6-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and S as the 6th letter
6-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and S as the 6th letter number 583; familiar choices include groups, prices, orders, and dreams.
99 of 583 are everyday words (17%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With R in 2nd place, S is the most common 6th letter (583 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Common words
- GROUPS9
- PRICES10
- ORDERS7
- TROOPS8
- CRISIS8
- BRINGS9
- DREAMS9
- BREAKS12
- TRACKS12
- CRIMES10
- DRINKS11
- WRITES9
- BRANDS9
- TRENDS7
- TRIALS6
- DRIVES10
- GRADES8
- TRAINS6
- ERRORS6
- TRUCKS12
- GRANTS7
- TRICKS12
- PRINTS8
- BRAINS8
- FRUITS9
- PROVES11
- TREATS6
- ARGUES7
- BROOKS12
- TRADES7
- TRIBES8
- FRAMES11
- PRIZES17
- TRAVIS9
- ORGANS7
- TRAITS6
- TRAILS6
- ARMIES8
- BRAKES12
- CRACKS14
- TRACES8
- CROWDS12
- GRAVES10
- BROWNS11
- GREENS7
- BRICKS14
- ARROWS9
- TRUSTS6
All valid words 583
- ARABAS8
- ARABIS8
- ARAMES8
- ARBORS8
- ARCCOS10
- ARCHES11
- ARDEBS9
- ARDORS7
- ARDRIS7
- AREADS7
- ARECAS8
- AREDES7
- ARENAS6
- ARENES6
- AREPAS8
- ARETES6
- ARETTS6
- ARGALS7
- ARGANS7
- ARGILS7
- ARGLES7
- ARGOLS7
- ARGONS7
- ARGOTS7
- ARGUES7
- ARHATS9
- ARIELS6
- ARISES6
- ARMERS8
- ARMETS8
- ARMIES8
- ARMILS8
- ARMORS8
- ARNUTS6
- AROBAS8
- AROHAS9
- AROIDS7
- AROMAS8
- ARPENS8
- ARRAYS9
- ARRETS6
- ARROWS9
- ARSONS6
- ARTELS6
- ARTICS8
- ARTIES6
- BRAAIS8
- BRACES10
- BRACHS13
- BRACKS14
- BRACTS10
- BRAIDS9
- BRAILS8
- BRAINS8
- BRAKES12
- BRAMES10
- BRANDS9
- BRANKS12
- BRANTS8
- BRASES8
- BRASTS8
- BRAVAS11
- BRAVES11
- BRAVOS11
- BRAWLS11
- BRAWNS11
- BRAZAS17
- BRAZES17
- BREADS9
- BREAKS12
- BREAMS10
- BREDES9
- BREEDS9
- BREEKS12
- BREERS8
- BREIDS9
- BRENTS8
- BRERES8
- BREVES11
- BREVIS11
- BREWIS11
- BRIARS8
- BRIBES10
- BRICKS14
- BRIDES9
- BRIEFS11
- BRIERS8
- BRILLS8
- BRINES8
- BRINGS9
- BRINKS12
- BRISES8
- BRISKS12
- BRITHS11
- BRITTS8
- BRIZES17
- BROADS9
- BROCHS13
- BROCKS14
- BROGHS12
- BROILS8
- BROKES12
- BROMES10
- BROMOS10
- BRONCS10
- BRONDS9
- BROODS9
- BROOKS12
- BROOLS8
- BROOMS10
- BROSES8
- BROTHS11
- BROWNS11
- BRUGHS12
- BRUINS8
- BRUITS8
- BRULES8
- BRUMES10
- BRUNTS8
- BRUSTS8
- BRUTES8
- BRUXES15
- CRAALS8
- CRACKS14
- CRAFTS11
- CRAICS10
- CRAIGS9
- CRAKES12
- CRAMES10
- CRAMPS12
- CRANES8
- CRANKS12
- CRANTS8
- CRAPES10
- CRARES8
- CRASES8
- CRASIS8
- CRATES8
- CRAVES11
- CRAWLS11
- CRAZES17
- CREAKS12
- CREAMS10
- CREDOS9
- CREEDS9
- CREEKS12
- CREELS8
- CREEPS10
- CREMES10
- CRENAS8
- CREPES10
- CRESTS8
- CREWES11
- CRICKS14
- CRIERS8
- CRIMES10
- CRIMPS12
- CRINES8
- CRIPES10
- CRISES8
- CRISIS8
- CRISPS10
- CRITHS11
- CROAKS12
- CROCKS14
- CROCUS10
- CROFTS11
- CROMBS12
- CROMES10
- CRONES8
- CROOKS12
- CROOLS8
- CROONS8
- CRORES8
- CROUPS10
- CROUTS8
- CROWDS12
- CROWNS11
- CROZES17
- CRUCES10
- CRUCKS14
- CRUDES9
- CRUDOS9
- CRUELS8
- CRUETS8
- CRUFTS11
- CRUMBS12
- CRUMPS12
- CRUNKS12
- CRUORS8
- CRUSES8
- CRUSTS8
- CRUVES11
- CRUXES15
- CRWTHS14
- CRYERS11
- CRYPTS13
- DRAFFS13
- DRAFTS10
- DRAILS7
- DRAINS7
- DRAKES11
- DRAMAS9
- DRANTS7
- DRAPES9
- DRAWLS10
- DREADS8
- DREAMS9
- DREARS7
- DRECKS13
- DRERES7
- DRICES9
- DRIERS7
- DRIFTS10
- DRILLS7
- DRINKS11
- DRIVES10
- DROIDS8
- DROILS7
