5-Letter Words With A and R
There are 1,130 five-letter words with A and R in them. The list below ranks them by real-world frequency, so everyday words like AFTER, YEARS, GREAT appear before the obscurities.
Every entry comes from the tournament word lists, the kind of list used in Wordle, Scrabble, and Words With Friends, so each one is a genuine dictionary word.
Most common
- after8
- years8
- great6
- water8
- board8
- learn5
- large6
- start5
- march12
- party10
- rates5
- paper9
- range6
- major14
- areas5
- cards8
- share8
- radio6
- track11
- trade6
All 1,130 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- parts 7
- early 8
- heart 8
- clear 7
- later 5
- brand 8
- ready 9
- earth 8
- award 9
- extra 12
- rated 6
- stars 5
- grand 7
- trial 5
- grade 7
- break 11
- paris 7
- grant 6
- agree 6
- frame 10
- heard 9
- royal 8
- chair 10
- urban 7
- labor 7
- smart 7
- reach 10
- draft 9
- chart 10
- laser 5
- harry 11
- brain 7
- dream 8
- carry 10
- alert 5
- train 5
- frank 12
- rural 5
- layer 8
- ratio 5
- parks 11
- cream 9
- aware 8
- array 8
- sharp 10
- trail 5
- crazy 19
- bears 7
- sugar 6
- ultra 5
- broad 8
- guard 7
- raise 5
- drama 8
- solar 5
- marks 11
- treat 5
- rapid 8
- hairy 11
- pearl 7
- opera 7
- grace 8
- roman 7
- alarm 7
- maker 11
- crack 13
- craft 10
- apart 7
- actor 7
- graph 11
- fraud 9
- crash 10
- spray 10
- roads 6
- mayor 10
- radar 6
- diary 9
- baker 11
- drawn 9
- yards 9
- maria 7
- brass 7
- trans 5
- acres 7
- arena 5
- armed 8
- laura 5
- moral 7
- bread 8
- reads 6
- grass 6
- ralph 10
- favor 11
- trace 7
- arrow 8
- strap 7
- carol 7
- amber 9
- charm 12
- ranch 10
- saver 8
- grain 6
- spare 7
- farms 10
- macro 9
- cargo 8
- races 7
- cedar 8
- pairs 7
- brake 11
- relay 8
- tears 5
- angry 9
- rally 8
- organ 6
- relax 12
- coral 7
- dairy 9
- argue 6
- arise 5
- randy 9
- anger 6
- alter 5
- polar 7
- racks 11
- ranks 9
- trash 8
- manor 7
- grave 9
- karma 11
- rehab 10
- fairy 11
- drain 6
- fears 8
- realm 7
- armor 7
- viral 8
- craps 9
- shark 12
- tract 7
- scary 10
- draws 9
- grams 8
- brave 10
- fares 8
- safer 8
- marsh 10
- arbor 7
- franc 10
- sears 5
- crane 7
- spark 11
- cares 7
- flora 8
- hardy 12
- raven 8
- renal 5
- cobra 9
- marry 10
- drake 10
- rails 5
- supra 7
- rival 8
- eager 6
- react 7
- fairs 8
- harsh 11
- cigar 8
- straw 8
- freak 12
- scrap 9
- terra 5
- vapor 10
- parse 7
- grape 8
- traps 7
- racer 7
- lunar 5
- rants 5
- tarot 5
- carts 7
- baron 7
- rabbi 9
- stark 9
- circa 9
- razor 14
- dinar 6
- carat 7
- grasp 8
- roast 5
- scarf 10
- beard 8
- gamer 8
- prima 9
- erase 5
- swear 8
- dwarf 12
- roach 10
- scare 7
- spear 7
- zebra 16
- shear 8
- recap 9
- crawl 10
- wraps 10
- warns 8
- bravo 10
- ariel 5
- carte 7
- torah 8
- altar 5
- gears 6
- arose 5
- trays 8
- wrath 11
- rainy 8
- crate 7
- cared 8
- erica 7
- darts 6
- quark 18
- wears 8
- regal 6
- wharf 14
- flare 8
- crank 11
- rains 5
- brace 9
- garth 9
- argus 6
- aired 6
- zaire 14
- cater 7
- kraft 12
- raped 8
- aroma 7
- rowan 8
- stair 5
- quart 14
- pager 8
- stare 5
- flair 8
- barre 7
- acorn 7
- largo 6
- stray 8
