANIA21
CHROMATOPSIA21
CHROMONEMATA21
CHRYSOCOLLA21
CLAUSTROPHILIA21
CRYPTOMNESIA21
CYCLOPAEDIA21
CYCLOPLEGIA21
DROMOPHOBIA21
DYSMENORRHEA21
DYSTHYMIA21
EMPHYSEMA21
ENCEPHALALGIA21
ENCHONDROMATA21
EPIPHENOMENA21
EQUILIBRIA21
EXANTHEMA21
EXCREMENTA21
FIBROSARCOMA21
GAZOOKA21
GERONTOPHOBIA21
GYMKHANA21
GYNAECOMASTIA21
GYNOPHOBIA21
GYPSOPHILA21
HAEMANGIOMATA21
HAEMOPHILIA21
HEBEPHRENIA21
HETEROTAXIA21
HIBAKUSHA21
HIEROPHOBIA21
HOMOLOGOUMENA21
HYDROMEDUSA21
HYMENOPTERA21
HYPERALGESIA21
HYPERMEDIA21
HYPERMNESIA21
HYPERPLASIA21
HYPERSOMNIA21
HYPHEMIA21
HYPOPLASTRA21
ICOSITETRAHEDRA21
IMPONDERABILIA21
INFLUENZA21
INTERMAXILLA21
JAMBIYA21
JIPYAPA21
KACHCHA21
KENOPHOBIA21
KHODJA21
KNIPHOFIA21
KUCHCHA21
LESPEDEZA21
LEUKOPLAKIA21
LITHOPHYSA21
MACROSPORANGIA21
MANZANILLA21
MESENCEPHALA21
MESOTHELIOMATA21
METENCEPHALA21
METHYLDOPA21
MICROSPORANGIA21
MYCODOMATIA21
MYCOPLASMA21
NEUROFIBROMATA21
PANCYTOPENIA21
PANLEUKOPENIA21
PARENCEPHALA21
PERICYNTHIA21
PERIONYCHIA21
PHYLLOMANIA21
PLEUROPNEUMONIA21
POLYPHAGIA21
POLYZOA21
POTICHOMANIA21
PREMAXILLA21
PRIMIGRAVIDA21
PUSCHKINIA21
QINTARKA21
QUADRIENNIA21
RHIZOMA21

Frequently Asked Questions

How many English words end with A?

5,549 words finish with A in this list — 1.5% of our dictionary. The tile itself is worth 1 point in Scrabble.

What's the highest-scoring word ending with A in Scrabble?

The top-scoring A-ending word is ZYZZYVA at 43 points (standard TWL letter values, before premium squares). Ending a word on a premium square while forming a second word along the perpendicular axis can easily double or triple this score.

What's the shortest word ending with A?

At 2 letters, AA is the minimum we have ending in A. Compact A-final words like this are how you extend board plays cheaply in Scrabble.