5 Letter Words With A, R and S

49 of the 724 5 letter words with a, r and s can still be the solution and 46 turn up in ordinary writing. The rest are here to rule out.

Know A and R and S belong in the word but not where? 724 words contain them, ARISE, AROSE, ARSON among them, and 49 can still be the answer.

All 724 are here, ordered by what each one rules out rather than alphabetically.

Best First Guesses

With 724 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.

RATES: takes 724 down to 129 at worst.
FARES: down to 133.
PARIS: down to 137.

What These Words Have in Common

414 of them end in S, close to half of the list. The company these words keep: E (183), T (116) and I (101). 46 words out of 724 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 With A, R and S

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

ARISE
AROSE
ARSON
ARTSY
BRASH
CRASH
ERASE
GRASP
HARSH
MARSH
PARSE
RAISE
RASPY
ROAST
SAFER
SANER
SATYR
SAVOR
SCARE
SCARF
SCARY
SCRAM
SCRAP
SHARD
SHARE
SHARK
SHARP
SHEAR
SMART
SMEAR
SNARE
SNARL
SOLAR
SONAR
SPARE
SPARK
SPEAR
SPRAY
STAIR
STARE
STARK
START
STRAP
STRAW
STRAY
SUGAR
SWARM
SWEAR
TRASH
ACRES
AREAS
BEARS
CARDS
CRAPS
DRAWS
FARES
FARMS
FEARS
GRAMS
LASER
MARKS
OSCAR
PAIRS
PARIS
PARKS
PARTS
RACES
RACKS
RANKS
RATES
READS
ROADS
SAVER
STARS
TEARS
TRANS
YARDS
YEARS

5 Letter Words With A, R and S Starting With A

ARISE
AROSE
ARSON
ARTSY
ACRES
AREAS
ABERS
ABRIS
ABRUS
ABSTR
ACERS
ACROS
AEROS
AESIR
AFARS
AFROS
AGARS
AGERS
AGROS
AIRNS
AIRTS
AMIRS
ANSAR
ANSER
APERS
APRES
ARABS
ARAKS
ARARS
ARASE
ARBAS
ARCES
ARCOS
ARCUS
AREST
ARETS
ARGAS
ARGOS
ARGUS
ARIAS
ARIES
ARILS
ARISH
ARIST
ARIUS
ARLES
ARNAS
ARNIS
ARPAS
ARRAS
ARRIS
ARSED
ARSES
ARSEY
ARSIS
ARSLE
ARSYL
ARTIS
ARTUS
ARUMS
ARUSA
ARVOS
ARYLS
ASARH
ASCRY
ASHER
ASHIR
ASHUR
ASKAR
ASKER
ASPER
ASPRO
ASTER
ASTIR
ASTOR
ASTRE
ASTUR
ASURA
ASURI
AURAS
AURES
AURIS
AVARS
AVERS
AXERS
AYRES

5 Letter Words With A, R and S Starting With B

BRASH
BEARS
BARBS
BARDS
BARES
BARFS
BARIS
BARKS
BARMS
BARNS
BARPS
BARSE
BASER
BAURS
BAWRS
BESRA
BOARS
BORAS
BRADS
BRAES
BRAGS
BRAHS
BRAKS
BRANS
BRASS
BRAST
BRATS
BRAWS
BRAYS
BRISA
BURAS
BURSA

5 Letter Words With A, R and S Starting With C

CRASH
CARDS
CRAPS
CARBS
CARES
CARKS
CARLS
CARNS
CARPS
CARRS
CARSE
CARTS
CARUS
CASER
CERAS
CESAR
CHARS
CRABS
CRAGS
CRAMS
CRANS
CRASS
CRAWS
CRAYS
CRIAS
CROSA
CURSA
CZARS

5 Letter Words With A, R and S Starting With D

DRAWS
DARBS
DARES
DARGS
DARIS
DARKS
DARLS
DARNS
DARST
DARTS
DAURS
DEARS
DORSA
DRABS
DRAGS
DRAMS
DRAPS
DRATS
DRAYS
DRIAS
DRYAS
DUARS
DURAS

