Only 58 words end in IR, so the set is short enough to learn. CHAIR, CHOIR, FLAIR head it.
All 58 are here, ordered by what each one rules out rather than alphabetically.
Best First Guesses
Only 58 words fit, so one guess can settle it. Each of these is on the list, and the number beside it is the worst case left over.
- CHAIR: takes 58 down to 24 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- THEIR: down to 31. It is on the answer list.
- CHOIR: down to 47. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
If you need a second letter to test, A (38), E (15) and S (15) appear here more than any others. 3 words out of 58 would pass unnoticed in conversation. That thin share is why the letter counts above matter more here than the list itself.
5 Letter Words Ending in IR by Starting Letter
5 Letter Words Starting with A and Ending in IR
- AEGIR
- AESIR
- APAIR
- ASHIR
- ASTIR
- AURIR
- AVOIR
- AWHIR
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with A
5 Letter Words Starting with S and Ending in IR
- STAIR
- SABIR
- SAMIR
- SARIR
- SERIR
- SEVIR
- SKAIR
- SPAIR
- SPEIR
- SWEIR
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with S
5 Letter Words Starting with B, C, D and other letters and Ending in IR
- BLAIR
- CHAIR
- CHOIR
- CHEIR
- CLAIR
- DAKIR
- DEAIR
- EYRIR
- FLAIR
- FAKIR
- FAQIR
- FREIR
- GLAIR
- GLEIR
- JAGIR
- KAFIR
- KEFIR
- KHAIR
- LEVIR
- MIKIR
- MIMIR
- MUDIR
- NADIR
- NAKIR
- NAZIR
- NOSIR
- OPHIR
- PAMIR
- PANIR
- QUAIR
- TAPIR
- THEIR
- TAXIR
- TAYIR
- TITIR
- VANIR
- VEZIR
- VIZIR
- WASIR
- WAZIR
Part of: 5 Letter Words Ending in R
Less Familiar Words Here
A few here appear in puzzles more often than in speech. Worth reading before one of them costs you a guess.
- FAQIR: A Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man.
- ASTIR: Out of bed.
- FAKIR: A Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man.
- KAFIR: An offensive and insulting term for any Black African.
- NADIR: An extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything. It is on the answer list.
- STAIR: Support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer end in IR?
Yes. THEIR, CHAIR and CHOIR all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. MIMIR and VIZIR are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is EYRIR really a word?
Yes. 100 aurar equal 1 krona in Iceland. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
THEIR. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. WASIR and VEZIR are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.