Common 12-letter words that end in A
With their Scrabble points and, for the first four, a short meaning, most used first.
- encyclopedia★22a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often…
- mesothelioma★19a form of carcinoma of the mesothelium lining lungs or abdomen or heart
- mitochondria★20an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy
- extravaganza★32any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment
All 211 words
12-letter words ending in IA (135)
Top score: SCHIZOTHYMIA, 34 points. resembling schizophrenia but remaining within the bounds of normality
12-letter words ending in RA (11)
Top score: TRAPEZOHEDRA, 27 points. a polyhedron whose faces are trapeziums
12-letter words ending in TA (16)
Top score: PARENCHYMATA, 24 points. the essential and distinctive tissue of an organ
12-letter words ending in MA (13)
Top score: CHLORENCHYMA, 27 points. chlorophyll-containing parenchyma of plants
12-letter words ending in NA (6)
Top score: ICHTHYOFAUNA, 26 points
12-letter words ending in EA (5)
Top score: DYSMENORRHEA, 21 points. painful menstruation
12-letter words ending in VA (1)
Top score: BODDHISATTVA, 22 points. a bodhisattva
12-letter words ending in DA (3)
Top score: COLOQUINTIDA, 24 points
12-letter words ending in ZA (3)
Top score: EXTRAVAGANZA, 32 points. any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment
12-letter words ending in LA (11)
Top score: ZOOXANTHELLA, 31 points. a symbiotic dinoflagellate of the genus Symbiodinium
12-letter words ending in JA (1)
Top score: IRAIMBILANJA, 23 points
12-letter words ending in SA (2)
Top score: KATHAREVOUSA, 22 points
12-letter words ending in BA (2)
Top score: MASSARANDUBA, 17 points (tied with one other)
12-letter words ending in UA (1)
Top score: PARAMENSTRUA, 16 points
12-letter words ending in CA (1)
Top score: RHAMPHOTHECA, 27 points
About these words
- 211 of the 21,965 12-letter words end in A (1%).
- 95 are good in NWL2023, 201 in Collins Scrabble Words, 90 in WOW24 and 74 in the Words With Friends list. 4 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, schizothymia scores the most (34), then extravaganza and hyperpyrexia (32 each), then eschscholzia and zooxanthella (31 each).