Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: ARLES, AROSE, AREAS, ARISE, ARIEL and ARSES. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 26 of the 49 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- ARAKS9 points
- ARCED8 points
- ARDEB8 points
- ARHAT8 points
- ARMED8 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is G (8 words), followed by E (7).
More 5 letter words starting with A
AR at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with AR?
There are 49 5 letter words that start with AR in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with AR?
ARAKS, worth 9 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with AR?
ARLES, AROSE and ARGLE use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.