4-letter words ending in R

The familiar words are only part of the story: 57 of these 181 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. S leads as the starting letter, with 21 words, while the strongest scoring options lean on less common letters. Check your rack and your game's dictionary before choosing an unfamiliar entry.

4-letter words ending in R at a glance

• The list contains 181 four-letter words ending in R.
• YOUR, OVER, YEAR, EVER and FOUR are familiar examples.
• S is the most common starting letter, with 21 words.
• CZAR scores 15 points, the highest score among these entries.
• Collins includes 180 entries; ENABLE includes 122 and NWL2023 includes 125.

Which common words end in R?

YOUR, OVER, YEAR and EVER are among the recognizable choices. The 57 common entries also include FOUR, NEAR, HEAR, STAR and HOUR, so you have plenty of options beyond rare tournament vocabulary.

Several familiar words share a vowel-heavy shape: HEAR, NEAR, FEAR, DEAR and BEAR all end with R. Other everyday picks, including DOOR, HAIR and FAIR, give you different opening letters while keeping the same final tile.

Which R-ending words score the most?

• CZAR is the top scorer at 15 points.
• TZAR and IZAR each score 13 points.
• JOUR, AJAR, JEER, KHOR, SKYR, OXER and KYAR each score 11 points.
• The average score across the 181 entries is 6.2 points.

How should you choose 4-letter words ending in R?

Start with a word you know, such as OVER, PAIR or GEAR, when the board calls for a low-risk play. For a scoring chance, check whether CZAR fits a premium square; its 15-point base score makes it the standout, but the letters and board still have to line up.

The list is not a guarantee that every entry works in every game: Collins has 180 matches, compared with 122 in ENABLE and 125 in NWL2023. Unfamiliar choices such as KHOR or SKYR are worth checking against your game's dictionary before you play.

How does the four-letter R ending compare?

The R ending sits in the middle of the four-letter field: 181 words, just below the 182 ending in P and ahead of the 162 ending in H. The S ending dwarfs them all with 1,110 words, so a final R narrows the field roughly six times more than a final S.

Length changes the numbers quickly. Five-letter words ending in R climb to 667, and the six-letter group reaches 2,039 before levelling off. R closes so many agent nouns and comparatives, from DOCTOR to TALLER, that the pool grows faster than most other endings at longer lengths.

For a four-letter puzzle, that leaves a wide but workable list. Pair the ending with a known first letter, such as the 21 words that start with S, to bring the choices down to a handful.