5-letter words with R as the fourth letter

There are 704 five-letter words with R as the fourth letter. Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green tile fixes a position, and this is the full list of answers that still fit. R is a one-point rock that ends more words than it starts, though it opens plenty too.

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Every word below is exactly five letters with R in the fourth position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include abord, abore, abort, acari and acerb. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a specific puzzle further.

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with r as the fourth letter

WordScoreLength
quark185
quirk185
azury175
query175
czars165
fjord165
zabra165
zebra165
hejra155
hijra155

5-letter words with R as the fourth letter (704)

Showing the first 300 of 704. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles, or take the whole set from the free JSON API.

abord8abore7abort7acari7acerb9acers7acorn7adore6adorn6afara8afars8afire8afore8agars6agers6aggri7aggro7aggry10agora6ahuru8aiery8alarm7alary8alert5alure5ambry12amirs7amort7andro6angry9antra5antre5apart7apers7apert7apery10aport7appro9arars5ardri6arere5aspro7avers8avert8award9aware8awarn8awmry13awork12aygre9azure14azurn14azury17bairn7bajra14bajri14bakra11barra7barre7barro7barry10baurs7bawrs10beard8beare7bears7beers7beery10berry10biers7birrs7blare7blart7blert7blore7blurb9blurs7blurt7board8boars7boart7boord8boors7bourd8bourg8bourn7bowrs10brere7brers7buhrs10burro7burrs7burry10cabre9cadre8caird8cairn7carrs7carry10ceorl7chara10chard11chare10chark14charm12charr10chars10chart10chary13chere10chert10chirk14chirl10chirm12chiro10chirp12chirr10chirt10chiru10chord11chore10churl10churn10churr10cirri7claro7clart7clary10clerk11coarb9cobra9coirs7copra9courb9courd8coure7cours7court7cowry13crare7crore7crura7currs7curry10czars16dairy9darre6daurs6deare6dearn6dears6deary9decry11deere6deers6derro6derry9diary9dobra8dobro8doers6doorn6doors6dorrs6doura6dowry12drere6duars6durra6durrs6durry9dwarf12dyers9eagre6egers6emery10emirs7emure7enarm7enorm7entry8enure5enurn5estro5evert8every11ewers8exert12extra12exurb14eyers8faery11fairs8fairy11faurd9fayre11feare8fears8feart8feers8ferry11fiars8fibre10fibro10fiere8fiers8fiery11fiord9firry11fjord16flare8flary11flirs8flirt8flora8flors8flory11flurr8fours8frere8frore8frorn8frory11fuero8furrs8furry11gairs6garre6gaurs6geare6gears6genre6genro6girrs6glare6glary9glory9gnarl6gnarr6gnars6goary9goers6goors6goory9goura6gourd7grrrl6guard7guars6guiro6gurry9haars8hairs8hairy11harry11heard9heare8hears8heart8heirs8hejra15henry11herry11hijra15hoard9hoars8hoary11hoers8hoord9hoors8houri8hours8howre11huers8hurra8hurry11hydra12hydro12icers7imari7inarm7indri6inerm7inert5infra8inorb7intra5intro5inure5inurn5ivory11ixora12izard15izars14jagra13jeers12jerry15jirre12jours12karri9

Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words have R as the fourth letter?

Our dictionary lists 704 five-letter words with R in the fourth position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your fourth tile turned green as R, this is your candidate list. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters.

What is a common example?

ABORD is a common five-letter word with R as its fourth letter.

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