1,011 options end in R, from ABHOR, ACTOR, AFTER onward, with 212 possible answers marked in green.
80 words here are both everyday English and still able to be the solution. Those are the ones to guess first.
Best First Guesses
With 1,011 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.
- SOLAR: takes 1,011 down to 230 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- ALTER: down to 280. It is on the answer list.
- LATER: down to 280. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
If you need a second letter to test, E (677), A (453) and O (279) appear here more than any others. Roughly one word in six here is everyday English, 90 of the 1,011. Build a guess from the common letters rather than the unusual words.
Best 5 Letter Words Ending in R
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- 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
5 Letter Words Ending in R by Starting Letter
5 Letter Words Starting with A and Ending in R
- ABHOR
- ACTOR
- AFTER
- AIDER
- ALTAR
- ALTER
- AMBER
- ANGER
- ARBOR
- ARDOR
- ARMOR
- AUGUR
- ABEAR
- ABEER
- ABERR
- ABKAR
- ABLER
- ABNER
- ABSTR
- ACCUR
- ACHAR
- ACHER
- ACHOR
- ACIER
- ACKER
- ADDER
- ADZER
- AEGER
- AEGIR
- AESIR
- AFEAR
- AGGER
- AGGUR
- AIGER
- AIMER
- AIRER
- AIVER
- AJHAR
- AKKER
- ALCOR
- ALDER
- ALFUR
- ALGOR
- ALLER
- ALVAR
- AMBAR
- AMEER
- AMHAR
- AMMER
- AMOUR
- AMPER
- ANCOR
- ANDOR
- ANEAR
- ANGOR
- ANKER
- ANOUR
- ANSAR
- ANSER
- ANTAR
- APAIR
- APGAR
- APPAR
- APTER
- ARBER
- ARDER
- AREAR
- ARHAR
- ARMER
- AROAR
- ARTAR
- ARTER
- ASHER
- ASHIR
- ASHUR
- ASKAR
- ASKER
- ASPER
- ASTER
- ASTIR
- ASTOR
- ASTUR
- ATHAR
- ATOUR
- ATTAR
- ATTER
- AUGER
- AURAR
- AURIR
- AUTOR
- AVOIR
- AVOUR
- AWBER
- AWHIR
- AWNER
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with A
5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in R
- BAKER
- BALER
- BLUER
- BOXER
- BRIAR
- BUYER
- BAHAR
- BAHUR
- BALOR
- BARER
- BASER
- BATER
- BAYER
- BAZAR
- BEBAR
- BEDUR
- BEFUR
- BEGAR
- BELAR
- BEMAR
- BEVER
- BEVOR
- BIDAR
- BIDER
- BIFER
- BIKER
- BINER
- BITER
- BLAER
- BLAIR
- BLEAR
- BLIER
- BODER
- BOHOR
- BOLAR
- BOMOR
- BONER
- BORER
- BOSER
- BOURR
- BOWER
- BOYAR
- BOYER
- BREER
- BRIER
- BUTYR
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with B
5 Letter Words Starting with C and Ending in R
- CAPER
- CATER
- CEDAR
- CHAIR
- CHEER
- CHOIR
- CIDER
- CIGAR
- CLEAR
- COLOR
- CORER
- COVER
- COWER
- CRIER
- CYBER
- CABER
- CACUR
- CADER
- CAGER
- CAKER
- CALOR
- CANER
- CARER
- CASER
- CATUR
- CAVER
- CEBUR
- CEDER
- CERER
- CESAR
- CHARR
- CHEIR
- CHIRR
- CHLOR
- CHURR
- CICER
- CIMAR
- CITER
- CIZAR
- CLAIR
- CLOUR
- CLYER
- CODER
- COKER
- COMDR
- COMER
- CONER
- CONFR
- CONOR
- CONTR
- COOER
- COPER
- COYER
- CRUOR
- CRYER
- CUBER
- CUMAR
- CURER
- CUTER
- CYDER
- CYMAR
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with C
