4 Letter Words Containing R
There are 819 4-letter English words that contain R, from ABRI to ZORI. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: RAZZ (22), ZERK (17), FRIZ (16). Roughly 13% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
A
- ABRI6 pts
- ACRE6 pts
- AERO4 pts
- AERY7 pts
- AFAR7 pts
- AGAR5 pts
- AGER5 pts
- AIRN4 pts
- AIRS4 pts
- AIRT4 pts
- AIRY7 pts
- AJAR11 pts
- ALAR4 pts
- AMIR6 pts
- APER6 pts
- ARAK8 pts
- ARBS6 pts
- ARCH9 pts
- ARCO6 pts
- ARCS6 pts
- AREA4 pts
- ARES4 pts
- ARFS7 pts
- ARIA4 pts
- ARID5 pts
- ARIL4 pts
- ARKS8 pts
- ARMS6 pts
- ARMY9 pts
- ARSE4 pts
- ARTS4 pts
- ARTY7 pts
- ARUM6 pts
- ARVO7 pts
- ARYL7 pts
- AURA4 pts
- AVER7 pts
- AWRY10 pts
B
- BARB8 pts
- BARD7 pts
- BARE6 pts
- BARF9 pts
- BARK10 pts
- BARM8 pts
- BARN6 pts
- BARS6 pts
- BEAR6 pts
- BEER6 pts
- BERG7 pts
- BERM8 pts
- BIER6 pts
- BIRD7 pts
- BIRK10 pts
- BIRL6 pts
- BIRR6 pts
- BLUR6 pts
- BOAR6 pts
- BOOR6 pts
- BORA6 pts
- BORE6 pts
- BORN6 pts
- BORT6 pts
- BRAD7 pts
- BRAE6 pts
- BRAG7 pts
- BRAN6 pts
- BRAS6 pts
- BRAT6 pts
- BRAW9 pts
- BRAY9 pts
- BRED7 pts
- BREE6 pts
- BREN6 pts
- BREW9 pts
- BRIE6 pts
- BRIG7 pts
- BRIM8 pts
- BRIN6 pts
- BRIO6 pts
- BRIS6 pts
- BRIT6 pts
- BROO6 pts
- BROS6 pts
- BROW9 pts
- BRRR6 pts
- BRUT6 pts
- BUHR9 pts
- BURA6 pts
- BURD7 pts
- BURG7 pts
- BURL6 pts
- BURN6 pts
- BURP8 pts
- BURR6 pts
- BURS6 pts
- BURY9 pts
- BYRE9 pts
- BYRL9 pts
C
- CARB8 pts
- CARD7 pts
- CARE6 pts
- CARK10 pts
- CARL6 pts
- CARN6 pts
- CARP8 pts
- CARR6 pts
- CARS6 pts
- CART6 pts
- CERE6 pts
- CERO6 pts
- CHAR9 pts
- CIRE6 pts
- COIR6 pts
- CORD7 pts
- CORE6 pts
- CORF9 pts
- CORK10 pts
- CORM8 pts
- CORN6 pts
- CORY9 pts
- CRAB8 pts
- CRAG7 pts
- CRAM8 pts
- CRAP8 pts
- CRAW9 pts
- CREW9 pts
- CRIB8 pts
- CRIS6 pts
- CROC8 pts
- CROP8 pts
- CROW9 pts
- CRUD7 pts
- CRUS6 pts
- CRUX13 pts
- CURB8 pts
- CURD7 pts
- CURE6 pts
- CURF9 pts
- CURL6 pts
- CURN6 pts
- CURR6 pts
- CURS6 pts
- CURT6 pts
- CZAR15 pts
D
- DARB7 pts
- DARE5 pts
- DARK9 pts
- DARN5 pts
- DART5 pts
- DEAR5 pts
- DEER5 pts
- DERE5 pts
- DERM7 pts
- DIRE5 pts
- DIRK9 pts
- DIRL5 pts
- DIRT5 pts
- DOER5 pts
- DOOR5 pts
- DORE5 pts
- DORK9 pts
- DORM7 pts
- DORP7 pts
- DORR5 pts
- DORS5 pts
- DORY8 pts
- DOUR5 pts
- DRAB7 pts
- DRAG6 pts
- DRAM7 pts
- DRAT5 pts
- DRAW8 pts
- DRAY8 pts
- DREE5 pts
- DREG6 pts
- DREK9 pts
- DREW8 pts
- DRIB7 pts
- DRIP7 pts
- DROP7 pts
- DRUB7 pts
- DRUG6 pts
- DRUM7 pts
- DRYS8 pts
- DURA5 pts
- DURE5 pts
- DURN5 pts
- DURO5 pts
- DURR5 pts
- DYER8 pts
E
F
- FAIR7 pts
- FARD8 pts
- FARE7 pts
- FARL7 pts
- FARM9 pts
- FARO7 pts
- FART7 pts
- FEAR7 pts
- FERE7 pts
- FERN7 pts
- FIAR7 pts
- FIRE7 pts
- FIRM9 pts
- FIRN7 pts
- FIRS7 pts
- FORA7 pts
- FORB9 pts
- FORD8 pts
- FORE7 pts
- FORK11 pts
- FORM9 pts
- FORT7 pts
- FOUR7 pts
- FRAE7 pts
- FRAG8 pts
- FRAP9 pts
- FRAT7 pts
- FRAY10 pts
- FREE7 pts
- FRET7 pts
- FRIG8 pts
- FRIT7 pts
- FRIZ16 pts
- FROE7 pts
- FROG8 pts
- FROM9 pts
- FROW10 pts
- FRUG8 pts
- FURL7 pts
- FURS7 pts
- FURY10 pts
G
- GARB7 pts
- GARS5 pts
- GAUR5 pts
- GEAR5 pts
