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

5-letter words with R as the 3rd letter and S as the 5th letter match 396 entries, including WORKS, WORDS, and PARTS.

396 wordsTop pick WORKSHighest score ZERKS 18

64 of 396 are everyday words (16%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

3rd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

5th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With R in 3rd place, S is the most common 5th letter (396 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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Common words 64 · most-used first

WORKS₁₂
WORDS₉
GIRLS₆
TERMS₇
PARTS₇
PARIS₇
CARDS₈
TURNS₅
FORMS₁₀
BIRDS₈
YARDS₉
MARKS₁₁
VIRUS₈
CARES₇
FIRMS₁₀
PARKS₁₁
HURTS₈
CORPS₉
BURNS₇
SORTS₅
ACRES₇
FIRES₈
FARMS₁₀
LORDS₆
PORTS₇
TIRES₅
WIRES₈
HORNS₈
EUROS₅
WORMS₁₀
NORMS₇
WARNS₈
TURKS₉
HERBS₁₀
WARDS₉
PERKS₁₁
FARES₈
DORIS₆
EARNS₅
CORES₇
TYRES₈
HIRES₈
CARTS₇
FORKS₁₂
VERBS₁₀
CURLS₇
DARTS₆
PORES₇

Showing the top 48 of 64 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 396

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

ABRIS₇
ACRES₇
ACROS₇
AEROS₅
AFROS₈
AGROS₆
AIRNS₅
AIRTS₅
APRES₇
ARRAS₅
ARRIS₅
AURAS₅
AURES₅
AURIS₅
AYRES₈
BARBS₉
BARDS₈
BARES₇
BARFS₁₀
BARKS₁₁
BARMS₉
BARNS₇
BARPS₉
BERES₇
BERGS₈
BERKS₁₁
BERMS₉
BIRDS₈
BIRKS₁₁
BIRLS₇
BIROS₇
BIRRS₇
BORAS₇
BORDS₈
BORES₇
BORKS₁₁
BORMS₉
BORTS₇
BURAS₇
BURBS₉
BURDS₈
BURGS₈
BURKS₁₁
BURLS₇
BURNS₇
BURPS₉
BURRS₇
BYRES₁₀
BYRLS₁₀
CARBS₉
CARDS₈
CARES₇
CARKS₁₁
CARLS₇
CARNS₇
CARPS₉
CARRS₇
CARTS₇
CERES₇
CEROS₇
CERTS₇
CIRCS₉
CIRES₇
CIRLS₇
CORDS₈
CORES₇
CORKS₁₁
CORMS₉
CORNS₇
CORPS₉
CORYS₁₀
CURBS₉
CURDS₈
CURES₇
CURFS₁₀
CURLS₇
CURNS₇
CURRS₇
DARBS₈
DARES₆
DARGS₇
DARIS₆
DARKS₁₀
DARNS₆
DARTS₆
DERES₆
DERMS₈
DERNS₆
DEROS₆
DERVS₉
DIRKS₁₀
DIRLS₆
DIRTS₆
DORBS₈
DORES₆
DORIS₆
DORKS₁₀
DORMS₈
DORPS₈
DORRS₆
DORTS₆
DURAS₆
DURES₆
DURNS₆
DUROS₆
DURRS₆
EARDS₆
EARLS₅
EARNS₅
ECRUS₇
EORLS₅
EPRIS₇
EUROS₅
EYRAS₈
EYRES₈
FARDS₉
FARES₈
FARLS₈
FARMS₁₀
FAROS₈
FARTS₈
FERES₈
FERMS₁₀
FERNS₈
FIRES₈
FIRKS₁₂
