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6-letter words with R as the 1st letter and E as the 5th letter

6-letter words with R first and E fifth number 371, from RATHER and REVIEW to the 25-point scorer RAZZED.

371 wordsTop pick RATHERHighest score RAZZED 25

62 of 371 are everyday words (17%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With R in 1st place, E is the most common 5th letter (371 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 62 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 62 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 371

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • RABBET10
  • RABIES8
  • RACHES11
  • RACHET11
  • RACIER8
  • RACKED13
  • RACKER12
  • RACKET12
  • RADDED9
  • RADDER8
  • RADGER8
  • RADGES8
  • RAFTED10
  • RAFTER9
  • RAGEES7
  • RAGGED9
  • RAGGEE8
  • RAGMEN9
  • RAIDED8
  • RAIDER7
  • RAIKED11
  • RAILED7
  • RAILER6
  • RAILES6
  • RAINED7
  • RAINES6
  • RAISED7
  • RAISER6
  • RAISES6
  • RAITED7
  • RAKEES10
  • RAMEES8
  • RAMIES8
  • RAMJET15
  • RAMMED11
  • RAMMEL10
  • RAMMER10
  • RAMPED11
  • RAMPER10
  • RANCED9
  • RANCEL8
  • RANCES8
  • RANDED8
  • RANDEM9
  • RANEES6
  • RANGED8
  • RANGER7
  • RANGES7
  • RANKED11
  • RANKER10
  • RANKES10
  • RANSEL6
  • RANTED7
  • RANTER6
  • RANZEL15
  • RAPHES11
  • RAPIER8
  • RAPPED11
  • RAPPEE10
  • RAPPEL10
  • RAPPEN10
  • RAPPER10
  • RAPPES10
  • RARKED11
  • RASHED10
  • RASHER9
  • RASHES9
  • RASPED9
  • RASPER8
  • RASSES6
  • RASTER6
  • RATEEN6
  • RATHER9
  • RATTED7
  • RATTEN6
  • RATTER6
  • RAVIER9
  • RAYLED10
  • RAYLES9
  • RAYLET9
  • RAYNES9
  • RAZEED16
  • RAZEES15
  • RAZZED25
  • RAZZES24
  • READER7
  • REAKED11
  • REALER6
  • REALES6
  • REAMED9
  • REAMER8
  • REAMES8
  • REAPED9
  • REAPER8
  • REARED7
  • REARER6
  • REATES6
  • REAVED10
  • REAVER9
  • REAVES9
  • REBBES10
  • REBRED9
  • RECCED11
  • RECCES10
  • RECHEW14
  • RECKED13
  • REDDED9
  • REDDEN8
  • REDDER8
  • REDEEM9
  • REDLEG8
  • REDOES7
  • REDREW10
  • REDYED11
  • REDYES10
  • REEDED8
  • REEDEN7
  • REEDER7
  • REEDES7
  • REEFED10
  • REEFER9
  • REEKED11
  • REEKER10
  • REELED7
  • REELER6
  • REEVED10
  • REEVES9
  • REFEED10
  • REFEEL9
  • REFFED13
  • REFLET9
  • REFLEW12
  • REFLEX16
  • REFUEL9
  • REGIES7
  • REGLET7
  • REGRET7
  • REGREW10
  • REHEEL9
  • REINED7
  • REISES6
  • REITER6
  • REIVED10
  • REIVER9
  • REIVES9
  • RELIED7
  • RELIEF9
  • RELIER6
  • RELIES6
  • REMEET8
  • RENDED8
  • RENDER7
  • RENIED7
  • RENIES6
  • RENKER10
  • RENNED7
  • RENNES6
  • RENNET6
  • RENTED7
  • RENTER6
  • RENTES6
  • REOPEN8
  • REPLED9
  • REPPED11
  • RESEED7
  • RESEEK10
  • RESEEN6
  • RESEES6
  • RESHES9
  • RESKEW13
  • RESTED7
  • RESTEM8
  • RESTER6
  • RETIED7
  • RETIES6
  • RETREE6
  • RETTED7
  • REUSED7
  • REUSES6
  • REVIED10
  • REVIES9
  • REVIEW12
  • REVUES9
  • REVVED13
  • REZZES24
  • RHEMES11
  • RHEXES16
  • RHIMES11
  • RHINES9
  • RHONES9
  • RHUSES9
  • RHYMED15
  • RHYMER14
  • RHYMES14
  • RHYNES12
  • RIBBED11
  • RIBBER10
  • RIBIER8
  • RIBLET8
  • RICHED12
  • RICHEN11
  • RICHER11
  • RICHES11
  • RICIER8
  • RICKED13
  • RICKER12
