Nine-letter words ending in R
1,197 nine-letter words end with the letter R. Here is the full list, grouped by first letter — handy when a crossword gives you the last square and nothing else.
Most common nine-letter words ending in R
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- publisher
- character
- professor
- developer
- newspaper
- hardcover
- converter
- volunteer
- parameter
- processor
- messenger
- wallpaper
- alexander
- molecular
- moderator
- behaviour
- camcorder
- generator
- passenger
- collector
- container
- indicator
- connector
- underwear
Highest-scoring nine-letter words ending in R
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- schizzier 32
- embezzler 31
- exchequer 30
- frizzlier 30
- jayhawker 29
- maximizer 29
- skyjacker 29
- drizzlier 28
- grizzlier 28
- kickboxer 28
- equalizer 27
- quantizer 27
- jaywalker 26
- kibbitzer 26
- pyrolyzer 26
- joypopper 25
- carjacker 24
- quickener 24
- squiffier 24
- zookeeper 24
- catalyzer 23
- chintzier 23
- civilizer 23
- humanizer 23
All 1,197 nine-letter words ending in R
A 61
- abandoner
- abdicator
- abnegator
- abolisher
- absconder
- absoluter
- abstainer
- abstruser
- accipiter
- acclaimer
- acellular
- acidifier
- acquitter
- activator
- acyclovir
- addresser
- adulterer
- advocator
- aerometer
- aeronomer
- aggressor
- alabaster
- alexander
- alienator
- alligator
- allocator
- almsgiver
- altimeter
- amplifier
- ancienter
- animalier
- annotator
- announcer
- antechoir
- antilabor
- antiradar
- antisolar
- antitumor
- antiulcer
- apparitor
- appetiser
- appetizer
- applauder
- appraiser
- archosaur
- articular
- artificer
- aspirator
- assaulter
- assembler
- atmometer
- attainder
- attractor
- augmenter
- augmentor
- auricular
- auslander
- automaker
- avascular
- avuncular
- awkwarder
B 54
- backbiter
- backwater
- bairnlier
- balladeer
- bandoleer
- bandolier
- bannister
- banqueter
- barbecuer
- bargainer
- barkeeper
- barometer
- barracker
- barrister
- bartender
- baseliner
- bathwater
- beachgoer
- beachwear
- beastlier
- beefeater
- beekeeper
- beglamour
- behaviour
- beleaguer
- belittler
- benefiter
- berserker
- bespatter
- billowier
- binocular
- biosensor
- blackener
- blatherer
- blesseder
- blockader
- blotchier
- blunderer
- blusterer
- bolometer
- bolsterer
- bookmaker
- boycotter
- bramblier
- branchier
- breathier
- brigadier
- bristlier
- buccaneer
- budgeteer
- bulldozer
- burnisher
- butterier
- bystander
C 135
- cabdriver
- camcorder
- canceller
- canicular
- cannister
- cannoneer
- canvasser
- capacitor
- capitular
- carabiner
- caravaner
- caregiver
- caretaker
- carjacker
- carpenter
- carpooler
- carrefour
- carrotier
- carryover
- cartopper
- castrator
- cataloger
- catalyzer
- catnapper
- centraler
- certainer
- certifier
- chafferer
- channeler
- character
- charterer
- chastener
- chastiser
- chatterer
- chauffeur
- cherisher
- chevalier
- childlier
- chinchier
- chintzier
- chiseller
- chorister
- churchier
- civilizer
- clamberer
- clarifier
- clatterer
- cleanlier
- clerklier
- coadjutor
- cocklebur
- cocreator
- cocurator
- cofounder
- coinsurer
- collector
- collinear
- colonizer
- comanager
- combustor
- comforter
- commander
- commencer
- commender
- commissar
- comonomer
- compacter
- compactor
- completer
- complexer
- comprador
- concealer
- conceiver
- concenter
- conciliar
- concluder
- concocter
- condemner
- condemnor
- condenser
- conductor
- conferrer
- confessor
- confiteor
- conformer
- connecter
- connector
- conqueror
- consenter
- conserver
- consignor
- consulter
- consultor
- container
- contemner
- contemnor
- contender
- contester
- continuer
- contriver
- convector
- converser
- converter
- convertor
- convincer
- copartner
- copolymer
- coriander
- correcter
- corrector
- corrupter
- corruptor
- cosponsor
- costumier
- councilor
- counselor
- courtlier
- couturier
- cracklier
- cricketer
- crinklier
- crocheter
- crookeder
- crosshair
- crossover
- crumblier
- crumplier
- crunchier
- cullender
- cunninger
