5 Letter Words With R and S

162 of the 1,890 5 letter words with r and s can still be the solution and 126 turn up in ordinary writing. The rest are here to rule out.

Know R and S belong in the word but not where? 1,890 words contain them, ARISE, AROSE, ARSON among them, and 162 can still be the answer.

All 1,890 are here, ordered by what each one rules out rather than alphabetically.

Best First Guesses

With 1,890 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.

FARES: takes 1,890 down to 180 at worst.
ACRES: down to 183.
EUROS: down to 204.

What These Words Have in Common

S is the ending to expect here, closing 1,109 of these words. The company these words keep: E (731), A (724) and O (486). Only 126 of the 1,890 are everyday words. The rest belong to crosswords more than to conversation, so lean on the letters above rather than on the tail of the list.

Best 5 Letter Words With R and S

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

ARISE
AROSE
ARSON
ARTSY
BRASH
BRISK
BRUSH
BURST
CRASH
CRESS
CREST
CRISP
CROSS
CRUSH
CRUST
CURSE
DRESS
DROSS
ERASE
ESTER
FIRST
FRESH
FRISK
FROST
GRASP
GROSS
HARSH
HORSE
LOSER
MARSH
MISER
NURSE
PARSE
POSER
PRESS
PRISM
PROSE
PURSE
RAISE
RASPY
REBUS
RESET
RESIN
REUSE
RINSE
RISEN
RISER
RISKY
ROAST
ROOST
ROUSE
RUSTY
SAFER
SANER
SATYR
SAVOR
SCARE
SCARF
SCARY
SCORE
SCORN
SCOUR
SCRAM
SCRAP
SCREE
SCREW
SCRUB
SCRUM
SERIF
SERUM
SERVE
SEVER
SEWER
SHARD
SHARE
SHARK
SHARP
SHEAR
SHEER
SHIRE
SHIRK
SHIRT
SHORE
SHORN
SHORT
SHREW
SHRUB
SHRUG
SIREN
SKIER
SKIRT
SLURP
SMART
SMEAR
SMIRK
SNARE
SNARL
SNEER
SNORE
SNORT
SOBER
SOLAR
SONAR
SORRY
SOWER
SPARE
SPARK
SPEAR
SPERM
SPIRE
SPORE
SPORT
SPRAY
SPREE
SPRIG
SPURN
SPURT
STAIR
STARE
STARK
START
STEER
STERN
STORE
STORK
STORM
STORY
STRAP
STRAW
STRAY
STRIP
STRUT
SUGAR
SUPER
SURER
SURGE
SURLY
SWARM
SWEAR
SWIRL
SWORD
SWORE
SWORN
SYRUP
TERSE
TORSO
TORUS
TRASH
TRUSS
TRUST

5 Letter Words With 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 R and S Starting With B

BRASH
BRISK
BRUSH
BURST
BEARS
BIRDS
BURNS
BARBS
BARDS
BARES
BARFS
BARIS
BARKS
BARMS
BARNS
BARPS
BARSE
BASER
BAURS
BAWRS
BEERS
BERES
BERGS
BERKS
BERMS
BESRA
BIERS
BIRIS
BIRKS
BIRLS
BIROS
BIRRS
BIRSE
BIRSY
BLURS
BOARS
BOERS
BOORS
BORAS
BORDS
BORES
BORIS
BORKS
BORMS
BORTS
BOSER
BOWRS
BRADS
BRAES
BRAGS
BRAHS
BRAKS
BRANS
BRASS
BRAST
BRATS
BRAWS
BRAYS
BREDS
BREES
BREIS
BRENS
BRERS
BREST
BREWS
BREYS
BRIES
BRIGS
BRIKS
BRIMS
BRINS
BRIOS
BRISA
BRISE
BRISS
BRIST
BRITS
BRODS
BROGS
BROOS
BROSE
BROSY
BROWS
BRUHS
BRUSK
BRUST
BRUTS
BRUVS
BUHRS
BURAS
BURBS
BURDS
BURGS
BURKS
BURLS
BURPS
BURRS
BURSA
BURSE
BURYS
BYRES
BYRLS

