5-Letter Words with R

All 2,403 five-letter words with R: page 1 of 7

A

• aarti5n. A particular Hindu prayer ritual, involving candles made from clarified...
• abare7v. To strip; to uncover (make bare).
• abhor10v. To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel...
• abord8n. The act of approaching or arriving; approach.
• aborn7adj. Born, begotten, created, developed.
• abort7n. An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to...
• abram9adj. Auburn.
• abrin7n. A toxin, akin to ricin, found in jequirity beans (Abrus precatorius).
• acara7n. Any of a number of Central American and South American freshwater fish...
• accra9n. A spicy fritter, originally from Ghana but now typically from Haiti.
• achar10n. A spicy and salty pickle in Indian cuisine.
• acher10n. Something that aches.
• achor10n. Dandruff (or similar condition).
• acker11n. A visible current in a lake or river; a ripple on the surface of water.
• acorn7n. The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or...
• acral7adj. Of or pertaining to peripheral body parts, such as toes and fingers.
• acrid8adj. Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste.
• acron7n. Synonym of prostomium.
• acryl10n. The univalent radical derived from acrylic acid :- CH₂=CH-CO-.
• acter7n. A play or film with a particular number of acts.
• actor7n. Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.
• adder7n. A small venomous serpent of the genus Vipera.
• adire6n. A type of traditional Yoruba tie-dyed cloth.
• adore6v. To worship.
• adorn6v. To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
• aerie5n. A local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
• afire8adv. On fire (often metaphorically).
• afore8prep. Before; in advance of the time of.
• after8adv. Behind; later in time; following.
• agger7n. A double tide, particularly a high tide in which the water rises to a...
• aggro7n. Aggravation; bother.
• agora6n. A place for gathering.
• agree6v. To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a...
• agrin6adj. Grinning; having happiness or satisfaction apparent on one's face.
• ahura8n. A member of the ahuric triad.
• aider6n. A person who aids or assists.
• aimer7n. One who aims; one who is responsible for aiming.
• aired6adj. Having been uttered or spoken of, such that certain persons are aware.
• airer5n. A framework upon which laundry is aired; a clotheshorse.
• ajvar15n. A relish made principally out of red bell peppers, sometimes with...
• akara9n. A bean cake, made of fried black-eyed pea flour.
• alarm7n. A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
• alary8adj. Pertaining to wings.
• alder6n. Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the...
• alert5adj. Attentive; awake; on guard.
• algor6n. Cold, chilliness.
• altar5n. A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.
• alter5v. To change the form or structure of.
• alvar8n. A limestone pavement.
• amaro7n. A type of Italian herbal liqueur.
• amaru7n. A double-headed serpent in Inca and other Andean mythology.
• ambar9n. Any of various kinds of subterranean or barn-like granary, depending on...
• amber9n. A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent or transparent fossil...
• ambry12n. A cupboard or storage area in a church to hold books, communion...
• amero7n. A proposed unified currency of Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
• amira7n. A member of a wealthy class of Armenian grandees in Constantinople...
• ammer9n. The yellowhammer; yellow bunting; Emberiza citrinella.
• amour7n. Courtship; flirtation.
• amper9n. A tumour, often accompanied by inflammation; pustule; varicose vein...
• andor6n. Synonym of dandy or hammock litter, a strong cloth suspended from a...
• andro6n. A Meitei traditional type of alcoholic beverage or drink, originated...
• anger6n. A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or...
• angor6n. Great anxiety accompanied by painful constriction at the upper part of...
• angry9adj. Displaying or feeling anger.
• anker9n. A measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this...
• aorta5n. The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of...
• apart7adv. Placed separately (in regard to space or time).
• apert7adj. Open; uncovered; revealed.
• aport7adv. On the left side of the boat.
• appro9n. The situation where goods, especially jewellery, must be returned by...
• apron7n. An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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.
• ardor6n. Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
• 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.
• 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.
• arhar8n. Synonym of pigeon pea.
• arhat8n. One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.
• 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...
• arkan9n. The five "pillars", requirements or devotional duties of Islam...
• 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...
• arnis5n. Traditional Philippine stickfighting, a martial art.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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...
• arval8n. The money given to hunters, at the death of a fox, in order to buy ale.
• asher8n. A member of the alt.suicide.holiday newsgroup, which deals with the...
• askar9n. Police.
• asker9n. Someone who asks a question.
• asper7n. Any one of several small coins, circulated around the eastern...
• aspro7n. Associate professor.
• assur5adj. Forbidden.
• astar5adj. Covered with bright or sparkling objects.
• aster5n. Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.
• astir5adj. In motion; characterized by motion.
• atari5n. A move that threatens the immediate capture of one or more stones.
• attar5n. An essential oil extracted from flowers.
• atter5n. Epithelium produced on the tongue.
• auger6n. A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.
• augur6n. A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other...
• aural5adj. Of or pertaining to the ear.
• auric7adj. Of or pertaining to trivalent gold.
• aurin5n. A red colouring matter derived from phenol. Used as an indicator.
• aurum7n. Gold (used in the names of various substances, see "Derived terms").
• avert8v. To turn aside or away.
• awara8n. The palm tree Astrocaryum vulgare which is native to the Amazon...
• award9n. A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of...
• aware8adj. Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
• azran14n. A position, often in polar coordinates, of an object located by radar.
• azure14n. The clear blue colour of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this colour.

