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5 Letter Words Ending in R

1,011 5 letter words ending in r, listed strongest first, so the top of the list is the part that matters on a live board.

Updated October 28, 2026 ·5 min read
5 Letter Words Ending in R with answers like ABHOR, ACTOR, AFTER

Confirming an R as the last tile is only the beginning with 5 letter words that end with R, since the middle squares determine the word.

Among those middle squares, the third is where T is the consonant to try, as in WATER and LATER.

And if T turns grey there, L is the next letter to test in that square.

List of 5 Letter Words Ending in R

  • ABHOR
  • ACTOR
  • AFTER
  • AIDER
  • ALTAR
  • ALTER
  • AMBER
  • ANGER
  • ARBOR
  • ARDOR
  • ARMOR
  • AUGUR
  • BAKER
  • BALER
  • BLUER
  • BOXER
  • BRIAR
  • BUYER
  • CAPER
  • CATER
  • CEDAR
  • CHAIR
  • CHEER
  • CHOIR
  • CIDER
  • CIGAR
  • CLEAR
  • COLOR
  • CORER
  • COVER
  • COWER
  • CRIER
  • CYBER
  • DEBAR
  • DECOR
  • DEFER
  • DEMUR
  • DETER
  • DINER
  • DIVER
  • DONOR
  • DRIER
  • DRYER
  • EAGER
  • EATER
  • ELDER
  • EMBER
  • ENTER
  • ERROR
  • ESTER
  • ETHER
  • FAVOR
  • FEMUR
  • FEVER
  • FEWER
  • FIBER
  • FILER
  • FINER
  • FIXER
  • FLAIR
  • FLIER
  • FLOOR
  • FLOUR
  • FLYER
  • FOYER
  • FREER
  • FRIAR
  • FUROR
  • GAMER
  • GAYER
  • GAZER
  • GIVER
  • GONER
  • HATER
  • HOMER
  • HONOR
  • HOVER
  • HUMOR
  • HYPER
  • IDLER
  • INCUR
  • INFER
  • INNER
  • INTER
  • JOKER
  • JUROR
  • LABOR
  • LAGER
  • LATER
  • LAYER
  • LEMUR
  • LEPER
  • LEVER
  • LINER
  • LIVER
  • LOSER
  • LOVER
  • LOWER
  • LUNAR
  • MAJOR
  • MAKER
  • MANOR
  • MAYOR
  • METER
  • MINER
  • MINOR
  • MISER
  • MOLAR
  • MOTOR
  • MOVER
  • MOWER
  • NADIR
  • NEVER
  • NEWER
  • NICER
  • OCCUR
  • ODDER
  • OFFER
  • OLDER
  • ORDER
  • OTHER
  • OTTER
  • OUTER
  • OWNER
  • PALER
  • PAPER
  • PARER
  • PAYER
  • PIPER
  • PLIER
  • POKER
  • POLAR
  • POSER
  • POWER
  • PRIOR
  • PURER
  • QUEER
  • RACER
  • RADAR
  • RARER
  • RAZOR
  • REBAR
  • RECUR
  • REFER
  • RIDER
  • RIGOR
  • RIPER
  • RISER
  • RIVER
  • ROGER

Common 5 Letter Words Ending in R

  • THEIR
  • OTHER
  • AFTER
  • NEVER
  • UNDER
  • POWER
  • WATER
  • LATER
  • ORDER
  • MAJOR
  • CLEAR
  • LOWER
  • COVER
  • SUPER
  • PAPER
  • OFFER
  • RIVER
  • FLOOR
  • OLDER
  • COLOR
  • PRIOR
  • OWNER
  • ENTER
  • LABOR
  • UPPER
  • CHAIR
  • HONOR
  • SUGAR
  • ACTOR
  • MAYOR
  • MINOR
  • FAVOR
  • ERROR
  • MOTOR
  • SOLAR
  • INNER
  • TOWER
  • OCCUR
  • REFER
  • ANGER
  • LAYER
  • ROGER
  • FEWER
  • TIGER
  • LOVER
  • OUTER
  • WIDER
  • BAKER
  • MAKER
  • FEVER
  • RADAR
  • HUMOR
  • LIVER
  • INTER
  • METER
  • SAFER
  • ELDER
  • FIBER
  • ALTER
  • BUYER

Best 5 Letter Words Ending in R for Wordle

  • SOLAR
  • ALTER
  • LATER
  • THEIR
  • OTHER
  • AFTER
  • NEVER
  • UNDER
  • POWER
  • WATER
  • ORDER
  • MAJOR
  • CLEAR
  • LOWER
  • COVER
  • SUPER
  • PAPER
  • OFFER
  • RIVER
  • FLOOR
  • OLDER
  • COLOR
  • PRIOR
  • OWNER
  • ENTER
  • LABOR
  • UPPER
  • CHAIR
  • HONOR
  • SUGAR
  • ACTOR
  • MAYOR
  • MINOR
  • FAVOR
  • ERROR
  • MOTOR
  • INNER
  • TOWER
  • OCCUR
  • REFER
  • ANGER
  • LAYER
  • ROGER
  • FEWER
  • TIGER
  • LOVER
  • OUTER
  • WIDER
  • BAKER
  • MAKER
  • FEVER
  • RADAR
  • HUMOR
  • LIVER
  • INTER
  • METER
  • SAFER
  • ELDER
  • FIBER
  • BUYER