- drank 10
- grabs 8
- wards 9
- repay 10
- hears 8
- carbs 9
- trait 5
- eater 5
- scars 7
- tread 6
- earns 5
- ramps 9
- dread 7
- weary 11
- chars 10
- apron 7
- krona 9
- sutra 5
- graft 9
- abort 7
- glare 6
- wafer 11
- gator 6
- triad 6
- mater 7
- gravy 12
- payer 10
- infra 8
- lycra 10
- parry 10
- raves 8
- mural 7
- wager 9
- amour 7
- sonar 5
- barge 8
- snare 5
- taper 7
- smear 7
- hairs 8
- barns 7
- raids 6
- wares 8
- scart 7
- yarns 8
- liars 5
- crave 10
- valor 8
- sabre 7
- adore 6
- libra 7
- swarm 10
- radon 6
- padre 8
- warts 8
- grail 6
- pears 7
- tramp 9
- crabs 9
- saber 7
- lager 6
- azure 14
- sarge 6
- ovary 11
- karat 9
- arson 5
- braid 8
- alder 6
- raced 8
- craze 16
- harms 10
- carve 10
- asker 9
- dared 7
- hydra 12
- rayon 8
- cadre 8
- tiara 5
- feral 8
- laird 6
- adder 7
- grays 9
- marge 8
- garda 7
- tetra 5
- sorta 5
- grads 7
- tabor 7
- vicar 10
- prank 11
- agora 6
- carer 7
- mares 7
- moray 10
- reals 5
- varna 8
- avert 8
- argon 6
- aural 5
- brava 10
- brant 7
- farce 10
- aster 5
- rapes 7
- tarts 5
- arias 5
- mylar 10
- frail 8
- madre 8
- parka 11
- cairn 7
- auger 6
- leary 8
- grate 6
- molar 7
- earls 5
- aorta 5
- briar 7
- taker 9
- rabid 8
- radii 6
- nears 5
- brawl 10
- karts 9
- trams 7
- moira 7
- trawl 8
- paras 7
- tolar 5
- dares 6
- radix 13
- drags 7
- ravel 8
- eared 6
- sager 6
- prawn 10
- savor 8
- foray 11
- arles 5
- caper 9
- drape 8
- warms 10
- groan 6
- hater 8
- soars 5
- adorn 6
- pared 8
- larva 8
- brash 10
- fader 9
- chard 11
- snark 9
- dewar 9
- fared 9
- rafts 8
- harem 10
- hoard 9
- barks 11
- karoo 9
- yerba 10
- mirza 16
- friar 8
- riyal 8
- pacer 9
- lidar 6
- crass 7
- carle 7
- rumba 9
- cramp 11
- hoary 11
- rakes 9
- prays 10
- karst 9
- ramen 7
- bursa 7
- bazar 16
- graze 15
- rages 6
- tamer 7
- pilar 7
- nadir 6
- rabat 7
- tarps 7
- taber 7
- naira 5
- razer 14
- barca 9
- brats 7
- faery 11
- rioja 12
- carex 14
- artsy 8
- brads 8
- rater 5
- farts 8
- surah 8
- raged 7
- lazar 14
- umbra 9
- tatar 5
- wreak 12
- bream 9
- orcas 7
- saree 5
- tardy 9
- harps 10
- yearn 8
- unary 8
- rarer 5
- dobra 8
- clary 10
- orang 6
- areal 5
- shard 9
- bards 8
- caret 7
- apres 7
- varia 8
- rebar 7
- atria 5
- derma 8
- raver 8
- barbs 9
- payor 10
- carbo 9
- hares 8
- sarin 5
- larch 10
- marts 7
- jager 13
- rears 5
- irate 5
- sitar 5
- roars 5
- horas 8
- rands 6
- kraut 9
- reams 7
- raked 10
- claro 7
- sayer 8
- tarry 8
- micra 9
- prams 9
- paver 10
- laver 8
- pater 7
- loran 5
- parle 7
- dears 6
- waver 11
- bares 7
- saran 5
- feria 8
- narco 7
- waker 12
- rance 7
- spars 7
- curia 7
- foram 10
- tater 5
- yager 9
- trapt 7
- razed 15
- laker 9
- boars 7
- afore 8
- brawn 10
- saris 5
- bared 8
- snarl 5
- arete 5
- agers 6
- rares 5
- maser 7
- wader 9
- sabra 7
- garni 6
- borax 14
- fubar 10
- aggro 7
- crags 8
- croak 11
- abhor 10
- peart 7
- reman 7
- frags 9
- liras 5
- kurta 9
- arras 5
- dural 6
- swart 8
- rials 5
- sacra 7
- rajah 15
- ardor 6
- loral 5
- carob 9
- andro 6
- baler 7
- paler 7
- remap 9
- carrs 7
- brags 8
- ratty 8
- lamer 7
- raved 9
- reaps 7
