6-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and S as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern puts R in slot two and S in slot four, yet the endings vary widely. PRISON and CRISIS are easy to recognize; GRO SZY leads the score table. The final S is common, but it appears in only 49 matches, so plenty of candidates finish another way.

At a glance S fourth and R second

• 119 entries match the two fixed positions.
• 12 fall among the most common English words.
• 49 end in S; 21 end in Y.
• C and P lead the first-letter counts with 21 and 20.

Why the last letter changes the shortlist

Endings give the quickest split: 49 candidates finish in S, while 21 finish in Y. Examples such as TRUSTS and WRISTS sit beside CRISPY and FROSTY. The tail is not predictable from the fixed pair alone.

The examples also show why the second and fourth letters alone do not predict the ending. ARISES and CRISES finish in S, while ARISEN shifts to N; FRESCO ends in O. A board with a crowded S lane may favor one of the less obvious endings.

Notice how the middle pair appears in both common and less familiar words. PRISON and CRISIS provide easy anchors, while GRO SZE and BRISKY point toward less routine vocabulary. The first-letter counts also help when a rack or crossing square already rules out one opening.

A quick first-letter filter

GROSZY tops the score list

GROSZY tops the score list at 19, with FRISKY and GROSZE at 16. The familiar CRISIS scores less, so a long-known word is not automatically the board’s strongest play. Only 12 entries are common-frequency words; check your game’s dictionary before relying on a rare candidate.