5 Letter Words With R and S Starting With C

CRASH
CRESS
CREST
CRISP
CROSS
CRUSH
CRUST
CURSE
CARDS
CORPS
CRAPS
CROPS
CARBS
CARES
CARKS
CARLS
CARNS
CARPS
CARRS
CARSE
CARTS
CARUS
CASER
CERAS
CERES
CEROS
CERTS
CESAR
CHARS
CHRIS
CIRCS
CIRES
CIRLS
COIRS
CORDS
CORES
CORKS
CORMS
CORNS
CORSE
CORSO
CORSY
COURS
CRABS
CRAGS
CRAMS
CRANS
CRASS
CRAWS
CRAYS
CREDS
CREES
CREMS
CREPS
CRESC
CREWS
CRIAS
CRIBS
CRIES
CRIMS
CRINS
CRIOS
CRIPS
CRISE
CRISS
CRITS
CROCS
CROGS
CROIS
CRONS
CROSA
CROSE
CROST
CROWS
CRUDS
CRUES
CRUSE
CRUSY
CRYST
CURBS
CURDS
CURES
CURFS
CURLS
CURNS
CURRS
CURSA
CURSI
CURST
CYRUS
CZARS

5 Letter Words With R and S Starting With D

DRESS
DROSS
DOORS
DRAWS
DROPS
DRUGS
DRUMS
DARBS
DARES
DARGS
DARIS
DARKS
DARLS
DARNS
DARST
DARTS
DAURS
DEARS
DEERS
DERES
DERMS
DERNS
DEROS
DERVS
DIRKS
DIRLS
DIRTS
DISTR
DOERS
DORBS
DORES
DORIS
DORKS
DORMS
DORPS
DORRS
DORSA
DORSE
DORSI
DORTS
DOSER
DRABS
DRAGS
DRAMS
DRAPS
DRATS
DRAYS
DREES
DREGS
DREKS
DREST
DREYS
DRIAS
DRIBS
DRIES
DRIPS
DRISK
DROWS
DRUBS
DRUSE
DRUSY
DRYAS
DUARS
DURAS
DURES
DURNS
DUROS
DURRS
DURST
DYERS

5 Letter Words With R and S Starting With E

ERASE
ESTER
EUROS
EARDS
EARLS
EARNS
EARSH
EARST
EASER
ECRUS
EGERS
EMIRS
EORLS
EPRIS
EREVS
ERGOS
ERHUS
ERICS
ERNES
ERNST
EROSE
ERSAR
ERSES
ERUVS
ESCAR
ESCRY
ESERE
ESKAR
ESKER
ESROG
ESTRE
ESTRO
EURUS
EWERS
EYERS
EYRAS
EYRES

5 Letter Words With R and S Starting With F

FIRST
FRESH
FRISK
FROST
FARES
FARMS
FEARS
FIRES
FIRMS
FORMS
FAIRS
FARDS
FARLS
FAROS
FARSE
FARSI
FARTS
FEERS
FERES
FERMS
FERNS
FIARS
FIERS
FIRKS
FIRNS
FLIRS
FLORS
FORBS
FORDS
FORES
FORKS
FORST
FORTS
FOURS
FRABS
FRAGS
FRAIS
FRAPS
FRASE
FRASS
FRATS
FRAUS
FRAYS
FREES
FRESS
FRETS
FRIBS
FRIES
FRIGS
FRISE
FRISS
FRIST
FRITS
FROES
FROGS
FRONS
FROSH
FROSK
FROWS
FRUGS
FRUSH
FRUST
FURLS
FUROS
FURRS
FYRDS

