5 Letter Words With R as the Fourth Letter

Start with YEARS. It splits the 1,095 5 letter words with r as the fourth letter more evenly than any other first guess, and the full list sits below it.

One square with R as the fourth letter still leaves 1,095 words. ABORT, ACORN, ADORE are the strongest openings among them.

The green marks pick out the 152 words here that could still be the solution.

Best First Guesses

With 1,095 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.

YEARS: takes 1,095 down to 154 at worst.
BEARS: down to 158.
TEARS: down to 162.

What These Words Have in Common

S is the ending to expect here, closing 183 of these words. The letters that turn up alongside most often are A (543), E (416) and S (369). Everyday English covers 83 of these 1,095 words. Past that point you are reading a dictionary, not a word list, so guess from the letters above.

Best 5 Letter Words With R as the Fourth Letter

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

ABORT
ACORN
ADORE
ADORN
AFIRE
AGORA
ALARM
ALERT
ANGRY
APART
AVERT
AWARD
AWARE
AZURE
BEARD
BERRY
BLARE
BLURB
BLURT
BOARD
CAIRN
CARRY
CHARD
CHARM
CHART
CHIRP
CHORD
CHORE
CHURN
CLERK
COBRA
COURT
CURRY
DAIRY
DECRY
DIARY
DOWRY
DWARF
ENTRY
EVERY
EXERT
EXTRA
FAIRY
FERRY
FIBRE
FIERY
FJORD
FLARE
FLIRT
FLORA
FURRY
GENRE
GLARE
GLORY
GOURD
GUARD
HAIRY
HARRY
HEARD
HEART
HOARD
HURRY
HYDRO
INERT
INTRO
IVORY
LEARN
LEERY
LORRY
MACRO
MARRY
MERRY
METRO
MICRO
MOURN
MYRRH
OMBRE
OPERA
OVARY
OVERT
PARRY
PEARL
QUARK
QUART
QUERY
QUIRK
REARM
RETRO
RETRY
SCARE
SCARF
SCARY
SCORE
SCORN
SHARD
SHARE
SHARK
SHARP
SHIRE
SHIRK
SHIRT
SHORE
SHORN
SHORT
SKIRT
SLURP
SMART
SMIRK
SNARE
SNARL
SNORE
SNORT
SORRY
SPARE
SPARK
SPERM
SPIRE
SPORE
SPORT
SPURN
SPURT
STARE
STARK
START
STERN
STORE
STORK
STORM
STORY
SWARM
SWIRL
SWORD
SWORE
SWORN
TEARY
TERRA
THERE
THIRD
THORN
TIARA
TWIRL
ULTRA
UMBRA
USURP
WEARY
WEIRD
WHARF
WHERE
WHIRL
WORRY

5 Letter Words Starting With A With R as the 4th Letter

ABORT
ACORN
ADORE
ADORN
AFIRE
AGORA
ALARM
ALERT
ANGRY
APART
AVERT
AWARD
AWARE
AZURE
ABERR
ABERS
ABORD
ABORE
ABORN
ABURA
ABURN
ACARA
ACARI
ACCRA
ACERB
ACERS
ADDRA
ADMRX
ADORB
ADURE
AFARA
AFARS
AFORE
AGARS
AGERS
AGGRI
AGGRO
AGGRY
AGURA
AHURA
AHURU
AIERY
AIGRE
AJARI
AKARA
ALARY
ALURE
ALURK
AMARA
AMARI
AMARO
AMBRY
AMIRE
AMIRS
AMORA
AMORE
AMORT
ANCRE
ANDRE
ANDRO
ANORN
ANTRA
ANTRE
ANURA
ANURY
APERS
APERT
APERU
APERY
APHRA
APORT
APPRO
ARARA
ARARS
ARARU
ARDRI
ARERE
ASARH
ASCRY
ASPRO
ASTRE
ASURA
ASURI
ATTRY
AUTRE
AVARS
AVERA
AVERN
AVERS
AVERY
AWARI
AWARN
AWMRY
AWORK
AXERS
AYGRE
AZURN
AZURY

5 Letter Words Starting With B With R as the 4th Letter

BEARD
BERRY
BLARE
BLURB
BLURT
BOARD
BARRY
BEARS
BAGRE
BAIRN
BAJRA
BAJRI
BAKRA
BARRA
BARRE
BARRO
BAURE
BAURS
BAWRA
BAWRS
BEARE
BEARM
BECRY
BEERS
BEERY
BEIRA
BERRI
BESRA
BEWRY
BHARA
BIDRI
BIDRY
BIERS
BIRRI
BIRRS
BLART
BLERE
BLERT
BLIRT
BLORE
BLURS
BOARS
BOART
BOERS
BOORD
BOORS
BOORT
BOTRY
BOURD
BOURG
BOURN
BOURR
BOWRS
BRERD
BRERE
BRERS
BUGRE
BUHRS
BURRA
BURRO
BURRS
BURRY
BYARD
BYRRI

