5-Letter Words With R and S
There are 1,002 five-letter words containing both R and S in our dictionary; 599 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 1,002 words
- works12 points
- fresh11 points
- marks11 points
- chars10 points
- crash10 points
- forms10 points
- sharp10 points
- crisp9 points
- draws9 points
- grows9 points
- scrap9 points
- words9 points
- cards8 points
- drops8 points
- first8 points
- fries8 points
- hears8 points
- horse8 points
- hours8 points
- safer8 points
- serve8 points
- share8 points
- short8 points
- sorry8 points
- story8 points
- trash8 points
- warns8 points
- wears8 points
- worse8 points
- worst8 points
- years8 points
- yours8 points
- bears7 points
- cares7 points
- cross7 points
- pairs7 points
- parts7 points
- press7 points
- rooms7 points
- score7 points
- spare7 points
- terms7 points
- traps7 points
- doors6 points
- gross6 points
- reads6 points
- sugar6 points
- areas5 points
- arise5 points
- raise5 points
- rates5 points
- rules5 points
- sorts5 points
- start5 points
- store5 points
- trees5 points
- tries5 points
- trust5 points
- turns5 points
- users5 points
- zeros14 points
- risky12 points
- barks11 points
- harsh11 points
- parks11 points
- racks11 points
- rocks11 points
- brush10 points
- crush10 points
- firms10 points
- prays10 points
- scarf10 points
- screw10 points
- spray10 points
- verbs10 points
- warms10 points
- warps10 points
- worms10 points
- wraps10 points
- crops9 points
- frogs9 points
- lurks9 points
- ranks9 points
- risks9 points
- skirt9 points
- stark9 points
- sword9 points
- yards9 points
- birds8 points
- drips8 points
- drums8 points
- fears8 points
- fires8 points
- frees8 points
- grabs8 points
- grasp8 points
- grips8 points
- hairs8 points
- hires8 points
- hurts8 points
- raves8 points
- rusty8 points
- sheer8 points
- shirt8 points
- straw8 points
- stray8 points
- swear8 points
- swore8 points
- sworn8 points
- verse8 points
- virus8 points
- wires8 points
- wiser8 points
- wrist8 points
- beers7 points
- bores7 points
- brass7 points
- burns7 points
- burst7 points
- crass7 points
- cries7 points
- cures7 points
- curse7 points
- drags7 points
- drugs7 points
- parse7 points
- peers7 points
- ports7 points
- pours7 points
- prose7 points
- races7 points
- scare7 points
- smart7 points
- sober7 points
- sport7 points
- storm7 points
- strip7 points
- super7 points
- trips7 points
- dares6 points
- dress6 points
- dries6 points
- gears6 points
- girls6 points
- grass6 points
- lords6 points
- raids6 points
- rends6 points
- rides6 points
- rings6 points
- roads6 points
- urges6 points
- arose5 points
- earns5 points
- erase5 points
- laser5 points
- nurse5 points
- rails5 points
- rains5 points
- rants5 points
- reset5 points
- rests5 points
- reuse5 points
- risen5 points
- rises5 points
- roles5 points
- rolls5 points
- roots5 points
- routs5 points
- ruins5 points
- solar5 points
- stair5 points
- stare5 points
- stars5 points
- steer5 points
- stirs5 points
- tears5 points
- terse5 points
- tires5 points
- czars16 points
- jerks16 points
- razes14 points
- sizer14 points
- forks12 points
- frisk12 points
- harks12 points
- jeers12 points
- shark12 points
- shirk12 points
- brisk11 points
- corks11 points
- frays11 points
- perks11 points
- ruffs11 points
- shrew11 points
- shyer11 points
- smirk11 points
- spark11 points
- whirs11 points
- brash10 points
- brays10 points
- brews10 points
- brows10 points
- crews10 points
- crows10 points
- farms10 points
- harms10 points
- harps10 points
- herbs10 points
- marsh10 points
- preys10 points
- prows10 points
- pyres10 points
- scary10 points
- shrub10 points
- swarm10 points
- syrup10 points
- barbs9 points
- brims9 points
- burps9 points
- carps9 points
- corps9 points
- crabs9 points
- crams9 points
