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5-letter words with R as the 2nd letter

A curated list of 5-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when R is fixed in the 2nd slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: araks, arame, arbor.

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650 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
araks52
arame52
arbor52
arced52
arcus52
ardeb52
ardor52
areae51
areal52
areas52
areca53
areic52
arena53
arete52
argal52
argil52
argle51
argol52
argon52
argot52
argue51
argus52
arhat52
arias52
ariel52
arils52
arise52
arles52
armed52
armer52
armet52
armor52
aroid52
aroma53
arose52
arpen52
arras52
array52
arris52
arrow52
arses52
arsis52
arson52
artal52
artel52
artsy52
arums52
arval52
arvos52
aryls52
brace51
brach51
bract51
brads51
braes51
brags51
braid51
brail51
brain51
brake51
braky52
brand51
brank51
brans51
brant51
brash51
brass51
brats51
brava52
brave51
bravi52
bravo52
brawl51
brawn51
braws51
braxy52
brays51
braza52
braze51
bread51
break51
bream51
brede51
breed51
brees51
brens51
brent51
breve51
brews51
briar51
bribe51
brick51
bride51
brief51
brier51
bries51
brigs51
brill51
brims51
brine51
bring51
brink51
brins51
briny52
brios51
brisk51
briss51
brits51
britt51
broad51
brock51
broil51
broke51
brome51
bromo52
bronc51
brood51
brook51
broom51
broos51
brose51
brosy52
broth51
brown51
brows51
brugh51
bruin51
bruit51
brume51
brunt51
brush51
brusk51
brute51
craal51
crabs51
crack51
craft51
crags51
crake51
cramp51
crams51
crane51
crank51
crape51
craps51
crash51
crass51
crate51
crave51
crawl51
craws51
craze51
crazy52
creak51
cream51
credo52
creed51
creek51
creel51
creep51
creme51
crepe51
crept51
crepy52
cress51
crest51
crews51
cribs51
crick51
cried51
crier51
cries51
crime51
crimp51
cripe51
crisp51
croak51
croci52
crock51
crocs51
croft51
crone51
crony52
crook51
croon51
crops51
crore51
cross51
croup51
crowd51
crown51
crows51
croze51
cruck51
crude51
cruds51
cruel51
cruet51
crumb51
crump51
cruor51
crura52
cruse51
crush51
crust51
crwth51
crypt51
drabs51
draff51
draft51
drags51
drail51
drain51
drake51
drama52
drams51
drank51
drape51
drats51
drave51
drawl51
drawn51
draws51
drays51
dread51
dream51
drear51
dreck51
dreed51
drees51
dregs51
dreks51
dress51
drest51
dribs51
dried51
drier51
dries51
drift51
drill51
drily52
drink51
drips51
dript51
drive51
droid51
droit51
droll51
drone51
drool51
droop51
drops51
dropt51
dross51
drouk51
drove51
drown51
drubs51
drugs51
druid51
drums51
drunk51
drupe51
druse51
dryad51
dryer51
dryly52
erase52
erect52
ergot52
erica53
ernes52
erode52
erose52
erred52
error52
erses52
eruct52
erugo53
erupt52
ervil52
frags51
frail51
frame51
franc51
frank51
fraps51
frass51
frats51
fraud51
frays51
freak51
freed51
freer51
frees51
fremd51
frena52
frere51
fresh51
frets51
friar51
fried51
frier51
fries51
frigs51
frill51
frise51
frisk51
frith51
frits51
fritt51
fritz51
frizz51
frock51
froes51
frogs51
frond51
frons51
front51
frore51
frosh51
frost51
froth51
frown51
frows51
froze51
frugs51
fruit51
frump51
fryer51
graal51
grabs51
grace51
grade51
grads51
graft51
grail51
grain51
grama52
gramp51
grams51
grana52
grand51
grans51
grant51
grape51
graph51
grapy52
grasp51
grass51
grate51
grave51
gravy52
grays51
graze51
great51
grebe51
greed51
greek51
green51
grees51
greet51
grego52
greys51
gride51
grids51
grief51
griff51
grift51
grigs51
grill51
grime51
grimy52
grind51
grins51
griot51
gripe51
grips51
gript51
gripy52
grist51
grith51
grits51
groan51
groat51
grody52
grogs51
groin51
groks51
groom51
grope51
gross51
grosz51
grots51
group51
grout51
grove51
growl51
grown51
grows51
grubs51
gruel51
grues51
gruff51
grume51
grump51
grunt51
irade52
irate52
irids52
iring52
irked52
iroko53
irone52
irons52
irony53
kraal51
kraft51
krait51
kraut51
kreep51
krill51
krona52
krone51
kroon51
krubi52
orach52
orals52
orang52
orate52
orbed52
orbit52
orcas52
orcin52
order52
ordos52
oread52
organ52
orgic52
oribi53
oriel52
orles52
orlop52
ormer52
ornis52
orpin52
orris52
ortho52
orzos52
praam51
prahu52
prams51
prang51
prank51
praos51
prase51
prate51
prats51
praus51
prawn51
prays51
preed51
preen51
prees51
preps51
presa52
prese51
press51
prest51
prexy52
preys51
price51
prick51
pricy52
pride51
pried51
prier51
pries51
prigs51
prill51
prima52
prime51
primi52
primo52
primp51
prims51
prink51
print51
prion51
prior51
prise51
prism51
priss51
privy52
prize51
proas51
probe51
prods51
proem51
profs51
progs51
prole51
promo52
proms51
prone51
prong51
proof51
props51
prose51
proso52
pross51
prost51
prosy52
proud51
prove51
prowl51
prows51
proxy52
prude51
prune51
pruta52
pryer51
trace51
track51
tract51
trade51
tragi52
traik51
trail51
train51
trait51
tramp51
trams51
trank51
tranq51
trans51
traps51
trapt51
trash51
trass51
trave51
trawl51
trays51
tread51
treat51
treed51
treen51
trees51
treks51
trend51
tress51
trets51
trews51
treys51
triac51
triad51
trial51
tribe51
trice51
trick51
tried51
trier51
tries51
trigo52
trigs51
trike51
trill51
trims51
trine51
triol51
trios51
tripe51
trips51
trite51
troak51
trock51
trode51
trois51
troke51
troll51
tromp51
trona52
trone51
troop51
trooz51
trope51
troth51
trots51
trout51
trove51
trows51
troys51
truce51
truck51
trued51
truer51
trues51
trugs51
trull51
truly52
trump51
trunk51
truss51
trust51
truth51
tryma52
tryst51
uraei52
urare52
urari53
urase52
urate52
urban52
urbia52
ureal52
ureas52
uredo53
ureic52
urged52
urger52
urges52
urial52
urine52
ursae51
vroom51
vrouw51
vrows51
wrack51
wrang51
wraps51
wrapt51
wrath51
wreak51
wreck51
wrens51
wrest51
wrick51
wried51
wrier51
wries51
wring51
wrist51
write51
writs51
wrong51
wrote51
wroth51
wrung51
wryer51
wryly52

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed R in the 2nd 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.