Words Ending In R
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There are 9,478 words that end in R in the ENABLE list, which is roughly 5.5% of the words Letterpile uses. They run from AR, ER and OR at the short end to ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHER at the long end. The highest base score belongs to HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVER (40 points), using commonly used tile values. 2,148 have no repeated letter at all. Games use their own dictionaries, so a word here isn't automatically playable everywhere.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 9,478 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 5.5% |
| Longest | ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHER (23 letters) |
| Shortest | AR, ER and OR (2 letters) |
| Highest base score (common values) | HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVER, 40 |
| No repeated letters | 2,148 |
Most common letter before R
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| E | 7,465 |
| O | 972 |
| A | 707 |
| U | 202 |
| I | 101 |
What stands out
- 8 read the same backward and forward, such as
RADAR,REDDERandREFER. - 1,822 leave another word when the final
Ris taken off, for exampleABASER,ABATER,ABIDER,ABJURERandABLER→ABASE,ABATE,ABIDE,ABJUREandABLE. - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 3, found in 3,938 of these words.
- The average length is 8.0 letters.
- Before R, the letter
Eappears most often (7,465 words).
Open a smaller list
With 9,478 words, this list is split into smaller pages by the letter before. Each page shows its complete list.
Other -R words
These groups are too small for a page of their own, so they are listed here in full.
3 letters 2
brr err
4 letters 15
birr brrr buhr burr carr curr dorr durr lehr murr parr purr tahr torr yirr
5 letters 8
charr chirr churr gnarr satyr shirr skirr whirr
6 letters 3
martyr valkyr zephyr
8 letters 1
sandburr
10 letters 1
kieselguhr
11 letters 1
protomartyr
A sample of -R words
An evenly spaced sample of 150 words in alphabetical order (every 63th word), to give a feel for the list.
abandoner actinometer aider amour antiquer arrear atwitter baffler bartender beguiler bilinear blesser bombardier brainier broncobuster burger caliper carabinier caulker charmer chirpier circumstellar cloggier coffeemaker commoner conformer convertor coster cracklier crozer cursor dashier decrier demeanour despair differ dishier dockworker dourer drowsier echoer embracer ensnarer evener expunger farcer fetter fizzer flocculator footdragger four frontier gager gauger gladlier goggler grayer grubstaker hamburger havocker herder homelier hoverer idler inciter inlier interlayer irater jigglier kapellmeister knickerbocker lakier laver leveler listener lordlier magnifier marshier menswear miler mislayer monomer muckraker mutter nestor noncellular nonswimmer occulter organiser overdoer palmar pasticheur pelter phlegmier pinner plottier poorer prayer pricer propeller pulper qualmier railer readier reechier relater reprographer reutter rippler rouster sailer saunterer schusser scrutinizer semester sharper shorter simar slaggier slovenlier snider solacer sparrier splendider squanderer stationmaster stiver strikeover submariner superber sutler tabernacular tattler tenpounder threaper tipsier touchier treasurer trundler twitchier unfolder unwiser vaporizer vesper voucher warrener weimaraner whitewasher winterer wrangler
Using these words
To find words ending in R from your own letters, use the Word Unscrambler with R in Ends with, or try a pattern such as ???R in the Crossword Solver. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.