6-letter words with R as the 1st letter and A as the 3rd letter

The pattern is R?A???: R stays fixed in front, A sits in the third slot, and four letters remain open. Familiar matches include REALLY, REASON, READER, and REACTS, but only 7 of the 46 entries count as common by frequency. That makes the recognizable examples a small slice of the full tournament-dictionary set.

The pattern at a glance

• Collins recognizes 46 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 each recognize 34.
• Only 7 entries are common by frequency, including REALLY and REASON.
• The set has 29 entries with definitions.
• REALLY, REASON, READER, REACTS, REALMS, and REALTY are familiar examples.
• RHANJA scores 16 in Scrabble, the highest score shown; RHAPHE scores 14.

How many 6-letter words with R as the 1st letter and A as the 3rd letter?

There are 46 matches for this six-letter pattern in Collins. ENABLE and NWL2023 each contain 34, so the dictionary you play with changes which entries you can use.

The clearest everyday choices are REALLY, REASON, READER, and REACTS. REALMS and REALTY are recognizable too, while the total includes less familiar entries. Check your game's word list before relying on an uncommon answer.

Which endings and scores stand out?

Words ending in S lead with 15 entries. Endings D and R tie at 8 each, followed by Y with 5; the remaining endings appear only a few times apiece. When solving, testing a final S first narrows the largest ending group.

For Scrabble, RHANJA leads at 16 points, ahead of RHAPHE at 14. REAVOW scores 12, while REAKED and RIANCY each score 11. Those top values come from less familiar words, so the strongest scoring option is not necessarily the easiest one to spot. The 6-letter words with R as the 1st letter and A as the 3rd letter also include lower-scoring familiar choices such as REALLY, which scores 9.