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5-letter words with R as the 1st letter and C as the 4th letter

5-letter words with R as the 1st letter and C as the 4th letter: 13 matches, from familiar REACH to the 12-point RECCY.

13 wordsTop pick REACHHighest score RECCY 12

4 of 13 are everyday words (31%). A friendly list: most players will know the top picks.

With R in 1st place, E is the most common 4th letter (158 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 13 · most-used first

All valid words 13

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

Letters by positionIn 62% of these words the 5th letter is H.
2nd letter
  1. E54%
  2. A23%
  3. O15%
3rd letter
  1. N23%
  2. T23%
  3. A23%
5th letter
  1. H62%
  2. E15%
  3. T8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
RECCY1213Collins only
REACH1010All three
RANCH1011All three
ROACH1010All three
RETCH1010All three
ROTCH1010All three
RATCH1010All three
RUNCH1012Collins only
REECH1010Collins only
RECCE911All three
RECCO911Collins only
REACT78All three

The pattern fixes two positions: R begins the word, and C sits fourth. That leaves three letters to vary, but only 13 tournament-dictionary words fit. REACH, REACT, RANCH, and ROACH are among the four common entries; the rest include less familiar forms such as RECCY and RANCE, and five matches also appear among Wordle answers.

At a glance: the R-C pattern

  • There are 13 five-letter matches with R first and C fourth.
  • REACH and REACT are familiar options; four entries count as common.
  • Five of the matches are Wordle answers, and all 13 are allowed guesses.
  • RECCY leads the score list at 12 points; REACH scores 10.
  • Eight words end in H, including RANCH, ROACH, and RETCH.

5-letter words with R as the 1st letter and C as the 4th letter

Exactly 13 words match this pattern across tournament dictionaries. The familiar choices include REACH, REACT, RANCH, and ROACH, while RECCE, RANCE, and RECCY are less everyday options. Four of the 13 are classed as common, so the recognizable words make up a minority of the set.

Five matches are Wordle answers, and the full set of 13 is allowed as a guess. The available answer facts give the count, not the answer names, so use the fixed letters to narrow your board rather than treating every candidate as an answer. Eight matches end in H; the other five end in E, O, T, or Y.

Which R-C words score highest?

RECCY scores 12 points, the highest total among these matches. REACH, RANCH, ROACH, RETCH, ROTCH, RATCH, RUNCH, and REECH each score 10; RECCE scores 9. RECCY is the standout if you are comparing letter values, though its spelling is less familiar than REACH or RANCH.

All 13 appear in Collins, while 9 appear in both ENABLE and NWL2023. That difference matters in tournament play: a Collins entry is not automatically playable in an NWL2023 game, so check your game's word list once before relying on a rarer form. For a broader comparison, the C-first and S-first versions of this pattern each have 45 matches, more than the R-first set.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words start with R and have C fourth?
There are 13 tournament-dictionary matches. REACH, REACT, RANCH, and ROACH are among the more familiar examples, while RECCY and RANCE are less common. Eight of the 13 end in H, making that the most frequent final letter for this pattern.
Which R-first, C-fourth word has the highest score?
RECCY is the highest scorer at 12 points. REACH, RANCH, and ROACH each score 10, as do RETCH, ROTCH, RATCH, RUNCH, and REECH. RECCE scores 9, so RECCY stands one point above the next group.
Are there Wordle answers with R first and C fourth?
Yes, five words matching the pattern appear in the Wordle answer list, and all 13 matches are allowed guesses. The available answer facts provide the count rather than the specific words, so use the known R and C positions alongside your other revealed letters.

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