5-Letter Words Ending In R
Looking for five-letter words that end in R? This page lists all 523 of them, from ABHOR to ZONER. The most common are NEVER, OTHER and AFTER.
FAQIR, HAZER and VIZIR score the most in Scrabble, at 17 points each. More of them start with S than any other letter (62 words). For Wordle, try LASER: it tests L, A, S, E and R, five of the most common letters in five-letter words.
Only 4% of them have just one vowel, such as DRYER and FLYER, compared with 31% of all five-letter words.
- Words
- 523
- Top score
- FAQIR · 17
- Groups
- 25
Common 5-letter words ending in R and their meanings
- never8 pts
- adverb: not ever
- other8 pts
- adjective: not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
- after8 pts
- adverb: happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
- later5 pts
- adjective: coming at a subsequent time or stage
- under6 pts
- adjective: located below or beneath something else
- water8 pts
- noun: binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid
- clear7 pts
- adjective: readily apparent to the mind
- order6 pts
- noun: (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
- power10 pts
- noun: possession of controlling influence
- major14 pts
- adjective: of greater importance or stature or rank
- paper9 pts
- noun: a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
- floor8 pts
- noun: the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
Definitions from WordNet®, Princeton University.
All 523 5-letter words ending in R
Numbers show Scrabble points.
Starting with A 329
- abhor10
- abler7
- actor7
- adder7
- after8
- agger7
- aider6
- aimer7
- airer5
- aiver8
- alder6
- algor6
- altar5
- alter5
- amber9
- ameer7
- amour7
- anear5
- anger6
- apter7
- arbor7
- ardor6
- armer7
- armor7
- asker9
- asper7
- aster5
- astir5
- attar5
- auger6
- augur6
- aurar5
Starting with B 205
- baker11
- baler7
- barer7
- baser7
- bazar16
- bevor10
- bider8
- biker11
- biter7
- blear7
- bluer7
- bolar7
- boner7
- borer7
- bower10
- boxer14
- boyar10
- briar7
- brier7
- buyer10
Starting with C 3612
- caber9
- cager8
- caner7
- caper9
- carer7
- cater7
- caver10
- cedar8
- ceder8
- chair10
- charr10
- cheer10
- chirr10
- choir10
- churr10
- cider8
- cigar8
- citer7
- clear7
- clour7
- coder8
- color7
- comer9
- cooer7
- coper9
- corer7
- cover10
- cower10
- coyer10
- crier7
- cruor7
- cuber9
- curer7
- cuter7
- cyder11
- cymar12
Starting with D 285
- damar8
- darer6
- dater6
- deair6
- debar8
- decor8
- defer9
- demur8
- deter6
- dewar9
- dicer8
- diker10
- dimer8
- dinar6
- diner6
- direr6
- diver9
- dolor6
- donor6
- doper8
- doser6
- doter6
- dower9
- dozer15
- drear6
- drier6
- dryer9
- duper8
Starting with E 226
- eager6
- eater5
- edger7
- eggar7
- egger7
- eider6
- elder6
- elver8
- embar9
- ember9
- emeer7
- emmer9
- ender6
- enter5
- ephor10
- error5
- escar7
- eskar9
- esker9
- ester5
- ether8
- eyrir8
Starting with F 3513
- facer10
- fader9
- faker12
- fakir12
- faqir17
- farer8
- favor11
- femur10
- fetor8
- feuar8
- fever11
- fewer11
- feyer11
- fiber10
- fifer11
- filar8
- filer8
- finer8
- firer8
- fiver11
- fixer15
- flair8
- fleer8
- flier8
- floor8
- flour8
- fluor8
- flyer11
- foyer11
- freer8
- friar8
- frier8
- fryer11
- fumer10
- furor8
Starting with G 153
- gager7
- gamer8
- gaper8
- gator6
- gayer9
- gazar15
- gazer15
- giber8
- giver9
- glair6
- gluer6
- gnarr6
- gofer9
- goner6
- gular6
Starting with H 204
- haler8
- hater8
- haver11
- hayer11
- hazer17
- heder9
- hewer11
- hexer15
- hider9
- hiker12
- hilar8
- hirer8
- homer10
- honer8
- honor8
- hoper10
- hover11
- huger9
- humor10
- hyper13
Starting with I 121
- ichor10
- icier7
- icker11
- idler6
- iller5
- incur7
- infer8
- inker9
- inner5
- inter5
- invar8
- ither8
Starting with J 72
- jager13
- japer14
- jiber14
- jiver15
- joker16
- jowar15
- juror12
