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6-letter words with S as the 1st letter and R as the 3rd letter

6-letter words with S as the 1st letter and R as the 3rd letter number 320; familiar picks include street, spring, and strong.

320 wordsTop pick SERIESHighest score SPRITZ 17

63 of 320 are everyday words (20%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With S in 1st place, A is the most common 3rd letter (409 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 63 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 63 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 320

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

  • SARANS6
  • SARAPE8
  • SARDAR7
  • SARDEL7
  • SAREES6
  • SARGES7
  • SARGOS7
  • SARGUS7
  • SARING7
  • SARINS6
  • SARMIE8
  • SARNEY9
  • SARNIE6
  • SARODE7
  • SARODS7
  • SARONG7
  • SARSAR6
  • SARSEN6
  • SARTOR6
  • SCRABS10
  • SCRAES8
  • SCRAGS9
  • SCRAMB12
  • SCRAMS10
  • SCRANS8
  • SCRAPE10
  • SCRAPS10
  • SCRATS8
  • SCRAWB13
  • SCRAWL11
  • SCRAWM13
  • SCRAWP13
  • SCRAWS11
  • SCRAYE11
  • SCRAYS11
  • SCREAK12
  • SCREAM10
  • SCREED9
  • SCREEN8
  • SCREES8
  • SCREET8
  • SCREWS11
  • SCREWY14
  • SCRIBE10
  • SCRIED9
  • SCRIES8
  • SCRIKE12
  • SCRIMP12
  • SCRIMS10
  • SCRINE8
  • SCRIPS10
  • SCRIPT10
  • SCRIVE11
  • SCROBE10
  • SCROBS10
  • SCRODS9
  • SCROGS9
  • SCROLL8
  • SCROME10
  • SCROOP10
  • SCRORP10
  • SCROTA8
  • SCROTE8
  • SCROWL11
  • SCROWS11
  • SCRUBS10
  • SCRUFF14
  • SCRUMP12
  • SCRUMS10
  • SCRUNT8
  • SCRUTO8
  • SCRUZE17
  • SCRYDE12
  • SCRYER11
  • SCRYNE11
  • SERACS8
  • SERAIL6
  • SERAIS6
  • SERANG7
  • SERAPE8
  • SERAPH11
  • SERDAB9
  • SEREIN6
  • SERENE6
  • SEREST6
  • SERGED8
  • SERGER7
  • SERGES7
  • SERIAL6
  • SERIES6
  • SERIFS9
  • SERINE6
  • SERING7
  • SERINS6
  • SERIPH11
  • SERMON8
  • SEROMA8
  • SERONS6
  • SEROON6
  • SEROSA6
  • SEROUS6
  • SEROWS9
  • SERRAE6
  • SERRAN6
  • SERRAS6
  • SERRED7
  • SERRES6
  • SERUMS8
  • SERVAL9
  • SERVED10
  • SERVER9
  • SERVES9
  • SERVOS9
  • SHRANK13
  • SHREDS10
  • SHREEK13
  • SHREIK13
  • SHREWD13
  • SHREWS12
  • SHRIEK13
  • SHRIFT12
  • SHRIKE13
  • SHRILL9
  • SHRIMP13
  • SHRINE9
  • SHRINK13
  • SHRIVE12
  • SHROFF15
  • SHROOM11
  • SHROUD10
  • SHROVE12
  • SHROWD13
  • SHROWS12
  • SHRUBS11
  • SHRUGS10
  • SHRUNK13
  • SIRCAR8
  • SIRDAR7
  • SIREES6
  • SIRENS6
  • SIRIHS9
  • SIRING7
  • SIRKAR10
  • SIROCS8
  • SIRRAH9
  • SIRRAS6
  • SIRRED7
  • SIRREE6
  • SIRUPS8
  • SIRUPY11
  • SKRANS10
  • SKREEN10
  • SKRIED11
  • SKRIES10
  • SKRIKE14
  • SKRIKS14
  • SKRIMP14
  • SKRUMP14
  • SKRYER13
  • SMRITI8
  • SORAGE7
  • SORBED9
  • SORBET8
  • SORBIC10
  • SORBUS8
  • SORDES7
  • SORDID8
  • SORDOR7
  • SOREES6
  • SORELL6
  • SORELS6
  • SORELY9
  • SOREST6
  • SORGHO10
  • SORGOS7
  • SORING7
  • SORNED7
  • SORNER6
  • SORRAS6
  • SORREL6
  • SORROW9
  • SORTAL6
  • SORTED7
  • SORTER6
  • SORTES6
  • SORTIE6
  • SPRACK14
  • SPRAGS9
  • SPRAID9
  • SPRAIN8
  • SPRANG9
  • SPRATS8
  • SPRAWL11
  • SPRAYS11
  • SPREAD9
  • SPREDD10
  • SPREDS9
  • SPREED9
  • SPREES8
  • SPRENT8
  • SPREWS11
  • SPRIER8
  • SPRIGS9
  • SPRING9
  • SPRINT8
  • SPRITE8
  • SPRITS8
  • SPRITZ17
  • SPRODS9
  • SPROGS9
  • SPRONG9
  • SPROUT8
  • SPRUCE10
  • SPRUCY13
  • SPRUES8
  • SPRUGS9
  • SPRUIK12
  • SPRUIT8
  • SPRUNG9
  • SPRUSH11
  • SPRYER11
  • SPRYLY14
  • STRADS7
  • STRAES6
  • STRAFE9
  • STRAFF12
  • STRAGS7
  • STRAIK10
  • STRAIN6
  • STRAIT6
  • STRAKE10
  • STRAMP10
  • STRAND7
  • STRANG7
  • STRAPS8
  • STRASS6
  • STRATA6
  • STRATH9
  • STRATI6
  • STRAWN9
  • STRAWS9
  • STRAWY12
  • STRAYS9
  • STREAK10
  • STREAM8
  • STREEK10
  • STREEL6
  • STREET6
  • STRENE6
  • STREPS8
  • STRESS6
  • STREWN9
  • STREWS9
  • STRIAE6
  • STRICH11
  • STRICK12
  • STRICT8
  • STRIDE7
  • STRIFE9
  • STRIFT9
  • STRIGA7
  • STRIGS7
  • STRIKE10
  • STRINE6
  • STRING7
  • STRIPE8
  • STRIPS8
  • STRIPT8
  • STRIPY11
  • STRIVE9
  • STROAM8
  • STROBE8
  • STRODE7
  • STROKE10
  • STROLL6
  • STROMA8
  • STROMB10
  • STROND7
  • STRONG7
  • STROOK10
  • STROPS8
  • STROUD7
  • STROUP8
  • STROUT6
  • STROVE9
  • STROWN9
  • STROWS9
  • STROYS9
  • STRUCK12
  • STRUMA8
  • STRUMS8
  • STRUNG7
  • STRUNT6
  • STRUTS6
  • SURAHS9
  • SURATS6
  • SURBED9
  • SURBET8
  • SURELY9
  • SUREST6
  • SURETY9
  • SURFED10
  • SURFER9
  • SURFIE9
  • SURGED8
  • SURGER7
  • SURGES7
  • SURIMI8
  • SURING7
  • SURRAS6
  • SURREY9
  • SURTAX13
  • SURVEY12
  • SYRAHS12
  • SYRENS9
  • SYRINX16
  • SYRTES9
  • SYRTIS9
  • SYRUPS11
  • SYRUPY14
Letters by positionIn 31% of these words the 6th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. T23%
  2. C18%
  3. E12%
4th letter
  1. I20%
  2. A18%
  3. O16%
5th letter
  1. E19%
  2. N13%
  3. A8%
6th letter
  1. S31%
  2. E14%
  3. D8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 6 in Scrabble; SPRITZ tops the list with 17. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 58 words
  2. 7 points: 40 words
  3. 88 points: 56 words
  4. 9 points: 57 words
  5. 1010 points: 38 words
  6. 11 points: 24 words
  7. 1212 points: 18 words
  8. 13 points: 16 words
  9. 1414 points: 9 words
  10. 15 points: 1 words
  11. 1616 points: 1 words
  12. 17 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SPRITZ1718All three
SCRUZE1719Collins only
SYRINX1616All three
SHROFF1514All three
SCRUFF1416All three
SYRUPY1414All three
SCREWY1414All three
SPRYLY1414All three
SKRIKE1414Collins only
SKRIKS1414Collins only
SKRIMP1416Collins only
SKRUMP1417Collins only

