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

6-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and I as the 3rd letter have 297 matches, from familiar FRIEND to the 30-point scorer FRIZZY.

297 wordsTop pick FRIENDHighest score FRIZZY 30

55 of 297 are everyday words (19%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With R in 2nd place, A is the most common 3rd letter (336 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 55 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 55 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 297

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

  • ARIARY9
  • ARIDER7
  • ARIDLY10
  • ARIELS6
  • ARIGHT10
  • ARILED7
  • ARILLI6
  • ARIOSE6
  • ARIOSI6
  • ARIOSO6
  • ARISEN6
  • ARISES6
  • ARISTA6
  • ARISTO6
  • BRIARD9
  • BRIARS8
  • BRIARY11
  • BRIBED11
  • BRIBEE10
  • BRIBER10
  • BRIBES10
  • BRICHT13
  • BRICKS14
  • BRICKY17
  • BRIDAL9
  • BRIDED10
  • BRIDES9
  • BRIDGE10
  • BRIDIE9
  • BRIDLE9
  • BRIEFS11
  • BRIERS8
  • BRIERY11
  • BRIGHT12
  • BRIGUE9
  • BRILLO8
  • BRILLS8
  • BRINED9
  • BRINER8
  • BRINES8
  • BRINGS9
  • BRINKS12
  • BRINNY11
  • BRIONY11
  • BRISES8
  • BRISKS12
  • BRISKY15
  • BRITHS11
  • BRITTS8
  • BRIZES17
  • CRIANT8
  • CRIBLE10
  • CRICKS14
  • CRICKY17
  • CRIERS8
  • CRIKEY15
  • CRIMED11
  • CRIMEN10
  • CRIMES10
  • CRIMPS12
  • CRIMPY15
  • CRINAL8
  • CRINED9
  • CRINES8
  • CRINGE9
  • CRINGY12
  • CRINUM10
  • CRIPES10
  • CRISES8
  • CRISIC10
  • CRISIS8
  • CRISPS10
  • CRISPY13
  • CRISSA8
  • CRISTA8
  • CRITHS11
  • CRITIC10
  • DRICES9
  • DRIEGH11
  • DRIERS7
  • DRIEST7
  • DRIFTS10
  • DRIFTY13
  • DRILLS7
  • DRINKS11
  • DRIPPY14
  • DRIVEL10
  • DRIVEN10
  • DRIVER10
  • DRIVES10
  • ERIACH11
  • ERICAS8
  • ERICKS12
  • ERINGO7
  • ERINUS6
  • FRIAND10
  • FRIARS9
  • FRIARY12
  • FRICHT14
  • FRICOT11
  • FRIDGE11
  • FRIEND10
  • FRIERS9
  • FRIEZE18
  • FRIGES10
  • FRIGHT13
  • FRIGID11
  • FRIGOT10
  • FRIJOL16
  • FRILLS9
  • FRILLY12
  • FRINGE10
  • FRINGY13
  • FRIPON11
  • FRISEE9
  • FRISES9
  • FRISKA13
  • FRISKS13
  • FRISKY16
  • FRISTS9
  • FRITES9
  • FRITHS12
  • FRITTS9
  • FRIVOL12
  • FRIZED19
  • FRIZER18
  • FRIZES18
  • FRIZZY30
  • GRICED10
  • GRICER9
  • GRICES9
  • GRIDED9
  • GRIDES8
  • GRIECE9
  • GRIEFS10
  • GRIESY10
  • GRIEVE10
  • GRIFFE13
  • GRIFFS13
  • GRIFTS10
  • GRIGRI8
  • GRIKES11
  • GRILLE7
  • GRILLS7
  • GRILSE7
  • GRIMED10
  • GRIMES9
  • GRIMLY12
  • GRINCH12
  • GRINDS8
  • GRINGA8
  • GRINGO8
  • GRIOTS7
  • GRIPED10
  • GRIPER9
  • GRIPES9
  • GRIPEY12
  • GRIPLE9
  • GRIPPE11
  • GRIPPY14
  • GRISED8
  • GRISES7
  • GRISLY10
  • GRISON7
  • GRISTS7
  • GRITHS10
  • GRITTY10
  • GRIVET10
  • GRIZES16
  • IRIDAL7
  • IRIDES7
  • IRIDIC9
  • IRISED7
  • IRISES6
  • IRITIC8
  • IRITIS6
  • KRILLS10
  • KRISED11
  • KRISES10
  • ORIBIS8
  • ORIELS6
  • ORIENT6
  • ORIFEX16
  • ORIGAN7
  • ORIGIN7
  • ORIHOU9
  • ORIOLE6
  • ORISHA9
  • ORISON6
  • ORIXAS13
  • PRIALS8
  • PRIAPI10
  • PRICED11
  • PRICER10
  • PRICES10
  • PRICEY13
  • PRICKS14
  • PRICKY17
  • PRIDED10
  • PRIDES9
  • PRIEFE11
  • PRIEFS11
  • PRIERS8
  • PRIEST8
  • PRIEVE11
  • PRILLS8
  • PRIMAL10
  • PRIMAS10
  • PRIMED11
  • PRIMER10
  • PRIMES10
  • PRIMLY13
  • PRIMOS10
  • PRIMPS12
  • PRIMUS10
  • PRINCE10
  • PRINKS12
  • PRINTS8
  • PRIONS8
  • PRIORS8
  • PRIORY11
  • PRISED9
  • PRISER8
  • PRISES8
  • PRISMS10
  • PRISMY13
  • PRISON8
  • PRISSY11
  • PRIVET11
  • PRIZED18
  • PRIZER17
  • PRIZES17
  • TRIACS8
  • TRIACT8
  • TRIADS7
  • TRIAGE7
  • TRIALS6
  • TRIBAL8
  • TRIBES8
  • TRICAR8
  • TRICED9
  • TRICEP10
  • TRICES8
  • TRICKS12
  • TRICKY15
  • TRICOT8
  • TRIENE6
  • TRIENS6
  • TRIERS6
  • TRIFID10
  • TRIFLE9
  • TRIGLY10
  • TRIGON7
  • TRIGOS7
  • TRIJET13
  • TRIKES10
  • TRILBY11
  • TRILLO6
  • TRILLS6
  • TRIMER8
  • TRIMLY11
  • TRINAL6
  • TRINED7
  • TRINES6
  • TRIODE7
  • TRIOLS6
  • TRIORS6
  • TRIOSE6
  • TRIPES8
  • TRIPEY11
  • TRIPLE8
  • TRIPLY11
  • TRIPOD9
  • TRIPOS8
  • TRIPPY13
  • TRISTE6
  • TRISUL6
  • TRITER6
  • TRITES6
  • TRITON6
  • TRIUNE6
  • TRIVET9
  • TRIVIA9
  • URIALS6
  • URINAL6
  • URINED7
  • URINES6
  • URITES6
  • WRICKS15
  • WRIEST9
  • WRIGHT13
  • WRINGS10
  • WRISTS9
  • WRISTY12
  • WRITER9
  • WRITES9
  • WRITHE12
Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 6th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. T17%
  2. P14%
  3. G14%
4th letter
  1. S14%
  2. N10%
  3. C9%
5th letter
  1. E31%
  2. L10%
  3. K6%
6th letter
  1. S38%
  2. Y13%
  3. E11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; FRIZZY tops the list with 30. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 37 words
  2. 7 points: 25 words
  3. 88 points: 46 words
  4. 9 points: 42 words
  5. 1010 points: 55 words
  6. 11 points: 31 words
  7. 1212 points: 18 words
  8. 13 points: 16 words
  9. 1414 points: 6 words
  10. 15 points: 5 words
  11. 1616 points: 4 words
  12. 17 points: 6 words
  13. 1818 points: 4 words
  14. 19 points: 1 words
  15. 2020 points: 0 words
  16. 21 points: 0 words
  17. 2222 points: 0 words
  18. 23 points: 0 words
  19. 2424 points: 0 words
  20. 25 points: 0 words
  21. 2626 points: 0 words
  22. 27 points: 0 words
  23. 2828 points: 0 words
  24. 29 points: 0 words
  25. 3030 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
FRIZZY3029All three
FRIZED1919All three
PRIZED1819All three
FRIEZE1818All three
FRIZER1818All three
FRIZES1818All three
PRIZES1718All three
BRICKY1718All three
PRICKY1718All three
PRIZER1718All three
BRIZES1718Collins only
CRICKY1718Collins only