- GERM7 pts
- GIRD6 pts
- GIRL5 pts
- GIRN5 pts
- GIRO5 pts
- GIRT5 pts
- GNAR5 pts
- GOER5 pts
- GORE5 pts
- GORP7 pts
- GORY8 pts
- GRAB7 pts
- GRAD6 pts
- GRAM7 pts
- GRAN5 pts
- GRAT5 pts
- GRAY8 pts
- GREE5 pts
- GREW8 pts
- GREY8 pts
- GRID6 pts
- GRIG6 pts
- GRIM7 pts
- GRIN5 pts
- GRIP7 pts
- GRIT5 pts
- GROG6 pts
- GROT5 pts
- GROW8 pts
- GRUB7 pts
- GRUE5 pts
- GRUM7 pts
- GUAR5 pts
- GURU5 pts
- GYRE8 pts
- GYRI8 pts
- GYRO8 pts
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- PAIR6 pts
- PARA6 pts
- PARD7 pts
- PARE6 pts
- PARK10 pts
- PARR6 pts
- PARS6 pts
- PART6 pts
- PEAR6 pts
- PEER6 pts
- PERI6 pts
- PERK10 pts
- PERM8 pts
- PERT6 pts
- PIER6 pts
- PIRN6 pts
- POOR6 pts
- PORE6 pts
- PORK10 pts
- PORN6 pts
- PORT6 pts
- POUR6 pts
- PRAM8 pts
- PRAO6 pts
- PRAT6 pts
- PRAU6 pts
- PRAY9 pts
- PREE6 pts
- PREP8 pts
- PREX13 pts
- PREY9 pts
- PREZ15 pts
- PRIG7 pts
- PRIM8 pts
- PROA6 pts
- PROD7 pts
- PROF9 pts
- PROG7 pts
- PROM8 pts
- PROP8 pts
- PROS6 pts
- PROW9 pts
- PURE6 pts
- PURI6 pts
- PURL6 pts
- PURR6 pts
- PURS6 pts
- PYRE9 pts
R
- RACE6 pts
- RACK10 pts
- RACY9 pts
- RADS5 pts
- RAFF10 pts
- RAFT7 pts
- RAGA5 pts
- RAGE5 pts
- RAGI5 pts
- RAGS5 pts
- RAIA4 pts
- RAID5 pts
- RAIL4 pts
- RAIN4 pts
- RAJA11 pts
- RAKE8 pts
- RAKI8 pts
- RALE4 pts
- RAMI6 pts
- RAMP8 pts
- RAMS6 pts
- RAND5 pts
- RANG5 pts
- RANI4 pts
- RANK8 pts
- RANT4 pts
- RAPE6 pts
- RAPS6 pts
- RAPT6 pts
- RARE4 pts
- RASE4 pts
- RASH7 pts
- RASP6 pts
- RATE4 pts
- RATH7 pts
- RATO4 pts
- RATS4 pts
- RAVE7 pts
- RAWS7 pts
- RAYA7 pts
- RAYS7 pts
- RAZE13 pts
- RAZZ22 pts
- READ5 pts
- REAL4 pts
- REAM6 pts
- REAP6 pts
- REAR4 pts
- REBS6 pts
- RECK10 pts
- RECS6 pts
- REDD6 pts
- REDE5 pts
- REDO5 pts
- REDS5 pts
- REED5 pts
- REEF7 pts
- REEK8 pts
- REEL4 pts
- REES4 pts
- REFS7 pts
- REFT7 pts
- REGS5 pts
- REIF7 pts
- REIN4 pts
- REIS4 pts
- RELY7 pts
- REMS6 pts
- REND5 pts
- RENT4 pts
- REPO6 pts
- REPP8 pts
- REPS6 pts
- RESH7 pts
- REST4 pts
- RETE4 pts
- RETS4 pts
- REVS7 pts
- RHEA7 pts
- RHOS7 pts
- RHUS7 pts
- RIAL4 pts
- RIAS4 pts
- RIBS6 pts
- RICE6 pts
- RICH9 pts
- RICK10 pts
- RIDE5 pts
- RIDS5 pts
- RIEL4 pts
- RIFE7 pts
- RIFF10 pts
- RIFS7 pts
- RIFT7 pts
- RIGS5 pts
- RILE4 pts
- RILL4 pts
- RIME6 pts
- RIMS6 pts
- RIMY9 pts
- RIND5 pts
- RING5 pts
- RINK8 pts
- RINS4 pts
- RIOT4 pts
- RIPE6 pts
- RIPS6 pts
- RISE4 pts
- RISK8 pts
- RITE4 pts
- RITZ13 pts
- RIVE7 pts
- ROAD5 pts
- ROAM6 pts
- ROAN4 pts
- ROAR4 pts
- ROBE6 pts
- ROBS6 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Showing the first 600 of 819 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.
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 | razz | 22 | 22 |
| 2 | zerk | 17 | 17 |
| 3 | friz | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | zarf | 16 | 16 |
| 5 | jerk | 15 | 17 |
| 6 | czar | 15 | 16 |
| 7 | prez | 15 | 16 |
| 8 | jury | 14 | 16 |
| 9 | oryx | 14 | 13 |
| 10 | crux | 13 | 15 |
FAQs
How many 4-letter words contain R?
819 valid 4-letter English words contain the letters 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).