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

The pattern is _RR___, with the two R tiles fixed in the middle. Fifteen entries start with A, while the others begin with E, I, O, or G. That makes the opening letter a strong first filter when you are narrowing a rack or checking a word pattern.

The RR pattern at a glance

• The pattern has 25 six-letter matches, all with R in positions two and three.
• ARREST, ARRIVE, ERRORS, and ARROWS are recognizable examples.
• Fifteen entries start with A; five start with E.
• The average score is 7.8, while ARRACK and ARROWY each score 12.

How many 6-letter words have R as the 2nd and 3rd letters?

There are 25 matches for 6-letter words with R as the 2nd and 3rd letters. Most have the shape ARR___: ARREST, ARRIVE, ARROWS, and ARRAYS all start with A. ERRORS and ERRAND show the smaller E-starting group.

The repeated R does not mean every word is a common everyday choice. Five entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency, and 21 have definitions. Treat the rest as pattern candidates; at the other end, S and T each close five of the 25 words, and A and E close three apiece.

ERRORS, ERRAND, ERRANT, ERRATA and ERRING make up the whole E group of five, so an E start points to one of those words.

Which matches score well, and where are they listed?

ARRACK and ARROWY lead the scores at 12 points apiece. ARRIVE, ARROWS, ARRAYS, and ARROYO each score 9. The average is 7.8, so the two leaders stand out without making the whole group unusually high-scoring.

Dictionary coverage differs: 19 matches appear in ENABLE, 24 in Collins, and 21 in NWL2023. A match in one list is not automatically accepted in another, so check your game's word list before playing. The key practical move is to test the opening and ending tiles after locking in RR.