5-letter words ending in R

Browse 656 five-letter words ending in R, including 212 Wordle answers.

667 wordsTop pick THEIRHighest score WAZIR 17

168 of 667 are everyday words (25%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

S ends the most 5-letter words (3,898); J ends the fewest (2). R ranks #6 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 168 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 168 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 667

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ABEAR7
  • ABHOR10
  • ABLER7
  • ACKER11
  • ACTOR7
  • ADDER7
  • AESIR5
  • AFEAR8
  • AFTER8
  • AGGER7
  • AIDER6
  • AIMER7
  • AIRER5
  • AIVER8
  • ALDER6
  • ALGOR6
  • ALTAR5
  • ALTER5
  • ALVAR8
  • AMBER9
  • AMEER7
  • AMOUR7
  • ANEAR5
  • ANGER6
  • ANKER9
  • ANTAR5
  • APGAR8
  • APTER7
  • ARBOR7
  • ARDOR6
  • AREAR5
  • ARMER7
  • ARMOR7
  • ASKER9
  • ASPER7
  • ASTER5
  • ASTIR5
  • ATTAR5
  • AUGER6
  • AUGUR6
  • AURAR5
  • AWNER8
  • BAKER11
  • BALER7
  • BARER7
  • BASER7
  • BAYER10
  • BAZAR16
  • BEGAR8
  • BELAR7
  • BEVER10
  • BEVOR10
  • BIDER8
  • BIKER11
  • BINER7
  • BITER7
  • BLAER7
  • BLEAR7
  • BLUER7
  • BOLAR7
  • BONER7
  • BORER7
  • BOWER10
  • BOXER14
  • BOYAR10
  • BREER7
  • BRIAR7
  • BRIER7
  • BUYER10
  • CABER9
  • CAGER8
  • CANER7
  • CAPER9
  • CARER7
  • CATER7
  • CAVER10
  • CEDAR8
  • CEDER8
  • CHAIR10
  • CHARR10
  • CHEER10
  • CHIRR10
  • CHOIR10
  • CHURR10
  • CIDER8
  • CIGAR8
  • CIMAR9
  • CITER7
  • CLEAR7
  • CLOUR7
  • CODER8
  • COLOR7
  • COMER9
  • COOER7
  • COPER9
  • CORER7
  • COVER10
  • COWER10
  • COYER10
  • CRIER7
  • CRUOR7
  • CRYER10
  • CUBER9
  • CURER7
  • CUTER7
  • CYBER12
  • CYDER11
  • CYMAR12
  • DAKER10
  • DAMAR8
  • DARER6
  • DATER6
  • DAZER15
  • DEAIR6
  • DEBAR8
  • DEBUR8
  • DECOR8
  • DEFER9
  • DEMUR8
  • DENAR6
  • DETER6
  • DEWAR9
  • DHIKR13
  • DICER8
  • DIKER10
  • DIMER8
  • DINAR6
  • DINER6
  • DIRER6
  • DIVER9
  • DOLOR6
  • DONER6
  • DONOR6
  • DOPER8
  • DOSER6
  • DOTER6
  • DOUAR6
  • DOVER9
  • DOWAR9
  • DOWER9
  • DOZER15
  • DREAR6
  • DRIER6
  • DRYER9
  • DUPER8
  • EAGER6
  • EASER5
  • EATER5
  • EDGER7
  • EGGAR7
  • EGGER7
  • EIDER6
  • ELDER6
  • ELVER8
  • EMBAR9
  • EMBER9
  • EMEER7
  • EMMER9
  • ENDER6
  • ENTER5
  • EPHOR10
  • ERROR5
  • ESCAR7
  • ESKAR9
  • ESKER9
  • ESTER5
  • ETHER8
  • EYRIR8
  • FACER10
  • FADER9
  • FAKER12
  • FAKIR12
  • FAQIR17
  • FARER8
  • FAVER11
  • FAVOR11
  • FAYER11
  • FEMUR10
  • FERER8
  • FETOR8
  • FEUAR8
  • FEVER11
  • FEWER11
  • FEYER11
  • FIBER10
  • FIFER11
  • FILAR8
  • FILER8
  • FINER8
  • FIRER8
  • FIVER11
  • FIXER15
  • FLAIR8
  • FLEER8
  • FLIER8
  • FLOOR8
  • FLOUR8
  • FLUOR8
  • FLURR8
  • FLYER11
  • FOUER8
  • FOYER11
  • FREER8
  • FRIAR8
  • FRIER8
  • FRYER11
  • FUBAR10
  • FUMER10
  • FUROR8
  • GAGER7
  • GAMER8
  • GAPER8
  • GATER6
  • GATOR6
  • GAYER9
  • GAZAR15
  • GAZER15
  • GEBUR8
  • GEYER9
  • GIBER8