- cribs9 points
- curbs9 points
- fords9 points
- grays9 points
- greys9 points
- herds9 points
- larks9 points
- okras9 points
- prism9 points
- proms9 points
- props9 points
- rakes9 points
- ramps9 points
- reeks9 points
- rinks9 points
- romps9 points
- rooks9 points
- rumps9 points
- scram9 points
- scrub9 points
- shred9 points
- shrug9 points
- sperm9 points
- stork9 points
- treks9 points
- wards9 points
- bards8 points
- brags8 points
- cords8 points
- crags8 points
- curds8 points
- drabs8 points
- fairs8 points
- fares8 points
- ferns8 points
- fores8 points
- forts8 points
- fours8 points
- frets8 points
- frost8 points
- furls8 points
- garbs8 points
- germs8 points
- grams8 points
- grubs8 points
- hares8 points
- harts8 points
- heirs8 points
- horns8 points
- hurls8 points
- lyres8 points
- overs8 points
- prods8 points
- rafts8 points
- reefs8 points
- rifts8 points
- roofs8 points
- saver8 points
- savor8 points
- sever8 points
- sewer8 points
- shear8 points
- shire8 points
- shore8 points
- slyer8 points
- sprig8 points
- strew8 points
- surfs8 points
- surly8 points
- swirl8 points
- trays8 points
- turfs8 points
- usher8 points
- veers8 points
- visor8 points
- warts8 points
- wrens8 points
- wrest8 points
- writs8 points
- yarns8 points
- acres7 points
- bares7 points
- barns7 points
- baser7 points
- blurs7 points
- boars7 points
- boors7 points
- brats7 points
- burrs7 points
- carts7 points
- cores7 points
- corns7 points
- crest7 points
- crust7 points
- curls7 points
- dregs7 points
- emirs7 points
- grids7 points
- mares7 points
- marts7 points
- meres7 points
- mires7 points
- miser7 points
- moors7 points
- morns7 points
- norms7 points
- pares7 points
- pears7 points
- piers7 points
- pores7 points
- pries7 points
- purrs7 points
- purse7 points
- rapes7 points
- rasps7 points
- reams7 points
- reaps7 points
- rices7 points
- roams7 points
- robes7 points
- ropes7 points
- saber7 points
- sabre7 points
- scars7 points
- scorn7 points
- scour7 points
- serum7 points
- smear7 points
- spars7 points
- spear7 points
- spire7 points
- spore7 points
- spree7 points
- spurn7 points
- spurs7 points
- spurt7 points
- strap7 points
- strum7 points
- trims7 points
- usurp7 points
- darns6 points
- darts6 points
- dears6 points
- doers6 points
- dross6 points
- gores6 points
- grins6 points
- grits6 points
- gurus6 points
- lards6 points
- odors6 points
- ogres6 points
- rages6 points
- reeds6 points
- rinds6 points
- rungs6 points
- sager6 points
- sired6 points
- surge6 points
- arias5 points
- arses5 points
- arson5 points
- auras5 points
- earls5 points
- irons5 points
- lairs5 points
- leers5 points
- liars5 points
- loser5 points
- lures5 points
- nears5 points
- orals5 points
- rares5 points
- reals5 points
- rears5 points
- reels5 points
- reins5 points
- rents5 points
- resin5 points
- riles5 points
- rinse5 points
- riots5 points
- riser5 points
- rites5 points
- roars5 points
- roast5 points
- roost5 points
- roses5 points
- rouse5 points
- runes5 points
- runts5 points
- ruses5 points
- rusts5 points
- saner5 points
- saris5 points
- sears5 points
- siren5 points
- sires5 points
- slier5 points
- slurs5 points
- snare5 points
- snarl5 points
- sneer5 points
- snore5 points
- snort5 points
- soars5 points
- sorer5 points
- sores5 points
- sours5 points
- stern5 points
- strut5 points
- surer5 points
- tarts5 points
- tiers5 points
- torso5 points
- tours5 points
- trios5 points
- trots5 points
- trues5 points
- barfs10 points
- dorks10 points
- profs10 points
- raspy10 points
- craps9 points
- perms9 points
- preps9 points
- skier9 points
- artsy8 points
- dorms8 points
- farts8 points
- frats8 points
- roves8 points
- wares8 points
- grads7 points
- mores7 points
- narcs7 points
- slurp7 points
- tarps7 points
