There are 972 common five-letter words containing R, plus 1,692 less common ones and 706 rare ones seen mostly in big dictionaries and word games. Type any other letters you know into the finder and the list narrows as you go. Tap a word to see what it means.
Common five-letter words containing R
972 words- abhor
- abort
- acorn
- acres
- actor
- adore
- adorn
- after
- agree
- aired
- alarm
- alert
- altar
- alter
- amber
- anger
- angry
- aorta
- apart
- apron
- arbor
- areas
- arena
- argue
- arias
- arise
- armed
- armor
- aroma
- arose
- array
- arrow
- arson
- aural
- avert
- award
- aware
- azure
- baker
- barbs
- bards
- bared
- bares
- barge
- barks
- barns
- baron
- beard
- bears
- beers
- beret
- berry
- berth
- birch
- birds
- birth
- blurb
- blurs
- board
- boars
- bored
- bores
- borne
- boxer
- brace
- brags
- braid
- brain
- brake
- brand
- brash
- brass
- brats
- brave
- bravo
- brawl
- brawn
- bread
- break
- breed
- brews
- bribe
- brick
- bride
- brief
- brine
- bring
- brink
- brisk
- broad
- broke
- brood
- brook
- broom
- broth
- brown
- brows
- brunt
- brush
- brute
- burly
- burns
- burnt
- burst
- buyer
- caper
- carat
- cards
- cared
- cares
- cargo
- carol
- carry
- carts
- carve
- cater
- cedar
- chair
- charm
- chars
- chart
- cheer
- chirp
- choir
- chord
- chore
- churn
- cider
- cigar
- circa
- clear
- clerk
- cobra
- color
- coral
- cords
- cores
- corks
- corny
- corps
- court
- cover
- cower
- crabs
- crack
- craft
- crags
- cramp
- crane
- crank
- crash
- crass
- crate
- crave
- crawl
- craze
- crazy
- creak
- cream
- creed
- creek
- creep
- crepe
- crept
- crest
- crews
- cribs
- cried
- cries
- crime
- crisp
- crock
- crony
- crook
- crops
- cross
- crowd
- crown
- crows
- crude
- cruel
- crumb
- crush
- crust
- crypt
- curbs
- cured
- cures
- curls
- curly
- curry
- curse
- curve
- cuter
- dairy
- dared
- dares
- darts
- decor
- decry
- defer
- derby
- deter
- diary
- dimer
- diner
- dirty
- diver
- doers
- donor
- doors
- dowry
- draft
- drags
- drain
- drake
- drama
- drank
- drape
- drawn
- draws
- dread
- dream
- dregs
- dress
- dried
- drier
- dries
- drift
- drill
- drink
- drips
- drive
- droll
- drone
- drool
- droop
- drops
- drove
- drown
- drugs
- drums
- drunk
- dryer
- dwarf
- eager
- earls
- early
- earns
- earth
- eater
- eerie
- elder
- ember
- enter
- entry
- erase
- erect
- erode
- erred
- error
- erupt
- ether
- euros
- every
- exert
- extra
- fairs
- fairy
- farce
- fared
- fares
- farms
- favor
- fears
- ferns
- ferry
- fever
- fewer
- fiber
- fiery
- finer
- fired
- fires
- firms
- first
- fiver
- flair
- flare
- flier
- flirt
- floor
- flora
- flour
- foray
- force
- fords
- forge
- forgo
- forks
- forms
- forte
- forth
- forts
- forty
- forum
- fours
- foyer
- frail
- frame
- franc
- frank
- fraud
- freak
- freed
- freer
- frees
- fresh
- frets
- friar
- fried
- fries
- frisk
- frock
- frogs
- front
- frost
- froth
- frown
- froze
- fruit
- furor
- furry
- gamer
- gears
- genre
- germs
- girls
- girth
- glare
- glory
- gorge
- gourd
- grabs
- grace
- grade
- graft
- grain
- grams
- grand
- grant
- grape
- graph
- grasp
- grass
- grate
- grave
- gravy
- grays
- graze
- great
- greed
- green
- greet
- grids
- grief
- grill
- grime
- grimy
