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5 Letter Words Ending in A

Every one of the 1,574 5 letter words ending in a, worked out from the word list itself. Answer-list words, everyday words and rare ones are each marked so you can stop where you need to.

5 Letter Words Ending in A such as AGORA, ALPHA, AORTA

Ending in A still leaves 1,574 candidates. AGORA, ALPHA, AORTA are the strongest of them, and 64 sit on the answer list.

Everyday English accounts for 34 of these 1,574 words. The rest are worth reading before you need them.

Best First Guesses

With 1,574 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.

  • MARIA: takes 1,574 down to 450 at worst.
  • LAURA: down to 459.
  • ULTRA: down to 477. It is on the answer list.

What These Words Have in Common

If you need a second letter to test, I (428), R (408) and N (352) appear here more than any others. Everyday English covers 34 of these 1,574 words. The remainder are valid plays that rarely reach conversation, so guess from the letters above rather than from the bottom of the list.

Best 5 Letter Words Ending in A

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

  • AGORA
  • ALPHA
  • AORTA
  • APNEA
  • ARENA
  • AROMA
  • CHINA
  • CIRCA
  • COBRA
  • COCOA
  • COMMA
  • DELTA
  • DOGMA
  • DRAMA
  • ENEMA
  • EXTRA
  • FAUNA
  • FELLA
  • FLORA
  • GAMMA
  • GUAVA
  • HYENA
  • JUNTA
  • KAPPA
  • KARMA
  • KOALA
  • LARVA
  • LLAMA
  • MAFIA
  • MAGMA
  • MAMMA
  • MANGA
  • MANIA
  • MECCA
  • MEDIA
  • MOCHA
  • NINJA
  • OMEGA
  • OPERA
  • PARKA
  • PASTA
  • PIZZA
  • PLAZA
  • POLKA
  • QUOTA
  • RUMBA
  • SALSA
  • SAUNA
  • SCUBA
  • SEPIA
  • SIGMA
  • TERRA
  • THETA
  • TIARA
  • TIBIA
  • TONGA
  • ULTRA
  • UMBRA
  • VILLA
  • VIOLA
  • VISTA
  • VODKA
  • VOILA
  • ZEBRA
  • COSTA
  • DIANA
  • DONNA
  • GONNA
  • GOTTA
  • HONDA
  • INDIA
  • JULIA
  • KINDA
  • LAURA
  • MARIA
  • SAMBA
  • WANNA

5 Letter Words Ending in A by Starting Letter

5 Letter Words Starting with A and Ending in A

  • AGORA
  • ALPHA
  • AORTA
  • APNEA
  • ARENA
  • AROMA
  • ABACA
  • ABADA
  • ABAKA
  • ABAMA
  • ABAYA
  • ABOMA
  • ABUNA
  • ABURA
  • ABUTA
  • ACANA
  • ACARA
  • ACCHA
  • ACCRA
  • ACETA
  • ACOMA
  • ACROA
  • ADAPA
  • ADDDA
  • ADDRA
  • ADELA
  • ADOXA
  • ADYTA
  • AECIA
  • AEVIA
  • AFARA
  • AGADA
  • AGAMA
  • AGATA
  • AGENA
  • AGILA
  • AGITA
  • AGRIA
  • AGUNA
  • AGURA
  • AHURA
  • AINGA
  • AJAJA
  • AJAVA
  • AJIVA
  • AJUGA
  • AJUPA
  • AKALA
  • AKARA
  • AKASA
  • AKELA
  • AKITA
  • AKOIA
  • AKOJA
  • AKOYA
  • ALADA
  • ALALA
  • ALAPA
  • ALATA
  • ALCEA
  • ALDEA
  • ALIDA
  • ALIMA
  • ALIYA
  • ALOHA
  • ALOMA
  • ALOSA
  • ALULA
  • ALUTA
  • ALVIA
  • AMAGA
  • AMALA
  • AMAPA
  • AMARA
  • AMEBA
  • AMIGA
  • AMITA
  • AMNIA
  • AMORA
  • AMULA
  • ANAMA
  • ANANA
  • ANASA
  • ANATA
  • ANCHA
  • ANDIA
  • ANGIA
  • ANGKA
  • ANIBA
  • ANIMA
  • ANITA
  • ANLIA
  • ANMIA
  • ANOIA
  • ANOVA
  • ANTRA
  • ANURA
  • AOTEA
  • APAMA
  • APHRA
  • APINA
  • APODA
  • ARABA
  • ARACA
  • ARARA
  • ARAUA
  • ARAWA
  • ARDEA
  • ARECA
  • AREPA
  • AROBA
  • AROHA
  • ARRHA
  • ARTHA
  • ARUPA
  • ARUSA
  • ASADA
  • ASANA
  • ASOKA
  • ASPCA
  • ASURA
  • ASYLA
  • ATEBA
  • ATRIA
  • AVENA
  • AVERA
  • AYAYA

