5-letter words with R as the third letter

There are 1,167 five-letter words with R as the third 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 third position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include aargh, aarti, abram, abray and abrim. 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 third letter

WordScoreLength
karzy215
furzy205
jerky195
xerox195
hyrax185
zerks185
forza175
forze175
furze175
hertz175

5-letter words with R as the third letter (1,167)

Showing the first 300 of 1,167. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles, or take the whole set from the free JSON API.

aargh9aarti5abram9abray10abrim9abrin7abris7acred8acres7acrid8adrad7adred7aerie5aeros5afrit8afros8agree6agria6agrin6aired6airer5airns5airth8airts5amrit7aorta5apres7apron7arrah8arras5array8arret5arris5arrow8atria5atrip7aurae5aural5aurar5auras5aurei5aures5auric7auris5aurum7ayres8ayrie8barbe9barbs9barby12barca9barde8bardo8bards8bardy11bared8barer7bares7barfs10barge8baric9barks11barky14barms9barmy12barns7barny10baron7barps9barra7barre7barro7barry10barye10beray10beres7beret7bergs8berko11berks11berme9berms9berob9berry10berth10beryl10birch12birds8birks11birle7birls7biros7birrs7birse7birsy10birth10borak11boral7boras7borax14borde8bords8bored8boree7borel7borer7bores7borgo8boric9borks11borms9borna7borne7boron7borts7borty10bortz16buran7buras7burbs9burds8buret7burgh11burgs8burin7burka11burke11burks11burls7burly10burns7burnt7buroo7burps9burqa16burro7burrs7burry10bursa7burse7burst7byres10byrls10carap9carat7carbo9carbs9carby12cardi8cards8cardy11cared8carer7cares7caret7carex14cargo8carks11carle7carls7carns7carny10carob9carol7carom9caron7carpi9carps9carrs7carry10carse7carta7carte7carts7carve10carvy13cerci9cered8ceres7cerge8ceria7ceric9cerne7ceros7certs7certy10circa9circs9cires7cirls7cirri7coral7coram9corbe9corby12cords8cored8corer7cores7corey10corgi8coria7corks11corky14corms9corni7corno7corns7cornu7corny10corps9corse7corso7curat7curbs9curch12curds8curdy11cured8curer7cures7curet7curfs10curia7curie7curio7curli7curls7curly10curns7curny10currs7curry10curse7cursi7curst7curve10curvy13daraf9darbs8darcy11dared7darer6dares6darga7dargs7daric8daris6darks10darky13darns6darre6darts6darzi15derat6deray9derby11dered7deres6derig7derma8derms8derns6deros6derro6derry9derth9dervs9diram8direr6dirge7dirke10dirks10dirls6dirts6dirty9dorad7dorba8dorbs8doree6dores6doric8doris6dorks10dorky13dorms8dormy11dorps8dorrs6dorsa6dorse6dorts6dorty9dural6duras6dured7dures6durgy10durns6duroc8

Frequently asked questions

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

Our dictionary lists 1,167 five-letter words with R in the third position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your third 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?

AARGH is a common five-letter word with R as its third letter.

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