  • GIVER9
  • GLAIR6
  • GLAUR6
  • GLUER6
  • GNARR6
  • GOFER9
  • GOIER6
  • GOMER8
  • GONER6
  • GULAR6
  • HALER8
  • HATER8
  • HAVER11
  • HAYER11
  • HAZER17
  • HEDER9
  • HEPAR10
  • HEWER11
  • HEXER15
  • HIDER9
  • HIKER12
  • HILAR8
  • HIRER8
  • HIVER11
  • HOMER10
  • HONER8
  • HONOR8
  • HOPER10
  • HOSER8
  • HOVER11
  • HUGER9
  • HUMOR10
  • HYPER13
  • ICHOR10
  • ICIER7
  • ICKER11
  • IDLER6
  • IFTAR8
  • ILLER5
  • IMBAR9
  • INCUR7
  • INFER8
  • INKER9
  • INNER5
  • INTER5
  • INVAR8
  • ITHER8
  • JAGER13
  • JAGIR13
  • JAKER16
  • JAPER14
  • JIBER14
  • JIVER15
  • JOKER16
  • JOWAR15
  • JUMAR14
  • JUROR12
  • KABAR11
  • KAFIR12
  • KEBAR11
  • KEFIR12
  • KESAR9
  • KEYER12
  • KITER9
  • KNAUR9
  • KNURR9
  • KOKER13
  • LABOR7
  • LACER7
  • LADER6
  • LAGER6
  • LAHAR8
  • LAKER9
  • LAMER7
  • LASER5
  • LATER5
  • LAVER8
  • LAWER8
  • LAXER12
  • LAYER8
  • LAZAR14
  • LEEAR5
  • LEGER6
  • LEMUR7
  • LEPER7
  • LEVER8
  • LIBER7
  • LIDAR6
  • LIFER8
  • LIGER6
  • LIKER9
  • LINER5
  • LITER5
  • LIVER8
  • LIVOR8
  • LOBAR7
  • LONER5
  • LOPER7
  • LOSER5
  • LOVER8
  • LOWER8
  • LUGER6
  • LUNAR5
  • LURER5
  • LUSER5
  • LUTER5
  • LUXER12
  • MACER9
  • MAJOR14
  • MAKAR11
  • MAKER11
  • MALAR7
  • MANOR7
  • MAROR7
  • MASER7
  • MATER7
  • MAYOR10
  • MAZER16
  • MERER7
  • METER7
  • MHORR10
  • MILER7
  • MILOR7
  • MIMER9
  • MINAR7
  • MINER7
  • MINOR7
  • MISER7
  • MITER7
  • MIXER14
  • MODER8
  • MOHUR10
  • MOLAR7
  • MONER7
  • MOPER9
  • MOTOR7
  • MOVER10
  • MOWER10
  • MUCOR9
  • MUDIR8
  • MUSAR7
  • MUSER7
  • MUTER7
  • MYLAR10
  • NADIR6
  • NAGOR6
  • NAKER9
  • NAMER7
  • NAVAR8
  • NAZIR14
  • NEPER7
  • NEVER8
  • NEWER8
  • NICER7
  • NIDOR6
  • NIGER6
  • NINER5
  • NITER5
  • NIXER12
  • NOSER5
  • NOTER5
  • NUDER6
  • OAKER9
  • OATER5
  • OCCUR9
  • OCHER10
  • OCKER11
  • ODDER7
  • ODOUR6
  • OFFER11
  • OFTER8
  • OGLER6
  • OILER5
  • OLDER6
  • OLLER5
  • OMBER9
  • ONCER7
  • OPTER7
  • ORDER6
  • ORMER7
  • OSCAR7
  • OSIER5
  • OTHER8
  • OTTAR5
  • OTTER5
  • OUTER5
  • OWLER8
  • OWNER8
  • OXTER12
  • PACER9
  • PAGER8
  • PALER7
  • PAPER9
  • PARER7
  • PATER7
  • PAVER10
  • PAWER10
  • PAYER10
  • PAYOR10
  • PETAR7
  • PETER7
  • PHEER10
  • PIKER11
  • PILAR7
  • PILER7
  • PIPER9
  • PLIER7
  • PLYER10
  • POKER11
  • POLAR7
  • POLER7
  • PORER7
  • POSER7
  • POWER10
  • PRIER7
  • PRIOR7
  • PRYER10
  • PUCER9
  • PUDOR8
  • PUKER11
  • PULER7
  • PURER7
  • QUAIR14
  • QUEER14
  • RACER7
  • RADAR6
  • RAGER6
  • RAKER9
  • RAPER7
  • RARER5
  • RASER5
  • RATER5
  • RAVER8
  • RAWER8
  • RAZER14
  • RAZOR14
  • REBAR7
  • RECUR7
  • REFER8
  • REGAR6
  • REGUR6
  • RICER7
  • RIDER6
  • RIFER8
  • RIGOR6
  • RIMER7
  • RIPER7
  • RISER5
  • RIVER8
  • ROGER6
  • ROKER9
  • ROPER7
  • ROTOR5
  • ROVER8
  • ROWER8
  • RUDER6
  • RULER5
  • RUMOR7
  • RYPER10
  • SABER7
  • SABIR7
  • SAFER8
  • SAGER6
  • SAKER9
  • SANER5
  • SAPOR7
  • SASER5