5 Letter Words Starting With C With R as the 4th Letter

CAIRN
CARRY
CHARD
CHARM
CHART
CHIRP
CHORD
CHORE
CHURN
CLERK
COBRA
COURT
CURRY
CABRE
CADRE
CAIRD
CAIRO
CAKRA
CAPRA
CAPRI
CARRI
CARRS
CAURI
CEDRE
CEDRY
CEORL
CHARA
CHARE
CHARK
CHARR
CHARS
CHARY
CHERA
CHERE
CHERT
CHIRK
CHIRL
CHIRM
CHIRO
CHIRR
CHIRT
CHIRU
CHORA
CHORT
CHURL
CHURM
CHURR
CIRRI
CLARA
CLARE
CLARK
CLARO
CLART
CLARY
COARB
COART
COIRS
COORG
COPRA
COURB
COURD
COURE
COURS
COWRY
CRARE
CRORE
CRURA
CUPRO
CURRS
CYMRY
CYPRE
CZARS

5 Letter Words Starting With D With R as the 4th Letter

DAIRY
DECRY
DIARY
DOWRY
DWARF
DOORS
DAIRA
DAIRI
DAIRT
DARRE
DAURI
DAURS
DEARE
DEARN
DEARS
DEARY
DEERE
DEERS
DERRI
DERRO
DERRY
DHERI
DIERI
DIURN
DOBRA
DOBRO
DOERS
DOGRA
DOORN
DORRS
DOURA
DRERE
DRURY
DUARS
DURRA
DURRS
DURRY
DUTRA
DYERS

5 Letter Words Starting With E With R as the 4th Letter

ENTRY
EVERY
EXERT
EXTRA
EAGRE
ECARD
ECART
EGERS
EMERG
EMERY
EMIRS
EMORY
EMURE
ENARM
ENORM
ENORN
ENTRE
ENURE
ENURN
ESCRY
ESERE
ESTRE
ESTRO
EUCRE
EVERT
EWERS
EWERY
EXURB
EYERS

5 Letter Words Starting With F With R as the 4th Letter

FAIRY
FERRY
FIBRE
FIERY
FJORD
FLARE
FLIRT
FLORA
FURRY
FEARS
FAERY
FAIRE
FAIRM
FAIRS
FARRO
FAURD
FAYRE
FEARD
FEARE
FEART
FEERE
FEERS
FERRI
FIARD
FIARS
FIBRA
FIBRO
FIBRY
FIERE
FIERI
FIERS
FIORD
FIRRY
FLARY
FLIRS
FLORE
FLORS
FLORY
FLURN
FLURR
FLURT
FNARR
FORRA
FOURB
FOURS
FRARY
FRERE
FRORE
FRORN
FRORY
FUERO
FURRS

5 Letter Words Starting With G With R as the 4th Letter

GENRE
GLARE
GLORY
GOURD
GUARD
GAIRS
GARRE
GARRI
GAURA
GAURE
GAURS
GEARE
GEARS
GEIRA
GENRO
GIRRS
GLARY
GLORE
GNARL
GNARR
GNARS
GOARY
GOERS
GOORS
GOORY
GORRA
GORRY
GOTRA
GOURA
GOURY
GRRRL
GUARA
GUARS
GUARY
GUIRO
GURRY

5 Letter Words Starting With H With R as the 4th Letter

HAIRY
HARRY
HEARD
HEART
HOARD
HURRY
HYDRO
HENRY
HOURS
HAARS
HAERE
HAIRE
HAIRS
HAORI
HARRE
HDQRS
HEARE
HEARS
HEIRS
HEJRA
HERRY
HIERA
HIGRA
HIJRA
HOARS
HOARY
HOERS
HOORD
HOORS
HORRY
HOURI
HOWRE
HUARI
HUERS
HURRA
HURRI
HUTRE
HYDRA

5 Letter Words Starting With I With R as the 4th Letter

INERT
INTRO
IVORY
IBERI
ICERS
IGARA
IJORE
IKARY
IMARI
IMPRO
INARK
INARM
INCRA
INDRA
INDRI
INERI
INERM
INFRA
INKRA
INORB
INORG
INTRA
INURE
INURN
ISORT
ITERS
IXORA
IZARD
IZARS

