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5 letter words with R

Every five-letter word that contains R, grouped by where the R sits, with Scrabble and Words With Friends scores shown separately, Wordle letter stats, definitions and filters.

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R can sit in any slot · 5637 words in our list

The short answer

There are 5637 five words with R in this list. R is most often the third letter, and the most common last letter is S. The top face-value Scrabble score is 26 for frizz.

5637five R words in our list

15%start with R

18%end in S, mostly plurals

8.3average Scrabble face score

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The complete list

All 5 letter words with R

Grouped by where R first appears. The small number is the face-value Scrabble score.

R is the 1st letter (834)

raash⁸rabal⁷rabat⁷rabbi⁹rabic⁹rabid⁸rabin⁷rabis⁷rabot⁷raced⁸racer⁷races⁷rache¹⁰racks¹¹racon⁷radar⁶radek¹⁰radge⁷radii⁶radio⁶radix¹³radly⁹radon⁶raffe¹¹raffs¹¹rafik¹²rafts⁸rafty¹¹ragas⁶ragde⁷raged⁷ragee⁶rager⁶rages⁶ragga⁷raggs⁷raggy¹⁰raghu⁹ragis⁶ragus⁶rahed⁹rahui⁸rahul⁸raiae⁵raias⁵raids⁶raiks⁹raile⁵rails⁵raine⁵rains⁵rainy⁸raird⁶raise⁵raita⁵raits⁵rajab¹⁴rajah¹⁵rajas¹²rajes¹²rajiv¹⁵rakan⁹raked¹⁰rakee⁹raker⁹rakes⁹rakia⁹rakis⁹rakit⁹rakus⁹rales⁵rally⁸ralph¹⁰ramal⁷raman⁷rambo⁹ramed⁸ramee⁷ramen⁷ramet⁷ramex¹⁴ramie⁷ramin⁷ramis⁷rammi⁹rammy¹²ramon⁷ramps⁹ramta⁷ramus⁷ranal⁵ranas⁵rance⁷ranch¹⁰randn⁶rando⁶rands⁶randy⁹ranee⁵ranga⁶

R is the 2nd letter (1325)

araba⁷arabs⁷araby¹⁰araca⁷arace⁷arach¹⁰arado⁶arage⁶arain⁵arake⁹araks⁹arame⁷aramu⁷arank⁹arara⁵arars⁵araru⁵arase⁵arati⁵araua⁵arawa⁸arbas⁷arber⁷arbor⁷arcae⁷arced⁸arces⁷archd¹¹arche¹⁰archi¹⁰archt¹⁰archy¹³arcos⁷arcus⁷ardea⁶ardeb⁸arder⁶ardor⁶ardri⁶aread⁶areae⁵areal⁵arean⁵arear⁵areas⁵areca⁷aredd⁷arede⁶areek⁹areel⁵arefy¹¹areic⁷arena⁵arend⁶arene⁵areng⁶arent⁵arepa⁷arere⁵arest⁵arete⁵arets⁵arett⁵argal⁶argan⁶argas⁶argel⁶argid⁷argil⁶argin⁶argle⁶argol⁶argon⁶argos⁶argot⁶argue⁶argus⁶arhar⁸arhat⁸arian⁵arias⁵ariel⁵aries⁵ariki⁹arils⁵arioi⁵arion⁵ariot⁵arise⁵arish⁸arist⁵arite⁵arith⁸arius⁵arjun¹²arkab¹¹arked¹⁰arkie⁹arled⁶arles⁵

