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

6-letter words with R as the 3rd letter and S as the 6th letter number 545, from familiar SERIES to the high-scoring FURZES.

545 wordsTop pick SERIESHighest score FURZES 18

52 of 545 are everyday words (10%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

3rd letter
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6th letter
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With R in 3rd place, S is the most common 6th letter (545 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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Common words 52 · most-used first

SERIES₆
ACROSS₈
FORCES₁₁
STRESS₆
HORSES₉
SERVES₉
HEROES₉
LYRICS₁₁
VERSUS₉
ERRORS₆
WORLDS₁₀
MORRIS₈
NURSES₆
AGREES₇
THROWS₁₂
NERVES₉
CIRCUS₁₀
VARIES₉
CURVES₁₁
STRIPS₈
FORUMS₁₁
VERSES₉
ARROWS₉
TORIES₆
MERITS₈
MORALS₈
BIRTHS₁₁
CORPUS₁₀
SCREWS₁₁
MORONS₈
BURSTS₈
JURORS₁₃
STRAPS₈
SIRENS₆
SCRAPS₁₀
POROUS₈
SHRUBS₁₁
HERPES₁₁
AIRBUS₈
ARRAYS₉
HARASS₉
STRAWS₉
CURSES₈
SCRUBS₁₀
SPRAYS₁₁
BARONS₈
CARERS₈
HORDES₁₀

Showing the top 48 of 52 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 545