5 Letter Words With R and S Starting With G

GRASP
GROSS
GIRLS
GRAMS
GROWS
GAIRS
GARBS
GARES
GARIS
GARMS
GARSE
GAURS
GEARS
GERES
GERMS
GIRDS
GIRNS
GIROS
GIRRS
GIRSE
GIRSH
GIRTS
GNARS
GOERS
GOORS
GORAS
GORBS
GORES
GORIS
GORMS
GORPS
GORSE
GORST
GORSY
GRABS
GRADS
GRANS
GRASS
GRATS
GRAVS
GRAYS
GREES
GRENS
GREPS
GRESE
GREWS
GREYS
GRIDS
GRIGS
GRINS
GRIPS
GRISE
GRIST
GRISY
GRITS
GROGS
GROKS
GROMS
GROSZ
GROTS
GRRLS
GRUBS
GRUES
GRUIS
GRUSH
GRUSS
GRUYS
GUARS
GURKS
GURLS
GURNS
GURSH
GURTS
GURUS
GUSER
GYRES
GYROS
GYRUS

5 Letter Words With R and S Starting With H

HARSH
HORSE
HERBS
HOURS
HAARS
HAIRS
HARAS
HARDS
HARES
HARKS
HARLS
HARMS
HARNS
HAROS
HARPS
HARST
HARTS
HDQRS
HEARS
HEIRS
HERDS
HERES
HERLS
HERMS
HERNS
HEROS
HERPS
HERSE
HIRES
HIRSE
HIRST
HOARS
HOERS
HOORS
HORAS
HORIS
HORKS
HORNS
HORST
HORSY
HOSER
HUERS
HURDS
HURLS
HURST
HURTS
HYRSE
HYRST

5 Letter Words With R and S Starting With I

ICERS
INROS
INSTR
IORAS
IRBIS
IREOS
IRIDS
IRISH
IRONS
IROUS
ISORT
ITERS
IZARS

5 Letter Words With R and S Starting With J

JARKS
JARLS
JARPS
JEERS
JERKS
JIRDS
JORTS
JOURS
JURES
JURIS

5 Letter Words With R and S Starting With K

KARAS
KARKS
KARNS
KAROS
KARST
KARSY
KARTS
KASER
KBARS
KEIRS
KERBS
KERES
KERFS
KERNS
KEROS
KESAR
KHIRS
KHORS
KIERS
KIRKS
KIRNS
KISRA
KNARS
KNURS
KORAS
KORES
KORIS
KOROS
KORUS
KRABS
KRAIS
KRANS
KRAYS
KREBS
KREIS
KREMS
KRISS
KROSA
KSARS
KURIS
KURUS
KYARS

5 Letter Words With R and S Starting With L

LOSER
LASER
LAERS
LAIRS
LARDS
LARES
LARFS
LARIS
LARKS
LARNS
LARUS
LEARS
LEERS
LEHRS
LEIRS
LERES
LERPS
LIARS
LIERS
LIRAS
LIRKS
LOIRS
LORDS
LORES
LORIS
LOROS
LOURS
LURES
LURKS
LUSER
LYRES

5 Letter Words With R and S Starting With M

MARSH
MISER
MARKS
MAARS
MAHRS
MAIRS
MARAS
MARCS
MARDS
MARES
MARGS
MARIS
MARLS
MARMS
MAROS
MARSE
MARSI
MARTS
MARYS
MASER
MASUR
MAWRS
MBARS
MEERS
MERCS
MERDS
MERES
MERIS
MERKS
MERLS
MEROS
MERSE
MERSK
MIRES
MIRKS
MIRLS
MIROS
MIRRS
MIRVS
MOARS
MOERS
MOHRS
MOORS
MORAS
MORES
MORNS
MORSE
MORTS
MORUS
MOSUR
MRADS
MSTER
MUIRS
MURAS
MURES
MURKS
MURLS
MURRS
MUSAR
MUSER

5 Letter Words With R and S Starting With N

NURSE
NARAS
NARCS
NARDS
NARES
NARIS
NARKS
NEARS
NERDS
NERFS
NERKS
NERTS
NIRIS
NIRLS
NOIRS
NORIS
NORKS
NORMS
NORSE
NORSK
NOSER
NOSIR
NURDS
NURLS
NURRS
NURSY
NURTS

