12 Letter Words Ending in R
There are 307 12-letter English words that end in R, ranging alphabetically from ACCLIMATIZER to YELLOWHAMMER. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: KATZENJAMMER (36), EXTEMPORIZER (32), METHOXYCHLOR (32). Roughly 0% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
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B
C
- CABINETMAKER22 pts
- CALLIGRAPHER20 pts
- CANDLEHOLDER19 pts
- CARILLONNEUR14 pts
- CARPETBAGGER20 pts
- CARTOGRAPHER20 pts
- CHEESEBURGER20 pts
- CHIROGRAPHER23 pts
- CHIROPRACTOR21 pts
- CHOROGRAPHER23 pts
- CHROMOCENTER21 pts
- CIRCUMCENTER20 pts
- COCURRICULAR18 pts
- CODISCOVERER20 pts
- COLLABORATOR16 pts
- COMMEMORATOR20 pts
- COMMISSIONER18 pts
- COMMUNICATOR20 pts
- CONCENTRATOR16 pts
- CONCESSIONER16 pts
- CONFABULATOR19 pts
- CONFECTIONER19 pts
- CONQUISTADOR24 pts
- CONSOLIDATOR15 pts
- CONTAMINATOR16 pts
- CONTEMPLATOR18 pts
- CONTRADICTOR17 pts
- CONTROVERTER17 pts
- CONVENTICLER19 pts
- COPROPRIETOR18 pts
- CORESEARCHER19 pts
- CORROBORATOR16 pts
- COSMOGRAPHER22 pts
- COSTERMONGER17 pts
- COUNTENANCER16 pts
- COUNTEROFFER20 pts
- COUNTERORDER15 pts
- COUNTERPOWER19 pts
- COUNTERTENOR14 pts
- CRYSTALLIZER26 pts
- CUCKOOFLOWER26 pts
D
- DECARBONIZER26 pts
- DECORTICATOR17 pts
- DEHUMIDIFIER22 pts
- DEMAGNETIZER25 pts
- DEMOCRATIZER26 pts
- DEMONSTRATOR15 pts
- DENSITOMETER15 pts
- DEPROGRAMMER20 pts
- DESENSITIZER22 pts
- DETERMINATOR15 pts
- DIASTEREOMER15 pts
- DISCOGRAPHER21 pts
- DISENCHANTER18 pts
- DISPOSSESSOR15 pts
- DISSEMINATOR15 pts
- DISSIMULATOR15 pts
- DIVERTICULAR18 pts
- DOPPELGANGER19 pts
- DOUBLEHEADER19 pts
E
- EAVESDROPPER20 pts
- ELECTROMETER16 pts
- ELECTROTYPER19 pts
- ENCUMBRANCER20 pts
- ENTREPRENEUR14 pts
- EPICUTICULAR18 pts
- EQUILIBRATOR23 pts
- ETHNOGRAPHER21 pts
- EXHIBITIONER24 pts
- EXPERIMENTER23 pts
- EXPROPRIATOR23 pts
- EXTEMPORIZER32 pts
- EXTENSOMETER21 pts
- EXTERMINATOR21 pts
- EXTEROCEPTOR23 pts
- EXTINGUISHER23 pts
- EXTRANUCLEAR21 pts
- EXTRAPOLATOR21 pts
F
G
H
- HAGIOGRAPHER22 pts
- HAIRSPLITTER17 pts
- HALLUCINATOR17 pts
- HANDICRAFTER21 pts
- HARBORMASTER19 pts
- HARQUEBUSIER26 pts
- HASENPFEFFER26 pts
- HEADSHRINKER23 pts
- HEARTBREAKER21 pts
- HOLIDAYMAKER25 pts
- HOMESCHOOLER22 pts
- HONEYCREEPER22 pts
- HORSEWHIPPER25 pts
- HOUSEBREAKER21 pts
- HOUSEPAINTER17 pts
- HYDROCRACKER27 pts
- HYDROGRAPHER25 pts
- HYPERREACTOR22 pts
- HYPOTHECATOR25 pts
I
- ICONOGRAPHER20 pts
- IMMORTALIZER25 pts
- IMPERSONATOR16 pts
- IMPOVERISHER22 pts
- IMPROVISATOR19 pts
- INCLINOMETER16 pts
- INCORPORATOR16 pts
- INFUNDIBULAR18 pts
- INTERCHANGER18 pts
- INTERCLUSTER14 pts
- INTERLAMINAR14 pts
