Verified pattern list

4 Letter Words With R

This verified list contains 545 CORE words with R, plus 158 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Static CORE list

First 300 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

acre6
aery7
afar7
agar5
airs4
airy7
ajar11
arch9
arcs6
area4
ares4
aria4
arid5
arks8
arms6
army9
arts4
arty7
arum6
aura4
aver7
awry10
barb8
bard7
bare6
barf9
bark10
barn6
bars6
bear6
beer6
berg7
berk10
berm8
bier6
bird7
blur6
boar6
boor6
bore6
born6
brad7
brae6
brag7
bran6
bras6
brat6
bray9
bred7
brew9
brie6
brig7
brim8
brio6
bros6
brow9
burg7
burl6
burn6
burp8
burr6
burs6
bury9
byre9
card7
care6
carp8
cars6
cart6
cert6
char9
coir6
cord7
core6
cork10
corm8
corn6
crab8
crag7
cram8
crap8
craw9
cray9
cred7
crew9
crib8
crop8
crow9
crud7
crux13
curb8
curd7
cure6
curl6
curs6
curt6
czar15
dare5
dark9
darn5
dart5
dear5
deer5
derv8
dire5
dirk9
dirt5
doer5
door5
dork9
dorm7
dory8
dour5
drab7
drag6
dram7
drat5
draw8
dray8
drew8
drip7
drop7
drub7
drug6
drum7
drys8
dyer8
earl4
earn4
ears4
ecru6
emir6
eras4
ergo5
ergs5
errs4
erst4
euro4
ever7
ewer7
fair7
fare7
farm9
faro7
fart7
fear7
fern7
fire7
firm9
firs7
ford8
fore7
fork11
form9
fort7
four7
frag8
frat7
fray10
free7
fret7
frig8
frog8
from9
furl7
furs7
fury10
garb7
gars5
gear5
germ7
gird6
girl5
giro5
girt5
goer5
gore5
gorp7
gory8
grab7
grad6
gram7
gran5
gray8
grep7
grew8
grid6
grim7
grin5
grip7
grit5
grog6
grok9
grow8
grub7
grue5
guru5
gyro8
hair7
hard8
hare7
hark11
harm9
harp9
hart7
hear7
heir7
herb9
herd8
here7
hero7
hers7
hire7
hoer7
hora7
horn7
hour7
hurl7
hurt7
iris4
irks8
iron4
jars11
jeer11
jerk15
jury14
kart8
lair4
lard5
lark8
leer4
liar4
lira4
lire4
lord5
lore4
lorn4
lour4
lure4
lurk8
lyre7
mare6
mark10
marl6
mars6
mart6
mere6
mire6
miry9
moor6
more6
morn6
murk10
narc6
nark8
nary7
near4
nerd5
noir4
nori4
norm6
oars4
odor5
ogre5
okra8
oral4
orbs6
orca6
orcs6
ores4
orgy8
orzo13
ours4
over7
pair6
para6
pare6
park10
pars6
part6
pear6
peer6
perk10
perm8
perp8
pert6
perv9
pier6
poor6
pore6
pork10
porn6
port6
pour6
pram8
prat6
pray9
prep8
prey9
prig7

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545CORE words

158extended words

703verified matches

6.5average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

acre6
airs4
airy7
ares4
arid5
bare6
bear6
boar6
bore6
care6
core6
cure6

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

razz22
czar15
jerk15
jury14
xref14
crux13
raze13
zero13
orzo13
ajar11
fork11
hark11

Letter intelligence

What the R list contains

Where R appears

Vowels per word

0 vowels2 words
1 vowel333 words
2 vowels205 words
3 vowels5 words

Repeated letters

11%

61 of 545 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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4 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

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Pattern guide

How to use 4-letter words with R

The CORE list contains 545 4-letter words with R in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.

Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 158 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 4-letter words contain R?

This verified set contains 545 CORE words and 158 extended words, for 703 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this R group?

The 545 CORE words average 6.5 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these R words often repeat letters?