7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and R as the 3rd letter

There are 916 7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and R as the 3rd letter, including parents, partner, and variety.

916 wordsTop pick PARENTSHighest score CARJACK 22

104 of 916 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

2nd letter
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3rd letter
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I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
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T
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With A in 2nd place, R is the most common 3rd letter (916 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 104 · most-used first

PARENTS₉
VARIOUS₁₀
MARRIED₁₀
EARLIER₇
LARGEST₈
PARTIES₉
PARTNER₉
CARRIED₁₀
VARIETY₁₃
LARGELY₁₁
MARKETS₁₃
CAREFUL₁₂
WARNING₁₁
PARKING₁₄
FARMERS₁₂
CARRIER₉
TARGETS₈
GARDENS₉
WARRANT₁₀
CARRIES₉
EARNING₈
FARMING₁₃
GARBAGE₁₁
PARTIAL₉
WARRIOR₁₀
BARRIER₉
HARMONY₁₅
HARDEST₁₁
DARLING₉
CAREERS₉
CARTOON₉
MARTIAL₉
WARFARE₁₃
WARMING₁₃
HARVEST₁₃
HARBOUR₁₂
HARMFUL₁₅
VARYING₁₄
BARGAIN₁₀
MARKING₁₄
MARINES₉
MARSHAL₁₂
FARTHER₁₃
CARDIAC₁₂
MARGINS₁₀
BARRELS₉
VARIANT₁₀
MARCHED₁₅

Showing the top 48 of 104 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 916

