8-Letter Words Ending in A
There are 534 eight-letter words that end in A. The list below ranks them by real-world frequency, so everyday words like CRITERIA, VICTORIA, BACTERIA appear before the obscurities.
Every entry comes from the tournament word lists, the kind of list used in Scrabble, Words With Friends, and other word games, so each one is a genuine dictionary word.
Most common
- criteria10
- victoria13
- bacteria12
- umbrella12
- valencia13
- panorama12
- leukemia14
- veronica13
- lymphoma20
- bethesda14
- magnolia11
- dementia11
- insomnia10
- academia13
- diarrhea12
- zirconia19
- melanoma12
- galleria9
- subpoena12
- dyslexia19
All 534 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- insignia 9
- paranoia 10
- glaucoma 13
- anorexia 15
- angelica 11
- diaspora 11
- ayurveda 15
- automata 10
- charisma 15
- hacienda 14
- pizzeria 28
- symposia 15
- fantasia 11
- ischemia 15
- plethora 13
- placenta 12
- guerilla 9
- ephemera 15
- vendetta 12
- tortilla 8
- hysteria 14
- euphoria 13
- anaconda 11
- basilica 12
- mariposa 12
- suburbia 12
- ambrosia 12
- japonica 19
- etcetera 10
- intifada 12
- undersea 9
- pashmina 15
- amygdala 15
- gardenia 10
- listeria 8
- camellia 12
- contessa 10
- botanica 12
- alopecia 12
- anathema 13
- continua 10
- capoeira 12
- brassica 12
- wisteria 11
- sciatica 12
- proforma 15
- maharaja 20
- erythema 16
- shigella 12
- sinfonia 11
- protozoa 19
- dystopia 14
- flotilla 11
- marinara 10
- operetta 10
- penumbra 14
- trifecta 13
- vaccinia 15
- alleluia 8
- hematoma 15
- levodopa 14
- stigmata 11
- credenza 20
- katakana 16
- vertebra 13
- estancia 10
- serenata 8
- majolica 19
- brucella 12
- plumeria 12
- dystonia 12
- hiragana 12
- ecclesia 12
- parabola 12
- borrelia 10
- kalamata 14
- campagna 15
- magnesia 11
- antisera 8
- schemata 15
- taqueria 17
- bandanna 11
- mollusca 12
- chickpea 21
- anabaena 10
- apologia 11
- asphyxia 23
- golgotha 13
- sayonara 11
- senorita 8
- chimaera 15
- hepatoma 15
- flagella 12
- focaccia 17
- brouhaha 16
- santeria 8
- mantissa 10
- cattleya 13
- amphibia 17
- anaphora 13
- golconda 12
- reptilia 10
- pancetta 12
- achillea 13
- spartina 10
- semolina 10
- frittata 11
- herbaria 13
- trachoma 15
- vinifera 14
- abscissa 12
- intarsia 8
- dystocia 14
- teratoma 10
- carnauba 12
- moussaka 14
- palestra 10
- ballista 10
- melodica 13
- parhelia 13
- gymkhana 21
- thiourea 11
- prunella 10
- cachexia 22
- kielbasa 14
- bauhinia 13
- rutabaga 11
- perfecta 15
- sonatina 8
- arethusa 11
- hepatica 15
- javelina 18
- hydrilla 15
- exonumia 17
- tristeza 17
- cathedra 14
- dulcinea 11
- asthenia 11
- demerara 11
- diplopia 13
- mantilla 10
- avifauna 14
- seminoma 12
- barranca 12
- quinella 17
- syntagma 14
- arboreta 10
- dracaena 11
- gematria 11
- capybara 17
- leucemia 12
- yokozuna 24
- cinchona 15
- responsa 10
- babushka 19
- cambogia 15
- zarzuela 26
- habanera 13
- virtuosa 11
- madrassa 11
- progeria 11
- caracara 12
- dyspnoea 14
- pellagra 11
- planaria 10
- scabiosa 12
- dicentra 11
- calvaria 13
- gambusia 13
- pyoderma 16
- coccidia 15
- buddleia 12
- cisterna 10
- acidemia 13
- malvasia 13
- gastrula 9
- quadriga 19
- thiotepa 13
- myotonia 13
- polyuria 13
- rhizobia 22
- polygala 14
- cecropia 14
- armonica 12
- auricula 10
- fenestra 11
- cavatina 13
- glossina 9
- baptisia 12
- quiniela 17
- atheroma 13
- myxedema 23
- foramina 13
- egomania 11
- sensilla 8
- empanada 13
- effluvia 17
- analecta 10
- blastula 10
- ataraxia 15
- stromata 10
- photopia 15
- oliguria 9
- cabretta 12
- amberina 12
- aciduria 11
- maiolica 12
- hypopnea 18
- gymnasia 14
- glabella 11
- azotemia 19
- monstera 10
- marchesa 15
- syncytia 16
- akinesia 12
- baidarka 15
- abdomina 13
- abrachia 15
- aceldama 13
- adularia 9
- adynamia 14
- agenesia 9
- agnomina 11
- agraphia 14
- agrypnia 14
- albizzia 28
- algaroba 11
- analemma 12
- anasarca 10
- anecdota 11
- anoopsia 10
- anoxemia 17
- antefixa 18
- anthelia 11
- anthemia 13
- anthodia 12
- antidora 9
- apimania 12
- arapaima 12
- arythmia 16
- aspirata 10
- astigmia 11
- asyndeta 12
- atrophia 13
- aubretia 10
- aubrieta 10
- azoturia 17
- babirusa 12
- barathea 13
- battalia 10
- bedsonia 11
- berretta 10
- bignonia 11
- birretta 10
- blastema 12
- blastoma 12
