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7-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and R as the 4th letter

Seven-letter words with A third and R fourth number 355, including STARTED and QUARTER; QUARTZY leads at 28 points.

355 wordsTop pick STARTEDHighest score QUARTZY 28

64 of 355 are everyday words (18%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With A in 3rd place, R is the most common 4th letter (355 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 64 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 64 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 355

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

  • ACARIAN9
  • ACARIDS10
  • ACARINE9
  • ACAROID10
  • AGARICS10
  • AGAROSE8
  • ALARMED10
  • ALARUMS9
  • AMARANT9
  • AMARONE9
  • ANARCHS12
  • ANARCHY15
  • APAREJO16
  • ARAROBA9
  • ASARUMS9
  • ATARAXY17
  • AVARICE12
  • AWARDED12
  • AWARDEE11
  • AWARDER11
  • AWAREST10
  • AWARNED11
  • BEARCAT11
  • BEARDED11
  • BEARDIE10
  • BEARERS9
  • BEARHUG13
  • BEARING10
  • BEARISH12
  • BEARPAW14
  • BHARALS12
  • BLARING10
  • BLARNEY12
  • BLARTED10
  • BOARDED11
  • BOARDER10
  • BOARISH12
  • CHARACT14
  • CHARADE13
  • CHARETS12
  • CHARGED14
  • CHARGER13
  • CHARGES13
  • CHARIER12
  • CHARILY15
  • CHARING13
  • CHARIOT12
  • CHARISM14
  • CHARITY15
  • CHARKAS16
  • CHARKED17
  • CHARKHA19
  • CHARLEY15
  • CHARLIE12
  • CHARMED15
  • CHARMER14
  • CHARNEL12
  • CHARPAI14
  • CHARPIE14
  • CHARPOY17
  • CHARQUI21
  • CHARRED13
  • CHARROS12
  • CHARTAS12
  • CHARTED13
  • CHARTER12
  • CHARVER15
  • CLARAIN9
  • CLARETS9
  • CLARIES9
  • CLARIFY15
  • CLARINI9
  • CLARINO9
  • CLARION9
  • CLARITY12
  • CLARKIA13
  • CLAROES9
  • CLARTED10
  • COARSEN9
  • COARSER9
  • CSARDAS10
  • CZARDAS19
  • CZARDOM21
  • CZARINA18
  • CZARISM20
  • CZARIST18
  • DEAREST8
  • DEARIES8
  • DEARING9
  • DEARNLY11
  • DEARTHS11
  • DHARMAS13
  • DHARMIC15
  • DHARNAS11
  • DIARCHY16
  • DIARIAL8
  • DIARIAN8
  • DIARIES8
  • DIARISE8
  • DIARIST8
  • DIARIZE17
  • DUARCHY16
  • DWARFED15
  • DWARFER14
  • DWARVES14
  • DYARCHY19
  • ECARTES9
  • ENARMED10
  • EPARCHS14
  • EPARCHY17
  • EXARATE14
  • EXARCHS19
  • EXARCHY22
  • FEARERS10
  • FEARFUL13
  • FEARING11
  • FLAREUP12
  • FLARIER10
  • FLARING11
  • GEARBOX17
  • GEARING9
  • GHARIAL11
  • GHARRIS11
  • GIARDIA9
  • GLAREAL8
  • GLARIER8
  • GLARING9
  • GNARLED9
  • GNARRED9
  • GUARANA8
  • GUARANI8
  • GUARDED10
  • GUARDEE9
  • GUARDER9
  • GUARISH11
  • HEARERS10
  • HEARING11
  • HEARKEN14
  • HEARSAY13
  • HEARSED11
  • HEARSES10
  • HEARTED11
  • HEARTEN10
  • HEARTHS13
  • HEARTLY13
  • HOARDED12
  • HOARDER11
  • HOARIER10
  • HOARILY13
  • HOARING11
  • HOARSEN10
  • HOARSER10
  • IGARAPE10
  • IMARETS9
  • INARMED10
  • KHARIFS17
  • KNARRED12
  • LEARIER7
  • LEARING8
  • LEARNED8
  • LEARNER7
  • MEARING10
  • NAARTJE14
  • NEAREST7
  • NEARING8
  • NEARISH10
  • NGARARA8
  • OCARINA9
  • ORARIAN7
  • ORARION7
  • ORARIUM9
  • OTARIES7
  • OTARINE7
  • OVARIAL10
  • OVARIAN10
  • OVARIES10
  • PEARCED12
  • PEARCES11
  • PEARLED10
  • PEARLER9
  • PEARLIN9
  • PEARTER9
  • PEARTLY12
  • PHARAOH15
  • PHARMAS14
  • PHARMER14
  • PHARYNX22
  • PIARIST9
  • PTARMIC13
  • QUAREST16
  • QUARREL16
  • QUARTAN16
  • QUARTER16
  • QUARTES16
  • QUARTET16
  • QUARTIC18
  • QUARTOS16
  • QUARTZY28
  • REARERS7
