5 Letter Words Containing R
There are 2,670 5-letter English words that contain R, from AARGH to ZORIS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: FRIZZ (26), FURZY (20), JERKY (19). The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.
Word list
A
- AARGH9 pts
- ABHOR10 pts
- ABLER7 pts
- ABORT7 pts
- ABRIS7 pts
- ACARI7 pts
- ACERB9 pts
- ACORN7 pts
- ACRED8 pts
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- ACRID8 pts
- ACTOR7 pts
- ADDER7 pts
- ADORE6 pts
- ADORN6 pts
- AERIE5 pts
- AFARS8 pts
- AFIRE8 pts
- AFORE8 pts
- AFRIT8 pts
- AFTER8 pts
- AGARS6 pts
- AGERS6 pts
- AGGER7 pts
- AGGRO7 pts
- AGORA6 pts
- AGREE6 pts
- AGRIA6 pts
- AIDER6 pts
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- AIRED6 pts
- AIRER5 pts
- AIRNS5 pts
- AIRTH8 pts
- AIRTS5 pts
- AIVER8 pts
- ALARM7 pts
- ALARY8 pts
- ALDER6 pts
- ALERT5 pts
- ALGOR6 pts
- ALTAR5 pts
- ALTER5 pts
- AMBER9 pts
- AMBRY12 pts
- AMEER7 pts
- AMIRS7 pts
- AMORT7 pts
- AMOUR7 pts
- ANEAR5 pts
- ANGER6 pts
- ANGRY9 pts
- ANTRA5 pts
- ANTRE5 pts
- AORTA5 pts
- APART7 pts
- APERS7 pts
- APERY10 pts
- APORT7 pts
- APRES7 pts
- APRON7 pts
- APTER7 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
- ASKER9 pts
- ASPER7 pts
- ASTER5 pts
- ASTIR5 pts
- ATRIA5 pts
- ATRIP7 pts
- ATTAR5 pts
- AUGER6 pts
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- AURAE5 pts
- AURAL5 pts
- AURAR5 pts
- AURAS5 pts
- AUREI5 pts
- AURES5 pts
- AURIC7 pts
- AURIS5 pts
- AURUM7 pts
- AVERS8 pts
- AVERT8 pts
- AWARD9 pts
- AWARE8 pts
- AZURE14 pts
B
- BAIRN7 pts
- BAKER11 pts
- BALER7 pts
- 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
- BASER7 pts
- BAZAR16 pts
- BEARD8 pts
- BEARS7 pts
- BEERS7 pts
- BEERY10 pts
- BERET7 pts
- BERGS8 pts
- BERME9 pts
- BERMS9 pts
- BERRY10 pts
- BERTH10 pts
- BERYL10 pts
- BEVOR10 pts
- BIDER8 pts
- BIERS7 pts
- BIKER11 pts
- BIRCH12 pts
- BIRDS8 pts
- BIRKS11 pts
- BIRLE7 pts
- BIRLS7 pts
- BIRRS7 pts
- BIRSE7 pts
- BIRTH10 pts
- BITER7 pts
- BLARE7 pts
- BLEAR7 pts
- BLUER7 pts
- BLURB9 pts
- BLURS7 pts
- BLURT7 pts
- BOARD8 pts
- BOARS7 pts
- BOART7 pts
- BOLAR7 pts
- BONER7 pts
- BOORS7 pts
- BORAL7 pts
- BORAS7 pts
- BORAX14 pts
- BORED8 pts
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- BORES7 pts
- BORIC9 pts
- BORNE7 pts
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- BORTY10 pts
- BORTZ16 pts
- BOURG8 pts
- BOURN7 pts
- BOWER10 pts
- BOXER14 pts
- BOYAR10 pts
- BRACE9 pts
- BRACH12 pts
- BRACT9 pts
- BRADS8 pts
- BRAES7 pts
- BRAGS8 pts
- BRAID8 pts
- BRAIL7 pts
- BRAIN7 pts
- BRAKE11 pts
- BRAKY14 pts
- BRAND8 pts
- BRANK11 pts
- BRANS7 pts
- BRANT7 pts
- BRASH10 pts
- BRASS7 pts
- BRATS7 pts
- BRAVA10 pts
