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6-letter words with A as the 1st letter and R as the 5th letter

6-letter words with A as the 1st letter and R as the 5th letter: 104 matches, including AFFORD and ABOARD.

104 wordsTop pick AFFORDHighest score ABJURE 15

22 of 104 are everyday words (21%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With A in 1st place, E is the most common 5th letter (223 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 22 · most-used first

All valid words 104

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

  • ABEARS8
  • ABHORS11
  • ABJURE15
  • ABOARD9
  • ABSORB10
  • ABSURD9
  • ACCORD11
  • ACKERS12
  • ACTORS8
  • ACTURE8
  • ADDERS8
  • ADHERE10
  • ADJURE14
  • ADMIRE9
  • ADOORS7
  • ADSORB9
  • ADVERB12
  • ADVERT10
  • ADWARD11
  • ADWARE10
  • AFEARD10
  • AFEARS9
  • AFFIRM14
  • AFFORD13
  • AFTERS9
  • AGGERS8
  • AGLARE7
  • AIDERS7
  • AIMERS8
  • AIRERS6
  • AIVERS9
  • AKHARA13
  • ALBERT8
  • ALDERN7
  • ALDERS7
  • ALGORS7
  • ALLURE6
  • ALMERY11
  • ALTARS6
  • ALTERN6
  • ALTERS6
  • ALVARS9
  • AMBARI10
  • AMBARY13
  • AMBERS10
  • AMBERY13
  • AMEERS8
  • AMOURS8
  • AMPERE10
  • ANBURY11
  • ANCORA8
  • ANEARS6
  • ANGARY10
  • ANGERS7
  • ANGORA7
  • ANKERS10
  • ANTARA6
  • ANTARS6
  • ANTHRO9
  • APIARY11
  • APPORT10
  • ARAARA6
  • ARBORS8
  • ARDORS7
  • ARIARY9
  • ARMERS8
  • ARMORS8
  • ARMORY11
  • ARMURE8
  • ARTERY9
  • ASHERY12
  • ASHORE9
  • ASKARI10
  • ASKERS10
  • ASPERS8
  • ASPIRE8
  • ASPORT8
  • ASSART6
  • ASSERT6
  • ASSORT6
  • ASSURE6
  • ASTARE6
  • ASTART6
  • ASTERN6
  • ASTERS6
  • ASTERT6
  • ASWARM11
  • ASWIRL9
  • ATTARS6
  • ATTIRE6
  • ATTORN6
  • AUBURN8
  • AUGERS7
  • AUGURS7
  • AUGURY10
  • AUMBRY13
  • AURORA6
  • AVIARY12
  • AVOURE9
  • AVOWRY15
  • AWEARY12
  • AWHIRL12
  • AWNERS9
  • AYWORD13
Letters by positionIn 35% of these words the 6th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. S17%
  2. D10%
  3. L10%
3rd letter
  1. T17%
  2. M8%
  3. G8%
4th letter
  1. E33%
  2. A26%
  3. O20%
6th letter
  1. S35%
  2. E15%
  3. Y14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 6 in Scrabble; ABJURE tops the list with 15. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 22 words
  2. 7 points: 11 words
  3. 88 points: 18 words
  4. 9 points: 15 words
  5. 1010 points: 14 words
  6. 11 points: 8 words
  7. 1212 points: 6 words
  8. 13 points: 6 words
  9. 1414 points: 2 words
  10. 15 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ABJURE1519All three
AVOWRY1515Collins only
AFFIRM1415All three
ADJURE1417All three
AFFORD1313All three
AKHARA1312Collins only
AMBARY1314All three
AMBERY1314All three
AUMBRY1315Collins · NWL
AYWORD1312Collins only
ADVERB1214All three
AVIARY1212All three

Lock in A at the opening and R one slot before the end: the other four letters remain open. Of the 104 tournament-dictionary entries, 22 meet the common-word cutoff. Recognizable choices such as ACTORS and ASSURE sit beside specialist vocabulary, so a pattern match is not automatically playable in every game.

At a glance: the A _ _ _ R _ pattern

  • Every match begins with A and has R in position five; positions two, three, four, and six vary.
  • S is the most common final letter, appearing in 36 matches; E finishes 16.
  • Only 3 matches end in B, compared with 6 ending in A.
  • ABJURE and AVOWRY lead the score list at 15 points apiece.

6-letter words with A as the 1st letter and R as the 5th letter

Start with familiar candidates: AFFORD, ABOARD, ACTORS, ASSURE, ADMIRE, and ABSORB. Their varied middle letters show why it pays to lock in the two known positions first, then use crossing letters to narrow the open slots.

The final letter gives you a quick filter. S appears more than twice as often as E, with ACTORS and ALTERS among the S-ending examples. AURORA shows the less frequent A ending; just 6 matches finish with that letter.

Dictionary coverage is close but not identical: Collins includes 102 matches, NWL2023 includes 76, and ENABLE includes 70. Those counts overlap, so check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry.

Across nearby lengths, the same A-and-R positions match 42 five-letter words and 133 seven-letter words. The six-letter group sits between a shorter set and a broader pool, which can help when a clue changes length.

Which matching words score most?

  • Among 6-letter words with A as the 1st letter and R as the 5th letter, ABJURE and AVOWRY tie at 15 points.
  • AFFIRM and ADJURE score 14 apiece; AFFORD scores 13.
  • J-heavy ABJURE and V-heavy AVOWRY outscore familiar AFFORD by two points.
  • Top scorers are not automatically allowed in every game; coverage differs across Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE.
  • These are word scores before board premiums, so a strong placement can change the total.

Questions people ask

How many of these six-letter words are common?
Twenty-two of the 104 matches meet the common-word cutoff. AFFORD, ABOARD, ACTORS, and ASSURE are recognizable examples, while many other entries are less familiar. For a game, prioritize crossing letters and your dictionary rather than assuming every pattern match is everyday vocabulary.
Which final letter appears most often in this pattern?
S is the most frequent ending, with 36 matches; E is next, with 16. ACTORS and ALTERS illustrate the S ending, while the full set also includes endings as uncommon as B, which appears just 3 times.
What does ABJURE score, and is it the only top scorer?
ABJURE scores 15 points, tied with AVOWRY among the listed high scorers. AFFIRM and ADJURE are close behind at 14, while AFFORD scores 13. Board premiums can raise a play's total, and your game's dictionary determines which words you can use.

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