What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word ending with A?

HUZZA scores 26 points, the highest of the 632 valid 5-letter words ending with A in the SOWPODS dictionary.

How many 5-letter words ending with A are there in Scrabble?

There are 632 valid 5-letter words ending with A in the SOWPODS (international) dictionary.

How many points is the letter A worth in Scrabble?

A is worth 1 point on a standard Scrabble tile.

5 Letter Words Ending with A

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July 30, 2026 7 min read Word Finder

5-letter words ending with A: 632 valid plays. A is one of the common 1-point tiles. The top scorer is HUZZA (26 points). For context, the typical letter in this position gives you around 542 words, so A comes in above that.

Why A at the End Matters

💡 Tile Value

A won't win you points on its own, but a 5-letter word is a full rack commitment either way — the win here is having 632 options ready rather than hunting mid-game.

Because A lands last, 5-letter words ending with A are naturally suited to hooking: adding A onto a shorter word already on the board to build a new one on your turn.

Notable Words

Highest scorer: HUZZA is worth 26 points — A's 1 points plus the rest of the tiles in the word. It's the play to look for if you're building toward a big turn.

Worth memorising first: MATZA (16 points) is one of the lower scorers here, which usually means it's a more familiar word — a safer one to keep in your working vocabulary than the obscure high scorers.

How many options: 632 valid 5-letter words ending with A exist in SOWPODS — well above the ~542 typical for this slot, so this is a productive letter to search on.

Try This on the Board

🧩 Worked Example

HUZZA works as a hook too: if HUZZ is already on the board, adding the final A to reach HUZZA lets you play across an existing word rather than starting fresh.