- BRAVE10 pts
- BRAVI10 pts
- BRAVO10 pts
- BRAWL10 pts
- BRAWN10 pts
- BRAWS10 pts
- BRAXY17 pts
- BRAYS10 pts
- BRAZA16 pts
- BRAZE16 pts
- BREAD8 pts
- BREAK11 pts
- BREAM9 pts
- BREDE8 pts
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- BREES7 pts
- BRENS7 pts
- BRENT7 pts
- BREVE10 pts
- BREWS10 pts
- BRIAR7 pts
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- BRICK13 pts
- BRIDE8 pts
- BRIEF10 pts
- BRIER7 pts
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- BRIGS8 pts
- BRILL7 pts
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- BRINE7 pts
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- BRINK11 pts
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- BROIL7 pts
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- BRUGH11 pts
- BRUIN7 pts
- BRUIT7 pts
- BRUME9 pts
- BRUNT7 pts
- BRUSH10 pts
- BRUSK11 pts
- BRUTE7 pts
- BUHRS10 pts
- BURAN7 pts
- BURAS7 pts
- BURBS9 pts
- BURDS8 pts
- BURET7 pts
- BURGH11 pts
- BURGS8 pts
- BURIN7 pts
- BURKE11 pts
- BURLS7 pts
- BURLY10 pts
- BURNS7 pts
- BURNT7 pts
- BURPS9 pts
- BURRO7 pts
- BURRS7 pts
- BURRY10 pts
- BURSA7 pts
- BURSE7 pts
- BURST7 pts
- BUYER10 pts
- BYRES10 pts
- BYRLS10 pts
C
- CABER9 pts
- CADRE8 pts
- CAGER8 pts
- CAIRD8 pts
- CAIRN7 pts
- CANER7 pts
- CAPER9 pts
- 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
- CATER7 pts
- CAVER10 pts
- CEDAR8 pts
- CEDER8 pts
- CEORL7 pts
- CERCI9 pts
- CERED8 pts
- CERES7 pts
- CERIA7 pts
- CERIC9 pts
- CEROS7 pts
- CHAIR10 pts
- CHARD11 pts
- CHARE10 pts
- CHARK14 pts
- CHARM12 pts
- CHARR10 pts
- CHARS10 pts
- CHART10 pts
- CHARY13 pts
- CHEER10 pts
- CHERT10 pts
- CHIRK14 pts
- CHIRM12 pts
- CHIRO10 pts
- CHIRP12 pts
- CHIRR10 pts
- CHOIR10 pts
- CHORD11 pts
- CHORE10 pts
- CHURL10 pts
- CHURN10 pts
- CHURR10 pts
- CIDER8 pts
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- CIRCA9 pts
- CIRES7 pts
- CIRRI7 pts
- CITER7 pts
- CLARO7 pts
- CLARY10 pts
- CLEAR7 pts
- CLERK11 pts
- CLOUR7 pts
- COBRA9 pts
- CODER8 pts
- COIRS7 pts
- COLOR7 pts
- COMER9 pts
- COOER7 pts
- COPER9 pts
- COPRA9 pts
- CORAL7 pts
- CORBY12 pts
- CORDS8 pts
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- CORER7 pts
- CORES7 pts
- CORGI8 pts
- CORIA7 pts
- CORKS11 pts
- CORKY14 pts
- CORMS9 pts
- CORNS7 pts
- CORNU7 pts
- CORNY10 pts
- CORPS9 pts
- CORSE7 pts
- COURT7 pts
- COVER10 pts
- COWER10 pts
- COWRY13 pts
- COYER10 pts
- CRAAL7 pts
- CRABS9 pts
- CRACK13 pts
- CRAFT10 pts
- CRAGS8 pts
- CRAKE11 pts
- CRAMP11 pts
- CRAMS9 pts
- CRANE7 pts
- CRANK11 pts
- CRAPE9 pts
- CRAPS9 pts
- CRASH10 pts
- CRASS7 pts
- CRATE7 pts
- CRAVE10 pts
- CRAWL10 pts
- CRAWS10 pts
- CRAZE16 pts
- CRAZY19 pts
