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

There are 262 6-letter words with A fourth and R fifth, including SQUARE, REWARD, and HAZARD.

262 wordsTop pick SQUAREHighest score IZZARD 25

33 of 262 are everyday words (13%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With A in 4th place, N is the most common 5th letter (271 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 33 · most-used first

Showing the top 32 of 33 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 262

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

  • ABEARS8
  • ABOARD9
  • ADWARD11
  • ADWARE10
  • AFEARD10
  • AFEARS9
  • AGLARE7
  • AKHARA13
  • ALTARS6
  • ALVARS9
  • AMBARI10
  • AMBARY13
  • ANEARS6
  • ANGARY10
  • ANTARA6
  • ANTARS6
  • APIARY11
  • ARAARA6
  • ARIARY9
  • ASKARI10
  • ASSART6
  • ASTARE6
  • ASTART6
  • ASWARM11
  • ATTARS6
  • AVIARY12
  • AWEARY12
  • BATARD9
  • BAYARD12
  • BAZARS17
  • BEGARS9
  • BELARS8
  • BEWARE11
  • BICARB12
  • BINARY11
  • BLEARS8
  • BLEARY11
  • BOGART9
  • BOYARD12
  • BOYARS11
  • BREARE8
  • BRIARD9
  • BRIARS8
  • BRIARY11
  • CAFARD12
  • CANARD9
  • CANARY11
  • CEDARN9
  • CEDARS9
  • CEDARY12
  • CIGARS9
  • CIMARS10
  • CLEARS8
  • COMARB12
  • COMART10
  • COVARY14
  • COWARD12
  • CURARA8
  • CURARE8
  • CURARI8
  • CYMARS13
  • DAMARS9
  • DATARY10
  • DEBARK13
  • DEBARS9
  • DECARB11
  • DECARE9
  • DEKARE11
  • DEMARK13
  • DENARI7
  • DENARS7
  • DENARY10
  • DEPART9
  • DEWARS10
  • DINARS7
  • DISARM9
  • DONARY10
  • DOTARD8
  • DOUARS7
  • DOWARS10
  • DREARE7
  • DREARS7
  • DREARY10
  • ECHARD12
  • EGGARS8
  • EMBARK14
  • EMBARS10
  • EMPARE10
  • EMPARL10
  • EMPART10
  • ENDART7
  • ENLARD7
  • ESCARP10
  • ESCARS8
  • ESKARS10
  • FANART9
  • FEGARY13
  • FEUARS9
  • FRIARS9
  • FRIARY12
  • GAZARS16
  • GULARS7
  • HAKARI13
  • HAZARD19
  • HEGARI10
  • HEPARS11
  • HOLARD10
  • HORARY12
  • IFTARS9
  • IGNARO7
  • IMBARK14
  • IMBARS10
  • IMPARK14
  • IMPARL10
  • IMPART10
  • INDART7
  • INFARE9
  • INVARS9
  • INWARD10
  • IZZARD25
  • JACARE15
  • JAWARI16
  • JOWARI16
  • JOWARS16
  • JUMARS15
  • JUMART15
  • KABARS12
  • KEBARS12
  • KESARS10
  • KINARA10
  • KORARI10
  • KOTARE10
  • KUMARA12
  • KUMARI12
  • LABARA8
  • LAHARS9
  • LAZARS15
  • LEEARS6
  • LIDARS7
  • LIZARD16
  • LUNARS6
  • LUNARY9
  • MAKARS12
  • MALARS8
  • MARARI8
  • MAZARD18
  • MEGARA9
  • MINARS8
  • MOLARS8
  • MUSARS8
  • MYLARS11
  • NAGARI7
  • NASARD7
  • NAVARS9
  • NONART6
  • NONARY9
  • NOTARY9
  • ONWARD10
  • OSCARS8
  • OTTARS6
  • OURARI6
  • OXCART15
  • PANARY11
  • PETARA8
  • PETARD9
  • PETARS8
  • PETARY11
  • PICARA10
  • PICARO10
  • PITARA8
  • POLARS8
  • PREARM10
  • PYGARG13
  • RADARS7
  • RAWARU9
  • REBARS8
  • REEARN6
  • REGARD8
  • REGARS7
  • REMARK12
  • REPARK12
  • RETARD7
  • REWARD10
  • REWARM11
  • RITARD7
  • RIZARD16
  • ROSARY9
  • ROTARY9
  • SAFARI9
  • SALARY9
  • SAMARA8
  • SATARA6
  • SEGARS7
  • SENARY9
  • SEWARS9
  • SHEARS9
  • SIMARS8
  • SITARS6
  • SIZARS15
  • SKEARS10
  • SKEARY13
  • SMEARS8
  • SMEARY11
  • SOFARS9
  • SOLARS6
  • SONARS6
  • SOUARI6
  • SOWARS9
  • SPEARS8
  • SPEARY11
  • SQUARE15
  • SQUARK19
  • STEARD7
  • STEARE6
  • STEARS6
  • SUDARY10
  • SUGARS7
  • SUGARY10
  • SWEARD10
  • SWEARS9
  • SYMARS11
  • TABARD9
  • TALARS6
  • TAMARA8
  • TAMARI8
  • TASARS6
  • TATARS6
  • TELARY9
  • TEWART9
  • THWART12
  • TOLARS6
  • TOOART6
  • TOTARA6
  • TOWARD10
  • UAKARI10
  • ULNARE6
  • UNBARE8
  • UNBARK12
  • UNBARS8
  • UNCART8
  • UNMARD9
  • UNWARE9
  • UNWARY12
  • UPDART9
  • UPWARD12
  • USWARD10
  • VAGARY13
  • VAWARD13
  • VELARS9
  • VICARS11
  • VICARY14
  • VIHARA12
  • VISARD10
  • VIVARY15
  • VIZARD19
  • VOLARY12
  • VOTARY12
  • WEYARD13
  • WHEARE12
  • WISARD10
  • WIZARD19
  • ZONARY18
Letters by positionIn 33% of these words the 6th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S13%
  2. A10%
  3. D8%
2nd letter
  1. E17%
  2. A16%
  3. O14%
3rd letter
  1. E11%
  2. T10%
  3. W10%
6th letter
  1. S33%
  2. Y16%
  3. D15%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; IZZARD tops the list with 25. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 29 words
  2. 7 points: 22 words
  3. 88 points: 34 words
  4. 9 points: 48 words
  5. 1010 points: 43 words
  6. 11 points: 20 words
  7. 1212 points: 27 words
  8. 13 points: 12 words
  9. 1414 points: 5 words
  10. 15 points: 8 words
  11. 1616 points: 6 words
  12. 17 points: 1 words
  13. 1818 points: 2 words
  14. 19 points: 4 words
  15. 2020 points: 0 words
  16. 21 points: 0 words
  17. 2222 points: 0 words
  18. 23 points: 0 words
  19. 2424 points: 0 words
  20. 25 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
IZZARD2525All three
HAZARD1918All three
WIZARD1919All three
VIZARD1920All three
SQUARK1920Collins · NWL
MAZARD1819All three
ZONARY1818All three
BAZARS1718All three
LIZARD1617All three
RIZARD1616Collins only
GAZARS1617All three
JOWARS1618All three

