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6-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and S as the 5th letter

6-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and S as the 5th letter: 70 matches, including ARTIST, ARREST, BREAST, and PRIEST.

70 wordsTop pick ARTISTHighest score FROWSY 15

14 of 70 are everyday words (20%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With R in 2nd place, E is the most common 5th letter (395 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 14 · most-used first

Showing the top 13 of 14 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 70

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

  • ARAISE6
  • ARAYSE9
  • ARGOSY10
  • ARIOSE6
  • ARIOSI6
  • ARIOSO6
  • ARKOSE10
  • AROUSE6
  • ARREST6
  • ARRISH9
  • ARTIST6
  • BRAISE8
  • BRASSY11
  • BREAST8
  • BREESE8
  • BREEST8
  • BREIST8
  • BROAST8
  • BROOSE8
  • BROWSE11
  • BROWST11
  • BROWSY14
  • BRUISE8
  • CREASE8
  • CREASY11
  • CREESE8
  • CREESH11
  • CRESSY11
  • CRISSA8
  • CROSSE8
  • CROUSE8
  • CRUISE8
  • CRUISY11
  • DRESSY10
  • DRIEST7
  • DROPSY12
  • DROSSY10
  • DROWSE10
  • DROWSY13
  • DRYEST10
  • DRYISH13
  • FRAISE9
  • FREEST9
  • FROISE9
  • FROWST12
  • FROWSY15
  • GRASSY10
  • GREASE7
  • GREASY10
  • GREESE7
  • GRIESY10
  • GRILSE7
  • GROUSE7
  • GRYESY13
  • KREESE10
  • ORGASM9
  • PRAISE8
  • PREASE8
  • PRIEST8
  • PRISSY11
  • TRANSE6
  • TRESSY9
  • TRIOSE6
  • TROUSE6
  • TRUEST6
  • TRUISM8
  • UREASE6
  • WRASSE9
  • WRIEST9
  • WRYEST12
Letters by positionIn 43% of these words the 6th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. B17%
  2. A16%
  3. C14%
3rd letter
  1. E26%
  2. O24%
  3. I16%
4th letter
  1. E23%
  2. I19%
  3. S14%
6th letter
  1. E43%
  2. Y24%
  3. T21%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; FROWSY tops the list with 15. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 12 words
  2. 7 points: 5 words
  3. 88 points: 18 words
  4. 9 points: 9 words
  5. 1010 points: 10 words
  6. 11 points: 8 words
  7. 1212 points: 3 words
  8. 13 points: 3 words
  9. 1414 points: 1 words
  10. 15 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
FROWSY1514All three
BROWSY1414Collins only
DROWSY1312All three
DRYISH1311All three
GRYESY1312Collins only
DROPSY1212All three
FROWST1212All three
WRYEST1211All three
BROWSE1112All three
CREASY1111All three
BRASSY1111All three
PRISSY1111All three

The pattern is _R__S_: R holds the second slot, and S the fifth. Only 14 of the 70 matches fall among our common English words. Endings cluster sharply: 30 finish in E, 17 in Y, and 15 in T.

6-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and S as the 5th letter

  • Exactly 70 matches fit the six-letter pattern _R__S_.
  • ARTIST, ARREST, BREAST, and PRIEST are recognizable fits.
  • Final E occurs 30 times, Y 17, and T 15.
  • FROWSY tops the Scrabble scores at 15; BROWSY scores 14.
  • Only 14 entries meet the common-word cutoff.

Which starting letters lead the pattern?

B leads the first-letter count with 12 matches, just ahead of A at 11. C contributes 10, while D and G each contribute 8. If crossing letters rule out B and A, those smaller groups still leave several candidates.

Endings narrow the search further. CRUISE, GREASE, PRAISE, and BROWSE finish in E; GRASSY, GREASY, and DROWSY finish in Y. ARTIST, ARREST, BREAST, and PRIEST end in T.

For a board solve, lock the S in slot five, then test E, Y, and T at the end: those three endings cover 62 of the 70 matches. The other eight finish in H, M, A, I, or O.

Which matches score most in Scrabble?

FROWSY earns 15 points in Scrabble, ahead of BROWSY at 14; DROWSY and DRYISH each score 13. These high scorers lean on less familiar spellings, so a strong rack score does not make a word an everyday choice. ARTIST and BROWSE are easier to recognize, though their scores are lower.

Dictionary coverage varies: 68 matches appear in Collins, 53 in NWL2023, and 50 in ENABLE, with overlap among those lists. The counts are not additive; a word needs to appear in only one tournament dictionary to qualify. Since just 14 matches meet the common-word cutoff, many are uncommon; check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar form.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring six-letter word with R second and S fifth?
FROWSY is the highest-scoring match at 15 Scrabble points. BROWSY follows at 14, while DROWSY and DRYISH each score 13. These scores make unusual-looking matches worth checking, but confirm unfamiliar words against the dictionary used in your game.
Which final letters are most common in this pattern?
E is the most common ending, appearing in 30 matches; Y follows with 17, and T with 15. Together those endings account for 62 of the 70 words. The remaining eight end in H, M, A, I, or O.
Are all 70 words accepted in every word game?
No. The matches are included if they appear in at least one tournament dictionary, but coverage differs: Collins includes 68, NWL2023 includes 53, and ENABLE includes 50. Those groups overlap, so check the word list your game uses before relying on an unfamiliar entry.

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