  • REARGUE8
  • REARING8
  • REARISE7
  • REARMED10
  • REAROSE7
  • ROARERS7
  • ROARIER7
  • ROARING8
  • SCARABS11
  • SCARCER11
  • SCARERS9
  • SCARFED13
  • SCARFER12
  • SCARIER9
  • SCARIFY15
  • SCARILY12
  • SCARING10
  • SCARLET9
  • SCARPAS11
  • SCARPED12
  • SCARPER11
  • SCARPHS14
  • SCARRED10
  • SCARRES9
  • SCARTED10
  • SCARTHS12
  • SCARVED13
  • SCARVES12
  • SEARATS7
  • SEARCED10
  • SEARCES9
  • SEAREST7
  • SEARING8
  • SHARDED12
  • SHARERS10
  • SHARIAH13
  • SHARIAS10
  • SHARIAT10
  • SHARIFS13
  • SHARING11
  • SHARKED15
  • SHARKER14
  • SHARPED13
  • SHARPEN12
  • SHARPER12
  • SHARPIE12
  • SHARPLY15
  • SHARTED11
  • SKARTHS14
  • SLARTED8
  • SMARAGD11
  • SMARMED12
  • SMARTED10
  • SMARTEN9
  • SMARTER9
  • SMARTIE9
  • SMARTLY12
  • SNARERS7
  • SNARFED11
  • SNARFLE10
  • SNARIER7
  • SNARING8
  • SNARKED12
  • SNARLED8
  • SNARLER7
  • SNARRED8
  • SOARERS7
  • SOARING8
  • SPARELY12
  • SPARERS9
  • SPAREST9
  • SPARGED11
  • SPARGER10
  • SPARGES10
  • SPARIDS10
  • SPARING10
  • SPARKED14
  • SPARKER13
  • SPARKES13
  • SPARKIE13
  • SPARKLE13
  • SPARKLY16
  • SPAROID10
  • SPARRED10
  • SPARRER9
  • SPARRES9
  • SPARROW12
  • SPARSER9
  • SPARTAN9
  • SPARTHE12
  • SPARTHS12
  • STARCHY15
  • STARDOM10
  • STARERS7
  • STARETS7
  • STARETZ16
  • STARING8
  • STARKED12
  • STARKEN11
  • STARKER11
  • STARKLY14
  • STARLET7
  • STARLIT7
  • STARNED8
  • STARNIE7
  • STARRED8
  • STARTED8
  • STARTER7
  • STARTLE7
  • STARTLY10
  • STARTSY10
  • STARTUP9
  • STARVED11
  • STARVER10
  • STARVES10
  • SWARDED12
  • SWARFED14
  • SWARMED13
  • SWARMER12
  • SWARTHS13
  • SWARTHY16
  • SWARVED14
  • SWARVES13
  • TEARERS7
  • TEARFUL10
  • TEARGAS8
  • TEARIER7
  • TEARILY10
  • TEARING8
  • TEAROOM9
  • TIARAED8
  • TSARDOM10
  • TSARINA7
  • TSARISM9
  • TSARIST7
  • TZARDOM19
  • TZARINA16
  • TZARISM18
  • TZARIST16
  • UNARMED10
  • WEARERS10
  • WEARIED11
  • WEARIER10
  • WEARIES10
  • WEARILY13
  • WEARING11
  • WEARISH13
  • WHARFED17
  • WHARFIE16
  • WHARVES16
  • YEARDED12
  • YEAREND11
  • YEARNED11
  • YEARNER10
  • ZOARIAL16
  • ZOARIUM18
Letters by positionIn 40% of these words the 6th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. S32%
  2. C14%
  3. A6%
2nd letter
  1. E20%
  2. H17%
  3. T8%
5th letter
  1. I27%
  2. T12%
  3. E8%
6th letter
  1. E40%
  2. N11%
  3. A8%
7th letter
  1. S20%
  2. D18%
  3. R12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; QUARTZY tops the list with 28. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 29 words
  2. 8 points: 32 words
  3. 99 points: 50 words
  4. 10 points: 59 words
  5. 1111 points: 36 words
  6. 12 points: 41 words
  7. 1313 points: 29 words
  8. 14 points: 22 words
  9. 1515 points: 14 words
  10. 16 points: 19 words
  11. 1717 points: 8 words
  12. 18 points: 5 words
  13. 1919 points: 5 words
  14. 20 points: 1 words
  15. 2121 points: 2 words
  16. 22 points: 2 words
  17. 2323 points: 0 words
  18. 24 points: 0 words
  19. 2525 points: 0 words
  20. 26 points: 0 words
  21. 2727 points: 0 words
  22. 28 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
QUARTZY2828Collins only
PHARYNX2222All three
EXARCHY2221All three
CHARQUI2122All three
CZARDOM2123All three
CZARISM2022All three
CHARKHA1918All three
CZARDAS1920All three
EXARCHS1919All three
DYARCHY1917All three
TZARDOM1920All three
CZARIST1819All three

