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

The pattern is _ _ E _ _ R: lock E into the third slot and R at the end. PREFER and DEEPER show how often familiar words fit, while FLEXOR and TREMOR offer different letter shapes. Collins accepts all 86 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 67, so the full set is not universal across tournament dictionaries.

The E-and-R pattern at a glance

• There are 86 six-letter matches, and every one ends in R.
• Collins includes 86 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 67.
• Only 11 matches rank among the 25,000 most common English words.
• S is the most frequent first letter, with 12 matches; P follows with 9.
• BEEZER leads the raw Scrabble tile scores at 17 points.

How many 6-letter words have E third and R sixth?

There are 86 six-letter words with E third and R sixth in at least one of Collins, ENABLE, or NWL2023. The 19-word gap between Collins and each North American list matters: a match in one dictionary is not automatically playable in another. Sixty-seven of the 86 entries carry a dictionary definition.

S starts the largest group, with 12 words; P starts 9, and R starts 7. Familiar six-letter options include SEEKER, PREFER, and VIEWER, while CAESAR and WIENER show the different openings. That spread makes a first-letter guess useful before the vowels are pinned down.

Which matches score well in Scrabble?

BEEZER scores 17 points from its tiles, ahead of GEEZER and FLEXOR at 16 each. EVEJAR also reaches 16, while JAEGER and CHEWER score 14. These are base tile totals; premium squares can raise a play’s value.

The pattern’s main limitation is everyday vocabulary: just 11 of its 86 matches are among the most common English words. For a more familiar rack, start with PREFER, DEEPER, CLEVER, KEEPER, or OPENER, then check the word list used in your game.