- DROITS7
- DROKES11
- DROLES7
- DROLLS7
- DROMES9
- DROMOS9
- DRONES7
- DROOBS9
- DROOGS8
- DROOKS11
- DROOLS7
- DROOPS9
- DROUKS11
- DROVES10
- DROWNS10
- DRUIDS8
- DRUNKS11
- DRUPES9
- DRUSES7
- DRYADS11
- DRYERS10
- ERASES6
- ERBIAS8
- ERECTS8
- ERGONS7
- ERGOTS7
- ERICAS8
- ERICKS12
- ERINUS6
- ERODES7
- EROSES6
- ERRORS6
- ERUCTS8
- ERUGOS7
- ERUPTS8
- ERVILS9
- FRACAS11
- FRACKS15
- FRACTS11
- FRAILS9
- FRAIMS11
- FRAMES11
- FRANCS11
- FRANKS13
- FRAUDS10
- FREAKS13
- FREERS9
- FREETS9
- FREITS9
- FREMDS12
- FREONS9
- FRERES9
- FRIARS9
- FRIERS9
- FRIGES10
- FRILLS9
- FRISES9
- FRISKS13
- FRISTS9
- FRITES9
- FRITHS12
- FRITTS9
- FRIZES18
- FROCKS15
- FRONDS10
- FRONTS9
- FROSTS9
- FROTHS12
- FROWNS12
- FRUITS9
- FRUMPS13
- FRUSTS9
- FRYERS12
- GRAALS7
- GRACES9
- GRADES8
- GRADUS8
- GRAFFS13
- GRAFTS10
- GRAILS7
- GRAINS7
- GRAIPS9
- GRAMAS9
- GRAMES9
- GRAMPS11
- GRANDS8
- GRANTS7
- GRAPES9
- GRAPHS12
- GRASPS9
- GRATES7
- GRATIS7
- GRAVES10
- GRAVIS10
- GRAZES16
- GREATS7
- GREBES9
- GRECES9
- GREEDS8
- GREEKS11
- GREENS7
- GREETS7
- GREGOS8
- GREINS7
- GRESES7
- GREVES10
- GREXES14
- GRICES9
- GRIDES8
- GRIEFS10
- GRIFFS13
- GRIFTS10
- GRIKES11
- GRILLS7
- GRIMES9
- GRINDS8
- GRIOTS7
- GRIPES9
- GRISES7
- GRISTS7
- GRITHS10
- GRIZES16
- GROANS7
- GROATS7
- GROINS7
- GROMAS9
- GRONES7
- GROOFS10
- GROOMS9
- GROPES9
- GROUFS10
- GROUPS9
- GROUTS7
- GROVES10
- GROWLS10
- GRRRLS7
- GRUELS7
- GRUFES10
- GRUFFS13
- GRUMES9
- GRUMPS11
- GRUNTS7
- GRYCES12
- GRYDES11
- GRYKES14
- GRYPES12
- IRADES7
- IRIDES7
- IRISES6
- IRITIS6
- IROKOS10
- IRONES6
- KRAALS10
- KRAFTS13
- KRAITS10
- KRANGS11
- KRAUTS10
- KREEPS12
- KRENGS11
- KREWES13
- KRILLS10
- KRISES10
- KROONS10
- KRUBIS12
- ORANGS7
- ORANTS6
- ORATES6
- ORBITS8
- ORCHIS11
- ORCINS8
- ORDERS7
- OREADS7
- OREXIS13
- ORGANS7
- ORGIAS7
- ORGIES7
- ORGUES7
- ORIBIS8
- ORIELS6
- ORIXAS13
- ORLONS6
- ORLOPS8
- ORMERS8
- ORPINS8
- ORTHOS9
- ORVALS9
- ORYXES16
- PRAAMS10
- PRAHUS11
- PRANAS8
- PRANGS9
- PRANKS12
- PRASES8
- PRATES8
- PRATTS8
- PRAWNS11
- PRAXES15
- PRAXIS15
- PRECIS10
- PREENS8
- PREIFS11
- PRENTS8
- PREOPS10
- PRESES8
- PRESTS8
- PREVES11
- PREXES15
- PREZES17
- PRIALS8
- PRICES10
- PRICKS14
- PRIDES9
- PRIEFS11
- PRIERS8
- PRILLS8
- PRIMAS10
- PRIMES10
- PRIMOS10
- PRIMPS12
- PRIMUS10
- PRINKS12
- PRINTS8
- PRIONS8
- PRIORS8
- PRISES8
- PRISMS10
- PRIZES17
- PROBES10
- PROEMS10
- PROINS8
- PROKES12
- PROLES8
- PROLLS8
- PROMOS10
- PRONES8
- PRONGS9
- PRONKS12
- PROOFS11
- PRORES8
- PROSES8
- PROSOS8
- PROULS8
- PROVES11
- PROWLS11
- PROYNS11
- PRUDES9
- PRUNES8
- PRUNTS8
- PRUNUS8
- PRYERS11
- PRYSES11
- TRACES8
- TRACKS12
- TRACTS8
- TRADES7
- TRAGUS7
- TRAIKS10
- TRAILS6
- TRAINS6
- TRAITS6
- TRAMPS10
- TRANKS10
- TRANQS15
- TRANTS6
- TRAPES8
- TRATTS6
- TRAVES9
- TRAVIS9
- TRAWLS9
- TREADS7
- TREATS6
- TRECKS12
- TREENS6
- TREMAS8
- TRENDS7
- TRESTS6
- TREVIS9
- TREZES15
- TRIACS8
- TRIADS7
- TRIALS6
- TRIBES8
- TRICES8
- TRICKS12
- TRIENS6
- TRIERS6
- TRIGOS7
- TRIKES10
- TRILLS6
- TRINES6
- TRIOLS6
- TRIORS6
- TRIPES8
- TRIPOS8
- TRITES6
- TROADS7
- TROAKS10
- TROATS6
- TROCKS12
- TRODES7
- TROGGS8
- TROKES10
- TROLLS6
- TROMPS10
- TRONAS6
- TRONCS8
- TRONES6
- TRONKS10
- TROOPS8
- TROPES8
- TROTHS9
- TROUTS6