B

• bahar10n. A weight used in the 18th and 19th century in the Middle East and the...
• bairn7n. A child or baby.
• bajra14n. Pearl millet (Cenchrus americanus, syn. Pennisetum glaucum).
• baker11n. A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.
• baler7n. A machine for creating bales, e.g., of hay or cotton.
• barad8n. A unit of pressure, equal to one dyne per square centimeter.
• barby12adj. Barbed, like the ends of an arrow cross.
• bardo8n. The state of existence between death and subsequent reincarnation.
• baren7n. A tool for pressing woodcuts, consisting of a disk with a coil of...
• barer7n. One who bares or exposes something.
• barfi10n. An Indian dessert made from sweetened, condensed milk flavoured with...
• barfy13adj. Resembling vomit in colour, texture, etc.
• barge8n. A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for...
• baria7n. Baryta.
• baric9adj. Of or pertaining to weight, especially to the weight or pressure of the...
• barin7n. Synonym of boyar.
• baris7n. A type of flat-bottomed freighter used on the Nile in Ancient Egypt...
• barky14adj. Having bark.
• barmy12adj. Containing, covered with, or pertaining to barm (“foam rising upon beer...
• barny10adj. Barn-like.
• baron7n. The male ruler of a barony.
• barra7n. A barrow; a hand-pushed cart of the type commonly used in markets.
• barre7n. A handrail fixed to a wall used for ballet exercises.
• barry10n. A field divided transversely into several equal parts, and consisting...
• barse7n. The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the...
• barth10n. A place of shelter for cattle.
• barye10n. A unit of pressure under the CGS system; symbol Ba; equal to 1 dyne per...
• baser7n. Someone who uses freebase cocaine or other drugs.
• bauer7n. A German farmer or peasant.
• beard8n. Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
• beary10adj. Of or pertaining to a bear.
• beery10adj. Smelling or tasting of beer.
• beira7n. A small antelope, Dorcatragus megalotis, found in the Horn of Africa.
• beret7n. A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure...
• bergh11n. A hill.
• bergy11adj. Containing icebergs.
• berko11adj. Mad; crazy, especially with rage.
• beroe7n. A small, oval, transparent jellyfish, of genus Beroe (phylum...
• berra7v. Had better.
• berry10n. A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties.
• berth10n. A place for a vessel to lie at anchor or to moor.
• beryl10n. A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular...
• bever10n. A drink.
• bevor10n. A portion of plate armour to protect the lower face and the neck...
• bidar8n. The ability to detect whether or not a person is bisexual by observing...
• biker11n. A person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles, sometimes a member...
• birch12n. Any of various trees of the genus Betula, native to countries in the...
• birdo8n. A birder or birdwatcher.
• birdy11adj. Resembling or characteristic of a bird.
• birse7n. Bristle.
• birth10n. The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a...
• biter7n. A fish that tends to take bait.
• biver10v. To shiver; to tremble, shake, quiver.
• blare7v. To play (a radio, recorded music, etc.) at extremely loud volume levels.
• blarg8interj. Expressing frustration or disappointment.
• blart7v. To sound loudly or harshly; to cry out, wail, lament.
• blerd8n. A black person who is a nerd.
• blore7v. To cry; cry out; weep.
• bluer7n. A blue blazer, part of the school uniform at Harrow School.
• blurb9n. A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used...
• blurp9n. An explosive low-pitched sound resembling a burp.
• blurt7v. To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought...
• board8n. A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or...
• bolar7adj. Of, relating to, or similar to, bole or clay; clayey.
• boner7n. One who or that which removes bones.
• boora7n. A kind of cargo boat used in the rivers of Bengal.
• borak11n. A cosmetic face powder or paste to protect the face from the sun...
• boral7n. Aluminium borotartrate, an astringent and antiseptic.
• borax14n. A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, found in nature as a mineral...
• bored8adj. Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having...
• boree7n. Any of various species of wattle tree (genus Acacia), especially Acacia...
• borer7n. A tool used for drilling.
• borey10n. A gated community.
• borgo8n. A small Italian village.
• boric9adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing the element boron.
• borne7adj. Carried, supported.
• boron7n. The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a...
• borra7n. Leafy matter found in wax.
• bortz16n. Diamond of inferior quality, commonly used for drill tips; abrasive...
• bower10n. A bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval...
• boxer14n. A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.
• boyar10n. A member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia...
• boyer10n. A Flemish sloop with a castle at each end.
• braai7n. A barbecue (grill), especially an open outdoor grill built specifically...
• brace9n. A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning...
• brach12n. Originally, a synonym of scent hound (“a hunting dog that tracks prey...
• brack13n. An opening caused by the parting of a solid body; a crack or breach.
