4-letter words ending in A

There are 322 four-letter words that end in A in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is ZYGA at 17 points. A starts the most of them, 29, and the average score is 7 points.

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These 322 words are 5.9% of all 5,469 four-letter words. A crossword answer of 4 letters ending in A has 322 candidates here. The solver above is already set to 4 letters ending in A, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.

4-letter words ending in A in numbers

Words
322
Highest scoring
ZYGA 17 pts
Average score
7.0 pts
With a definition
141 (44%)
Words by first letter
  1. A29
  2. B15
  3. C15
  4. D13
  5. E7
  6. F5
  7. G11
  8. H13
  9. I9
  10. J7
  11. K19
  12. L13
  13. M22
  14. N11
  15. O13
  16. P23
  17. R16
  18. S23
  19. T21
  20. U9
  21. V12
  22. W6
  23. Y4
  24. Z6

Highest-scoring 4-letter words ending in a

WordScoreLength
zyga174
zupa154
jafa144
java144
aqua134
coxa134
juba134
moxa134
puja134
riza134

4-letter words ending in A (322)

These 300 of the 322 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.

zyga17zupa15java14jafa14aqua13zeta13zona13coxa13juba13moxa13puja13riza13zila13zoea13ekka12jaga12juga12kaka12koka12soja11cyma11hoka11ixia11kava11raja11weka11haka11jota11jura11kawa11kiva11koha11taxa11waka11kama10viva10hoya10hyla10pika10puka10shwa10fava10haha10hiya10hoha10kapa10wawa10whoa10maya9myna9baba8diva8gaga6lava7nova7okra8ulva7yoga8anna4beta6dopa7etna4flea7gala5idea5lyra7napa6orca6tufa7urea4vega8area4bola6coca8duma7epha9gila5iota4lama6nada5olea4rhea7sofa7tuba6umma8vara7aria4bema8coma8dada6eyra7gula5lima6mama8nipa6olla4paca8rima6soya7toga5uvea7vela7asea4bota6coda7data5geta5lira4mica8noma6papa8roma6sima6tara4ulna4vena7aura4buna6cola6disa5glia5luna4mara6naga5pica8rana4soma6tuna4visa7agha8bura6dona5lota4masa6pima8rota4saga5taka8amia6dura5hula7mesa6puma8ruga5soda5tapa6alga5dika9kina8mina6pupa8sura4tala4anoa4dita5kola8mola6para6sika8toea4mona6pita6skua8maha9plea6sida5peba8seta4pipa8pula6yaba9feta7yuca9fila7ilka8yuga8emma8fora7isba6okta8wena7egma7ilea4ohia7urva7weta7cava9eina4gama7ilia4nema6obia6umra6viga8bima8chia9giga6inia4leva7nala4octa6upta6vasa7boba8caba8guga6homa9isna4lipa6nana4ouma6raya7ursa4vera7boma8caca8gena5huma9loca6nona4oupa6riva7vina7abba8buba8cama8duka9gora5hila7kana8loma6nota4odea5raca6tika8vita7acca8biga7capa8deva8hora7kara8luma6orra4riba6taha7vola7agma7buda7ceca8diya8huia7kata8lana4miha9ossa4raga5tava7alfa7bona6casa6keta8mowa9raia4shea7tawa7acta6bora6cria6kora8moya9rata4sama6tepa6alba6kuia8mega7pawa9rusa4soba6tana4alma6kula8mala6puha9soca6tela4amla6kuna8mana6paua6suba6tina4arba6kuta8mela6pela6sena4tola4arpa6

Frequently asked questions

How many 4 letter words end in A?

322, which is 5.9% of the 5,469 four-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 141 of them have a dictionary definition.

What is the best 4 letter word ending in A for Scrabble?

ZYGA scores 17 points before bonus squares. Next come ZUPA (15), JAFA (14) and JAVA (14). The average is 7 points.

Which letter do most 4 letter words ending in A start with?

A, in 29 of the 322 (9%). P follows with 23.

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