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

AARRGHH₁₄
BARACAN₁₁
BARAZAS₁₈
BARBATE₁₁
BARBELL₁₁
BARBELS₁₁
BARBERS₁₁
BARBETS₁₁
BARBIES₁₁
BARBING₁₂
BARBOLA₁₁
BARBOTS₁₁
BARBULE₁₁
BARBUTS₁₁
BARCHAN₁₄
BARCODE₁₂
BARDASH₁₃
BARDIER₁₀
BARDIES₁₀
BARDING₁₁
BARDISM₁₂
BAREFIT₁₂
BAREGES₁₀
BARFING₁₃
BARGAIN₁₀
BARGEES₁₀
BARGEST₁₀
BARGING₁₁
BARGOON₁₀
BARHOPS₁₄
BARILLA₉
BARISTA₉
BARITES₉
BARIUMS₁₁
BARKANS₁₃
BARKEEP₁₅
BARKENS₁₃
BARKERS₁₃
BARKHAN₁₆
BARKIER₁₃
BARKING₁₄
BARLESS₉
BARLEYS₁₂
BARLOWS₁₂
BARMAID₁₂
BARMIER₁₁
BARMILY₁₄
BARMKIN₁₅
BARNETS₉
BARNEYS₁₂
BARNIER₉
BARNING₁₀
BAROCCO₁₃
BAROCKS₁₅
BAROLOS₉
BARONET₉
BARONGS₁₀
BARONNE₉
BAROQUE₁₈
BARQUES₁₈
BARRACE₁₁
BARRACK₁₅
BARRAGE₁₀
BARRATS₉
BARREED₁₀
BARRELS₉
BARRENS₉
BARRETS₉
BARRICO₁₁
BARRIER₉
BARRIES₉
BARRING₁₀
BARRIOS₉
BARROOM₁₁
BARROWS₁₂
BARTEND₁₀
BARTERS₉
BARTONS₉
BARTSIA₉
BARWARE₁₂
BARWOOD₁₃
BARYONS₁₂
BARYTAS₁₂
BARYTES₁₂
BARYTIC₁₄
BARYTON₁₂
CARABAO₁₁
CARABID₁₂
CARABIN₁₁
CARACAL₁₁
CARACKS₁₅
CARACOL₁₁
CARACTS₁₁
CARACUL₁₁
CARAFES₁₂
CARAMBA₁₃
CARAMEL₁₁
CARANNA₉
CARAPAX₁₈
CARATES₉
CARAUNA₉
CARAVAN₁₂
CARAVEL₁₂
CARAWAY₁₅
CARBARN₁₁
CARBEEN₁₁
CARBENE₁₁
CARBIDE₁₂
CARBIES₁₁
CARBINE₁₁
CARBONS₁₁
CARBORA₁₁
CARBOYS₁₄
CARCAKE₁₅
CARCASE₁₁
CARCASS₁₁
CARCELS₁₁
CARDECU₁₂
CARDERS₁₀
CARDIAC₁₂
CARDIAE₁₀
CARDIAS₁₀
CARDIES₁₀
CARDING₁₁
CARDIOS₁₀
CARDONS₁₀
CARDOON₁₀
CARDUUS₁₀
CAREENS₉
CAREERS₉
CAREFUL₁₂
CAREMES₁₁
CARFARE₁₂
CARFULS₁₂
CARGOED₁₁
CARGOES₁₀
CARHOPS₁₄
CARIAMA₁₁
CARIBES₁₁
CARIBOO₁₁
CARIBOU₁₁
CARICES₁₁
CARIERE₉
CARINAE₉
CARINAL₉
CARINAS₉
CARINGS₁₀
CARIOCA₁₁
CARIOLE₉
CARIOSE₉
CARIOUS₉
CARITAS₉
CARJACK₂₂
CARKING₁₄
CARLESS₉
CARLINE₉
CARLING₁₀
CARLINS₉
CARLISH₁₂
CARLOAD₁₀
CARLOCK₁₅
CARLOTS₉
CARMINE₁₁
CARNAGE₁₀
CARNALS₉
CARNETS₉
CARNEYS₁₂
CARNIED₁₀
CARNIER₉
CARNIES₉
CARNIFY₁₅
CARNOSE₉
CAROACH₁₄
CAROCHE₁₄
CAROLED₁₀
CAROLER₉
CAROLUS₉
CAROMED₁₂
CAROMEL₁₁
CAROTID₁₀
CAROTIN₉
CAROUSE₉
CARPALE₁₁
CARPALS₁₁
CARPARK₁₅
CARPELS₁₁
CARPERS₁₁
CARPETS₁₁
CARPING₁₂
CARPOOL₁₁
CARPORT₁₁
CARRACK₁₅
CARRACT₁₁
CARRATS₉
CARRECT₁₁
CARRELL₉
CARRELS₉
CARRICK₁₅
CARRIED₁₀
CARRIER₉
CARRIES₉
CARRION₉
CARROCH₁₄
CARROMS₁₁
CARROTS₉
CARROTY₁₂
CARRYON₁₂
CARSEYS₁₂
CARSICK₁₅
CARTAGE₁₀
CARTELS₉
CARTERS₉
CARTFUL₁₂
CARTING₁₀
CARTONS₉
CARTOON₉
CARTWAY₁₅
CARVELS₁₂
CARVERS₁₂
CARVERY₁₅
CARVIES₁₂
CARVING₁₃
CARWASH₁₅
DARBARS₁₀
