5-Letter Words With R as the Third Letter
There are 791 five-letter words with R as the third letter in our dictionary; 412 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 791 words
- march12 points
- works12 points
- forth11 points
- hurry11 points
- marks11 points
- threw11 points
- throw11 points
- worry11 points
- worth11 points
- carry10 points
- force10 points
- forms10 points
- marry10 points
- party10 points
- dirty9 points
- scrap9 points
- words9 points
- world9 points
- cards8 points
- early8 points
- earth8 points
- first8 points
- horse8 points
- lorry8 points
- north8 points
- serve8 points
- sorry8 points
- three8 points
- warns8 points
- worse8 points
- worst8 points
- borne7 points
- cares7 points
- merit7 points
- moral7 points
- parts7 points
- terms7 points
- agree6 points
- large6 points
- error5 points
- sorts5 points
- turns5 points
- zeros14 points
- hardy12 points
- mercy12 points
- barks11 points
- forty11 points
- furry11 points
- harsh11 points
- parks11 points
- birth10 points
- curly10 points
- curry10 points
- curve10 points
- farce10 points
- firms10 points
- forum10 points
- lyric10 points
- merry10 points
- screw10 points
- spray10 points
- verbs10 points
- warms10 points
- warps10 points
- worms10 points
- circa9 points
- fired9 points
- hired9 points
- horde9 points
- lurks9 points
- wired9 points
- yards9 points
- array8 points
- arrow8 points
- birds8 points
- bored8 points
- cared8 points
- cured8 points
- fires8 points
- hires8 points
- hurts8 points
- merge8 points
- nerve8 points
- purge8 points
- straw8 points
- stray8 points
- verse8 points
- virus8 points
- wires8 points
- bores7 points
- burns7 points
- burnt7 points
- burst7 points
- cures7 points
- curse7 points
- dared7 points
- moron7 points
- parse7 points
- ports7 points
- strip7 points
- dares6 points
- girls6 points
- lords6 points
- tired6 points
- earns5 points
- nurse5 points
- rarer5 points
- rural5 points
- terse5 points
- tires5 points
- jerky19 points
- jerks16 points
- murky14 points
- perky14 points
- birch12 points
- forks12 points
- harks12 points
- juror12 points
- parch12 points
- perch12 points
- porch12 points
- wordy12 points
- corks11 points
- ferry11 points
- foray11 points
- harry11 points
- horny11 points
- parka11 points
- perks11 points
- shrew11 points
- verve11 points
- berry10 points
- berth10 points
- burly10 points
- carve10 points
- corny10 points
- farms10 points
- harem10 points
- harms10 points
- harps10 points
- herbs10 points
- lurch10 points
- marsh10 points
- mirth10 points
- pyres10 points
- shrub10 points
- syrup10 points
- throb10 points
- torch10 points
- barbs9 points
- burps9 points
- carps9 points
- corps9 points
- curbs9 points
- fared9 points
- fords9 points
- forge9 points
- forgo9 points
- girth9 points
- hared9 points
- herds9 points
- karat9 points
- larks9 points
- okras9 points
- scram9 points
- scrub9 points
- shred9 points
- shrug9 points
- tardy9 points
- verge9 points
- wards9 points
- acrid8 points
- bards8 points
- bared8 points
- barge8 points
- cargo8 points
- cords8 points
- cored8 points
- curds8 points
- fares8 points
- ferns8 points
- fores8 points
- forte8 points
- forts8 points
- furls8 points
- furor8 points
- garbs8 points
- germs8 points
- hares8 points
- harts8 points
- heron8 points
- horns8 points
- hurls8 points
- larva8 points
- lyres8 points
- mired8 points
- pared8 points
- pored8 points
- sprig8 points
- strew8 points
- surfs8 points
- surly8 points
- tarry8 points
- turfs8 points
- viral8 points
- warts8 points
- yarns8 points
- acres7 points
- apron7 points
- barer7 points
- bares7 points
- barns7 points
- baron7 points
- beret7 points
- burro7 points
- burrs7 points
- carat7 points
- carol7 points
- carts7 points
- coral7 points
- cores7 points
- corns7 points
- curio7 points
- curls7 points
- dirge7 points
- gored7 points
- gorge7 points
- mares7 points
- maria7 points