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5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in A

  • BABKA
  • BABUA
  • BACCA
  • BACHA
  • BAFTA
  • BAGUA
  • BAISA
  • BAIZA
  • BAJRA
  • BAKRA
  • BALSA
  • BALZA
  • BAMMA
  • BANBA
  • BANCA
  • BANDA
  • BANGA
  • BANIA
  • BANYA
  • BARBA
  • BARCA
  • BARIA
  • BARRA
  • BASHA
  • BASSA
  • BASTA
  • BATEA
  • BATTA
  • BATWA
  • BAUTA
  • BAWRA
  • BEALA
  • BEATA
  • BEIRA
  • BEISA
  • BELGA
  • BELLA
  • BEMBA
  • BENDA
  • BENGA
  • BESRA
  • BETTA
  • BHAGA
  • BHARA
  • BHAVA
  • BHIMA
  • BHUNA
  • BIGHA
  • BILLA
  • BINNA
  • BIOTA
  • BIRMA
  • BIVIA
  • BOCCA
  • BOHEA
  • BONZA
  • BORNA
  • BOSSA
  • BOWLA
  • BOXLA
  • BOYLA
  • BRACA
  • BRAVA
  • BRAZA
  • BREBA
  • BREVA
  • BRISA
  • BRIZA
  • BROMA
  • BRUJA
  • BRUTA
  • BUBBA
  • BUCCA
  • BUENA
  • BUFFA
  • BULLA
  • BUNDA
  • BUNGA
  • BUNIA
  • BUNYA
  • BURGA
  • BURKA
  • BURMA
  • BURQA
  • BURRA
  • BURSA
  • BUTEA
  • BWANA

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5 Letter Words Starting with C and Ending in A

  • CHINA
  • CIRCA
  • COBRA
  • COCOA
  • COMMA
  • COSTA
  • CAABA
  • CAAMA
  • CABAA
  • CABDA
  • CADUA
  • CAECA
  • CAFFA
  • CAKRA
  • CALLA
  • CALPA
  • CAMLA
  • CAMPA
  • CANNA
  • CAOBA
  • CAPRA
  • CAPSA
  • CARGA
  • CAROA
  • CARTA
  • CARUA
  • CARYA
  • CASHA
  • CATHA
  • CAUDA
  • CAUMA
  • CAUSA
  • CAVEA
  • CAVIA
  • CCOYA
  • CECCA
  • CEIBA
  • CELIA
  • CELLA
  • CERIA
  • CESTA
  • CHAGA
  • CHAJA
  • CHAKA
  • CHAMA
  • CHANA
  • CHARA
  • CHAVA
  • CHAYA
  • CHEBA
  • CHEKA
  • CHELA
  • CHENA
  • CHERA
  • CHIBA
  • CHICA
  • CHITA
  • CHIVA
  • CHOCA
  • CHOGA
  • CHOLA
  • CHOPA
  • CHORA
  • CHOTA
  • CHOYA
  • CHRIA
  • CHUFA
  • CIGUA
  • CILIA
  • CISTA
  • CITUA
  • CLARA
  • CLAVA
  • CLIMA
  • CNIDA
  • COALA
  • COBIA
  • COBZA
  • COLLA
  • COLZA
  • CONGA
  • CONIA
  • COOBA
  • COOJA
  • COPHA
  • COPIA
  • COPPA
  • COPRA
  • CORDA
  • CORIA
  • COROA
  • CORTA
  • COTTA
  • COUMA
  • COUTA
  • CREDA
  • CREMA
  • CRENA
  • CRETA
  • CROSA
  • CRURA
  • CUBLA
  • CUDDA
  • CUECA
  • CUEVA
  • CULLA
  • CULPA
  • CUNEA
  • CUNZA
  • CUPPA
  • CURIA
  • CURSA
  • CURUA
  • CYMBA

