Words That Start With AR

There are over 1.6K words that begin with AR in English. From 2-letter words to 15-letter entries, find AR-words grouped and sortable by length below, all valid in Scrabble, Wordle, and Words With Friends. You can also see five letter words starting with AR.

2 letter AR-words icon
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2-Letter Words Starting With AR

Short high-frequency AR-words:

ar

3 letter AR-words icon
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3-Letter Words Starting With AR

Short high-frequency AR-words:

are

art

arm

arc

arb

ard

arf

ark

aro

ars

ary

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4 letter AR-words icon
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4-Letter Words Starting With AR

Common 4-letter AR-words:

area

army

arms

arts

arch

arba

arbs

areg

ares

aret

arew

arid

aris

arna

arow

arpa

arre

arsy

arti

arum

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5 letter AR-words icon
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5-Letter Words Starting With AR

Common 5-letter AR-words:

areas

armed

argue

array

arose

arise

armor

arrow

arena

arbor

archi

arcus

areca

arepa

argan

argil

arish

arnut

arses

aryls

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6 letter AR-words icon
153

6-Letter Words Starting With AR

Common 6-letter AR-words:

around

argued

artist

argues

armies

arrest

arrive

armour

arises

arrows

arrays

arcade

archly

arider

ariosi

armers

arohas

aroids

aroynt

arroyo

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7 letter AR-words icon
191

7-Letter Words Starting With AR

Common 7-letter AR-words:

article

arrived

artists

arrival

arrives

arguing

artwork

archaic

arising

armored

arrange

archive

arabize

archine

areaway

argyles

aroints

arouser

arouses

arriero

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8 letter AR-words icon
217

8-Letter Words Starting With AR

Common 8-letter AR-words:

argument

articles

arrested

arranged

artistic

arriving

armoured

arguably

archives

arcadias

archaeal

arenites

ariettes

armgaunt

armillae

arointed

arranges

arrayers

arreedes

arvicole

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9 letter AR-words icon
224

9-Letter Words Starting With AR

Common 9-letter AR-words:

artillery

arguments

arbitrary

architect

artifacts

aristotle

argentine

arabising

aragonite

arbitress

arecanuts

arecoline

areometer

argemones

argentums

armigeros

arrayment

arresters

arrowlike

arsenical

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10 letter AR-words icon
190

10-Letter Words Starting With AR

Common 10-letter AR-words:

artificial

arithmetic

architects

araeostyle

archetypal

architrave

archnesses

arcminutes

arenaceous

armourless

arousingly

arpeggiate

arrabbiata

arracachas

arrestants

arrogances

arselicker

articulate

artocarpus

aryballoid

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11 letter AR-words icon
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11-Letter Words Starting With AR

Common 11-letter AR-words:

arrangement

aristocracy

arbalesters

arbitrarily

arborescent

archaeology

archaicisms

archduchies

archeparchy

areocentric

arithmetise

arraignings

arrestation

arrestingly

arrestments

arrivederci

arteriogram

arthritises

arthropodan

artillerist

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12 letter AR-words icon
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12-Letter Words Starting With AR

Common 12-letter AR-words:

architecture

arrangements

aristocratic

arbitrations

archdukedoms

archeologize

archipelagos

archiphoneme

arctophilies

areosystiles

arfvedsonite

argyrophilia

argyrophilic

arithmetised

arquebusiers

arrestations

artefactings

arterialises

articulacies

artocarpuses

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13 letter AR-words icon
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13-Letter Words Starting With AR

Common 13-letter AR-words:

architectural

arabicization

arachnoiditis

arachnologies

arachnophobes

arbitratrices

arborisations

arborizations

archaeobotany

archaeologise

archaeometric

archbishopric

archeometries

archipelagian

argumentation

arithmetician

arrhenotokies

arterializing

arteriovenous

arthritically

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14 letter AR-words icon
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14-Letter Words Starting With AR

Common 14-letter AR-words:

archaeological

arabicizations

arachnological

arachnologists

archaeologised

archaeologises

archaeometries

archaeometrist

archdeaconries

archeobotanies

archeomagnetic

archgenethliac

arithmophobias

aromatherapies

aromatherapist

aromatisations

arrhythmically

arthroplasties

articulateness

artificialness

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15 letter AR-words icon
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15-Letter Words Starting With AR

Common 15-letter AR-words:

arbitrarinesses

archaebacterial

archaebacterium

archaeobotanies

archaeologising

archaeopteryxes

archaezoologies

archeozoologies

archeozoologist

archiepiscopacy

archpriesthoods

archpriestships

argumentatively

ariboflavinosis

aromatherapists

arrondissements

arterialisation

arterialization

arteriographies

artificialities

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1,568 Common Words Starting with AR

Most Common Length
9
(224 words)
Avg Scrabble Score
13.3
(out of 32)
Most Common Ending
s
(41%)

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What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with AR?

32 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with AR is archaeopteryxes with a total of 32 points.

A 1
R 1
C 3
H 4
A 1
E 1
O 1
P 3
T 1
E 1
R 1
Y 4
X 8
E 1
S 1
noun 1. the oldest known fossil bird, of the late Jurassic period. It had feathers, wings, and hollow bones like a bird, but teeth, a bony tail, and legs like a small coelurosaur dinosaur

Words that begin with AR are commonly used for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list will help you to find the top scoring words to beat the opponent. You can also find a list of all words that end in AR and words with AR. Try our five letter words starting with AR page if you’re playing Wordle-like games or use the New York Times Wordle Solver for finding the NYT Wordle daily answer.

FAQ Words That Start With AR

  • How many words starting with AR are in the English dictionary?

    There are 1,568 words in the English dictionary that start with AR, and most of them are 9 letters long (224 words of that length).

  • What's the longest word starting with AR?

    The longest word starting with AR is "arrondissements" at 15 letters long. If you're looking for a more everyday word, "archaeological" is the longest common word starting with AR.

  • Are there any rare words starting with AR worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon words like "archeozoologist", "arterialization", "archaeozoology", "arabicization" start with AR and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "archaeozoology" is worth 32 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common words starting with AR?

    Most words starting with AR are 9 letters long, including everyday words like "artillery", "arguments", "arbitrary", "architect", "artifacts".

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