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

6-letter words with R as the 4th letter and S as the 6th letter total 414, led by familiar forms such as sports, starts, and stores.

414 wordsTop pick SPORTSHighest score QUIRKS 19

54 of 414 are everyday words (13%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

4th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

6th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With R in 4th place, S is the most common 6th letter (414 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Common words 54 · most-used first

SPORTS₈
STARTS₆
AWARDS₁₀
STORES₆
SHARES₉
COURTS₈
HEARTS₉
SCORES₈
GUARDS₈
BOARDS₉
SHIRTS₉
METRES₈
CHARTS₁₁
MORRIS₈
SHORTS₉
SHARKS₁₃
STORMS₈
DEBRIS₉
THIRDS₁₀
CHORUS₁₁
THERES₉
SHORES₉
SPARKS₁₂
SWORDS₁₀
LEARNS₆
GENRES₇
CYPRUS₁₃
SCARES₈
EXTRAS₁₃
CITRUS₈
ALARMS₈
SKIRTS₁₀
ALERTS₆
CHARMS₁₃
CHORES₁₁
PEARLS₈
CHORDS₁₂
UTERUS₆
MADRAS₉
STARES₆
CLERKS₁₂
FLARES₉
BEARDS₉
CAIRNS₈
SPORES₈
THORNS₉
LITRES₆
PADRES₉

Showing the top 48 of 54 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 414