• bract9n. A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a...
• brads8n. Money.
• brady11n. Bradycardia.
• braid8v. To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to...
• brail7n. A small rope used to truss up sails.
• brain7n. The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located...
• brake11n. A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle...
• brame9n. Intense passion or emotion; vexation.
• brand8n. A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark...
• brane7n. A hypothetical object extending across a number of (often specified)...
• brank11n. A metal bridle formerly used as a torture device to hold the head of a...
• brant7n. Any of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the...
• brash10adj. Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive...
• brass7n. A memorial or sepulchral tablet usually made of brass or latten: a...
• brava10n. A shout of "brava!".
• brave10adj. Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
• bravo10n. A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado.
• brawl10n. A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people...
• brawn10n. Strong muscles or lean flesh, especially of the arm, leg or thumb.
• braze16v. To cover with brass, or as with brass.
• brazy19adj. Crazy.
• bread8n. A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.
• break11v. To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process...
• bream9n. A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little...
• brede8n. Ornamental embroidery.
• breed8v. To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.
• brett7n. A fault in wine caused by Brettanomyces yeast.
• breve10n. A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used...
• brian7v. To keep fire at the mouth of (as of an oven), to give light or to...
• briar7n. Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as...
• bribe9n. Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an...
• brick13n. A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
• bride8n. A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or...
• brief10adj. Of short duration; happening quickly.
• brill7n. A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus.
• brine7n. Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a...
• bring8v. To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
• brink11n. The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank...
• briny10adj. Of, relating to, resembling, or containing brine (“water saturated or...
• brise7n. A tract of land that has been left untilled for a long time.
• brisk11adj. Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion...
• brize16n. The breezefly.
• broad8adj. Wide in extent or scope.
• broch12n. A type of Iron Age stone tower with hollow double-layered walls found...
• brock13n. A male badger.
• brodo8n. A broth or stock in Italian cookery.
• brody11n. Intentionally spinning in circles and sliding in an automobile.
• broil7v. To expose to great heat.
• broke11adj. Financially ruined, bankrupt.
• broma9n. A light form of prepared cocoa, or the drink made from it.
• brome9n. Any grass of the genus Bromus.
• bromo9n. A dose of a proprietary sedative containing bromide (a bromo-seltzer).
• bronc9n. A bronco.
• brony10n. A (usually major, often male) fan of the animated television series My...
• brood8n. The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl...
• brook11v. To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate.
• broom9n. A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long...
• broon7n. The colour brown.
• brose7n. Oatmeal mixed with boiling water or milk.
• broth10n. Water in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.
• brown10n. A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.
• bruce9n. A man.
• bruck13adj. Broke, out of liquidity.
• bruin7n. A folk name for a bear, especially the brown bear, Ursus arctos.
• bruit7n. An abnormal sound in the body heard on auscultation (for example...
• bruja14n. A female practitioner of brujería.
• brujo14n. A male practitioner of brujería.
• brume9n. Mist, fog, vapour.
• brune7adj. Brunette.
• brunt7n. The full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of...
• brush10n. An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or...
• brute7adj. Without reason or intelligence (of animals).
• burek11n. A type of baked or fried filled pastry of the former Ottoman Empire.
• burgh11n. A small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to...
• burin7n. A chisel with a sharp point, used for engraving; a graver.
• burka11n. A dress made from felt or karakul (the short curly fur of young lambs...
• burke11v. To murder by suffocation.
• burle7n. A cold north wind that blows in the winter in south-central France.
• burly10adj. Large, well-built, and muscular.
• burnt7adj. Damaged or injured by fire or heat.
• burny10adj. Tending to burn.
• buron7n. A traditional Auvergne shepherd's hut with a thatched roof, or a rustic...
• burqa16n. An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body...
• burra7adj. Big or important, used as a respectful honorific.
• burro7n. A small donkey, especially when used as a pack animal or one that is...
• burry10adj. Abounding in burs.
• bursa7n. Any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a...
• burse7n. A purse.
• burst7v. To break from internal pressure.
• buyer10n. A person who makes one or more purchases.

