6-letter words with R as the 4th letter and R as the 6th letter

This pattern fixes both R positions, leaving the other four letters open. Every match ends in R, and the first letter is most often S: 13 of the 41 entries start that way. MIRROR, HORROR and TERROR stand out as recognizable choices, but most matches are less familiar.

At a glance: the R pattern

• There are 41 tournament-dictionary matches with R in both the fourth and sixth positions.
• S leads the first-letter group with 13 words; F and P each have four.
• MIRROR, HORROR and TERROR are among the recognizable examples.
• QUARER tops the listed tile scores at 15 points.
• Only seven entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

How many 6-letter words with R fourth and R sixth?

There are 41 matches across the tournament dictionaries counted here. Collins has all 41, compared with 34 in NWL2023 and 33 in ENABLE, so the game’s accepted list matters for this narrow pattern.

The smaller total makes this a much tighter search than nearby patterns: putting T in the fourth slot while keeping R last gives 298 matches. With R fixed twice, start by checking the first letter, especially S, before testing rarer candidates.

Which matches are worth checking first?

MIRROR, HORROR and TERROR are easy to spot, while SCORER, BEARER and NEARER show how many entries use an -er ending. That ending is a good clue, not a guarantee: the set also includes words such as FUHRER and USURER.

For points, QUARER leads at 15, followed by JEERER at 13 and FUHRER at 12. A high tile score does not make an unfamiliar word playable, though; verify acceptance in your game before committing a turn.

The seven common entries are a small share of the 41 matches, so this pattern is better for checking a specific board clue than for expecting a long list of everyday vocabulary. For other endings or fourth letters, compare the sibling patterns.