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

Fixing S in slot one and R in slot four leaves the pattern S _ _ R _. The 131 matching words include ordinary choices such as START, STORY, SHORT, SHARE, STORE, and SCORE, alongside less familiar tournament entries. The common-word count is 39, so a solver should separate likely everyday vocabulary from dictionary breadth, while 45 of the matches are Wordle answers.

5-letter words with S as 1st and R as 4th at a glance

• All 131 matches follow S _ _ R _.
• Only 39 are common English words.
• Final E is most frequent, appearing in 28 matches.
• Wordle has 45 answers and 130 allowed guesses here.
• SHARK, SHIRK, SKYRE, and SKYRS each score 12.

Which matches are practical Wordle guesses?

Forty-five of the 131 matches are Wordle answers, and 130 are allowed guesses. START, STORY, SHARE, STORE, and SCORE are strong pattern illustrations, but the answer list and guess list are not interchangeable.

Use the fixed slots as a filter, not as proof of an answer: with S and R already placed, the middle letters carry the remaining uncertainty. The 39 common entries offer a much more practical pool than the entire tournament union.

Final letters can break ties. E ends 28 matches, S ends 21, and T ends 18; prioritize those endings only when the colored clues leave them open. The pattern is specific, but it still leaves multiple word shapes.

A nearby pattern confirms how much the fourth slot matters: keeping S first but changing the fourth letter to E gives 219 words, compared with 131 for R. That larger E set is a better route when R is not a confirmed tile.

What do the scores and dictionary splits reveal?

Collins includes 127 of these words, NWL2023 includes 96, and ENABLE includes 89. The 131 total is a combined tournament-list count, not a promise that every game accepts every entry; check your game's word list before playing a doubtful form.

SHARK, SHIRK, SKYRE, and SKYRS share the top Scrabble score at 12 points. SHARK and SHIRK are familiar choices; SKYRE and SKYRS are less everyday, so the top score alone is a poor guide to a safe play.

That contrast is the tactical wrinkle in 5-letter words with S as 1st and R as 4th: only 39 matches are common, while the strongest-scoring group includes rarer forms. Choose a familiar candidate for solving, and save score hunting for a board where placement rewards it.