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5 Letter Words Containing R

There are 2,661 five-letter words that contain R in our word list. The most common are THERE, RIGHT and WHERE. The highest-scoring in Scrabble is FRIZZ (26 points). Handy for Wordle.

Words
2,661
Top Scrabble word
FRIZZ, 26 pts
Top Words With Friends word
FRIZZ, 26 pts
Common words
1,320
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Common five-letter words that contain R

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

The 1,000 most common of 2,661 five-letter words that contain R

Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points. Use the search box above to filter the full list.

  • aargh9/9
  • abort7/8
  • acorn7/9
  • acres7/8
  • actor7/8
  • adder7/7
  • adore6/6
  • afire8/8
  • after8/8
  • agree6/7
  • aired6/6
  • alarm7/9
  • alert5/6
  • altar5/6
  • alter5/6
  • amber9/11
  • amour7/9
  • anger6/8
  • angry9/10
  • aorta5/5
  • apart7/8
  • apron7/9
  • arbor7/8
  • areas5/5
  • arena5/6
  • argue6/8
  • ariel5/6
  • arise5/5
  • armed8/9
  • armor7/8
  • aroma7/8
  • arose5/5
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  • aware8/8
  • baker11/12
  • barge8/10
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  • barns7/9
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  • craze16/17
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  • favor11/12
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  • femur10/12
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  • fewer11/11
  • fiber10/11
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  • fiery11/10
  • finer8/9
  • fired9/9
  • fires8/8
  • firms10/11
  • first8/8
  • fiver11/12
  • fixer15/15
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  • floor8/9
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  • flyer11/11
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  • forks12/12
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  • forte8/8
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  • forty11/10
  • forum10/12
  • fours8/9
  • foyer11/10
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  • franc10/12
  • frank12/13
  • fraud9/10
  • freak12/12
  • freed9/9
  • frees8/8
  • fresh11/10
  • friar8/8
  • fried9/9
  • fries8/8
  • frisk12/12
  • fritz17/17
  • frock14/15
  • frogs9/10
  • front8/9
  • frost8/8
  • frown11/12
  • froze17/17
  • fruit8/9
  • fryer11/10
  • furry11/11
  • garth9/9
  • gator6/7
  • gears6/7
  • genre6/8
  • germs8/10
  • girls6/8
  • girly9/10
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  • giver9/11
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  • glory9/10
  • goner6/8
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  • grabs8/10
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  • gravy12/13
  • graze15/16
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  • intro5/6
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  • juror12/15
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  • maker11/12
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  • murky14/15
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  • valor8/10
  • vapor10/12
  • varna8/10
  • verbs10/12
  • verge9/11
  • verse8/9
  • vicar10/12
  • viper10/12
  • viral8/10
  • virus8/10
  • visor8/9
  • voter8/9
  • vroom10/12
  • wager9/10
  • wards9/9
  • warms10/11
  • warts8/8
  • water8/8
  • waver11/12
  • wears8/8
  • weary11/10
  • weber10/11
  • weird9/9
  • wharf14/13
  • where11/10
  • whirl11/11
  • wider9/9
  • wiper10/11
  • wired9/9
  • wires8/8
  • wiser8/8
  • words9/9
  • works12/12
  • world9/10
  • worms10/11
  • worry11/10
  • worse8/8
  • worst8/8
  • worth11/10
  • wraps10/11
  • wrath11/10
  • wreak12/12
  • wreck14/15
  • wring9/11
  • wrist8/8
  • write8/8
  • wrong9/11
  • wrote8/8
  • xerox19/19
  • yards9/8
  • yearn8/8
  • years8/7
  • yours8/8
  • zebra16/17
  • zeros14/14

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words that contain R are there?

Our word list has 2,661 five-letter words that contain R.

Which five-letter words that contain R score the most points?

In Scrabble it is FRIZZ with 26 points. In Words With Friends it is FRIZZ with 26 points. Bonus squares are not counted.

What are common five-letter words that contain R?

The most used in everyday English are THERE, RIGHT and WHERE.