C

• caber9n. A long, thick log held upright at one end and tossed in the Highland...
• cabri9n. A pronghorn.
• cadre8n. A frame or framework.
• cager8n. A person or machine responsible for managing a mineshaft cage.
• caird8n. A travelling tinker or a tramp.
• cairn7n. A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the...
• caner7n. One who canes.
• caper9n. A playful leap or jump.
• capri9n. A deep shade of sky blue between cyan and azure.
• carat7n. A metric unit of mass equal to exactly 200 mg, chiefly used for...
• carbo9n. Carbohydrate.
• carby12n. Synonym of carb (“carburetor or carburettor”).
• cardo8n. The basal joint of the maxilla in insects.
• cards8n. Card games.
• caree7n. One who is cared for; one who receives care.
• carer7n. Someone who regularly looks after another person, either as a job or...
• caret7n. A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that...
• carex14n. Any member of the genus Carex of sedges.
• carga8n. A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 222...
• cargo8n. Freight carried by a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle.
• carib9n. A hummingbird of the genus Eulampis.
• carle7n. Peasant; fellow.
• carny10n. A person who works in a carnival (often one who uses exaggerated...
• carob9n. An evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the...
• carol7n. A round dance accompanied by singing.
• carom9n. A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two...
• caron7n. Háček.
• carry10v. To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport...
• carse7n. Low, fertile land; a river valley.
• carte7n. A bill of fare; a menu.
• carty10adj. Characteristic of a carthorse.
• carus7n. Deep coma or lethargy.
• carve10v. To cut meat in order to serve it.
• cater7v. To provide, particularly.
• catur7n. A light rowboat used on the coast of Malabar in the early days of the...
• caver10n. A person who explores caves.
• cedar8n. A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.
• ceder8n. One who cedes something.
• ceria7n. The compound cerium(IV) oxide.
• ceric9adj. Containing cerium with valence four.
• certi7adj. Fashionable, cool.
• chair10n. An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or...
• chara10n. A green alga of the genus Chara.
• chard11n. An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly...
• chare10n. A narrow lane or passage between houses in a town.
• chark14n. Charcoal; coke.
• charm12n. An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a...
• chart10n. A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon.
• chary13adj. Careful, cautious, shy, wary.
• cheer10n. A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.
• chert10n. Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure...
• chirk14v. To become happier.
• chiro10n. A chiropractor.
• chirp12n. A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.
• chiru10n. The Tibetan antelope, Pantholops hodgsonii.
• choir10n. A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are...
• chord11n. A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding...
• chore10n. A task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or...
• choro10n. A genre of Brazilian popular music.
• chort10n. A seventeenth-century unit of Burgundy glass.
• chron10n. A period of time between two geomagnetic reversals.
• churi10n. An Indian bracelet.
• churl10n. A free peasant (as opposed to a serf) of the lowest rank, below an earl...
• churn10v. To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or...
• cider8n. An alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented...
• cigar8n. A cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of...
• circa9prep. Synonym of around, about, approximately, particularly used with...
• circs9n. Circumstances.
• claro7n. A cigar whose wrapper is very light tan or yellowish.
• clary10n. Clary sage (Salvia sclarea).
• clear7adj. Transparent in colour.
• clerk11n. One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records...

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words with R are there?

Word.ws lists 2,403 five-letter words with R, plus 1,222 rare ones.

What are common five-letter words with R?

their, there, other, after, first, where, right and years.

Which of the five-letter words with R has the highest letter score?

rizzy scores 26 points with the standard letter tile values.

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