R is the 3rd letter (1762)

aargh⁹aaron⁵aarti⁵abram⁹abray¹⁰abret⁷abrim⁹abrin⁷abris⁷abrus⁷acrab⁹acred⁸acres⁷acrid⁸acroa⁷acron⁷acros⁷acrux¹⁴acryl¹⁰adrad⁷adred⁷adret⁶adrip⁸adrop⁸adrue⁶aeric⁷aerie⁵aeron⁵aeros⁵afray¹¹afret⁸afric¹⁰afrit⁸afros⁸agrah⁹agral⁶agree⁶agria⁶agric⁸agrin⁶agrom⁸agron⁶agros⁶airan⁵aired⁶airer⁵airns⁵airth⁸airts⁵akron⁹amrit⁷aorta⁵apres⁷april⁷apron⁷atren⁵atria⁵atrip⁷aurae⁵aural⁵aurar⁵auras⁵aurei⁵aures⁵auric⁷aurin⁵aurir⁵auris⁵aurum⁷auryl⁸ayres⁸ayrie⁸barad⁸barat⁷barba⁹barbe⁹barbs⁹barbu⁹barby¹²barca⁹barde⁸bardo⁸bards⁸bardy¹¹bared⁸barer⁷bares⁷baret⁷barff¹³barfi¹⁰barfs¹⁰barfy¹³barge⁸bargh¹¹baria⁷baric⁹barid⁸barie⁷barih¹⁰baris⁷

R is the 4th letter (883)

aberr⁷abers⁷abord⁸abore⁷abort⁷abura⁷acara⁷acari⁷accra⁹acerb⁹acers⁷acorn⁷admrx¹⁵adore⁶adorn⁶adure⁶afara⁸afars⁸afire⁸afore⁸agars⁶agers⁶aggri⁷aggro⁷aggry¹⁰agora⁶agura⁶ahura⁸ahuru⁸aiery⁸aigre⁶ajari¹²alarm⁷alary⁸alert⁵alure⁵amara⁷ambry¹²amire⁷amirs⁷amora⁷amort⁷ancre⁷andre⁶andro⁶angry⁹anorn⁵antra⁵antre⁵anura⁵anury⁸apart⁷apers⁷apert⁷aperu⁷apery¹⁰aphra¹⁰aport⁷appro⁹asarh⁸ascry¹⁰aspro⁷astre⁵asura⁵asuri⁵attry⁸autre⁵avars⁸avera⁸avern⁸avers⁸avert⁸avery¹¹award⁹aware⁸awarn⁸awmry¹³awork¹²axers¹²aygre⁹azure¹⁴azurn¹⁴azury¹⁷bagre⁸bairn⁷bajra¹⁴bajri¹⁴bakra¹¹baure⁷baurs⁷bawra¹⁰bawrs¹⁰beard⁸beare⁷bearm⁹bears⁷becry¹²beers⁷beery¹⁰beira⁷

R is the 5th letter (833)

abear⁷abhor¹⁰abkar¹¹abler⁷abner⁷abstr⁷accur⁹achar¹⁰acher¹⁰achor¹⁰acier⁷acker¹¹actor⁷adder⁷adzer¹⁵aeger⁶aegir⁶aesir⁵afear⁸after⁸agger⁷aggur⁷aider⁶aiger⁶aimer⁷aiver⁸ajhar¹⁵alcor⁷alder⁶alfur⁸algor⁶aller⁵altar⁵alter⁵alvar⁸ambar⁹amber⁹ameer⁷amhar¹⁰ammer⁹amour⁷amper⁹ancor⁷andor⁶anear⁵anger⁶angor⁶anker⁹anour⁵ansar⁵anser⁵antar⁵apair⁷apgar⁸appar⁹apter⁷asher⁸ashir⁸ashur⁸askar⁹asker⁹asper⁷aster⁵astir⁵astor⁵astur⁵athar⁸atour⁵attar⁵atter⁵auger⁶augur⁶autor⁵avoir⁸avour⁸awber¹⁰awhir¹¹awner⁸bahar¹⁰bahur¹⁰baker¹¹baler⁷balor⁷baser⁷bater⁷bayer¹⁰bazar¹⁶bebar⁹bedur⁸befur¹⁰begar⁸belar⁷bemar⁹bever¹⁰bevor¹⁰bidar⁸bider⁸bifer¹⁰biker¹¹biner⁷