- trave 8
- orals 5
- aurum 7
- aider 6
- scram 9
- ulnar 5
- teary 8
- satyr 8
- pares 7
- drams 8
- graal 6
- auras 5
- marly 10
- kauri 9
- harts 8
- gazer 15
- arcus 7
- warps 10
- creak 11
- larks 9
- ravin 8
- raper 7
- augur 6
- dryad 10
- deary 9
- afire 8
- joram 14
- drawl 9
- barbe 9
- warty 11
- avers 8
- crake 11
- aerie 5
- harpy 13
- raspy 10
- acrid 8
- snarf 8
- namer 7
- lader 6
- ramie 7
- hards 9
- grama 8
- mazer 16
- duras 6
- roams 7
- aimer 7
- farad 9
- furan 8
- copra 9
- presa 7
- groat 6
- redan 6
- marka 11
- torta 5
- brach 12
- haver 11
- triac 7
- rayed 9
- dater 6
- boral 7
- tapir 7
- attar 5
- barer 7
- coria 7
- carps 9
- ramus 7
- saner 5
- asper 7
- varus 8
- recta 7
- arses 5
- ragas 6
- acari 7
- algor 6
- karns 9
- auric 7
- burka 11
- sward 9
- areca 7
- herma 10
- scarp 9
- hijra 15
- fraps 10
- crape 9
- czars 16
- apter 7
- barmy 12
- terai 5
- lairs 5
- aargh 9
- kafir 12
- carls 7
- trona 5
- tares 5
- raphe 10
- mudra 8
- darks 10
- arris 5
- sprat 7
- wrack 14
- fakir 12
- grana 6
- lares 5
- nacre 7
- caner 7
- sards 6
- boras 7
- prang 8
- quare 14
- faker 12
- parvo 10
- gayer 9
- baser 7
- perea 7
- fards 9
- damar 8
- burqa 16
- kabar 11
- makar 11
- ratan 5
- braze 16
- macer 9
- seral 5
- buras 7
- drays 9
- rasps 7
- sware 8
- saker 9
- ameer 7
- denar 6
- caird 8
- raker 9
- raser 5
- prats 7
- cager 8
- nares 5
- buran 7
- velar 8
- facer 10
- braes 7
- marvy 13
- debar 8
- carpi 9
- amort 7
- argot 6
- drave 9
- astir 5
- parol 7
- caver 10
- varas 8
- charr 10
- marcs 9
- kraal 9
- malar 7
- warks 12
- urate 5
- rathe 8
- blare 7
- sofar 8
- volar 8
- armer 7
- tsars 5
- nairu 5
- korat 9
- hilar 8
- harks 12
- mbira 9
- carse 7
- rearm 7
- caber 9
- invar 8
- lobar 7
- sabir 7
- rajas 12
- grans 6
- pareo 7
- liard 6
- serac 7
- braza 16
- carom 9
- carny 10
- taler 5
- baric 9
- rotas 5
- korma 11
- drear 6
- virga 9
- raita 5
- stria 5
- apers 7
- gater 6
- saros 5
- maras 7
- parer 7
- arene 5
- targe 6
- garbs 8
- chary 13
- lardy 9
- airer 5
- serai 5
- gular 6
- noria 5
- bairn 7
- auris 5
- talar 5
- tarty 8
- lahar 8
- lacer 7
- ceria 7
- sarod 6
- crams 9
- sural 5
- brans 7
- raggs 7
- moras 7
- ihram 10
- simar 7
- bract 9
- readd 7
- artel 5
- abler 7
- gaper 8
- barny 10
- eggar 7
- parrs 7
- rales 5
- suras 5
- arhat 8
- hyrax 18
- roans 5
- naric 7
- airth 8
- faros 8
- parch 12
- darky 13
- gramp 10
- laree 5
- waxer 15
- agger 7
- raggy 10
- arced 8
- frats 8
- jurat 12
- hayer 11
- brays 10
- orate 5
- brank 11
- deray 9
- boyar 10
- arsis 5
- rangy 9
- ottar 5
- prate 7
- mairs 7
- laxer 12
- brail 7
- pargo 8
- embar 9
- carns 7
- wrapt 10
- pyran 10
- gager 7
- parve 10
- goral 6
- pardi 8
- barfs 10
- hazer 17
- tragi 6
- abris 7
- oread 6
- riata 5
- murra 7
- reran 5
- laris 5
- sarky 12
- barky 14
- ranee 5
- chare 10
- marse 7
- soras 5
- pardy 11
- wirra 8
- morae 7
- bolar 7
- ursae 5
- tarsi 5
- rawer 8
- swarf 11
- frays 11
- yaird 9
- marls 7
- frass 8
- arval 8
- orach 10
- daric 8
- drabs 8
- ambry 12
- afars 8
- ratel 5
- reata 5
- ramee 7
- antra 5
- ratos 5
- faqir 17
- krait 9
- sharn 8