- marts7 points
- meres7 points
- mires7 points
- morns7 points
- mural7 points
- norms7 points
- pares7 points
- peril7 points
- pores7 points
- puree7 points
- purer7 points
- purrs7 points
- purse7 points
- serum7 points
- spree7 points
- strap7 points
- strum7 points
- aired6 points
- darns6 points
- darts6 points
- direr6 points
- erred6 points
- gores6 points
- gurus6 points
- lards6 points
- lured6 points
- lurid6 points
- oared6 points
- ogres6 points
- rared6 points
- sired6 points
- surge6 points
- aorta5 points
- aural5 points
- auras5 points
- earls5 points
- eerie5 points
- enrol5 points
- lures5 points
- rares5 points
- saris5 points
- siren5 points
- sires5 points
- sorer5 points
- sores5 points
- strut5 points
- surer5 points
- tarts5 points
- torso5 points
- hertz17 points
- curvy13 points
- dorky13 points
- derby11 points
- karma11 points
- barfs10 points
- dorks10 points
- nerdy9 points
- perms9 points
- dorms8 points
- farts8 points
- wares8 points
- mores7 points
- narcs7 points
- tarps7 points
- nerds6 points
- turds6 points
- reran5 points
- rerun5 points
- tarot5 points
- torts5 points
- furze17 points
- borax14 points
- harpy13 points
- myrrh13 points
- wormy13 points
- firth11 points
- murks11 points
- nervy11 points
- warty11 points
- beryl10 points
- dirks10 points
- larch10 points
- moray10 points
- parry10 points
- thrum10 points
- berms9 points
- carbs9 points
- carom9 points
- carpi9 points
- corms9 points
- gyros9 points
- scrip9 points
- bergs8 points
- burgs8 points
- feral8 points
- scrod8 points
- serfs8 points
- servo8 points
- terry8 points
- throe8 points
- tyros8 points
- vireo8 points
- borer7 points
- boron7 points
- caret7 points
- curer7 points
- curie7 points
- girds7 points
- porno7 points
- purls7 points
- sprat7 points
- strep7 points
- strop7 points
- egret6 points
- girts6 points
- gorse6 points
- largo6 points
- serge6 points
- tared6 points
- aerie5 points
- atria5 points
- euros5 points
- serer5 points
- tares5 points
- taros5 points
- terns5 points
- torte5 points
- torus5 points
- xerox19 points
- porky14 points
- barmy12 points
- narky12 points
- sarky12 points
- burgh11 points
- ferny11 points
- byres10 points
- carob9 points
- girly9 points
- karts9 points
- scrum9 points
- corgi8 points
- marge8 points
- serif8 points
- tarty8 points
- verso8 points
- carer7 points
- paras7 points
- scree7 points
- turbo7 points
- turps7 points
- giros6 points
- sarge6 points
- tarns5 points
- porgy11 points
- turfy11 points
- carny10 points
- burbs9 points
- farad9 points
- lardy9 points
- scrim9 points
- durum8 points
- firer8 points
- horas8 points
- scrag8 points
- wurst8 points
- yurts8 points
- barre7 points
- burls7 points
- bursa7 points
- cirri7 points
- corer7 points
- curia7 points
- morel7 points
- parer7 points
- darer6 points
- durst6 points
- eared6 points
- arras5 points
- loris5 points
- orris5 points
- saran5 points
- stria5 points
- tarsi5 points
- furzy20 points
- hyrax18 points
- zarfs17 points
- mirza16 points
- jerry15 points
- varix15 points
- corky14 points
- jorum14 points
- murex14 points
- xeric14 points
- zoril14 points
- darky13 points
- farcy13 points
- forby13 points
- herby13 points
- jerid13 points
- curch12 points
- jural12 points
- jurat12 points
- jurel12 points
- burke11 points
- carks11 points
- curdy11 points
- firry11 points
- germy11 points
- horah11 points
- varve11 points
- barye10 points
- burry10 points
- farci10 points
- fermi10 points
- forme10 points
- ihram10 points
- marly10 points
- parve10 points
- perry10 points
- pursy10 points
- baric9 points
- barms9 points
- boric9 points
- ceric9 points
- derry9 points
- dorty9 points
- fordo9 points
- garth9 points
- gerah9 points
- gyral9 points
- gyres9 points
- gyron9 points
- gyrus9 points
- hards9 points
- hurds9 points
- karst9 points
- kerne9 points
- kurus9 points
- marcs9 points
- surgy9 points
- torsk9 points
