Five-letter word list

5 Letter Words Ends with R

Stuck on a puzzle? Browse five-letter words ending with R here. Examples include water, tiger and power, all handy for Scrabble. Great for Wordle, Scrabble, quizzes and daily practice.

895matching five-letter words

Five-letter words ending in R

abear
aberr
abhor
abkar
abler
abstr
accur
achar
acher
achor
acier
acker
actor
adder
adzer
aeger
aegir
aesir
afear
after
agger
aggur
aider
aiger
aimer
airer
aiver
ajhar
alder
algor
aller
altar
alter
ambar
amber
ameer
amhar
ammer
amour
amper
ancor
andor
anear
anger
angor
anker
anour
ansar
antar
apair
apgar
appar
apter
arbor
arder
ardor
arear
arhar
armer
armor
aroar
artar
arter
ashur
askar
asker
asper
aster
astir
athar
atour
attar
atter
auger
augur
aurar
aurir
autor
avour
awber
awhir
awner
bahar
bahur
baker
baler
barer
baser
bater
bazar
bebar
bedur
befur
begar
belar
bemar
bever
bevor
bidar
bider
bifer
biker
biner
biter
blaer
blear
blier
bluer
boder
bohor
bolar
boner
borer
bourr
bower
boxer
boyar
breer
briar
brier
butyr
buyer
caber
cacur
cader
cager
caker
calor
caner
caper
carer
caser
cater
catur
caver
cebur
cedar
ceder
cerer
chair
charr
cheer
cheir
chirr
chlor
choir
churr
cicer
cider
cigar
cimar
citer
cizar
clear
clour
clyer
coder
color
comer
coner
confr
cooer
coper
corer
cover
cower
coyer
crier
cruor
cuber
curer
cuter
cyber
cyder
cymar
daker
dakir
dalar
daler
damar
darer
dater
daver
dazer
deair
debar
debur
decor
defer
demur
denar
detar
deter
detur
dewar
dewer
dhikr
dicer
diker
dimer
dinar
diner
direr
diter
diver
dolor
domer
donar
doner
donor
doper
doser
doter
douar
dover
dowar
dower
dozer
drear
drier
dryer
duler
duper
dyker
eager
easer
eater
eaver
echar
edder
edger
eeler
eggar
egger
eider
eimer
elder
elver
embar
ember
emeer
emigr
emmer
ender
enter
ephor
error
escar
eskar
esker
ester
ether
euler
ewder
excur
exter
eyrar
eyrer
eyrir
facer
fader
fager
faker
fakir
faqir
farer
fator
faver
favor
fayer
fchar
femur
ferer
fetor
feuar
fever
fewer
feyer
fhrer
fiber
fifer
filar
filer
finer
firer
fiver
fixer
flair
flear
fleer
flier
floor
flour
fluer
fluor
flurr
flyer
foder
fouer
foxer
foyer
freer
freir
friar
frier
fryer
fubar
fuder
fumer
furor
gager
gagor
gamer
gaper
gater
gator
gayer
gazar
gazer
gebur
geyer
ghbor
giber
giher
giver
glair
glaur
gleir
gluer
gnarr
gobar
gofer
goier
gomer
goner
gorer
goter
gular
guser
haler
hater
haver
hawer
hayer
hazer
heder
hepar
hewer
hexer
hider
hiker
hilar
hiper
hirer
hiver
hoker
holer
homer
honer
honor
hoper
hoser
hover
huger
humor
hyper
ichor
icier
icker
idler
iftar
iller
imbar
imber
impar
incor
incur
infer
inker
inner
inter
invar
ither
jager
jagir
jalor
jalur
japer
javer
jiber
jiver
joker
jowar
jower
juger
jumar
juror
kabar
kafir
kahar
kakar
kapur
kaser
katar
kaver
kebar
kefir
kesar
kever
khair
khmer
kikar
kitar
kiter
kiver
knaur
knorr
knurr
koker
labor
lacer
lader
lager
lahar
laker
lamer
laser
later
laver
lawer
laxer
layer
lazar
leear
leger
lemur
leper
lever
levir
liber
lidar
lifer
liger
liker
limer
liner
liter
liver
livor
lobar
loner
loper
loser
lotor
lover
lower
luger
lunar
lurer
luser
luter
macer
mahar
major
makar
maker
malar
malgr
manor
maror
maser
mater
mayor
mazer
merer
meter
mewer
mhorr
miler
milor
mimer
mimir
minar
miner
minor
miser
miter
mixer
mizar
moder
mohar
mohur
moier
molar
moler
moner
moper
moror
moter
motor
mover
mower
mster
mtier
mucor
mudar
mudir
musar
muser
muter
mylar
nadir
nagor
naker
namer
navar
nazir
neger
neper
neter
never
newer
nicer
nidor
niger
niter
nixer
noser
noter
nuder
oaker
oater
occur
ocher
ocker
odder
odour
offer
ofter
ogler
oiler
older
oller
omber
oncer
onker
opter
order
ormer
oscar
osier
other
ottar
otter
outer
owler
owner
owser
oxter
pacer
pager
palar
paler
paper
papyr
parer
pater
paver
pawer
payer
payor
petar
peter
pheer
piker
pilar
piler
piner
piper
plier
plyer
poker
polar
poler
porer
poser
poter
power
prier
prior
pryer
pucer
pudor
puker
puler
purer
pylar
qatar
quair
queer
racer
radar
rager
raker
raper
rarer
raser
rater
raver
rawer
razer
razor
rebar
recur
refer
regar
regur
restr
retar
rever
ricer
rider
rifer
rigor
rimer
riper
riser
river
rizar
rober
robur
roger
roker
roper
rotor
rover
rower
rubor
ruder
ruler
rumor
runer
ryper
saber
sabir
safar
safer
sager
saker
salar
saner
sapor
saser
satyr
saver
savor
sawer
sayer
scaur
scler
scour
seder
sefer
segar
senor
serer
sever
sewar
sewer
sexer
shear
sheer
shier
shirr
shiur
shoer
shoor
shyer
sicer
sider
sieur
sikar
siker
siler
simar
siper
sitar
siver
sixer
sizar
sizer
skair
skear
skeer
skier
skirr
skyer
sleer
slier
slour
sluer
slyer
smear
smeer
smirr
smoor
smurr
sneer
sober
sofar
soger
sohur
solar
soler
sonar
sopor
sorer
sowar
sower
spaer
spair
spear
speer
speir
spier
spoor
spuer
spyer
sstor
stair
starr
stear
steer
stoor
stour
suber
sudor
sugar
suhur
super
supvr
surer
sutor
swear
sweer
sweir
syker
symar
syver
taber
tabor
tahar
takar
taker
takyr
talar
taler
tamer
taper
tapir
tasar
taser
tatar
tater
taver
tawer
taxer
taxir
taxor
tayer
tayir
teaer
telar
tenor
tepor
tewer
theer
their
theor
thulr
tiber
ticer
tiger
tikor
tikur
tiler
timar
timer
timor
tirer
tisar
titar
titer
tiver
toher
toker
tolar
toner
toper
toter
tovar
tower
toyer
tozer
trier
trior
truer
tryer
tubar
tuber
tumor
tuner
tutor
tuyer
tweer
twier
twoer
twyer
tyler
typer
udder
uigur
ulcer
uller
ulnar
umber
unbar
under
unfar
unfur
untar
upbar
upher
upper
upter
urger
urlar
usher
uster
uther
utter
uvver
valor
vanir
vapor
velar
veter
vexer
vezir
vicar
vigor
viler
viner
viper
visor
viver
vizir
vizor
voder
volar
vomer
voter
vower
wader
wafer
wager
waker
waler
water
waver
waxer
wazir
weber
whaur
whear
wheer
whirr
wider
wiper
wirer
wiser
wiver
wooer
wrier
wryer
wyver
yager
yarer
yoker
yomer
ytter
zihar
zokor
zonar
zoner

