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4-letter words with R as the 3rd letter

A curated list of 4-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when R is fixed in the 3rd slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: abri, acre, aero.

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353 words

Word	Length	Syllables
abri	4	2
acre	4	1
aero	4	2
aery	4	2
afro	4	2
airn	4	1
airs	4	1
airt	4	1
airy	4	2
aura	4	2
awry	4	2
barb	4	1
bard	4	1
bare	4	1
barf	4	1
bark	4	1
barm	4	1
barn	4	1
bars	4	1
berg	4	1
berk	4	1
berm	4	1
bird	4	1
birk	4	1
birl	4	1
biro	4	2
birr	4	1
bora	4	2
bore	4	1
bork	4	1
born	4	1
bort	4	1
brrr	4	1
bura	4	2
burd	4	1
burg	4	1
burl	4	1
burn	4	1
burp	4	1
burr	4	1
burs	4	1
bury	4	2
byre	4	1
byrl	4	1
carb	4	1
card	4	1
care	4	1
cark	4	1
carl	4	1
carn	4	1
carp	4	1
carr	4	1
cars	4	1
cart	4	1
cere	4	1
cero	4	2
cire	4	1
cord	4	1
core	4	1
corf	4	1
cork	4	1
corm	4	1
corn	4	1
cory	4	2
curb	4	1
curd	4	1
cure	4	1
curf	4	1
curl	4	1
curn	4	1
curr	4	1
curs	4	1
curt	4	1
darb	4	1
dare	4	1
dark	4	1
darn	4	1
dart	4	1
dere	4	1
derm	4	1
dire	4	1
dirk	4	1
dirl	4	1
dirt	4	1
dore	4	1
dork	4	1
dorm	4	1
dorp	4	1
dorr	4	1
dors	4	1
dory	4	2
dura	4	2
dure	4	1
durn	4	1
duro	4	2
durr	4	1
earl	4	1
earn	4	1
ears	4	1
ecru	4	2
eery	4	2
errs	4	1
euro	4	2
eyra	4	2
eyre	4	1
eyry	4	2
fard	4	1
fare	4	1
farl	4	1
farm	4	1
faro	4	2
fart	4	1
fere	4	1
fern	4	1
fire	4	1
firm	4	1
firn	4	1
firs	4	1
fora	4	2
forb	4	1
ford	4	1
fore	4	1
fork	4	1
form	4	1
fort	4	1
furl	4	1
furs	4	1
fury	4	2
garb	4	1
gars	4	1
germ	4	1
gird	4	1
girl	4	1
girn	4	1
giro	4	2
girt	4	1
gore	4	1
gorm	4	1
gorp	4	1
gory	4	2
guru	4	2
gyre	4	1
gyri	4	2
gyro	4	2
hard	4	1
hare	4	1
hark	4	1
harl	4	1
harm	4	1
harp	4	1
hart	4	1
herb	4	1
herd	4	1
here	4	1
herl	4	1
herm	4	1
hern	4	1
hero	4	2
hers	4	1
hire	4	1
hora	4	2
horn	4	1
hurl	4	1
hurt	4	1
inro	4	2
jarl	4	1
jars	4	1
jerk	4	1
jura	4	2
jury	4	2
karn	4	1
kart	4	1
kerb	4	1
kerf	4	1
kern	4	1
kirk	4	1
kirn	4	1
kirs	4	1
kora	4	2
kore	4	1
kors	4	1
kuru	4	2
lard	4	1
lari	4	2
lark	4	1
lars	4	1
lira	4	2
lire	4	1
liri	4	2
lord	4	1
lore	4	1
lorn	4	1
lory	4	2
lure	4	1
lurk	4	1
lyre	4	1
mara	4	2
marc	4	1
mare	4	1
mark	4	1
marl	4	1
mars	4	1
mart	4	1
mere	4	1
merk	4	1
merl	4	1
mire	4	1
miri	4	2
mirk	4	1
mirs	4	1
miry	4	2
mora	4	2
more	4	1
morn	4	1
mors	4	1
mort	4	1
mura	4	2
mure	4	1
murk	4	1
murr	4	1
narc	4	1
nard	4	1
nark	4	1
nary	4	2
nerd	4	1
nori	4	2
norm	4	1
nurd	4	1
nurl	4	1
oars	4	1
ogre	4	1
okra	4	2
orra	4	2
ours	4	1
para	4	2
pard	4	1
pare	4	1
park	4	1
parr	4	1
pars	4	1
part	4	1
pere	4	1
peri	4	2
perk	4	1
perm	4	1
perp	4	1
pert	4	1
perv	4	1
pirn	4	1
pore	4	1
pork	4	1
porn	4	1
port	4	1
pure	4	1
puri	4	2
purl	4	1
purr	4	1
purs	4	1
pyre	4	1
pyro	4	2
rare	4	1
rort	4	1
sard	4	1
sari	4	2
sark	4	1
scry	4	1
sera	4	2
sere	4	1
serf	4	1
sers	4	1
shri	4	1
sire	4	1
sirs	4	1
sora	4	2
sorb	4	1
sord	4	1
sore	4	1
sori	4	2
sorn	4	1
sort	4	1
spry	4	1
sura	4	2
surd	4	1
sure	4	1
surf	4	1
tare	4	1
tarn	4	1
taro	4	2
tarp	4	1
tars	4	1
tart	4	1
term	4	1
tern	4	1
thro	4	1
thru	4	1
tire	4	1
tirl	4	1
tiro	4	2
tora	4	2
torc	4	1
tore	4	1
tori	4	2
torn	4	1
toro	4	2
torr	4	1
tors	4	1
tort	4	1
tory	4	2
turd	4	1
turf	4	1
turk	4	1
turn	4	1
tyre	4	1
tyro	4	2
vara	4	2
vars	4	1
vary	4	2
vera	4	2
verb	4	1
vert	4	1
very	4	2
virl	4	1
ward	4	1
ware	4	1
wark	4	1
warm	4	1
warn	4	1
warp	4	1
wars	4	1
wart	4	1
wary	4	2
were	4	1
wert	4	1
wire	4	1
wiry	4	2
word	4	1
wore	4	1
work	4	1
worm	4	1
worn	4	1
wort	4	1
yard	4	1
yare	4	1
yarn	4	1
yerk	4	1
yird	4	1
yirr	4	1
yore	4	1
yurt	4	1
zarf	4	1
zerk	4	1
zero	4	2
zori	4	2

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed R in the 3rd slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping R locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.