Words Ending With EA

100 words

Words ending in EA carry an unmistakably classical feel, drawing heavily from Greek and Latin scientific vocabulary. This suffix appears across botany, anatomy, and medicine, giving players access to specialized terms that pack serious scoring potential.

2-letter words

1

3-letter words

6

4-letter words

9

5-letter words

8
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6-letter words

17

7-letter words

12

8-letter words

21

9-letter words

10

10-letter words

4

11-letter words

5

12-letter words

3

13-letter words

3

14-letter words

1

Pattern Guide

Insights and recommendations for these words.

The EA ending might look simple, but it opens doors to some surprisingly powerful plays in word games.

Vocabulary & Language

Linguistic patterns and usage statistics

The EA suffix often signals a direct borrowing from Latin or Greek, where it typically indicated feminine nouns or plurals. Many EA words name biological structures (cochlea, cornea, uvea) or plant genera (azalea, althea). This pattern survived intact in English because scientific terminology deliberately preserved classical forms for precision and international consistency.

Total Words

145

0.0% of dictionary

Avg Length

7.5 letters

3.5 syllables

Top Scrabble

PHENYLTHIOUREA

25 points

Longest Word

BOUGAINVILLAEA

14 letters

Parts of Speech

Nouns
96%
Adjectives
1%
Adverbs
3%

With 96% nouns, this pattern is almost exclusively substantive—verbs and adjectives barely register. The average length of 7.5 letters reflects the technical, multisyllabic nature of these classical borrowings.

Ancient Greek and Latin dominate this pattern, with Proto-Indo-European roots underlying many terms. The word PLEA traces through Middle English and Old French back to Latin 'placitum,' while GALEA follows Greek 'γαλέη' to its Proto-Indo-European source. This layered inheritance shows how English absorbed scientific and legal vocabulary through multiple transmission routes.

Word Games

High-value words for board games

Short (2-4)

ZOEA
13 pts
ZEA

corn

12 pts
FLEA

any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap

7 pts

Medium (5-7)

HYPOGEA
16 pts
AZALEA

any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors

15 pts
HYPONEA
15 pts

Long (8+)

PHENYLTHIOUREA
25 pts
DYSMENORRHOEA
22 pts
CHICKPEA

large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried

21 pts
DYSMENORRHEA

painful menstruation

21 pts

ZOEA and ZEA top both games at 13 and 12 points respectively, making them essential knowledge for any player. The real strategic difference appears in longer words: CHICKPEA scores 21 in Scrabble but jumps to 23 in WWF due to the different H value. QUELEA, worth 17 points in WWF, offers excellent mid-length scoring. BOUGAINVILLAEA reaches 27 in WWF versus lower values elsewhere, rewarding players who can find that rare 14-letter placement.

Wordle

5-letter words for daily puzzles

Good Starters (E, A, R, S, T)

OCREAStarter
PEREAStarter
TINEAStarter

type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths

USNEAStarter

widely distributed lichens usually having a greyish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus

Common Words (likely answers)

APNEACommon

transient cessation of respiration

GALEACommon

an organ shaped like a helmet; usually a vaulted and enlarged petal as in Aconitum

OCREACommon
BOHEACommon

TINEA offers strong vowel coverage with I, E, and A plus the common consonants T and N. USNEA provides similar value, testing U placement early while covering two other vowels.

Length Extremes

Longest and shortest valid words

Longest

BOUGAINVILLAEA14 letters
PHENYLTHIOUREA14 letters
SPERMATORRHOEA14 letters
BOUGAINVILLEA13 letters

Shortest

EA2 letters
KEA3 letters
LEA3 letters
PEA3 letters

Short EA words like PEA and LEA represent simple Germanic roots, while longer specimens like BOUGAINVILLAEA preserve full Latin nomenclature. Scientific naming conventions resist abbreviation, keeping these technical terms intact across centuries.

Hidden Gems

Rare but valid words to surprise opponents

GALEA

an organ shaped like a helmet; usually a vaulted and enlarged petal as in Aconitum

ALTHEA

any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea

GALATEA

(Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers

LOGORRHEA

pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking

LOGORRHEA means pathologically excessive and often incoherent talking—a clinical term for verbal diarrhea. Beyond its satisfying meaning, it scores well in both games and uses common tiles that make it buildable. The word combines Greek 'logos' (word) with 'rhein' (to flow), making its etymology as descriptive as its definition.

Popular crossword answers

Words frequently used in crossword puzzles with common clues.

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