5-letter words ending in R
There are 659 five-letter words that end in R in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest score is 17 points, shared by FAQIR, HAZER and VEZIR and others. S starts the most of them, 90, and the average score is 8.1 points.
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These 659 words are 5.2% of all 12,578 five-letter words. A green R in the fifth Wordle slot leaves these 659 words as candidates before any other clue. The solver above is already set to 5 letters ending in R, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
For Wordle, LASER is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 659 words.
5-letter words ending in R in numbers
- Words
- 659
- Highest scoring
- FAQIR 17 pts
- Average score
- 8.1 pts
- With a definition
- 502 (76%)
- A42
- B25
- C38
- D36
- E23
- F41
- G22
- H23
- I14
- J9
- K9
- L39
- M37
- N17
- O27
- P33
- Q2
- R34
- S90
- T44
- U11
- V18
- W21
- Y3
- Z1
Highest-scoring 5-letter words ending in r
5-letter words ending in R (659)
These 300 of the 659 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words end in R?
659, which is 5.2% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 502 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 5 letter word ending in R for Scrabble?
Six words tie at 17 points, among them FAQIR, HAZER and VEZIR before bonus squares. Next come BAZAR (16), JOKER (16) and MAZER (16). The average is 8.1 points.
Which letter do most 5 letter words ending in R start with?
S, in 90 of the 659 (14%). T follows with 44.
What should I guess in Wordle with an R in the last slot?
LASER. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 659 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.