FIRMS₁₀
FIRNS₈
FORBS₁₀
FORDS₉
FORES₈
FORKS₁₂
FORMS₁₀
FORTS₈
FURLS₈
FURRS₈
FYRDS₁₂
GARBS₈
GARIS₆
GERES₆
GERMS₈
GIRDS₇
GIRLS₆
GIRNS₆
GIROS₆
GIRRS₆
GIRTS₆
GORAS₆
GORES₆
GORIS₆
GORMS₈
GORPS₈
GURLS₆
GURNS₆
GURUS₆
GYRES₉
GYROS₉
GYRUS₉
HARDS₉
HARES₈
HARKS₁₂
HARLS₈
HARMS₁₀
HARNS₈
HAROS₈
HARPS₁₀
HARTS₈
HERBS₁₀
HERDS₉
HERES₈
HERLS₈
HERMS₁₀
HERNS₈
HEROS₈
HIRES₈
HORAS₈
HORIS₈
HORKS₁₂
HORNS₈
HURDS₉
HURLS₈
HURTS₈
INROS₅
JARKS₁₆
JARLS₁₂
JARPS₁₄
JERKS₁₆
JIRDS₁₃
KARAS₉
KARKS₁₃
KARNS₉
KARTS₉
KERBS₁₁
KERFS₁₂
KERNS₉
KEROS₉
KIRKS₁₃
KIRNS₉
KORAS₉
KORES₉
KORIS₉
KORUS₉
KURIS₉
KURUS₉
LARDS₆
LARES₅
LARIS₅
LARKS₉
LARNS₅
LARPS₇
LERES₅
LERPS₇
LIRAS₅
LIRKS₉
LORDS₆
LORES₅
LORIS₅
LURES₅
LURKS₉
LYRES₈
MARAS₇
MARCS₉
MARES₇
MARGS₈
MARKS₁₁
MARLS₇
MARMS₉
MARTS₇
MERCS₉
MERES₇
MERIS₇
MERKS₁₁
MERLS₇
MIRES₇
MIRKS₁₁
MIRVS₁₀
MORAS₇
MORES₇
MORNS₇
MORTS₇
MURAS₇
MURES₇
MURKS₁₁
MURLS₇
MURRS₇
NARAS₅
NARCS₇
NARDS₆
NARES₅
NARIS₅
NARKS₉
NERDS₆
NERKS₉
NERTS₅
NIRLS₅
NORIS₅
NORKS₉
NORMS₇
NURDS₆
NURLS₅
NURRS₅
OGRES₆
OKRAS₉
ORRIS₅
OWRES₈
PARAS₇
PARDS₈
PARES₇
PARIS₇
PARKS₁₁
PARPS₉
PARRS₇
PARTS₇
PERCS₉
PERES₇
PERIS₇
PERKS₁₁
PERMS₉
PERNS₇
PERPS₉
PERTS₇
PERVS₁₀
PIRLS₇
PIRNS₇
PORES₇
PORKS₁₁
PORNS₇
PORTS₇
PURES₇
PURIS₇
PURLS₇
PURRS₇
PYRES₁₀
PYROS₁₀
RARES₅
RARKS₉
RORES₅
RORTS₅
RURPS₇
RURUS₅
SARDS₆
SARIS₅
SARKS₉
SAROS₅
SARUS₅
SERES₅
SERFS₈
SERKS₉
SERRS₅
SHRIS₈
SIRES₅
SIRIS₅
SORAS₅
SORBS₇
SORDS₆
SORES₅
SORNS₅
SORTS₅
SORUS₅
SURAS₅
SURDS₆
SURES₅
SURFS₈
TARAS₅
TARES₅
TARNS₅
TAROS₅
TARPS₇
TARTS₅
TERAS₅
TERES₅
TERFS₈
TERMS₇
TERNS₅
TERTS₅
TIRES₅
TIRLS₅
TIROS₅
TIRRS₅
TORAS₅
TORCS₇
TORES₅
TOROS₅
TORRS₅
TORTS₅
TORUS₅
TURDS₆
TURFS₈
TURKS₉
TURMS₇
TURNS₅
TURPS₇
TURRS₅
TYRES₈
TYROS₈
VARAS₈
VARES₈
VARUS₈
VERBS₁₀
VERTS₈
VIRES₈
VIRLS₈
VIRUS₈
WARBS₁₀
WARDS₉
WARES₈
WARKS₁₂
WARMS₁₀
WARNS₈
WARPS₁₀
WARTS₈
WEROS₈
WIRES₈
WORDS₉
WORKS₁₂
WORMS₁₀
WORTS₈
XERUS₁₂
YARDS₉
YARKS₁₂
YARNS₈
YARRS₈
YERDS₉
YERKS₁₂
YIRDS₉
YIRKS₁₂
YIRRS₈
YORES₈
YORKS₁₂
YORPS₁₀
YURTS₈
ZARFS₁₇
ZERKS₁₈
ZEROS₁₄
ZORIS₁₄
ZURFS₁₇

Letters by positionIn 27% of these words the 2nd letter is A.

1st letter

2nd letter

A27%
O20%
E17%

4th letter

E16%
K11%
N8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; ZERKS tops the list with 18. Scores before board bonuses.

55 points: 69 words
6 points: 43 words
77 points: 82 words
8 points: 78 words
99 points: 57 words
10 points: 27 words
1111 points: 15 words
12 points: 14 words
1313 points: 3 words
14 points: 3 words
1515 points: 0 words
16 points: 2 words
1717 points: 2 words
18 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
ZERKS	18	18	All three
ZARFS	17	17	All three
ZURFS	17	18	Collins only
JERKS	16	18	All three
JARKS	16	18	Collins only
ZEROS	14	14	All three
ZORIS	14	14	All three
JARPS	14	17	Collins only
KIRKS	13	13	All three
JIRDS	13	15	Collins · NWL
KARKS	13	13	Collins only
WORKS	12	12	All three

With R fixed in position three and S at the end, the list ranges from familiar words such as GIRLS and CARDS to less common forms. Only 64 entries fall among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so a known-looking pattern does not guarantee an everyday answer. The opening letter gives another quick way to narrow candidates; frequency is a filter, not proof.

Quick facts about the R _ _ _ S pattern

396 tournament-dictionary entries fit the pattern, with R in slot three and S in slot five.
WORKS, WORDS, GIRLS, TERMS, and PARTS are familiar examples among the matches.
Only 64 qualify as common by our frequency cutoff.
B begins the largest first-letter group at 34; T follows at 32.
ZERKS leads the listed Scrabble scores at 18 points; ZARFS and ZURFS each score 17.

Are two matches enough for Wordle?

Yes: two matching entries appear among the dictionary-approved Wordle answers, while 392 pattern matches are allowed guesses. That gap matters: an accepted guess is not necessarily an answer candidate. Keep the ending S and third-position R as confirmed clues, then test the first, second, and fourth letters.

WORKS and WORDS are strong pattern checks because both are familiar and start differently; PARTS and TURNS test other opening letters. The first-letter counts favor B (34) and T (32), but those counts are not a ranking of likely Wordle answers. Use the Wordle solver for answer-list help, not as a substitute for checking the board.

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

Dictionary coverage is broad but not uniform: Collins includes 386 matches, compared with 311 in NWL2023 and 281 in ENABLE. The overall 396 count includes a word when it appears in at least one of those tournament lists, so do not expect every entry to work in every app or club.

Scrabble scoring rewards the rare letters: ZERKS scores 18, while JERKS scores 16 and ZEROS 14. For a practical solve, start with ordinary candidates such as WORKS, WORDS, and CARDS before spending a turn on an obscure high-value play. Only 64 words are common; check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar entry, especially in tournament play.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words have R third and S fifth?

There are 396 matching entries across the tournament dictionaries. Familiar examples include WORKS, WORDS, GIRLS, TERMS, and PARTS. The count spans words accepted by at least one of the included lists, so it does not mean every entry is accepted in every game's dictionary.

Which word scores highest in this pattern?

ZERKS is the highest-scoring listed match at 18 Scrabble points. ZARFS and ZURFS follow at 17 each, while JERKS scores 16. Those rare-letter plays have a different practical role from common candidates such as WORKS or PARTS.

Are all 396 entries valid in every Scrabble dictionary?

No. Collins includes 386 matches, NWL2023 has 311, and ENABLE has 281. The total counts words appearing in at least one tournament dictionary, so check the word list for your game before playing an unfamiliar entry.

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

Common words 64 · most-used first

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Quick facts about the R _ _ _ S pattern

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