  • SATYR8
  • SAVER8
  • SAVOR8
  • SAWER8
  • SAYER8
  • SCAUR7
  • SCOUR7
  • SEDER6
  • SEFER8
  • SEGAR6
  • SENOR5
  • SERER5
  • SEVER8
  • SEWAR8
  • SEWER8
  • SEXER12
  • SHEAR8
  • SHEER8
  • SHIER8
  • SHIRR8
  • SHIUR8
  • SHOER8
  • SHYER11
  • SIDER6
  • SIEUR5
  • SIKER9
  • SILER5
  • SIMAR7
  • SITAR5
  • SIVER8
  • SIXER12
  • SIZAR14
  • SIZER14
  • SKEAR9
  • SKEER9
  • SKIER9
  • SKIRR9
  • SKYER12
  • SLEER5
  • SLIER5
  • SLYER8
  • SMEAR7
  • SMIRR7
  • SMOOR7
  • SNEER5
  • SOBER7
  • SOFAR8
  • SOGER6
  • SOLAR5
  • SOLER5
  • SONAR5
  • SOPOR7
  • SORER5
  • SOWAR8
  • SOWER8
  • SPAER7
  • SPEAR7
  • SPEER7
  • SPEIR7
  • SPIER7
  • SPOOR7
  • SPUER7
  • STAIR5
  • STARR5
  • STEAR5
  • STEER5
  • STOOR5
  • STOUR5
  • SUBER7
  • SUDOR6
  • SUGAR6
  • SUPER7
  • SURER5
  • SUTOR5
  • SWEAR8
  • SWEER8
  • SWEIR8
  • SYKER12
  • SYMAR10
  • SYVER11
  • TABER7
  • TABOR7
  • TAKER9
  • TALAR5
  • TALER5
  • TAMER7
  • TAPER7
  • TAPIR7
  • TASAR5
  • TASER5
  • TATAR5
  • TATER5
  • TAVER8
  • TAWER8
  • TAXER12
  • TAXOR12
  • TENOR5
  • THEIR8
  • TIGER6
  • TILER5
  • TIMER7
  • TITER5
  • TOKER9
  • TOLAR5
  • TONER5
  • TOPER7
  • TOTER5
  • TOWER8
  • TOYER8
  • TRIER5
  • TRIOR5
  • TRUER5
  • TRYER8
  • TUBAR7
  • TUBER7
  • TUMOR7
  • TUNER5
  • TUTOR5
  • TUYER8
  • TWEER8
  • TWIER8
  • TWOER8
  • TWYER11
  • TYLER8
  • UDDER7
  • ULCER7
  • ULNAR5
  • UMBER9
  • UNBAR7
  • UNDER6
  • UPPER9
  • UPTER7
  • URGER6
  • USHER8
  • UTTER5
  • VALOR8
  • VAPER10
  • VAPOR10
  • VELAR8
  • VEXER15
  • VEZIR17
  • VICAR10
  • VIGOR9
  • VILER8
  • VINER8
  • VIPER10
  • VISOR8
  • VIVER11
  • VIZIR17
  • VIZOR17
  • VOLAR8
  • VOMER10
  • VOTER8
  • VOWER11
  • WADER9
  • WAFER11
  • WAGER9
  • WAKER12
  • WALER8
  • WATER8
  • WAVER11
  • WAXER15
  • WAZIR17
  • WEBER10
  • WHAUR11
  • WHEAR11
  • WHIRR11
  • WIDER9
  • WIPER10
  • WIRER8
  • WISER8
  • WIVER11
  • WOKER12
  • WOOER8
  • WRIER8
  • WRYER11
  • YAGER9
  • YARER8
  • YOKER12
  • ZONER14
Letters by positionIn 66% of these words the 4th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. S13%
  2. T7%
  3. A6%
2nd letter
  1. A22%
  2. I15%
  3. O14%
3rd letter
  1. T9%
  2. L6%
  3. V6%
4th letter
  1. E66%
  2. A15%
  3. O9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; WAZIR tops the list with 17. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 55 points: 88 words
  2. 6 points: 70 words
  3. 77 points: 144 words
  4. 8 points: 140 words
  5. 99 points: 66 words
  6. 10 points: 55 words
  7. 1111 points: 42 words
  8. 12 points: 22 words
  9. 1313 points: 5 words
  10. 14 points: 15 words
  11. 1515 points: 10 words
  12. 16 points: 4 words
  13. 1717 points: 6 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
WAZIR1717Collins only
FAQIR1717All three
VIZIR1718All three
VIZOR1718All three
HAZER1716All three
VEZIR1718Collins only
JOKER1618All three
BAZAR1617All three
MAZER1617All three
JAKER1618NWL only
FIXER1515All three
DOZER1515All three

