What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word ending with R?

FAQIR scores 17 points, the highest of the 656 valid 5-letter words ending with R in the SOWPODS dictionary.

How many 5-letter words ending with R are there in Scrabble?

There are 656 valid 5-letter words ending with R in the SOWPODS (international) dictionary.

How many points is the letter R worth in Scrabble?

R is worth 1 point on a standard Scrabble tile.

5 Letter Words Ending with R

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July 30, 2026 7 min read Word Finder

There are 656 valid 5-letter words ending with R in the SOWPODS dictionary. R is one of the common 1-point tiles, and the highest-scoring option here is FAQIR at 17 points. That's above average for 5-letter words ending with a letter — most letters in this slot manage around 542.

Why R at the End Matters

💡 Tile Value

R won't win you points on its own, but a 5-letter word is a full rack commitment either way — the win here is having 656 options ready rather than hunting mid-game.

Because R lands last, 5-letter words ending with R are naturally suited to hooking: adding R onto a shorter word already on the board to build a new one on your turn.

Notable Words

Highest scorer: FAQIR is worth 17 points — R's 1 points plus the rest of the tiles in the word. It's the play to look for if you're building toward a big turn.

Worth memorising first: BOXER (14 points) is one of the lower scorers here, which usually means it's a more familiar word — a safer one to keep in your working vocabulary than the obscure high scorers.

How many options: 656 valid 5-letter words ending with R exist in SOWPODS — well above the ~542 typical for this slot, so this is a productive letter to search on.

Try This on the Board

🧩 Worked Example

FAQIR works as a hook too: if FAQI is already on the board, adding the final R to reach FAQIR lets you play across an existing word rather than starting fresh.