5 Letter Words With IR

236 words (180 Scrabble US, 235 Scrabble UK, 180 WGPO, 171 Words With Friends, 41 everyday ★)

236 five-letter words contain IR. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 5-letter words that contain IR

With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.

  • first★8preceding all others in time or space or degree
  • girls★6a female child
  • third★9coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
  • chair★10a seat for one person, with a support for the back
  • shirt★8a garment for the upper part of the body
  • birth★10the time when something begins (especially life)
  • virus★8any of a class of submicroscopic pathogens
  • firms★10the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
  • birds★8warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as…
  • hairy★11covered with hair
  • dirty★9not clean
  • weird★9mysteriously strange
  • tired★6sapped of strength
  • skirt★9cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
  • pairs★7a set of two similar things considered as a unit
  • dairy★9an establishment dealing in milk products

All 236 words

A…

5-letter words with A (9)

Top score: AFIRE, 8 points (tied with one other). being on fire

B…

5-letter words with B (12)

Top score: BIRCH, 12 points. to whip

C…

5-letter words with C (18)

Top score: CHIRK, 14 points. full of spirits

D…

5-letter words with D (10)

Top score: DIRKS, 10 points (tied with one other). to stab with a small knife

E…

5-letter words with E (2)

Top score: EYRIR, 8 points. a monetary unit of Iceland

F…

5-letter words with F (18)

Top score: FAQIR, 17 points. a Hindu ascetic

G…

5-letter words with G (13)

Top score: GIRLY, 9 points (tied with two others). of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of a girl

H…

5-letter words with H (7)

Top score: HAIRY, 11 points. covered with hair

I…

5-letter words with I (9)

Top score: IRKED, 10 points. to annoy or weary

J…

5-letter words with J (4)

Top score: JIRGA, 13 points (tied with two others). a Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders

K…

5-letter words with K (6)

Top score: KIRBY, 14 points

L…

5-letter words with L (8)

Top score: LIRKS, 9 points

M…

5-letter words with M (19)

Top score: MIRZA, 16 points. a Persian title of honor

N…

5-letter words with N (7)

Top score: NAZIR, 14 points

P…

5-letter words with P (6)

Top score: PIROG, 8 points. a large Russian pastry

Q…

5-letter words with Q (4)

Top score: QUIRK, 18 points. to twist

R…

5-letter words with R (2)

Top score: RAIRD, 6 points (tied with one other)

S…

5-letter words with S (36)

Top score: SHIRK, 12 points. to avoid work or duty

T…

5-letter words with T (13)

Top score: TWIRP, 10 points. a small, impudent person

V…

5-letter words with V (15)

Top score: VEZIR, 17 points (tied with one other)

W…

5-letter words with W (11)

Top score: WAZIR, 17 points

Y…

5-letter words with Y (5)

Top score: YIRKS, 12 points

Z…

5-letter words with Z (2)

Top score: ZIRAM, 16 points. a chemical salt

About these words

  • 236 of the 12,982 5-letter words contain IR (2%).
  • 180 are good in NWL2023, 235 in Collins Scrabble Words, 180 in WOW24 and 171 in the Words With Friends list. 41 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, quirk scores the most (18), then wazir, faqir, vezir and vizir (17 each).

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