Words with two Rs (329)

aberr⁷airer⁵arara⁵arars⁵araru⁵arber⁷arbor⁷arder⁶ardor⁶ardri⁶arear⁵arere⁵arhar⁸armer⁷armor⁷aroar⁵arrah⁸arras⁵arrau⁵array⁸arret⁵arrgt⁶arrha⁸arrie⁵arris⁵arrow⁸arroz¹⁴artar⁵arter⁵aurar⁵aurir⁵barer⁷barra⁷barre⁷barro⁷barry¹⁰berri⁷berry¹⁰birri⁷birrs⁷borer⁷bourr⁷breer⁷brerd⁸brere⁷brers⁷briar⁷brier⁷burro⁷burrs⁷burry¹⁰byrri¹⁰carer⁷carri⁷carrs⁷carry¹⁰cerer⁷charr¹⁰chirr¹⁰churr¹⁰cirri⁷corer⁷crare⁷crier⁷crore⁷cruor⁷crura⁷cryer¹⁰curer⁷currs⁷curry¹⁰darer⁶darre⁶derri⁶derro⁶derry⁹direr⁶dorrs⁶drear⁶dreer⁶drere⁶drier⁶drury⁹dryer⁹durra⁶durrs⁶durry⁹erred⁶erron⁵error⁵ersar⁵eyrar⁸eyrer⁸eyrir⁸farer⁸farro⁸ferer⁸ferri⁸ferry¹¹fhrer¹¹firer⁸firry¹¹flurr⁸forra⁸frary¹¹freer⁸freir⁸frere⁸freyr¹¹friar⁸frier⁸frore⁸frorn⁸frory¹¹fryer¹¹furor⁸furrs⁸furry¹¹garre⁶girrs⁶gnarr⁶gorer⁶gorra⁶gorry⁹grrls⁶grrrl⁶gurry⁹harre⁸harry¹¹herry¹¹hirer⁸horry¹¹hurra⁸hurri⁸hurry¹¹irred⁶irreg⁶jarra¹²jarry¹⁵jerry¹⁵jirre¹²juror¹²karri⁹kerri⁹kerry¹²kirri⁹knorr⁹knurr⁹kurre⁹larry⁸

…and 179 more in the full list.

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Where does R sit?

Position of R in five-letter words

Words are counted by their first R, so each word appears once. Words with two Rs are listed separately below.

Slot 1834 · 15%raash, rabal, rabat

Slot 21325 · 24%araba, arabs, araby

Slot 31762 · 31%aargh, aaron, aarti

Slot 4883 · 16%aberr, abers, abord

Slot 5833 · 15%abear, abhor, abkar

Everyday words

Common 5 letter words with R

The full list includes rare words. These 80 are the ones you are most likely to meet in puzzles, writing and classrooms.

othertheirtherefirstpriceworldafterwhereyearsordergroupundergreatstoretermsrightforumpowerthreenorthwaterboardhourseveryreplypresslearnprintlargestartmarchaprilneveruserspartystoryratespapergirlspokerrangecourtwriteoffermajorareascardsentershareradiocolortracktradegreendriveshortfrontpartsearlyworksrulesthirdcoverwordshearterrorclearlaterbrandentryforcerivercrosslowerscoresuperroomsbrownformsprior

Wordle

Which letters keep company with R?

Among the 5637 words in our list, these are the eight letters that appear most often alongside R. They make good second guesses once R is confirmed.

E2592

A2506

S1783

O1565

I1467

T1167

U1038

D817

Vowel pairs

The most common adjacent vowel pairs in these words are EA (131), EE (123), AI (110), IE (94), OU (90).