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

AARTIS₆
ABRAYS₁₁
ABRINS₈
ACROSS₈
AERIES₆
AFRITS₉
AGREES₇
AGRIAS₇
AIRBUS₈
AIRERS₆
AIRTHS₉
AMRITS₈
AORTAS₆
APRONS₈
ARRAYS₉
ARRETS₆
ARROWS₉
AUREUS₆
AUROUS₆
AURUMS₈
AYRIES₉
BARBES₁₀
BARCAS₁₀
BARDES₉
BARDOS₉
BARFIS₁₁
BARGES₉
BARONS₈
BARRAS₈
BARRES₈
BARYES₁₁
BERAYS₁₁
BERETS₈
BERMES₁₀
BEROBS₁₀
BERTHS₁₁
BERYLS₁₁
BIRLES₈
BIRSES₈
BIRTHS₁₁
BORAKS₁₂
BORALS₈
BORDES₉
BOREAS₈
BOREES₈
BORERS₈
BORGOS₉
BORONS₈
BURANS₈
BURETS₈
BURFIS₁₁
BURGHS₁₂
BURIES₈
BURINS₈
BURKAS₁₂
BURKES₁₂
BUROOS₈
BURQAS₁₇
BURROS₈
BURSAS₈
BURSES₈
BURSTS₈
CARAPS₁₀
CARATS₈
CARBOS₁₀
CARDIS₉
CARERS₈
CARESS₈
CARETS₈
CARGOS₉
CARIES₈
CARLES₈
CAROBS₁₀
CAROLS₈
CAROMS₁₀
CARPUS₁₀
CARSES₈
CARTAS₈
CARTES₈
CARVES₁₁
CERCIS₁₀
CERCUS₁₀
CEREUS₈
CERGES₉
CERIAS₈
CERNES₈
CEROUS₈
CERRIS₈
CERTES₈
CIRCUS₁₀
CIRRUS₈
CORALS₈
CORBES₁₀
CORERS₈
COREYS₁₁
CORGIS₉
CORIES₈
CORMUS₁₀
CORNUS₈
CORPUS₁₀
CORSES₈
CORSOS₈
CORVES₁₁
CORVUS₁₁
CURATS₈
CURERS₈
CURETS₈
CURIAS₈
CURIES₈
CURIOS₈
CURSES₈
CURSUS₈
CURVES₁₁
DARAFS₁₀
DARCYS₁₂
DARERS₇
DARGAS₈
DARICS₉
DARRES₇
DARZIS₁₆
DERATS₇
DERAYS₁₀
DERIGS₈
DERMAS₉
DERMIS₉
DERRIS₇
DERROS₇
DERTHS₁₀
DIRAMS₉
DIRGES₈
DIRKES₁₁
DORADS₈
DORBAS₉
DOREES₇
DORIES₇
DORSES₇
DURAGS₈
DURALS₇
DURESS₇
DUROCS₉
DUROYS₁₀
DURRAS₇
DURUMS₉
DURZIS₁₆
EARTHS₉
EGRESS₇
EGRETS₇
ENROLS₆
EPROMS₁₀
ERRORS₆
EYRIES₉
FARADS₁₀
FARCES₁₁
FARERS₉
FARLES₉
FARROS₉
FARSES₉
FERALS₉
FERIAS₉
FERMIS₁₁
FIREES₉
FIRERS₉
FIRIES₉
FIRSTS₉
FIRTHS₁₂
FORAMS₁₁
FORAYS₁₂
FORCES₁₁
FORELS₉
FORGES₁₀
FORMES₁₁
FORTES₉
FORTIS₉
FORUMS₁₁
FURALS₉
FURANS₉
FURIES₉
FUROLS₉
FURORS₉
FURZES₁₈
GARBES₉
GARBOS₉
GARRES₇
GARTHS₁₀
GARUMS₉
GERAHS₁₀
GERBES₉
GERLES₇
GERNES₇
GIRONS₇
GIRTHS₁₀
GORALS₇
GORGES₈
GORSES₇
GRRRLS₇
GURGES₈
GYRONS₁₀
GYROUS₁₀
HARAMS₁₁
HARASS₉
HAREMS₁₁
HARIMS₁₁
HERIES₉
HEROES₉
HERONS₉
HERPES₁₁
HERSES₉
HERYES₁₂
HIREES₉
HIRERS₉
HORAHS₁₂
HORDES₁₀
HORMES₁₁
HORSES₉
HORSTS₉
HURRAS₉
HURSTS₉
IHRAMS₁₁
INRUNS₆
JARTAS₁₃
JARULS₁₃
JERIDS₁₄
JIRGAS₁₄
JORAMS₁₅
JORUMS₁₅
JURATS₁₃
JURELS₁₃
JURIES₁₃
JURORS₁₃
KARATS₁₀
KARMAS₁₂
KAROOS₁₀
KAROSS₁₀
KARRIS₁₀
KARSTS₁₀
KERELS₁₀
KERMAS₁₂
KERMES₁₂
KERMIS₁₂
KERNES₁₀
KERVES₁₃
KIRRIS₁₀
KORATS₁₀
KORMAS₁₂
KURRES₁₀
KURTAS₁₀
KYRIES₁₃
LAREES₆
LARGES₇
LARGOS₇
LARUMS₈
LARVAS₉
LORANS₆
LORELS₆
LORICS₈
LORIES₆
LURERS₆
LURGIS₇
LURVES₉
LYRICS₁₁
MARAES₈
MARAHS₁₁
MARGES₉
MARIDS₉
MARIES₈
MARKAS₁₂
MARLES₈
MARONS₈