5 Letter Words Ending in R by Fourth Letter

5 Letter Words Ending in AR

  • CLEAR
  • SUGAR
  • SOLAR
  • RADAR
  • POLAR
  • CEDAR
  • SWEAR
  • ALTAR
  • LUNAR
  • SPEAR
  • CIGAR
  • SMEAR

5 Letter Words Ending in ER

  • OTHER
  • AFTER
  • NEVER
  • UNDER
  • POWER
  • WATER
  • LATER
  • ORDER
  • LOWER
  • COVER
  • SUPER
  • PAPER

Full list: 5 Letter Words Ending in ER

5 Letter Words Ending in IR

  • THEIR
  • CHAIR
  • CHOIR
  • FLAIR
  • STAIR
  • NADIR
  • TAPIR
  • BLAIR
  • CLAIR
  • SAMIR
  • NAZIR
  • OPHIR

Full list: 5 Letter Words Ending in IR

5 Letter Words Ending in OR

  • MAJOR
  • FLOOR
  • COLOR
  • PRIOR
  • LABOR
  • HONOR
  • ACTOR
  • MAYOR
  • MINOR
  • FAVOR
  • ERROR
  • MOTOR

Full list: 5 Letter Words Ending in OR

5 Letter Words Ending in RR

  • STARR
  • KNORR
  • WHIRR
  • CHARR
  • GNARR
  • ABERR
  • BOURR
  • CHIRR
  • CHURR
  • FLURR
  • FNARR
  • KNURR

5 Letter Words Ending in UR

  • OCCUR
  • FLOUR
  • INCUR
  • FEMUR
  • SCOUR
  • RECUR
  • LEMUR
  • AUGUR
  • DEMUR
  • AMOUR
  • FLEUR
  • ODOUR

5 Letter Words Ending in R by Starting Letter

5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending in R

  • AFTER
  • ACTOR
  • ANGER
  • ALTER
  • AMBER
  • ARMOR
  • ARBOR
  • ALTAR
  • ABHOR
  • AUGUR
  • ARDOR
  • AIDER

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with A

5 Letter Words Starting With B and Ending in R

  • BAKER
  • BUYER
  • BOXER
  • BRIAR
  • BALER
  • BLUER
  • BLAIR
  • BIKER
  • BAYER
  • BONER
  • BOWER
  • BOYER

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with B

5 Letter Words Starting With C and Ending in R

  • CLEAR
  • COVER
  • COLOR
  • CHAIR
  • CYBER
  • CHOIR
  • CEDAR
  • CHEER
  • CIGAR
  • CATER
  • CIDER
  • CAPER

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with C

5 Letter Words Starting With D and Ending in R

  • DONOR
  • DECOR
  • DRYER
  • DETER
  • DINER
  • DIVER
  • DEFER
  • DRIER
  • DEBAR
  • DEMUR
  • DOVER
  • DUPER

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with D

5 Letter Words Starting With E and Ending in R

  • ENTER
  • ERROR
  • ELDER
  • EAGER
  • EATER
  • ETHER
  • ESTER
  • EMBER
  • EDGAR
  • ELMER
  • EULER
  • ENDER

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with E

5 Letter Words Starting With F and Ending in R

  • FLOOR
  • FAVOR
  • FEWER
  • FEVER
  • FIBER
  • FLOUR
  • FLYER
  • FLAIR
  • FINER
  • FOYER
  • FIXER
  • FRIAR

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with F

5 Letter Words Starting With G and Ending in R

  • GAMER
  • GIVER
  • GONER
  • GAYER
  • GAZER
  • GATOR
  • GEYER
  • GOMER
  • GUYER
  • GULAR
  • GOFER
  • GATER

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with G

5 Letter Words Starting With H and Ending in R

  • HONOR
  • HUMOR
  • HOMER
  • HYPER
  • HOVER
  • HATER
  • HIKER
  • HAGAR
  • HAVER
  • HIDER
  • HUGER
  • HIVER

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with H

5 Letter Words Starting With I and Ending in R

  • INNER
  • INTER
  • INCUR
  • INFER
  • IDLER
  • INGER
  • IFTAR
  • IMBER
  • INSTR
  • INVER
  • ICHOR
  • INKER

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with I

5 Letter Words Starting With J and Ending in R

  • JOKER
  • JUROR
  • JAGER
  • JOWAR
  • JAGIR
  • JAKER
  • JALOR
  • JALUR
  • JAPER
  • JAVER
  • JIBER
  • JIVER

5 Letter Words Starting With K and Ending in R

  • KHMER
  • KAPUR
  • KAFIR
  • KHAIR
  • KNORR
  • KEFIR
  • KEDAR
  • KAKAR
  • KHEER
  • KESAR
  • KASER
  • KOKER

5 Letter Words Starting With L and Ending in R

  • LATER
  • LOWER
  • LABOR
  • LAYER
  • LOVER
  • LIVER
  • LOSER
  • LUNAR
  • LINER
  • LEVER
  • LAGER
  • LEPER

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with L

5 Letter Words Starting With M and Ending in R

  • MAJOR
  • MAYOR
  • MINOR
  • MOTOR
  • MAKER
  • METER
  • MANOR
  • MINER
  • MOVER
  • MOWER
  • MOLAR
  • MISER

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with M

5 Letter Words Starting With N and Ending in R

  • NEVER
  • NEWER
  • NICER
  • NADIR
  • NIGER
  • NAGAR
  • NAZIR
  • NINER
  • NAZAR
  • NAYAR
  • NAMER
  • NOSER

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with N