- grind
- grins
- gripe
- grips
- grits
- groan
- groin
- groom
- grope
- gross
- group
- grove
- growl
- grown
- grows
- gruff
- grunt
- guard
- gurus
- hairs
- hairy
- hardy
- harem
- hares
- harms
- harps
- harry
- harsh
- heard
- hears
- heart
- heirs
- herbs
- herds
- heron
- hiker
- hired
- hires
- hoard
- homer
- honor
- horde
- horns
- horse
- hours
- hover
- humor
- hurry
- hurts
- hydro
- hyper
- incur
- inert
- infer
- inner
- inter
- irate
- irked
- irons
- irony
- ivory
- jerks
- jerky
- joker
- juror
- karat
- karma
- labor
- lager
- large
- larva
- laser
- later
- layer
- learn
- leery
- leper
- lever
- liars
- liner
- liter
- liver
- lords
- lorry
- loser
- lover
- lower
- lunar
- lurch
- lured
- lures
- lurid
- lurks
- lyric
- macro
- major
- maker
- manor
- march
- mares
- maria
- marks
- marry
- marsh
- mayor
- mercy
- merge
- merit
- merry
- meter
- metro
- micro
- miner
- minor
- mired
- mirth
- miser
- mixer
- molar
- moors
- moral
- moron
- motor
- mourn
- mover
- mower
- mural
- murky
- nears
- nerve
- never
- newer
- nicer
- norms
- north
- nurse
- occur
- odors
- offer
- older
- opera
- orbit
- order
- organ
- other
- otter
- outer
- ovary
- overs
- overt
- owner
- pager
- pairs
- paler
- paper
- pared
- parka
- parks
- parse
- parts
- party
- payer
- pearl
- pears
- peers
- perch
- peril
- perks
- perky
- peter
- piers
- piper
- poker
- polar
- porch
- pores
- ports
- pours
- power
- prank
- prawn
- prays
- press
- preys
- price
- prick
- pride
- prime
- prior
- prism
- privy
- prize
- probe
- promo
- proms
- prone
- prong
- proof
- props
- prose
- proud
- prove
- prowl
- proxy
- prude
- prune
- puree
- purer
- purge
- purse
- quark
- quart
- query
- quirk
- rabbi
- rabid
- raced
- racer
- races
- racks
- radar
- radii
- radio
- rafts
- raged
- rages
- raids
- rails
- rains
- rainy
- raise
- raked
- rakes
- rally
- ramps
- ranch
- randy
- range
- ranks
- rants
- rapid
- rarer
- rated
- rates
- ratio
- raved
- ravel
- raven
- raves
- rayon
- razed
- razor
- reach
- react
- reads
- ready
- realm
- reals
- reams
- rears
- rebel
- rebut
- recap
- recur
- reeds
- reefs
- reeks
- reels
- refer
- regal
- rehab
- reign
- reins
- relax
- relay
- relic
- remit
- remix
- renew
- rents
- repay
- repel
- reply
- reset
- resin
- rests
- retro
- retry
- reuse
- revel
- revue
- rhino
- rhyme
- rider
- rides
- ridge
- rifle
- rifts
- right
- rigid
- rigor
- riled
- rings
- rinks
- rinse
- riots
- ripen
- risen
- riser
- rises
- risks
- risky
- rites
- rival
- river
- rivet
- roach
- roads
- roams
- roars
- roast
- robes
- robin
- robot
- rocks
- rocky
- rodeo
- roger
- rogue
- roles
- rolls
- roman
- romeo
- roofs
- rooks
- rooms
- roomy
- roost
- roots
- roped
- ropes
- roses
- rotor
- rouge
- rough
- round
- rouse
- route
- rover
- rowdy
- rowed
- royal
- ruddy
- rugby
- ruins
- ruled
- ruler
- rules
- rumor
- runes
- rungs
- runny
- rural
- rusty
- saber
- safer
- saver
- savor
- scare
- scarf
- scars
- scary
- score
- scorn
- scour
- scrap
- screw
- scrub
- sears
- serum
- serve
- sever
- sewer
- share
- shark
- sharp
- shear
- sheer
- shire
- shirk
- shirt
- shore
- short
- shred
- shrew
- shrub
- shrug
- sired
- siren
- sires
- skirt
- slurs
- smart
- smear
- smirk
- snare
- snarl
- sneer