5 Letter Words Starting with D and Ending in R
- DEBAR
- DECOR
- DEFER
- DEMUR
- DETER
- DINER
- DIVER
- DONOR
- DRIER
- DRYER
- DOVER
- DAKER
- DAKIR
- DALAR
- DALER
- DAMAR
- DARER
- DATER
- DAVER
- DAZER
- DEAIR
- DEBUR
- DENAR
- DETAR
- DETUR
- DEWAR
- DEWER
- DHIKR
- DICER
- DIGOR
- DIKER
- DIMER
- DINAR
- DIRER
- DISTR
- DITER
- DOLOR
- DOMER
- DONAR
- DONER
- DOPER
- DOSER
- DOTER
- DOUAR
- DOWAR
- DOWER
- DOZER
- DREAR
- DREER
- DULER
- DUPER
- DYKER
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with D
5 Letter Words Starting with E and Ending in R
- EAGER
- EATER
- ELDER
- EMBER
- ENTER
- ERROR
- ESTER
- ETHER
- EASER
- EAVER
- ECHAR
- EDDER
- EDGAR
- EDGER
- EELER
- EEVER
- EFFER
- EGGAR
- EGGER
- EIDER
- EIMER
- ELMER
- ELVER
- EMBAR
- EMEER
- EMIGR
- EMMER
- ENDER
- EPHOR
- ERSAR
- ESCAR
- ESKAR
- ESKER
- EULER
- EWDER
- EXCUR
- EXIER
- EXTER
- EYRAR
- EYRER
- EYRIR
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with E
5 Letter Words Starting with F and Ending in R
- FAVOR
- FEMUR
- FEVER
- FEWER
- FIBER
- FILER
- FINER
- FIXER
- FLAIR
- FLIER
- FLOOR
- FLOUR
- FLYER
- FOYER
- FREER
- FRIAR
- FUROR
- FACER
- FADER
- FAGER
- FAKER
- FAKIR
- FAQIR
- FARER
- FATOR
- FAVER
- FAYER
- FCHAR
- FERER
- FETOR
- FEUAR
- FEYER
- FHRER
- FIFER
- FILAR
- FIRER
- FIVER
- FLEAR
- FLEER
- FLEUR
- FLUER
- FLUOR
- FLURR
- FNARR
- FODER
- FOUER
- FOXER
- FREIR
- FREYR
- FRIER
- FRYER
- FUBAR
- FUDER
- FUMER
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with F
5 Letter Words Starting with G and Ending in R
- GAMER
- GAYER
- GAZER
- GIVER
- GONER
- GADER
- GAGER
- GAGOR
- GAPER
- GATER
- GATOR
- GAZAR
- GEBUR
- GEYER
- GHBOR
- GIBER
- GIHER
- GLAIR
- GLAUR
- GLEIR
- GLUER
- GNARR
- GOBAR
- GOFER
- GOIER
- GOMER
- GORER
- GOTER
- GUJAR
- GULAR
- GUSER
- GUYER
- GYVER
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with G
5 Letter Words Starting with H and Ending in R
- HATER
- HOMER
- HONOR
- HOVER
- HUMOR
- HYPER
- HAGAR
- HALER
- HAVER
- HAWER
- HAYER
- HAZER
- HEDER
- HEPAR
- HEWER
- HEXER
- HIDER
- HIKER
- HILAR
- HIPER
- HIRER
- HIVER
- HOKER
- HOLER
- HONER
- HOPER
- HOSER
- HUGER
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with H
5 Letter Words Starting with I and Ending in R
- IDLER
- INCUR
- INFER
- INNER
- INTER
- ICHOR
- ICIER
- ICKER
- IFTAR
- IGDYR
- ILLER
- IMBAR
- IMBER
- IMPAR
- IMPER
- INCOR
- INGER
- INKER
- INSTR
- INVAR
- INVER
- ITHER
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with I
5 Letter Words Starting with J and Ending in R
- JOKER
- JUROR
- JAGER
- JAGIR
- JAKER
- JALOR
- JALUR
- JAPER
- JAVER
- JIBER
- JIVER
- JOWAR
- JOWER
- JUGER
- JUMAR
5 Letter Words Starting with K and Ending in R
- KABAR
- KAFIR
- KAHAR
- KAJAR
- KAKAR
- KAPUR
- KASER
- KATAR
- KAVER
- KEBAR
- KEDAR
- KEFIR
- KESAR
- KEVER
- KEYER
- KHAIR
- KHEER
- KHMER
- KIKAR
- KITAR
- KITER
- KIVER
- KNAUR
- KNORR
