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

The _IR____ pattern matches 267 tournament-dictionary words, including 21 in the common-word group. AIRPORT, CIRCUIT, MIRACLE, and VIRUSES are easy to recognize. A is the most frequent first letter, while S is the leading ending, making this a broad but structured search.

267 wordsTop pick AIRPORTHighest score PIROJKI 20

21 of 267 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

2nd 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

3rd 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 I in 2nd place, N is the most common 3rd letter (549 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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Common words 21 · most-used first

AIRPORT₉
CIRCUIT₁₁
VIRTUAL₁₀
CIRCLES₁₁
MIRACLE₁₁
AIRLINE₇
PIRATES₉
MIRRORS₉
FIRSTLY₁₃
VIRUSES₁₀
AIRWAYS₁₃
FIREARM₁₂
DIRECTS₁₀
VIRTUES₁₀
NIRVANA₁₀
GIRAFFE₁₄
VIRGINS₁₁
FIREMAN₁₂
CIRCLED₁₂
FIREFLY₁₆
FIREMEN₁₂

All valid words 267

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

AIRBAGS₁₀
AIRBALL₉
AIRBASE₉
AIRBOAT₉
AIRCREW₁₂
AIRDATE₈
AIRDROP₁₀
AIRFARE₁₀
AIRFLOW₁₃
AIRFOIL₁₀
AIRGAPS₁₀
AIRGLOW₁₁
AIRHEAD₁₁
AIRHOLE₁₀
AIRIEST₇
AIRINGS₈
AIRLESS₇
AIRLIFT₁₀
AIRLIKE₁₁
AIRLINE₇
AIRLOCK₁₃
AIRMAIL₉
AIRNING₈
AIRPARK₁₃
AIRPLAY₁₂
AIRPORT₉
AIRPOST₉
AIRSHED₁₁
AIRSHIP₁₂
AIRSHOT₁₀
AIRSHOW₁₃
AIRSICK₁₃
AIRSIDE₈
AIRSOME₉
AIRSTOP₉
AIRTHED₁₁
AIRTIME₉
AIRTING₈
AIRTRAM₉
AIRVACS₁₂
AIRWARD₁₁
AIRWAVE₁₃
AIRWAYS₁₃
AIRWISE₁₀
BIRCHED₁₅
BIRCHEN₁₄
BIRCHES₁₄
BIRDDOG₁₂
BIRDERS₁₀
BIRDIED₁₁
BIRDIES₁₀
BIRDING₁₁
BIRDMAN₁₂
BIRDMEN₁₂
BIREMES₁₁
BIRETTA₉
BIRIANI₉
BIRKIER₁₃
BIRKIES₁₃
BIRLERS₉
BIRLING₁₀
BIRLINN₉
BIRRIAS₉
BIRRING₁₀
BIRSIER₉
BIRSLED₁₀
BIRSLES₉
BIRTHED₁₃
BIRTHER₁₂
BIRYANI₁₂
CIRCARS₁₁
CIRCLED₁₂
CIRCLER₁₁
CIRCLES₁₁
CIRCLET₁₁
CIRCLIP₁₃
CIRCUIT₁₁
CIRCUSY₁₄
CIRQUES₁₈
CIRRATE₉
CIRROSE₉
CIRROUS₉
CIRSOID₁₀
DIRDAMS₁₁
DIRDUMS₁₁
DIRECTS₁₀
DIREFUL₁₁
DIREMPT₁₂
DIRHAMS₁₃
DIRHEMS₁₃
DIRIGES₉
DIRKING₁₃
DIRLING₉
DIRNDLS₉
DIRTBAG₁₁
DIRTIED₉
DIRTIER₈
DIRTIES₈
DIRTILY₁₁
DIRTING₉
EIRACKS₁₃
EIRENIC₉
FIREARM₁₂
FIREBOX₁₉
FIREBUG₁₃
FIREDOG₁₂
FIREFLY₁₆
FIRELIT₁₀
FIREMAN₁₂
FIREMEN₁₂
FIREPAN₁₂
FIREPIT₁₂
FIREPOT₁₂
FIRINGS₁₁
FIRKING₁₅
FIRKINS₁₄
FIRLOTS₁₀
FIRMANS₁₂
FIRMERS₁₂
FIRMEST₁₂
FIRMING₁₃
FIRRIER₁₀
FIRRING₁₁
FIRSTLY₁₃
GIRAFFE₁₄
GIRASOL₈
GIRDERS₉
GIRDING₁₀
GIRDLED₁₀
GIRDLER₉
GIRDLES₉
GIRKINS₁₂
GIRLIER₈
GIRLIES₈
GIRLISH₁₁
GIRLOND₉
GIRNELS₈
GIRNERS₈
GIRNIER₈
GIRNING₉
GIROLLE₈
GIRONIC₁₀
GIRONNY₁₁
GIROSOL₈
GIRSHES₁₁
GIRTHED₁₂
GIRTING₉
HIRABLE₁₂
HIRAGES₁₁
HIRCINE₁₂
HIREAGE₁₁
HIRINGS₁₁
HIRLING₁₁
HIRPLED₁₃
HIRPLES₁₂
HIRSELS₁₀
HIRSLED₁₁
HIRSLES₁₀
HIRSTIE₁₀
HIRSUTE₁₀
HIRUDIN₁₁
JIRBLED₁₇
JIRBLES₁₆
KIRBEHS₁₆
KIRIMON₁₃
KIRKING₁₆
KIRKMAN₁₇
KIRKMEN₁₇
KIRKTON₁₅
KIRMESS₁₃
KIRNING₁₂
KIRPANS₁₃
KIRTANS₁₁
KIRTLED₁₂
KIRTLES₁₁
LIRIOPE₉
LIRKING₁₂
MIRABLE₁₁
MIRACLE₁₁
MIRADOR₁₀
MIRAGES₁₀
MIRBANE₁₁
MIREXES₁₆
MIRIEST₉
MIRIFIC₁₄
MIRITIS₉
MIRKEST₁₃
MIRKIER₁₃
MIRKILY₁₆
MIRLIER₉
MIRRORS₉
MIRVING₁₃
NIRLIER₇
NIRLING₈
NIRVANA₁₀
PIRAGUA₁₀
PIRANAS₉
PIRANHA₁₂
PIRATED₁₀
PIRATES₉
PIRATIC₁₁
PIRAYAS₁₂
PIRNIES₉
PIROGEN₁₀
PIROGHI₁₃
PIROGIS₁₀
PIROGUE₁₀
PIROJKI₂₀
PIROQUE₁₈
SIRCARS₉
SIRDARS₈
SIRENIC₉
SIRGANG₉
SIRKARS₁₁
SIRLOIN₇
SIRNAME₉
SIROCCO₁₁
SIROSET₇
SIRRAHS₁₀
SIRREES₇
SIRRING₈
SIRUPED₁₀
TIRADES₈
TIRAGES₈
TIRASSE₇
TIREDER₈
TIREDLY₁₁
TIRINGS₈
TIRITIS₇
TIRLING₈
TIRONIC₉
TIRRING₈
TIRRITS₇
VIRAGOS₁₁
VIRALLY₁₃
VIRANDA₁₁
VIRANDO₁₁
VIRELAI₁₀
VIRELAY₁₃
VIREMIA₁₂
VIREMIC₁₄
VIRETOT₁₀
VIRGATE₁₁
VIRGERS₁₁
VIRGINS₁₁
VIRGULE₁₁
VIRINOS₁₀
VIRIONS₁₀
VIROIDS₁₁
VIROSES₁₀
VIROSIS₁₀
VIRTUAL₁₀
VIRTUES₁₀
VIRUSES₁₀
WIRABLE₁₂
WIREMAN₁₂
WIREMEN₁₂
WIRETAP₁₂
WIREWAY₁₆
WIRIEST₁₀
WIRILDA₁₁
WIRINGS₁₁
WIRRAHS₁₃
YIRDING₁₂
YIRKING₁₅
YIRRING₁₁
ZIRCONS₁₈