  • RICKEY15
  • RIDDED9
  • RIDDEN8
  • RIDDER8
  • RIDGED9
  • RIDGEL8
  • RIDGER8
  • RIDGES8
  • RIDLEY10
  • RIEVER9
  • RIEVES9
  • RIFFED13
  • RIFLED10
  • RIFLER9
  • RIFLES9
  • RIFTED10
  • RIGGED9
  • RIGGER8
  • RILIER6
  • RILLED7
  • RILLES6
  • RILLET6
  • RIMIER8
  • RIMMED11
  • RIMMER10
  • RINDED8
  • RINGED8
  • RINGER7
  • RINKED11
  • RINSED7
  • RINSER6
  • RINSES6
  • RIOTED7
  • RIOTER6
  • RIPPED11
  • RIPPER10
  • RISKED11
  • RISKER10
  • RISPED9
  • RITTED7
  • RITTER6
  • RITZES15
  • RIZZER24
  • ROADEO7
  • ROAMED9
  • ROAMER8
  • ROARED7
  • ROARER6
  • ROATED7
  • ROATES6
  • ROBBED11
  • ROBBER10
  • ROBLES8
  • ROCHES11
  • ROCHET11
  • ROCKED13
  • ROCKER12
  • ROCKET12
  • RODDED9
  • RODMEN9
  • RODNEY10
  • ROEMER8
  • ROGUED8
  • ROGUES7
  • ROILED7
  • ROINED7
  • ROKIER10
  • ROLFED10
  • ROLFER9
  • ROLLED7
  • ROLLER6
  • ROMPED11
  • ROMPER10
  • RONDEL7
  • RONDES7
  • RONNEL6
  • RONTES6
  • RONZER15
  • ROOFED10
  • ROOFER9
  • ROOKED11
  • ROOMED9
  • ROOMER8
  • ROOPED9
  • ROOSED7
  • ROOSER6
  • ROOSES6
  • ROOTED7
  • ROOTER6
  • ROPIER8
  • ROQUES15
  • ROQUET15
  • RORIER6
  • RORTED7
  • RORTER6
  • ROSIED7
  • ROSIER6
  • ROSIES6
  • ROSSER6
  • ROSTED7
  • ROSTER6
  • ROTHER9
  • ROTTED7
  • ROTTEN6
  • ROTTER6
  • ROTTES6
  • ROUGED8
  • ROUGES7
  • ROULES6
  • ROUPED9
  • ROUPET8
  • ROUSED7
  • ROUSER6
  • ROUSES6
  • ROUTED7
  • ROUTER6
  • ROUTES6
  • ROUXES13
  • ROWMES11
  • ROWTED10
  • ROYNED10
  • ROYNES9
  • ROZZER24
  • RUBBED11
  • RUBBER10
  • RUBBET10
  • RUBIED9
  • RUBIER8
  • RUBIES8
  • RUBLES8
  • RUCHED12
  • RUCHES11
  • RUCKED13
  • RUDDED9
  • RUDDER8
  • RUDIES7
  • RUFFED13
  • RUFFES12
  • RUGGED9
  • RUGGER8
  • RUINED7
  • RUINER6
  • RULIER6
  • RUMMER10
  • RUMPED11
  • RUNGED8
  • RUNLET6
  • RUNNEL6
  • RUNNER6
  • RUNNET6
  • RUNTED7
  • RUPEES8
  • RUSHED10
  • RUSHEE9
  • RUSHEN9
  • RUSHER9
  • RUSHES9
  • RUSSEL6
  • RUSSET6
  • RUSTED7
  • RUTHER9
  • RUTTED7
  • RUTTER6
  • RYMMED14
  • RYMMES13
Letters by positionIn 33% of these words the 6th letter is D.
2nd letter
  1. E27%
  2. A23%
  3. O22%
3rd letter
  1. N12%
  2. S9%
  3. D7%
4th letter
  1. T12%
  2. I9%
  3. L8%
6th letter
  1. D33%
  2. R26%
  3. S23%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 6 in Scrabble; RAZZED tops the list with 25. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 71 words
  2. 7 points: 59 words
  3. 88 points: 53 words
  4. 9 points: 63 words
  5. 1010 points: 48 words
  6. 11 points: 33 words
  7. 1212 points: 11 words
  8. 13 points: 12 words
  9. 1414 points: 4 words
  10. 15 points: 9 words
  11. 1616 points: 3 words
  12. 17 points: 0 words
  13. 1818 points: 0 words
  14. 19 points: 0 words
  15. 2020 points: 0 words
  16. 21 points: 0 words
  17. 2222 points: 0 words
  18. 23 points: 0 words
  19. 2424 points: 4 words
  20. 25 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
RAZZED2525All three
RAZZES2424All three
ROZZER2424All three
REZZES2424Collins · NWL
RIZZER2424Collins only
REFLEX1617All three
RAZEED1616All three
RHEXES1615Collins only
RICKEY1515All three
RHYMED1514All three
RAMJET1518All three
ROQUES1516All three

