These are all 428 five-letter words in the Wordrack list that end with R. The biggest group is ___ER with 299 words. Use them to find a play on the board or to narrow down a Wordle puzzle when you already know the last letter.
Highest scoring words
5 letter words that end with R, by fourth letter
___AR 46
altar anear attar aurar bazar blear boyar cedar cesar cigar clear cymar damar debar denar dinar drear feuar filar friar lazar lobar lunar malar molar navar ottar polar radar shear simar sitar sizar smear sofar solar sonar spear sugar swear tolar ulnar unbar velar vicar volar
___ER 299
abler adder after agger aider alder alter amber anger apter asker asper aster auger baker baler barer baser biker biter bluer boner borer bower boxer brier buyer caber cager caner caper carer cater caver ceder cheer cider coder comer coper corer cover cower coyer crier cuber curer cuter darer dater defer deter dicer dimer diner direr diver doper doter dower dozer drier dryer duper eager eater edger egger eider elder elver ember emmer enter esker ester ether facer fader faker farer fayer fever fewer fiber fifer filer finer firer fiver fixer fleer flier foyer freer fryer gamer gater gayer gazer giber giver gofer goner haler hater haver hazer heder hewer hexer hider hiker hirer homer honer hover huger hyper icier idler imper infer inner inter japer jiver joker lacer lager laker lamer laser later laver laxer layer leper lever lexer liber lifer liger liker liner liter liver loner loper loser lover lower maker maser mater mazer meter miler mimer miner miser miter mixer moper mover mower muser muter naker namer neper never newer nicer niter nuder ocher ocker odder offer ogler oiler older omber order osier other otter outer owner pacer pager paler paper parer payer peter piker piper plier poker poler porer poser power prier puler purer queer racer raker raper rarer rater raver rawer refer ricer rider rifer riper riser river roger roper rover rower ruder ruler saber safer sager saker saner saver sawer sayer serer sever sewer sheer shier shyer sizer skier slier sneer sober sorer sower spier steer super surer taker taler tamer taper taser tater taxer tiger tiler timer titer toner toper toter tower trier truer tuber tuner udder ulcer umber under upper urger usher utter veter viler viper vomer voter vower wader wafer wager water waver weber wider wiper wirer wiser wooer wryer
___IR 14
astir avoir chair choir eyrir fakir faqir flair glair kafir nadir stair tapir their
___OR 48
abhor actor algor arbor ardor armor color decor dolor donor ephor error favor fetor floor fluor furor gator honor humor ichor juror labor major manor mayor minor motor mucor prior razor rigor rotor rumor sapor savor senor sopor spoor sudor tabor tenor tumor tutor valor vapor vigor visor
___PR 1
propr
___RR 5
charr chirr churr shirr skirr
___TR 3
contr distr instr
___UR 11
amour augur demur femur flour incur lemur mohur occur recur scour
___YR 1
satyr
Wordle tips for words that end with R
If you already have R in the last spot, the most common letters in the other four spots are E, A, O, I, T. Those are good letters to test next. Words with no repeated letters are the safest guesses, and 279 of these 428 words qualify.
You can also see every word that end with R at any length on the words ending with R page.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words end with R?
Wordrack's list has 428 five-letter words that end with R. 279 of them use five different letters, which makes them better Wordle guesses.
What are some 5 letter words that end with R?
A few examples are ABHOR, DETER, HIRER, NUDER, SHYER.
What is the best 5 letter word that end with R for Wordle?
A good pick uses common letters in other spots. The most common other letters in these words are E, A, O, I, T. Choose a word with no repeats, such as GATOR, so each guess gives you more information.
Will every word here be a Wordle answer?
No. Wordrack uses a Scrabble-style word list, so some words here are valid in Scrabble but never appear as Wordle answers. Treat the list as options and favor words you know.