How many words end in RA?

This page lists 260 words ending in RA, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -RA words useful?

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

Words Ending With RA

All 260 words in our dictionary that end in RA, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

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

trapezohedra27 phylloxera25 hexahedra23 maquiladora23 pachysandra22 rhombohedra22 hymenoptera21 acciaccatura20 foraminifera20 kookaburra20 chaulmoogra19 dodecahedra19 mycoflora19 oxymora19 panjandra19 trisoctahedra19 abracadabra18 appoggiatura18 philodendra18 polyhedra18 sequestra18 zamarra18 capybara17 clepsydra17 fatshedera17 hemelytra17 kalyptra17 microflora17 zingara17 cataphora16 chelicera16 decahedra16 dichondra16 grandiflora16 haphtara16 hejira16 icosahedra16 lepidoptera16 mojarra16 pentahedra16 scolopendra16 vivipara16 zebra16 ambulacra15 calyptra15 candelabra15 chakra15 chimaera15 ephemera15 guayabera15 octahedra15 orthoptera15 primipara15 spirogyra15 amphora14 buckra14 carnivora14 cathedra14 chimera14 coleoptera14 exedra14 involucra14 kithara14 mandragora14 orchestra14 palmyra14 palpebra14 penumbra14 tetrahedra14 vinifera14 wommera14 anaphora13 aspidistra13 baccara13 carbonara13 cordillera13 ephedra13 habanera13 haftara13 jagra13 omnivora13 plethora13 simulacra13 vertebra13 bravura12 caracara12 cholera12 ciguatera12 cithara12 cocinera12 coelentera12 coloratura12 coppra12 extra12 fioritura12 hydra12 ixora12 neurospora12 ovipara12 philtra12 solfatara12 subgenera12 tamboura12 trihedra12 viscera12 woomera12 camorra11 carbora11 cascara11 cerebra11 corpora11 demerara11 dhourra11 diaspora11 dicentra11 femora11 fenestra11 fulcra11 jura11 lempira11 mascara11 mesentera11 mikra11 palabra11 palaestra11 pellagra11 plectra11 podagra11 purpura11 rhodora11 sayonara11 spectra11 tambura11 tapadera11 tempera11 tempura11 tephra11 womera11 algebra10 bandora10 begorra10 caldera10 camera10 claustra10 dhoora10 diptera10 etcetera10 fedora10 gerbera10 glomera10 hegira10 hetaera10 hetaira10 madeira10 marinara10 monstera10 palestra10 pandora10 pandura10 picara10 pignora10 riviera10 senhora10 urethra10 antidora9 bursera9 caesura9 cobra9 copra9 deodara9 elytra9 mbira9 micra9 pareira9 rasbora9 samsara9 synura9 tessitura9 umbra9 yantra9 antisera8 centra8 cesura8 contra8 curara8 dobra8 drosera8 flora8 infra8 labara8 mantra8 mudra8 okra8 parura8 pleura8 remora8 samara8 sclera8 signora8 wirra8 angora7 crura7 datura7 eyra7 fora7 genera7 hora7 labra7 libra7 moira7 murra7 opera7 sabra7 sacra7 supra7 tantara7 tessera7 tuatara7 tuatera7 tundra7 vara7 vera7 agora6 aurora6 bora6 bura6 doura6 durra6 entera6 lustra6 mora6 mura6 para6 rostra6 satara6 senora6 sierra6 sistra6 tantra6 antra5 bra5 dura5 laura5 naira5 sirra5 surra5 sutra5 terra5 tetra5 tiara5 ultra5 aura4 lira4 orra4 sera4 sora4 sura4 tora4 era3 ora3

Hooking with -RA words

Endings like -RA 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 260 words here run from 3 to 13 letters, with 7-letter words the largest group (64 entries). Wordle players have 38 five-letter options, and there are 64 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is TRAPEZOHEDRA at 27 points before multipliers.

Chasing points? The best five entries here are TRAPEZOHEDRA (27), PHYLLOXERA (25), HEXAHEDRA (23), MAQUILADORA (23), PACHYSANDRA (22). The longest entry is TRISOCTAHEDRA at 13 letters, and the average word here is worth about 11 points. If you are fishing for these words, keep R (260 appearances), A (260) and E (113) on your rack.

Three words worth learning first

ERA — 3 letters for 3 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.
ORA earns 3 points from just 3 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
AURA — a 4-letter, 4-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.

Round out your set with LIRA (4), ORRA (4), SERA (4), SORA (4), SURA (4) — all built from common tiles.

-RA as a board weapon

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