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6-letter words with R as the 3rd letter and A as the 5th letter

Six-letter words with R third and A fifth total 247, including NORMAL, SPREAD and JORDAN; 56 end in S.

247 wordsTop pick NORMALHighest score CARFAX 18

34 of 247 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With R in 3rd place, E is the most common 5th letter (662 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 34 · most-used first

All valid words 247

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

  • ABROAD9
  • ADREAD8
  • AERIAL6
  • AGRIAS7
  • AIRBAG9
  • AIRGAP9
  • AIRMAN8
  • AIRVAC11
  • AIRWAY12
  • AORTAE6
  • AORTAL6
  • AORTAS6
  • ARREAR6
  • ATRIAL6
  • BARBAL10
  • BARCAS10
  • BARKAN12
  • BARMAN10
  • BARRAS8
  • BARRAT8
  • BORDAR9
  • BOREAL8
  • BOREAS8
  • BUREAU8
  • BURIAL8
  • BURKAS12
  • BURLAP10
  • BURQAS17
  • BURSAE8
  • BURSAL8
  • BURSAR8
  • BURSAS8
  • BYRLAW14
  • BYROAD12
  • CARDAN9
  • CARFAX18
  • CARMAN10
  • CARNAL8
  • CARPAL10
  • CARRAT8
  • CARTAS8
  • CERCAL10
  • CEREAL8
  • CERIAS8
  • CIRCAR10
  • CORBAN10
  • CORRAL8
  • CORSAC10
  • CURIAE8
  • CURIAL8
  • CURIAS8
  • CURRAN8
  • CURSAL8
  • CURTAL8
  • DARBAR9
  • DARGAH11
  • DARGAS8
  • DERHAM12
  • DERMAL9
  • DERMAS9
  • DIRDAM10
  • DIRHAM12
  • DORBAS9
  • DORSAD8
  • DORSAL7
  • DURBAR9
  • DURGAH11
  • DURGAN8
  • DURIAN7
  • DURRAS7
  • EARLAP8
  • EARWAX16
  • FARFAL12
  • FERBAM13
  • FERIAE9
  • FERIAL9
  • FERIAS9
  • FIRMAN11
  • FORBAD12
  • FORCAT11
  • FORGAT10
  • FORMAL11
  • FORMAT11
  • FORRAD10
  • FORRAY12
  • FORSAY12
  • FURCAE11
  • FURCAL11
  • GARDAI8
  • GARIAL7
  • GARJAN14
  • GARRAN7
  • GERMAN9
  • GURRAH10
  • HARMAN11
  • HARTAL9
  • HERBAL11
  • HERBAR11
  • HEREAT9
  • HERMAE11
  • HERMAI11
  • HURRAH12
  • HURRAS9
  • HURRAY12
  • INROAD7
  • IRREAL6
  • JARRAH16
  • JARTAS13
  • JIRGAS14
  • JORDAN14
  • KARMAS12
  • KERMAS12
  • KIRPAN12
  • KIRTAN10
  • KORMAS12
  • KURGAN11
  • KURTAS10
  • LARIAT6
  • LARNAX13
  • LARVAE9
  • LARVAL9
  • LARVAS9
  • LOREAL6
  • LURDAN7
  • MARGAY12
  • MARKAS12
  • MARRAM10
  • MERCAT10
  • MERMAN10
  • MIRZAS17
  • MORGAN9
  • MORGAY12
  • MORIAS8
  • MORNAY11
  • MORRAS8
  • MORSAL8
  • MORTAL8
  • MORTAR8
  • MORYAH14
  • MURLAN8
  • MURRAM10
  • MURRAS8
  • MURRAY11
  • MURVAS11
  • MYRIAD12
  • NARIAL6
  • NARRAS6
  • NARWAL9
  • NERKAS10
  • NERVAL9
  • NORIAS6
  • NORMAL8
  • NORMAN8
  • NORMAS8
  • NURHAG10
  • OCREAE8
  • OCREAS8
  • OORIAL6
  • PARDAH12
  • PARDAL9
  • PARIAH11
  • PARIAL8
  • PARIAN8
  • PARKAS12
  • PARLAY11
  • PARRAL8
  • PARRAS8
  • PARTAN8
  • PERFAY14
  • PHREAK15
  • PORTAL8
  • PORTAS8
  • PURDAH12
  • PURDAS9
  • QORMAS17
  • REREAD7
  • RURBAN8
  • SARDAR7
  • SARSAR6
  • SCREAK12
  • SCREAM10
  • SERDAB9
  • SERIAL6
  • SERRAE6
  • SERRAN6
  • SERRAS6
  • SERVAL9
  • SIRCAR8
  • SIRDAR7
  • SIRKAR10
  • SIRRAH9
  • SIRRAS6
  • SORRAS6
  • SORTAL6
  • SPREAD9
  • STREAK10
  • STREAM8
  • STRIAE6
  • STROAM8
  • SURRAS6
  • SURTAX13
  • TARGAS7
  • TARMAC10
  • TARNAL6
  • TARPAN8
  • TARRAS6
  • TARSAL6
  • TARTAN6
  • TARTAR6
  • TARZAN15
  • TERGAL7
  • TERNAL6
  • TERRAE6
  • TERRAS6
  • THREAD10
  • THREAP11
  • THREAT9
  • THROAT9
  • TORTAS6
  • TURBAN8
  • UNREAD7
  • UNREAL6
  • UPREAR8
  • UPROAR8
  • VARIAS9
  • VARNAS9
  • VARSAL9
  • VERBAL11
  • VERLAN9
  • VERMAL11
  • VERNAL9
  • VERSAL9
  • VIRGAE10
  • VIRGAS10
  • VORPAL11
  • WARMAN11
  • WARRAN9
  • WARRAY12
  • WARSAW12
  • WIRRAH12
  • WORRAL9
  • YARFAS12
  • YARRAN9
  • YARTAS9
  • YERBAS11
  • YURTAS9
  • ZERDAS16
Letters by positionIn 28% of these words the 2nd letter is A.
1st letter
  1. S10%
  2. M9%
  3. B8%
2nd letter
  1. A28%
  2. O18%
  3. U17%
4th letter
  1. R15%
  2. I10%
  3. E10%
6th letter
  1. S23%
  2. L21%
  3. N14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; CARFAX tops the list with 18. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 33 words
  2. 7 points: 14 words
  3. 88 points: 56 words
  4. 9 points: 42 words
  5. 1010 points: 29 words
  6. 11 points: 26 words
  7. 1212 points: 28 words
  8. 13 points: 4 words
  9. 1414 points: 6 words
  10. 15 points: 2 words
  11. 1616 points: 3 words
  12. 17 points: 3 words
  13. 1818 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CARFAX1819Collins only
BURQAS1719Collins · NWL
MIRZAS1718All three
QORMAS1718Collins only
JARRAH1617All three
EARWAX1616All three
ZERDAS1616Collins only
TARZAN1516All three
PHREAK1515Collins · NWL
JORDAN1417All three
BYRLAW1415Collins only
GARJAN1418Collins only