A final R appears in 656 entries, from familiar words such as other, their, after, order, and under to less common game words. The source marks 161 as common and includes 212 Wordle answers. If the last tile is fixed, use the examples to compare likely patterns before scanning more unusual candidates.

Which everyday words end with R?

The strongest familiar cluster includes other, their, after, order, under, power, water, never, and paper. Many are common words with distinct vowel patterns, so they can help you check a board quickly. Poker, offer, enter, cover, and clear add more options when those middle tiles fit.

The source marks 161 entries as common out of 656. Try familiar candidates first, but keep the complete set available for a word-game clue. Words like color, later, river, lower, and prior show how the same ending can follow several different middle-letter sequences.

How can an R ending narrow Wordle?

There are 212 Wordle answers and 656 allowed guesses with this ending. Fixing the final R helps, yet it leaves many candidate words. The list’s familiar options include other, after, order, and water; each tests a different combination of vowels and consonants.

  1. Match the revealed middle positions before considering a candidate.
  2. Use their or other when the first two tiles support that shape.
  3. Check water, paper, or cover when their vowel pattern fits.

What does the score list reveal about R words?

Note

The source is Collins. Confirm an unfamiliar form against the word list used in your game.

Which examples help check a clue?

Use the opening and middle letters to cut the list down. The examples include swear, error, clear, and super, which give different combinations around the shared final letter. If you are checking a crossword or word puzzle, compare exact positions rather than relying on a loose sound resemblance.

The average score in the source is 8.1. It summarizes the list and should not decide a move by itself: an open premium square or a strong cross can change a board-game choice. The included top examples and score entries help you explore both familiar and higher-value possibilities.

The first-letter data puts S at 88 entries, twice as many as several smaller opening groups. This distribution is specific to the R-ending set and can help you browse, although a confirmed second or third tile will usually narrow candidates faster.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words end in R?
There are 656 entries ending in R in the Collins list. Other, their, after, order, and under are familiar examples. The complete set also includes less common game words, so check the exact list used by your puzzle.
How many Wordle answers end in R?
Wordle has 212 answers ending in R and 656 allowed guesses. A fixed final R still leaves many candidates. Use revealed middle letters to compare options such as other, water, paper, or cover.
What is the highest score for an R-ending word?
Wazir, vezir, vizir, faqir, hazer, and vizor each score 17 points. Joker and bazar follow at 16. Confirm an unfamiliar word against the dictionary your game uses.
How many common R-ending words are listed?
The source marks 161 entries as common among 656 total matches. Familiar examples include power, water, never, paper, and offer. Use those as quick checks, then look through the wider set if they do not fit your pattern.

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