Lock R into the second slot and I into the third, and the remaining letters still produce a varied set. FRIEND, PRISON, BRIDGE, DRIVER, and WRITER are among its recognizable entries. Frequency is a useful reality check: just 55 of the 297 matches rank among common English words, so a valid pattern fit can still be an unfamiliar play.

The pattern at a glance

  • Every match places R second and I third; the opening and final letters are not fixed.
  • The tournament-dictionary count is 297, while 55 entries rank as common by word frequency.
  • FRIEND, PRICES, PRISON, BRIDGE, and DRIVER are recognizable examples.
  • S dominates the final position, appearing in 113 matches.
  • FRIZZY tops the scoring examples at 30 points; 251 matches have definitions.

Which letters open and close the matches?

T supplies the most common opening, with 51 words; P follows at 42. G accounts for 41 and B for 36. That spread gives you several routes through the pattern, from TRIPLE and BRIGHT to less familiar possibilities.

The endings are lopsided: S appears 113 times, while Y appears 40 times, E 32 times, and D 28 times. When the final tile is S, try familiar fits such as PRICES, BRINGS, CRIMES, DRINKS, or PRINTS first.

Which matches score the most?

FRIZZY is the standout at 30 points. FRIZED reaches 19; PRIZED and FRIEZE each earn 18. Z drives the top of this scoring group, whereas familiar choices like FRIEND and WRITER are not among its leading scorers. Premium board squares can change the total, so weigh the placement as well as the letters.

For 6-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and I as the 3rd letter, dictionary acceptance varies: Collins includes 295, NWL2023 includes 239, and ENABLE includes 228. Some matches will not travel across all three lists; check your game's word list before committing an obscure entry.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have R second and I third?
The pattern has 297 six-letter matches. R and I occupy the second and third positions, leaving the first, fourth, fifth, and last letters open. That flexibility accounts for familiar words such as FRIEND and BRIDGE alongside less common entries.
Which match has the highest score?
FRIZZY leads the scoring examples with 30 points. FRIZED follows at 19, and PRIZED and FRIEZE each score 18. A premium square can raise a play's total, but these figures compare the words' listed base scores.
What is the most common ending for this pattern?
S is the most frequent final letter, found in 113 matches. Y comes next with 40, followed by E with 32 and D with 28. PRICES, BRINGS, CRIMES, DRINKS, and PRINTS all demonstrate the S-ending option.

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