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

Fixing A in slot one and R in slot five narrows the search to 133 entries. The pattern holds familiar forms such as ASSURED, ALTERED, and ADMIRAL alongside less everyday tournament words. Only 18 qualify as common under our frequency measure, so a recognizable start does not guarantee an ordinary finish.

7-letter words with A first and R fifth

• There are 133 matches in at least one of the tournament dictionaries.
• Only 18 of those matches meet our common-word cutoff.
• ASSURED, ALTERED, and ADMIRAL are recognizable examples in the group.
• S is the most frequent final letter, with 44 matches; D follows with 22.

Which endings narrow the A-R pattern?

Ending in S is the strongest final-letter clue: 44 matches end in S, compared with 22 in D and 12 in R. ASSERTS ends in S, ASSURED in D, and ADMIRER in R, so each group has a familiar candidate.

Use the last slot next: S endings are about 3.7 times as common as R endings. That imbalance matters because the fixed R sits in the fifth position, not at the end; keep those two R clues separate when scanning a grid.

Several recognizable matches are past-tense forms, including ASSURED, ALTERED, ADMIRED, ANGERED, and ADHERED. If the other letters suggest a verb, test an -ED ending first; D is the second most common final letter in this pattern.

What scores and dictionary limits should you know?

APTERYX and ALFEREZ top the recorded tile scores at 19 points apiece. ALCORZA reaches 18, while ANTHRAX and ABJURED score 17 each. Those unusual high scorers are not necessarily the first words to learn: only 18 of the 133 matches count as common.

For 7-letter words with A first and R fifth, dictionary coverage varies: Collins includes 131 matches, NWL2023 has 98, and ENABLE has 90. These totals overlap, so do not add them as separate words. Check your game's word list before trying an unfamiliar entry; prioritizing common candidates such as ASSURED or ALTERED is a safer first move.