- nerds6 points
- turds6 points
- torts5 points
- murks11 points
- ricks11 points
- riffs11 points
- craws10 points
- dirks10 points
- prosy10 points
- scurf10 points
- berms9 points
- carbs9 points
- corms9 points
- drays9 points
- dyers9 points
- gyros9 points
- rusks9 points
- scrip9 points
- shard9 points
- sward9 points
- avers8 points
- bergs8 points
- brads8 points
- brigs8 points
- burgs8 points
- drams8 points
- drubs8 points
- ewers8 points
- prigs8 points
- rheas8 points
- satyr8 points
- scrod8 points
- serfs8 points
- servo8 points
- shirr8 points
- sower8 points
- troys8 points
- tryst8 points
- tyros8 points
- usury8 points
- weirs8 points
- biers7 points
- cress7 points
- girds7 points
- poser7 points
- purls7 points
- rebus7 points
- rimes7 points
- rubes7 points
- spoor7 points
- sprat7 points
- strep7 points
- strop7 points
- trams7 points
- girts6 points
- gorse6 points
- grist6 points
- ragas6 points
- roods6 points
- serge6 points
- aster5 points
- astir5 points
- ester5 points
- euros5 points
- osier5 points
- rills5 points
- roans5 points
- roils5 points
- rosin5 points
- seers5 points
- serer5 points
- sitar5 points
- sonar5 points
- tares5 points
- taros5 points
- terns5 points
- torus5 points
- tress5 points
- truss5 points
- sarky12 points
- frosh11 points
- rucks11 points
- byres10 points
- frigs9 points
- karts9 points
- prams9 points
- scarp9 points
- scrum9 points
- serif8 points
- trews8 points
- verso8 points
- paras7 points
- prats7 points
- scree7 points
- turps7 points
- giros6 points
- goers6 points
- grans6 points
- sarge6 points
- trugs6 points
- lours5 points
- rotas5 points
- roust5 points
- tarns5 points
- rushy11 points
- spiry10 points
- burbs9 points
- scrim9 points
- hoers8 points
- horas8 points
- resew8 points
- resow8 points
- rives8 points
- scrag8 points
- shier8 points
- treys8 points
- trows8 points
- wurst8 points
- yurts8 points
- arums7 points
- braes7 points
- burls7 points
- bursa7 points
- cruse7 points
- maser7 points
- sabra7 points
- sacra7 points
- supra7 points
- durst6 points
- arras5 points
- loris5 points
- orris5 points
- rials5 points
- saran5 points
- senor5 points
- stria5 points
- tarsi5 points
- zarfs17 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 1,002
- By usage: 443 very common, 156 common, 403 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- zerks 18
- qursh 17
- zarfs 17
- czars 16
- jerks 16
- grosz 15
- izars 14
- orzos 14
- razes 14
- sizar 14
Most common
- works
- fresh
- marks
- chars
- crash
- forms
- sharp
- crisp
- draws
- grows
Definitions
- works (noun)
- Buildings for carrying on industrial labor.
- fresh (adjective)
- Recently made, produced, or harvested.
- crash (noun)
- A loud resonant repeating noise.
- sharp (adjective)
- (of something seen or heard) clearly defined.
The five-letter words that contain both R and S number 1,002 in our dictionary. About 599 of them are common, which is the group most players will recognise on sight, and the remainder are rarer words that still count in the majority of games. The list is complete, computed from the full word list rather than typed by hand, so you can trust that nothing is missing. The best scorer is ZERKS, at 18 points.
How to use this page
Start by scanning the common words at the top; they are the ones most likely to be accepted and remembered. Then check the quick facts for the highest-scoring options. If you have a rack in front of you, the search box applies this page's constraint to your letters and returns only what you can play.
Tips
Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing both R and S?
ZERKS scores 18 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.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
403 of the 1,002 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.