6-letter words with I as the 1st letter and R as the 2nd letter

Only 19 six-letter words fit the fixed opening I-R, and the group is unusually sparse beside neighboring patterns. The six-letter I-N pattern has 192 matches, while I-S has 20. The IR set also skews obscure: just one entry qualifies as common by our frequency measure.

6-letter words with I first and R second

• The I-R opening produces 19 qualifying words across the tournament dictionaries.
• Collins includes 19 entries; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 18.
• Only one entry meets our common-word frequency cutoff.
• IRKING scores 11, followed by IROKOS at 10 and IREFUL and IRIDIC at 9.
• Final letters: S appears 6 times, C 4, L 3, D and R 2 each, and G and T once each.

What letters finish six-letter IR words?

S is the most frequent ending, with 6 words, but it does not dominate the pattern. C closes 4 entries and L closes 3; D and R account for 2 apiece. IRONIC ends in C, IRONED in D, and IRISES in S.

The remaining endings are G and T, with one word each: IRKING and IRRUPT. That spread matters when you have the opening I-R fixed: test more than an S ending, since 13 of the 19 words finish with another letter.

Which six-letter IR words score highest?

IRKING leads the listed Scrabble scores at 11 points, with IROKOS next at 10. IREFUL and IRIDIC each score 9; IRONIC, IRENIC, IRITIC, and IRRUPT each score 8. If you are comparing plays, IRKING is the top scorer in this group, not simply the longest-looking or most familiar word.

The main limitation is how rarely these entries occur in everyday vocabulary: only one meets the common-word cutoff. Dictionary coverage also differs slightly: Collins has 19 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 have 18 each, so check your game's word list before challenging an unfamiliar entry.