Letters in the open positions

Looking at the fourth letter, “E” (539, 60.2%), “A” (154, 17.2%), “O” (86, 9.6%), “U” (46, 5.1%) appear most often. This measures the character immediately before the final letter, rather than the word's first internal letter. Percentages use all 895 matching words as the denominator.

ER is the standard ending here, so OTHER, AFTER, NEVER and UNDER dominate, with AR, OR and a few IR words filling in the rest. Use the patterns below to guess faster in Wordle, Scrabble and other word games. It also helps to see the words grouped by ending, because the same few patterns keep returning.

Common Endings for Words That End in R

The quickest way to sort these words is by their last two letters. The ER ending gives OTHER, AFTER and NEVER; the AR ending gives SUGAR, SOLAR and POLAR; the OR ending gives FLOOR, MINOR and MAJOR.

Useful five-letter words

THEIR, OTHER, AFTER, NEVER and UNDER are among the most familiar words on the page, so they make sensible first guesses. POWER, WATER and LATER are worth keeping in reserve.

THEIR
OTHER
AFTER
NEVER
UNDER

A Smart Way to Use the Last Letter

E is the first letter to test in the fourth box, since ER covers far more words than any other pair. A comes next, then O. Once the last box is green, spend your next guesses on the first and second boxes, where there is more room for variation.

R 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. Many players keep a few R words in mind, such as THEIR, OTHER and AFTER, so they can use the tile quickly when it arrives.

Common starting letters in words ending in R

The most frequent starting letter is S, appearing in 106 words (11.8%). This shows how the words sharing the R ending are distributed across different beginnings.

Frequently asked questions

Why are so many words ending in R made with ER

ER is a very common English ending, so it turns up in everyday words like WATER, LATER and POWER. That makes it the first pairing to test whenever R sits in the last box.

Is R a common last letter in Wordle

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

What are good words ending in R to guess first

THEIR, OTHER and AFTER are good places to start, because they are familiar and spread across different letters. NEVER and UNDER make good follow ups.