Starting with K 60
- kabar11
- kafir12
- kebar11
- kefir12
- kiter9
- knaur9
Starting with L 3415
- labor7
- lacer7
- lader6
- lager6
- lahar8
- laker9
- lamer7
- laser5
- later5
- laver8
- laxer12
- layer8
- lazar14
- leger6
- lemur7
- leper7
- lever8
- liber7
- lidar6
- lifer8
- liger6
- liker9
- liner5
- liter5
- liver8
- lobar7
- loner5
- loper7
- loser5
- lover8
- lower8
- luger6
- lunar5
- lurer5
Starting with M 2811
- macer9
- major14
- makar11
- maker11
- malar7
- manor7
- maser7
- mater7
- mayor10
- mazer16
- merer7
- meter7
- miler7
- mimer9
- miner7
- minor7
- miser7
- miter7
- mixer14
- mohur10
- molar7
- moper9
- motor7
- mover10
- mower10
- mucor9
- muser7
- muter7
Starting with N 93
- nadir6
- namer7
- navar8
- never8
- newer8
- nicer7
- niter5
- noter5
- nuder6
Starting with O 218
- oater5
- occur9
- ocher10
- ocker11
- odder7
- odour6
- offer11
- ofter8
- ogler6
- oiler5
- older6
- omber9
- order6
- ormer7
- osier5
- other8
- ottar5
- otter5
- outer5
- owner8
- oxter12
Starting with P 269
- pacer9
- pager8
- paler7
- paper9
- parer7
- pater7
- paver10
- pawer10
- payer10
- payor10
- peter7
- piker11
- pilar7
- piper9
- plier7
- plyer10
- poker11
- polar7
- poler7
- poser7
- power10
- prier7
- prior7
- pryer10
- puler7
- purer7
Starting with Q 11
- queer14
Starting with R 3011
- racer7
- radar6
- raker9
- raper7
- rarer5
- raser5
- rater5
- raver8
- rawer8
- razer14
- razor14
- rebar7
- recur7
- refer8
- ricer7
- rider6
- rifer8
- rigor6
- rimer7
- riper7
- riser5
- river8
- roger6
- roper7
- rotor5
- rover8
- rower8
- ruder6
- ruler5
- rumor7
Starting with S 6216
- saber7
- sabir7
- safer8
- sager6
- saker9
- saner5
- sapor7
- satyr8
- saver8
- savor8
- sawer8
- sayer8
- scaur7
- scour7
- seder6
- senor5
- serer5
- sever8
- sewar8
- sewer8
- shear8
- sheer8
- shier8
- shirr8
- shoer8
- shyer11
- sieur5
- siker9
- simar7
- sitar5
- siver8
- sizar14
- sizer14
- skier9
- skirr9
- slier5
- slyer8
- smear7
- sneer5
- sober7
- sofar8
- solar5
- sonar5
- sopor7
- sorer5
- sowar8
- sower8
- spear7
- speer7
- speir7
- spier7
- spoor7
- stair5
- steer5
- stour5
- suber7
- sudor6
- sugar6
- super7
- surer5
- swear8
- sweer8
Starting with T 337
- taber7
- tabor7
- taker9
- talar5
- taler5
- tamer7
- taper7
- tapir7
- tatar5
- tater5
- tawer8
- taxer12
- tenor5
- their8
- tiger6
- tiler5
- timer7
- titer5
- toker9
- toner5
- toper7
- toter5
- tower8
- toyer8
- trier5
- truer5
- tuber7
- tumor7
- tuner5
- tutor5
- tuyer8
- twier8
- twyer11
Starting with U 105
- udder7
- ulcer7
- ulnar5
- umber9
- unbar7
- under6
- upper9
- urger6
- usher8
- utter5
Starting with V 153
- valor8
- vapor10
- velar8
- vexer15
- vicar10
- vigor9
- viler8
- viper10
- visor8
- vizir17
- vizor17
- volar8
- vomer10
- voter8
- vower11
Starting with W 184
- wader9
- wafer11
- wager9
- waker12
- waler8
- water8
- waver11
- waxer15
- weber10
- whirr11
- wider9
- wiper10
- wirer8
- wiser8
- wiver11
- wooer8
- wrier8
- wryer11
Starting with Y 20
- yager9
- yarer8
Starting with Z 10
- zoner14
Frequently asked questions
How many 5-letter words ending in R are there?
There are 523 five-letter words that end in R in the ENABLE word list, which is widely used for word games.
What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word ending in R in Scrabble?
FAQIR, HAZER and VIZIR are tied for the highest score, at 17 points each, before any board bonuses.
What are some common 5-letter words ending in R?
Common examples include NEVER, OTHER, AFTER, LATER, UNDER and WATER.
Which 5-letter words ending in R have no repeated letters?
341 of them use each letter only once, such as OTHER, AFTER, THEIR and LATER.
Can I use these words in Wordle?
Many of them are accepted as Wordle guesses, but Wordle answers are usually common words like NEVER, OTHER and AFTER. Use our Wordle Helper to filter by your green, yellow and gray letters.