5 Letter Words Ending in R

387 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are all 387 5 letter words ending in R, from a standard word-game dictionary, with everyday words first. 115 of them are common words; the rest are rarer but still valid in most word games. Use the Wordle helper to add the letters you know.

Most of these words start with S, L, R. Good picks with five different letters include their, other, after, under.

Words found: 387
Most used: their
Most common first letter: S

Wordle helper: 5 letter words ending in R

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Common 5 letter words ending in R

#	Word	Meaning
1	other	not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; - the White Queen
2	after	happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
3	never	not ever; at no time in the past or future
4	under	located below or beneath something else
5	power	possession of controlling influence
6	water	binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid
7	later	happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
8	order	(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
9	major	of greater importance or stature or rank
10	clear	readily apparent to the mind
11	lower	move something or somebody to a lower position
12	cover	provide with a covering or cause to be covered
13	super	of the highest quality
14	paper	a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
15	offer	make available or accessible, provide or furnish
16	river	a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
17	floor	the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
18	older	advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
19	color	a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
20	prior	earlier in time
21	owner	(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
22	enter	to come or go into
23	labor	a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
24	upper	higher in place or position
25	chair	a seat for one person, with a support for the back
26	honor	bestow honor or rewards upon
27	sugar	a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
28	actor	a theatrical performer
29	mayor	the head of a city government
30	minor	of lesser importance or stature or rank
31	favor	promote over another
32	error	a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
33	motor	machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
34	solar	relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
35	swear	utter obscenities or profanities
36	inner	located inward; - Leonard Bernstein; - David Denby; - A.R.Gurney,Jr.
37	tower	a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
38	occur	come to pass
39	refer	make reference to
40	anger	a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance