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5-letter words with R as the 3rd letter and C as the 4th letter

Thirty 5-letter words have R third and C fourth, and ten of them finish in -RCH, a third of the whole list.

30 wordsTop pick MARCHHighest score FARCY 13

12 of 30 are everyday words (40%). A friendly list: most players will know the top picks.

With R in 3rd place, E is the most common 4th letter (188 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 12 · most-used first

All valid words 30

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

  • BARCA9
  • BIRCH12
  • CERCI9
  • CIRCA9
  • CIRCS9
  • CURCH12
  • DARCY11
  • FARCE10
  • FARCI10
  • FARCY13
  • FORCE10
  • FURCA10
  • LARCH10
  • LURCH10
  • MARCH12
  • MARCS9
  • MERCH12
  • MERCS9
  • MERCY12
  • NARCO7
  • NARCS7
  • PARCH12
  • PERCE9
  • PERCH12
  • PERCS9
  • PORCH12
  • TERCE7
  • TORCH10
  • TORCS7
  • YARCO10
Letters by positionIn 40% of these words the 2nd letter is A.
1st letter
  1. F17%
  2. M17%
  3. P17%
2nd letter
  1. A40%
  2. E27%
  3. O13%
5th letter
  1. H33%
  2. S20%
  3. E13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; FARCY tops the list with 13. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 4 words
  2. 8 points: 0 words
  3. 99 points: 8 words
  4. 10 points: 8 words
  5. 1111 points: 1 words
  6. 12 points: 8 words
  7. 1313 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
FARCY1313All three
MARCH1213All three
MERCY1213All three
PORCH1213All three
BIRCH1213All three
PERCH1213All three
MERCH1213Collins · NWL
PARCH1213All three
CURCH1214All three
DARCY1111Collins only
FORCE1011All three
TORCH1010All three

R and C sit next to each other in the middle of every word here, and the final letter decides the shape. Ten entries end in H, so they all close in -RCH, and another six end in S; only 25 of the 30 carry full definitions. Ten are Wordle answers, a high share for such a specific pattern.

What does the R-third, C-fourth list look like?

  • Thirty words carry R in the third square and C in the fourth.
  • Collins lists 29; NWL2023 26 and ENABLE 21.
  • Twelve are common and 25 have definitions.
  • Ten are Wordle answers, including MARCH, FORCE and TORCH.
  • Ten of the 30 words close in H, six in S and four in E.
  • FARCY leads the scoring at 13 points.

Every H-ending word closes in RCH

Ten of the 30 words end in H, and every one of them finishes in -RCH: MARCH, PORCH, TORCH, BIRCH, PERCH, LURCH, LARCH, PARCH, MERCH and CURCH. With the R and C already fixed, a final H is effectively a fourth locked letter once you spot the pattern.

The S group is next with six members, including MERCS, NARCS and PERCS, and four words end in E. A closes three words, Y closes three and I closes two, with O on two. Only H breaks into double figures.

Which R-third, C-fourth words score best?

Note

This is a flat, reliable list rather than a lottery. FARCY and the nine 12-point words are the ones worth learning.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words end in RCH?
Ten, and all of them also have R in the third slot and C in the fourth. The group runs from MARCH and BIRCH to CURCH and PARCH, and it makes up a third of the 30 words in this pattern.
Are MARCH, FORCE and TORCH Wordle answers?
All three are, along with CIRCA, BIRCH, PERCH, LURCH, PORCH, MERCY and FARCE. That makes ten of the 30 words official answers, so nearly a third of this list can be a solution.
What is the top Scrabble score for R in third and C in fourth?
FARCY reaches 13. MARCH, MERCY, PORCH, TORCH, BIRCH, PERCH, MERCH, PARCH and CURCH each score 12, and DARCY follows at 11. C is worth 3 points and H is worth 4, so most of these words clear ten without a bonus square.

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