5-Letter Scrabble Words With R in the Middle

There are 1199 valid 5 letter Scrabble words with R in position 3 (the exact middle) in the TWL dictionary. Top scorers include KARZY (21 pts), FURZY (20 pts), JERKY (19 pts), XEROX (19 pts) and HYRAX (18 pts). Every word below shows its Scrabble and Words With Friends point value and links to a full definition — a quick Scrabble word finder and word unscrambler reference for when you already know a middle letter, whether from a crossing crossword clue or a confirmed Wordle tile. Since Wordle answers are always five letters, this list doubles as a handy Wordle word list for guesses with R locked into the third tile. Also try find words with Q and W together.

1199
Total Words
8.3
Avg. Scrabble Points
1
"R" Tile Value
Position 3
of 5 Letters

Highest Scoring 5-Letter Scrabble Words With R in the Middle

These are the highest-scoring 5 letter Scrabble words with R in the center in the TWL dictionary, ranked by point value — the best R 5 letter words to play when you want to maximize your rack in Scrabble or Words With Friends. Further down the board, ZERKS (18 pts) and FORZE (17 pts) still hold their own. Also try browse 5 letter words that end with Y.

# Word Scrabble pts WWF pts
1 karzy 21 20
2 furzy 20 20
3 jerky 19 20
4 xerox 19 19
5 hyrax 18 16
6 zerks 18 18
7 forza 17 17
8 forze 17 17

Full List: 1199 5-Letter Scrabble Words With R in the Middle

Browse the complete 5 letter word list with R in position 3, sorted from highest to lowest Scrabble score. Every entry is a valid 5-letter Scrabble word with R in the middle, also checked against the Words With Friends dictionary — click any word for its full definition, anagrams, and point breakdown. Scores range from KARZY (21 pts) down to SYRUP (10 pts).

Showing the top 300 by Scrabble score out of 1199 total.

