5-Letter Words Starting With ARE
- 17 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With ARE
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With ARE 17 words
How common is ARE at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 17 five-letter words that start with ARE. They average 5.9 points, the best is AREFY (11 points) and 29.4% end in E.
- Total words
- 17
- Average Scrabble score
- 5.9
- out of 11 max
- Everyday words
- 12%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 29.4% of words
Most common last letters
- e 29.4%
- a 17.6%
- d 11.8%
Top vowel pairs
- ea29.4%
- ae5.9%
- ei5.9%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with ARE
a 1r 1e 1f 4y 4
A 1 + R 1 + E 1 + F 4 + Y 4 = 11 points
- Double word
- 22 pts
- Triple word
- 33 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
arefy
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many five-letter words that start with ARE are there?
There are 17 five-letter words that start with ARE in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with ARE?
AREFY is worth 11 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ARECA (7), AREDD (7), AREIC (7).
Which rare five-letter words that start with ARE score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include AREFY (11), AREDD (7), AREIC (7), AREPA (7). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.