Words Ending in R

Q: How many words end in R?

9,502 valid English words end with the letter R.

Q: Best Scrabble word ending in R?

HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVER at 40 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word ending in R?

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHER — 23 letters.

There are 9,502 English words that end in R, spanning from ABANDONER to ZOSTER. The Scrabble® high-scorer of this list is HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVER at 40 points; the longest is ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHER (23 letters). Handy for crosswords, Scrabble endgames and Wordle guesses. The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.

By length — 9,502 words ending in R

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Showing the first 600 of 9,502 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	hemidemisemiquaver	40	44
2	electroencephalographer	38	44
3	microspectrophotometer	37	42
4	katzenjammer	36	41
5	chromolithographer	34	36
6	psychobiographer	34	36
7	quizzer	34	35
8	demythologizer	33	34
9	microphotographer	32	35
10	extemporizer	32	34

What these words mean

hemidemisemiquaver: (noun)A sixty-fourth note, drawn as a crotchet with four tails.
electroencephalographer: Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
microspectrophotometer: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
katzenjammer: (noun)A hangover.
chromolithographer: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
psychobiographer: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
quizzer: (noun)A person who quizzes or asks questions.
demythologizer: Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
microphotographer: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
extemporizer: Valid 12-letter English word — definition not on file.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API, cached for repeat visits.

FAQs

How many words end in R?

9,502 valid English words end with R.

Best Scrabble word ending in R?

HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVER at 40 pts.

Longest word ending in R?

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHER (23 letters).