- snore
- snort
- soars
- sober
- solar
- sores
- sorry
- sorta
- sorts
- spare
- spark
- spear
- sperm
- spire
- spore
- sport
- spray
- spree
- spurs
- spurt
- stair
- stare
- stark
- stars
- start
- steer
- stern
- stirs
- store
- stork
- storm
- story
- strap
- straw
- stray
- strip
- strut
- sugar
- super
- surge
- surly
- swarm
- swear
- swirl
- sword
- swore
- sworn
- syrup
- taker
- tamer
- taper
- tardy
- tarts
- tears
- tenor
- terms
- terry
- terse
- their
- there
- third
- thorn
- three
- threw
- throb
- throw
- tiara
- tiers
- tiger
- timer
- tired
- tires
- torch
- torso
- tours
- tower
- trace
- track
- tract
- trade
- trail
- train
- trait
- tramp
- traps
- trash
- trawl
- trays
- tread
- treat
- trees
- treks
- trend
- trial
- tribe
- trick
- tried
- tries
- trill
- trims
- trios
- tripe
- trips
- trite
- troll
- troop
- trout
- truce
- truck
- truer
- truly
- trump
- trunk
- trust
- truth
- tumor
- tuner
- turbo
- turns
- tutor
- twirl
- ulcer
- ultra
- under
- upper
- urban
- urged
- urges
- urine
- users
- usher
- usurp
- utter
- valor
- vapor
- veers
- verbs
- verge
- versa
- verse
- verve
- vicar
- vigor
- viper
- viral
- virus
- visor
- voter
- wafer
- wager
- wards
- warms
- warns
- warts
- water
- waver
- wears
- weary
- weird
- wharf
- where
- whirl
- wider
- wiper
- wired
- wires
- wiser
- words
- wordy
- works
- world
- worms
- worry
- worse
- worst
- worth
- wraps
- wrath
- wreak
- wreck
- wrest
- wring
- wrist
- write
- writs
- wrong
- wrote
- yards
- yarns
- yearn
- years
- yours
- zebra
- zeros
Less common words
1,692 words- aargh
- abler
- abris
- acari
- acerb
- acred
- acrid
- adder
- aerie
- afars
- afire
- afore
- afrit
- agars
- agers
- agger
- aggro
- agora
- agria
- aider
- aimer
- airer
- airns
- airth
- airts
- aiver
- alary
- alder
- algor
- ambry
- ameer
- amirs
- amort
- amour
- anear
- antra
- antre
- apers
- apery
- aport
- apres
- apter
- araks
- arced
- arcus
- ardeb
- ardor
- areae
- areal
- areca
- areic
- arete
- argal
- argil
- argle
- argol
- argon
- argot
- arhat
- arils
- arles
- armer
- armet
- aroid
- arpen
- arras
- arris
- arsis
- artal
- artel
- artsy
- arums
- arval
- arvos
- aryls
- asker
- asper
- aster
- astir
- atria
- atrip
- attar
- auger
- augur
- aurae
- aurar
- auras
- aurei
- aures
- auric
- auris
- aurum
- avers
- bairn
- baler
- barbe
- barde
- barer
- barfs
- baric
- barky
- barms
- barmy
- barny
- barre
- barye
- baser
- bazar
- beery
- bergs
- berks
- berme
- berms
- beryl
- bevor
- bider
- biers
- biker
- birks
- birle
- birls
- birrs
- birse
- biter
- blare
- blear
- bluer
- blurt
- boart
- bolar
- boors
- borak
- boral
- boras
- borax
- borer
- boric
- boron
- borts
- borty
- bortz
- bourg
- bourn
- bower
- boyar
- brach
- bract
- brads
- braes
- brail
- braky
- brank
- brans
- brant
- brava
- bravi
- braws
- braxy
- brays
- braza
- braze
- bream
- brede
- brees
- brens
- breve
- briar
- brier
- brigs
- brill
- brims
- brins
- briny
- brios
- broch
- broil
- brome
- bromo
- bronc
- broos
- brose
- brosy
- brugh
- bruin
- bruit
- brume
- brusk
- buhrs
- buran
- buras
- burbs
- burds
- buret
- burgh
- burgs
- burin
- burka
- burls
- burps
- burro
- burrs
- burry
- bursa
- burse
- byres
- byrls
- caber
- cadre
- cager
- caird
