Five Letter Words with Middle Letter 'R'
High-scoring words:
FURZY
(20 pts), JERKY
(19 pts), XEROX
(19 pts), HYRAX
(18 pts), ZERKS
(18 pts)
This page lists all 822 valid five-letter Scrabble words with
R as the middle (position 3) letter
(TWL06 dictionary — North American Scrabble). Each word is shown with its Scrabble point value.
Knowing the middle letter is an essential Wordle strategy — when you reveal a yellow or green
middle tile, this list helps you instantly narrow candidates.
All words are sourced from the official TWL06 tournament word list.
822
Total Words
8.3
Avg Score (pts)
FURZY
Top Word (20 pts)
214
Words ≥ 10 pts
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AARGH9
ABRIS7
ACRED8
ACRES7
ACRID8
AERIE5
AFRIT8
AGREE6
AGRIA6
AIRED6
AIRER5
AIRNS5
AIRTH8
AIRTS5
AORTA5
APRES7
APRON7
ARRAS5
ARRAY8
ARRIS5
ARROW8
ATRIA5
ATRIP7
AURAE5
AURAL5
AURAR5
AURAS5
AUREI5
AURES5
AURIC7
AURIS5
AURUM7
BARBE9
BARBS9
BARCA9
BARDE8
BARDS8
BARED8
BARER7
BARES7
BARFS10
BARGE8
BARIC9
BARKS11
BARKY14
BARMS9
BARMY12
BARNS7
BARNY10
BARON7
BARRE7
BARYE10
BERET7
BERGS8
BERKS11
BERME9
BERMS9
BERRY10
BERTH10
BERYL10
BIRCH12
BIRDS8
BIRKS11
BIRLE7
BIRLS7
BIROS7
BIRRS7
BIRSE7
BIRTH10
BORAL7
BORAS7
BORAX14
BORED8
BORER7
BORES7
BORIC9
BORKS11
BORNE7
BORON7
BORTS7
BORTY10
BORTZ16
BURAN7
BURAS7
BURBS9
BURDS8
BURET7
BURGH11
BURGS8
BURIN7
BURKA11
BURKE11
BURLS7
BURLY10
BURNS7
BURNT7
BURPS9
BURQA16
BURRO7
BURRS7
BURRY10
BURSA7
BURSE7
BURST7
BYRES10
BYRLS10
CARAT7
CARBO9
CARBS9
CARDS8
CARED8
CARER7
CARES7
CARET7
CAREX14
CARGO8
CARKS11
CARLE7
CARLS7
CARNS7
CARNY10
CAROB9
CAROL7
CAROM9
CARPI9
CARPS9
CARRS7
CARRY10
CARSE7
CARTE7
CARTS7
CARVE10
CERCI9
CERED8
CERES7
CERIA7
CERIC9
CEROS7
CIRCA9
CIRES7
CIRRI7
CORAL7
CORBY12
CORDS8
CORED8
CORER7
CORES7
CORGI8
CORIA7
CORKS11
CORKY14
CORMS9
CORNS7
CORNU7
CORNY10
CORPS9
CORSE7
CURBS9
CURCH12
CURDS8
CURDY11
CURED8
CURER7
CURES7
CURET7
CURFS10
CURIA7
CURIE7
CURIO7
CURLS7
CURLY10
CURNS7
CURRS7
CURRY10
CURSE7
CURST7
CURVE10
CURVY13
DARBS8
DARED7
DARER6
DARES6
DARIC8
DARKS10
DARKY13
DARNS6
DARTS6
DERAT6
DERAY9
DERBY11
DERMA8
DERMS8
DERRY9
DIRAM8
DIRER6
DIRGE7
DIRKS10
DIRLS6
DIRTS6
DIRTY9
DORKS10
DORKY13
DORMS8
DORMY11
DORPS8
DORRS6
DORSA6
DORTY9
DURAL6
DURAS6
DURED7
DURES6
DURNS6
DUROC8
DUROS6
DURRA6
DURRS6
DURST6
DURUM8
EARED6
EARLS5
EARLY8
EARNS5
EARTH8
ECRUS7
EERIE5
EGRET6
ENROL5
ERRED6
ERROR5
EUROS5
EYRAS8
EYRES8
EYRIE8
EYRIR8
FARAD9
FARCE10
FARCI10
FARCY13
FARDS9
FARED9
FARER8
FARES8
FARLE8
FARLS8
FARMS10
FAROS8
FARTS8
FERAL8
FERES8
FERIA8
FERLY11
FERMI10
FERNS8
FERNY11
FERRY11
FIRED9
FIRER8
