AR up front leaves 168 words. ARBOR, ARDOR, ARENA lead them, and 12 sit on the answer list.
ARBOR is the most familiar word here that could still come up as the answer.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 168 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- AREAS: takes 168 down to 54 at worst.
- ARISE: down to 54. It is on the answer list.
- ARENA: down to 72. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
S is the ending to expect here, closing 29 of these words. The letters that turn up alongside most often are E (68), S (42) and I (34). 9 words out of 168 would pass unnoticed in conversation. That thin share is why the letter counts above matter more here than the list itself.
Best 5 Letter Words Starting with AR
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- ARBOR
- ARDOR
- ARENA
- ARGUE
- ARISE
- ARMOR
- AROMA
- AROSE
- ARRAY
- ARROW
- ARSON
- ARTSY
- AREAS
- ARMED
5 Letter Words Starting with A and Ending in A
- ARENA
- AROMA
- ARABA
- ARACA
- ARARA
- ARAUA
- ARAWA
- ARDEA
- ARECA
- AREPA
- AROBA
- AROHA
- ARRHA
- ARTHA
- ARUPA
- ARUSA
5 Letter Words Starting with A and Ending in D
- ARMED
- ARCED
- ARCHD
- AREAD
- AREDD
- AREND
- ARGID
- ARKED
- ARLED
- AROID
- ARSED
5 Letter Words Starting with A and Ending in E
- ARGUE
- ARISE
- AROSE
- ARACE
- ARAGE
- ARAKE
- ARAME
- ARASE
- ARCAE
- ARCHE
- AREAE
- AREDE
- ARENE
- ARERE
- ARETE
- ARGLE
- ARITE
- ARKIE
- ARNEE
- ARRIE
- ARSLE
- ARTIE
- ARUHE
- ARUKE
- ARVEE
5 Letter Words Starting with A and Ending in L
- AREAL
- AREEL
- ARGAL
- ARGEL
- ARGIL
- ARGOL
- ARIEL
- ARMIL
- ARSYL
- ARTAL
- ARTEL
- ARVAL
- ARVEL
5 Letter Words Starting with A and Ending in N
- ARSON
- ARAIN
- AREAN
- ARGAN
- ARGIN
- ARGON
- ARIAN
- ARION
- ARJUN
- AROON
- ARPEN
- ARYAN
- ARZAN
- ARZUN
5 Letter Words Starting with A and Ending in R
- ARBOR
- ARDOR
- ARMOR
- ARBER
- ARDER
- AREAR
- ARHAR
- ARMER
- AROAR
- ARTAR
- ARTER
5 Letter Words Starting with A and Ending in S
- AREAS
- ARABS
- ARAKS
- ARARS
- ARBAS
- ARCES
- ARCOS
- ARCUS
- ARETS
- ARGAS
- ARGOS
- ARGUS
- ARIAS
- ARIES
- ARILS
- ARIUS
- ARLES
- ARNAS
- ARNIS
- ARPAS
- ARRAS
- ARRIS
- ARSES
- ARSIS
- ARTIS
- ARTUS
- ARUMS
- ARVOS
- ARYLS
5 Letter Words Starting with A and Ending in T
- ARCHT
- ARENT
- AREST
- ARETT
- ARGOT
- ARHAT
- ARIOT
- ARIST
- ARMET
- ARMIT
- ARNUT
- ARRET
- ARRGT
5 Letter Words Starting with A and Ending in B, C, G and other letters
- ARDEB
- ARKAB
- ARNEB
- AREIC
- ARTIC
- ARUAC
- ARENG
- ARACH
- ARBAH
- ARISH
- ARITH
- AROPH
- ARRAH
- ARATI
- ARCHI
- ARDRI
- ARIKI
- ARIOI
- ARANK
- AREEK
- AROCK
- ARADO
- ARULO
- ARAMU
- ARARU
- ARRAU
- ARTOU
- ARROW
- ARRAY
- ARTSY
- ARABY
- ARCHY
- AREFY
- ARSEY
- ARTLY
- ARROZ
Part of: 5 Letter Words Starting with A
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.
- AROID: Relating to a plant of the family Araceae.
- ARCUS: A whitish deposit in the shape of an arc that is sometimes seen in the cornea.
- ARCED: Forming or resembling an arch.
- ARETE: A sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains.
- ARECA: Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
- ARGOT: A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves).
- ARDOR: Intense feeling of love. It is on the answer list.
- AREAL: Of or relating to or involving an area.
- ARLES: Money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a contract.
- ARRAS: A wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs.
- ARGUS: Large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant.
- AROMA: A distinctive odor that is pleasant. It is on the answer list.
- ARSON: Malicious burning to destroy property. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer start with AR?
Yes. ARGUE, ARENA and ARROW 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. AREAS and ARENA are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is ARAME really a word?
Yes. An edible seaweed with a mild flavor. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
ARGUE. 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. ARZUN and ARZAN are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.