The 800 most common words that start with AR, out of 845 in the dictionary. Grouped by length, shortest first, with each word’s score using standard letter values. Rarer and archaic words are left off so the list stays usable — use the filter box to narrow it further.
800 words
Most used words starting with AR (24)
- are3
- area4
- art3
- article9
- around7
- archive15
- artist6
- army9
- architecture19
- arizona16
- argument11
- array8
- arm5
- arkansas12
- arab6
- argentina10
- arcade9
- arrival10
- arena5
- armed8
- arc5
- arrive9
- arrow8
- arrangement14
2 letter words starting with AR (1)
- ar2
3 letter words starting with AR (8)
- ara3
- arc5
- are3
- ark7
- arm5
- art3
- aru3
- ary6
4 letter words starting with AR (20)
- arab6
- arad5
- arca6
- arch9
- area4
- argo5
- aria4
- arid5
- aril4
- arms6
- army9
- arna4
- arne4
- arni4
- arow7
- arse4
- arty7
- arui4
- arum6
- aryl7
5 letter words starting with AR (59)
- araba7
- araby10
- arara5
- arbor7
- archy13
- ardea6
- ardeb8
- ardor6
- aread6
- areal5
- arear5
- areca7
- areek9
- arena5
- areng6
- arete5
- argal6
- argas6
- argil6
- argol6
- argon6
- argot6
- argue6
- argus6
- arhat8
- arian5
- ariel5
- aries5
- arion5
- arise5
- arist5
- arius5
- arjun12
- arles5
- armed8
- armer7
- armet7
- armil7
- armor7
- arnee5
- arnut5
- aroid6
- aroma7
- arose5
- arpen7
- arras5
- arrau5
- array8
- arris5
- arrow8
- arsis5
- arson5
- artal5
- artel5
- artha8
- artie5
- arulo5
- arval8
- aryan8
6 letter words starting with AR (91)
- araban8
- arabic10
- arabin8
- arabis8
- arable8
- arales6
- aralia6
- aramus8
- aranea6
- arango7
- arawak13
- arbela8
- arbute8
- arcade9
- arcady12
- arcana8
- arcane8
- arched12
- archer11
- arches11
- archie11
- archil11
- archly14
- archon11
- arcing9
- arcked13
- arctic10
- arcual8
- ardent7
- ardish10
- arenga7
- areola6
- areole6
- argala7
- argali7
- argent7
- argive10
- argoan7
- argosy10
- arguer7
- argufy13
- argyle10
- argyll10
- ariana6
- aridly10
- aright10
- ariled7
- ariose6
- arioso6
- arisen6
- arista6
- arkite10
- arkose10
- arlene6
- arline6
- armada9
- armful11
- arming9
- armlet8
- armory11
- armpit10
- armure8
- arnaut6
- arnica8
- arnold7
- arolla6
- around7
- arouse6
- arpent8
- arrack12
- arrant6
- arrear6
- arrect8
- arrest6
- arride7
- arrish9
- arrive9
- arroba8
- arrowy12
- arroyo9
- arseno6
- arshin9
- arsine6
- arsino6
- artery9
- artful9
- arthur9
- artist6
- arundo7
- arunta6
- arusha9
7 letter words starting with AR (97)
- arabian9
- arabism11
- arabist9
- aracari9
- araceae9
- arachis12
- arachne12
- aramaic11
- araneae7
- araneid8
- arapaho12
- arariba9
- araroba9
- aratory10
- araucan9
- araujia14
- arbiter9
- arbored10
- arboret9
- arbutus9
- arcadia10
- arcadic12
- arcanum11
- arcella9
- archaic14
- archean12
- archery15
- archeus12
- arching13
- archive15
- archsee12
- archway18
- arcidae10
- arcking14
- arctiid10
- arctium11
- arcuate9
- ardelia8
- ardella8
- ardency13
- ardisia8
- arduous8
- areaway13
- arenose7
- areolar7
- areolet7
- argasid9
- arghool11
- argiope10
- argolic10
- argolid9
- argonne8
- argotic10
- argyrol11
- ariadne8
- aricine9
- aridity11
- arietta7
- ariidae8
- arikara11
- arillus7
- arizona16
- arkosic13
- armeria9
- armhole12
- armiger10
- armilla9
- armless9
- armload10
- armoire9
- armored10
- armorer9
- armoric11
- armrack15
- armrest9
- arnotto7
- arousal7
