5-Letter Words Ending In R
Every five-letter word ending in R (pattern ____R), with the 211 common words first. Use it for Wordle-style puzzles, crosswords, or word games — or jump to the interactive 5-Letter Word Finder to add yellow and gray letters.
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At a glance
- 523 words ending in R: 211 common, 312 less common.
- Most frequent letters in the other positions: E (162), A (75), O (67), I (52), L (40), T (39), R (36), S (34).
- 99% have two or more vowels; 76 contain a repeated letter.
- Best probe guesses: ALTER, LATER, LASER, LAMER, LOSER.
Common 5-letter words ending in R (211)
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Less common & Scrabble words ending in R (312)
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ADDERAGGERAIDERAIMERAIRERAIVERALDERALGORAMEERAMOURANEARARMERASKERASPERASTERASTIRATTARAUGERAUGURAURARBALERBAZARBEVORBIDERBIKERBITERBLEARBOLARBONERBORERBOWERBOYARBRIARBRIERCABERCAGERCANERCARERCAVERCEDERCHARRCHIRRCHURRCITERCLOURCODERCOMERCOOERCOPERCORERCRIERCRUORCUBERCURERCYDERCYMARDAMARDARERDATERDEAIRDEBARDECORDEMURDEWARDICERDIKERDINARDOLORDOPERDOSERDOTERDOWERDOZERDREARDUPEREGGAREGGEREIDERELVEREMBAREMEEREMMERENDEREPHORESCARESKARESKERESTEREYRIRFACERFADERFAKERFAKIRFAQIRFARERFEMURFETORFEUARFEYERFIFERFILARFILERFIRERFIXERFLEERFLUORFLYERFRIERFRYERFUMERGAGERGAPERGATORGAZARGAZERGIBERGIVERGLAIRGLUERGNARRGOFERGULARHATERHAVERHAYERHAZERHEDERHEWERHEXERHIDERHILARHIRERHOMERHONERHOPERHYPERICHORICKERILLERINKERINVARITHERJAGERJAPERJIBERJIVERJOWARKABARKAFIRKEBARKEFIRKITERKNAURLACERLADERLAHARLAKERLAVERLAZARLEGERLEMURLIBERLIDARLIFERLIGERLOBARLONERLOPERLUGERLURERMACERMAKARMALARMASERMATERMAZERMERERMILERMIMERMITERMOHURMOPERMUCORMUSERNADIRNAMERNAVARNITERNOTEROATEROCHEROCKERODOUROFTEROGLEROILEROMBERORMEROSIEROTTAROXTERPACERPARERPATERPAVERPAWERPAYORPIKERPILARPIPERPLIERPLYERPOLERPOSERPRIERPRYERPULERQUEERRAKERRAPERRASERRATERRAVERRAZERREBARRICERRIMERROGERROPERROVERROWERSABIRSAKERSAPORSATYRSAWERSAYERSCAURSEDERSENORSERERSEWARSHIERSHIRRSHOERSIEURSIKERSIMARSITARSIVERSIZARSKIERSKIRRSLYERSOFARSONARSOPORSOWARSOWERSPEERSPEIRSPIERSPOORSTOURSUBERSUDORSWEERTABERTABORTALARTALERTAPIRTATARTATERTAWERTAXERTILERTITERTOKERTONERTOPERTOTERTOYERTRIERTUBERTUYERTWIERTWYERULNARUMBERUNBARURGERVELARVEXERVIZIRVIZORVOLARVOMERVOWERWADERWAKERWALERWAXERWEBERWHIRRWIRERWIVERWOOERWRIERYAGERYARERZONER
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FAQ
How many 5-letter words ending in R are there?
Our dictionary has 523 five-letter words ending in R. 211 of them are everyday words that are likely puzzle answers; the other 312 are valid but rarer (Scrabble-style) words.
What is a good guess if I know the word is ____R?
Try ALTER, LATER, LASER — they use the letters that appear most often in the remaining positions, so one guess rules out the most candidates.
Where do these words come from?
The lists are built from the open SCOWL and ENABLE word lists, with offensive words removed. The common list uses SCOWL frequency levels, so it skips obscure words and most simple plurals.