The pattern fixes the first and next-to-last letters, leaving four positions open for the remaining letters. That still produces a varied set: RAISED, RELIEF, ROCKET, RUBBER, and RUNNER all fit, though they end in different letters. Only 62 matches rank among the 25,000 most frequent English words, so familiar examples share space with tournament-list vocabulary.

6-letter words with R first and E fifth

  • There are 371 tournament-dictionary matches for the R _ _ _ E _ pattern.
  • RAZZED leads the high scorers at 25 points; RAZZES, ROZZER, REZZES, and RIZZER score 24.
  • Only 4 matches end in E; the most common final letters are D (122), R (96), and S (86).
  • The count is 366 in Collins, 280 in NWL2023, and 269 in ENABLE; dictionary totals overlap.
  • The same R-and-E positions produce 740 matches with S as the opening letter.

Which letters finish these six-letter words?

D is the strongest finish by a clear margin: 122 words end in D, including RAISED, RANGED, RENTED, and RUINED. RATHER ends in R, while ROUTES ends in S; those endings account for 96 and 86 matches respectively.

Only 4 words finish with E, even though E is already fixed in the fifth spot. That distinction matters in a pattern search: enter E as the second-to-last tile, not as the final letter. T and the remaining endings occur much less often.

How should you use 6-letter words with R first and E fifth?

For a rack or board, start with recognizable fits such as RATHER, REVIEW, READER, and ROSTER, then check whether your game accepts the less familiar options. RAZZED is the standout scoring play at 25 points, while REFLEX scores 16. The average score across the matches is 9.

This pattern is not a Wordle-answer shortcut: no answer-list entries match it. It is also not a list of everyday vocabulary; just 62 words meet the common-word cutoff. Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE counts differ, so check your game's word list once before relying on an obscure fit.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have R first and E fifth?
There are 371 matches with R in the first position and E in the fifth. The fifth letter is next-to-last, so the final letter can vary; only 4 of these words end in E.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
RAZZED is the top scorer at 25 points. RAZZES, ROZZER, REZZES, and RIZZER each score 24, making the leading options unusually concentrated around words with Z.
Are any of these words Wordle answers?
No matching words appear in the Wordle answer list. The 371 matches are drawn from tournament dictionaries, so this pattern is better suited to word-list searches and tile games than to narrowing a Wordle answer.

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