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5-letter words with R as the 4th letter

A curated list of 5-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when R is fixed in the 4th slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: abort, acari, acerb.

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459 words

Word	Length	Syllables
abort	5	2
acari	5	3
acerb	5	2
acorn	5	2
adore	5	2
adorn	5	2
afars	5	2
afire	5	2
afore	5	2
agars	5	2
agers	5	2
aggro	5	2
agora	5	3
alarm	5	2
alary	5	3
alert	5	2
alure	5	2
ambry	5	2
amirs	5	2
amort	5	2
angry	5	2
antra	5	2
antre	5	1
apart	5	2
apers	5	2
apery	5	3
aport	5	2
avers	5	2
avert	5	2
award	5	2
aware	5	2
azure	5	2
bairn	5	1
barre	5	1
beard	5	1
bears	5	1
beers	5	1
beery	5	2
berry	5	2
biers	5	1
birrs	5	1
blare	5	1
blurb	5	1
blurs	5	1
blurt	5	1
board	5	1
boars	5	1
boart	5	1
boors	5	1
bourg	5	1
bourn	5	1
buhrs	5	1
burro	5	2
burrs	5	1
burry	5	2
cadre	5	1
caird	5	1
cairn	5	1
carrs	5	1
carry	5	2
ceorl	5	1
chard	5	1
chare	5	1
chark	5	1
charm	5	1
charr	5	1
chars	5	1
chart	5	1
chary	5	2
chert	5	1
chirk	5	1
chirm	5	1
chiro	5	2
chirp	5	1
chirr	5	1
chord	5	1
chore	5	1
churl	5	1
churn	5	1
churr	5	1
cirri	5	2
claro	5	2
clary	5	2
clerk	5	1
cobra	5	2
coirs	5	1
copra	5	2
court	5	1
cowry	5	2
crore	5	1
crura	5	2
currs	5	1
curry	5	2
czars	5	1
dairy	5	2
dears	5	1
deary	5	2
decry	5	2
deers	5	1
derry	5	2
diary	5	2
dobra	5	2
doers	5	1
doors	5	1
dorrs	5	1
doura	5	2
dowry	5	2
durra	5	2
durrs	5	1
dwarf	5	1
dyers	5	1
eagre	5	1
egers	5	2
emery	5	3
emirs	5	2
enorm	5	2
entry	5	2
enure	5	2
evert	5	2
every	5	3
ewers	5	2
exert	5	2
extra	5	2
exurb	5	2
eyers	5	1
faery	5	2
fairs	5	1
fairy	5	2
fears	5	1
ferry	5	2
fiars	5	1
fibre	5	1
fiery	5	2
fiord	5	1
firry	5	2
fjord	5	1
flare	5	1
flirt	5	1
flora	5	2
fours	5	1
frere	5	1
frore	5	1
furry	5	2
gaurs	5	1
gears	5	1
genre	5	1
genro	5	2
glare	5	1
glary	5	2
glory	5	2
gnarl	5	1
gnarr	5	1
gnars	5	1
goers	5	1
gourd	5	1
guard	5	1
guars	5	1
guiro	5	2
gurry	5	2
haars	5	1
hairs	5	1
hairy	5	2
harry	5	2
heard	5	1
hears	5	1
heart	5	1
heirs	5	1
henry	5	2
herry	5	2
hoard	5	1
hoars	5	1
hoary	5	2
hoers	5	1
houri	5	2
hours	5	1
hurry	5	2
hydra	5	2
hydro	5	2
inarm	5	2
indri	5	2
inert	5	2
infra	5	2
intro	5	2
inure	5	2
inurn	5	2
ivory	5	3
ixora	5	3
izars	5	2
jagra	5	2
jeers	5	1
jerry	5	2
kauri	5	2
kaury	5	2
kbars	5	1
keirs	5	1
kerry	5	2
kiers	5	1
knars	5	1
knurl	5	1
knurs	5	1
kukri	5	2
kyars	5	1
laari	5	2
labra	5	2
laird	5	1
lairs	5	1
laura	5	2
learn	5	1
lears	5	1
leary	5	2
leers	5	1
leery	5	2
lehrs	5	1
liard	5	1
liars	5	1
libra	5	2
libri	5	2
liers	5	1