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Sorted by ending

5 letter R words by last letter and last two letters

Ends	Words	Examples
-S	1039	abers, abris, abrus, acers, acres, acros, aeros
-R	972	abear, aberr, abhor, abkar, abler, abner, abstr
-E	669	abore, adore, adrue, adure, aerie, afire, afore
-Y	453	abray, afray, aggry, aiery, alary, ambry, angry
-A	377	abura, acara, accra, acroa, afara, agora, agria
-T	325	abort, abret, adret, afret, afrit, alert, amort
-N	263	aaron, abrin, acorn, acron, adorn, aeron, agrin
-D	247	abord, acred, acrid, adrad, adred, aired, arced

Ends	Words	Examples
-ER	568	abler, abner, acher, acier, acker, adder
-RS	173	abers, acers, afars, agars, agers, amirs
-AR	171	abear, abkar, achar, afear, ajhar, altar
-RE	170	abore, adore, adure, afire, afore, aigre
-RY	148	aggry, aiery, alary, ambry, angry, anury
-ES	145	acres, apres, arces, aries, arles, arses

Fixed start and end? Use the combine word generator or letter words ending with. Words that end in R itself: abear, aberr, abhor, abkar, abler, abner, abstr, accur, achar, acher

Letter patterns

R words with striking patterns

R at both ends

racerradarragerrakerraperrarerraserraterraverrawerrazerrazorrebarrecurreferregar

These words open and close with R.

Two Rs (329)

aberrairerararaararsararuarberarborarderardorardriareararerearhararmerarmoraroar

RE and RA openers

258 words start with RE and 183 start with RA in this list.

reaalreachreactreaddreadlreadsreadyreaisreaksrealmrealorealsreamereamsreamyreans

R with Z, X, J or Q (16)

acruxadmrxadzerajariajhararjunarrozarzanarzunaxersazureazurnazurybajrabajribazar

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High scorers

Highest-scoring 5 letter words with R

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends
frizz	26	26
brizz	25	26
bruzz	25	27
jerez	21	23
karzy	21	20
furzy	20	20
crazy	19	19
jerky	19	20
keryx	19	18
xerox	19	19
zorch	19	19
hdqrs	18	17

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Words with meanings

13 five-letter R words, defined

boardverbTo step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.

raashnounThe electric catfish.

rabatnounA polishing material made of potter's clay that has failed in baking.

rabbinounA Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.

rabicadjectiveOf or pertaining to rabies.

rabidadjectiveAffected with rabies. “a rabid dog or fox”

rabotnounA rubber used in polishing marble.

racedadjectivePertaining to or marked in terms of race.

racernounAgent noun of race: one that races or is used for racing. , especially an athlete.

racksnounpublication, distribution (of a magazine) “The issue already hit the racks. We can't edit it.”

raconnounA beacon that, on detecting a radar signal, responds by transmitting a coded navigation signal.

radarnounIn full primary radar: a method of detecting a distant object and determining its position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysing radio waves (usually microwaves)… “They were able to find the enemy fleet using radar.”

radgeadjectiveViolent or crazy. “That fight last night was radge”

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Questions about 5 letter words with R

How many five-letter words contain R?

The general English word list used on this page has 5637 five-letter words with R. Counts differ between dictionaries, and Scrabble-style lists are larger, so confirm in your game’s dictionary.

Where does R usually sit in a five-letter word?

In this list R is the third letter of 1762, the second letter of 1325, the fourth letter of 883, the first letter of 834, the fifth letter of 833.

What are common five-letter words with R?

Everyday examples include other, their, there, first, price, world, after, where, years, order. They are useful Wordle guesses because they use common letters.

Which five-letter R words score the most in Scrabble?

At face value the top scores are frizz at 26 and brizz at 25, before any bonus squares. Words With Friends uses different tile values, so totals can differ.

Are there five-letter words that end in R?

Yes: abear, aberr, abhor, abkar, abler, abner, abstr, accur.

Which five-letter words have a silent R?

Silent-R words are rare at this length; most five words sound the R out.

How do I find five-letter words with R in a certain position?

Use the position selector above, or type a pattern with blanks such as _ _ _ _ R in the word generator by pattern.

What is the difference between words starting with R and words containing R?

Words starting with R must begin with it. Words containing R can have it in any slot, so the list is much longer. For the start-only list use words that start with.