5-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and I as the 3rd letter

The fixed pattern is _ R I _ _. Familiar matches include BRING, PRICE, DRIVE, and WRITE, but the letter after I does not determine the ending. S is the most frequent final letter, while P and T tie as the most common first letters, giving you several routes when a clue confirms R and I but leaves the other positions open.

The R-I pattern at a glance

• There are 177 matches across the tournament dictionaries counted here.
• P and T each begin 27 matches; B and G follow with 24 apiece.
• S ends 44 matches, ahead of E with 36.
• The list includes 58 words that are both Wordle answers and tournament-dictionary entries.
• FRIZZ leads at 26 points; FRITZ and FRIZE each score 17.

Which letters begin and end these words?

P and T lead the opening letters, with examples such as PRICE, PRINT, TRIED, and TRICK. B and G are close behind: BRING, BRICK, BRIDE, and GRIEF show how varied the pattern remains after the fixed R-I.

Look at the final position to trim your options. S is the clear leader with 44 words, and E comes next with 36; L and T each finish 13. When a clue rules out S and E, K and R still account for 11 endings apiece.

The same fixed letters appear in 297 six-letter matches. Moving to that longer pattern opens options when a five-letter fit fails, without changing the known second and third letters.

How to use 5-letter words with R second and I third

For Wordle, 58 matches appear in both the answer list and a tournament dictionary. Try familiar candidates such as BRING, PRICE, DRIVE, or WRITE when they fit your revealed letters; the full set also contains less common choices, so a matching pattern alone does not make every word a likely answer.

For board play, FRIZZ scores 26 points before board-square bonuses, while FRITZ and FRIZE score 17 and PRIZE and BRIZE score 16. Those totals make unusual letters worth checking, but confirm your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar choice; the average score across these words is 8.3.