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5-Letter Words Starting with AR

There are 56 five-letter words that start with AR on Word.ws, from araba to arval. The most common are armed, argue, arena, arrow and array.

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All 56 five-letter words that start with AR

ARA

  • araba7n. A horse-drawn carriage once used for transportation in pre-modern...
  • araki9n. A date liquor distilled illegally in Sudan.
  • arara5n. The palm cockatoo, native to Australia and the Malay Archipelago...

ARB

  • arber7n. One who engages in arbitrage; an arbitrageur.
  • arbol7n. A small and potent kind of Mexican chili pepper.
  • arbor7n. A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden...

ARC

  • arced8adj. Having the form of an arc; arched.
  • arche10n. The first principle of existing things in pre-Socratic philosophy...
  • archy13adj. Resembling an arch; having arches; arched; arching.
  • arcus7n. A white band of cholesterol that forms at the edge of the cornea.

ARD

  • ardor6n. Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.

ARE

  • areal5adj. Of or pertaining to an area or geographic region.
  • areca7n. Any member of the genus Areca of about fifty species of single-stemmed...
  • arena5n. An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting...
  • arene5n. Any monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
  • arent5adj. Drying out, parching, withering.
  • arepa7n. A type of cornbread originating from the northern Andes and resembling...
  • arete5n. Excellence, goodness; virtue.

ARG

  • argal6adv. Thus, therefore.
  • argan6n. A tree of species Sideroxylon spinosum (formerly Argania spinosa), of...
  • argol6n. Potassium tartrate.
  • argon6n. The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third...
  • argot6n. A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and...
  • argue6v. To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
  • argus6n. A watchful guardian.

ARH

  • arhar8n. Synonym of pigeon pea.
  • arhat8n. One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.

ARI

  • ariel5n. A kind of mountain gazelle, native to Arabia.
  • ariki9n. A person having a hereditary chiefly or noble rank in Polynesia.
  • arion5n. Any slug of the genus Arion.
  • arise5v. To come up from a lower to a higher position.
  • arist5n. A rising, as from a seat, a bed, or the ground, or from below the...
  • arity8n. The number of arguments or operands a function or operation takes. For...

ARK

  • arkan9n. The five "pillars", requirements or devotional duties of Islam...

ARM

  • armed8adj. Equipped, especially with a weapon.
  • armer7n. One who arms, or supplies weapons.
  • armor7n. A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to...

ARN

  • arnis5n. Traditional Philippine stickfighting, a martial art.

ARO

  • aroha8n. Love and compassion.
  • aroid6n. Any plant of the family Araceae, found chiefly in the tropics.
  • aroma7n. A smell; especially a pleasant, spicy or fragrant one.

ARR

  • arrah8interj. An expletive.
  • arran5n. Spider.
  • arras5n. A tapestry or wall hanging.
  • array8n. Clothing and ornamentation; raiment.
  • arrey8interj. Expressing surprise or alarm; hey.
  • arris5n. A sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two surfaces.
  • arrow8n. A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing...
  • arroz14n. Any Spanish rice-based dish.

ARS

  • arsey8adj. Unpleasant, especially in a sarcastic, grumpy or haughty manner.
  • arsis5n. The stronger part of a musical measure: the part containing the beat.
  • arson5n. The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.

ART

  • artel5n. A Russian or Soviet craftsmen's collective.
  • artha8n. One of the four aims of human life in Indian philosophy, along with...
  • artos5n. A loaf of leavened bread that is blessed during services in the Eastern...

ARV

  • arval8n. The money given to hunters, at the death of a fox, in order to buy ale.
41 rare five-letter words that start with AR

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with AR are there?
Word.ws lists 56 five-letter words that start with AR, plus 41 rare ones.
What are common five-letter words that start with AR?
armed, argue, arena, arrow, array, armor, arise and ariel.
Which of the five-letter words that start with AR has the highest letter score?
arroz scores 14 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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