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5-letter words with R as the 3rd letter

A curated list of 5-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: aargh, abris, acred.

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802 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
aargh51
abris52
acred52
acres52
acrid52
aerie51
afrit52
agree51
agria52
aired52
airer52
airns51
airth51
airts51
aorta52
apres52
apron52
arras52
array52
arris52
arrow52
atria52
atrip52
aurae51
aural52
aurar52
auras52
aurei52
aures52
auric52
auris52
aurum52
barbe51
barbs51
barde51
bards51
bared52
barer52
bares52
barfs51
barge51
baric52
barks51
barky52
barms51
barmy52
barns51
barny52
baron52
barre51
barye51
beret52
bergs51
berme51
berms51
berry52
berth51
beryl52
birch51
birds51
birdy52
birks51
birle51
birls51
birrs51
birse51
birth51
boral52
boras52
borax52
bored52
borer52
bores52
boric52
borne51
boron52
borts51
borty52
bortz51
buran52
buras52
burbs51
burds51
buret52
burgh51
burgs51
burin52
burke51
burls51
burly52
burns51
burnt51
burps51
burqa52
burro52
burrs51
burry52
bursa52
burse51
burst51
byres52
byrls51
carat52
carbo52
carbs51
cards51
cared52
carer52
cares52
caret52
carex52
cargo52
carks51
carle51
carls51
carns51
carny52
carob52
carol52
carom52
carpi52
carps51
carrs51
carry52
carse51
carte51
carts51
carve51
cerci52
cered52
ceres52
ceria52
ceric52
ceros52
circa52
cires52
cirri52
coral52
corby52
cords51
cored52
corer52
cores52
corgi52
coria52
corks51
corky52
corms51
corns51
cornu52
corny52
corps51
corse51
curbs51
curch51
curds51
curdy52
cured52
curer52
cures52
curet52
curfs51
curia52
curie51
curio52
curls51
curly52
curns51
currs51
curry52
curse51
curst51
curve51
curvy52
darbs51
dared52
darer52
dares52
daric52
darks51
darky52
darns51
darts51
derat52
deray52
derby52
derma52
derms51
derry52
direr52
dirge51
dirks51
dirls51
dirts51
dirty52
dorks51
dorky52
dorms51
dormy52
dorps51
dorrs51
dorsa52
dorty52
dural52
duras52
dured52
dures52
durns51
duroc52
duros52
durra52
durrs51
durst51
durum52
eared52
earls51
early52
earns51
earth51
ecrus52
eerie51
egret52
enrol52
erred52
error52
euros52
eyras52
eyres52
eyrie51
eyrir52
farad52
farce51
farci52
farcy52
fards51
fared52
farer52
fares52
farle51
farls51
farms51
faros52
farts51
feral52
feres52
feria52
ferly52
fermi52
ferns51
ferny52
ferry52
fired52
firer52
fires52
firms51
firns51
firry52
first51
firth51
foram52
foray52
forbs51
forby52
force51
fordo52
fords51
fores52
forge51
forgo52
forks51
forky52
forme51
forms51
forte51
forth51
forts51
forty52
forum52
furan52
furls51
furor52
furry52
furze51
furzy52
garbs51
garni52
garth51
gerah52
germs51
germy52
girds51
girls51
girly52
girns51
giron52
giros52
girsh51
girth51
girts51
goral52
gored52
gores52
gorge51
gorps51
gorse51
gorsy52
gurge51
gurry52
gursh51
gurus52
gyral52
gyred52
gyres52
gyron52
gyros52
gyrus52
hards51
hardy52
hared52
harem52
hares52
harks51
harls51
harms51
harps51
harpy52
harry52
harsh51
harts51
herbs51
herby52
herds51
heres52
herls51
herma52
herms51
herns51
heron52
heros52
herry52
hertz51
hired52
hiree51
hirer52
hires52
horah52
horal52
horas52
horde51
horns51
horny52
horse51
horst51
horsy52
hurds51
hurls51
hurly52
hurry52
hurst51
hurts51
hyrax52
ihram52
jarls51
jerid52
jerks51
jerky52
jerry52
joram52
jorum52
jural52
jurat52
jurel52
juror52
karat52
karma52
karns51
karoo52
karst51
karts51
kerbs51
kerfs51
kerne51
kerns51
kerry52
kirks51
kirns51