MARORS₈
MARRIS₈
MARSES₈
MERCES₁₀
MERDES₉
MERELS₈
MERGES₉
MERILS₈
MERITS₈
MERLES₈
MERSES₈
MIRIDS₉
MIRINS₈
MIRTHS₁₁
MIRZAS₁₇
MORALS₈
MORASS₈
MORATS₈
MORAYS₁₁
MORBUS₁₀
MORELS₈
MORIAS₈
MORNES₈
MORONS₈
MORPHS₁₃
MORRAS₈
MORRIS₈
MORROS₈
MORSES₈
MPRETS₁₀
MURALS₈
MURIDS₉
MURRAS₈
MURRES₈
MURRIS₈
MURTIS₈
MURVAS₁₁
MYRRHS₁₄
NARCOS₈
NARRAS₆
NERALS₆
NEREIS₆
NERKAS₁₀
NEROLS₆
NERVES₉
NORIAS₆
NORMAS₈
NORTHS₉
NURSES₆
OCREAS₈
OGRESS₇
OMRAHS₁₁
PARENS₈
PAREOS₈
PARERS₈
PAREUS₈
PARGES₉
PARGOS₉
PARIES₈
PARKAS₁₂
PARKIS₁₂
PARLES₈
PAROLS₈
PAROUS₈
PARRAS₈
PARSES₈
PARTIS₈
PARVIS₁₁
PARVOS₁₁
PERAIS₈
PERCES₁₀
PERDUS₉
PERILS₈
PERSES₈
PERVES₁₁
PERVOS₁₁
PIRAIS₈
PORERS₈
PORGES₉
PORINS₈
PORNOS₈
POROUS₈
PORTAS₈
PURDAS₉
PUREES₈
PURGES₉
PURIMS₁₀
PURINS₈
PURSES₈
PYRANS₁₁
QORMAS₁₇
RERIGS₇
RERUNS₆
RURALS₆
SARANS₆
SAREES₆
SARGES₇
SARGOS₇
SARGUS₇
SARINS₆
SARODS₇
SCRABS₁₀
SCRAES₈
SCRAGS₉
SCRAMS₁₀
SCRANS₈
SCRAPS₁₀
SCRATS₈
SCRAWS₁₁
SCRAYS₁₁
SCREES₈
SCREWS₁₁
SCRIES₈
SCRIMS₁₀
SCRIPS₁₀
SCROBS₁₀
SCRODS₉
SCROGS₉
SCROWS₁₁
SCRUBS₁₀
SCRUMS₁₀
SERACS₈
SERAIS₆
SERGES₇
SERIES₆
SERIFS₉
SERINS₆
SERONS₆
SEROUS₆
SEROWS₉
SERRAS₆
SERRES₆
SERUMS₈
SERVES₉
SERVOS₉
SHREDS₁₀
SHREWS₁₂
SHROWS₁₂
SHRUBS₁₁
SHRUGS₁₀
SIREES₆
SIRENS₆
SIRIHS₉
SIROCS₈
SIRRAS₆
SIRUPS₈
SKRANS₁₀
SKRIES₁₀
SKRIKS₁₄
SORBUS₈
SORDES₇
SOREES₆
SORELS₆
SORGOS₇
SORRAS₆
SORTES₆
SPRAGS₉
SPRATS₈
SPRAYS₁₁
SPREDS₉
SPREES₈
SPREWS₁₁
SPRIGS₉
SPRITS₈
SPRODS₉
SPROGS₉
SPRUES₈
SPRUGS₉
STRADS₇
STRAES₆
STRAGS₇
STRAPS₈
STRASS₆
STRAWS₉
STRAYS₉
STREPS₈
STRESS₆
STREWS₉
STRIGS₇
STRIPS₈
STROPS₈
STROWS₉
STROYS₉
STRUMS₈
STRUTS₆
SURAHS₉
SURATS₆
SURGES₇
SURRAS₆
SYRAHS₁₂
SYRENS₉
SYRTES₉
SYRTIS₉
SYRUPS₁₁
TARGAS₇
TARGES₇
TAROCS₈
TAROKS₁₀
TAROTS₆
TARRAS₆
TARRES₆
TARSUS₆
TERAIS₆
TERCES₈
TEREKS₁₀
TERFES₉
TERNES₆
TERRAS₆
THRAWS₁₂
THREES₉
THRIDS₁₀
THRIPS₁₁
THROBS₁₁
THROES₉
THROWS₁₂
THRUMS₁₁
TIROES₆
TORAHS₉
TORANS₆
TORICS₈
TORIES₆
TOROUS₆
TORSES₆
TORSKS₁₀
TORSOS₆
TORTAS₆
TORTES₆
TURBOS₈
TURKIS₁₀
TURMES₈
TURVES₉
TYRANS₉
TYROES₉
UNRIGS₇
UNRIPS₈
UPRUNS₈
VARANS₉
VARECS₁₁
VARIAS₉
VARIES₉
VARNAS₉
VARVES₁₂
VERGES₁₀
VERJUS₁₆
VERMES₁₁
VERMIS₁₁
VERSES₉
VERSOS₉
VERSTS₉
VERSUS₉
VERTUS₉
VERVES₁₂
VIREOS₉
VIRGAS₁₀
VIRGES₁₀
VIROUS₉
VIRTUS₉
WERRIS₉
WIRERS₉
WORLDS₁₀
WORSES₉
WORSTS₉
WORTHS₁₂
WURSTS₉
YARAKS₁₃
YARCOS₁₁
YARFAS₁₂
YARTAS₉
YARTOS₉
YERBAS₁₁
YIRTHS₁₂
YURTAS₉
ZERDAS₁₆
ZEROES₁₅
ZIRAMS₁₇
ZORILS₁₅
ZORROS₁₅

