5-letter words with A as the fifth letter

There are 649 five-letter words with A as the fifth letter. Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green tile fixes a position, and this is the full list of answers that still fit. A is the most common word-starting letter in English, so the list is long and covers everything from short board plays to fifteen-letter monsters.

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Every word below is exactly five letters with A in the fifth position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include abaca, abaka, abaya, aboma and abuna. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a specific puzzle further.

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with a as the fifth letter

WordScoreLength
huzza265
pizza255
lezza235
tazza235
zanza235
zanja215
hamza195
khoja195
cobza185
gyoza185

5-letter words with A as the fifth letter (649)

Showing the first 300 of 649. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles, or take the whole set from the free JSON API.

abaca9abaka11abaya10aboma9abuna7aceta7adyta9aecia7afara8agama8agila6agita6agora6agria6aguna6ainga6ajiva15ajuga13akela9akita9alapa7aldea6aliya8aloha8alpha10alula5ameba9amiga8amnia7anana5anata5anima7antra5aorta5apnea7araba7areca7arena5arepa7aroba7aroha8aroma7asana5asyla8atria5babka13bacca11bacha12baiza16bajra14bakra11balsa7banda8bania7banya10barca9barra7basta7batta7belga8benga8betta7bhuna10bigha11biota7bivia10bocca11bohea10bonza16borna7boyla10brava10braza16bubba11buffa13bulla7bunia7bunya10burka11burqa16bursa7bwana10caeca9calla7calpa9canna7carta7cauda8causa7ceiba9cella7ceria7cesta7chana10chara10chaya13cheka14chela10chica12china10chola10chota10chufa13cilia7circa9cnida8coala7cobia9cobra9cobza18cocoa9colza16comma11conga8conia7copra9coria7costa7cotta7couta7crena7crura7culpa9cuppa11curia7dabba10dacha11dagga8darga7delta6derma8dicta8dinna6diota6divna9dobla8dobra8dogma9dolia6dolma8donga7donna6doona6dorba8dorsa6doula6douma8doura6downa9drama8dukka14dulia6dumka12durra6edema8enema7entia5erbia7erica7etyma10extra12facia10faena8fanga9fatwa11fauna8fella8feria8festa8fetta8fetwa11finca10fitna8flava11flora8flota8folia8fonda9forza17fossa8fovea11frena8furca10gabba10gaita6galea6gamba10gamma10ganja13garda7gemma10genoa6genua6gleba8gogga8gompa10gonia6gonna6gotta6goura6grama8grana6groma8guana6guava9gumma10gusla6gutta6gyoza18haika12hakea12halfa11halma10halva11hamba12hamza19hansa8haoma10hasta8hatha11hejra15henna8herma10hevea11hijra15hodja16holla8honda9hooka12hosta8hovea11hudna9hurra8hutia8huzza26hydra12hyena11hypha16idola6india6infra8intra5inula5ixora12jaffa18jagra13jarta12jhala15jibba16jirga13jnana12junta12kaama11kacha14kaika13kalpa11kanga10kappa13karma11kasha12keema11kehua12kerma11khaya15kheda13khoja19kibla11kinda10kippa13koala9kofta12kokra13koppa13korma11koura9krona9kurta9kwela12labda8labra7laika9laksa9lamia7larva8laura5lavra8lehua8lemma9lepra7lepta7lezza23liana5libra7limba9limma9limpa9linga6llama7logia6longa6

Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words have A as the fifth letter?

Our dictionary lists 649 five-letter words with A in the fifth position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your fifth tile turned green as A, this is your candidate list. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters.

What is a common example?

ABACA is a common five-letter word with A as its fifth letter.

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