5 Letter Words Starting With J With R as the 4th Letter

JERRY
JAGRA
JARRA
JARRY
JEERA
JEERS
JEERY
JEWRY
JIRRE
JITRO
JOURN
JOURS

5 Letter Words Starting With K With R as the 4th Letter

KERRY
KARRI
KAURI
KAURU
KAURY
KBARS
KEARN
KEIRS
KERRI
KHIRS
KHORS
KIERS
KIORE
KIRRI
KISRA
KNARK
KNARL
KNARS
KNORR
KNURL
KNURR
KNURS
KODRO
KOERI
KOKRA
KOORG
KOORI
KOURA
KSARS
KUKRI
KURRE
KWIRL
KYARS

5 Letter Words Starting With L With R as the 4th Letter

LEARN
LEERY
LORRY
LAURA
LAARF
LAARI
LABRA
LAERS
LAIRD
LAIRS
LAIRY
LARRY
LATRO
LAURE
LAURY
LAVRA
LEARE
LEARS
LEARY
LEERS
LEHRS
LEIRS
LEORA
LEPRA
LEPRE
LEPRY
LIARD
LIARS
LIART
LIBRA
LIBRE
LIBRI
LIERS
LITRA
LITRE
LIVRE
LOIRS
LOORD
LOORY
LOURD
LOURE
LOURS
LOURY
LOWRY
LUBRA
LUCRE
LURRY
LUTRA
LYARD
LYART
LYCRA
LYERY

5 Letter Words Starting With M With R as the 4th Letter

MACRO
MARRY
MERRY
METRO
MICRO
MOURN
MYRRH
MAARE
MAARS
MADRE
MAERL
MAHRA
MAHRI
MAHRS
MAIRE
MAIRS
MAMRY
MAORI
MARRA
MARRI
MATRA
MAURI
MAWRS
MBARI
MBARS
MBIRA
MBORI
MEARE
MEERS
METRA
METRE
MHORR
MICRA
MIKRA
MIQRA
MIRRL
MIRRS
MITRA
MITRE
MITRY
MOARS
MOERS
MOGRA
MOHRS
MOIRA
MOIRE
MOORE
MOORN
MOORS
MOORY
MORRA
MORRO
MOWRA
MUCRO
MUDRA
MUIRS
MUIRY
MUKRI
MURRA
MURRE
MURRI
MURRS
MURRY

5 Letter Words Starting With N With R as the 4th Letter

NACRE
NACRY
NAIRA
NAIRU
NAIRY
NARRA
NARRE
NEARS
NECRO
NEGRI
NEGRO
NEHRU
NIGRE
NITRE
NITRO
NITRY
NJIRL
NOIRE
NOIRS
NORRY
NOTRE
NUNRY
NURRS
NURRY
NYORO

5 Letter Words Starting With O With R as the 4th Letter

OMBRE
OPERA
OVARY
OVERT
OCHRE
OCHRO
OCHRY
ODORS
OFURO
OHARE
OMERS
ONERS
ONERY
OPERY
ORARY
OSARS
OTARY
OUTRE
OUTRO
OUVRE
OVERS
OWARE
OWARI
OWERS
OXERS
OYERS
OZARK

5 Letter Words Starting With P With R as the 4th Letter

PARRY
PEARL
PAIRS
PEERS
PERRY
PADRE
PADRI
PAGRI
PAIRE
PAIRT
PAPRI
PARRA
PARRS
PEARE
PEARS
PEART
PEDRO
PEERT
PEERY
PETRE
PETRI
PETRO
PHARE
PHARM
PHARO
PHORA
PICRA
PICRY
PIERS
PIERT
PIPRA
PIRRE
PIRRI
PIRRS
PIURI
PLORE
POIRE
POORI
POORT
PORRY
POTRO
POURS
POWRE
PRORA
PRORE
PSORA
PUERS
PURRE
PURRS
PURRY

