5 letter words with R

2,659 words with R in any position. Add the other letters you know to narrow the list.

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2,659 words, first 200 shown

Best words to try

Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: TARES, DARES, CARES, RATES, PARES and AURES. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 1,953 of the 2,659 words have none.

Highest-scoring words

  • FRIZZ26 points
  • FURZY20 points
  • CRAZY19 points
  • JERKY19 points
  • XEROX19 points

Patterns in this list

R sits in the third position most often (787 words) and in the first position least often (416). 161 of the words contain more than one R. 8 of them have no A, E, I, O or U.

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Questions

How many 5 letter words contain R?

There are 2,659 5 letter words that contain R in our word list.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that contain R?

FRIZZ, worth 26 points with standard Scrabble letter values.

What is a good Wordle guess with R in it?

TARES, CARES and DARES use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.