- arouser7
- arraign8
- arrange8
- arrased8
- arrayal10
- arrayer10
- arrival10
- arriver10
- arsenal7
- arsenic9
- arshine10
- artamus9
- artemas9
- artemia9
- artemis9
- article9
- artisan7
- artiste7
- artless7
- arylate10
8 letter words starting with AR (106)
- arabella10
- araceous10
- arachnid14
- aramaean10
- aramaism12
- araminta10
- araneida9
- araneina8
- aranyaka15
- arapaima12
- arawakan15
- arbalest10
- arbalist10
- arbitral10
- arbitrer10
- arborary13
- arboreal10
- arboreta10
- arborist10
- arborize19
- arborous10
- arbuscle12
- arcadian11
- arcature10
- archaism15
- archaist13
- archaize22
- archduke18
- archival16
- archlute13
- archness13
- archwise16
- arciform15
- arcturus10
- ardeidae10
- ardently12
- arecolin10
- arenaria8
- areolate8
- areology12
- aretaics10
- arethusa11
- argemone11
- argental9
- argenter9
- argentic11
- argentum11
- arginine9
- argonaut9
- arguable11
- argufier12
- argument11
- argutely12
- argynnis12
- arianism10
- arianize17
- aridness9
- arillate8
- arillode9
- arilloid9
- arisaema10
- aristate8
- arizonan17
- arkansan12
- arkansas12
- armagnac13
- armament12
- armarium12
- armature10
- armchair15
- armenian10
- armenoid11
- arminian10
- armorial10
- armorist10
- armozeen19
- aromatic12
- arpeggio12
- arranger9
- arrantly11
- arrasene8
- arrastre8
- arrestee8
- arrester8
- arrhizal20
- arrogant9
- arrogate9
- arsenate8
- arsenide9
- arsenite8
- arsenous8
- arsonist8
- artefact13
- arterial8
- artesian8
- artfully14
- articled11
- artifact13
- artifice13
- artiness8
- artistic10
- artistry11
- artotype13
- arvicola13
- arvicole13
- aryanize20
9 letter words starting with AR (116)
- arabesque20
- arability14
- arabinose11
- arachnida15
- arachnoid15
- aragonese10
- aragonite10
- araneidan10
- araucaria11
- arbitrary14
- arbitrate11
- arbitress11
- arborator11
- arboreous11
- arboretum13
- arborical13
- archaizer23
- archangel15
- archducal17
- archduchy23
- archegony18
- archelaus14
- archelogy18
- archenemy19
- archeress14
- archetype19
- archfiend18
- archiater14
- archibald17
- archicarp18
- archimage17
- architect16
- archivist17
- archivolt17
- arcograph17
- arctation11
- arctiidae12
- arctogaea12
- arctoidea12
- arcuately14
- arcuation11
- ardassine10
- arduously13
- arecaceae13
- arecoline11
- arenation9
- arenosity12
- areolated10
- areologic12
- areometer11
- areometry14
- areopagus12
- argasidae11
- argentate10
- argentina10
- argentine10
- argentite10
- argentous10
- argillite10
- argillous10
- argonauta10
- arhatship17
- arhythmic22
- arianrhod13
- arillated10
- aristarch14
- aristides10
- arizonian18
- armadillo12
- armigeral12
- armillary14
- armistice13
- armoracia13
- armorican13
- arnoseris9
- aroideous10
- aromatize20
- arraigner10
- arrearage10
- arresting10
- arrestive12
- arrhizous21
- arrisways15
- arriswise12
- arrogance12
- arrogancy15
- arrogator10
- arrowhead16
- arrowless12
- arrowlike16
- arrowroot12
- arrowwood16
- arrowworm17
- arsenical11
- arsenious9
- arsesmart11
- artamidae12
- artemisia11
- arteriole9
- arteritis9
- arthritic14
- arthritis12
- arthrodia13
- arthrodic15
- arthropod15
- arthrosis12
- arthurian12
- artichoke18
- articular11
- articulus11
- artificer14
- artillery12
- artlessly12
- aryballus14
- arylamine14
- arytenoid13
10 letter words starting with AR (115)
- arabinosic14
- arachnidan16
- arachnitis15
- araeostyle13
