6-letter words with C as the 2nd letter and R as the 4th letter

Four fixed positions narrow the search to 41 tournament-dictionary words, but familiar choices cluster around the SCOR- pattern: SCORED, SCARED, SCORES, and SCARES. The dictionary split matters: Collins has all 41, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 32. Filter candidates by pattern first, then treat the rare entries as options to confirm before committing.

The pattern at a glance

• Exactly 41 tournament-dictionary entries fit the six-letter pattern _C_R__.
• Collins lists 41 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 each list 32.
• Only 6 entries rank among the most common English words.
• SCORED, SCARED, SCORES, and SCARES are recognizable matches.
• S is the most frequent first letter, and S is also the most frequent last letter.

Which familiar words fit the pattern?

Words beginning with S dominate: 29 of the 41 start SC, including SCORED, SCARED, SCORCH, SCURVY, and SCURRY. A- and O-initial words contribute 5 each, while only 2 begin with E. When the opening letter is unknown, checking SC- candidates first matches the pattern’s strong skew.

S is the most frequent ending, with 10 entries, followed by E with 7 and Y with 6. SCORES and SCARES are easy matches; SCURVY shows the Y ending. The neighboring pattern with C second and O fourth has the same 41 matches, while the A-fourth pattern has 38.

How to use this C-and-R pattern in a word game

SCHRIK leads the score list at 15 points; SCURVY, SCURFY, and OCHREY each score 14. SCORCH and SCARPH score 13, so the recognizable SCOR- words do not automatically lead on points.

Those scores do not guarantee a legal play: Collins includes matches that ENABLE and NWL2023 do not. Treat 6-letter words with C as the 2nd letter and R as the 4th letter as a pattern filter, then check your game’s dictionary before playing an unfamiliar entry such as SCHRIK or SCARPH.