The fixed pattern is S _ R _ _ _: the third tile is R, while the other four slots stay open. Familiar entries include screen, strike, stream, and series, but the tournament-dictionary pool is much broader than everyday vocabulary. Only 63 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so many entries are uncommon.

The S _ R _ _ _ pattern at a glance

  • 320 words match S _ R _ _ _ across at least one tournament dictionary.
  • Collins includes 316 matches; ENABLE includes 206.
  • NWL2023 recognizes 223 matches, fewer than Collins.
  • Series, street, strong, spring, and screen are familiar examples.
  • Spritz and scruze each score 17 points in Scrabble.

6-letter words with S as the 1st letter and R as the 3rd letter

This pattern spans familiar words and less common forms. Street and strong show the ST-R sequence; spring and screen add different consonants after S while keeping R fixed in slot three. The letter positions narrow the shape, not the meaning or part of speech.

Ending letters offer another clue: 100 matches end in S, while 45 end in E and 24 end in D. Series, serves, and stress illustrate the S ending; street ends in T, and surely ends in Y. If your puzzle gives a final letter, compare it with this uneven spread to cut down the candidates.

For a solving pass, hold R in the third slot and test the remaining known letters before cycling through endings. Words such as screen, strike, and stream share the opening S-R frame but differ in the next letters, so checking each fixed position prevents a tempting near-match from slipping in.

Which matching words score most?

Spritz and scruze top the scoring list at 17 points apiece; syrinx follows at 16. Those totals make them high-value rack options, but their letter combinations are less familiar than strong, spring, or screen. The average score across matching words is 8.9.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have S first and R third?
There are 320 matches in the tournament-dictionary pool. Each has S in the opening position and R in the third, with four other letters available to complete the word. Familiar examples include series, street, and spring.
Which words ending in S fit this pattern?
One hundred matching words end in S. Examples include series, serves, and stress. The final S is only one possible ending, though: 45 matches end in E, while street ends in T and surely ends in Y.
What are the highest-scoring words in this group?
Spritz and scruze each score 17 points in Scrabble, and syrinx scores 16. These are the leading examples in the scoring list. For more familiar choices, strong, spring, and screen also follow the S-first, R-third pattern.

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