- cairn
- caner
- carbo
- carbs
- carer
- caret
- carex
- carks
- carle
- carls
- carns
- carny
- carob
- carom
- carpi
- carps
- carrs
- carse
- caver
- ceder
- ceorl
- cerci
- cered
- ceres
- ceria
- ceric
- ceros
- certs
- chard
- chare
- chark
- charr
- chary
- chert
- chirk
- chirm
- chiro
- chirr
- churl
- churr
- cires
- cirri
- citer
- claro
- clary
- clour
- coder
- coirs
- comer
- cooer
- coper
- copra
- corby
- cored
- corer
- corgi
- coria
- corky
- corms
- corns
- cornu
- corse
- cowry
- coyer
- craal
- crake
- crams
- crape
- craps
- crapy
- craws
- credo
- creel
- creme
- crepy
- cress
- crick
- crier
- crimp
- crine
- cripe
- croak
- croci
- crocs
- croft
- crone
- cronk
- croon
- crore
- croup
- croze
- cruck
- cruds
- cruet
- crump
- cruor
- crura
- cruse
- crwth
- cuber
- curch
- curds
- curdy
- curer
- curet
- curfs
- curia
- curie
- curio
- curns
- currs
- curst
- curvy
- cyder
- cymar
- czars
- damar
- darbs
- darer
- daric
- darks
- darns
- dater
- deair
- dears
- deary
- debar
- deers
- demur
- denar
- derat
- deray
- derma
- derms
- dicer
- diker
- dinar
- direr
- dirge
- dirks
- dirls
- dirts
- dobra
- dobro
- dolor
- doper
- dorks
- dorky
- dorms
- dormy
- dorps
- dorrs
- dorsa
- dorty
- doser
- doter
- doura
- dower
- dozer
- drabs
- draff
- drail
- drams
- drats
- drave
- drawl
- drays
- drear
- dreck
- dreed
- drees
- dreks
- drest
- dribs
- drily
- dript
- droit
- dropt
- dross
- drouk
- drubs
- druid
- drupe
- druse
- dryad
- dryly
- duper
- dural
- duras
- dured
- dures
- durns
- duros
- durra
- durrs
- durst
- durum
- dyers
- eagre
- eared
- ecrus
- edger
- egers
- eggar
- egger
- egret
- eider
- elver
- embar
- emeer
- emery
- emirs
- emmer
- enorm
- enrol
- enure
- ephor
- ergot
- ernes
- erose
- erses
- eruct
- erugo
- ervil
- escar
- eskar
- esker
- ester
- evert
- ewers
- exurb
- eyers
- eyras
- eyres
- eyrie
- eyrir
- facer
- fader
- faery
- faker
- fakir
- faqir
- farad
- farci
- farcy
- fards
- farer
- farle
- farls
- faros
- farts
- fayer
- femur
- feral
- feres
- feria
- ferly
- fermi
- ferny
- fetor
- feuar
- feyer
- fiars
- fibre
- fifer
- filar
- filer
- fiord
- firer
- firns
- firry
- firth
- fixer
- fjord
- fleer
- flory
- fluor
- flyer
- foram
- forbs
- forby
- fordo
- fores
- forky
- forme
- frack
- frags
- fraps
- frass
- frats
- frays
- fremd
- frena
- frere
- frier
- frigs
- frill
- frise
- frith
- frits
- fritt
- fritz
- frize
- frizz
- froes
- frond
- frons
- frore
- frosh
- frows
- frugs
- frump
- fryer
- fumer
- furan
- furls
- furze
- furzy
- gager
- gaper
- garbs
- garni
- gater
- gator
- gaurs
- gayer
- gazar
- gazer
- genro
- gerah
- germy
- giber
- girds
- girly
- girns
- giron
- giros
- girsh
- girts
- giver
- glair
- glary
- gluer
- gnarl
- gnarr
- gnars
- goers
- gofer
- goner
- goral
- gored
- gores
- gorps
- gorse
- gorsy
- graal
- grads
- grail
- grama
- gramp
- grana
- grans
- grapy
- grebe
- grees
- grego
- greys
- gride
- griff
- grift
- grigs
- griot
- gript
- gripy
- grist
- grith
- groat
- grogs
- grosz
- grots
- grout
- grubs
- gruel
- grues
- grume
- grump
- guars
- guiro
- gular
- gurge
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Rare words
706 wordsFound in big dictionaries and word-game lists, but seldom used.