This is the broadest pattern in the set, with 355 matches and 64 common-frequency words. STARTED, LEARNED, WEARING, HEARING, and QUARTER show how much familiar vocabulary fits the fixed AR. S begins 115 matches, more than twice C’s 49, giving the large list a clear starting-letter skew.

Seven-letter words with A third and R fourth

  • 355 words match the AR middle pair.
  • S starts 115, while C starts 49.
  • QUARTZY leads scoring at 28 points.
  • S and D are the two most common endings, at 72 and 65.

Which familiar words fit the AR pair?

STARTED, LEARNED, WEARING, HEARING, CHARGES, SHARING, and CHARTER are easy anchors. The same positions also produce QUARTER, CHARITY, CLARITY, and STARTUP. These examples span several endings and word shapes, so use the fixed pair to filter candidates rather than treating AR as a suffix clue.

S is the most common first letter by a wide margin: 115 words start that way, compared with 49 beginning C. A comes third at 22, followed by D at 20. If your first tile is S, the list opens up quickly; a less common initial still has options such as QUARTER and AWARDED.

A broad list needs a fast filter. Start with the two fixed middle letters, then use the first tile: the 115 S-starting options create a much larger branch than any other initial, while common anchors keep the scan manageable.

How do scores and endings vary?

Tip

Keep S and D available as final-letter hypotheses: together they close 137 matches, but the remaining endings still cover a broad set.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have A third and R fourth?
There are 355 matches with AR in positions three and four. STARTED, LEARNED, QUARTER, CHARTER, and CLARITY are familiar examples among a broad mix of endings.
Which word scores highest in this pattern?
QUARTZY leads at 28 points. PHARYNX and EXARCHY score 22, followed by CHARQUI and CZARDOM at 21. These high totals come from less familiar words; recognizable examples such as STARTED are easier to spot.
What is the most common starting letter?
S leads with 115 matches, followed by C with 49. A starts 22 and D starts 20. STARTED, SHARING, and SMARTER show the large S-starting group.

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