5-Letter Words With S as the First Letter and R as the Fourth
There are 139 five-letter words with S as the first letter and R as the fourth, including 45 common puzzle answers. These are the words matching the pattern S__R_ (an underscore is any letter). A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words With S as the First Letter and R as the Fourth
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- START The beginning of anything
- STORY An account that tells about an act, occurrence, or course of events
- SHORT Limited in duration or length; not long
- SHARE A portion belonging to or contributed by an individual
- SORRY Feeling regret or sorrow over something done or undone
- STORE A shop for the retail sale of goods or services
- SCORE The number of points earned by a player or team in a game
- SMART Showing mental alertness and quick thinking
- SPORT An active physical competition or diversion requiring exertion
- STORM A violent weather condition with strong winds and precipitation
- SHIRT A garment worn on the upper half of the body
- SHARP Clearly defined or having a pointed end
More Common Puzzle Answers
- SCARY
- SWORD
- SHORE
- SPARE
- SHARK
- SCARE
- STARK
- SPARK
- SKIRT
- STARE
- STERN
- SWORN
- SCARF
- SWORE
- SHIRE
- SWARM
- SNARE
- SWIRL
- SCORN
- SPIRE
- SMIRK
- SNORT
- SHARD
- SPORE
- STORK
- SPURT
- SNORE
- SHIRK
- SNARK
- SNARL
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- SLURP
- SHORN
- SPURN
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common last letter: E (22%), S (15%), T (13%)
- Most common additional vowel: A, in 42% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: A, E, T, O, I
- Most have 1 vowel (65%)
- 29% contain a repeated letter
- 45 of the 139 are common puzzle answers (32%)
Other Valid Words
94 additional dictionary words have S as the first letter and R as the fourth — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- STARS
- SPURS
- SPERM
- SCARS
- SEARS
- STARR
- SLURS
- SUPRA
- SABRE
- STIRS
- SERRA
- SUTRA
- SOARS
- SACRA
- STURT
- SHURA
- SABRA
- SPARS
- SUCRE
- SEERS
- SHERE
- SACRE
- SOURS
- SCARP
- SWIRE
- SWART
- SPORK
- SHERO
- SOPRA
- SHART
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- SERRE
- SWARD
- STARY
- SPIRT
- SWARE
- SCART
- SERRY
- STURE
- SCORP
- STIRK
- SNARF
- SWARF
- SAURY
- SKORT
- SHERD
- SKARN
- SMORE
- SHARN
- SURRA
- SMARM
- SPART
- STARN
- SKIRL
- SCURF
- STERE
- SOARE
- SCIRE
- SKERS
- SEARE
- STIRE
- SHIRS
- SERRS
- SUERS
- SCURS
- SPARD
- SPIRY
- SAIRS
- SMURS
- SLART
- SNARS
- SMIRS
- STYRE
- SHORL
- SEIRS
- SHIRR
- SNARY
- SKERM
- SMERK
- SORRA
- SKART
- SMORG
- SIRRA
- SKYRS
- SKIRR
- SLORM
- SKYRE
- SPYRE
- SIGRI
- SMIRR
- STIRP
- SNIRT
- SWERF
- SLURB
- SEHRI
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Generated from the TurnWord word database, the dictionary behind the Word Solver and Word Bot. Common puzzle answers are our curated answer list, the everyday words word puzzles tend to use as answers — not the official answer list of any game; every other word is a valid guess. Counts and statistics are computed from this list. Word database updated September 19, 2026.