5 Letter Words With A, R and S Starting With E

ERASE
EARDS
EARLS
EARNS
EARSH
EARST
EASER
ERSAR
ESCAR
ESKAR
EYRAS

5 Letter Words With A, R and S Starting With F

FARES
FARMS
FEARS
FAIRS
FARDS
FARLS
FAROS
FARSE
FARSI
FARTS
FIARS
FRABS
FRAGS
FRAIS
FRAPS
FRASE
FRASS
FRATS
FRAUS
FRAYS

5 Letter Words With A, R and S Starting With G

GRASP
GRAMS
GAIRS
GARBS
GARES
GARIS
GARMS
GARSE
GAURS
GEARS
GNARS
GORAS
GRABS
GRADS
GRANS
GRASS
GRATS
GRAVS
GRAYS
GUARS

5 Letter Words With A, R and S Starting With H

HARSH
HAARS
HAIRS
HARAS
HARDS
HARES
HARKS
HARLS
HARMS
HARNS
HAROS
HARPS
HARST
HARTS
HEARS
HOARS
HORAS

5 Letter Words With A, R and S Starting With K

KARAS
KARKS
KARNS
KAROS
KARST
KARSY
KARTS
KASER
KBARS
KESAR
KISRA
KNARS
KORAS
KRABS
KRAIS
KRANS
KRAYS
KROSA
KSARS
KYARS

5 Letter Words With A, R and S Starting With L

LASER
LAERS
LAIRS
LARDS
LARES
LARFS
LARIS
LARKS
LARNS
LARUS
LEARS
LIARS
LIRAS

5 Letter Words With A, R and S Starting With M

MARSH
MARKS
MAARS
MAHRS
MAIRS
MARAS
MARCS
MARDS
MARES
MARGS
MARIS
MARLS
MARMS
MAROS
MARSE
MARSI
MARTS
MARYS
MASER
MASUR
MAWRS
MBARS
MOARS
MORAS
MRADS
MURAS
MUSAR

5 Letter Words With A, R and S Starting With O

OSCAR
OKRAS
ORALS
ORANS
ORCAS
OREAS
ORIAS
OSARS
OSKAR

5 Letter Words With A, R and S Starting With P

PARSE
PAIRS
PARIS
PARKS
PARTS
PARAS
PARCS
PARDS
PARES
PARMS
PARPS
PARRS
PARSI
PARUS
PASAR
PEARS
PRADS
PRAGS
PRAMS
PRAOS
PRAPS
PRASE
PRATS
PRAUS
PRAYS
PRESA
PROAS
PSORA

5 Letter Words With A, R and S Starting With R

RAISE
RASPY
ROAST
RACES
RACKS
RANKS
RATES
READS
ROADS
RAADS
RAASH
RABIS
RAFFS
RAFTS
RAGAS
RAGES
RAGGS
RAGIS
RAGUS
RAIAS
RAIDS
RAIKS
RAILS
RAINS
RAITS
RAJAS
RAJES
RAKES
RAKIS
RAKSI
RAKUS
RALES
RAMES
RAMIS
RAMPS
RAMSE
RAMSH
RAMUS
RANAS
RANDS
RANES
RANGS
RANIS
RANNS
RANSE
RANTS
RAPES
RAPSO
RARES
RARKS
RASAM
RASAS
RASED
RASEN
RASER
RASES
RASON
RASPS
RASSE
RASTA
RASTY
RATAS
RATHS
RATOS
RATUS
RAUNS
RAVES
RAWKS
RAWNS
RAXES
RAYAS
RAYLS
RAZES
REAIS
REAKS
REALS
REAMS
REANS
REAPS
REARS
REASK
REAST
REASY
REJAS
REPAS
RESAM
RESAT
RESAW
RESAY
RHEAS
RIADS
RIALS
RIBAS
RIMAS
RIVAS
RIZAS
ROAMS
ROANS
ROARS
ROMAS
ROOSA
ROSAL
ROSHA
ROSSA
ROTAS
RUDAS
RUGAS
RUSAS
RUSMA
RYALS

