5-Letter Scrabble Words With R in the Middle

5-Letter Scrabble Words With R in the Middle: we found 1,199 of them in our Scrabble and Words With Friends dictionary. The strongest plays are KARZY (21 pts), FURZY (20 pts), JERKY (19 pts), XEROX (19 pts) and HYRAX (18 pts). Each entry lists its Scrabble and Words With Friends point value and links through to a full definition, so you can double-check a play before you commit your tiles — handy as a quick hook-word reference too. Five letters is also exactly what Wordle needs, so treat this as a ready-made Wordle word list too. Also try 3 letter words ending in E.

1,199Total Words

8.3Avg. Scrabble Points

1"R" Tile Value

21Top Score (KARZY)

5-Letter Scrabble Words With R in the Middle — Best Plays

5-letter Scrabble words with R as the middle letter (position 3) that rank near the top of the point table live here — scan this list first when your rack needs a big score, or run it through an anagram solver for more options. Also try Y word endings for 5-letter puzzles.

Word	Scrabble	WWF
karzy	21	20
furzy	20	20
jerky	19	20
xerox	19	19
hyrax	18	16
zerks	18	18
forza	17	17
forze	17	17

5-Letter Scrabble Words With R in the Middle — Every Word

Every valid 5-letter Scrabble word with R as the middle letter (position 3) is on this board, from the strongest play down to the safest filler. Tap any word to confirm it's tournament-legal and see its definition — a handy word finder reference for game night.

Showing the top 300 by Scrabble score out of 1,199 total.

karzy 21furzy 20jerky 19xerox 19hyrax 18zerks 18forza 17forze 17furze 17hertz 17pyrex 17qursh 17warez 17zarfs 17zurfs 17bortz 16burqa 16jarks 16jerks 16kerky 16mirza 16qorma 16ziram 16darzi 15durzi 15forex 15forky 15jerry 15varix 15zerda 15arroz 14barky 14borax 14carex 14corky 14jarps 14joram 14jorum 14kirby 14mirex 14mirky 14murex 14murky 14nertz 14parky 14perky 14porky 14xeric 14zaris 14zeros 14zoril 14zoris 14zorro 14carvy 13curvy 13darky 13dorky 13farcy 13forby 13harpy 13herby 13jerid 13jirds 13jirga 13karks 13kirks 13marvy 13myrrh 13pervy 13skrik 13warby 13wormy 13barby 12barmy 12birch 12carby 12corby 12curch 12firks 12forks 12fyrds 12hardy 12harks 12horks 12jarls 12jarta 12jarul 12jirre 12jural 12jurat 12jurel 12jures 12juror 12karsy 12kerfs 12kerry 12kerve 12kyrie 12larky 12lurex 12march 12merch 12mercy 12morph 12narky 12parch 12perch 12porch 12purpy 12pyric 12sarky 12sorex 12vardy 12warks 12wordy 12works 12xerus 12yarak 12yarks 12yerks 12yirks 12yorks 12bardy 11barks 11berko 11berks 11birks 11borak 11borks 11burgh 11burka 11burke 11burks 11cardy 11carks 11corks 11curdy 11darcy 11derby 11dormy 11ferly 11ferny 11ferry 11firry 11firth 11foray 11forth 11forty 11furry 11furth 11germy 11gormy 11harry 11harsh 11herry 11herye 11horah 11horny 11horsy 11hurly 11hurry 11ibrik 11karma 11kerbs 11kerma 11korma 11mardy 11marka 11marks 11merks 11mirks 11murks 11nervy 11pardy 11parka 11parki 11parks 11perdy 11perks 11porgy 11porks 11shrew 11shrow 11surfy 11syrah 11thraw 11threw 11throw 11turfy 11varve 11verry 11verve 11warty 11wersh 11worry 11worth 11yarfa 11yirth 11abray 10barfi 10barfs 10barny 10barry 10barye 10beray 10berry 10berth 10beryl 10birsy 10birth 10borty 10burfi 10burly 10burry 10byres 10byrls 10carny 10carry 10carve 10certy 10corey 10corny 10corys 10curfs 10curly 10curny 10curry 10curve 10darks 10dirke 10dirks 10dorks 10durgy 10farce 10farci 10farms 10fermi 10ferms 10firms 10foram 10forbs 10force 10forme 10forms 10forum 10furca 10gurdy 10gyred 10haram 10harem 10harim 10harms 10harps 10herbs 10herma 10herms 10horme 10ihram 10larch 10lurch 10lyric 10marah 10marly 10marry 10marsh 10merry 10mirly 10mirth 10mirvs 10moray 10murly 10murry 10murva 10omrah 10parev 10parly 10parry 10party 10parve 10parvo 10perry 10perve 10pervo 10pervs 10porny 10porty 10pursy 10purty 10pyral 10pyran 10pyres 10pyros 10scraw 10scray 10screw 10scrow 10shrub 10spray 10sprew 10syrup 10

5-Letter Scrabble Words With R in the Middle — Lower-Value Plays

5-letter Scrabble words with R as the middle letter (position 3) aren't only about big scores — these lower-scoring plays are handy when you need to clear an awkward tile, pad out your vocabulary, or set up a better position next turn.

aarti 5aerie 5aeros 5airer 5airns 5airts 5aorta 5arras 5

Frequently Asked Questions About 5-Letter Scrabble Words With R in the Middle

How many 5-letter Scrabble words have R as the middle letter?

1,199 valid 5-letter Scrabble words with R as the middle letter (position 3), all checked against the Words With Friends dictionary too.

What is the highest-scoring 5-letter Scrabble word with R as the middle letter (position 3)?

KARZY is the highest-scoring 5-letter word with R as the middle letter (position 3), worth 21 Scrabble points (20 in Words With Friends).

Why does the middle letter matter for a 5-letter Scrabble word?

For an odd-length Scrabble word, position 3 is the exact center. Knowing it narrows down Wordle guesses fast and helps solve crossword clues where the middle letter is already filled in.

Can I unscramble a jumble of letters instead?

Yes — if you have a jumble of letters rather than a fixed length and letter pattern, try the word unscrambler to find every valid word hiding in them, complete with Scrabble and Words With Friends points.