This pattern has 247 matches and a broad mix of recognizable words: NORMAL, GERMAN, SPREAD, STREAM and THREAT. S is the most common ending at 56, just ahead of L at 53. Those two endings dominate, but the remaining candidates reach several other final letters.

At a glance endings nearly split in two

  • 247 candidates meet the fixed positions.
  • 34 are common-frequency words.
  • S leads endings with 56; L follows with 53.
  • CARFAX scores 18, the highest listed value.

S and L are almost tied

The nearly even ending counts are a useful correction to a quick scan: 56 words finish in S and 53 in L. Examples show the spread, from SPREAD and STREAM to NORMAL and FORMAL. An S ending is the slight leader, not a rule for the pattern.

The familiar examples cross several word shapes: STREAM and STREAK share an opening, while FORMAL and FORMAT differ only at the end. THREAD and THREAT are another useful near-pair. Keep the fifth-position A fixed while checking the changing final letters.

This set rewards a two-stage scan. Confirm R in slot three and A in slot five, then sort by the final letter; the S and L groups are nearly equal. If neither ending fits, the counts still allow candidates ending in N, R, D or E.

A clue about a person can point toward GERMAN, JORDAN or MORGAN; a clue about an ordinary object may lead to FORMAT or THREAD. The fixed positions still decide whether each suggestion belongs.

A fast ending-based shortlist

Tip

For a fast ending-based shortlist, compare S and L first; together they account for 109 entries.

CARFAX leads the score table

CARFAX leads the score list at 18, while BURQAS and MIRZAS score 17. Common words such as FORMAT and THREAD sit beside specialized vocabulary, and only 34 matches are common-frequency entries. Check your game’s word list before relying on a rare high scorer.

Questions people ask

What is the top-scoring word with R third and A fifth?
CARFAX is the highest scorer at 18 points. BURQAS and MIRZAS follow at 17, with JARRAH at 16, before board premiums. The score is the word’s base tile value and does not include a premium square.
How many words in this pattern end in S?
Fifty-six matches end in S, just three more than the 53 ending in L. NORMAL, GERMAN and SPREAD illustrate how widely the other letters can vary. Both examples preserve the required R and A slots despite their different openings and meanings.
Are NORMAL and SPREAD both matches?
Yes. NORMAL and SPREAD each have R in the third position and A in the fifth. The pattern also includes STREAM, THREAT and JORDAN. Each word has R in slot three and A in slot five, despite different beginnings.

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