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Common 5-Letter Words (169)

High-frequency words recognized in standard daily puzzles and casual play:

acres 7
actor 7
after 8
agree 6
alarm 7
alert 5
alter 5
amber 9
anger 6
angry 9
apart 7
arbor 7
areas 5
arena 5
argue 6
arise 5
armed 8
armor 7
array 8
arrow 8
award 9
aware 8
baker 11
bears 7
board 8
brain 7
brake 11
brand 8
brass 7
brave 10
bread 8
break 11
broad 8
cards 8
cargo 8
carol 7
carry 10
cedar 8
chair 10
charm 12
chart 10
clear 7
coral 7
crack 13
craft 10
craps 9
crash 10
crazy 19
cream 9
dairy 9
diary 9
draft 9
drain 6
drama 8
drawn 9
draws 9
dream 8
early 8
earth 8
extra 12
fairy 11
fares 8
farms 10
favor 11
fears 8
frame 10
frank 12
fraud 9
grace 8
grade 7
grain 6
grams 8
grand 7
grant 6
graph 11
grass 6
grave 9
great 6
guard 7
hairy 11
harry 11
heard 9
heart 8
karma 11
labor 7
large 6
laser 5
later 5
laura 5
layer 8
learn 5
macro 9
major 14
maker 11
manor 7
march 12
maria 7
marks 11
marsh 10
mayor 10
moral 7
opera 7
organ 6
pairs 7
paper 9
paris 7
parks 11
parts 7
party 10
pearl 7
polar 7
races 7
racks 11
radar 6
radio 6
raise 5
rally 8
ralph 10
ramen 7
ranch 10
randy 9
range 6
ranks 9
rapid 8
rated 6
rates 5
ratio 5
reach 10
reads 6
ready 9
realm 7
rehab 10
relax 12
relay 8
roads 6
roman 7
royal 8
rural 5
safer 8
saver 8
scary 10
share 8
shark 12
sharp 10
smart 7
solar 5
spare 7
spray 10
stars 5
start 5
strap 7
sugar 6
tears 5
trace 7
track 11
tract 7
trade 6
trail 5
train 5
trans 5
trash 8
treat 5
trial 5
ultra 5
urban 7
viral 8
water 8
yards 9
years 8

All 5-Letter Words Matching Criteria (1,099)

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

Strategy Guide & Puzzle Tips

Targeting specific letter groupings is one of the most effective strategies in competitive word games:

  • Wordle Candidate Narrowing: Knowing exact letter constraints eliminates entire branches of the dictionary, cutting remaining solution paths down significantly.
  • Scrabble Tile Management: Balance high-point consonants with versatile vowels to maximize scoring opportunities across bonus squares.
  • Positional Clustering: Notice how consonants and vowels naturally arrange in English morphology to anticipate letter sequences before guessing.

FAQs: 5-Letter Words With A and R

Everything you need to know about finding words and solving puzzles.

How many 5-letter words match 5-letter words with a and r?

There are 1,099 valid 5-letter words in our benchmark ENABLE1 lexicon matching this criteria, including 169 common everyday words.

What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word for this search?

The highest scoring 5-letter word in this group is "CRAZY", which scores 19 points in standard Scrabble.

How can I use these 5-letter words in Wordle and Scrabble?

Use these words to test strategic letter placements. When solving Wordle puzzles or board games, prioritizing high-probability vowels and common consonants like E, A, R, S, and T significantly improves puzzle outcomes.

WORD

5 Letters
Scrabble 0 pts
Words With Friends 0 pts
Vowels 0
Consonants 0
Repeated Letters None

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