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5 Letter Words Starting with D and Ending in A

  • DELTA
  • DOGMA
  • DRAMA
  • DIANA
  • DONNA
  • DABBA
  • DACHA
  • DADLA
  • DAEVA
  • DAFLA
  • DAGGA
  • DAIRA
  • DAIVA
  • DALEA
  • DAMIA
  • DAMNA
  • DANDA
  • DANTA
  • DARGA
  • DARYA
  • DASYA
  • DELIA
  • DELLA
  • DENDA
  • DEOTA
  • DERMA
  • DESMA
  • DESSA
  • DHABA
  • DHAVA
  • DIAKA
  • DICTA
  • DIDNA
  • DIFDA
  • DIMNA
  • DINKA
  • DINNA
  • DIOTA
  • DIRCA
  • DISNA
  • DIVIA
  • DIVNA
  • DJUKA
  • DOBLA
  • DOBRA
  • DOGRA
  • DOINA
  • DOLIA
  • DOLMA
  • DOMBA
  • DONGA
  • DONIA
  • DOOJA
  • DOONA
  • DORBA
  • DORIA
  • DORSA
  • DOSHA
  • DOULA
  • DOUMA
  • DOURA
  • DOWNA
  • DRABA
  • DRONA
  • DRUPA
  • DUALA
  • DUBBA
  • DUKKA
  • DULIA
  • DUMBA
  • DUMKA
  • DUPLA
  • DUPPA
  • DURRA
  • DUTRA
  • DWYKA

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5 Letter Words Starting with E and Ending in A

  • ENEMA
  • EXTRA
  • EBENA
  • ECHEA
  • EDANA
  • EDEMA
  • EDIYA
  • EKAHA
  • ELIZA
  • EMESA
  • ENCIA
  • ENDIA
  • ENNIA
  • ENPIA
  • ENTEA
  • ENTIA
  • EPENA
  • ERAVA
  • ERBIA
  • ERICA
  • ERIKA
  • ERUCA
  • ETYMA

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5 Letter Words Starting with F and Ending in A

  • FAUNA
  • FELLA
  • FLORA
  • FACIA
  • FACTA
  • FAENA
  • FALDA
  • FALLA
  • FANGA
  • FATWA
  • FEDIA
  • FERIA
  • FESTA
  • FETTA
  • FETWA
  • FIBRA
  • FICTA
  • FIDIA
  • FILEA
  • FILLA
  • FINCA
  • FIRCA
  • FIRMA
  • FITNA
  • FLAVA
  • FLETA
  • FLOTA
  • FODDA
  • FOLIA
  • FONDA
  • FORMA
  • FORRA
  • FORZA
  • FOSSA
  • FOVEA
  • FRENA
  • FREYA
  • FRIJA
  • FRITA
  • FULLA
  • FULWA
  • FUNDA
  • FURCA
  • FUTWA

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5 Letter Words Starting with G and Ending in A

  • GAMMA
  • GUAVA
  • GONNA
  • GOTTA
  • GABBA
  • GAITA
  • GALEA
  • GALGA
  • GALIA
  • GALLA
  • GAMBA
  • GANDA
  • GANGA
  • GANJA
  • GANSA
  • GANTA
  • GANZA
  • GARBA
  • GARDA
  • GARUA
  • GATHA
  • GAURA
  • GAVIA
  • GEASA
  • GEIRA
  • GEISA
  • GEMMA
  • GENOA
  • GENUA
  • GHANA
  • GILIA
  • GINGA
  • GIRBA
  • GIRJA
  • GISLA
  • GLAGA
  • GLEBA
  • GLOEA
  • GLUMA
  • GOALA
  • GOBIA
  • GOGGA
  • GOMPA
  • GONIA
  • GOOMA
  • GORRA
  • GOTHA
  • GOTRA
  • GOUDA
  • GOURA
  • GRAMA
  • GRANA
  • GRATA
  • GRETA
  • GROMA
  • GUABA
  • GUAKA
  • GUAMA
  • GUANA
  • GUARA
  • GUASA
  • GUAZA
  • GUBBA
  • GUIBA
  • GUMMA
  • GUNDA
  • GUNJA
  • GUSLA
  • GUTTA
  • GYOZA

