How many words end in NA?

This page lists 224 words ending in NA, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -NA words useful?

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

Words Ending With NA

All 224 words in our dictionary that end in NA, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

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

pozzolana29 ichthyofauna26 yokozuna24 superphenomena23 xiphisterna23 antimarijuana22 czarevna22 epiphenomena21 gymkhana21 amphisbaena20 jejuna20 tzarevna20 tetrahymena19 canzona18 coquina18 czarina18 javelina18 marijuana18 rendzina18 icekhana17 katchina17 microfauna17 entomofauna16 kachina16 katakana16 phenomena16 prolegomena16 quinina16 tzarina16 campagna15 cinchona15 gravamina15 jacana15 megafauna15 parmigiana15 zanana15 zenana15 amboyna14 avifauna14 cognomina14 concertina14 kamaaina14 marihuana14 praenomina14 tympana14 vaccina14 abdomina13 belladonna13 cavatina13 echidna13 epifauna13 foramina13 ikebana13 jarina13 kahuna13 katcina13 mediastina13 pembina13 poinciana13 prenomina13 trichina13 velamina13 vicugna13 amberina12 corvina12 hiragana12 hyaena12 jnana12 malaguena12 putamina12 saphena12 scarlatina12 subpoena12 verbena12 agnomina11 amboina11 ballerina11 bandanna11 cantilena11 caragana11 casuarina11 choana11 corbina11 dracaena11 dulciana11 hyena11 interregna11 nicotiana11 piscina11 subpena11 tegumina11 timpana11 tsarevna11 vicuna11 vimina11 anabaena10 bandana10 bologna10 bwana10 cabana10 china10 cisterna10 codeina10 dharna10 dhurna10 fontina10 germina10 hariana10 hosanna10 infauna10 koruna10 madonna10 madrona10 nirvana10 savanna10 semolina10 signorina10 taverna10 tegmina10 vagina10 alumina9 cantina9 duodena9 farina9 fraena9 glossina9 krona9 medina9 myna9 noumena9 novena9 ocarina9 paisana9 pastina9 persona9 platina9 santolina9 stamina9 alumna8 amarna8 arcana8 banana8 carina8 catena8 corona8 encina8 euglena8 faena8 fauna8 frena8 henna8 kana8 kina8 lacuna8 lamina8 lasagna8 limina8 lumina8 manana8 marina8 nandina8 nomina8 numina8 patina8 pirana8 purana8 rumina8 sardana8 semina8 sonatina8 varna8 veena8 angina7 antenna7 canna7 duenna7 galena7 goanna7 iguana7 laguna7 lantana7 manna7 nagana7 organa7 penna7 pinna7 plena7 regina7 retsina7 scena7 sestina7 sultana7 tartana7 tsarina7 vena7 vina7 donna6 grana6 mana6 mina6 pina6 puna6 regna6 retina6 salina6 sienna6 sterna6 arena5 asana5 dona5 liana5 ruana5 sauna5 senna5 sunna5 trona5 anna4 etna4 luna4 nana4 nona4 tuna4 ulna4 ana3

Hooking with -NA words

Endings like -NA 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.

What the numbers say

A few numbers before you scroll: the 224 words here run from 3 to 14 letters, with 7-letter words the largest group (57 entries). Wordle players have 28 five-letter options, and there are 57 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is POZZOLANA at 29 points before multipliers.

For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: POZZOLANA (29), ICHTHYOFAUNA (26), YOKOZUNA (24), SUPERPHENOMENA (23), XIPHISTERNA (23). SUPERPHENOMENA (14 letters) stretches furthest, while the list-wide average score sits near 11 points. The most useful tiles to hold for this list are N, A and I, which appear in 224, 224 and 112 of the words respectively.

Start with these three

ANA — a 3-letter, 3-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.
ANNA is easy to keep in memory: 4 letters, 4 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
Playing ETNA across a double-word square turns its base 4 points into 8 — solid value for 4 tiles.

Five more everyday options from the same list: LUNA (4), NANA (4), NONA (4), TUNA (4), ULNA (4).

Why -NA endings win turns

When the board tightens up late in a Scrabble game, -NA 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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