5 Letter Words Starting With Q With R as the 4th Letter

QUARK
QUART
QUERY
QUIRK
QUARE
QUARL
QUERL
QUERN
QUIRA
QUIRE
QUIRL
QUIRT
QUORK
QUORL

5 Letter Words Starting With R With R as the 4th Letter

REARM
RETRO
RETRY
RAIRD
REARD
REARS
REDRY
REERD
REFRY
REIRD
REORG
REPRO
REPRY
ROARS
ROARY
ROERS
RUERS

5 Letter Words Starting With S With R as the 4th Letter

SCARE
SCARF
SCARY
SCORE
SCORN
SHARD
SHARE
SHARK
SHARP
SHIRE
SHIRK
SHIRT
SHORE
SHORN
SHORT
SKIRT
SLURP
SMART
SMIRK
SNARE
SNARL
SNORE
SNORT
SORRY
SPARE
SPARK
SPERM
SPIRE
SPORE
SPORT
SPURN
SPURT
STARE
STARK
START
STERN
STORE
STORK
STORM
STORY
SWARM
SWIRL
SWORD
SWORE
SWORN
STARS
SABRA
SABRE
SACRA
SACRE
SACRO
SACRY
SAGRA
SAIRS
SAIRY
SARRA
SAURA
SAURY
SCARN
SCARP
SCARS
SCART
SCIRE
SCORP
SCURF
SCURS
SEARE
SEARS
SEARY
SECRE
SEERS
SEHRI
SEIRS
SEORA
SERRA
SERRE
SERRS
SERRY
SHARI
SHARN
SHART
SHERD
SHERE
SHERO
SHIRL
SHIRR
SHIRS
SHORL
SHURA
SHURE
SHURF
SIGRI
SIKRA
SIRRA
SKARN
SKART
SKERE
SKERM
SKERS
SKIRL
SKIRP
SKIRR
SKORT
SKYRE
SKYRS
SLARE
SLART
SLIRT
SLORM
SLORP
SLURB
SLURS
SMARM
SMERK
SMIRR
SMIRS
SMORE
SMORG
SMURR
SMURS
SNARF
SNARK
SNARS
SNARY
SNERP
SNIRL
SNIRT
SNORK
SNURL
SNURP
SNURT
SOARE
SOARS
SOARY
SOORD
SOPRA
SORRA
SOURD
SOURS
SOURY
SPARD
SPARM
SPARS
SPART
SPARY
SPERE
SPIRA
SPIRO
SPIRT
SPIRY

5 Letter Words Starting With T With R as the 4th Letter

TEARY
TERRA
THERE
THIRD
THORN
TIARA
TWIRL
TEARS
TERRY
TOURS
TAHRS
TAIRA
TAIRN
TARRE
TARRI
TARRY
TAURI
TAYRA
TEART
TEERS
TEHRS
TERRE
TERRI
TETRA
TETRI
THARF
THARM
THARS
THERM
THIRL
THIRT
THORE
THORO
THORP
THORT
THURL
THURM
THURT
TIARE
TIARS
TIERS
TIGRE
TIRRS
TITRE
TORRS
TOURN
TOURT
TSARS
TSERE
TUARN
TUART
TUGRA
TUKRA
TURRS
TWERE
TWERK
TWERP
TWIRE
TWIRK
TWIRP
TYERS
TZARS

5 Letter Words Starting With U With R as the 4th Letter

ULTRA
UMBRA
USURP
USERS
UHURU
UMBRE
UMIRI
UNARK
UNARM
UNARY
UNDRY
UNORN
UNRRA
UNURN
UNWRY
UPARM
UPCRY
UPDRY
URARE
URARI
USARA
USURE
USURY
UTERI
UTERO
UZARA

5 Letter Words Starting With V With R as the 4th Letter

VAIRE
VAIRS
VAIRY
VAJRA
VEDRO
VEERS
VEERY
VEFRY
VERRA
VERRE
VERRY
VIDRY
VIERS
VITRA
VITRO
VITRY
VIVRE
VOARS

5 Letter Words Starting With W With R as the 4th Letter

WEARY
WEIRD
WHARF
WHERE
WHIRL
WORRY
WAIRD
WAIRS
WARRE
WARRI
WAURA
WAURS
WEARS
WEIRS
WHARE
WHARL
WHARP
WHART
WHIRR
WHIRS
WHORE
WHORL
WHORT
WHORY
WIERD
WIRRA
WIRRI

5 Letter Words Starting With Y With R as the 4th Letter

YEARN
YEARS
YOURS
YAARS
YAIRD
YARRA
YARRS
YARRY
YATRA
YBORE
YEARA
YEARD
YFERE
YIRRS
YOURE
YOURN
YOURT

5 Letter Words Starting With Z With R as the 4th Letter

ZEBRA
ZABRA
ZAIRE
ZEERA
ZIARA
ZIKRS
ZORRO

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.

HOURI: A voluptuously beautiful young woman.
GNARL: Twist into a state of deformity.
SCURF: A thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin.
DOURA: Sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa.
SKIRL: Play the bagpipes.
MURRE: Black-and-white diving bird of northern seas.
SMARM: Excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm.
DOBRA: The basic unit of money on Sao Tome e Principe.
ALARY: Having or resembling wings.
SHERD: A broken piece of a brittle artifact.
VEERY: Tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song.
CHURL: A bad-tempered person.
SAURY: Slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters.
SUDRA: The lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status.
QUIRT: Whip with a leather thong at the end.
QUERN: A primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand.
SNARF: Make off with belongings of others.
CHARY: Characterized by great caution and wariness.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer have R as the fourth letter?

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

Is ACERB really a word?

Yes. Sour or bitter in taste. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.

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

THERE. 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. ZIKRS and ZIARA 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?

AFIRE, BLARE and BLURT. 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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