5 Letter Words With A, R and S Starting With S

SAFER
SANER
SATYR
SAVOR
SCARE
SCARF
SCARY
SCRAM
SCRAP
SHARD
SHARE
SHARK
SHARP
SHEAR
SMART
SMEAR
SNARE
SNARL
SOLAR
SONAR
SPARE
SPARK
SPEAR
SPRAY
STAIR
STARE
STARK
START
STRAP
STRAW
STRAY
SUGAR
SWARM
SWEAR
SAVER
STARS
SABER
SABIR
SABRA
SABRE
SACRA
SACRE
SACRO
SACRY
SAFAR
SAGAR
SAGER
SAGRA
SAIRS
SAIRY
SAKER
SALAR
SAMIR
SAPOR
SARAF
SARAH
SARAN
SARDS
SARED
SAREE
SARGE
SARGO
SARIF
SARIN
SARIP
SARIR
SARIS
SARKS
SARKY
SARNA
SAROD
SARON
SAROS
SARPO
SARRA
SARSA
SARSI
SARUK
SARUM
SARUS
SARVO
SASER
SATER
SAURA
SAURY
SAWER
SAYER
SCARN
SCARP
SCARS
SCART
SCAUR
SCRAB
SCRAE
SCRAG
SCRAN
SCRAT
SCRAW
SCRAY
SEARE
SEARS
SEARY
SEGAR
SEKAR
SEORA
SERAB
SERAC
SERAI
SERAL
SERAU
SERAW
SERIA
SERRA
SERTA
SEWAR
SHARI
SHARN
SHART
SHRAB
SHRAF
SHRAG
SHRAM
SHRAP
SHTAR
SHURA
SIKAR
SIKRA
SIMAR
SIRRA
SITAR
SIZAR
SKAIR
SKARN
SKART
SKEAR
SKRAN
SLARE
SLART
SMARM
SNARF
SNARK
SNARS
SNARY
SOARE
SOARS
SOARY
SOFAR
SOPRA
SORAL
SORAS

5 Letter Words With A, R and S Starting With T

TRASH
TEARS
TRANS
TAHRS
TARAS
TARDS
TARES
TARNS
TAROS
TARPS
TARSE
TARSI
TARTS
TASAR
TASER
TERAS
THARS
TIARS
TISAR
TORAS
TRABS
TRADS
TRAGS
TRAMS
TRAPS
TRASS
TRASY
TRATS
TRAYS
TREAS
TRIAS
TSARS
TZARS

5 Letter Words With A, R and S Starting With U

UMRAS
URAOS
URASE
UREAS
URSAE
URSAL
URVAS
USARA

5 Letter Words With A, R and S Starting With W

WAIRS
WARBS
WARDS
WARES
WARKS
WARMS
WARNS
WARPS
WARSE
WARST
WARTS
WASIR
WAURS
WEARS
WRAPS
WRAST

5 Letter Words With A, R and S Starting With I, J, N and other letters

IORAS
IZARS
JARKS
JARLS
JARPS
NARAS
NARCS
NARDS
NARES
NARIS
NARKS
NEARS
VAIRS
VARAS
VARES
VARUS
VERSA
VOARS
XRAYS
YARDS
YEARS
YAARS
YARKS
YARNS
YARRS
ZARFS
ZARIS

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.

NARIS: Any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx.
SMARM: Excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm.
SCRAG: Wring the neck of.
SAURY: Slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters.
SUDRA: The lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status.
ASTIR: Out of bed.
SNARF: Make off with belongings of others.
STRIA: A stripe or stripes of contrasting color.
ARCUS: A whitish deposit in the shape of an arc that is sometimes seen in the cornea.
ASPER: 20 aspers equal 1 kurus in Turkey.
SWARD: Surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots.
SPRAT: Small herring processed like a sardine.
ASKER: Someone who asks a question.
RAMUS: The posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical.
SWART: Naturally having skin of a dark color.
SCARP: A steep artificial slope in front of a fortification.
SCRAM: Leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form. It is on the answer list.
VARUS: A deformity in which part of a limb is turned inward to an abnormal degree.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer contain A, R and S?

Yes. START, SHARE and SMART have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.

Do any of these use the same letter twice?

Yes. START and AREAS are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is SPRAG really a word?

Yes. A wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.

Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?

START. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, 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. ZARIS and ZARFS are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.

Which of these would most players overlook?

SANER, SATYR and SCRAM. 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.