KARZY21 pts
FURZY20 pts
JERKY19 pts
XEROX19 pts
HYRAX18 pts
ZERKS18 pts
FORZA17 pts
FORZE17 pts
FURZE17 pts
HERTZ17 pts
PYREX17 pts
QURSH17 pts
WAREZ17 pts
ZARFS17 pts
ZURFS17 pts
BORTZ16 pts
BURQA16 pts
JARKS16 pts
JERKS16 pts
KERKY16 pts
MIRZA16 pts
QORMA16 pts
ZIRAM16 pts
DARZI15 pts
DURZI15 pts
FOREX15 pts
FORKY15 pts
JERRY15 pts
VARIX15 pts
ZERDA15 pts
ARROZ14 pts
BARKY14 pts
BORAX14 pts
CAREX14 pts
CORKY14 pts
JARPS14 pts
JORAM14 pts
JORUM14 pts
KIRBY14 pts
MIREX14 pts
MIRKY14 pts
MUREX14 pts
MURKY14 pts
NERTZ14 pts
PARKY14 pts
PERKY14 pts
PORKY14 pts
XERIC14 pts
ZARIS14 pts
ZEROS14 pts
ZORIL14 pts
ZORIS14 pts
ZORRO14 pts
CARVY13 pts
CURVY13 pts
DARKY13 pts
DORKY13 pts
FARCY13 pts
FORBY13 pts
HARPY13 pts
HERBY13 pts
JERID13 pts
JIRDS13 pts
JIRGA13 pts
KARKS13 pts
KIRKS13 pts
MARVY13 pts
MYRRH13 pts
PERVY13 pts
SKRIK13 pts
WARBY13 pts
WORMY13 pts
BARBY12 pts
BARMY12 pts
BIRCH12 pts
CARBY12 pts
CORBY12 pts
CURCH12 pts
FIRKS12 pts
FORKS12 pts
FYRDS12 pts
HARDY12 pts
HARKS12 pts
HORKS12 pts
JARLS12 pts
JARTA12 pts
JARUL12 pts
JIRRE12 pts
JURAL12 pts
JURAT12 pts
JUREL12 pts
JURES12 pts
JUROR12 pts
KARSY12 pts
KERFS12 pts
KERRY12 pts
KERVE12 pts
KYRIE12 pts
LARKY12 pts
LUREX12 pts
MARCH12 pts
MERCH12 pts
MERCY12 pts
MORPH12 pts
NARKY12 pts
PARCH12 pts
PERCH12 pts
PORCH12 pts
PURPY12 pts
PYRIC12 pts
SARKY12 pts
SOREX12 pts
VARDY12 pts
WARKS12 pts
WORDY12 pts
WORKS12 pts
XERUS12 pts
YARAK12 pts
YARKS12 pts
YERKS12 pts
YIRKS12 pts
YORKS12 pts
BARDY11 pts
BARKS11 pts
BERKO11 pts
BERKS11 pts
BIRKS11 pts
BORAK11 pts
BORKS11 pts
BURGH11 pts
BURKA11 pts
BURKE11 pts
BURKS11 pts
CARDY11 pts
CARKS11 pts
CORKS11 pts
CURDY11 pts
DARCY11 pts
DERBY11 pts
DORMY11 pts
FERLY11 pts
FERNY11 pts
FERRY11 pts
FIRRY11 pts
FIRTH11 pts
FORAY11 pts
FORTH11 pts
FORTY11 pts
FURRY11 pts
FURTH11 pts
GERMY11 pts
GORMY11 pts
HARRY11 pts
HARSH11 pts
HERRY11 pts
HERYE11 pts
HORAH11 pts
HORNY11 pts
HORSY11 pts
HURLY11 pts
HURRY11 pts
IBRIK11 pts
KARMA11 pts
KERBS11 pts
KERMA11 pts
KORMA11 pts
MARDY11 pts
MARKA11 pts
MARKS11 pts
MERKS11 pts
MIRKS11 pts
MURKS11 pts
NERVY11 pts
PARDY11 pts
PARKA11 pts
PARKI11 pts
PARKS11 pts
PERDY11 pts
PERKS11 pts
PORGY11 pts
PORKS11 pts
SHREW11 pts
SHROW11 pts
SURFY11 pts
SYRAH11 pts
THRAW11 pts
THREW11 pts
THROW11 pts
TURFY11 pts
VARVE11 pts
VERRY11 pts
VERVE11 pts
WARTY11 pts
WERSH11 pts
WORRY11 pts
WORTH11 pts
YARFA11 pts
YIRTH11 pts
ABRAY10 pts
BARFI10 pts
BARFS10 pts
BARNY10 pts
BARRY10 pts
BARYE10 pts
BERAY10 pts
BERRY10 pts
BERTH10 pts
BERYL10 pts
BIRSY10 pts
BIRTH10 pts
BORTY10 pts
BURFI10 pts
BURLY10 pts
BURRY10 pts
BYRES10 pts
BYRLS10 pts
CARNY10 pts
CARRY10 pts
CARVE10 pts
CERTY10 pts
COREY10 pts
CORNY10 pts
CORYS10 pts
CURFS10 pts
CURLY10 pts
CURNY10 pts
CURRY10 pts
CURVE10 pts
DARKS10 pts
DIRKE10 pts
DIRKS10 pts
DORKS10 pts
DURGY10 pts
FARCE10 pts
FARCI10 pts
FARMS10 pts
FERMI10 pts
FERMS10 pts
FIRMS10 pts
FORAM10 pts
FORBS10 pts
FORCE10 pts
FORME10 pts
FORMS10 pts
FORUM10 pts
FURCA10 pts
GURDY10 pts
GYRED10 pts
HARAM10 pts
HAREM10 pts
HARIM10 pts
HARMS10 pts
HARPS10 pts
HERBS10 pts
HERMA10 pts
HERMS10 pts
HORME10 pts
IHRAM10 pts
LARCH10 pts
LURCH10 pts
LYRIC10 pts
MARAH10 pts
MARLY10 pts
MARRY10 pts
MARSH10 pts
MERRY10 pts
MIRLY10 pts
MIRTH10 pts
MIRVS10 pts
MORAY10 pts
MURLY10 pts
MURRY10 pts
MURVA10 pts
OMRAH10 pts
PAREV10 pts
PARLY10 pts
PARRY10 pts
PARTY10 pts
PARVE10 pts
PARVO10 pts
PERRY10 pts
PERVE10 pts
PERVO10 pts
PERVS10 pts
PORNY10 pts
PORTY10 pts
PURSY10 pts
PURTY10 pts
PYRAL10 pts
PYRAN10 pts
PYRES10 pts
PYROS10 pts
SCRAW10 pts
SCRAY10 pts
SCREW10 pts
SCROW10 pts
SHRUB10 pts
SPRAY10 pts
SPREW10 pts
SYRUP10 pts

Lowest Scoring 5-Letter Scrabble Words With R in the Middle

On the other end of the board, these are the lowest-scoring 5 letter Scrabble words with R in the middle in the TWL dictionary — still valid plays, just not the ones to reach for when you need maximum points.

SYRUP 10 pts SPREW 10 pts SPRAY 10 pts SHRUB 10 pts SCROW 10 pts SCREW 10 pts SCRAY 10 pts SCRAW 10 pts