- boltonia 10
- braciola 12
- branchia 15
- bregmata 13
- britzska 23
- bronchia 15
- cabresta 12
- cabrilla 12
- cachucha 20
- calabaza 21
- calamata 12
- calcanea 12
- calcaria 12
- calctufa 15
- caldaria 11
- calisaya 13
- calyptra 15
- capitula 12
- caponata 12
- caragana 11
- carpalia 12
- celomata 12
- cercaria 12
- chalazia 22
- champaca 19
- chaqueta 22
- chatchka 22
- chloasma 15
- claustra 10
- clitella 10
- cocinera 12
- cocobola 14
- collegia 11
- colluvia 13
- collyria 13
- coloboma 14
- columnea 12
- comatula 12
- conferva 16
- contagia 11
- copremia 14
- coxalgia 18
- credenda 12
- ctenidia 11
- cubicula 14
- cuticula 12
- cymbidia 18
- czarevna 22
- czaritza 28
- dahabiya 17
- decennia 11
- dentalia 9
- diastema 11
- dichasia 14
- diplegia 12
- djellaba 18
- dulciana 11
- dystaxia 19
- earthpea 13
- encaenia 10
- endameba 13
- endostea 9
- enigmata 11
- entameba 12
- ependyma 16
- epicedia 13
- epifauna 13
- epimysia 15
- epopoeia 12
- equiseta 17
- esthesia 11
- eupepsia 12
- fanegada 13
- feterita 11
- fibrilla 13
- flabella 13
- furcraea 13
- galabiya 14
- gammadia 14
- gastraea 9
- gelsemia 11
- gerardia 10
- gesneria 9
- gladiola 10
- gliomata 11
- gloxinia 16
- gynaecea 14
- gynaecia 14
- gynoecia 14
- hamartia 13
- haphtara 16
- haplopia 15
- hatteria 11
- hemiolia 13
- hordeola 12
- hospitia 13
- hyphemia 21
- hyponoia 16
- icekhana 17
- jipijapa 26
- kalyptra 17
- kamaaina 14
- katchina 17
- kavakava 22
- keratoma 14
- labrusca 12
- lavalava 14
- linguica 11
- linguisa 9
- lipomata 12
- lithemia 13
- malaroma 12
- mamaliga 13
- mammilla 14
- mandioca 13
- manubria 12
- marsupia 12
- mausolea 10
- mazaedia 20
- mazourka 23
- mbaqanga 22
- mechitza 24
- menstrua 10
- meshugga 15
- mesoglea 11
- miasmata 12
- miliaria 10
- movieola 13
- mozzetta 28
- mridanga 12
- mycetoma 17
- myxameba 24
- myxomata 22
- nonquota 17
- occipita 14
- oedemata 11
- oiticica 12
- omnivora 13
- opercula 12
- opuscula 12
- palladia 11
- palpebra 14
- panatela 10
- panetela 10
- panmixia 19
- paranoea 10
- parosmia 12
- peponida 13
- petechia 15
- phelonia 13
- piassaba 12
- piassava 13
- pignolia 11
- pitahaya 16
- pollinia 10
- polypnea 15
- postcava 15
- predella 11
- presidia 11
- psoralea 10
- pterygia 14
- puerpera 12
- putamina 12
- pycnidia 16
- pyorrhea 16
- qindarka 22
- quillaia 17
- quillaja 24
- rachilla 13
- radialia 9
- ramtilla 10
- rendzina 18
- reticula 10
- retinula 8
- rostella 8
- sacraria 10
- salsilla 8
- sapremia 12
- sarmenta 10
- sastruga 9
- scleroma 12
- scolioma 12
- scotopia 12
- scrofula 13
- scutella 10
- semicoma 14
- semigala 11
- sensoria 8
- septaria 10
- shillala 11
- silicula 10
- simaruba 12
- spirilla 10
- sporozoa 19
- stapelia 10
- stemmata 12
- sterigma 11
- stoccata 12
- stokesia 12
- stomodea 11
- stotinka 12
- strobila 10
- strontia 8
- subphyla 18
- subtopia 12
- swastica 13
- sympodia 16
- synergia 12
- synkarya 18
- tamandua 11
- tamboura 12
- tapadera 11
- tegmenta 11
- tegumina 11
- tenacula 10
- tentoria 8
- terraria 8
- terrella 8
- theriaca 13
- tithonia 11
- tokonoma 14
- tourista 8
- toxaemia 17
- trapezia 19
- traumata 10
- trichina 13
- triennia 8
- triforia 11
- trihedra 12
- triptyca 15
- trochlea 13
- tsarevna 11
- tsaritza 17
- tzarevna 20
- tzaritza 26
- ultimata 10
- unguenta 9
- uredinia 9
- urinemia 10
- uropygia 14
- velamina 13
- veratria 11
- vesicula 13
- vestigia 12
- vibrissa 13
- viewdata 15
- viscacha 18
- vivipara 16
- vizcacha 27
- wahconda 17
- weigelia 12
- wistaria 11
- xanthoma 20
- ytterbia 13
- zastruga 18
- zoogloea 18
- zoomania 19
- zygomata 23
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many eight-letter words are there that end in A?
There are 534 eight-letter words that end in A in the tournament word lists. The most common are CRITERIA, VICTORIA, BACTERIA.
What are common eight-letter words that end in A?
CRITERIA, VICTORIA, BACTERIA, UMBRELLA, VALENCIA are the most frequently used. The full list of 534 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Can I play these words in Scrabble?
Yes. The list combines ENABLE and the North American tournament list (TWL), so these words are playable in Scrabble-style games, including Words With Friends.
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