- araliaceae12
- araneiform15
- araucanian12
- araucarian12
- arbalester12
- arbalister12
- arbitrable14
- arbitrager13
- arbitrator12
- arboreally15
- arboresque21
- arboricole14
- arboriform17
- arborvitae15
- arbuscular14
- arcadianly16
- archaicism19
- archaistic17
- archbishop22
- archdeacon18
- archeocyte20
- archeozoic26
- archerfish21
- archership20
- archespore17
- archetypal20
- archetypic22
- archiblast17
- archimagus18
- archimedes18
- archiplasm19
- architrave18
- archonship20
- archontate15
- archoplasm19
- archpriest17
- arctically17
- arctogaeal13
- arctogaean13
- arcubalist14
- ardentness11
- arefaction15
- arenaceous12
- arenilitic12
- areography19
- areolation10
- areologist11
- areometric14
- areopagite13
- argentamin13
- argenteous11
- argillitic13
- argiopidae14
- argonautic13
- argumental13
- argusianus11
- arguteness11
- argyrodite15
- arianistic12
- arietation10
- ariocarpus14
- aristarchy18
- aristippus14
- aristocrat12
- aristology14
- aristotype15
- aristulate10
- arithmetic17
- armageddon15
- armiferous15
- armigerous13
- armillaria12
- armipotent14
- armisonant12
- armisonous12
- aromatizer21
- arpeggioed15
- arrenotoky17
- arrestable12
- arrestment12
- arrhythmia21
- arrhythmic23
- arrogantly14
- arrogation11
- arrogative14
- arrowsmith18
- arsenicate12
- arsenicism14
- arsenolite10
- arsmetrike16
- artemision12
- arterially13
- artfulness13
- arthralgia14
- arthralgic16
- arthroderm16
- arthrodial14
- arthrodire14
- arthrology17
- arthromere15
- arthropoda16
- arthrotome15
- arthrozoic24
- articulacy17
- articulary15
- articulata12
- articulate12
- artificial15
- artocarpus14
- artotyrite13
- aryballoid16
11 letter words starting with AR (90)
- arabesquely25
- arabidopsis16
- arachnidial17
- arachnidium19
- arachnoidal17
- arachnology20
- araliaceous13
- arbitrament15
- arbitrarily16
- arbitration13
- arbitrative16
- arbitratrix20
- arbitrement15
- arboraceous15
- arborescent15
- arborolatry16
- arcadianism16
- archaeology20
- archaeornis16
- archaically21
- archangelic19
- archdiocese19
- archduchess22
- archdukedom24
- archegonial17
- archegonium19
- archenteric18
- archenteron16
- archimedean19
- archipelago19
- architraval19
- architraved20
- archmarshal21
- archprelate18
- archprimate20
- archtraitor16
- arcifinious16
- arduousness12
- arenicolite13
- arenicolous13
- areocentric15
- areological14
- areopagitic16
- argentamine14
- argentation12
- argentinian12
- arimathaean16
- aristocracy18
- aristotelic13
- arkansawyer21
- armamentary18
- arminianism15
- armipotence17
- arpeggiated16
- arraignment14
- arrangeable14
- arrangement14
- arrentation11
- arrestation11
- arrestingly15
- arrhenotoky21
- arrhythmous22
- arterialize20
- arteriogram14
- arteriology15
- arteriotomy16
- arthrectomy21
- arthritical16
- arthrodesis15
- arthrodiran15
- arthrodynia18
- arthrodynic20
- arthromeric18
- arthropathy22
- arthropodal17
- arthropodan17
- arthrospore16
- articulable15
- articularly16
- articulated14
- articulator13
- artillerist11
- artiodactyl17
- artisanship16
- artlessness11
- artocarpous15
- artophorion16
- arundinaria12
- arundineous12
- arytenoidal15
12 letter words starting with AR (65)
- araeosystyle18
- arborescence18
- arborization23
- arceuthobium21
- archaeologic20
- archdeaconry23
- archdiocesan20
- archegoniate18
- archesporial19
- archesporium21
