How many words end in AR?

This page lists 699 words ending in AR, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -AR words useful?

Words ending in AR are great for hooking onto existing tiles and pluralising or extending words already on the board.

Words Ending With AR

All 699 words in our dictionary that end in AR, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

699 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

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horsecar13 intraocular13 izar13 kilobar13 lekvar13 manipular13 menswear13 midyear13 molecular13 monocular13 noncellular13 opercular13 orbicular13 overbear13 overfar13 palikar13 pulvinar13 rectilinear13 shikar13 subcellar13 tzar13 underwear13 unicellular13 unpopular13 vacuolar13 vascular13 acicular12 ampullar12 bacillar12 bifilar12 bolivar12 bugbear12 capsular12 chadar12 cinnabar12 circular12 columnar12 coplanar12 crossbar12 cudbear12 cymar12 earthstar12 fabular12 facular12 felspar12 fibular12 flatcar12 footgear12 forbear12 glabellar12 grammar12 hamular12 interstellar12 lenticular12 megabar12 micellar12 millibar12 mimbar12 mishear12 motorcar12 multicar12 muscular12 nongranular12 nonnuclear12 nummular12 outerwear12 overdear12 papillar12 pattamar12 peculiar12 peninsular12 piacular12 plumular12 postwar12 preclear12 premolar12 radicular12 reappear12 ricercar12 saccular12 saltcellar12 samovar12 scapular12 scholar12 scimetar12 scimitar12 shofar12 specular12 spicular12 subpolar12 supercar12 superlunar12 tentacular12 testicular12 transpolar12 trinocular12 trochar12 turbocar12 umbellar12 unilocular12 valvar12 vulvar12 acellular11 ajar11 almemar11 alveolar11 anovular11 antiwear11 articular11 auricular11 besmear11 bipolar11 calamar11 calendar11 caviar11 collinear11 copular11 cupular11 dammar11 daystar11 eschar11 eyebar11 fistular11 fulmar11 glandular11 globular11 interlinear11 interwar11 isallobar11 kabar11 kebar11 kyar11 macular11 makar11 medullar11 megastar11 minicar11 nonplanar11 nucleolar11 ossicular11 outswear11 overnear11 pabular11 papular11 patamar11 pendular11 popular11 prewar11 protostar11 prowar11 pupilar11 rainwear11 reticular11 scutellar11 semilunar11 shmear11 sowcar11 streetcar11 superstar11 templar11 tramcar11 triangular11 unifilar11 utricular11 variolar11 vinegar11 antennular10 antiradar10 antiwar10 appear10 arteriolar10 astylar10 beggar10 bilinear10 boyar10 bulbar10 burglar10 busbar10 calcar10 cannular10 cellular10 cislunar10 colinear10 consular10 dipolar10 gangliar10 gastrular10 grossular10 hangar10 insofar10 interlunar10 irregular10 jar10 kantar10 kbar10 lamellar10 lumbar10 modular10 muggar10 nondollar10 nonpolar10 nucellar10 oracular10 outhear10 outwear10 palmar10 patellar10 petiolar10 pinnular10 planular10 polestar10 poplar10 pustular10 registrar10 rubeolar10 sambar10 sandbar10 secpar10 sidebar10 sidecar10 spatular10 sporular10 stipular10 subadar10 sublunar10 subpar10 subsolar10 unipolar10 unswear10 upbear10 venular10 vicar10 vulgar10 allobar9 antbear9 anticar9 antisolar9 ashlar9 avatar9 basilar9 char9 cougar9 desugar9 dewar9 disbar9 durbar9 embar9 escolar9 eskar9 foliar9 granular9 hussar9 lacunar9 laminar9 loadstar9 lobular9 locular9 lodestar9 lunisolar9 lupanar9 medlar9 morular9 mutular9 nebular9 nonlinear9 nonsugar9 nonwar9 nuclear9 ocellar9 oscular9 osmolar9 outwar9 ovular9 pedlar9 pilular9 plantar9 railcar9 rehear9 retinular9 rostellar9 secular9 seminar9 similar9 simitar9 simular9 singular9 stylar9 subalar9 tabular9 thenar9 tollbar9 tonsillar9 trilinear9 tubular9 tumular9 unclear9 unilinear9 uvular9 acinar8 angular8 bursar8 caesar8 cedar8 cellar8 cigar8 collar8 costar8 cottar8 damar8 debar8 deodar8 dogear8 feuar8 filar8 friar8 hilar8 invar8 isobar8 knar8 lahar8 lascar8 ligular8 mortar8 navar8 nectar8 nodular8 nonpar8 nonsolar8 ocular8 ostiolar8 pillar8 planar8 pulsar8 radular8 realgar8 regular8 roseolar8 saggar8 scalar8 seggar8 sewar8 shear8 sofar8 soucar8 sowar8 swear8 tegular8 tissular8 tonsilar8 trocar8 unbear8 undular8 ungular8 uprear8 uproar8 upsoar8 uptear8 velar8 volar8 afar7 alegar7 annular7 areolar7 blear7 bolar7 briar7 clear7 dollar7 eggar7 endear7 escar7 fear7 fiar7 guitar7 haar7 hear7 hoar7 insular7 lobar7 lunular7 malar7 molar7 outroar7 outsoar7 pilar7 polar7 rebar7 redear7 regear7 sangar7 sardar7 simar7 sirdar7 smear7 spear7 stellar7 titular7 tutelar7 unbar7 wear7 year7 alular6 antiar6 arrear6 bear6 boar6 dinar6 drear6 far6 gular6 instar6 lidar6 linear6 maar6 pear6 radar6 retear6 sansar6 sarsar6 scar6 spar6 stelar6 sugar6 tartar6 tussar6 var6 war6 yar6 agar5 altar5 anear5 attar5 aurar5 bar5 car5 dear5 gear5 gnar5 guar5 lunar5 mar5 ottar5 par5 sitar5 solar5 sonar5 talar5 tatar5 ulnar5 alar4 gar4 lear4 liar4 near4 osar4 rear4 roar4 sear4 soar4 star4 tear4 tsar4 ear3 lar3 oar3 tar3

Hooking with -AR words

Endings like -AR let you tack a word onto a tile already on the board, often turning a small play into a big one. Look for the high-value entries above to maximise points.

This list by the numbers

A few numbers before you scroll: the 699 words here run from 3 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words the largest group (128 entries). Wordle players have 66 five-letter options, and there are 126 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is EXTRAVEHICULAR at 29 points before multipliers.

For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: EXTRAVEHICULAR (29), EXTRACURRICULAR (26), EXTRAVASCULAR (25), LIQUIDAMBAR (25), CEREBROVASCULAR (24). The longest entry is CEREBROVASCULAR at 15 letters, and the average word here is worth about 12 points. Letter-wise, R is the workhorse — it appears in 699 of these words, ahead of A (699) and L (416).

Start with these three

When the rack looks hopeless, EAR (3 letters, 3 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
LAR — 3 letters for 3 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.
OAR earns 3 points from just 3 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.

Once those stick, file away the next tier too: TAR (3), ALAR (4), LEAR (4), LIAR (4), NEAR (4).

Why -AR endings win turns

When the board tightens up late in a Scrabble game, -AR words keep you scoring: they attach to existing letters instead of needing seven clean tiles. Crossword solvers use the same trick in reverse — if the grid gives you the last letters, this list is the candidate pool. Check the length filter in the Word Finder to match your open squares exactly.

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