5 Letter Words With R and S Starting With O

OSCAR
ODORS
OGRES
OKRAS
OMERS
ONERS
ORALS
ORANS
ORCAS
ORDOS
OREAS
ORFES
ORIAS
ORLES
ORLOS
ORNES
ORNIS
ORRIS
ORSEL
ORSON
ORZOS
OSARS
OSETR
OSIER
OSKAR
OVERS
OWERS
OWRES
OWSER
OXERS
OYERS

5 Letter Words With R and S Starting With P

PARSE
POSER
PRESS
PRISM
PROSE
PURSE
PAIRS
PARIS
PARKS
PARTS
PEERS
PORTS
PARAS
PARCS
PARDS
PARES
PARMS
PARPS
PARRS
PARSI
PARUS
PASAR
PEARS
PERCS
PERES
PERFS
PERIS
PERKS
PERLS
PERMS
PERNS
PERPS
PERSE
PERSP
PERST
PERTS
PERVS
PIERS
PIRKS
PIRLS
PIRNS
PIRRS
PORES
PORKS
PORNS
POROS
PORUS
POURS
PRADS
PRAGS
PRAMS
PRAOS
PRAPS
PRASE
PRATS
PRAUS
PRAYS
PREES
PREMS
PREPS
PRESA
PRESE
PREST
PREYS
PRIES
PRIGS
PRIMS
PRISE
PRISS
PRIUS
PROAS
PROBS
PRODS
PROFS
PROGS
PROMS
PROPS
PROSO
PROSS
PROST
PROSY
PROWS
PRYSE
PSORA
PUERS
PURES
PURIS
PURLS
PUROS
PURPS
PURRS
PURSY
PYRES
PYROS
PYRUS

5 Letter Words With R and S Starting With R

RAISE
RASPY
REBUS
RESET
RESIN
REUSE
RINSE
RISEN
RISER
RISKY
ROAST
ROOST
ROUSE
RUSTY
RACES
RACKS
RANKS
RATES
READS
RIDES
RINGS
RISKS
ROADS
ROCKS
ROLES
ROLLS
ROOMS
ROOTS
ROSES
RULES
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
RECKS
REDDS
REDES
REDOS
REEDS
REEFS
REEKS
REELS
REEMS
REENS
REESE
REESK
REEST
REFIS
REGES
REGOS
REIFS
REIKS
REINS
REIST
REJAS
REKES
RELES
RELOS
REMUS
RENDS
RENES
RENGS
RENKS
RENOS
RENTS
REPAS
REPOS
REPPS
RESAM
RESAT
RESAW
RESAY
RESEE
RESES
RESEW
RESEX
RESID
RESIT
RESOD
RESOL

5 Letter Words With R and S Starting With S

SAFER
SANER
SATYR
SAVOR
SCARE
SCARF
SCARY
SCORE
SCORN
SCOUR
SCRAM
SCRAP
SCREE
SCREW
SCRUB
SCRUM
SERIF
SERUM
SERVE
SEVER
SEWER
SHARD
SHARE
SHARK
SHARP
SHEAR
SHEER
SHIRE
SHIRK
SHIRT
SHORE
SHORN
SHORT
SHREW
SHRUB
SHRUG
SIREN
SKIER
SKIRT
SLURP
SMART
SMEAR
SMIRK
SNARE
SNARL
SNEER
SNORE
SNORT
SOBER
SOLAR
SONAR
SORRY
SOWER
SPARE
SPARK
SPEAR
SPERM
SPIRE
SPORE
SPORT
SPRAY
SPREE
SPRIG
SPURN
SPURT
STAIR
STARE
STARK
START
STEER
STERN
STORE
STORK
STORM
STORY
STRAP
STRAW
STRAY
STRIP
STRUT
SUGAR
SUPER
SURER
SURGE
SURLY
SWARM
SWEAR
SWIRL
SWORD
SWORE
SWORN
SYRUP
SAVER
SORTS
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