- abear
- abord
- abore
- abray
- abrim
- abrin
- acers
- acron
- adrad
- adred
- aesir
- afara
- afear
- aggri
- aggry
- agrin
- alure
- amrit
- anker
- antar
- apert
- appro
- araba
- arame
- arars
- arbas
- ardri
- aread
- arear
- aredd
- arede
- arefy
- arepa
- arere
- arets
- arett
- argan
- ariot
- arish
- arled
- armil
- arnut
- aroba
- arrah
- artic
- askar
- asura
- atars
- awarn
- awner
- awork
- ayres
- ayrie
- azury
- bajra
- bajri
- bakra
- bardo
- bardy
- barfy
- barra
- baurs
- bawrs
- begar
- beray
- beres
- berob
- bever
- biros
- birsy
- blore
- borde
- boree
- borel
- borgo
- borks
- brack
- brame
- breis
- brere
- brith
- brogh
- brogs
- brool
- brung
- brust
- buroo
- cakra
- carap
- carby
- cardi
- cardy
- carta
- carvy
- cerge
- chara
- chirt
- cimar
- circs
- cirls
- clart
- coarb
- coram
- corbe
- coreq
- corni
- corno
- corso
- courb
- crans
- crare
- crays
- crena
- crewe
- crips
- crise
- crith
- crits
- crout
- crudy
- curat
- cursi
- daraf
- darga
- daris
- darzi
- dazer
- deare
- dearn
- derib
- derig
- derth
- doorn
- dorad
- doree
- dorse
- dorts
- douar
- dowar
- drack
- drant
- draps
- drent
- dreys
- droid
- drome
- drony
- droob
- droog
- drook
- drows
- drusy
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- duroy
- durzi
- eards
- emure
- eorls
- erbia
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- furth
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- gebur
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- grece
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- greve
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- grike
- grisy
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- grody
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- groma
- groof
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- grued
- gryke
- gurns
- haram
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- harns
- heare
- hejra
- hepar
- herem
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- hiera
- hijra
- hiree
- hiver
- hoser
- hurra
- icers
- imari
- inerm
- inorb
- jagir
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- jarks
- jarul
- jirds
- jirga
- jumar
- karas
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- kerve
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- khors
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- kreng
- krewe
- ksars
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- lered
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- livor
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- lordy
- lorel
- loric
- loure
- lurry
- luter
- maire
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- mhorr
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- minar
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- moder
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- moner
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- moria
- morne
- morra
- mowra
- mpret
- mudir
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- murly
- murva
- nagor
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- narre
- nazir
- nerka
- nerks
- nidor
- nirls
- nirly
- nitry
- norks
- noser
- nurrs
- obruk
- omrah
- oncer
- oners
- opter
- oracy
- orant
- orfes
- orgia
- orgue
- otary
- owari
- owler
- oxers
- pagri
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- perve
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- phare
- pheer
- picra
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- porge
- porta
- porty
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- praty
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- probs
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- proos
- prore
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The list combines SCOWL, a word list maintained by Kevin Atkinson for spell checkers, with the public-domain ENABLE list used by many word games. How common each word is comes from wordfreq, a measure of how often words appear in books, news, subtitles and the web. Definitions come from Open English WordNet.