8-letter words ending with LA
Dive into the specific realm of 8-letter words that conclude with the letter LA. This focused section reveals the fascinating ways in which words of this particular length, ending with LA, contribute to the richness of the English language. Whether it's for expanding your vocabulary, solving puzzles, or simply for the love of words, discover how these terms uniquely blend length and ending sound.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| umbrella | 12 | a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets | an air umbrella over England |
| isabella | 10 | the queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1451-1504) | - |
| tortilla | 8 | thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour | - |
| guerilla | 9 | a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment | - |
| marcella | 12 | - | - |
| amygdala | 15 | an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior | - |
| flotilla | 11 | a fleet of small craft | - |
| parabola | 12 | a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve | - |
| mantilla | 10 | short cape worn by women | - |
| victrola | 13 | a brand of gramophone | - |
| gladiola | 10 | any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated | - |
| vaginula | 12 | - | - |
| zarzuela | 26 | - | - |
| vesicula | 13 | - | - |
| vuvuzela | 23 | - | - |
| vulsella | 11 | - | - |
| strobila | 10 | - | - |
| subucula | 12 | - | - |
| subphyla | 18 | - | - |
| tenacula | 10 | - | - |
| terrella | 8 | - | - |
| tequilla | 17 | - | - |
| tessella | 8 | a small tessera | - |
| tetrapla | 10 | - | - |
| toquilla | 17 | - | - |
| squamula | 19 | - | - |
| spirilla | 10 | any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form | - |
| rostella | 8 | - | - |
| salsilla | 8 | tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; Colombia | - |
| scrofula | 13 | a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands | - |
| scutella | 10 | - | - |
| sensilla | 8 | - | - |
| semigala | 11 | - | - |
| shigella | 12 | rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon | - |
| shillala | 11 | - | - |
| silicula | 10 | - | - |
| sittella | 8 | - | - |
| retinula | 8 | - | - |
| reticula | 10 | - | - |
| polygala | 14 | type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; senega; snakeroot | - |
| predella | 11 | - | - |
| prunella | 10 | small genus of perennial mostly Eurasian having terminal spikes of small purplish or white flowers | - |
| rachilla | 13 | - | - |
| quinella | 17 | - | - |
| quiniela | 17 | - | - |
| ramtilla | 10 | - | - |
| panetela | 10 | a long slender cigar | - |
| panatela | 10 | a long slender cigar | - |
| auricula | 10 | yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated | - |
| blastula | 10 | early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum; a liquid-filled sphere whose wall is composed of a single layer of cells; during this stage (about eight days after fertilization) implantation in the wall of the uterus occurs | - |
| braciola | 12 | - | - |
| bonsella | 10 | - | - |
| brucella | 12 | an aerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus that causes brucellosis; can be used as a bioweapon | - |
| cabrilla | 12 | - | - |
| fasciola | 13 | a genus of Fasciolidae | - |
| fibrilla | 13 | - | - |
| flagella | 12 | - | - |
| flabella | 13 | - | - |
| hordeola | 12 | - | - |
| hydrilla | 15 | submersed plant with whorled lanceolate leaves and solitary axillary flowers; Old World plant naturalized in southern United States and clogging Florida's waterways | - |
| gastrula | 9 | double-walled stage of the embryo resulting from invagination of the blastula; the outer layer of cells is the ectoderm and the inner layer differentiates into the mesoderm and endoderm | - |
| glabella | 11 | a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the eyebrows; the most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridges | - |
| glumella | 11 | - | - |
| lodicula | 11 | - | - |
| mandorla | 11 | - | - |
| mammilla | 14 | the small projection of a mammary gland | - |
| massoola | 10 | - | - |
| minneola | 10 | - | - |
| movieola | 13 | - | - |
| navicula | 13 | - | - |
| nassella | 8 | - | - |
| nubecula | 12 | - | - |
| opuscula | 12 | - | - |
| orchella | 13 | - | - |
| opercula | 12 | - | - |
| orchilla | 13 | - | - |
| ombrella | 12 | - | - |
| lekgotla | 13 | - | - |
| clausula | 10 | - | - |
| cocobola | 14 | - | - |
| clitella | 10 | - | - |
| comatula | 12 | former usage synonymous with Antedon | - |
| coquilla | 19 | - | - |
| cubicula | 14 | - | - |
| cunabula | 12 | - | - |
| cribella | 12 | - | - |
| cuticula | 12 | the outer body wall of an insect | - |
| castella | 10 | - | - |
| capitula | 12 | - | - |
| bresaola | 10 | - | - |
