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

With E fixed in position three and R in position five, the pattern leaves room for a striking mix: familiar words such as THEORY and POETRY sit alongside less common forms like WHERRY. The 73 matches are not evenly spread across starting letters or endings. S dominates both, while only 10 entries count as common English words.

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

• The pattern has 73 tournament-dictionary entries; 47 have definitions.
• Collins accepts 72 matches, while NWL2023 accepts 45 and ENABLE accepts 41; the dictionaries overlap.
• Thirty matches begin with S, more than with any other first letter; A, C, and P each start six.
• Thirty-two matches end in S, while 18 end in Y, making those the leading final letters.
• Only 10 matches rank among common English words, including THEORY, POETRY, and CHERRY.

Which letters start and end these matches?

S is the clear opening leader: 30 of the 73 words start with that letter. The next tier is much smaller, with A, C, and P tied at six apiece. Examples show the range: SPEARS and SHEARS begin with S, while THEORY starts with T.

The endings tell a similar story. S closes 32 words, and Y closes 18; together they make those endings far more prominent than E, which appears at the end of nine matches. That makes endings a strong way to narrow a solve, but don’t treat this as a complete everyday vocabulary list: only 47 entries have definitions, so check your game’s word list before playing an unfamiliar form.

Which matches score highest in Scrabble?

QUEERS and WHERRY lead the listed Scrabble scoring at 15 points each. CHERRY, CHEERY, CHEVRE, and EXEDRA each score 14, while THEORY scores 12. The familiar-looking choices are not the top scorers: QUEERS and WHERRY gain ground from their higher-value letters, so inspect the rack and board before settling on a word.

For 6-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and R as the 5th letter, the 9.5-point average gives a broad baseline, not a promise for any single play. A premium square can change the result, and a word’s score depends on its placement.