5 Letter Words Containing AR
There are 434 5-letter English words that contain AR, from AARGH to ZARFS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: QUARK (18), ZARFS (17), BAZAR (16). Roughly 10% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
A
- AARGH9 pts
- ACARI7 pts
- AFARS8 pts
- AGARS6 pts
- ALARM7 pts
- ALARY8 pts
- ALTAR5 pts
- ANEAR5 pts
- APART7 pts
- ARAKS9 pts
- ARBOR7 pts
- ARCED8 pts
- ARCUS7 pts
- ARDEB8 pts
- ARDOR6 pts
- AREAE5 pts
- AREAL5 pts
- AREAS5 pts
- ARECA7 pts
- AREIC7 pts
- ARENA5 pts
- ARETE5 pts
- ARGAL6 pts
- ARGIL6 pts
- ARGLE6 pts
- ARGOL6 pts
- ARGON6 pts
- ARGOT6 pts
- ARGUE6 pts
- ARGUS6 pts
- ARHAT8 pts
- ARIAS5 pts
- ARIEL5 pts
- ARILS5 pts
- ARISE5 pts
- ARLES5 pts
- ARMED8 pts
- ARMER7 pts
- ARMET7 pts
- ARMOR7 pts
- AROID6 pts
- AROMA7 pts
- AROSE5 pts
- ARPEN7 pts
- ARRAS5 pts
- ARRAY8 pts
- ARRIS5 pts
- ARROW8 pts
- ARSES5 pts
- ARSIS5 pts
- ARSON5 pts
- ARTAL5 pts
- ARTEL5 pts
- ARTSY8 pts
- ARUMS7 pts
- ARVAL8 pts
- ARVOS8 pts
- ARYLS8 pts
- ATTAR5 pts
- AURAR5 pts
- AWARD9 pts
- AWARE8 pts
B
- BARBE9 pts
- BARBS9 pts
- BARDE8 pts
- BARDS8 pts
- BARED8 pts
- BARER7 pts
- BARES7 pts
- BARFS10 pts
- BARGE8 pts
- BARIC9 pts
- BARKS11 pts
- BARKY14 pts
- BARMS9 pts
- BARMY12 pts
- BARNS7 pts
- BARNY10 pts
- BARON7 pts
- BARRE7 pts
- BARYE10 pts
- BAZAR16 pts
- BEARD8 pts
- BEARS7 pts
- BLARE7 pts
- BLEAR7 pts
- BOARD8 pts
- BOARS7 pts
- BOART7 pts
- BOLAR7 pts
- BOYAR10 pts
- BRIAR7 pts
C
- CARAT7 pts
- CARBO9 pts
- CARBS9 pts
- CARDS8 pts
- CARED8 pts
- CARER7 pts
- CARES7 pts
- CARET7 pts
- CAREX14 pts
- CARGO8 pts
- CARKS11 pts
- CARLE7 pts
- CARLS7 pts
- CARNS7 pts
- CARNY10 pts
- CAROB9 pts
- CAROL7 pts
- CAROM9 pts
- CARPI9 pts
- CARPS9 pts
- CARRS7 pts
- CARRY10 pts
- CARSE7 pts
- CARTE7 pts
- CARTS7 pts
- CARVE10 pts
- CEDAR8 pts
- CHARD11 pts
- CHARE10 pts
- CHARK14 pts
- CHARM12 pts
- CHARR10 pts
- CHARS10 pts
- CHART10 pts
- CHARY13 pts
- CIGAR8 pts
- CLARO7 pts
- CLARY10 pts
- CLEAR7 pts
- CYMAR12 pts
- CZARS16 pts
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
- SARAN5 pts
- SARDS6 pts
- SAREE5 pts
- SARGE6 pts
- SARIN5 pts
- SARIS5 pts
- SARKS9 pts
- SARKY12 pts
- SAROD6 pts
- SAROS5 pts
- SCARE7 pts
- SCARF10 pts
- SCARP9 pts
- SCARS7 pts
- SCART7 pts
- SCARY10 pts
- SEARS5 pts
- SEWAR8 pts
- SHARD9 pts
- SHARE8 pts
- SHARK12 pts
- SHARN8 pts
- SHARP10 pts
- SHEAR8 pts
- SIMAR7 pts
- SITAR5 pts
- SIZAR14 pts
- SMARM9 pts
- SMART7 pts
- SMEAR7 pts
- SNARE5 pts
- SNARK9 pts
- SNARL5 pts
- SOARS5 pts
- SOFAR8 pts
- SOLAR5 pts
- SONAR5 pts
- SOWAR8 pts
- SPARE7 pts
- SPARK11 pts
- SPARS7 pts
- SPEAR7 pts
- STARE5 pts
- STARK9 pts
- STARS5 pts
- START5 pts
- SUGAR6 pts
- SWARD9 pts
- SWARE8 pts
- SWARF11 pts
- SWARM10 pts
- SWART8 pts
- SWEAR8 pts
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U
V
W
Y
Z
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 | quark | 18 | 19 |
| 2 | zarfs | 17 | 17 |
| 3 | bazar | 16 | 17 |
| 4 | czars | 16 | 17 |
| 5 | jowar | 15 | 17 |
| 6 | gazar | 15 | 16 |
| 7 | varix | 15 | 16 |
| 8 | carex | 14 | 15 |
| 9 | lazar | 14 | 15 |
| 10 | quare | 14 | 15 |
FAQs
How many 5-letter words contain AR?
434 valid 5-letter English words contain the letters AR 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).