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5 Letter Words Starting with H and Ending in A

  • HYENA
  • HONDA
  • HAFTA
  • HAGIA
  • HAIDA
  • HAIKA
  • HAKEA
  • HAKKA
  • HALFA
  • HALMA
  • HALOA
  • HALVA
  • HALWA
  • HAMBA
  • HAMSA
  • HAMZA
  • HANNA
  • HANSA
  • HAOMA
  • HARKA
  • HARPA
  • HASTA
  • HATHA
  • HAUSA
  • HEJRA
  • HELLA
  • HENNA
  • HERBA
  • HERMA
  • HEVEA
  • HIBLA
  • HIERA
  • HIGRA
  • HIJRA
  • HILDA
  • HILSA
  • HIPPA
  • HISPA
  • HODJA
  • HOLIA
  • HOLLA
  • HOOHA
  • HOOKA
  • HORLA
  • HOSEA
  • HOSTA
  • HOTTA
  • HOVEA
  • HOWEA
  • HUACA
  • HUBBA
  • HUDNA
  • HURRA
  • HUTIA
  • HUZZA
  • HYBLA
  • HYDRA
  • HYPHA

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5 Letter Words Starting with I and Ending in A

  • INDIA
  • IBOTA
  • ICICA
  • IDETA
  • IDOLA
  • IGARA
  • IIASA
  • IJMAA
  • IKONA
  • ILAMA
  • ILIMA
  • IMVIA
  • INAJA
  • INCRA
  • INDRA
  • INFRA
  • INKRA
  • INOMA
  • INSEA
  • INTRA
  • INULA
  • IRENA
  • IROHA
  • ISAWA
  • ITALA
  • IXORA

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5 Letter Words Starting with J and Ending in A

  • JUNTA
  • JULIA
  • JABIA
  • JAFFA
  • JAGLA
  • JAGRA
  • JAGUA
  • JAINA
  • JANUA
  • JARRA
  • JARTA
  • JATHA
  • JEERA
  • JENNA
  • JHALA
  • JIBBA
  • JIBOA
  • JINJA
  • JIRGA
  • JIZYA
  • JNANA
  • JOOLA
  • JUMBA
  • JUMMA
  • JUTKA
  • JUVIA
  • JUXTA

5 Letter Words Starting with K and Ending in A

  • KAPPA
  • KARMA
  • KOALA
  • KINDA
  • KAABA
  • KAAMA
  • KACHA
  • KAFKA
  • KAFTA
  • KAIKA
  • KALPA
  • KALUA
  • KAMBA
  • KANGA
  • KANSA
  • KAPHA
  • KASHA
  • KASKA
  • KATHA
  • KEEMA
  • KEENA
  • KEHUA
  • KEITA
  • KELIA
  • KELLA
  • KENYA
  • KERMA
  • KHAJA
  • KHANA
  • KHASA
  • KHAYA
  • KHEDA
  • KHILA
  • KHOJA
  • KHOKA
  • KHULA
  • KIBLA
  • KIOEA
  • KIOWA
  • KIPPA
  • KISRA
  • KISWA
  • KOFTA
  • KOGIA
  • KOHUA
  • KOILA
  • KOKIA
  • KOKRA
  • KOLEA
  • KONIA
  • KOOKA
  • KOPPA
  • KOREA
  • KORMA
  • KOROA
  • KORWA
  • KOSHA
  • KOURA
  • KOUZA
  • KRAMA
  • KRINA
  • KRONA
  • KROSA
  • KUBBA
  • KURTA
  • KUSHA
  • KUTTA
  • KWAPA
  • KWELA

