How many words end in MA?

This page lists 211 words ending in MA, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -MA words useful?

Words ending in MA are great for hooking onto existing tiles and pluralising or extending words already on the board.

Words Ending With MA

All 211 words in our dictionary that end in MA, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

211 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

lymphogranuloma28 chlorenchyma27 lymphosarcoma27 choriocarcinoma26 psychodrama24 sclerenchyma24 collenchyma23 myxedema23 scyphistoma23 carcinosarcoma22 medulloblastoma22 parenchyma22 adenocarcinoma21 emphysema21 exanthema21 fibrosarcoma21 mycoplasma21 rhizoma21 teratocarcinoma21 toxoplasma21 zygoma21 aerenchyma20 hybridoma20 lymphoma20 myxoma20 xanthoma20 chromonema19 eczema19 mazuma19 mesothelioma19 neurofibroma19 plasmalemma19 astrocytoma18 cyclorama18 endothelioma18 epithelioma18 hemangioma18 plasmodesma18 retinoblastoma18 zeugma18 antepenultima17 condyloma17 ecthyma17 glioblastoma17 jicama17 kerygma17 maxima17 mycetoma17 neuroblastoma17 pajama17 squama17 empyema16 ependyma16 erythema16 extrema16 osteosarcoma16 phantasma16 piroplasma16 pyoderma16 sarcolemma16 scleroderma16 antiasthma15 carcinoma15 chacma15 charisma15 chloasma15 docudrama15 drachma15 hematoma15 hepatoma15 meningioma15 papilloma15 trachoma15 chiasma14 chrisma14 coloboma14 fibroma14 keratoma14 mahatma14 melodrama14 monodrama14 myeloma14 neurilemma14 polyoma14 semicoma14 syntagma14 tokonoma14 aceldama13 anathema13 atheroma13 brahma13 chroma13 curcuma13 digamma13 glaucoma13 leukoma13 maremma13 penultima13 protonema13 schema13 treponema13 analemma12 arapaima12 blastema12 blastoma12 dharma12 dilemma12 diploma12 granuloma12 kinema12 malaroma12 melanoma12 myoma12 panorama12 scleroma12 scolioma12 asthma11 bregma11 comma11 cyma11 diastema11 grandma11 karma11 leucoma11 mamma11 melisma11 momma11 prosoma11 sarcoma11 scotoma11 smegma11 sterigma11 adenoma10 angioma10 caeoma10 cinema10 diorama10 etyma10 gamma10 gemma10 gumma10 halma10 herma10 lipoma10 lordoma10 magma10 miasma10 minima10 optima10 panama10 plasma10 pneuma10 stemma10 teratoma10 tryma10 aboma9 dogma9 enigma9 glioma9 lemma9 neuroma9 oedema9 osteoma9 prima9 satsuma9 seriema9 stasima9 stigma9 summa9 tritoma9 agama8 asrama8 bema8 bima8 coma8 derma8 dolma8 douma8 drama8 edema8 grama8 intima8 mama8 pima8 puma8 regma8 sigma8 stroma8 struma8 tarama8 trauma8 ultima8 agma7 anima7 aroma7 duma7 enema7 gama7 llama7 stoma7 ulama7 ulema7 alma6 atma6 lama6 lima6 nema6 noma6 sima6 soma6 ama5

Hooking with -MA words

Endings like -MA let you tack a word onto a tile already on the board, often turning a small play into a big one. Look for the high-value entries above to maximise points.

This list by the numbers

A few numbers before you scroll: the 211 words here run from 3 to 15 letters, with 6-letter words the largest group (39 entries). Wordle players have 34 five-letter options, and there are 34 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is LYMPHOGRANULOMA at 28 points before multipliers.

The five biggest scorers on the page: LYMPHOGRANULOMA (28), CHLORENCHYMA (27), LYMPHOSARCOMA (27), CHORIOCARCINOMA (26), PSYCHODRAMA (24). The longest entry is CHORIOCARCINOMA at 15 letters, and the average word here is worth about 13 points. Letter-wise, A is the workhorse — it appears in 211 of these words, ahead of M (211) and O (100).

Three easy picks from this list

ASRAMA is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 8 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
When the rack looks hopeless, INTIMA (6 letters, 8 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
STROMA earns 8 points from just 6 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.

Round out your set with STRUMA (8), TARAMA (8), TRAUMA (8), ULTIMA (8), ANIMA (7) — all built from common tiles.

-MA as a board weapon

When the board tightens up late in a Scrabble game, -MA words keep you scoring: they attach to existing letters instead of needing seven clean tiles. Crossword solvers use the same trick in reverse — if the grid gives you the last letters, this list is the candidate pool. Check the length filter in the Word Finder to match your open squares exactly.

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