5-letter words ending in A

There are 649 five-letter words that end in A in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is HUZZA at 26 points. S starts the most of them, 66, and the average score is 9 points.

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These 649 words are 5.2% of all 12,578 five-letter words. A green A in the fifth Wordle slot leaves these 649 words as candidates before any other clue. The solver above is already set to 5 letters ending in A, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.

For Wordle, NORMA is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 649 words.

5-letter words ending in A in numbers

Words
649
Highest scoring
HUZZA 26 pts
Average score
9.0 pts
With a definition
241 (37%)
Words by first letter
  1. A45
  2. B37
  3. C43
  4. D29
  5. E7
  6. F22
  7. G26
  8. H29
  9. I6
  10. J8
  11. K26
  12. L31
  13. M49
  14. N19
  15. O10
  16. P52
  17. Q5
  18. R23
  19. S66
  20. T48
  21. U9
  22. V22
  23. W14
  24. X2
  25. Y10
  26. Z11

Highest-scoring 5-letter words ending in a

WordScoreLength
huzza265
pizza255
lezza235
tazza235
zanza235
zanja215
hamza195
khoja195
cobza185
gyoza185

5-letter words ending in A (649)

These 300 of the 649 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.

huzza26pizza25lezza23tazza23zanza23zanja21hamza19khoja19jaffa18cobza18gyoza18zoppa18forza17plaza16zebra16baiza16burqa16colza16hypha16qibla16zamia16bonza16braza16hodja16jibba16matza16mirza16motza16qorma16wokka16yakka16zabra16khaya15pukka15thuja15ajiva15hejra15hijra15jhala15mekka15pakka15sadza15wilja15wuxia15zerda15zonda15quota14bajra14cheka14dukka14extra12infra8ninja12omega8rioja12umbra9vodka13alpha10dacha11edema8fatwa11gamba10india6lemma9nyssa8opera7rumba9schwa13ultra5vespa10yucca12aloha8dogma9enema7fonda9gamma10inula5kappa13larva8norma7ouija12raita5shiva11theta8uvula8vinca10yacca12apnea7comma11derma8erica7fauna8gemma10jirga13kasha12lamia7naira5rasta5sylva11tibia7ulama7virga9wicca12yenta8aroma7chara10drama8fella8guava9junta12karma11libra7mocha12nanna5parka11reata5samba9tonga6ulema7vesta8agora6babka13china10delta6feria8gleba8kinda10llama7mamba11nucha10polka11riata5scuba9taira5usnea5villa8aorta5balsa7cobia9donna6flora8grama8hydra12koala9liana5mamma11nyala8pasha10sitka9tesla5viola8arena5bulla7cobra9dagga8fovea11galea6hyena11krona9luffa11mecca11nubia7prima9selva8testa5vista8ajuga13bacca11cocoa9dobra8facia10genoa6henna8kwela12limpa9momma11noria5panda8sigma8tetra5volta8abaya10burka11copra9doula6fossa8ganja13hakea12kurta9loofa8mafia10pasta7silva8tiara5volva11abaca9biota7conga8doura6gumma10hevea11lyssa8magma10porta7sulfa8theca10vanda9ameba9bursa7calla7durra6hovea11malva10pucka13sabra7tanka9varna8agama8costa7halma10melba9pacha12sepia7tappa9anima7chufa13haoma10manga8phoca12stoma7tayra8areca7cuppa11holla8mudra8patka11stupa7trema7alula5chela10hosta8mania7plica9supra7tanga6asana5ceiba9manna7panga8salsa5tenia5cauda8manta7paisa7sauna5tinea5canna7maria7pieta7senna5causa7myoma12pilea7serra5curia7musca9pinna7spica9mensa7pitta7salpa7mulla7saiga6stela5stria5sunna5sutra5xenia12xoana12ixora12orixa12quena14etyma10idola6ocrea7quina14whata11yacka14erbia7intra5jagra13omasa7wisha11yabba12entia5jarta12oidia6rhyta11uncia7wagga10

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words end in A?

649, which is 5.2% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 241 of them have a dictionary definition.

What is the best 5 letter word ending in A for Scrabble?

HUZZA scores 26 points before bonus squares. Next come PIZZA (25), LEZZA (23) and TAZZA (23). The average is 9 points.

Which letter do most 5 letter words ending in A start with?

S, in 66 of the 649 (10%). P follows with 52.

What should I guess in Wordle with an A in the last slot?

NORMA. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 649 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.

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