DARBIES₁₀
DARCIES₁₀
DAREFUL₁₁
DARESAY₁₁
DARGAHS₁₂
DARGLES₉
DARINGS₉
DARIOLE₈
DARKENS₁₂
DARKEST₁₂
DARKEYS₁₅
DARKIES₁₂
DARKING₁₃
DARKISH₁₅
DARKLED₁₃
DARKLES₁₂
DARLING₉
DARNELS₈
DARNERS₈
DARNEST₈
DARNING₉
DAROGHA₁₂
DARRAIN₈
DARRAYN₁₁
DARRING₉
DARSHAN₁₁
DARTERS₈
DARTING₉
DARTLED₉
DARTLES₈
DARTRES₈
EARACHE₁₂
EARBALL₉
EARBASH₁₂
EARBOBS₁₁
EARBUDS₁₀
EARCONS₉
EARDING₉
EARDROP₁₀
EARDRUM₁₀
EARFLAP₁₂
EARFULS₁₀
EARHOLE₁₀
EARINGS₈
EARLAPS₉
EARLDOM₁₀
EARLESS₇
EARLIER₇
EARLIES₇
EARLIKE₁₁
EARLOBE₉
EARLOCK₁₃
EARMARK₁₃
EARMUFF₁₅
EARNERS₇
EARNEST₇
EARNING₈
EARPICK₁₅
EARPLUG₁₀
EARRING₈
EARSHOT₁₀
EARTHED₁₁
EARTHEN₁₀
EARTHLY₁₃
EARWIGS₁₁
EARWORM₁₂
FARADAY₁₄
FARADIC₁₃
FARAWAY₁₆
FARCERS₁₂
FARCEUR₁₂
FARCIED₁₃
FARCIES₁₂
FARCIFY₁₈
FARCING₁₃
FARCINS₁₂
FARDAGE₁₂
FARDELS₁₁
FARDENS₁₁
FARDING₁₂
FAREBOX₁₉
FARFALS₁₃
FARFELS₁₃
FARINAS₁₀
FARINHA₁₃
FARMERS₁₂
FARMERY₁₅
FARMING₁₃
FARMOST₁₂
FARNESS₁₀
FARRAGO₁₁
FARRAND₁₁
FARRANT₁₀
FARRENS₁₀
FARRIER₁₀
FARRING₁₁
FARROWS₁₃
FARRUCA₁₂
FARSIDE₁₁
FARSING₁₁
FARTHEL₁₃
FARTHER₁₃
FARTING₁₁
FARTLEK₁₄
GARAGED₁₀
GARAGES₉
GARBAGE₁₁
GARBAGY₁₄
GARBING₁₁
GARBLED₁₁
GARBLER₁₀
GARBLES₁₀
GARBOIL₁₀
GARBURE₁₀
GARCONS₁₀
GARDANT₉
GARDENS₉
GARFISH₁₄
GARGETS₉
GARGETY₁₂
GARGLED₁₀
GARGLER₉
GARGLES₉
GARIALS₈
GARIGUE₉
GARJANS₁₅
GARLAND₉
GARLICS₁₀
GARMENT₁₀
GARNERS₈
GARNETS₈
GARNISH₁₁
GAROTED₉
GAROTES₈
GAROTTE₈
GAROUPA₁₀
GARPIKE₁₄
GARRANS₈
GARRETS₈
GARRING₉
GARRONS₈
GARROTE₈
GARROTS₈
GARRYAS₁₁
GARTERS₈
GARUDAS₉
GARVEYS₁₄
GARVIES₁₁
GARVOCK₁₇
HARAMDA₁₃
HARAMDI₁₃
HARBORS₁₂
HARBOUR₁₂
HARDASS₁₁
HARDBAG₁₄
HARDENS₁₁
HARDEST₁₁
HARDHAT₁₄
HARDIER₁₁
HARDIES₁₁
HARDILY₁₄
HARDISH₁₄
HARDMAN₁₃
HARDMEN₁₃
HARDOKE₁₅
HARDPAN₁₃
HARDSET₁₁
HARDTOP₁₃
HAREEMS₁₂
HARELDS₁₁
HARELIP₁₂
HARIANA₁₀
HARICOT₁₂
HARIJAN₁₇
HARIRAS₁₀
HARISSA₁₀
HARKENS₁₄
HARKING₁₅
HARLING₁₁
HARLOTS₁₀
HARMALA₁₂
HARMANS₁₂
HARMELS₁₂
HARMERS₁₂
HARMFUL₁₅
HARMINE₁₂
HARMING₁₃
HARMINS₁₂
HARMONY₁₅
HARMOST₁₂
HARNESS₁₀
HAROSET₁₀
HARPERS₁₂
HARPIES₁₂
HARPING₁₃
HARPINS₁₂
HARPIST₁₂
HARPOON₁₂
HARRIED₁₁
HARRIER₁₀
HARRIES₁₀
HARROWS₁₃
HARSHEN₁₃
HARSHER₁₃
HARSHLY₁₆
HARSLET₁₀
HARTALS₁₀
HARTELY₁₃
HARTENS₁₀
HARUMPH₁₇
HARVEST₁₃
JARFULS₁₇
JARGONS₁₅
JARGONY₁₈
JARGOON₁₅
JARHEAD₁₈
JARINAS₁₄
JARKMAN₂₀
JARKMEN₂₀
JARLDOM₁₇
JAROOLS₁₄
JARPING₁₇
JARRAHS₁₇
JARRING₁₅
JARSFUL₁₇
JARVEYS₂₀
JARVIES₁₇
KARAHIS₁₄
KARAISM₁₃