5 Letter Words Starting with L and Ending in A

  • LARVA
  • LLAMA
  • LAURA
  • LABBA
  • LABDA
  • LABIA
  • LABRA
  • LACCA
  • LACKA
  • LAGNA
  • LAIKA
  • LAKSA
  • LAMBA
  • LAMDA
  • LAMIA
  • LAMNA
  • LANSA
  • LAPPA
  • LARGA
  • LARIA
  • LAUIA
  • LAVRA
  • LAYIA
  • LEGOA
  • LEGUA
  • LEHUA
  • LEILA
  • LEKHA
  • LELIA
  • LEMMA
  • LEMNA
  • LENCA
  • LEORA
  • LEPRA
  • LEPTA
  • LERWA
  • LESYA
  • LEUMA
  • LEXIA
  • LEZZA
  • LHOTA
  • LIANA
  • LIBRA
  • LIBYA
  • LICCA
  • LIDIA
  • LIMBA
  • LIMMA
  • LIMPA
  • LINDA
  • LINEA
  • LINGA
  • LINHA
  • LINJA
  • LITRA
  • LIWAA
  • LOASA
  • LODHA
  • LOGIA
  • LOMTA
  • LONGA
  • LOOFA
  • LOTSA
  • LOTTA
  • LOUMA
  • LOXIA
  • LUBRA
  • LUCIA
  • LUFFA
  • LUNDA
  • LUNKA
  • LUTEA
  • LUTRA
  • LYCEA
  • LYCRA
  • LYDIA
  • LYSSA
  • LYTTA

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5 Letter Words Starting with M and Ending in A

  • MAFIA
  • MAGMA
  • MAMMA
  • MANGA
  • MANIA
  • MECCA
  • MEDIA
  • MOCHA
  • MARIA
  • MAANA
  • MACCA
  • MACKA
  • MADIA
  • MAGNA
  • MAHRA
  • MAHUA
  • MAHWA
  • MAIDA
  • MAKUA
  • MALTA
  • MALVA
  • MALWA
  • MAMBA
  • MANBA
  • MANNA
  • MANOA
  • MANTA
  • MARGA
  • MARKA
  • MARLA
  • MARMA
  • MARRA
  • MARUA
  • MASHA
  • MASSA
  • MATHA
  • MATKA
  • MATRA
  • MATTA
  • MATZA
  • MAUKA
  • MAULA
  • MAWLA
  • MAYDA
  • MAZDA
  • MBAYA
  • MBILA
  • MBIRA
  • MBUBA
  • MBUGA
  • MECHA
  • MEDEA
  • MEEJA
  • MEKKA
  • MELBA
  • MELIA
  • MENSA
  • MENTA
  • MESCA
  • MESIA
  • MESUA
  • METRA
  • METTA
  • MEZZA
  • MICRA
  • MIGMA
  • MIKRA
  • MIKVA
  • MILHA
  • MILIA
  • MILLA
  • MILPA
  • MIQRA
  • MIRAA
  • MIRZA
  • MISSA
  • MITRA
  • MITTA
  • MITUA
  • MOANA
  • MOCOA
  • MOGRA
  • MOHUA
  • MOHWA
  • MOIRA
  • MOLKA
  • MOLLA
  • MOMMA
  • MOOLA
  • MOOSA
  • MOPLA
  • MORGA
  • MORIA
  • MORNA
  • MORRA
  • MOTZA
  • MOWHA
  • MOWRA
  • MSASA
  • MUDRA
  • MUGGA
  • MULGA
  • MULLA
  • MUNDA
  • MUNGA
  • MUNIA
  • MUNJA
  • MURGA
  • MURRA
  • MURVA
  • MURZA
  • MUSCA
  • MUSHA
  • MUSTA
  • MUTHA
  • MUVVA
  • MVULA
  • MYOMA

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5 Letter Words Starting with N and Ending in A

  • NINJA
  • NABLA
  • NAHUA
  • NAIRA
  • NAKFA
  • NALLA
  • NAMDA
  • NAMMA
  • NANDA
  • NANGA
  • NANNA
  • NANUA
  • NAPPA
  • NARRA
  • NASSA
  • NASUA
  • NATYA
  • NDUJA
  • NECIA
  • NEELA
  • NELIA
  • NENTA
  • NEOSA
  • NEOZA
  • NERKA
  • NETTA
  • NEUMA
  • NGAKA
  • NGANA
  • NGOMA
  • NIATA
  • NIEPA
  • NIGGA
  • NIGUA
  • NINTA
  • NIOTA
  • NIOZA
  • NITTA
  • NOEMA
  • NOKTA
  • NONDA
  • NONNA
  • NONYA
  • NORIA
  • NORMA
  • NORNA
  • NOUJA
  • NOVIA
  • NRTTA
  • NRTYA
  • NSIMA
  • NUBIA
  • NUCHA
  • NULLA
  • NUMDA
  • NYALA
  • NYAYA
  • NYDIA
  • NYSSA