- KNURR
- KOKER
- KOTAR
5 Letter Words Starting with L and Ending in R
- LABOR
- LAGER
- LATER
- LAYER
- LEMUR
- LEPER
- LEVER
- LINER
- LIVER
- LOSER
- LOVER
- LOWER
- LUNAR
- LASER
- LACER
- LADER
- LAGAR
- LAHAR
- LAKER
- LAMER
- LAVER
- LAWER
- LAXER
- LAZAR
- LEEAR
- LEGER
- LEVIR
- LIBER
- LIBOR
- LIDAR
- LIFER
- LIGER
- LIKER
- LIMER
- LITER
- LIVOR
- LOBAR
- LODUR
- LOHAR
- LONER
- LOPER
- LOTOR
- LUGER
- LURER
- LUSER
- LUTER
- LUXER
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with L
5 Letter Words Starting with M and Ending in R
- MAJOR
- MAKER
- MANOR
- MAYOR
- METER
- MINER
- MINOR
- MISER
- MOLAR
- MOTOR
- MOVER
- MOWER
- MIXER
- MACER
- MADAR
- MAHAR
- MAKAR
- MALAR
- MALGR
- MAROR
- MASER
- MASUR
- MATAR
- MATER
- MAYER
- MAZAR
- MAZER
- MAZUR
- MERER
- MEWER
- MHORR
- MIDER
- MIKIR
- MILER
- MILOR
- MIMER
- MIMIR
- MINAR
- MITER
- MIZAR
- MODER
- MOGAR
- MOHAR
- MOHUR
- MOIER
- MOKER
- MOLER
- MONER
- MOPER
- MOROR
- MOSUR
- MOTER
- MSTER
- MTIER
- MUCOR
- MUDAR
- MUDIR
- MUSAR
- MUSER
- MUTER
- MYLAR
- MYMAR
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with M
5 Letter Words Starting with N and Ending in R
- NADIR
- NEVER
- NEWER
- NICER
- NIGER
- NAGAR
- NAGOR
- NAHOR
- NAKER
- NAKIR
- NAMER
- NAVAR
- NAYAR
- NAZAR
- NAZIR
- NEGER
- NEPER
- NETER
- NEWAR
- NIDOR
- NINER
- NITER
- NIXER
- NOSER
- NOSIR
- NOTER
- NUDER
5 Letter Words Starting with O and Ending in R
- OCCUR
- ODDER
- OFFER
- OLDER
- ORDER
- OTHER
- OTTER
- OUTER
- OWNER
- OSCAR
- OAKER
- OARER
- OATER
- OCHER
- OCKER
- ODOUR
- OFTER
- OGLER
- OILER
- OLLER
- OMBER
- ONCER
- ONKER
- OPHIR
- OPTER
- ORMER
- OSETR
- OSIER
- OSKAR
- OTTAR
- OWLER
- OWSER
- OXTER
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with O
5 Letter Words Starting with P and Ending in R
- PALER
- PAPER
- PARER
- PAYER
- PIPER
- PLIER
- POKER
- POLAR
- POSER
- POWER
- PRIOR
- PURER
- PETER
- PACER
- PAGER
- PALAR
- PAMIR
- PANIR
- PAPYR
- PASAR
- PATER
- PAVER
- PAWER
- PAYOR
- PETAR
- PHEER
- PIKER
- PILAR
- PILER
- PINER
- PIOTR
- PIZER
- PLAUR
- PLYER
- POLER
- PONOR
- PORER
- POTER
- PRIER
- PROPR
- PRYER
- PUCER
- PUDOR
- PUKER
- PULER
- PUTER
- PYLAR
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with P
5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in R
- RACER
- RADAR
- RARER
- RAZOR
- REBAR
- RECUR
- REFER
- RIDER
- RIGOR
- RIPER
- RISER
- RIVER
- ROGER
- ROTOR
- ROVER
- ROWER
- RUDER
- RULER
- RUMOR
- RAGER
- RAKER
- RAPER
- RASER
- RATER
- RAVER
- RAWER
- RAZER
- REGAR
- REGUR
- RESTR
- RETAR
- REVER
- RICER
- RIFER
- RIMER
- RIZAR
- ROBER
- ROBUR
- ROKER
- ROMER
- ROPER
- ROTER
- RUBOR
- RUNER
- RYDER
- RYMER
- RYPER
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with R
5 Letter Words Starting with S and Ending in R
- SAFER
- SANER
- SATYR
- SAVOR
- SCOUR
- SEVER
- SEWER
- SHEAR
- SHEER
- SKIER
- SMEAR
- SNEER
- SOBER
- SOLAR