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

ABORDS₉
ABORTS₈
ACARUS₈
ACORNS₈
ADORBS₉
ADORES₇
ADORNS₇
AFARAS₉
AGGROS₈
AGORAS₇
ALARMS₈
ALERTS₆
ALURES₆
ANDROS₇
ANTRES₆
APPROS₁₀
ARDRIS₇
ASPROS₈
ASURAS₆
AVERTS₉
AWARDS₁₀
AWARNS₉
AZURES₁₅
BAIRNS₈
BAJRAS₁₅
BAJRIS₁₅
BAKRAS₁₂
BARRAS₈
BARRES₈
BEARDS₉
BEARES₈
BLARES₈
BLARTS₈
BLERTS₈
BLORES₈
BLURBS₁₀
BLURTS₈
BOARDS₉
BOARTS₈
BOORDS₉
BOURDS₉
BOURGS₉
BOURNS₈
BRERES₈
BURROS₈
CADRES₉
CAIRDS₉
CAIRNS₈
CAPRIS₁₀
CAURIS₈
CEORLS₈
CERRIS₈
CHARAS₁₁
CHARDS₁₂
CHARES₁₁
CHARKS₁₅
CHARMS₁₃
CHARRS₁₁
CHARTS₁₁
CHERTS₁₁
CHIRKS₁₅
CHIRLS₁₁
CHIRMS₁₃
CHIROS₁₁
CHIRPS₁₃
CHIRRS₁₁
CHIRTS₁₁
CHIRUS₁₁
CHORDS₁₂
CHORES₁₁
CHORUS₁₁
CHURLS₁₁
CHURNS₁₁
CHURRS₁₁
CIRRUS₈
CITRUS₈
CLAROS₈
CLARTS₈
CLERKS₁₂
COARBS₁₀
COBRAS₁₀
COPRAS₁₀
COURBS₁₀
COURES₈
COURTS₈
CRARES₈
CRORES₈
CYPRES₁₃
CYPRIS₁₃
CYPRUS₁₃
DARRES₇
DEARES₇
DEARNS₇
DEBRIS₉
DEGRAS₈
DERRIS₇
DERROS₇
DOBRAS₉
DOBROS₉
DOORNS₇
DOURAS₇
DRERES₇
DURRAS₇
DWARFS₁₃
EAGRES₇
EMERGS₉
EMURES₈
ENARMS₈
ENURES₆
ESTROS₆
ESTRUS₆
EVERTS₉
EXERTS₁₃
EXTRAS₁₃
EXURBS₁₅
FARROS₉
FAYRES₁₂
FEARES₉
FIBRES₁₁
FIBROS₁₁
FIERES₉
FIORDS₁₀
FJORDS₁₇
FLARES₉
FLIRTS₉
FLORAS₉
FLURRS₉
FRERES₉
FUEROS₉
GARRES₇
GEARES₇
GENRES₇
GENROS₇
GLARES₇
GNARLS₇
GNARRS₇
GOURAS₇
GOURDS₈
GRRRLS₇
GUARDS₈
GUIROS₇
HAERES₉
HEARDS₁₀
HEARES₉
HEARTS₉
HEJRAS₁₆
HENRYS₁₂
HIJRAS₁₆
HOARDS₁₀
HOORDS₁₀
HOURIS₉
HOWRES₁₂
HUBRIS₁₁
HURRAS₉
HYBRIS₁₄
HYDRAS₁₃
HYDROS₁₃
IBERIS₈
IMARIS₈
IMPROS₁₀
INARMS₈
INDRIS₇
INERTS₆
INORBS₈
INTROS₆
INURES₆
INURNS₆
IXORAS₁₃
IZARDS₁₆
JAGRAS₁₄
KARRIS₁₀
KAURIS₁₀
KIRRIS₁₀
KNARLS₁₀
KNURLS₁₀
KNURRS₁₀
KOKRAS₁₄
KOORIS₁₀
KOUROS₁₀
KUKRIS₁₄
KURRES₁₀
LAARIS₆
LABRYS₁₁
LAIRDS₇
LAURAS₆
LAVRAS₉
LEARES₆
LEARNS₆
LEPRAS₈
LIARDS₇
LIBRAS₈
LITRES₆
LIVRES₉
LOORDS₇
LOURES₆
LUBRAS₈
LUCRES₈
LYCRAS₁₁
MACROS₁₀
MADRAS₉
MADRES₉
MAIRES₈
MARRIS₈
MATRES₈
MAURIS₈
MBIRAS₁₀
MEARES₈
METRES₈
METROS₈
MHORRS₁₁
MICROS₁₀
MITRES₈
MIURUS₈
MOIRES₈
MORRAS₈
MORRIS₈
MORROS₈
MOURNS₈
MOWRAS₁₁
MUCROS₁₀
MUDRAS₉
MURRAS₈
MURRES₈
MURRIS₈
MYRRHS₁₄
NACRES₈
NAIRAS₆
NAIRUS₆
NARRAS₆
NEBRIS₈
NITRES₆
NITROS₆
OCHRES₁₁
OMBRES₁₀
OPERAS₈
OUTROS₆
PADRES₉
PAGRIS₉
PAIRES₈
PARRAS₈
PEARES₈
PEARLS₈
PEDROS₉
PETRES₈
PHARES₁₁
PHAROS₁₁
PICRAS₁₀
PIERIS₈
PIERTS₈
POORIS₈
POORTS₈
POWRES₁₁
PRORES₈
PSORAS₈
QUARKS₁₉
QUARTS₁₅
QUERNS₁₅
QUIRES₁₅
QUIRKS₁₉
QUIRTS₁₅
RAIRDS₇
REARMS₈
REIRDS₇
REORGS₇
REPROS₈
RETROS₆
SABRAS₈
SABRES₈
SCARES₈
SCARFS₁₁
SCARPS₁₀
SCARTS₈
SCORES₈
SCORNS₈
SCURFS₁₁
SERRAS₆
SERRES₆
SHARDS₁₀
SHARES₉
SHARKS₁₃
SHARNS₉
SHARPS₁₁
SHARTS₉
SHERDS₁₀
SHIRES₉
SHIRKS₁₃
SHIRRS₉
SHIRTS₉
SHORES₉
SHORLS₉
SHORTS₉
SHURAS₉
SIRRAS₆
SKARTS₁₀
SKIRLS₁₀
SKIRRS₁₀
SKIRTS₁₀
SKORTS₁₀
SKYRES₁₃
SLARTS₆
SLORMS₈
SLURBS₈
SLURPS₈
SMARMS₁₀
SMARTS₈
SMERKS₁₂
SMIRKS₁₂
SMIRRS₈
SMORES₈
SMORGS₉
SNARES₆
SNARFS₉
SNARKS₁₀
SNARLS₆
SNIRTS₆
SNORES₆
SNORTS₆
SOARES₆
SORRAS₆
SPARES₈
SPARKS₁₂
SPARTS₈
SPERMS₁₀
SPIRES₈
SPIRTS₈
SPORES₈
SPORKS₁₂
SPORTS₈
SPURNS₈
SPURTS₈
SPYRES₁₁
STARES₆
STARKS₁₀
STARNS₆
STARRS₆
STARTS₆
STERES₆
STERNS₆
STIRES₆
STIRKS₁₀
STIRPS₈
STORES₆
STORKS₁₀
STORMS₈
STURTS₆
STYRES₉
SUCRES₈
SURRAS₆
SUTRAS₆
SWARDS₁₀
SWARFS₁₂
SWARMS₁₁
SWERFS₁₂
SWIRES₉
SWIRLS₉
SWORDS₁₀
TAIRAS₆
TARRAS₆
TARRES₆
TAYRAS₉
TERRAS₆
TETRAS₆
TETRIS₆
THARMS₁₁
THERES₉
THERMS₁₁
THIRDS₁₀
THIRLS₉
THORNS₉
THORPS₁₁
THURLS₉
TIARAS₆
TITRES₆
TSORES₆
TSORIS₆
TSURIS₆
TUARTS₆
TUGRAS₇
TWERKS₁₃
TWERPS₁₁
TWIRES₉
TWIRLS₉
TWIRPS₁₁
TZURIS₁₅
UHURUS₉
ULTRAS₆
UMBRAS₁₀
UMBRES₁₀
UNARMS₈
URARES₆
URARIS₆
USURES₆
USURPS₈
UTERUS₆
VIVRES₁₂
WALRUS₉
WEIRDS₁₀
WERRIS₉
WHARES₁₂
WHARFS₁₅
WHERES₁₂
WHIRLS₁₂
WHIRRS₁₂
WHORES₁₂
WHORLS₁₂
WHORTS₁₂
YAIRDS₁₀
YEARDS₁₀
YEARNS₉
YOURTS₉
ZABRAS₁₇
ZAIRES₁₅
ZEBRAS₁₇
ZORROS₁₅