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5 Letter Words Starting with O and Ending in A

  • OMEGA
  • OPERA
  • OCHNA
  • OCREA
  • OIDIA
  • OLCHA
  • OLENA
  • OLIVA
  • OLONA
  • OMAHA
  • OMASA
  • OMDDA
  • OMINA
  • ONCIA
  • OOZOA
  • OPATA
  • ORGIA
  • ORIXA
  • ORIYA
  • ORYZA
  • OSAKA
  • OSELA
  • OSHEA
  • OSSEA
  • OSSIA
  • OSTIA
  • OUIJA
  • OUKIA
  • OUSIA
  • OUTTA
  • OVULA
  • OYAMA
  • OYANA
  • OZENA

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5 Letter Words Starting with P and Ending in A

  • PARKA
  • PASTA
  • PIZZA
  • PLAZA
  • POLKA
  • PACHA
  • PACTA
  • PADDA
  • PADMA
  • PAISA
  • PAKKA
  • PAKUA
  • PALEA
  • PALLA
  • PALMA
  • PALSA
  • PALTA
  • PAMPA
  • PANDA
  • PANGA
  • PANNA
  • PAOLA
  • PAPUA
  • PARMA
  • PARRA
  • PASHA
  • PASKA
  • PATIA
  • PATKA
  • PATTA
  • PAULA
  • PAVIA
  • PECIA
  • PEGMA
  • PEKEA
  • PELMA
  • PELTA
  • PENDA
  • PENNA
  • PENTA
  • PEOLA
  • PEPLA
  • PERCA
  • PEREA
  • PERLA
  • PESTA
  • PHACA
  • PHOCA
  • PHOMA
  • PHORA
  • PHOTA
  • PHYLA
  • PHYMA
  • PHYSA
  • PIABA
  • PIALA
  • PICEA
  • PICRA
  • PIETA
  • PILEA
  • PINDA
  • PINGA
  • PINNA
  • PINTA
  • PIPRA
  • PITTA
  • PIUMA
  • PLAGA
  • PLAYA
  • PLENA
  • PLICA
  • PLUMA
  • POAKA
  • PODIA
  • POENA
  • POHNA
  • POMPA
  • PONCA
  • PONGA
  • PONJA
  • POOJA
  • POOKA
  • POOPA
  • POPIA
  • POPPA
  • PORIA
  • PORTA
  • POSCA
  • PRANA
  • PRAYA
  • PRELA
  • PRESA
  • PRETA
  • PRIMA
  • PRORA
  • PRUTA
  • PSORA
  • PUCKA
  • PUDDA
  • PUFFA
  • PUKKA
  • PULKA
  • PUNGA
  • PUNKA
  • PUNTA
  • PUPPA
  • PURDA
  • PURGA
  • PUTZA
  • PUZTA

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5 Letter Words Starting with Q and Ending in A

  • QUOTA
  • QIANA
  • QIBLA
  • QORMA
  • QUATA
  • QUBBA
  • QUENA
  • QUICA
  • QUILA
  • QUINA
  • QUIRA

5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in A

  • RUMBA
  • RAGGA
  • RAITA
  • RAKIA
  • RAMTA
  • RANGA
  • RASTA
  • RATHA
  • RATWA
  • REATA
  • REBIA
  • RECTA
  • REDIA
  • REGGA
  • REGIA
  • REGMA
  • REGNA
  • REINA
  • RENGA
  • REPLA
  • RETIA
  • RHEDA
  • RHEMA
  • RHILA
  • RHINA
  • RHODA
  • RHYTA
  • RIATA
  • RIKKA
  • RIKWA
  • RINKA
  • RIOJA
  • ROCTA
  • RONGA
  • ROOSA
  • ROSHA
  • ROSSA
  • ROTTA
  • RUANA
  • RUBIA
  • RUEDA
  • RUPIA
  • RUSMA

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5 Letter Words Starting with S and Ending in A