FIRES8
FIRMS10
FIRNS8
FIRRY11
FIRST8
FIRTH11
FORAM10
FORAY11
FORBS10
FORBY13
FORCE10
FORDO9
FORDS9
FORES8
FORGE9
FORGO9
FORKS12
FORKY15
FORME10
FORMS10
FORTE8
FORTH11
FORTS8
FORTY11
FORUM10
FURAN8
FURLS8
FUROR8
FURRY11
FURZE17
FURZY20
GARBS8
GARDA7
GARNI6
GARTH9
GERAH9
GERMS8
GERMY11
GIRDS7
GIRLS6
GIRLY9
GIRNS6
GIRON6
GIROS6
GIRSH9
GIRTH9
GIRTS6
GORAL6
GORED7
GORES6
GORGE7
GORMS8
GORPS8
GORSE6
GORSY9
GURGE7
GURRY9
GURSH9
GURUS6
GYRAL9
GYRED10
GYRES9
GYRON9
GYROS9
GYRUS9
HARDS9
HARDY12
HARED9
HAREM10
HARES8
HARKS12
HARLS8
HARMS10
HARPS10
HARPY13
HARRY11
HARSH11
HARTS8
HERBS10
HERBY13
HERDS9
HERES8
HERLS8
HERMA10
HERMS10
HERNS8
HERON8
HEROS8
HERRY11
HERTZ17
HIRED9
HIREE8
HIRER8
HIRES8
HORAH11
HORAL8
HORAS8
HORDE9
HORNS8
HORNY11
HORSE8
HORST8
HORSY11
HURDS9
HURLS8
HURLY11
HURRY11
HURST8
HURTS8
HYRAX18
IHRAM10
INRUN5
JARLS12
JERID13
JERKS16
JERKY19
JERRY15
JORAM14
JORUM14
JURAL12
JURAT12
JUREL12
JUROR12
KARAT9
KARMA11
KARNS9
KAROO9
KARST9
KARTS9
KERBS11
KERFS12
KERNE9
KERNS9
KERRY12
KIRKS13
KIRNS9
KORAI9
KORAS9
KORAT9
KORMA11
KORUN9
KURTA9
KURUS9
KYRIE12
LARCH10
LARDS6
LARDY9
LAREE5
LARES5
LARGE6
LARGO6
LARIS5
LARKS9
LARKY12
LARUM7
LARVA8
LIRAS5
LIROT5
LORAL5
LORAN5
LORDS6
LORES5
LORIS5
LORRY8
LURCH10
LURED6
LURER5
LURES5
LUREX12
LURID6
LURKS9
LYRES8
LYRIC10
MARAS7
MARCH12
MARCS9
MARES7
MARGE8
MARIA7
MARKA11
MARKS11
MARLS7
MARLY10
MARRY10
MARSE7
MARSH10
MARTS7
MARVY13
MERCH12
MERCS9
MERCY12
MERDE8
MERER7
MERES7
MERGE8
MERIT7
MERKS11
MERLE7
MERLS7
MERRY10
MIRED8
MIRES7
MIREX14
MIRIN7
MIRKS11
MIRKY14
MIRTH10
MIRZA16
MORAE7
MORAL7
MORAS7
MORAY10
MOREL7
MORES7
MORNS7
MORON7
MORPH12
MORRO7
MORSE7
MORTS7
MURAL7
MURAS7
MURED8
MURES7
MUREX14
MURID8
MURKS11
MURKY14
MURRA7
MURRE7
MURRS7
MURRY10
MYRRH13
NARCO7
NARCS7
NARDS6
NARES5
NARIC7
NARIS5
NARKS9
NARKY12
NERDS6
NERDY9
NEROL5
NERTS5
NERTZ14
NERVE8
NERVY11
NORIA5
NORIS5
NORMS7
NORTH8
NURDS6
NURLS5
NURSE5
OARED6
OCREA7
OGRES6
OKRAS9
OORIE5
ORRIS5
OURIE5
PARAE7
PARAS7
PARCH12
PARDI8
PARDS8
PARDY11
PARED8
PAREO7
PARER7
PARES7
PAREU7
PARGE8
PARGO8
PARIS7
PARKA11
PARKS11
PARLE7
PAROL7
PARRS7
PARRY10
PARSE7
PARTS7
PARTY10
PARVE10
PARVO10
PERCH12
PERDU8
PERDY11
PEREA7
PERES7
PERIL7
PERIS7
PERKS11
PERKY14
PERMS9
PERPS9
PERRY10
PERSE7
PERVS10
PIRNS7
PIROG8
PORCH12
PORED8
PORES7
PORGY11
PORKS11
PORKY14
PORNO7
PORNS7
PORNY10
PORTS7
PURDA8
PUREE7
PURER7
PURGE8
PURIN7
PURIS7
PURLS7
PURRS7
PURSE7
PURSY10
PURTY10
PYRAN10
PYRES10
PYREX17
PYRIC12
PYROS10
QURSH17
RARED6
RARER5
RARES5
RERAN5
RERIG6
RERUN5
RURAL5
SARAN5
SARDS6
SAREE5
SARGE6
SARGO6
SARIN5
SARIS5
SARKS9
SARKY12
SAROD6
SAROS5