- TROVES9
- TRUCES8
- TRUCKS12
- TRUGOS7
- TRULLS6
- TRUMPS10
- TRUNKS10
- TRUSTS6
- TRUTHS9
- TRYERS9
- TRYKES13
- TRYSTS9
- URAEUS6
- URALIS6
- URARES6
- URARIS6
- URASES6
- URATES6
- URBIAS8
- UREDOS7
- URENAS6
- URESES6
- URESIS6
- URGERS7
- URIALS6
- URINES6
- URITES6
- URMANS8
- UROSES6
- UROSIS6
- URSIDS7
- URSONS6
- URUBUS8
- URUSES6
- VRAICS11
- VROOMS11
- VROUWS12
- WRACKS15
- WRANGS10
- WRASTS9
- WRATHS12
- WRAWLS12
- WREAKS13
- WRECKS15
- WRESTS9
- WRICKS15
- WRINGS10
- WRISTS9
- WRITES9
- WRONGS10
- WROOTS9
- YRNEHS12
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRIZES | 18 | 18 | All three |
| PRIZES | 17 | 18 | All three |
| CRAZES | 17 | 18 | All three |
| BRAZAS | 17 | 18 | All three |
| CROZES | 17 | 18 | All three |
| BRAZES | 17 | 18 | All three |
| PREZES | 17 | 18 | All three |
| BRIZES | 17 | 18 | Collins only |
| GRAZES | 16 | 17 | All three |
| GRIZES | 16 | 17 | Collins only |
| ORYXES | 16 | 15 | All three |
| WRECKS | 15 | 16 | All three |
Lock R into the second slot and S into the last, and four letters remain open. That pattern catches everyday words such as groups and prices, along with less familiar game entries. The list draws from tournament dictionaries, so its full count is broader than any single game’s word list.
At a glance: a crowded S ending
- 583 matches meet both fixed positions, with S closing every entry.
- 99 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
- 494 entries have definitions.
- Collins includes 576; NWL2023 includes 436.
- The average tile score is 9.3.
How many 6-letter words have R second and S sixth?
There are 583 6-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and S as the 6th letter in the combined tournament-dictionary count. The pattern leaves four changing slots, so the list ranges from ordinary words such as groups and orders to less familiar entries.
Among familiar examples, prices, troops, brings, breaks, tracks, drinks, writes, trends, trials, and trains show how often the shape fits plurals or third-person verbs. Crisis is a memorable singular exception: its final S is part of the spelling, not a plural ending.
The first letter is especially concentrated in B, C, G, and T: those groups contribute 76, 75, 73, and 73 words. P adds 64, while A has 46, so a known first letter can narrow the search sharply.
Scoring and dictionary limits for this pattern
Scoring gives a different shortlist. PRIZES scores 17 points, alongside CRAZES, BRAZAS, CROZES, BRAZES, PREZES, and BRIZES. Several high scorers are less familiar than PRIZES, so check your board and your game’s dictionary before committing.
PRIZES is easier to recognize and shares its 17-point value with those less familiar options. On a premium letter square, a high-value letter can matter more than an unusual six-letter word; preserve the S ending and test the crossing letters before choosing.
6-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and S as the 6th letter are not evenly represented across dictionaries: Collins has 576, but NWL2023 has 436. The combined count is not a promise that every entry works in your game, so use the relevant word list when tournament validity matters.
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