- INTERLOBULAR14 pts
- INTERLOCUTOR14 pts
- INTERMEDDLER16 pts
- INTERNUCLEAR14 pts
- INTEROCEPTOR16 pts
- INTERPLEADER15 pts
- INTERPOLATOR14 pts
- INTERROGATOR13 pts
- INTERSTELLAR12 pts
- INTRAPRENEUR14 pts
- INVESTIGATOR16 pts
K
L
M
- MACRONUCLEAR18 pts
- MAGNETOMETER17 pts
- MANSLAUGHTER18 pts
- MANUFACTURER19 pts
- MASTERSINGER15 pts
- MATERIALIZER23 pts
- MERCHANDISER20 pts
- METHOXYCHLOR32 pts
- MICROMANAGER19 pts
- MICROTUBULAR18 pts
- MINICOMPUTER20 pts
- MISCONCEIVER21 pts
- MOLLYCODDLER21 pts
- MOTHERFUCKER26 pts
- MOUTHBREEDER20 pts
- MULTINUCLEAR16 pts
- MYOFIBRILLAR22 pts
- MYTHOGRAPHER26 pts
- MYTHOLOGIZER30 pts
N
O
P
- PALEOGRAPHER20 pts
- PARTICIPATOR18 pts
- PASQUEFLOWER29 pts
- PENETROMETER16 pts
- PERAMBULATOR18 pts
- PETROGRAPHER20 pts
- PHONOGRAPHER23 pts
- PHOTOGRAPHER23 pts
- PHOTONUCLEAR19 pts
- PHOTOPOLYMER24 pts
- PHRASEMONGER20 pts
- POLICYHOLDER23 pts
- PONTIFICATOR19 pts
- PORNOGRAPHER20 pts
- PRACTITIONER16 pts
- PRALLTRILLER14 pts
- PREAMPLIFIER21 pts
- PRECIPITATOR18 pts
- PREMEDITATOR17 pts
- PREPROCESSOR18 pts
- PRESLAUGHTER18 pts
- PREVARICATOR19 pts
- PRIMOGENITOR17 pts
- PRIZEFIGHTER30 pts
- PROSELYTIZER26 pts
- PSYCHROMETER24 pts
Q
R
S
- SCENESHIFTER20 pts
- SCENOGRAPHER20 pts
- SCHOOLMASTER19 pts
- SCHUSSBOOMER21 pts
- SCINTILLATOR14 pts
- SCREENWRITER17 pts
- SCRIMSHANDER20 pts
- SCRIPTWRITER19 pts
- SEMICIRCULAR18 pts
- SEMIDIAMETER17 pts
- SENSITOMETER14 pts
- SENSORIMOTOR14 pts
- SHARECROPPER21 pts
- SHARPSHOOTER20 pts
- SHEEPSHEARER20 pts
- SHELLCRACKER23 pts
- SHORTCHANGER21 pts
- SKATEBOARDER19 pts
- SKELETONIZER25 pts
- SLEDGEHAMMER21 pts
- SNOLLYGOSTER16 pts
- SOLILOQUIZER30 pts
- SPECTROMETER18 pts
- SPEECHWRITER22 pts
- SPORTSCASTER16 pts
- SPORTSWRITER17 pts
- STENOGRAPHER18 pts
- STEPDAUGHTER19 pts
- STEREOISOMER14 pts
- STICKHANDLER22 pts
- STOCKBREEDER21 pts
- STRAIGHTENER16 pts
- STREETWALKER19 pts
- STRENGTHENER16 pts
- SUBORBICULAR18 pts
- SUBORDINATOR15 pts
- SUPERCARRIER16 pts
- SUPERCHARGER20 pts
- SUPERCLUSTER16 pts
- SUPPLEMENTER18 pts
- SURREJOINDER20 pts
- SWASHBUCKLER26 pts
- SYNCHRONIZER29 pts
- SYSTEMATIZER26 pts
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Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | katzenjammer | 36 | 41 |
| 2 | extemporizer | 32 | 34 |
| 3 | methoxychlor | 32 | 32 |
| 4 | soliloquizer | 30 | 33 |
| 5 | tranquilizer | 30 | 33 |
| 6 | mythologizer | 30 | 31 |
| 7 | prizefighter | 30 | 31 |
| 8 | pasqueflower | 29 | 32 |
| 9 | synchronizer | 29 | 30 |
| 10 | alphabetizer | 28 | 30 |
FAQs
How many 12-letter words end in R?
307 valid 12-letter English words end in R in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).