6-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and E as the 3rd letter

Lock in the pattern _RE___: R stays in position two and E in position three, while the first, fourth, fifth, and sixth letters remain open. The matches include familiar choices such as pretty, create, credit, and french. Only 46 are classed as common, so the full tournament list reaches well beyond everyday vocabulary.

At a glance: the _RE___ pattern

• 254 six-letter entries match the R-E pattern.
• PRETTY, CREATE, CREDIT, and FRENCH are recognizable examples.
• 49 begin with P; C follows with 41, then B with 35.
• S is the final letter in 89 matches; Y ends 37.
• FRENZY tops the score list at 21, ahead of BREEZY at 20.

Which starting and ending letters are most common?

P, C, and B lead the opening-letter counts, with 49, 41, and 35 entries respectively. P opens pretty and prefer; C starts create, credit, and creepy; B gives you breath, breaks, and breeze. When both fixed letters are known, testing one of these three first letters is a practical way to narrow your options.

S and Y dominate the final position: 89 entries end in S, while 37 end in Y. GREENS, DREAMS, and TREATS show the plural-S pattern; PRETTY, GREEDY, and FREAKY demonstrate Y endings. If the last tile is confirmed, those endings are strong clues.

Keep this pattern distinct from clues where R or E sits in a neighboring position. The six-letter list for R second and A third, for example, has more matches than this R-E pattern.

6-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and E as the 3rd letter

FRENZY scores 21 in Scrabble, with BREEZY close behind at 20. Both outscore the more familiar FREEZE and BREEZE, at 18 and 17. High-value Z and X tiles matter here: PREFIX also makes the score list, so don’t assume the everyday-looking entries will lead.

Dictionary coverage is uneven: Collins lists 250 matches, compared with 181 in NWL2023 and 166 in ENABLE. The combined count is 254, so a word accepted in one list is not guaranteed in another. Check your game’s word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.