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

This pattern fixes the middle and final positions, leaving the first, second, and fourth letters open. Only 4 entries meet the common-word cutoff, so expect a mix of familiar choices and less everyday vocabulary. Dictionary coverage varies too: Collins includes all 22 matches, while ENABLE includes 12.

At a glance: the S–R pattern

• There are 22 tournament-dictionary words with S third and R fifth.
• LASER, LOSER, WISER, TASER, and VISOR are among the recognizable options.
• KESAR leads the listed Scrabble scores at 9 points.
• Collins has 22 matches, NWL2023 has 15, and ENABLE has 12.

How many 5-letter words have S third and R fifth?

There are 22 matches. The fixed letters give you a frame of _ _ S _ R, but the openings vary: M starts 4 words, L starts 3, and R and T each start 2. LASER, LOSER, and WISER show how different the first two letters can be while the ending stays put.

Several familiar words share the frame: TASER, VISOR, RISER, POSER, and MISER. The rest include less common forms such as AESIR, KESAR, and MUSAR. If your puzzle’s known letters leave several candidates, try the common examples first; an obscure-looking match may still appear in a tournament list.

Which matches score well or fit Wordle?

KESAR is the top scorer at 9 Scrabble points, ahead of WISER, VISOR, and HOSER at 8 each. That makes KESAR the scoring standout, though it is less familiar than LASER or LOSER. Remember that a word’s board position and premium squares can change its final score.

The pattern also has Wordle overlap: 6 matching words are answers, and all 22 are allowed guesses. The answer count is useful for narrowing a solve, but the examples above do not identify which entries belong to that answer set. Dictionary coverage is another limit: ENABLE has fewer matches than Collins, so check your game’s word list before relying on a less familiar candidate.