5-Letter Words Ending in A
355 five-letter words end in A; 70 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | erica | 0.36 | 1.40 |
| 2 | opera | 0.22 | 1.49 |
| 3 | tesla | 0.31 | 1.40 |
| 4 | delta | 0.29 | 1.37 |
| 5 | terra | 0.36 | 1.28 |
| 6 | extra | 0.19 | 1.40 |
| 7 | arena | 0.37 | 1.19 |
| 8 | genoa | 0.31 | 1.26 |
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356 words ending in A
- mediacommon
- chinacommon
- extracommon
- dramacommon
- pizzacommon
- mariacommon
- arenacommon
- operacommon
- alphacommon
- lauracommon
- ultracommon
- villacommon
- costacommon
- deltacommon
- hondacommon
- pastacommon
- plazacommon
- karmacommon
- ninjacommon
- donnacommon
- mafiacommon
- vodkacommon
- omegacommon
- silvacommon
- teslacommon
- vistacommon
- floracommon
- gammacommon
- pandacommon
- cocoacommon
- circacommon
- ericacommon
- violacommon
- quotacommon
- salsacommon
- faunacommon
- cobracommon
- sigmacommon
- fellacommon
- kappacommon
- maniacommon
- terracommon
- mommacommon
- zebracommon
- meccacommon
- juntacommon
- primacommon
- gemmacommon
- shivacommon
- mammacommon
- hydracommon
- scubacommon
- commacommon
- dogmacommon
- saunacommon
- aromacommon
- polkacommon
- magmacommon
- genoacommon
- playacommon
All 355 five-letter words
Starting with A 29
abaca abaka aboma aceta adyta aecia agama agora agria ajiva ajuga akela aliya aloha alpha alula ameba amiga amnia anima antra aorta apnea areca arena aroma asana asyla atria
Starting with B 15
babka bacca baiza balsa belga betta biota bohea boyla brava braza bulla bunya bursa bwana
Starting with C 27
caeca calla canna ceiba cella ceria cesta chela china chufa cilia circa coala cobia cobra cocoa colza comma conga copra coria costa cotta crura culpa cuppa curia
Starting with D 18
dacha dagga delta derma dicta dobla dobra dogma dolma donga donna dorsa douma doura drama dulia dumka durra
Starting with E 6
edema enema entia erica etyma extra
Starting with F 13
facia faena fanga fatwa fauna fella feria flora flota folia fossa fovea frena
Starting with G 14
galea gamba gamma ganja gemma genoa genua gleba gonia grama grana guava gumma gutta
Starting with H 15
haika halma halva hamza hansa henna herma holla honda hooka hosta huzza hydra hyena hypha
Starting with I 2
infra ixora
Starting with J 3
jagra jnana junta
Starting with K 10
kalpa kappa karma kasha kheda kibla koala koppa krona kurta
Starting with L 21
labia labra lamia larva laura lehua lemma lepta liana libra limba limpa linga llama logia loofa luffa lutea lycea lyssa lytta
Starting with M 29
mafia magma mamba mamma mania manna manta maria massa matza mbira mecca media mensa menta micra mikra milia milpa mirza mocha moira momma moola mudra mulla murra musca myoma
Starting with N 6
naira ninja noria nubia nucha nyala
Starting with O 7
ocrea oidia omasa omega opera ossia ostia
Starting with P 32
pacha paisa palea pampa panda panga parka pasha pasta penna pepla perea phyla pieta pilea pinna pinta pizza playa plaza plena plica podia polka poppa presa prima pruta pucka pukka punka purda
Starting with Q 1
quota
Starting with R 11
reata recta redia regma regna retia rhyta riata rioja ruana rumba
Starting with S 36
sabra sacra saiga salpa salsa samba sanga sauna scena schwa scuba scuta selva senna sensa sepia septa shiva sigma silva sirra softa spica sputa stela stoma stria stupa sulfa summa sunna supra surra sutra sutta sylva
Starting with T 25
tabla tafia taiga tanka tazza tecta tegua telia tenia terga terra tesla testa tetra theca theta thuja thuya tiara tibia tinea tonga trona tryma tsuba
Starting with U 8
ulama ulema ultra umbra uncia urbia usnea uvula
Starting with V 16
vacua vanda varia varna veena vesta villa vinca viola virga vista vitta vodka voila volta volva
Starting with W 3
walla wirra wisha
Starting with X 1
xenia
Starting with Y 4
yenta yerba yucca yurta
Starting with Z 3
zamia zanza zebra
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words end in A?
Our list has 355. 70 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that end in A?
MEDIA, CHINA, EXTRA, DRAMA, PIZZA — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that ends in A?
ERICA. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.36 green and 1.4 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.