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5 Letter Words With R as the Fourth Letter

There are 475 five-letter words with R as the fourth letter. The letter before the R is most often A (120 words), and the one after it S (115 words). Small patterns like this make the next guess easier. The 139 common words (there, where, every, start) come first below.

On average a word here has 1.7 vowels, and the most frequent vowel is A (in 223 words). 32% repeat a letter, like there. The most common first letter is S (90 words).

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Common 5-letter words with R as the fourth letter (139)

Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.

Tip: try stare as your next guess. It tests 5 different letters that are common in this group. Since 32% of these words repeat a letter, try a double when nothing else fits.

All 5-letter words with R as the fourth letter (475)

From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.

abort acari acerb acers acorn adore adorn afara afars afire afore agars agers aggro agora alarm alary alert ambry amirs amort angry antra antre apart apers apery aport astro avers avert award aware azure bairn barre beard bears beers beery berry biers birrs blare blurb blurs blurt board boars boart boors bourg bourn buhrs burro burrs burry cadre caird cairn carrs carry ceorl chard chare chark charm charr chars chart chary chert chirk chirm chiro chirp chirr chord chore churl churn churr cirri claro clary clerk cobra coirs copra court cowry crore crura currs curry czars dairy dears deary decry deers derry diary dobra dobro doers doors dorrs doura dowry durra durrs dwarf dyers eagre egers emerg emery emirs enorm entry enure evert every ewers exert extra exurb eyers faery fairs fairy fears feers ferry fiars fibre fibro fiery fiord firry fjord flare flirt flora flory fours frere frore furry gaurs gears genre genro glare glary glory gnarl gnarr gnars goers gourd guard guars guiro gurry haars hairs hairy harry hdqrs heard hears heart heirs henry herry hoard hoars hoary hoers houri hours hurry hydra hydro inarm indri inert infra intra intro inure inurn ivory ixora izard izars jagra jeers jerry kauri kaury kbars keirs kerry kiers knars knurl knurs kukri kyars laari labra laird lairs lairy laura learn lears leary leers leery lehrs liard liars libra libri liers litre livre lorry lours loury lubra lucre lyard lyart maars macro madre mairs marry mbira merry metre metro micra micro mikra mitre moira moire moors moory morro mourn mucro mudra murra murre murrs murry myrrh nacre naira nears neuro nitre nitro noirs ochre ochry odors ombre omers onery opera outre ovary overs overt oyers padre padri pairs parrs parry pearl pears peart pedro peers peery perry piers poori pours purrs quare quark quart quern query quire quirk quirt rearm rears redry refry reorg repro retro retry roars ruers sabra sabre sacra saury scare scarf scarp scars scart scary score scorn scurf sears seers serry shard share shark sharn sharp sherd shire shirk shirr shirt shore shorl shorn short sirra skirl skirr skirt slurb slurp slurs smarm smart smerk smirk snare snarf snark snarl snore snort soars sorry sours spare spark spars sperm spire spirt spiry spore sport spurn spurs spurt stare stark stars start stere stern stirk stirp stirs store stork storm story sturt sucre suers supra surra sutra sward sware swarf swarm swart swirl sword swore sworn tahrs tarre tarry tayra tears teary terra terry tetra tharm there therm third thirl thorn thoro thorp thurl tiara tiers titre torrs tours tsars twerk twerp twirl twirp tyers tzars ultra umbra unarm unary updry urare urari users usurp usury uteri vairs veers veery viers wairs wears weary weird weirs wharf where whirl whirr whirs whore whorl whort wirra worry yaird yearn years yirrs yourn yours zaire zebra

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More 5-letter word lists with R

Starting with R (438)Ending in R (541)Second letter R (667)Third letter R (820) With E and R (1,363)With A and R (1,140)With O and R (761)With I and R (690)With R and U (464)

Frequently asked questions

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

Our dictionary has 475, which is 5.3% of all five-letter words. 139 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.

What is the most common five-letter word with R as the fourth letter?

Going by how often words appear in everyday English, there, followed by where and years.

What is a good guess from this list?

Try stare. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 32% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

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