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5-letter words with A as the 5th letter

A curated list of 5-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when A is fixed in the 5th slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: abaca, abaka, aboma.

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363 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
abaca53
abaka53
aboma53
aceta53
adyta53
aecia52
agama53
agora53
agria52
ajiva53
ajuga53
akela53
aliya52
aloha53
alpha52
alula53
ameba53
amiga53
amnia52
anima53
antra52
aorta52
apnea52
areca53
arena53
aroma53
asana53
asyla53
atria52
babka52
bacca52
baiza52
balsa52
belga52
betta52
biota52
bohea52
boyla52
brava52
braza52
bulla52
bunya52
burqa52
bursa52
bwana52
caeca52
calla52
canna52
ceiba52
cella52
ceria52
cesta52
chela52
china52
chufa52
cilia52
circa52
cnida52
coala52
cobia52
cobra52
cocoa52
colza52
comma52
conga52
copra52
coria52
costa52
cotta52
crura52
culpa52
cuppa52
curia52
dacha52
dagga52
delta52
derma52
dicta52
dobla52
dobra52
dogma52
dolma52
donga52
donna52
dorsa52
doula52
douma52
doura52
drama52
dulia52
dumka52
durra52
ebola53
edema53
enema53
entia52
erica53
etyma53
extra52
facia52
faena52
fanga52
fatwa52
fauna52
fella52
feria52
flora52
flota52
folia52
fossa52
fovea52
frena52
galea52
gamba52
gamma52
ganja52
gemma52
genoa52
genua52
gleba52
gonia52
grama52
grana52
guava52
gumma52
gutta52
gyoza52
haika52
halma52
halva52
hamza52
hansa52
henna52
herma52
holla52
honda52
hooka52
hosta52
huzza52
hydra52
hyena52
hypha52
infra52
ixora53
jagra52
jnana52
junta52
kalpa52
kappa52
karma52
kasha52
kheda52
kibla52
koala52
koppa52
krona52
kurta52
labia52
labra52
lamia52
larva52
laura52
lehua52
lemma52
lepta52
liana52
libra52
limba52
limpa52
linga52
llama52
logia52
loofa52
luffa52
lutea52
lycea52
lycra52
lyssa52
lytta52
mafia52
magma52
mamba52
mamma52
mania52
manna52
manta52
maria52
massa52
matza52
mbira52
mecca52
media52
mensa52
menta52
micra52
mikra52
milia52
milpa52
mirza52
mocha52
moira52
momma52
moola52
mudra52
mulla52
murra52
musca52
myoma52
naira52
ninja52
noria52
nubia52
nucha52
nyala52
ocrea52
oidia52
omasa53
omega53
opera53
ossia52
ostia52
pacha52
paisa52
palea52
pampa52
panda52
panga52
parka52
pasha52
pasta52
penna52
pepla52
perea52
phyla52
pieta52
pilea52
pinna52
pinta52
pizza52
playa51
plaza52
plena52
plica52
podia52
polka52
poppa52
presa52
prima52
pruta52
pucka52
pukka52
punka52
purda52
quota52
reata52
recta52
redia52
regma52
regna52
retia52
rhyta52
riata52
rioja52
ruana52
rumba52
sabra52
sacra52
saiga52
salpa52
salsa52
samba52
sanga52
sauna52
scena52
schwa51
scuba52
scuta52
selva52
senna52
sensa52
sepia52
septa52
shiva52
sigma52
silva52
sirra52
softa52
spica52
sputa52
stela52
stoma52
stria51
stupa52
sulfa52
summa52
sunna52
supra52
surra52
sutra52
sutta52
sylva52
tabla52
tafia52
taiga52
tanka52
tazza52
tecta52
tegua52
telia52
tenia52
terga52
terra52
tesla52
testa52
tetra52
theca52
theta52
thuja52
thuya51
tiara52
tibia52
tinea52
tonga52
trona52
tryma52
tsuba52
ulama53
ulema53
ultra52
umbra52
uncia52
urbia52
usnea52
uvula53
vacua52
vanda52
varia52
varna52
veena52
vesta52
vigia52
villa52
vinca52
viola52
virga52
vista52
vitta52
vodka52
voila52
volta52
volva52
vulva52
walla52
wirra52
wisha52
xenia52
yenta52
yerba52
yucca52
yurta52
zamia52
zanza52
zebra52

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed A in the 5th slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping A locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.