  • SALSA
  • SAUNA
  • SCUBA
  • SEPIA
  • SIGMA
  • SAMBA
  • SABHA
  • SABIA
  • SABRA
  • SACRA
  • SADZA
  • SAETA
  • SAGRA
  • SAIGA
  • SAIVA
  • SAKHA
  • SAKIA
  • SALMA
  • SALPA
  • SALTA
  • SALVA
  • SAMOA
  • SANGA
  • SANKA
  • SANSA
  • SANTA
  • SAOLA
  • SARNA
  • SARRA
  • SARSA
  • SAUBA
  • SAURA
  • SCALA
  • SCAPA
  • SCENA
  • SCHWA
  • SCOPA
  • SCUTA
  • SEIZA
  • SELLA
  • SELVA
  • SENNA
  • SENSA
  • SENZA
  • SEORA
  • SEPPA
  • SEPTA
  • SEQUA
  • SERIA
  • SERRA
  • SERTA
  • SESIA
  • SESMA
  • SESSA
  • SHAKA
  • SHAMA
  • SHAYA
  • SHELA
  • SHEMA
  • SHEVA
  • SHEWA
  • SHINA
  • SHITA
  • SHIVA
  • SHOLA
  • SHONA
  • SHOYA
  • SHUBA
  • SHURA
  • SIBIA
  • SICCA
  • SIDHA
  • SIDIA
  • SIENA
  • SIEVA
  • SIGLA
  • SIGNA
  • SIKRA
  • SILVA
  • SIMBA
  • SIMIA
  • SIRRA
  • SISTA
  • SITKA
  • SITTA
  • SLOKA
  • SNOGA
  • SOCIA
  • SOFIA
  • SOFTA
  • SOLEA
  • SOLFA
  • SOMMA
  • SONJA
  • SOPRA
  • SORDA
  • SORRA
  • SORTA
  • SORVA
  • SOSIA
  • SPAZA
  • SPICA
  • SPINA
  • SPIRA
  • SPOSA
  • SPUTA
  • STAIA
  • STELA
  • STEMA
  • STIPA
  • STOGA
  • STOLA
  • STOMA
  • STOPA
  • STRIA
  • STUPA
  • STYCA
  • SUBHA
  • SUBRA
  • SUDRA
  • SUINA
  • SULEA
  • SULFA
  • SULKA
  • SULLA
  • SUMMA
  • SUNNA
  • SUONA
  • SUPRA
  • SURMA
  • SURRA
  • SURYA
  • SUTRA
  • SUTTA
  • SYLVA
  • SYRIA
  • SYRMA

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5 Letter Words Starting with T and Ending in A

  • TERRA
  • THETA
  • TIARA
  • TIBIA
  • TONGA
  • TAATA
  • TABLA
  • TACCA
  • TAFIA
  • TAGMA
  • TAGUA
  • TAHUA
  • TAIGA
  • TAIRA
  • TALEA
  • TALMA
  • TALPA
  • TAMPA
  • TANGA
  • TANHA
  • TANIA
  • TANKA
  • TANNA
  • TANOA
  • TANYA
  • TAPIA
  • TAPOA
  • TAPPA
  • TAQUA
  • TAREA
  • TARFA
  • TARGA
  • TARKA
  • TASCA
  • TASSA
  • TATTA
  • TAULA
  • TAYRA
  • TAZIA
  • TAZZA
  • TECLA
  • TECTA
  • TEGUA
  • TEKYA
  • TELIA
  • TENIA
  • TENLA
  • TERGA
  • TERMA
  • TERNA
  • TERZA
  • TESLA
  • TESTA
  • TETRA
  • TEXTA
  • THALA
  • THANA
  • THECA
  • THEMA
  • THUJA
  • THUYA
  • TICCA
  • TIGUA
  • TIKIA
  • TIKKA
  • TILDA
  • TILIA
  • TINEA
  • TINTA
  • TIRMA
  • TMEMA
  • TODEA
  • TOMIA
  • TONKA
  • TONNA
  • TOONA
  • TOPIA
  • TORMA
  • TORTA
  • TOSCA
  • TRAGA
  • TRAMA
  • TRAPA
  • TREFA
  • TREMA
  • TRICA
  • TRIFA
  • TRIGA
  • TRINA
  • TROCA
  • TRONA
  • TRYMA
  • TRYPA
  • TSUBA
  • TSUGA
  • TSUMA
  • TUBBA
  • TUGRA
  • TUINA
  • TUKRA
  • TULPA
  • TULSA
  • TUNCA
  • TUNGA
  • TUNKA
  • TUNNA
  • TURMA
  • TUZLA
  • TWANA
  • TYPHA

