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

This pattern produces a short, unusual set rather than a bank of everyday vocabulary. The 15 matches include ARGALI, DROMOI, and TROPHI, but none are counted as common English words. Use the fixed R and I positions first, then check the remaining letters against your rack; the starting-letter distribution narrows the search further.

At a glance: a rare ending-I pattern

• There are 15 six-letter matches with R second and I sixth.
• All 15 end in I; the final letter does not separate one candidate from another.
• Six begin with A, while P and T begin two words each.
• D, F, G, K, and U each start one match.
• Collins includes 14 matches, NWL2023 includes 8, and ENABLE includes 7.

How many 6-letter words have R second and I sixth?

There are 15 tournament-dictionary matches for this exact pattern. Their shared shape is _R___I: R occupies position two, and I closes the word. That leaves four middle spaces to test against your rack, but the small total means unfamiliar entries are likely.

ARGALI, ARCHEI, and ARILLI show the range of A-starting options. The other starting letters are P, T, D, F, G, K, and U. Since six of the 15 begin with A, testing an A in the first position is a sensible early check when your tiles allow it.

Which matches score highest, and where do they fit?

FRACTI, URACHI, ARCHEI, TROCHI, and TROPHI each score 11 Scrabble points before board bonuses. PRIAPI and KROONI score 10. The top group shares the same score, so tile placement—not a single standout word—decides which play is stronger.

These are specialist entries, not familiar everyday answers. Only 14 of the 15 appear in Collins, 8 in NWL2023, and 7 in ENABLE, so dictionary coverage varies by game. Check your game's word list once before building a play around an obscure match.

For this pattern, a familiar-looking spelling is no guarantee of acceptance: the overlap among the three dictionaries is smaller than the union of all 15 matches. Keep the fixed R and final I as filters, then verify the candidate in the ruleset you are using.