- lears 5
- ixora 12
- barde 8
- boart 7
- alary 8
- acerb 9
- acred 8
- afrit 8
- agars 6
- agria 6
- airns 5
- airts 5
- aiver 8
- amirs 7
- anear 5
- antre 5
- apery 10
- aport 7
- araks 9
- arame 7
- ardeb 8
- areae 5
- areic 7
- arepa 7
- argal 6
- argil 6
- argle 6
- argol 6
- arils 5
- armet 7
- aroid 6
- arpen 7
- artal 5
- arums 7
- arvos 8
- aryls 8
- atrip 7
- aurae 5
- aurar 5
- aurei 5
- aures 5
- barms 9
- barye 10
- blear 7
- braky 14
- bravi 10
- braws 10
- braxy 17
- carks 11
- chark 14
- craal 7
- craws 10
- crura 7
- cymar 12
- darbs 8
- darer 6
- darns 6
- deair 6
- derat 6
- diram 8
- dorsa 6
- doura 6
- draff 12
- drail 6
- drats 6
- durra 6
- eagre 6
- escar 7
- eskar 9
- eyras 8
- farci 10
- farcy 13
- farer 8
- farle 8
- farls 8
- feuar 8
- fiars 8
- filar 8
- frena 8
- gaurs 6
- gazar 15
- gerah 9
- glair 6
- glary 9
- gnarl 6
- gnarr 6
- gnars 6
- grapy 11
- guars 6
- gyral 9
- haars 8
- haler 8
- hared 9
- harls 8
- hoars 8
- horah 11
- horal 8
- inarm 7
- irade 6
- izars 14
- jagra 13
- japer 14
- jarls 12
- jowar 15
- jural 12
- kaury 12
- kbars 11
- kebar 11
- knars 9
- knaur 9
- korai 9
- koras 9
- kyars 12
- laari 5
- labra 7
- lards 6
- larky 12
- larum 7
- lyard 9
- lyart 8
- maars 7
- mikra 11
- muras 7
- narcs 7
- nards 6
- naris 5
- narks 9
- narky 12
- navar 8
- oared 6
- oater 5
- ocrea 7
- okras 9
- padri 8
- parae 7
- pards 8
- pareu 7
- parge 8
- pawer 10
- praam 9
- prahu 10
- praos 7
- prase 7
- praus 7
- proas 7
- pruta 7
- purda 8
- rabic 9
- racon 7
- raffs 11
- ragee 6
- ragis 6
- raias 5
- rajes 12
- rakee 9
- rakis 9
- rakus 9
- ramal 7
- ramet 7
- rammy 12
- ranid 6
- ranis 5
- rared 6
- rased 6
- rases 5
- ratal 5
- ratch 10
- rawin 8
- rawly 11
- raxed 13
- raxes 12
- rayah 11
- rayas 8
- razee 14
- razes 14
- reave 8
- redia 6
- regma 8
- regna 6
- resat 5
- resaw 8
- resay 8
- retag 6
- retax 12
- retia 5
- rewan 8
- rewax 15
- rheas 8
- rhyta 11
- riant 5
- ruana 5
- rugae 6
- rugal 6
- sapor 7
- sargo 6
- sarks 9
- saury 8
- sawer 8
- scaur 7
- scrag 8
- sewar 8
- sirra 5
- sizar 14
- smarm 9
- sowar 8
- sprag 8
- surra 5
- tahrs 8
- tardo 6
- tared 6
- tarns 5
- taroc 7
- tarok 9
- taros 5
- tarre 5
- tawer 8
- taxer 12
- terga 6
- tharm 10
- thraw 11
- toras 5
- traik 9
- trank 9
- tranq 14
- trass 5
- troak 9
- tryma 10
- tzars 14
- unarm 7
- unbar 7
- uraei 5
- urare 5
- urari 5
- urase 5
- urbia 7
- ureal 5
- ureas 5
- urial 5
- vairs 8
- varix 15
- varve 11
- wairs 8
- waler 8
- wared 9
- wrang 9
- yarer 8
- yurta 8
- zarfs 17
- ziram 16
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there with A and R in them?
There are 1,130 five-letter words with A and R in them in the tournament word lists. The most common are AFTER, YEARS, GREAT.
What are common five-letter words with A and R in them?
AFTER, YEARS, GREAT, WATER, BOARD are the most frequently used. The full list of 1,130 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Can I play these words in Scrabble?
Yes. The list combines ENABLE and the North American tournament list (TWL), so these words are playable in Scrabble-style games, including Words With Friends.