5-letter words with A as the 4th letter and R as the 5th letter

The pattern is _ _ _ A R: the fourth tile is A and the final tile is R. All 99 matches appear in at least one tournament dictionary, but the list is not identical across games. CLEAR, SOLAR, RADAR, and CEDAR are recognizable options; less familiar entries make up much of the rest.

How many 5-letter words have A fourth and R fifth?

• There are 99 five-letter matches for the fixed A-R ending.
• CLEAR, SUGAR, SOLAR, and SWEAR are familiar examples.
• Only 16 entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• The first letter S leads the list, with 17 matches.
• All 99 end in R, so the final tile is already settled.

Which A-R words appear in Wordle?

The pattern has 20 Wordle answer-list matches, and all 20 also occur in a tournament dictionary. That makes the ending more promising for Wordle than its modest common-word count suggests, though the full set still contains many obscure entries.

CLEAR, SUGAR, SOLAR, SWEAR, and RADAR are among the more recognizable examples. Frequency is a useful filter when several guesses fit: prioritize a word you know before trying an unfamiliar entry just because it matches the pattern.

Tournament coverage varies by dictionary: Collins includes 98 matches, NWL2023 includes 74, and ENABLE includes 66. A word accepted in one game may not be accepted in another, so check your game's word list when a less common entry matters.

Which 5-letter words with A fourth and R fifth score most?

BAZAR tops the Scrabble scores at 16 points. JOWAR and GAZAR each score 15, followed by LAZAR, SIZAR, and JUMAR at 14. Those leaders rely on high-value letters rather than the shared A-R ending.

For a practical starting point, scan the first-letter groups before reaching for a rare scorer: S begins 17 matches, while A begins 10 and D begins 8. That spread makes S a productive branch when you know only the final two letters.