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8 Letter Words Ending in A

530 words. That is how many eight-letter words that end in A our dictionary accepts, 1.8% of all 29,410 eight-letter words. 25 of them are everyday words (bacteria, umbrella, insomnia, panorama), and only those can be the answer in our daily 8-letter puzzle.

The letter right before the final A is most often I: 183 of these words end in IA. On average a word here has 3.8 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is I (in 334 words). 91% repeat a letter, like bacteria. The most common first letter is A (64 words).

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Common 8-letter words ending in A (25)

Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.

Tip: try hysteria as your next guess. It tests 8 different letters that are common in this group. Since 91% of these words repeat a letter, try a double when nothing else fits.

All 8-letter words ending in A (530)

From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.

abdomina abrachia abscissa academia aceldama achillea acidemia aciduria adularia adynamia agenesia agnomina agraphia agrypnia akinesia albizzia algaroba alleluia alopecia amberina ambrosia amphibia amygdala anabaena anaconda analecta analemma anaphora anasarca anathema anecdota angelica anoopsia anorexia anoxemia antefixa anthelia anthemia anthodia antidora antisera apimania apologia arapaima arboreta arethusa armonica arythmia asphyxia aspirata asthenia astigmia asyndeta ataraxia atheroma atrophia aubretia aubrieta auricula automata avifauna ayurveda azotemia azoturia babirusa babushka bacteria baidarka ballista bandanna baptisia barathea barbacoa barranca basilica battalia bauhinia bedsonia berretta bethesda bignonia birretta blastema blastoma blastula boltonia bonsella botanica braciola branchia brassica bregmata britzska bronchia brouhaha brucella buddleia burletta cabresta cabretta cabrilla cachexia cachucha calcanea calcaria calctufa caldaria calisaya calvaria calyptra cambogia camellia campagna capitula capoeira caponata capybara caracara caragana carnauba carpalia cathedra cattleya cavatina celomata cercaria chalazia chaqueta charisma chatchka chickpea chimaera chloasma churinga ciabatta cinchona cisterna claustra clitella coccidia cocinera cocobola collegia colluvia collyria coloboma comatula conferva contagia continua copremia coxalgia credenda credenza criteria ctenidia cubicula cuticula cymbidia czarevna czaritza dahabiya decennia dementia demerara dentalia diarrhea diaspora diastema dicentra dichasia diplegia diplopia djellaba dracaena dulciana dulcinea dyslalia dyslexia dyslogia dyspnoea dystaxia dystocia dystonia dystopia earthpea ecclesia effluvia egomania empanada encaenia endameba endostea enigmata entameba ependyma ephemera epicedia epifauna epimysia epiphora epopoeia equiseta erythema estancia esthesia etcetera eupepsia euphoria exonumia fanegada fantasia fenestra feterita fibrilla flabella flagella flotilla focaccia foramina frittata furcraea galabiya galleria gambusia gammadia gardenia gastraea gastrula gelsemia gerardia gesneria glabella gladiola glaucoma gliomata glossina gloxinia golconda golgotha guerilla gurdwara gymkhana gymnasia gynaecea gynaecia gynoecia habanera hacienda hamartia haphtara haplopia hatteria hematoma hemiolia hepatica hepatoma herbaria hiragana hospitia hyphemia hyponoia hypopnea hysteria icekhana insignia insomnia intarsia intifada ischemia japonica javelina jipijapa kalyptra kamaaina katakana katchina kavakava keratoma kielbasa labrusca lavalava lekgotla leucemia leukemia levodopa lipomata listeria lithemia lymphoma macarena madrassa magnesia magnolia maharaja maiolica majolica malaroma malvasia mamaliga mammilla mandioca mandorla mantilla mantissa manubria marchesa marinara mariposa marsupia mausolea mazaedia mazourka melanoma melodica menstrua meshugga mesoglea metadata metanoia miasmata miliaria monstera moussaka movieola mozzetta mridanga mycetoma myotonia myxedema myxomata nonquota nymphaea occipita oedemata oiticica oliguria omnivora opercula operetta opuscula palestra palladia palpebra panatela pancetta panetela panmixia panorama pantsula parabola paranoea paranoia parhelia pashmina pellagra penumbra peponida perfecta petechia phelonia photopia piassaba piassava pignolia pizzeria placenta planaria platysma plethora plumeria pollinia polygala polypnea polyuria postcava predella presidia proforma progeria protozoa prunella prytanea psoralea pterygia putamina pycnidia pyoderma pyorrhea qindarka quadriga quillaia quillaja quinella quiniela rachilla radialia rendzina reptilia responsa reticula retinula rhizobia rostella rutabaga sacraria salsilla sapremia sarmenta sastruga sayonara scabiosa schemata sciatica scleroma scolioma scotopia scrofula scutella semicoma semigala semolina senorita sensilla sensoria septaria serenata shigella shillala silicula simaruba sinfonia sonatina spirilla sporozoa sriracha stapelia stemmata sterigma stigmata stoccata stokesia stomodea stotinka strobila stromata strontia subphyla subpoena subtopia suburbia swastica swastika sympodia symposia syncytia synergia syntagma tamandua tamboura tapadera taqueria tegmenta tegumina tenacula teratoma terraria terrella theriaca thiotepa thiourea tithonia tokonoma tortilla toxaemia trachoma trapezia traumata trichina triennia trifecta triforia trihedra trilemma triptyca tristeza trochlea tsarevna tsaritza tzarevna tzaritza ultimata umbrella undersea unguenta uredinia urinemia uropygia vaccinia valencia velamina vendetta veratria veronica vertebra vesicula vestigia vibrissa victoria viewdata vinifera virtuosa viscacha vivipara vizcacha vuvuzela wahconda weigelia wistaria wisteria xanthoma yarmulka yokozuna ytterbia zarzuela zastruga zirconia zoogloea zoomania zygomata

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Frequently asked questions

How many eight-letter words end in A?

Our dictionary has 530, which is 1.8% of all eight-letter words. 25 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.

What is the most common eight-letter word ending in A?

Going by how often words appear in everyday English, victoria, followed by criteria and bacteria.

What is a good guess from this list?

Try hysteria. It has 8 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 91% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

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