Letters by positionIn 26% of these words the 5th letter is E.

1st letter

S18%
C9%
M8%

2nd letter

A22%
E18%
O18%

4th letter

A15%
I12%
E12%

5th letter

E26%
A10%
I6%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; FURZES tops the list with 18. Scores before board bonuses.

66 points: 61 words
7 points: 41 words
88 points: 147 words
9 points: 122 words
1010 points: 66 words
11 points: 53 words
1212 points: 27 words
13 points: 10 words
1414 points: 4 words
15 points: 5 words
1616 points: 4 words
17 points: 4 words
1818 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
FURZES	18	19	All three
BURQAS	17	19	Collins · NWL
MIRZAS	17	18	All three
ZIRAMS	17	18	All three
QORMAS	17	18	Collins only
VERJUS	16	20	NWL only
DARZIS	16	16	Collins only
DURZIS	16	17	Collins only
ZERDAS	16	16	Collins only
ZEROES	15	15	All three
ZORROS	15	15	Collins only
JORAMS	15	18	All three

The fixed pattern is _ _ R _ _ S: the third slot is R, and the final slot is S. Among 545 tournament-dictionary matches, just 52 fall among the most common English words. That gap matters in a word game: recognizable entries such as ACROSS and HORSES sit beside rarer forms, so a matching shape alone does not guarantee acceptance.

The pattern at a glance

545 six-letter entries meet the R-third, S-final pattern.
Every match ends in S; SERIES, FORCES, and ERRORS show familiar word shapes.
Only 52 matches rank among the commonest 25,000 English words.
Starting letters are led by S (100), then C (51) and M (46).
FURZES scores 18, the highest score among the matches.

Which familiar words fit this exact pattern?

SERIES, ACROSS, FORCES, STRESS, HORSES, SERVES, and ERRORS are clear starting points; each places R third and S at the end. LYRICS and CIRCUS also fit, though they are less interchangeable with the first group in ordinary sentences.

Starting letters are not evenly spread. S accounts for 100 matches, almost twice C's 51; M contributes 46 and B contributes 41. If the first tile is unknown, test S before assuming the pattern is dominated by words beginning with R: R is internal, not initial.

Using 6-letter words with R third and S sixth

The dictionary split is substantial: Collins lists 530 matches, NWL2023 375, and ENABLE 337. Those totals overlap rather than add up to 545; a word accepted in one list can be absent from another. Check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar match.

Scoring points toward a different corner of the set. FURZES leads at 18, while BURQAS, MIRZAS, ZIRAMS, and QORMAS each score 17. Those are not everyday vocabulary; a high tile value matters only if your game dictionary accepts the word.

Most entries are uncommon: 52 of 545 meet the common-word cutoff. Treat a pattern match as a candidate, not proof that a spelling is playable. For a nearby constraint, compare words with R third and E or D last: those patterns have 268 and 256 matches, respectively.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have R third and S last?

There are 545 tournament-dictionary matches with R in the third position and S in the sixth. SERIES, ACROSS, FORCES, STRESS, and HORSES are familiar examples, but only 52 matches meet the common-word cutoff.

What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?

FURZES is the highest scorer at 18 points. BURQAS, MIRZAS, ZIRAMS, and QORMAS each score 17. These less familiar words can offer strong tile value, but confirm that your game's dictionary accepts them before playing.

Which starting letter appears most often in these words?

S is the most common first letter, appearing in 100 matches. C comes next with 51, followed by M with 46 and B with 41. The pattern fixes R in the middle, so the initial letter is a separate clue to narrow down.

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