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

The pattern is _R_A_: GREAT, DREAM, and CREAM are familiar fits, while the full set ranges from everyday words to less common entries. Eighteen matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 62 matches, compared with 47 in ENABLE and 49 in NWL2023.

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

• The pattern _R_A_ matches 64 words found in at least one tournament dictionary.
• GREAT, BREAK, and AREAS show how many recognizable choices fit these fixed positions.
• FREAK and WREAK lead the score ranking at 12 points apiece.
• The most frequent first letter is A, with 17 matches; T and U each start 8.

Which of these words are Wordle answers?

Twenty-one words matching _R_A_ appear in the Wordle answer list and in tournament dictionaries. That makes this pattern more than a long-shot filter: keep it in play when R is confirmed second and A fourth.

GREAT, DREAM, TREAT, and BREAD are familiar candidates from the examples. The complete answer list is narrower than the 64 allowed guesses, so use the game’s feedback to test remaining letters rather than treating every valid guess as a possible answer.

A starts 17 matches, while T and U each start 8. If A is ruled out at the first position, those two groups offer the biggest remaining clusters; compare TREAT and URBAN with the letters already confirmed.

Where do these words end, and which score highest?

Final letters L and S lead, with 13 and 12 words respectively; D follows with 9. That makes endings a quick way to split a crowded clue: try GREAT or TREAT for T, and BREAD or DREAD for D. The R-ending group has 4 matches, including FRIAR.

When the final letter is unknown, test L or S early: together they account for 25 of the 64 matches. If neither fits, D is the next largest ending group.

Which matches score the most?

FREAK and WREAK score 12 points each, ahead of BREAK, CREAK, and CROAK at 11. The average score across the 64 matches is 7 points.

Some matches are less familiar, so check your game’s dictionary before playing an obscure fit. A fixed pattern narrows the board, but it does not guarantee every game accepts every match.