litre	5	1
livre	5	1
lorry	5	2
lours	5	1
loury	5	2
lucre	5	1
lyard	5	1
lyart	5	1
lycra	5	2
maars	5	1
macro	5	2
madre	5	1
mairs	5	1
marry	5	2
mbira	5	2
merry	5	2
metre	5	1
metro	5	2
micra	5	2
micro	5	2
mikra	5	2
mitre	5	1
moira	5	2
moire	5	1
moors	5	1
moory	5	2
morro	5	2
mourn	5	1
mucro	5	2
mudra	5	2
murra	5	2
murre	5	1
murrs	5	1
murry	5	2
myrrh	5	1
nacre	5	1
naira	5	2
nears	5	1
nitre	5	1
nitro	5	2
noirs	5	1
ochre	5	1
ochry	5	2
odors	5	2
ombre	5	1
omers	5	2
onery	5	3
opera	5	3
outre	5	1
ovary	5	3
overs	5	2
overt	5	2
oyers	5	1
padre	5	1
padri	5	2
pairs	5	1
parrs	5	1
parry	5	2
pearl	5	1
pears	5	1
peart	5	1
pedro	5	2
peers	5	1
peery	5	2
perry	5	2
piers	5	1
poori	5	2
pours	5	1
purrs	5	1
quare	5	1
quark	5	1
quart	5	1
quern	5	1
query	5	2
quire	5	1
quirk	5	1
quirt	5	1
rearm	5	1
rears	5	1
redry	5	2
refry	5	2
repro	5	2
retro	5	2
retry	5	2
roars	5	1
ruers	5	1
sabra	5	2
sabre	5	1
sacra	5	2
saury	5	2
scare	5	1
scarf	5	1
scarp	5	1
scars	5	1
scart	5	1
scary	5	2
score	5	1
scorn	5	1
scurf	5	1
sears	5	1
seers	5	1
serry	5	2
shard	5	1
share	5	1
shark	5	1
sharn	5	1
sharp	5	1
sherd	5	1
shire	5	1
shirk	5	1
shirr	5	1
shirt	5	1
shore	5	1
shorl	5	1
shorn	5	1
short	5	1
sirra	5	2
skirl	5	1
skirr	5	1
skirt	5	1
skort	5	1
slurb	5	1
slurp	5	1
slurs	5	1
smarm	5	1
smart	5	1
smerk	5	1
smirk	5	1
snare	5	1
snark	5	1
snarl	5	1
snore	5	1
snort	5	1
soars	5	1
sorry	5	2
sours	5	1
spare	5	1
spark	5	1
spars	5	1
sperm	5	1
spire	5	1
spirt	5	1
spiry	5	2
spore	5	1
sport	5	1
spurn	5	1
spurs	5	1
spurt	5	1
stare	5	1
stark	5	1
stars	5	1
start	5	1
stere	5	1
stern	5	1
stirk	5	1
stirp	5	1
stirs	5	1
store	5	1
stork	5	1
storm	5	1
story	5	2
sturt	5	1
sucre	5	1
suers	5	1
supra	5	2
surra	5	2
sutra	5	2
sward	5	1
sware	5	1
swarf	5	1
swarm	5	1
swart	5	1
swirl	5	1
sword	5	1
swore	5	1
sworn	5	1
tahrs	5	1
tarre	5	1
tarry	5	2
tears	5	1
teary	5	2
terra	5	2
terry	5	2
tetra	5	2
tharm	5	1
there	5	1
therm	5	1
third	5	1
thirl	5	1
thorn	5	1
thoro	5	2
thorp	5	1
thurl	5	1
tiara	5	2
tiers	5	1
titre	5	1
tours	5	1
tsars	5	1
twerp	5	1
twirl	5	1
twirp	5	1
tyers	5	1
tzars	5	1
ultra	5	2
umbra	5	2
unarm	5	2
unary	5	3
updry	5	2
urare	5	2
urari	5	3
users	5	2
usurp	5	2
usury	5	3
uteri	5	3
vairs	5	1
veers	5	1
veery	5	2
viers	5	1
wairs	5	1
wears	5	1
weary	5	2
weird	5	1
weirs	5	1
wharf	5	1
where	5	1
whirl	5	1
whirr	5	1
whirs	5	1
whore	5	1
whorl	5	1
whort	5	1
wirra	5	2
worry	5	2
yaird	5	1
yearn	5	1
years	5	1
yirrs	5	1
yourn	5	1
yours	5	1
zaire	5	1
zebra	5	2

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed R in the 4th 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.