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

This pattern locks in the final two letters as R-A, leaving three open slots at the front. The results range from familiar words such as EXTRA, OPERA, and ZEBRA to less common entries. S is the most frequent opening letter, with 10 matches, while only 11 words fall in the common-word band; that split matters when you need a playable guess rather than a dictionary reach.

At a glance: words that finish in R-A

• All 70 entries have R in position four and A in position five.
• S leads as the first letter with 10 matches; M follows with 8.
• Only 11 entries rank among the commonest 25,000 English words.
• Ten matches are also Wordle answers in a tournament dictionary.
• ZEBRA and ZABRA tie for the highest Scrabble score at 16.

Which words fit the R-A ending?

The opening letters create several recognizable shapes: EXTRA and ULTRA use familiar letter pairs, while OPERA and FLORA bring vowels into the first three slots. COBRA, HYDRA, and ZEBRA offer consonant-heavy alternatives. Checking the fixed ending first can narrow a clue without guessing the opening.

S starts 10 words, compared with 8 beginning in M, 7 in L, and 6 in T. The pattern also has 70 words with T in the fourth slot and A last, tying the R version.

By contrast, 57 matches end in A when N sits fourth. The equal R and T counts show that a fixed final A does not make every fourth-letter choice equally common.

Wordle and Scrabble choices for the R-A pattern

For Wordle, 10 answers match this pattern, but the full 70-word set is not an answer list: it also includes allowed guesses and tournament-dictionary entries. Use a known R-A ending to test possible openings, then narrow by revealed letters rather than treating every match as equally likely.

For Scrabble, ZEBRA and ZABRA score 16 before board bonuses; HIJRA and HEJRA score 15. EXTRA scores 12, a more familiar option that trades away the high-value J or Z. The average score is 8, so the rare-letter standouts sit well above the typical play.

The main limitation is vocabulary: 11 entries are in the common-word band, while the remainder are less familiar. The counts come from overlapping Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE lists, not three separate sets to add together. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.