15-Letter Words Ending in R
There are 23 fifteen-letter words ending in R in our dictionary; 5 of them are common words.
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All 23 words
- extracurricular26 points
- phototypesetter25 points
- cinematographer25 points
- cerebrovascular24 points
- historiographer24 points
- photomultiplier24 points
- vasoconstrictor22 points
- malpractitioner21 points
- autotransformer20 points
- prestidigitator19 points
- phytogeographer30 points
- photosensitizer29 points
- chromatographer28 points
- mechanoreceptor26 points
- microphotometer26 points
- circumnavigator25 points
- counterattacker23 points
- counterreformer22 points
- immunomodulator22 points
- thermoregulator21 points
- ultramarathoner20 points
- transmissometer19 points
- diastereoisomer18 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 23
- By usage: 2 very common, 3 common, 18 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- phytogeographer 30
- photosensitizer 29
- chromatographer 28
- extracurricular 26
- mechanoreceptor 26
- microphotometer 26
- cinematographer 25
- circumnavigator 25
- phototypesetter 25
- cerebrovascular 24
Most common
- extracurricular
- phototypesetter
- cinematographer
- cerebrovascular
- historiographer
- photomultiplier
- vasoconstrictor
- malpractitioner
- autotransformer
- prestidigitator
Definitions
- extracurricular (adjective)
- Outside the regular academic curriculum.
- cinematographer (noun)
- A photographer who operates a movie camera.
- cerebrovascular (adjective)
- Of or relating to the brain and the blood vessels that supply it.
- historiographer (noun)
- A person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it.
There are 23 fifteen-letter words ending in R, and 5 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is PHYTOGEOGRAPHER at 30 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.
How to use this page
Begin with the search box if you are mid-game: your letters, plus question marks for blanks, produce the playable words instantly. Begin with the list if you are studying: the common words are at the top, the definitions section explains the most useful ones, and the quick facts show the top scorers.
Tips
If you know some letters of a word and their positions, a pattern search finds it faster than scanning a list. Open the word finder, type the word with question marks for the unknown letters, and every match appears immediately. You can combine a pattern with the starts-with and ends-with filters to narrow the set further. This works for crosswords, for daily five-letter puzzles and for any tile game where a board word gives you two or three fixed letters.
Questions
How many fifteen-letter words ending in R are there?
Our dictionary has 23 fifteen-letter words ending in R, of which 5 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the fifteen-letter words ending in R?
PHYTOGEOGRAPHER scores 30 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.