- cupbearer
- curiouser
- curlpaper
- curtailer
- cuticular
D 82
- dayflower
- deaerator
- debaucher
- decaliter
- decameter
- deciliter
- decimeter
- declaimer
- decorator
- dedicator
- deepwater
- defaulter
- deflector
- defrauder
- defroster
- degausser
- degreaser
- deionizer
- dekaliter
- dekameter
- delegator
- delighter
- delimiter
- deliverer
- demeanour
- denouncer
- depositor
- depressor
- derringer
- descender
- describer
- desolater
- desolator
- despairer
- despoiler
- destroyer
- dethroner
- detonator
- detractor
- developer
- dewaterer
- digitizer
- disappear
- disburser
- discarder
- discerner
- discloser
- discusser
- disgracer
- disguiser
- dishwater
- dismember
- disobeyer
- dispenser
- disperser
- disrepair
- disrupter
- dissector
- disseisor
- dissenter
- dissolver
- dissuader
- distemper
- distiller
- distorter
- disturber
- dognapper
- dominator
- donnicker
- doomsayer
- dosimeter
- doughtier
- dowitcher
- downriver
- drizzlier
- drouthier
- drugmaker
- drysalter
- durometer
- dustcover
- dynamiter
- dynamotor
E 49
- earthlier
- earthstar
- easterner
- eggbeater
- elastomer
- embezzler
- embraceor
- embroider
- enchanter
- encounter
- endeavour
- energizer
- engrosser
- entangler
- entrainer
- epicenter
- epistoler
- equaliser
- equalizer
- equimolar
- ergometer
- escalader
- escalator
- estimator
- estranger
- etherizer
- eulogizer
- evaluator
- excavator
- excelsior
- excerpter
- excerptor
- exchanger
- exchequer
- exclaimer
- execrator
- exerciser
- exhauster
- exhibitor
- exorciser
- expediter
- expeditor
- explainer
- exploiter
- expositor
- expounder
- expresser
- extractor
- eyepopper
F 55
- falsifier
- fashioner
- fermenter
- fermentor
- fibrillar
- filmmaker
- financier
- finickier
- firepower
- firewater
- flagellar
- flashover
- flattener
- flatterer
- flauntier
- fleshlier
- flightier
- flouncier
- flowerier
- flowmeter
- fluidizer
- fluorspar
- flutterer
- foolisher
- forbearer
- forbidder
- foreboder
- foreigner
- foreswear
- forfeiter
- forgather
- forgetter
- forlorner
- formatter
- forrarder
- fortifier
- forwarder
- fossicker
- foxhunter
- frecklier
- freebaser
- freighter
- freshener
- fritterer
- frivoller
- frizzlier
- frowstier
- fruiterer
- fulfiller
- fumigator
- funicular
- furbearer
- furbisher
- furnisher
- furtherer
G 37
- gadgeteer
- gainsayer
- gannister
- gasholder
- gasometer
- gastrular
- gazetteer
- generator
- genteeler
- geomancer
- germander
- ghastlier
- ghostlier
- glabellar
- gladiator
- gladsomer
- glandular
- glissader
- glorifier
- glossator
- godfather
- godmother
- gondolier
- goosander
- gospeller
- graduator
- grenadier
- grewsomer
- gristlier
- grizzlier
- grossular
- grouchier
- growthier
- gruesomer
- guarantor
- gunpowder
- gunrunner
H 32
- hadrosaur
- hamburger
- handlebar
- handsomer
- haranguer
- harbinger
- hardcover
- harpooner
- harvester
- haughtier
- headliner
- headwater
- healthier
- hereafter
- hereunder
- hesitater
- hexameter
- highchair
- highflier
- highflyer
- hobnobber
- holidayer
- homemaker
- homeowner
- homopolar
- horsehair
- hosteller
- hotdogger
- howsoever
- humanizer
- humdinger
- husbander
I 38
- iceboater
- idealizer
- ideomotor
- immolator
- imperator
- implanter
- imprinter
- increaser
- incubator
- indagator
- indicator
- indweller
- infielder
- infighter
- inflicter
- inflictor
- infringer
- inhabiter
- inhalator
- inheritor
- inhibitor
- initiator
- innkeeper
- innovator
- inscriber
- inspector
- installer
- instanter
- instiller
- insulator
- intimater
- intriguer
- inundator
- inveigher
- inveigler
- irregular
- irrigator
- isallobar
J 11
- jayhawker
- jaywalker
- jerkwater
- jitterier
- jobholder
- journeyer
- joyfuller
- joypopper
- junketeer
- justiciar
- justifier
K 11
- karabiner
- kibbitzer
- kickboxer
- kidnapper
- kiloliter
- kilometer
- kingmaker
- knobblier
- knowinger
- knucklier
- kvetchier
L 22
- lacquerer
- laminator
- lampooner
- landowner
- latecomer
- laticifer
- launderer
- lawnmower
- legalizer
- lengthier
- liberator
