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

Every entry places A in position five and R at the end, making the pattern ____AR. The first letter is often S: 29 matches begin that way, compared with 15 beginning with C. Familiar examples include APPEAR, DOLLAR, GUITAR and COLLAR, but only 19 matches rank as common English words.

At a glance: 6-letter words with A fifth and R sixth

• 171 tournament-dictionary entries fit the pattern; 166 appear in Collins, 118 in NWL2023 and 108 in ENABLE.
• APPEAR, DOLLAR, GUITAR and COLLAR are recognizable examples; RIZZAR leads the score ranking at 24.
• Only 19 matches are common by our frequency measure, though 134 have a definition.
• S is the most frequent first letter, with 29 matches; C follows at 15, while B and P each have 13.

Which words fit the ____AR pattern?

APPEAR and DOLLAR make good starting points when you recognize the final AR but need to recall the whole word. Other familiar options include GUITAR, COLLAR, CELLAR, PILLAR and JAGUAR. They show how varied the first four letters can be even though the ending never changes.

The less common examples include BAZAAR, CAVIAR, LUMBAR and OCULAR. That mix matters in a word game: familiar vocabulary covers only part of the set, and 19 entries count as common. The 134 defined words offer a broader pool, but a definition alone does not confirm acceptance in your game.

How can you use the pattern in a word game?

Lock in the final AR first, then test likely beginnings. S leads with 29 matches, so scanning S-words is a sensible first move; C comes next with 15. For a clue-solving puzzle, try familiar matches such as APPEAR, DOLLAR and GUITAR before reaching for rarer vocabulary.

For raw tile points, RIZZAR scores 24, JAMJAR 22 and ZAFFAR 21. Those high scorers are much less familiar than APPEAR or DOLLAR, so don't confuse a strong score with a likely everyday answer. The dictionary totals also differ: check your game's word list before relying on an obscure entry.