Five-letter position pattern

5 Letter Words with R as the 4th Letter

Looking for 5 letter words with R as the 4th letter? R in the fourth box is very common, and it closes words in RE, RS, RT, RY and RD, such as THERE, YEARS, START, EVERY and THIRD. The endings and examples below make it quicker to solve Wordle, Scrabble and crossword clues.

952matching five-letter words

5 Letter Words with R as the 4th Letter

aberr
abord
abore
abort
abura
acara
acari
acerb
acers
acorn
admrx
adore
adorn
adure
afara
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afire
afore
agars
agers
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aggry
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ahuru
aiery
aigre
ajari
alarm
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alert
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amort
ancre
andro
angry
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antra
antre
anura
anury
apart
apers
apert
aperu
apery
aport
appro
arara
arars
araru
ardri
arere
ascry
aspro
astre
attry
autre
avern
avers
avert
award
aware
awarn
awmry
awork
axers
aygre
azure
azurn
azury
bagre
bairn
bajra
bajri
bakra
barra
barre
barro
barry
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bawrs
beard
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bears
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berry
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biers
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blere
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board
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botry
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bourg
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chard
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chart
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cirri
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clerk
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coart
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courd
coure
cours
court
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crore
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currs
curry
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cypre
czars
daira
dairi
dairt
dairy
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daurs
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dearn
dears
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decry
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deers
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derro
derry
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dobro
doers
doorn
doors
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dowry
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dwarf
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ecart
egers
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entre
entry
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enurn
escry
esere
estre
estro
eucre
evert
every
ewers
ewery
exert
extra
exurb
eyers
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guard
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harry
heard
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heart
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herry
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hours
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hurry
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hydro
icers
ikary
imari
inark
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indri
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inert
infra
inorb
intra
intro
inure
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isort
iters
ivory
ixora
izard
izars
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jerry
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jitro
journ
jours
karri
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kaury
kbars
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kurre
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lairs
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learn
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lucre
lurry
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lyery
maare
maars
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micro
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nairu
nairy
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nears
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negro
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nitro
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ochre
ochro
ochry
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omers
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otary
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purrs
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quare
quark
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quart
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query
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quire
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quirl
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raird
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share
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shire
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shore
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sorra
sorry
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stars
start
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stert
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store
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storm
story
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supra
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sward
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swirl
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tahrs
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tears
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tehrs
terra
terre
terry
tetra
tetri
tharf
tharm
thars
there
therm
third
thirl
thirt
thore
thorn
thoro
thorp
thort
thurl
thurm
thurt
tiara
tiars
tiers
tirrs
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torrs
tourn
tours
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tsars
tsere
tuarn
tuart
tugra
tukra
twere
twerk
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twirl
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tyers
tzars
uhuru
ultra
umbra
umbre
umiri
unark
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unary
unorn
unurn
unwry
uparm
upcry
updry
urare
urari
usara
users
usure
usurp
usury
uteri
utero
uzara
vaire
vairs
vairy
vajra
vedro
veers
veery
vefry
verra
verre
verry
vidry
viers
vitra
vitro
vitry
vivre
voars
waird
wairs
warre
waurs
wears
weary
weird
weirs
whare
wharf
wharl
wharp
whart
where
whirl
whirr
whirs
whore
whorl
whort
whory
wierd
wirra
worry
yaars
yaird
yarrs
yarry
ybore
yeara
yeard
yearn
years
yfere
yirrs
youre
yourn
yours
yourt
zabra
zaire
zebra
ziara
zorro

Word Endings You Will See with R as the Fourth Letter

Grouping the words by their ending makes them easier to remember. RE gives THERE, WHERE and SHARE; RS gives YEARS, HOURS and STARS; RT gives START, COURT and SHORT; RY gives EVERY, STORY and SORRY; RD gives THIRD, BOARD and WEIRD.

Useful five-letter words

THERE, WHERE, YEARS, EVERY and START are among the most familiar words on this page, so they make sensible first guesses. STORY, COURT and SHORT are worth keeping in reserve.

THERE
WHERE
YEARS
EVERY
START

How to Narrow Down Words with R as the Fourth Letter

E, S, T and Y in the fifth box are the first tests, with RE the strongest because THERE, WHERE, SHARE and STORE all share it. A vowel in the third box usually comes before the R. With the ending in place, the opening letters decide which of the likely words fits.

R Words in Scrabble and Other Word Games

In Scrabble, R is worth one point, so it is easy to play but adds little to a score on its own. Keeping a few words in mind, such as THERE, WHERE and YEARS, makes it easier to use the tile when it turns up on your rack.

Frequently asked questions

Why does R so often come before E at the end

The RE ending is very common in English, giving words like THERE, WHERE, SHARE, STORE and SCORE. When R is green in the fourth box, E in the fifth is the safest first test.

Is R a common fourth letter in five letter words

R is one of the most common fourth letters in five letter words. That makes it a useful test, because the endings above cover most of the words.

What are good 5 letter words with R as the 4th letter to guess first

THERE, WHERE and YEARS are good places to start, because they are familiar and spread across different letters. EVERY and START make good follow ups.