Letters by positionIn 24% of these words the 5th letter is E.

1st letter

S22%
C11%
T7%

2nd letter

H14%
A12%
E11%

3rd letter

A22%
O13%
I13%

5th letter

E24%
A14%
T10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; QUIRKS tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.

66 points: 63 words
7 points: 33 words
88 points: 102 words
9 points: 66 words
1010 points: 50 words
11 points: 36 words
1212 points: 21 words
13 points: 16 words
1414 points: 5 words
15 points: 14 words
1616 points: 3 words
17 points: 3 words
1818 points: 0 words
19 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
QUIRKS	19	20	All three
QUARKS	19	20	All three
ZEBRAS	17	18	All three
FJORDS	17	19	All three
ZABRAS	17	18	Collins only
HIJRAS	16	17	Collins · NWL
HEJRAS	16	17	Collins only
IZARDS	16	16	Collins · NWL
QUARTS	15	16	All three
WHARFS	15	14	All three
EXURBS	15	17	All three
QUERNS	15	17	All three

The pattern is _ _ _ R _ S: the fourth slot is fixed at R, and the final slot must be S. Everyday entries include sports, starts, awards, stores, and shares, but only 54 of the 414 matches fall among the most common English words. That gap matters in a board game: the pattern yields plenty of valid plays, yet many answers are specialized or less familiar.

Quick facts about the R-and-S pattern

414 words match this six-letter pattern across the tournament dictionaries.
SPORTS, STARTS, and STORES show how naturally the final S fits familiar words.
Initial S leads with 90 matches, exactly twice initial C's 45.
QUIRKS and QUARKS top the scoring list at 19 points each.

Which common words fit R in slot four and S at the end?

Start with recognizable plural or verb forms: sports, starts, stores, shares, courts, hearts, scores, guards, boards, and shirts. Each follows the same frame, with R in fourth place and S closing the word. These examples offer quick pattern checks when you have several letters but not the whole answer.

Initial letters narrow the search sharply. S begins 90 matches, while C begins 45; together, those starts make up about one-third of the total. T and M contribute 28 and 27, respectively, so a first-letter clue often cuts the candidate set faster than scanning all 414.

Which of these six-letter words score highest?

QUIRKS and QUARKS lead at 19 points apiece in Scrabble; ZEBRAS, FJORDS, and ZABRAS follow at 17. The edge comes from Q, Z, and J, not from the fixed R or S, so save those premium letters for a placement that multiplies them.

The average score is 9.2, while 54 entries count as common. That contrast is a useful reality check: a high score does not mean every candidate is familiar or accepted in your game. The 414 total spans Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE, and each covers a different set of words.

Questions people ask

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

There are 414 six-letter words with R in the fourth position and S at the end. The count combines words recognized by at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE, so individual games may accept a different subset.

What are some common words with R as the fourth letter and S as the last?

Sports, starts, stores, shares, courts, and hearts are familiar examples. Only 54 of the 414 matching words fall among the most common English words, so many valid entries are less familiar than these everyday forms.

Which R-fourth, S-last words score the most in Scrabble?

QUIRKS and QUARKS lead at 19 points each. ZEBRAS, FJORDS, and ZABRAS score 17, with high-value letters such as Q and Z driving their totals. A premium board square can change the result of a play.

Keep going

Know some letters already?

Put greens, yellows and greys into the Finder and get only the words that fit.

Try the Finder