korai52
koras52
korat52
korun52
kurta52
kurus52
kyrie51
larch51
lards51
lardy52
laree51
lares52
large51
largo52
laris52
larks51
larky52
larum52
larva52
liras52
lirot52
loral52
loran52
lords51
lores52
loris52
lorry52
lurch51
lured52
lurer52
lures52
lurid52
lurks51
lyres52
lyric52
maras52
march51
marcs51
mares52
marge51
maria52
marks51
marls51
marly52
marry52
marse51
marsh51
marts51
marvy52
mercy52
merde51
merer52
meres52
merge51
merit52
merks51
merle51
merls51
merry52
mired52
mires52
mirex52
mirid52
mirks51
mirky52
mirth51
mirza52
morae51
moral52
moras52
moray52
morel52
mores52
morns51
moron52
morph51
morro52
morse51
morts51
mural52
muras52
mured52
mures52
murex52
murid52
murks51
murky52
murra52
murre51
murrs51
murry52
myrrh51
narco52
narcs51
nards51
nares52
naric52
naris52
narks51
narky52
nerds51
nerdy52
nerol52
nerts51
nertz51
nerve51
nervy52
noria52
noris52
norms51
north51
nurds51
nurls51
nurse51
oared52
ocrea52
ogres52
okras52
oorie51
orris52
ourie51
paras52
parch51
pardi52
pards51
pardy52
pared52
pareo52
parer52
pares52
pareu52
parge51
pargo52
paris52
parka52
parks51
parle51
parol52
parrs51
parry52
parse51
parts51
party52
parve51
parvo52
perch51
perdu52
perdy52
perea52
peres52
peril52
peris52
perks51
perky52
perms51
perps51
perry52
perse51
pervs51
pirns51
pirog52
porch51
pored52
pores52
porgy52
porks51
porky52
porno52
porns51
porny52
ports51
purda52
puree51
purer52
purge51
purin52
puris52
purls51
purrs51
purse51
pursy52
pyran52
pyres52
pyric52
pyros52
qursh51
rared52
rarer52
rares52
reran52
rerig52
rerun52
rural52
saran52
sards51
saree51
sarge51
sarin52
saris52
sarks51
sarky52
sarod52
saros52
scrag51
scram51
scrap51
scree51
screw51
scrim51
scrip51
scrod51
scrub51
scrum51
serac52
serai52
seral52
sered52
serer52
seres52
serfs51
serge51
serif52
serin52
serow52
serry52
serum52
serve51
servo52
shred51
shrew51
shris51
shrub51
shrug51
sired52
siree51
siren52
sires52
sirra52
sirup52
soras52
sorbs51
sords51
sorel52
sorer52
sores52
sorgo52
sorns51
sorry52
sorts51
sorus52
sprag51
sprat51
spray51
spree51
sprig51
sprit51
sprue51
sprug51
strap51
straw51
stray51
strep51
strew51
stria51
strip51
strop51
strow51
stroy51
strum51
strut51
surah52
sural52
suras52
surds51
surer52
surfs51
surfy52
surge51
surgy52
surly52
surra52
syrah52
syren52
syrup52
tardo52
tardy52
tared52
tares52
targe51
tarns51
taroc52
tarok52
taros52
tarot52
tarps51
tarre51
tarry52
tarsi52
tarts51
tarty52
terai52
terce51
terga52
terms51
terne51
terns51
terra52
terry52
terse51
thraw51
three51
threw51
thrip51
throb51
throe51
throw51
thrum51
tired52
tires52
tirls51
tiros52
torah52
toras52
torch51
torcs51
tores52
toric52
torii52
toros52
torot52
torse51
torsi52
torsk51
torso52
torte51
torts51
torus52
turbo52
turds51
turfs51
turfy52
turks51
turns51
turps51
tyred52
tyres52
tyros52
unrig52
unrip52
varas52
varia52
varix52
varna52
varus52
varve51
verbs51
verge51
verse51
verso52
verst51
verts51
vertu52
verve51
viral52
vireo52
vires52
virga52
virid52
virls51
virtu52
virus52
wards51
wared52
wares52
warks51
warms51
warns51
warps51
warts51
warty52
wired52
wirer52
wires52
wirra52
words51
wordy52
works51
world51
worms51
wormy52
worry52
worse51
worst51
worth51
worts51
wurst51
xeric52
xerox52
xerus52
yards51
yarer52
yarns51
yerba52
yerks51
yirds51
yirrs51
yirth51
yores52
yurta52
yurts51
zarfs51
zerks51
zeros52
ziram52
zoril52
zoris52

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.