- archetypally25
- archetypical24
- archiblastic21
- archilochian22
- archipallium21
- archipelagic22
- archiplasmic23
- architective22
- architecture19
- architeuthis20
- archoplasmic23
- arcubalister16
- areometrical16
- areopagitica17
- arfvedsonite19
- argentinidae14
- argillaceous15
- arianistical14
- aristarchian17
- aristocratic16
- aristolochia17
- aristophanic19
- aristotelian12
- arithmetical19
- arithmometer19
- aromatically19
- aromaticness16
- arpeggiation16
- arrenotokous16
- arreptitious14
- arrhythmical25
- arrogantness13
- arrogatingly17
- arseniferous15
- arseniureted13
- arsenopyrite17
- arsphenamine19
- arthrodirous16
- arthrogastra16
- arthrography24
- arthroplasty20
- arthropleura17
- arthropodous18
- arthrosporic19
- arthrostraca17
- articulately17
- articulation14
- articulative17
- articulatory17
- artificially20
- artilleryman17
- artiodactyla18
- artistically17
- artocarpeous16
- arundiferous16
13 letter words starting with AR (32)
- arachnologist19
- araucariaceae17
- arbitrariness15
- arbitrational15
- arborescently20
- arboriculture17
- archaeography27
- archaeolithic23
- archaeologian19
- archaeologist19
- archaeopteryx30
- archangelical21
- archbishopric27
- archdeaconate21
- archiannelida19
- archiblastula20
- archidiaconal21
- archimandrite21
- architectonic22
- architectress20
- architectural20
- archtreasurer18
- arctocephalus22
- areologically19
- argentiferous17
- argilliferous17
- argumentation16
- argumentative19
- aristocratism17
- arithmetician20
- armadillidium19
- armamentarium19
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What some of these words mean
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ar | A colorless and odorless inert gas |
| ara | Macaws |
| arc | A continuous portion of a circle |
| are | A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters |
| ark | A boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood |
| arm | A human limb |
| art | The products of human creativity |
| arab | A member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits… |
| arca | Type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams |
| arch | A passageway under a curved masonry construction |
| area | A subject of study |
| argo | Formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross |
| aria | An elaborate song for solo voice |
| arid | Lacking vitality or spirit |
| aril | Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes… |
| arms | Weapons considered collectively |
| army | A large number of people united for some specific purpose |
| arna | The wild buffalo of India (Bos, or Bubalus, arni), larger than the domestic buffalo and having enormous horns |
| arow | In a row, line, or rank |
| arse | Vulgar slang for anus |
Quick facts about this list
| Words shown | 800 of 845 |
| Shortest | 2 letters |
| Longest | archaeopteryx (13 letters) |
| Highest scoring | archaeopteryx (30 points) |
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Questions
How many words start with AR?
845 words in a full English dictionary. This page lists the 800 most common of them, from 2 to 13 letters.
What is the longest word that starts with AR?
archaeopteryx, with 13 letters.
Which of these words scores highest in a tile game?
archaeopteryx, worth 30 points using standard letter values.
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