5-letter words with C as the 2nd letter and R as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern is _C_R_, so only the first and fifth positions vary. SCORE and SCARY are familiar options; ACORN and OCHRE show that the opening letter need not be S. Six matches are common, while the full set averages 8.3 points before board bonuses, so the pattern is more useful for checking a clue than for assuming every match will be familiar.

At a glance: 5-letter words with C second and R fourth

• The pattern has 17 matches across the tournament dictionaries counted here.
• Collins includes all 17; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 14.
• S begins 10 words, while A begins four, O begins two, and I begins one.
• Six matches are common, and six also appear among Wordle answers.

Which first letters appear most often?

S dominates the opening position: SCORE, SCARY, SCARE, SCARS, SCARF, SCORN, SCARP, SCART, SCURF, and SCURS all fit. That run accounts for 10 of the 17 matches, so an S at the start sharply narrows the pattern.

A gives you ACORN, ACARI, ACERS, and ACERB; O contributes OCHRE and OCHRY. With ICERS as the lone I-starting option, the first letter is a strong filter, but it does not identify the final letter.

What scores well, and where does this pattern fall short?

OCHRY leads the raw Scrabble scores at 13 points. SCARY, SCARF, OCHRE, and SCURF each score 10, while SCORE and SCARE score seven apiece. The average is 8.3 points, so the top scorer stands out from the more familiar choices.

For 5-letter words with C second and R fourth, the main limitation is familiarity: only six matches count as common. Collins has 17 matches, versus 14 in both ENABLE and NWL2023, so check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar option. The Wordle answer list contributes six matches; the pattern alone does not tell you which one fits your remaining clues.