Word list

5 letter words ending in R

520 words in our dictionary end in R and have five letters. 216 of them are everyday words, such as OTHER, THEIR, AFTER, ORDER.

520 words.

Small numbers are tile values added up (Scrabble). Bold border: everyday word. Tap a word to copy it.

At a glance

Highest-scoring words you could spell from one bag of Scrabble tiles (blanks count as zero):

  • FAQIR 17
  • HAZER 17
  • VIZIR 17
  • VIZOR 17
  • BAZAR 16
  • JOKER 16
  • MAZER 16
  • DOZER 15
  • Good guesses from this list, with five different letters: OTHER, THEIR, AFTER.

Letter before R

  • E
    360
  • A
    66
  • O
    52
  • U
    17
  • I
    17
  • R
    7
  • Y
    1

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How many 5 letter words ending in R are there?

Our dictionary has 520, and 216 of them are everyday words. The dictionary is the open word list our games use (ENABLE plus SCOWL), so a few words from tournament Scrabble lists may be missing.

What is the highest-scoring word on this list in Scrabble?

FAQIR, worth 17 points from tile values alone, and the standard tile bag has enough tiles to spell it. Board bonuses can change the real score.

What are some common 5 letter words ending in R?

OTHER, THEIR, AFTER, ORDER, UNDER are among the most common in everyday writing.

How do I filter the list?

Use Must include to require letters (repeat a letter to require it twice), Leave out to exclude letters, or Pattern with ? for one unknown letter and * for any run of letters, for example ????r.

Is this list good for Wordle?

It is a starting point, not the official Wordle list. Everyday words are shown first because answers are usually common. For clue-by-clue help use the Wordle solver.