Letters by positionIn 31% of these words the 7th letter is S.

1st letter

A16%
B10%
G9%

4th letter

E12%
A9%
L7%

5th letter

I22%
A12%
L10%

6th letter

E24%
N16%
I9%

7th letter

S31%
E12%
G12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; PIROJKI tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 10 words
8 points: 24 words
99 points: 45 words
10 points: 46 words
1111 points: 50 words
12 points: 37 words
1313 points: 29 words
14 points: 7 words
1515 points: 4 words
16 points: 7 words
1717 points: 3 words
18 points: 3 words
1919 points: 1 words
20 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
PIROJKI	20	23	All three
FIREBOX	19	20	All three
ZIRCONS	18	20	All three
CIRQUES	18	20	All three
PIROQUE	18	20	All three
KIRKMAN	17	19	All three
KIRKMEN	17	19	All three
JIRBLED	17	21	Collins only
FIREFLY	16	16	All three
MIREXES	16	17	All three
MIRKILY	16	17	All three
WIREWAY	16	15	All three

A starts 44 entries, with B at 26 and G at 23. AIRPORT, AIRLINE, and AIRWAYS demonstrate the large A group, while CIRCUIT and MIRACLE show different routes through the same inner pair. This range gives you useful alternatives when the initial clue is uncertain.

At a glance for r immediately after i

The _IR____ pattern matches 267 tournament-dictionary words, including 21 in the common-word group.
S finishes 82 matches; E and G each finish 31.
PIROJKI scores 20, FIREBOX 19, and ZIRCONS, CIRQUES, and PIROQUE each score 18.
When the first position is unknown, try A before the smaller initial groups: 44 matches begin there.

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S finishes 82 matches; E and G each finish 31. DIRECTS and CIRCLES fit the first group, while FIREARM and AIRFLOW show other endings. The average score is 10.9, but premium J, Z, and Q tiles create several higher scoring exceptions.

PIROJKI scores 20, FIREBOX 19, and ZIRCONS, CIRQUES, and PIROQUE each score 18. These score leaders are less familiar than AIRPORT or CIRCUIT. Treat the score ranking as a board-play aid, not as a prediction of likely puzzle vocabulary.

How should you use this pattern in a word game?

When the first position is unknown, try A before the smaller initial groups: 44 matches begin there. Then branch to B or G, which account for 26 and 23 words.

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Questions people ask

How many words fit this pattern?

There are 267 tournament-dictionary matches for 7-letter words with I as the second letter and R as the third letter. The examples named above show the range from familiar vocabulary to less common entries.

Which word scores highest?

The top raw tile score is PIROJKI at 20 points. Board multipliers can change the final total, so treat that number as a tile-value comparison.

Are all candidates familiar everyday words?

No. Each pattern includes valid entries that are less familiar than its headline examples, and common-word counts range from none to a small portion of the matching set. Check your game dictionary when a candidate is unfamiliar; dictionary coverage can differ between word games.

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