SCRAG8
SCRAM9
SCRAP9
SCREE7
SCREW10
SCRIM9
SCRIP9
SCROD8
SCRUB9
SCRUM9
SERAC7
SERAI5
SERAL5
SERED6
SERER5
SERES5
SERFS8
SERGE6
SERIF8
SERIN5
SEROW8
SERRY8
SERUM7
SERVE8
SERVO8
SHRED9
SHREW11
SHRIS8
SHRUB10
SHRUG9
SIRED6
SIREE5
SIREN5
SIRES5
SIRRA5
SIRUP7
SORAS5
SORBS7
SORDS6
SORED6
SOREL5
SORER5
SORES5
SORGO6
SORNS5
SORRY8
SORTA5
SORTS5
SORUS5
SPRAG8
SPRAT7
SPRAY10
SPREE7
SPRIG8
SPRIT7
SPRUE7
SPRUG8
STRAP7
STRAW8
STRAY8
STREP7
STREW8
STRIA5
STRIP7
STROP7
STROW8
STROY8
STRUM7
STRUT5
SURAH8
SURAL5
SURAS5
SURDS6
SURER5
SURFS8
SURFY11
SURGE6
SURGY9
SURLY8
SURRA5
SYREN8
SYRUP10
TARDO6
TARDY9
TARED6
TARES5
TARGE6
TARNS5
TAROC7
TAROK9
TAROS5
TAROT5
TARPS7
TARRE5
TARRY8
TARSI5
TARTS5
TARTY8
TERAI5
TERCE7
TERGA6
TERMS7
TERNE5
TERNS5
TERRA5
TERRY8
TERSE5
THRAW11
THREE8
THREW11
THRIP10
THROB10
THROE8
THROW11
THRUM10
TIRED6
TIRES5
TIRLS5
TIROS5
TORAH8
TORAS5
TORCH10
TORCS7
TORES5
TORIC7
TORII5
TOROS5
TOROT5
TORRS5
TORSE5
TORSI5
TORSK9
TORSO5
TORTA5
TORTE5
TORTS5
TORUS5
TURBO7
TURDS6
TURFS8
TURFY11
TURKS9
TURNS5
TURPS7
TYRED9
TYRES8
TYROS8
UNRIG6
UNRIP7
VARAS8
VARIA8
VARIX15
VARNA8
VARUS8
VARVE11
VERBS10
VERGE9
VERSE8
VERSO8
VERST8
VERTS8
VERTU8
VERVE11
VIRAL8
VIREO8
VIRES8
VIRGA9
VIRID9
VIRLS8
VIRTU8
VIRUS8
WARDS9
WARED9
WARES8
WARKS12
WARMS10
WARNS8
WARPS10
WARTS8
WARTY11
WIRED9
WIRER8
WIRES8
WIRRA8
WORDS9
WORDY12
WORKS12
WORLD9
WORMS10
WORMY13
WORRY11
WORSE8
WORST8
WORTH11
WORTS8
WURST8
XERIC14
XEROX19
XERUS12
YARDS9
YARER8
YARNS8
YERBA10
YERKS12
YIRDS9
YIRRS8
YIRTH11
YORES8
YURTA8
YURTS8
ZARFS17
ZERKS18
ZEROS14
ZIRAM16
ZORIL14
ZORIS14
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many five-letter words have R as the middle letter?
There are 822 valid five-letter Scrabble words with R as the middle letter in the TWL06 (North American Scrabble) tournament dictionary.
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word (five-letter) matching 'Middle letter 'R''?
The highest-scoring word is FURZY with 20 Scrabble points. Out of 822 words, 214 score 10 or more points.
What is the average Scrabble score for words on this list?
The average Scrabble score is 8.3 points per word. 106 words score 5 points or less, 502 score between 6 and 9 points, and 214 score 10 or more points.
Are all five-letter words on this list valid in Words with Friends?
Most words from the TWL06 dictionary are also valid in Words with Friends, but the two games use slightly different dictionaries. TWL06 is the official North American Scrabble tournament word list. Always verify unusual words in the Words with Friends app before playing them.