KARAITS₁₁
KARAKAS₁₅
KARAKIA₁₅
KARAKUL₁₅
KARAMUS₁₃
KARANGA₁₂
KARAOKE₁₅
KARATES₁₁
KARENGO₁₂
KARITES₁₁
KARKING₁₆
KAROROS₁₁
KAROSHI₁₄
KARROOS₁₁
KARSEYS₁₄
KARSIES₁₁
KARSTIC₁₃
KARTERS₁₁
KARTING₁₂
KARYONS₁₄
KARZIES₂₀
LARCENY₁₂
LARCHEN₁₂
LARCHES₁₂
LARDERS₈
LARDIER₈
LARDING₉
LARDONS₈
LARDOON₈
LARGELY₁₁
LARGENS₈
LARGESS₈
LARGEST₈
LARGISH₁₁
LARIATS₇
LARIGAN₈
LARKERS₁₁
LARKIER₁₁
LARKING₁₂
LARKISH₁₄
LARMIER₉
LARNEYS₁₀
LARNIER₇
LARNING₈
LARPERS₉
LARPING₁₀
LARRUPS₉
LARVATE₁₀
MARABIS₁₁
MARABOU₁₁
MARACAS₁₁
MARANTA₉
MARARIS₉
MARASCA₁₁
MARAUDS₁₀
MARBLED₁₂
MARBLER₁₁
MARBLES₁₁
MARCATO₁₁
MARCELS₁₁
MARCHED₁₅
MARCHEN₁₄
MARCHER₁₄
MARCHES₁₄
MARCONI₁₁
MARDIED₁₁
MARDIER₁₀
MARDIES₁₀
MAREMMA₁₃
MAREMME₁₃
MARENGO₁₀
MARGATE₁₀
MARGAYS₁₃
MARGENT₁₀
MARGINS₁₀
MARGOSA₁₀
MARIMBA₁₃
MARINAS₉
MARINER₉
MARINES₉
MARITAL₉
MARKERS₁₃
MARKETS₁₃
MARKHOR₁₆
MARKING₁₄
MARKKAA₁₇
MARKKAS₁₇
MARKMAN₁₅
MARKMEN₁₅
MARKUPS₁₅
MARLIER₉
MARLINE₉
MARLING₁₀
MARLINS₉
MARLITE₉
MARMITE₁₁
MARMOSE₁₁
MARMOTS₁₁
MAROONS₉
MARPLOT₁₁
MARQUEE₁₈
MARQUES₁₈
MARQUIS₁₈
MARRAMS₁₁
MARRANO₉
MARRELS₉
MARRERS₉
MARRIED₁₀
MARRIER₉
MARRIES₉
MARRING₁₀
MARRONS₉
MARROWS₁₂
MARROWY₁₅
MARRUMS₁₁
MARSALA₉
MARSHAL₁₂
MARSHED₁₃
MARSHES₁₂
MARTELS₉
MARTENS₉
MARTEXT₁₆
MARTIAL₉
MARTIAN₉
MARTING₁₀
MARTINI₉
MARTINS₉
MARTLET₉
MARTYRS₁₂
MARTYRY₁₅
MARVELS₁₂
MARVERS₁₂
MARYBUD₁₅
NARASES₇
NARCEEN₉
NARCEIN₉
NARCISM₁₁
NARCIST₉
NARCOMA₁₁
NARCOSE₉
NARDINE₈
NARDING₉
NARDOOS₈
NARGILE₈
NARGILY₁₁
NARKIER₁₁
NARKING₁₂
NARRATE₇
NARROWS₁₀
NARTHEX₁₇
NARTJIE₁₄
NARWALS₁₀
NARWHAL₁₃
OARAGES₈
OARFISH₁₃
OARIEST₇
OARLESS₇
OARLIKE₁₁
OARLOCK₁₃
OARSMAN₉
OARSMEN₉
OARWEED₁₁
PARABLE₁₁
PARACME₁₃
PARADED₁₁
PARADER₁₀
PARADES₁₀
PARADOR₁₀
PARADOS₁₀
PARADOX₁₇
PARAFLE₁₂
PARAGES₁₀
PARAGON₁₀
PARAMOS₁₁
PARANGS₁₀
PARANYM₁₄
PARAPET₁₁
PARAPHS₁₄
PARASOL₉
PARATHA₁₂
PARAZOA₁₈
PARBAKE₁₅
PARBOIL₁₁
PARCELS₁₁
PARCHED₁₅
PARCHES₁₄
PARDAHS₁₃
PARDALE₁₀
PARDALS₁₀
PARDINE₁₀
PARDNER₁₀
PARDONS₁₀
PAREIRA₉
PARELLA₉
PARELLE₉
PARENTS₉
PARERGA₁₀
PARESES₉
PARESIS₉
PARETIC₁₁
PARFAIT₁₂
PARGANA₁₀
PARGETS₁₀
PARGING₁₁
PARIAHS₁₂
PARIALS₉
PARIANS₉
PARINGS₁₀
PARISES₉
PARISON₉
PARITOR₉
PARKADE₁₄
PARKEES₁₃
PARKERS₁₃
PARKIER₁₃
PARKIES₁₃
PARKING₁₄
PARKINS₁₃
PARKISH₁₆
PARKOUR₁₃
PARKWAY₁₉
PARLAYS₁₂
PARLEYS₁₂
PARLIES₉
PARLING₁₀
PARLORS₉
PARLOUR₉
PARLOUS₉
PARODIC₁₂
PARODOI₁₀
PARODOS₁₀
