6-letter words with C as the 1st letter and R as the 5th letter

The pattern fixes C in the opening slot and R in the fifth, leaving four positions to distinguish words such as CAMERA, COVERS, and CANARY. Of the 92 matches, 19 count as common, while 78 have definitions. That mix makes the familiar examples easier to reach for than the full tournament vocabulary.

6-letter words with C first and R fifth

• There are 92 matches across the tournament dictionaries counted for this pattern.
• Collins includes 91 matches; NWL2023 includes 75, and ENABLE includes 67.
• CENTRE, CAMERA, and CHERRY are familiar examples that fit the fixed letters.
• S is the most frequent final letter, appearing in 37 matches; Y follows with 12.
• CHOWRY and CIZERS tie for the highest score at 17 points.

Which endings occur most often?

S dominates the final position: 37 of these words end in S, compared with 12 ending in Y and 11 ending in E. Examples include COVERS, COLORS, and CHEERS for S, plus CHERRY and CHEERY for Y.

That S-heavy ending is a useful first filter when you know the pattern but not the remaining letters. The list also includes endings in A, O, I, N, and T, so a failed S guess does not rule out the pattern; CANARY, CICERO, and CONTRA show how varied the other shapes can be.

Which matches score highest?

CHOWRY and CIZERS lead the scores at 17 points each; CHYPRE follows at 16. CHAKRA, CHOKRI, and CHOKRA score 15, while CHERRY and CYBORG each score 14.

The scoring leaders are less familiar than CENTRE or CAMERA, so do not treat a high value as a sign that a word will be accepted in every game. Only 19 matches are classed as common. Check your game's word list before relying on an obscure scorer, and use the familiar examples when recognition matters more than points.