Complete list of 4,866 five-letter words that contain the letter R. Browse, filter, and find the perfect word.
There are 4,866 five-letter words containing R in our dictionary — that's 31% of all 15,921 five-letter words. The letter R can appear in any of the 5 positions. Common examples include: AARGH, AARON, ABEAR, ABERR, ABHOR.
Knowing which words contain a specific letter is especially useful in Wordle when you get a yellow tile — you know the letter is in the word but not in that position.
When Wordle shows a yellow tile for R, it means the letter is in the answer but in a different position. Use our Wordle Helper to combine yellow, green and grey clues to find the exact answer instantly.
Good Wordle starting words containing R: AARGH, AARON, ABEAR, ABERR, ABHOR.
The letter R is worth 1 point in Scrabble. High-scoring options containing R: FRIZZ, BRIZZ, BRUZZ, JEREZ, FURZY. Use the word finder to filter by your rack tiles.