PAROLED₁₀
PAROLEE₉
PAROLES₉
PARONYM₁₄
PAROTIC₁₁
PAROTID₁₀
PAROTIS₉
PARPANE₁₁
PARPEND₁₂
PARPENS₁₁
PARPENT₁₁
PARPING₁₂
PARQUET₁₈
PARRALS₉
PARRELS₉
PARRIED₁₀
PARRIER₉
PARRIES₉
PARRING₁₀
PARROCK₁₅
PARROTS₉
PARROTY₁₂
PARSECS₁₁
PARSERS₉
PARSING₁₀
PARSLEY₁₂
PARSNEP₁₁
PARSNIP₁₁
PARSONS₉
PARTAKE₁₃
PARTANS₉
PARTERS₉
PARTIAL₉
PARTIED₁₀
PARTIER₉
PARTIES₉
PARTING₁₀
PARTITA₉
PARTITE₉
PARTLET₉
PARTNER₉
PARTONS₉
PARTOOK₁₃
PARTURE₉
PARTWAY₁₅
PARTYER₁₂
PARULIS₉
PARURAS₉
PARURES₉
PARVENU₁₂
PARVISE₁₂
RAREBIT₉
RARKING₁₂
SARAFAN₁₀
SARANGI₈
SARAPES₉
SARCASM₁₁
SARCINA₉
SARCODE₁₀
SARCOID₁₀
SARCOMA₁₁
SARCOUS₉
SARDANA₈
SARDARS₈
SARDELS₈
SARDINE₈
SARDIUS₈
SARKIER₁₁
SARKILY₁₄
SARKING₁₂
SARMENT₉
SARMIES₉
SARNEYS₁₀
SARNIES₇
SARODES₈
SARONGS₈
SARONIC₉
SAROSES₇
SARSARS₇
SARSDEN₈
SARSENS₇
SARSNET₇
SARTORS₇
SARUSES₇
TARAIRE₇
TARAMAS₉
TARAMEA₉
TARANDS₈
TARBOYS₁₂
TARBUSH₁₂
TARCELS₉
TARDIED₉
TARDIER₈
TARDIES₈
TARDILY₁₁
TARDIVE₁₁
TARDYON₁₁
TARGETS₈
TARGING₉
TARIFFS₁₃
TARINGS₈
TARMACS₁₁
TARNISH₁₀
TARPANS₉
TARPONS₉
TARRIED₈
TARRIER₇
TARRIES₇
TARRING₈
TARROCK₁₃
TARROWS₁₀
TARSALS₇
TARSEAL₇
TARSELS₇
TARSIAS₇
TARSIER₇
TARTANA₇
TARTANE₇
TARTANS₇
TARTARE₇
TARTARS₇
TARTEST₇
TARTIER₇
TARTILY₁₀
TARTINE₇
TARTING₈
TARTISH₁₀
TARTLET₇
TARTUFE₁₀
TARTUFI₁₀
TARTUFO₁₀
TARWEED₁₁
TARZANS₁₆
VARDIES₁₁
VARECHS₁₅
VAREUSE₁₀
VARIANT₁₀
VARIATE₁₀
VARICES₁₂
VARIERS₁₀
VARIETY₁₃
VARIOLA₁₀
VARIOLE₁₀
VARIOUS₁₀
VARLETS₁₀
VARMENT₁₂
VARMINT₁₂
VARNISH₁₃
VAROOMS₁₂
VARROAS₁₀
VARSITY₁₃
VARUSES₁₀
VARVELS₁₃
VARYING₁₄
WARAGIS₁₁
WARATAH₁₃
WARBIER₁₂
WARBIRD₁₃
WARBLED₁₃
WARBLER₁₂
WARBLES₁₂
WARDENS₁₁
WARDERS₁₁
WARDIAN₁₁
WARDING₁₂
WARDOGS₁₂
WARDROP₁₃
WAREHOU₁₃
WAREZES₁₉
WARFARE₁₃
WARGAME₁₃
WARHEAD₁₄
WARIEST₁₀
WARISON₁₀
WARKING₁₅
WARLESS₁₀
WARLIKE₁₄
WARLING₁₁
WARLOCK₁₆
WARLORD₁₁
WARMERS₁₂
WARMEST₁₂
WARMING₁₃
WARMISH₁₅
WARMTHS₁₅
WARMUPS₁₄
WARNERS₁₀
WARNING₁₁
WARPAGE₁₃
WARPATH₁₅
WARPERS₁₂
WARPING₁₃
WARRAND₁₁
WARRANS₁₀
WARRANT₁₀
WARRAYS₁₃
WARRENS₁₀
WARREYS₁₃
WARRING₁₁
WARRIOR₁₀
WARSAWS₁₃
WARSHIP₁₅
WARSLED₁₁
WARSLER₁₀
WARSLES₁₀
WARSTLE₁₀
WARTHOG₁₄
WARTIER₁₀
WARTIME₁₂
WARWOLF₁₆
WARWORK₁₇
WARWORN₁₃
WARZONE₁₉
YARDAGE₁₂
YARDANG₁₂
YARDARM₁₃
YARDERS₁₁
YARDING₁₂
YARDMAN₁₃
YARDMEN₁₃
YARKING₁₅
YARNERS₁₀
YARNING₁₁
YARPHAS₁₅
YARRANS₁₀
YARROWS₁₃
ZARAPES₁₈
ZAREBAS₁₈
ZAREEBA₁₈
ZARIBAS₁₈
ZARNECS₁₈
ZARNICH₂₁

