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5-letter words with R as the 5th letter

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

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524 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
abhor52
abler52
actor52
adder52
after52
agger52
aider52
aimer52
airer52
aiver52
alder52
algor52
altar52
alter52
amber52
ameer52
amour52
anear52
anger52
apter52
arbor52
ardor52
armer52
armor52
asker52
asper52
aster52
astir52
attar52
auger52
augur52
aurar52
baker52
baler52
barer52
baser52
bazar52
bevor52
bider52
biker52
biter52
blear51
bluer51
bolar52
boner52
borer52
bower52
boxer52
boyar51
briar51
brier51
buyer51
caber52
cager52
caner52
caper52
carer52
cater52
caver52
cedar52
ceder52
chair51
charr51
cheer51
chirr51
choir51
churr51
cider52
cigar52
citer52
clear51
clour51
coder52
color52
comer52
cooer51
coper52
corer52
cover52
cower52
coyer51
crier51
cruor51
cuber52
curer52
cuter52
cyber52
cyder52
cymar52
damar52
darer52
dater52
deair51
debar52
decor52
defer52
demur52
deter52
dewar52
dicer52
diker52
dimer52
dinar52
diner52
direr52
diver52
dolor52
donor52
doper52
doser52
doter52
dower52
dozer52
drear51
drier51
dryer51
duper52
eager52
eater52
edger52
eggar52
egger52
eider52
elder52
elver52
embar52
ember52
emeer52
emmer52
ender52
enter52
ephor52
error52
escar52
eskar52
esker52
ester52
ether52
eyrir52
facer52
fader52
faker52
fakir52
faqir52
farer52
favor52
femur52
fetor52
feuar51
fever52
fewer52
feyer51
fiber52
fifer52
filar52
filer52
finer52
firer52
fiver52
fixer52
flair51
fleer51
flier51
floor51
flour51
fluor51
flyer51
foyer51
freer51
friar51
frier51
fryer51
fumer52
furor52
gager52
gamer52
gaper52
gator52
gayer51
gazar52
gazer52
giber52
giver52
glair51
gluer51
gnarr51
gofer52
goner52
gular52
haler52
hater52
haver52
hayer51
hazer52
heder52
hewer52
hexer52
hider52
hiker52
hilar52
hirer52
homer52
honer52
honor52
hoper52
hover52
huger52
humor52
hyper52
ichor52
icier52
icker52
idler52
iller52
incur52
infer52
inker52
inner52
inter52
invar52
ither52
jager52
japer52
jiber52
jiver52
joker52
jowar52
juror52
kabar52
kafir52
kebar52
kefir52
kiter52
knaur51
labor52
lacer52
lader52
lager52
lahar52
laker52
lamer52
laser52
later52
laver52
laxer52
layer51
lazar52
leger52
lemur52
leper52
lever52
liber52
lidar52
lifer52
liger52
liker52
liner52
liter52
liver52
lobar52
loner52
loper52
loser52
lover52
lower52
luger52
lunar52
lurer52
macer52
major52
makar52
maker52
malar52
manor52
maser52
mater52
mayor51
mazer52
merer52
meter52
miler52
mimer52
miner52
minor52
miser52
miter52
mixer52
mohur52
molar52
moper52
motor52
mover52
mower52
mucor52
muser52
muter52
nadir52
namer52
navar52
never52
newer52
nicer52
niter52
noter52
nuder52
oater52
occur52
ocher52
ocker52
odder52
odour52
offer52
ofter52
ogler52
oiler52
older52
omber52
order52
ormer52
osier52
other52
ottar52
otter52
outer52
owner52
oxter52
pacer52
pager52
paler52
paper52
parer52
pater52
paver52
pawer52
payer51
payor51
peter52
piker52
pilar52
piper52
plier51
plyer51
poker52
polar52
poler52
poser52
power52
prier51
prior51
pryer51
puler52
purer52
queer51
racer52
radar52
raker52
raper52
rarer52
raser52
rater52
raver52
rawer52
razer52
razor52
rebar52
recur52
refer52
ricer52
rider52
rifer52
rigor52
rimer52
riper52
riser52
river52
roger52
roper52
rotor52
rover52
rower52
ruder52
ruler52
rumor52
saber52
sabir52
safer52
sager52
saker52
saner52
sapor52
satyr52
saver52
savor52
sawer52
sayer51
scaur51
scour51
seder52
senor52
serer52
sever52
sewar52
sewer52
shear51
sheer51
shier51
shirr51
shoer51
shyer51
sieur51
siker52
simar52
sitar52
siver52
sizar52
sizer52
skier51
skirr51
slier51
slyer51
smear51
sneer51
sober52
sofar52
solar52
sonar52
sopor52
sorer52
sowar52
sower52
spear51
speer51
speir51
spier51
spoor51
stair51
steer51
stour51
suber52
sudor52
sugar52
super52
surer52
swear51
sweer51
taber52
tabor52
taker52
talar52
taler52
tamer52
taper52
tapir52
tatar52
tater52
tawer52
taxer52
tenor52
their51
tiger52
tiler52
timer52
titer52
toker52
toner52
toper52
toter52
tower52
toyer51
trier51
truer51
tuber52
tumor52
tuner52
tutor52
tuyer51
twier51
twyer51
udder52
ulcer52
ulnar52
umber52
unbar52
under52
upper52
urger52
usher52
utter52
valor52
vapor52
velar52
vexer52
vicar52
vigor52
viler52
viper52
visor52
vizir52
vizor52
volar52
vomer52
voter52
vower52
wader52
wafer52
wager52
waker52
waler52
water52
waver52
waxer52
weber52
whirr51
wider52
wiper52
wirer52
wiser52
wiver52
wooer51
wrier51
wryer51
yager52
yarer52
zoner52

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed R in the 5th 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.