- CREAK11 pts
- CREAM9 pts
- CREDO8 pts
- CREED8 pts
- CREEK11 pts
- CREEL7 pts
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- CREME9 pts
- CREPE9 pts
- CREPT9 pts
- CREPY12 pts
- CRESS7 pts
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- CREWS10 pts
- CRIBS9 pts
- CRICK13 pts
- CRIED8 pts
- CRIER7 pts
- CRIES7 pts
- CRIME9 pts
- CRIMP11 pts
- CRIPE9 pts
- CRISP9 pts
- CROAK11 pts
- CROCI9 pts
- CROCK13 pts
- CROCS9 pts
- CROFT10 pts
- CRONE7 pts
- CRONY10 pts
- CROOK11 pts
- CROON7 pts
- CROPS9 pts
- CRORE7 pts
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- CROUP9 pts
- CROWD11 pts
- CROWN10 pts
- CROWS10 pts
- CROZE16 pts
- CRUCK13 pts
- CRUDE8 pts
- CRUDS8 pts
- CRUEL7 pts
- CRUET7 pts
- CRUMB11 pts
- CRUMP11 pts
- CRUOR7 pts
- CRURA7 pts
- CRUSE7 pts
- CRUSH10 pts
- CRUST7 pts
- CRWTH13 pts
- CRYPT12 pts
- CUBER9 pts
- CURBS9 pts
- CURCH12 pts
- CURDS8 pts
- CURDY11 pts
- CURED8 pts
- CURER7 pts
- CURES7 pts
- CURET7 pts
- CURFS10 pts
- CURIA7 pts
- CURIE7 pts
- CURIO7 pts
- CURLS7 pts
- CURLY10 pts
- CURNS7 pts
- CURRS7 pts
- CURRY10 pts
- CURSE7 pts
- CURST7 pts
- CURVE10 pts
- CURVY13 pts
- CUTER7 pts
- CYDER11 pts
- CYMAR12 pts
- CZARS16 pts
D
- DAIRY9 pts
- DAMAR8 pts
- DARBS8 pts
- DARED7 pts
- DARER6 pts
- DARES6 pts
- DARIC8 pts
- DARKS10 pts
- DARKY13 pts
- DARNS6 pts
- DARTS6 pts
- DATER6 pts
- DEAIR6 pts
- DEARS6 pts
- DEARY9 pts
- DEBAR8 pts
- DECOR8 pts
- DECRY11 pts
- DEERS6 pts
- DEFER9 pts
- DEMUR8 pts
- DERAT6 pts
- DERAY9 pts
- DERBY11 pts
- DERMA8 pts
- DERMS8 pts
- DERRY9 pts
- DETER6 pts
- DEWAR9 pts
- DIARY9 pts
- DICER8 pts
- DIKER10 pts
- DIMER8 pts
- DINAR6 pts
- DINER6 pts
- DIRER6 pts
- DIRGE7 pts
- DIRKS10 pts
- DIRLS6 pts
- DIRTS6 pts
- DIRTY9 pts
- DIVER9 pts
- DOBRA8 pts
- DOERS6 pts
- DOLOR6 pts
- DONOR6 pts
- DOORS6 pts
- DOPER8 pts
- DORKS10 pts
- DORKY13 pts
- DORMS8 pts
- DORMY11 pts
- DORPS8 pts
- DORRS6 pts
- DORSA6 pts
- DORTY9 pts
- DOSER6 pts
- DOTER6 pts
- DOURA6 pts
- DOWER9 pts
- DOWRY12 pts
- DOZER15 pts
- DRABS8 pts
- DRAFF12 pts
- DRAFT9 pts
- DRAGS7 pts
- DRAIL6 pts
- DRAIN6 pts
- DRAKE10 pts
- DRAMA8 pts
- DRAMS8 pts
- DRANK10 pts
- DRAPE8 pts
- DRATS6 pts
- DRAVE9 pts
- DRAWL9 pts
- DRAWN9 pts
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Showing the first 600 of 2,670 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 | frizz | 26 | 26 |
| 2 | furzy | 20 | 20 |
| 3 | jerky | 19 | 20 |
| 4 | crazy | 19 | 19 |
| 5 | xerox | 19 | 19 |
| 6 | quark | 18 | 19 |
| 7 | quirk | 18 | 19 |
| 8 | zerks | 18 | 18 |
| 9 | hyrax | 18 | 16 |
| 10 | furze | 17 | 18 |
FAQs
How many 5-letter words contain R?
2,670 valid 5-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).