- lifesaver
- lightener
- limewater
- liquefier
- literator
- litigator
- locomotor
- logroller
- lowlander
- lunisolar
- lysimeter
M 53
- macerator
- magnifier
- manipular
- manometer
- manslayer
- marketeer
- massacrer
- maunderer
- maximizer
- mayflower
- meditator
- melodizer
- meltwater
- memoriter
- memorizer
- mentioner
- merganser
- messenger
- midsummer
- midwinter
- minelayer
- minibiker
- minimizer
- misfeasor
- misguider
- mishanter
- misleader
- misrender
- missileer
- missioner
- mitigator
- moderator
- modulator
- moistener
- molecular
- monocular
- monoester
- monolayer
- monometer
- monovular
- monsignor
- moralizer
- mortgager
- mortgagor
- motivator
- moviegoer
- muckraker
- multiuser
- multiyear
- musketeer
- mutilator
- mystifier
- mythmaker
N 48
- nanometer
- naughtier
- navicular
- navigator
- nebulizer
- neglecter
- neighbour
- netminder
- newspaper
- nicknamer
- nitpicker
- nitrifier
- nominator
- nonanswer
- nonauthor
- noncareer
- nonconcur
- nondancer
- nondoctor
- nondollar
- nondriver
- nonfactor
- nonfarmer
- nongolfer
- nonhunter
- nonjoiner
- nonkosher
- nonlawyer
- nonlinear
- nonmember
- nonplanar
- nonreader
- nonrioter
- nonrubber
- nonsigner
- nonskater
- nonsmoker
- nonvector
- nonviewer
- nonworker
- nonwriter
- notepaper
- nourisher
- nowhither
- nucleator
- nucleolar
- nullifier
- numerator
O 28
- obturator
- octameter
- oddsmaker
- operagoer
- opercular
- oppressor
- optimizer
- orbicular
- organiser
- organizer
- orienteer
- osmometer
- ossicular
- outerwear
- outfitter
- outlander
- outnumber
- outrigger
- outworker
- overclear
- overcomer
- overeager
- overeater
- overfavor
- overlabor
- overpower
- oversteer
- overwater
P 100
- pacemaker
- paganizer
- palliator
- panickier
- paralyzer
- parameter
- passenger
- patienter
- patissier
- patroller
- paunchier
- paymaster
- peculator
- pedometer
- penholder
- pensioner
- perceiver
- perfecter
- performer
- perimeter
- permitter
- persister
- persuader
- perverter
- pewholder
- phalanger
- philander
- phlegmier
- picnicker
- pinsetter
- pistoleer
- planisher
- plasterer
- playmaker
- plunderer
- poetaster
- polarizer
- polyester
- polywater
- pompadour
- porringer
- portrayer
- positiver
- possessor
- possibler
- posterior
- postponer
- potboiler
- potholder
- pothunter
- potometer
- poulterer
- practicer
- prankster
- preachier
- precensor
- precentor
- preceptor
- precursor
- predictor
- predinner
- preemptor
- preferrer
- preheater
- prejudger
- premerger
- prenumber
- presbyter
- presenter
- preserver
- pretender
- preventer
- previewer
- pricklier
- privateer
- processor
- professor
- profiteer
- programer
- projector
- prolonger
- propeller
- propellor
- propretor
- prosateur
- prosector
- protector
- protester
- protestor
- protostar
- provender
- pterosaur
- publisher
- puckerier
- puppeteer
- purchaser
- purloiner
- pushchair
- pyrolyzer
- pyrometer
Q 5
- qualifier
- quantizer
- quarreler
- queenlier
- quickener
R 68
- racketeer
- racketier
- raconteur
- radicular
- ragpicker
- rainmaker
- rainwater
- ransacker
- ratemeter
- ratepayer
- raunchier
- rebounder
- recharger
- recharter
- reconquer
- recontour
- recounter
- recoverer
- recruiter
- rectifier
- redeliver
- redresser
- reflector
- refractor
- refresher
- regisseur
- registrar
- regressor
- regretter
- regulator
- rehearser
- reinsurer
- rejoinder
- relacquer
- remainder
- renouncer
- renovator
- replaster
- repleader
- repressor
- reprinter
- requester
- requestor
- rescinder
- reservoir
- resoluter
- resonator
- respecter
- responder
- rethinker
- reticular
- retinular
- retoucher
- retractor
- retreater
- retriever
- revelator
- rheometer
- rhymester
- ricketier
- ridiculer
- rocketeer
- roisterer
- rosewater
- rostellar
- rotameter
- ruminator
- rumrunner
S 191
- safflower
- saintlier
- salivator
- salometer
- saltpeter
- saltwater
- sandpaper
- sandpiper
- sapsucker
- saturator
- saunterer
- savourier
- sawtimber
- scalloper
- scarifier
- scatterer
- scavenger
- scheduler
- schizzier
- schnauzer