Letters by positionIn 39% of these words the 7th letter is S.

1st letter

C15%
P13%
B9%

4th letter

R11%
D9%
T9%

5th letter

I25%
E17%
O12%

6th letter

E20%
N18%
L7%

7th letter

S39%
E10%
G8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; CARJACK tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 35 words
8 points: 52 words
99 points: 169 words
10 points: 148 words
1111 points: 156 words
12 points: 121 words
1313 points: 85 words
14 points: 47 words
1515 points: 52 words
16 points: 10 words
1717 points: 14 words
18 points: 17 words
1919 points: 4 words
20 points: 4 words
2121 points: 1 words
22 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
CARJACK	22	26	Collins · NWL
ZARNICH	21	22	Collins only
JARVEYS	20	22	All three
JARKMAN	20	24	Collins only
JARKMEN	20	24	Collins only
KARZIES	20	20	Collins only
PARKWAY	19	19	All three
WARZONE	19	20	Collins only
FAREBOX	19	20	Collins · NWL
WAREZES	19	19	NWL only
MARQUIS	18	20	All three
BAROQUE	18	20	All three

The pattern is _AR____: A and R are fixed, while the first letter and final four slots stay open. Familiar choices include married, earlier, and careful; the full tournament-dictionary list also includes less common entries. Use the opening and ending patterns to narrow a clue before scanning every match.

7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and R as the 3rd letter

The pattern is _AR____, with A second and R third in every match.
Parents, various, and married are recognizable examples.
A leading C is most common, with 137 matches; P follows with 120.
The most frequent final letter is S, appearing in 356 words.
Carjack tops the Scrabble scores at 22 points.

Which letters appear most often at the start and end?

C and P lead the opening-letter counts, well ahead of the next group: B and M each begin 85 matches. That makes a known first letter a strong filter; try care-, car-, or par- examples such as careful, carried, and partner.

S is the standout ending, far ahead of E, the next most common final letter with 90. That tilt fits familiar plurals and verb forms such as parents, parties, carries, and markets. If your clue rules out a final S, look instead for words ending in E, G, or R.

How should you use this pattern in a word game?

Lock in A and R first, then sort by any other revealed letters. For a clue ending in S, examples such as gardens, targets, and farmers show how much the final slot narrows the search. For a less obvious ending, warning and earning offer different shapes to check.

Carjack scores 22 in the Scrabble scoring, but it is far less familiar than parents or partner. Only 104 matches fall among the most common English words, so expect many entries to be obscure. The dictionary totals also differ across Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE; check your game's word list once before relying on an unfamiliar answer.

For more pattern clues, 7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and R as the 3rd letter are only one slice of the full seven-letter set.

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How many seven-letter words have A second and R third?

There are 916 tournament-dictionary words with A in position two and R in position three. Familiar examples include parents, variety, and partner. The total combines entries found in at least one of the listed tournament dictionaries, rather than requiring a word to appear in every list.

What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?

Carjack is the highest-scoring listed word, at 22 Scrabble points before any board bonuses. The less familiar zarnich follows at 21, while jarveys, jarkman, jarkmen, and karzies each score 20.

Which final letter is most common in these words?

S is the most common final letter, appearing in 356 matches. E is a distant second with 90, followed by G with 74. That makes a final S a useful first filter, especially when the clue suggests a plural or verb form such as carries.

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