The matches range from familiar words such as SQUARE, REWARD, and SALARY to less common plays such as WIZARD and SQUARK. Just 33 are classed as common. S is the most frequent first letter, with 33 words, while A follows at 27; the fixed pair narrows the pattern, but the other four slots leave plenty of room for crossing clues.

The pattern at a glance

  • Exactly 262 tournament-dictionary words place A fourth and R fifth.
  • Collins has 258 matches, compared with 176 in NWL2023 and 152 in ENABLE.
  • Only 33 matches rank among the commonest English words.
  • S begins 33 matches, ahead of A at 27 and D at 22.
  • Final S occurs 86 times; Y and D follow with 41 and 40.

Which words fit the A-R pattern?

Start with familiar examples: SQUARE, TOWARD, REGARD, SALARY, REWARD, and ABOARD all place A and R in the required slots. HAZARD, BINARY, and WIZARD show how different the first three letters can be while that pair stays fixed.

For a crossing-letter solve, check the final letter early: 86 matches end in S, compared with 41 ending in Y and 40 in D. SPEARS, CLEARS, and SUGARS suit an S ending; CANARY, ROTARY, and UPWARD give you options when Y is the final clue.

How do the top-scoring matches compare?

IZZARD scores 25, the highest listed Scrabble value among these matches. HAZARD, WIZARD, VIZARD, and SQUARK each score 19, while MAZARD and ZONARY score 18. Even the familiar LIZARD scores 16, so a less familiar candidate can beat a word you recognize.

With Z on your rack, IZZARD is the 25-point target; with H or W, HAZARD or WIZARD score 19. SQUARK also reaches 19, making it worth considering when its letters fit. Familiarity alone is a poor way to rank these plays.

The 262-word total does not mean every match is accepted in every ruleset. Collins has 258 entries, while NWL2023 has 176, so dictionary coverage differs between games. Check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar candidate such as VIZARD or MAZARD.

Questions people ask

Which starting letter appears most often in this pattern?
S is the most common starting letter, with 33 matches. A comes next with 27, followed by D with 22. When your first letter is still unknown, S gives you the largest starting group to test against the remaining crossing clues.
What is the highest-scoring six-letter match?
IZZARD has the highest listed Scrabble score at 25 points. HAZARD, WIZARD, VIZARD, and SQUARK each score 19. Those values put IZZARD well ahead of familiar candidates such as LIZARD, which scores 16.
Do all 262 words appear in every tournament dictionary?
No, the dictionaries have different coverage. Collins includes 258 matches, NWL2023 has 176, and ENABLE has 152. A word’s presence in one list does not guarantee acceptance in another, so check the rules for your game before playing an unfamiliar entry.

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