- schnorrer
- scrabbler
- scraggier
- scrambler
- scrappier
- scratcher
- scrawlier
- scrawnier
- screecher
- scribbler
- scrimpier
- scrivener
- scroggier
- scrounger
- scrubbier
- scruffier
- scutellar
- seedeater
- semilunar
- sensibler
- separator
- sepulcher
- sequencer
- sequester
- serenader
- shadowier
- shallower
- shampooer
- shapelier
- sharpener
- shelterer
- shipowner
- shoemaker
- shortener
- shorthair
- shoveller
- shriekier
- shrimpier
- shrubbier
- shunpiker
- sideliner
- sightlier
- sightseer
- signaller
- signifier
- simulator
- sketchier
- skibobber
- skyjacker
- skylarker
- skywriter
- slanderer
- slaughter
- sleepover
- sleepwear
- slenderer
- slimpsier
- slipcover
- slobberer
- sloganeer
- slouchier
- sloughier
- slumberer
- smatterer
- smutchier
- snatchier
- snickerer
- sniggerer
- snorkeler
- snowmaker
- snowshoer
- snufflier
- sodbuster
- softcover
- sojourner
- solicitor
- sommelier
- sonneteer
- spanglier
- sparklier
- specialer
- specifier
- spectator
- speedster
- spelunker
- sphincter
- spiderier
- spillover
- spindlier
- spinnaker
- splashier
- spleenier
- splendour
- splurgier
- spoliator
- sprawlier
- spriggier
- springier
- sprinkler
- sputterer
- spymaster
- squabbier
- squabbler
- squalider
- squallier
- squashier
- squattier
- squeakier
- squelcher
- squiffier
- squinnier
- squintier
- squirmier
- squishier
- staggerer
- stammerer
- stampeder
- starchier
- stargazer
- statelier
- stationer
- stauncher
- stegosaur
- stenchier
- stenciler
- stiffener
- stomacher
- straddler
- straggler
- strangler
- streakier
- streamier
- streetcar
- stretcher
- stringier
- stroppier
- struggler
- stubblier
- stutterer
- subcellar
- subcenter
- subchaser
- subeditor
- subsector
- subsoiler
- subverter
- subwriter
- succeeder
- successor
- suggester
- summerier
- summiteer
- sunbather
- sundowner
- sunflower
- sunseeker
- superstar
- supinator
- supporter
- surfeiter
- surpriser
- surrender
- suspender
- suspenser
- suspensor
- sustainer
- swaggerer
- swallower
- swarthier
- sweetener
- sweltrier
T 51
- tabulator
- tackifier
- tailender
- tailgater
- tailwater
- tambourer
- taximeter
- teentsier
- telemeter
- tensioner
- testifier
- thatchier
- theorizer
- thickener
- thirstier
- thistlier
- threadier
- thriftier
- throatier
- throttler
- throwster
- thrummier
- thunderer
- thyristor
- tidewater
- tightener
- tiltmeter
- timesaver
- toadeater
- tolerator
- tonometer
- tonsillar
- toolmaker
- tormenter
- tormentor
- totalizer
- traveller
- traverser
- treasurer
- tremblier
- tricklier
- tricksier
- trickster
- trilinear
- trimester
- trinketer
- trisector
- trochlear
- trumpeter
- twiddlier
- twitchier
U 22
- uncannier
- uncleaner
- unclearer
- unclutter
- uncoupler
- underwear
- ungodlier
- unhandier
- unhappier
- uniformer
- unilinear
- unluckier
- unmanlier
- unpopular
- unquieter
- unreadier
- unsounder
- unstabler
- unstopper
- upbraider
- upholster
- utricular
V 14
- vaporizer
- varnisher
- vasomotor
- vehicular
- venerator
- versifier
- vesicular
- victualer
- vignetter
- vocabular
- vocalizer
- voltmeter
- volumeter
- volunteer
W 27
- wallpaper
- warmonger
- warranter
- warrantor
- wassailer
- wattmeter
- wealthier
- weekender
- weightier
- westerner
- whichever
- whisperer
- whosoever
- willinger
- willowier
- willpower
- windhover
- winemaker
- winterier
- woefuller
- womanizer
- womanlier
- worldlier
- worshiper
- wrigglier
- wrinklier
- wrongdoer
Y 1
- youngster
Z 2
- zeitgeber
- zookeeper
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Common questions
How many nine-letter words end in R?
There are 1,197 nine-letter words ending in R, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common nine-letter words ending in R?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: publisher, character, professor, developer, newspaper, hardcover, converter, volunteer. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word ending in R in Scrabble?
schizzier scores 32 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.