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

24 5-letter words with P as the 2nd letter and R as the 4th letter include APART, SPORT, SPARE, and SPARK.

24 wordsTop pick APARTHighest score SPARK 11

8 of 24 are everyday words (33%). A friendly list: most players will know the top picks.

With P in 2nd place, E is the most common 4th letter (35 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 24 · most-used first

All valid words 24

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

Letters by positionIn 67% of these words the 1st letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S67%
  2. A25%
  3. U4%
3rd letter
  1. A25%
  2. E21%
  3. O17%
5th letter
  1. T29%
  2. E17%
  3. S13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; SPARK tops the list with 11. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 15 words
  2. 8 points: 1 words
  3. 99 points: 2 words
  4. 10 points: 3 words
  5. 1111 points: 3 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SPARK1112All three
SPORK1112NWL only
UPDRY1112All three
APERY1010All three
SPIRY1010All three
SPYRE1010Collins only
SPERM911All three
APPRO911Collins only
SPARD89Collins only
APART78All three
SPORT78All three
SPARE78All three

That fixed pattern leaves a compact but varied set: 16 begin with S, while six begin with A; eight entries rank as common words by frequency. Recognizable choices sit beside specialist forms, so a familiar-looking pattern does not guarantee a familiar play. The 24 words qualify through at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023, and acceptance differs across those lists.

The pattern at a glance

  • All 24 matches place P second and R fourth.
  • Sixteen start with S; six start with A, with one each beginning O and U.
  • ENABLE includes 18, Collins 23, and NWL2023 19; dictionary totals overlap.
  • APART, SPORT, SPARE, and SPARK are familiar examples.
  • Seven end in T, more than any other final letter; four end in E.

Which words fit P in position two and R in four?

The 24 matches split sharply by first letter: 16 start with S, six with A, and one each with O and U. That makes S the natural place to look first, but APART shows the pattern is not limited to SP words. SPORT and SPARE are easy to recognize; SPURS and SPARK provide other familiar starts.

Final letters narrow the search further: T leads with seven words, including APART, SPORT, and SPURT; E comes next with four, including SPARE, SPIRE, and SPORE. S and Y each close three words, while K appears twice. If your known tiles leave a T or E at the end, scan those branches early.

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

Ten of the 24 matches are Wordle answers, and all 24 are in the allowed-guess set. Treat the fixed P and R as anchors, then test the open first and last positions against your feedback. The ten-answer subset is smaller than the full guess set, so a legal guess is not automatically an answer.

SPARK, SPORK, and UPDRY each score 11 points in standard Scrabble letter values; APERY, SPIRY, and SPYRE score 10. Those top scores depend on unusual letters, not board position, and UPDRY is unlikely to be a word you reach for in ordinary play. Choose a word you recognize rather than forcing a high base score.

Questions people ask

How many 5-letter words have P second and R fourth?
There are 24 matches for this pattern across the tournament dictionaries. Sixteen begin with S and six with A; O and U each begin one. The dictionary counts overlap, so adding the separate Collins, ENABLE, and NWL2023 totals would overcount the combined set.
Are all 24 words accepted as Wordle answers?
No. Ten of the 24 matches appear in the Wordle answer list, while all 24 are allowed guesses. That distinction matters when you are choosing a trial word: a guess can fit the pattern and be accepted without being a possible answer.
Which matching words score highest in Scrabble?
SPARK, SPORK, and UPDRY tie for the top score at 11 points each. APERY, SPIRY, and SPYRE follow at 10. Those are base letter scores; premium squares can change a play's total, and less familiar words may not suit every game's dictionary.

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