Nine-letter words ending in A
279 nine-letter words end with the letter A. Here is the full list, grouped by first letter — handy when a crossword gives you the last square and nothing else.
Most common nine-letter words ending in A
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- orchestra
- peninsula
- marijuana
- phenomena
- influenza
- carcinoma
- nostalgia
- curricula
- pneumonia
- cafeteria
- margarita
- chihuahua
- guerrilla
- harmonica
- barracuda
- andromeda
- supernova
- chlamydia
- ballerina
- memoranda
- militaria
- emphysema
- dysplasia
- consortia
Highest-scoring nine-letter words ending in A
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- pozzolana 29
- hypoxemia 26
- bouzoukia 24
- bilharzia 23
- hexahedra 23
- jambalaya 23
- rhizomata 23
- quadrivia 22
- apocrypha 21
- emphysema 21
- exanthema 21
- hibakusha 21
- influenza 21
- lespedeza 21
- chihuahua 20
- chlamydia 20
- colloquia 20
- hybridoma 20
- hypanthia 20
- manzanita 20
- aquilegia 19
- cherimoya 19
- chirimoya 19
- dysphagia 19
All 279 nine-letter words ending in A
A 26
- acetabula
- achalasia
- adenomata
- alfilaria
- algarroba
- amblyopia
- ambulacra
- ametropia
- amyotonia
- analgesia
- anaplasia
- anchoveta
- androecia
- andromeda
- angiomata
- anhedonia
- apocrypha
- apothecia
- aquilegia
- araucaria
- argumenta
- artemisia
- asafetida
- ascogonia
- auditoria
- ayahuasca
B 7
- balaclava
- balalaika
- ballerina
- barracuda
- bilharzia
- bousoukia
- bouzoukia
C 40
- cabaletta
- cafeteria
- calendula
- camarilla
- campanula
- cantilena
- carambola
- carbonara
- carcinoma
- carnivora
- casuarina
- catamenia
- cataphora
- catatonia
- causalgia
- centaurea
- cerebella
- chelicera
- cherimoya
- chiasmata
- chihuahua
- chirimoya
- chlamydia
- chlorella
- ciguatera
- cineraria
- clepsydra
- clintonia
- coelomata
- cognomina
- colloquia
- columella
- compendia
- condyloma
- consortia
- corbicula
- crustacea
- cuadrilla
- curricula
- cyclorama
D 12
- decahedra
- diarrhoea
- dichondra
- diplomata
- docudrama
- dyscrasia
- dyspepsia
- dysphagia
- dysphasia
- dysphonia
- dysphoria
- dysplasia
E 17
- echeveria
- echolalia
- eclampsia
- ecthymata
- emphysema
- empyemata
- encephala
- enchilada
- endamoeba
- entamoeba
- epicardia
- epineuria
- epithelia
- esoterica
- euphorbia
- exanthema
- exodontia
F 4
- fibromata
- fioritura
- forsythia
- frambesia
G 7
- genitalia
- glochidia
- gonorrhea
- granuloma
- gravamina
- guayabera
- guerrilla
H 18
- harmonica
- haustella
- haustoria
- hematuria
- hemelytra
- hexahedra
- hibakusha
- honoraria
- hybridoma
- hydrangea
- hypanthia
- hyperbola
- hyperemia
- hyperopia
- hyperpnea
- hypomania
- hypotonia
- hypoxemia
I 7
- inamorata
- incognita
- influenza
- involucra
- irredenta
- irridenta
- ischaemia
J 3
- jacaranda
- jambalaya
- juvenilia
K 1
- kerygmata
L 6
- lacunaria
- laminaria
- lespedeza
- leukaemia
- logorrhea
- luminaria
M 22
- macadamia
- malaguena
- manzanita
- margarita
- marihuana
- marijuana
- matambala
- megafauna
- melismata
- melodrama
- memoranda
- mesentera
- mesogloea
- militaria
- millennia
- miracidia
- monodrama
- monomania
- moratoria
- mycoflora
- myelomata
- myocardia
N 12
- nanotesla
- natatoria
- naumachia
- nemophila
- neophilia
- neoplasia
- nephridia
- neuralgia
- neuroglia
- neuromata
- nicotiana
- nostalgia
O 6
- oceanaria
- octahedra
- ommatidia
- orchestra
- osmeteria
- osteomata
P 40
- palaestra
- panjandra
- papilloma
- paramecia
- paramenta
- parapodia
- paulownia
- peninsula
- penultima
- peperomia
- perihelia
- perikarya
- perimysia
- periostea
- peritonea
- phantasma
- phenomena
- philistia
- phyllodia
- plasmodia
- pneumonia
- poinciana
- polyantha
- polyhedra
- ponderosa
- porphyria
- portulaca
- pozzolana
- praesidia
- prenomina
- primipara
- primordia
- principia
- procambia
- propylaea
- prostomia
- protonema
- psalteria
- puerperia
- pyromania
Q 1
- quadrivia
R 5
- rafflesia
- rauwolfia
- referenda
- rhizomata
- rudbeckia
S 34
- sabadilla
- sanatoria
- sanitaria
- sanitoria
- santolina
- sapodilla
- sarcomata
- scagliola
- scintilla
- sclerotia
- scotomata
- seborrhea
- senhorita
- sententia
- sequestra
- sestertia
- sicklemia
- signorina
- simplicia
- simulacra
- sincipita
- solfatara
- sopapilla
- souvlakia
- spermatia
- spirogyra
- sporangia
- stomodaea
- subgenera
- submucosa
- substrata
- sudatoria
- supernova
- synalepha
T 7
- tarantula
- tessitura
- trabecula
- trattoria
- treponema
- triclinia
- tularemia
U 1
- urticaria
V 3
- vagotonia
- vallecula
- varicella
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Common questions
How many nine-letter words end in A?
There are 279 nine-letter words ending in A, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common nine-letter words ending in A?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: orchestra, peninsula, marijuana, phenomena, influenza, carcinoma, nostalgia, curricula. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word ending in A in Scrabble?
pozzolana scores 29 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.