5 Letter Words Starting With O and Ending in R

  • OTHER
  • ORDER
  • OFFER
  • OLDER
  • OWNER
  • OCCUR
  • OUTER
  • OTTER
  • ODDER
  • OSCAR
  • OSKAR
  • ODOUR

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with O

5 Letter Words Starting With P and Ending in R

  • POWER
  • PAPER
  • PRIOR
  • POKER
  • POLAR
  • PIPER
  • PAYER
  • PALER
  • POSER
  • PURER
  • PLIER
  • PARER

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with P

5 Letter Words Starting With R and Ending in R

  • RIVER
  • REFER
  • ROGER
  • RADAR
  • RIDER
  • ROVER
  • RULER
  • RUMOR
  • RAZOR
  • RACER
  • ROTOR
  • ROWER

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with R

5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending in R

  • SUPER
  • SUGAR
  • SOLAR
  • SAFER
  • SHEER
  • SWEAR
  • SOBER
  • STEER
  • SPEAR
  • SEWER
  • SMEAR
  • SHEAR

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with S

5 Letter Words Starting With T and Ending in R

  • THEIR
  • TOWER
  • TIGER
  • TUMOR
  • TIMER
  • TUTOR
  • TENOR
  • TAPER
  • TAKER
  • TRUER
  • TAMER
  • TUBER

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with T

5 Letter Words Starting With U and Ending in R

  • UNDER
  • UPPER
  • UTTER
  • USHER
  • ULCER
  • UDDER
  • UTHER
  • ULNAR
  • UMBER
  • USTER
  • UNBAR
  • ULLER

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with U

5 Letter Words Starting With V and Ending in R

  • VOTER
  • VAPOR
  • VICAR
  • VIPER
  • VALOR
  • VIGOR
  • VISOR
  • VELAR
  • VINER
  • VOLAR
  • VAPER
  • VANIR

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with V

5 Letter Words Starting With W and Ending in R

  • WATER
  • WIDER
  • WISER
  • WAGER
  • WAFER
  • WAVER
  • WOOER
  • WEBER
  • WIPER
  • WAZIR
  • WAKER
  • WINER

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with W

Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words Ending in R in Scrabble

  1. FAQIR 17 points
  2. VIZOR 17 points
  3. BAZAR 16 points
  4. JOKER 16 points
  5. MAZER 16 points
  6. DOZER 15 points
  7. FIXER 15 points
  8. VEXER 15 points
  9. BOXER 14 points
  10. LAZAR 14 points

Meanings of 5 Letter Words Ending in R

  • HALER: 100 halers equal 1 koruna Slovakia.
  • ORMER: An abalone found near the Channel Islands.
  • OTTAR: Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
  • SOPOR: A torpid state resembling deep sleep.
  • MUSER: A reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation.
  • CYDER: A beverage made from juice pressed from apples.
  • ELVER: Young eel.
  • FAQIR: A Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man.
  • MUCOR: Any mold of the genus Mucor.
  • VOMER: Thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum.
  • DREAR: Causing dejection.
  • HOPER: A person who hopes.
  • CAGER: An athlete who plays basketball.
  • OSIER: Flexible twig of a willow tree.
  • PARER: A manicurist who trims the fingernails. It is on the answer list.
  • CORER: A device for removing the core from apples. It is on the answer list.
  • LAHAR: An avalanche of volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano.
  • LOBAR: Of or relating to or affecting a lobe.

FAQs

What are 5 letter words ending in R?

There are 1,011 of them. The everyday ones include THEIR, OTHER, AFTER, NEVER and UNDER.

How many 5 letter words end in R?

1,011 in total, and 212 of them are on the Wordle answer list.

Which 5 letter words ending in R are Wordle answers?

212 of them have been answers, among them POWER, WATER, LATER, ORDER and MAJOR.

What 5 letter words start with S and end in R?

119 of them, including SUPER, SUGAR, SOLAR, SAFER and SHEER.

Can a Wordle answer end in R?

Yes. THEIR, OTHER and AFTER 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. NEVER and ORDER are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is BLEAR really a word?

Yes. Make dim or indistinct. 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. ZONAR and ZOKOR are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.

Which of these would most players overlook?

AIDER, ARDOR and AUGUR. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.

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