- SONAR
- SOWER
- SPEAR
- STAIR
- STEER
- SUGAR
- SUPER
- SURER
- SWEAR
- SAVER
- SABER
- SABIR
- SAFAR
- SAGAR
- SAGER
- SAKER
- SALAR
- SAMIR
- SAPOR
- SARIR
- SASER
- SATER
- SAWER
- SAYER
- SCAUR
- SCLER
- SEDER
- SEFER
- SEGAR
- SEKAR
- SEKER
- SENOR
- SERER
- SERIR
- SETER
- SEVIR
- SEWAR
- SEXER
- SEXOR
- SHIER
- SHIRR
- SHIUR
- SHOER
- SHOOR
- SHTAR
- SHYER
- SICER
- SIDER
- SIEUR
- SIKAR
- SIKER
- SILER
- SIMAR
- SIPER
- SITAR
- SIVER
- SIXER
- SIZAR
- SIZER
- SKAIR
- SKEAR
- SKEER
- SKIRR
- SKYER
- SLEER
- SLIER
- SLOUR
- SLUER
- SLYER
- SMEER
- SMIRR
- SMOOR
- SMURR
- SOFAR
- SOFER
- SOGER
- SOHUR
- SOLER
- SOPOR
- SORER
- SOTER
- SOWAR
- SPAER
- SPAIR
- SPEER
- SPEIR
- SPIER
- SPOOR
- SPUER
- SPYER
- SSTOR
- STARR
- STEAR
- STOOR
- STOUR
- SUBER
- SUDOR
- SUHUR
- SUPVR
- SUTOR
- SWEER
- SWEIR
- SYKER
- SYMAR
- SYVER
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with S
5 Letter Words Starting with T and Ending in R
- TAKER
- TAMER
- TAPER
- TAPIR
- TENOR
- THEIR
- TIGER
- TIMER
- TOWER
- TRUER
- TUBER
- TUMOR
- TUTOR
- TONER
- TUNER
- TYLER
- TABER
- TABOR
- TAHAR
- TAKAR
- TAKYR
- TALAR
- TALER
- TASAR
- TASER
- TATAR
- TATER
- TAVER
- TAWER
- TAXER
- TAXIR
- TAXOR
- TAYER
- TAYIR
- TEAER
- TELAR
- TEPOR
- TEWER
- THEER
- THEOR
- THULR
- TIBER
- TICER
- TIKOR
- TIKUR
- TILER
- TIMAR
- TIMOR
- TIRER
- TISAR
- TITAR
- TITER
- TITIR
- TIVER
- TOHER
- TOKER
- TOLAR
- TOPER
- TOTER
- TOVAR
- TOYER
- TOZER
- TRIER
- TRIOR
- TRYER
- TUBAR
- TUDOR
- TUYER
- TWEER
- TWIER
- TWOER
- TWYER
- TYPER
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with T
5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in R
- UDDER
- ULCER
- UNDER
- UPPER
- USHER
- UTTER
- UIGUR
- ULLER
- ULNAR
- UMBER
- UNBAR
- UNFAR
- UNFUR
- UNTAR
- UPBAR
- UPHER
- UPTER
- URGER
- URLAR
- USTER
- UTHER
- UVVER
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with U
5 Letter Words Starting with V and Ending in R
- VALOR
- VAPOR
- VICAR
- VIGOR
- VIPER
- VISOR
- VOTER
- VANIR
- VAPER
- VELAR
- VETER
- VEXER
- VEZIR
- VILER
- VINER
- VIVER
- VIZIR
- VIZOR
- VODER
- VOLAR
- VOMER
- VOWER
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with V
5 Letter Words Starting with W and Ending in R
- WAFER
- WAGER
- WATER
- WAVER
- WIDER
- WISER
- WOOER
- WADER
- WAKER
- WALER
- WASIR
- WAXER
- WAZIR
- WEBER
- WHAUR
- WHEAR
- WHEER
- WHIRR
- WINER
- WIPER
- WIRER
- WIVER
- WOKER
- WRIER
- WRYER
- WYVER
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with W
5 Letter Words Starting with Q, Y or Z and Ending in R
- QUEER
- QATAR
- QUAIR
- YAGER
- YARER
- YOKER
- YOMER
- YTTER
- ZIHAR
- ZOKOR
- ZONAR
- ZONER
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- 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
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.
5 Letter Words Ending in R by Last Two Letters
Choose the letter before the R.