5 Letter Words With R and S Starting With T

TERSE
TORSO
TORUS
TRASH
TRUSS
TRUST
TRYST
TEARS
TERMS
TIRES
TOURS
TRANS
TREES
TRIES
TRIPS
TURNS
TAHRS
TARAS
TARDS
TARES
TARNS
TAROS
TARPS
TARSE
TARSI
TARTS
TASAR
TASER
TEERS
TEHRS
TERAS
TERES
TERFS
TERNS
TERTS
THARS
TIARS
TIERS
TIRLS
TIROS
TIRRS
TISAR
TORAS
TORCS
TORES
TOROS
TORRS
TORSE
TORSI
TORSK
TORTS
TRABS
TRADS
TRAGS
TRAMS
TRAPS
TRASS
TRASY
TRATS
TRAYS
TREAS
TREKS
TREMS
TRESS
TREST
TRETS
TREWS
TREYS
TRIAS
TRIGS
TRIMS
TRINS
TRIOS
TRIST
TRODS
TROGS
TROIS
TRONS
TROTS
TROWS
TROYS
TRUES
TRUGS
TRUSH
TRYMS
TRYPS
TSARS
TSERE
TURDS
TURFS
TURKS
TURMS
TURPS
TURRS
TURSE
TURUS
TYERS
TYRES
TYROS
TZARS

5 Letter Words With R and S Starting With U

USHER
USURP
USERS
UMRAS
URAOS
URASE
UREAS
URGES
URSAE
URSAL
URSID
URSON
URSUK
URSUS
URVAS
USARA
USTER
USURE
USURY
UVRES

5 Letter Words With R and S Starting With V

VERSE
VERSO
VIRUS
VISOR
VAIRS
VARAS
VARES
VARUS
VEERS
VERBS
VERSA
VERST
VERTS
VERUS
VIERS
VIRES
VIRLS
VOARS
VRILS
VROUS
VROWS

5 Letter Words With R and S Starting With W

WISER
WORSE
WORST
WREST
WRIST
WIRES
WORDS
WORKS
WAIRS
WARBS
WARDS
WARES
WARKS
WARMS
WARNS
WARPS
WARSE
WARST
WARTS
WASIR
WAURS
WEARS
WEIRS
WERFS
WEROS
WERSH
WHIRS
WIROS
WORMS
WORTS
WRAPS
WRAST
WRENS
WRIES
WRITS
WURST

5 Letter Words With R and S Starting With Y

YARDS
YEARS
YOURS
YAARS
YARKS
YARNS
YARRS
YERDS
YERKS
YIRDS
YIRKS
YIRRS
YORES
YORKS
YORPS
YURTS

5 Letter Words With R and S Starting With Z

ZARFS
ZARIS
ZERKS
ZEROS
ZIKRS
ZORIS
ZORSE
ZURFS

5 Letter Words With R and S Starting With Q or X

QURSH
XERES
XERUS
XRAYS
XYRIS

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.

SEROW: Short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of southern and southeastern Asia.
SCURF: A thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin.
SIRUP: A thick sweet sticky liquid.
SKIRL: Play the bagpipes.
VERST: A Russian unit of length (1.067 km).
NARIS: Any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx.
SOPOR: A torpid state resembling deep sleep.
SMARM: Excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm.
MUSER: A reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation.
CURST: Deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier.
SHERD: A broken piece of a brittle artifact.
RUSHY: Abounding in rushes.
SCRAG: Wring the neck of.
RESID: Oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled.
SAURY: Slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters.
OSIER: Flexible twig of a willow tree.
SUDRA: The lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status.
ASTIR: Out of bed.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer contain R and S?

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

Is BRUSK really a word?

Yes. Marked by rude or peremptory shortness. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.

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

FIRST. 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. ZURFS and ZORSE 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?

CRESS, DROSS and MISER. 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.