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5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in A

  • ULTRA
  • UMBRA
  • UCKIA
  • UINTA
  • ULAMA
  • ULEMA
  • UMAUA
  • UNCIA
  • UNGKA
  • UNICA
  • UNONA
  • UNRRA
  • UPAYA
  • UPUPA
  • URBIA
  • URENA
  • URUPA
  • USARA
  • USETA
  • USNEA
  • UVALA
  • UVULA
  • UZARA

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5 Letter Words Starting with V and Ending in A

  • VILLA
  • VIOLA
  • VISTA
  • VODKA
  • VOILA
  • VACOA
  • VACUA
  • VAJRA
  • VAKIA
  • VALSA
  • VALVA
  • VANDA
  • VANGA
  • VAPPA
  • VARDA
  • VARIA
  • VARNA
  • VATHA
  • VEDDA
  • VEENA
  • VENTA
  • VERBA
  • VERPA
  • VERRA
  • VERSA
  • VESPA
  • VESTA
  • VICIA
  • VICUA
  • VIDUA
  • VIDYA
  • VIFDA
  • VIGIA
  • VIMPA
  • VINCA
  • VINEA
  • VINTA
  • VIRGA
  • VISNA
  • VITRA
  • VITTA
  • VIUVA
  • VIVDA
  • VOBLA
  • VOEMA
  • VOLGA
  • VOLTA
  • VOLVA
  • VULVA

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5 Letter Words Starting with W and Ending in A

  • WANNA
  • WAAPA
  • WADNA
  • WAGGA
  • WALLA
  • WANGA
  • WANTA
  • WARUA
  • WAURA
  • WEEDA
  • WHATA
  • WHIBA
  • WHYDA
  • WICCA
  • WIGGA
  • WILGA
  • WILJA
  • WINNA
  • WIRRA
  • WISHA
  • WLOKA
  • WOKKA
  • WONGA
  • WONNA
  • WUNGA
  • WUNNA
  • WUXIA

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5 Letter Words Starting with Y and Ending in A

  • YABBA
  • YACCA
  • YACKA
  • YADDA
  • YAGNA
  • YAGUA
  • YAJNA
  • YAKKA
  • YALLA
  • YAMPA
  • YARFA
  • YARRA
  • YARTA
  • YASNA
  • YATRA
  • YEARA
  • YENTA
  • YERBA
  • YERGA
  • YERVA
  • YORGA
  • YOWSA
  • YOWZA
  • YUCCA
  • YUNCA
  • YURTA

5 Letter Words Starting with Z and Ending in A

  • ZEBRA
  • ZABRA
  • ZAIDA
  • ZAMIA
  • ZANJA
  • ZANZA
  • ZARDA
  • ZEERA
  • ZERDA
  • ZERMA
  • ZIARA
  • ZIEGA
  • ZILLA
  • ZIZIA
  • ZOAEA
  • ZONDA
  • ZONTA
  • ZOOEA
  • ZOONA
  • ZOPPA
  • ZOSMA
  • ZUDDA
  • ZUPPA
  • XENIA
  • XINCA
  • XOANA
  • XYLIA

Less Familiar Words Here

This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.

  • MYOMA: A benign tumor composed of muscle tissue.
  • ZAMIA: Any of various cycads of the genus Zamia; among the smallest and most verdant cycads.
  • HYPHA: Any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus.
  • VOLVA: Cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain fungi.
  • DOURA: Sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa.
  • GLEBA: Fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn.
  • PHYSA: Any member of the genus Physa.
  • HALMA: A board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases.
  • SALPA: Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end.
  • GUMMA: A small rubbery granuloma that is characteristic of an advanced stage of syphilis.
  • DOBRA: The basic unit of money on Sao Tome e Principe.
  • ALULA: Tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing.
  • TAPPA: The thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus.
  • RIATA: A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
  • THECA: Outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects.
  • TENIA: A narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband.
  • REATA: A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
  • PLICA: A folded part (as in skin or muscle).

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer end in A?

Yes. MEDIA, CHINA and EXTRA all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.

Do any of these use the same letter twice?

Yes. GONNA and INDIA are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is BAISA really a word?

Yes. 1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani in Oman. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.

Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?

MEDIA. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.

Are all of these accepted as guesses?

Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. ZUDDA and ZOSMA are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.

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