- virga9 points
- acred8 points
- afrit8 points
- barde8 points
- cered8 points
- daric8 points
- derma8 points
- eyras8 points
- eyrir8 points
- farer8 points
- feria8 points
- furan8 points
- heres8 points
- hirer8 points
- horal8 points
- horst8 points
- hurst8 points
- perdu8 points
- pirog8 points
- serow8 points
- sprag8 points
- strow8 points
- stroy8 points
- surah8 points
- varas8 points
- varia8 points
- varus8 points
- verst8 points
- vertu8 points
- virtu8 points
- wirer8 points
- wirra8 points
- atrip7 points
- auric7 points
- aurum7 points
- birls7 points
- birrs7 points
- buran7 points
- buret7 points
- burin7 points
- burse7 points
- carse7 points
- carte7 points
- ceres7 points
- ceria7 points
- ceros7 points
- coria7 points
- cornu7 points
- corse7 points
- curet7 points
- gurge7 points
- larum7 points
- marls7 points
- merle7 points
- morse7 points
- murre7 points
- ocrea7 points
- pareu7 points
- parol7 points
- parrs7 points
- peris7 points
- perse7 points
- sorbs7 points
- sprit7 points
- sprue7 points
- terce7 points
- durra6 points
- goral6 points
- nards6 points
- sards6 points
- sorgo6 points
- surds6 points
- targe6 points
- unrig6 points
- airts5 points
- arris5 points
- aurar5 points
- lares5 points
- loran5 points
- nares5 points
- naris5 points
- noria5 points
- saros5 points
- serai5 points
- serin5 points
- sorus5 points
- sural5 points
- suras5 points
- surra5 points
- terra5 points
- torii5 points
- torse5 points
- zerks18 points
- qursh17 points
- bortz16 points
- ziram16 points
- forky15 points
- barky14 points
- carex14 points
- joram14 points
- mirex14 points
- mirky14 points
- nertz14 points
- zoris14 points
- kirks13 points
- marvy13 points
- corby12 points
- jarls12 points
- kerfs12 points
- kerry12 points
- kyrie12 points
- larky12 points
- morph12 points
- pyric12 points
- warks12 points
- xerus12 points
- yerks12 points
- birks11 points
- dormy11 points
- ferly11 points
- herry11 points
- horsy11 points
- hurly11 points
- kerbs11 points
- merks11 points
- mirks11 points
- pardy11 points
- perdy11 points
- porks11 points
- surfy11 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 791
- By usage: 278 very common, 134 common, 379 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- furzy 20
- jerky 19
- xerox 19
- hyrax 18
- zerks 18
- furze 17
- hertz 17
- qursh 17
- zarfs 17
- bortz 16
Most common
- march
- works
- forth
- hurry
- marks
- threw
- throw
- worry
- worth
- carry
Definitions
- march (noun)
- The act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind).
- works (noun)
- Buildings for carrying on industrial labor.
- forth (adverb)
- From a particular thing or place or position (‘forth’ is obsolete).
- hurry (noun)
- A condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry.
Words that have R in the third position come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 791 of the five-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. FURZY is the top scorer here, worth 20 points before any board multiplier.
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
The list puts common words first for a reason: they are the ones an opponent is least likely to challenge and the ones you will remember next time. When two plays score about the same, prefer the common word. Save the rare entries for situations where they are clearly better, such as a triple-word square that only an obscure word can reach. If you are learning vocabulary or solving a puzzle for a newspaper, stick to the very common words marked with a dot; they are the ones the setter almost certainly had in mind.
Questions
How many five-letter words with R as the third letter are there?
Our dictionary has 791 five-letter words with R as the third letter, of which 412 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 five-letter words with R as the third letter?
FURZY scores 20 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.