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

279 7-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and R as the 7th letter fit this pattern, including PRINTER and NEITHER.

279 wordsTop pick TWITTERHighest score QUIZZER 34

24 of 279 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With I in 3rd place, S is the most common 7th letter (556 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 24 · most-used first

All valid words 279

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

  • ACIDIER10
  • AGINNER8
  • AGISTER8
  • AGISTOR8
  • ALIENER7
  • ALIENOR7
  • ALIGNER8
  • AMILDAR10
  • AVIATOR10
  • AXILLAR14
  • BLINDER10
  • BLINGER10
  • BLINKER13
  • BLISTER9
  • BLITHER12
  • BLITZER18
  • BRIDLER10
  • BRIEFER12
  • BRILLER9
  • BRIMMER13
  • BRINGER10
  • BRINIER9
  • BRISKER13
  • BUILDER10
  • CHIEFER15
  • CHIGGER14
  • CHIKHOR19
  • CHILDER13
  • CHILLER12
  • CHIPPER16
  • CHIRKER16
  • CHIRPER14
  • CHITTER12
  • CLICKER15
  • CLIMBER13
  • CLINGER10
  • CLINKER13
  • CLIPPER13
  • CLITTER9
  • COINFER12
  • COINTER9
  • CRIBBER13
  • CRIMMER13
  • CRIMPER13
  • CRINGER10
  • CRISPER11
  • CRITTER9
  • CRITTUR9
  • CUISSER9
  • DEIFIER11
  • DOILTER8
  • DRIBBER12
  • DRIFTER11
  • DRILLER8
  • DRINKER12
  • DRIPPER12
  • EDIFIER11
  • EMITTER9
  • EPICIER11
  • EVICTOR12
  • EVILLER10
  • FAINTER10
  • FAIRIER10
  • FAITHER13
  • FAITOUR10
  • FEIGNER11
  • FEINTER10
  • FLICKER16
  • FLINDER11
  • FLINGER11
  • FLIPPER14
  • FLIRTER10
  • FLITTER10
  • FLIVVER16
  • FOISTER10
  • FRIGGER12
  • FRILLER10
  • FRIPPER14
  • FRISEUR10
  • FRISKER14
  • FRITTER10
  • FRIZZER28
  • GLIBBER12
  • GLIDDER10
  • GLIMMER12
  • GLISTER8
  • GLITTER8
  • GRIDDER10
  • GRIEFER11
  • GRIEVER11
  • GRIFTER11
  • GRILLER8
  • GRIMIER10
  • GRIMMER12
  • GRINDER9
  • GRINNER8
  • GRIPIER10
  • GRIPPER12
  • GRISTER8
  • GRITTER8
  • GUILDER9
  • HAILIER10
  • HAIRIER10
  • HEISTER10
  • HOISTER10
  • JOINDER15
  • JOINTER14
  • JUICIER16
  • KEISTER11
  • KLINKER15
  • KLISTER11
  • KNICKER17
  • KNITTER11
  • KRIMMER15
  • LAIGHER11
  • LAIRIER7
  • LEIDGER9
  • LEISHER10
  • LEISLER7
  • LEISTER7
  • MAILCAR11
  • MAINOUR9
  • MAISTER9
  • MEIKLER13
  • MEISTER9
  • MOISTER9
  • MOITHER12
  • NEITHER10
  • NOINTER7
  • NOISIER7
  • OMITTER9
  • PAINTER9
  • PHILTER12
  • PHISHER15
  • PLINKER13
  • POINDER10
  • POINTER9
  • PRICIER11
  • PRICKER15
  • PRIGGER11
  • PRIMEUR11
  • PRIMMER13
  • PRINKER13
  • PRINTER9
  • PRIVIER12
  • QUICKER22
  • QUIETER16
  • QUILTER16
  • QUINTAR16
  • QUIPPER20
  • QUITTER16
  • QUITTOR16
  • QUIZZER34
  • RAILCAR9
  • RAINIER7
  • REIFIER10
  • REINCUR9
  • REINTER7
  • ROILIER7
  • ROISTER7
  • SCISSOR9
  • SHICKER16
  • SHIDDER12
  • SHIFTER13
  • SHIKKER18
  • SHIMMER14
  • SHINIER10
  • SHIPPER14
  • SHIRKER14
  • SHITTER10
  • SKIDDER13
  • SKIEYER14
  • SKIMMER15
  • SKINKER15
  • SKINNER11
  • SKINTER11
  • SKIPPER15
  • SKIRTER11
  • SKITTER11
  • SKIVIER14
  • SKIWEAR14
  • SLICKER13
  • SLIDDER9
  • SLIMIER9
  • SLIMMER11
  • SLINGER8
  • SLINKER11
  • SLINTER7
  • SLIOTAR7
  • SLIPPER11
  • SLITHER10
  • SLITTER7
  • SMICKER15
  • SMILIER9
  • SMIRKER13
  • SNICKER13
  • SNIDIER8
  • SNIFFER13
  • SNIFTER10
  • SNIGGER9
  • SNIPIER9
  • SNIPPER11
  • SOILIER7
  • SPICIER11
  • SPICKER15
  • SPIELER9
  • SPIKIER13
  • SPILLER9
  • SPINIER9
  • SPINNER9
  • SPIRIER9
  • SPITTER9
  • STICKER13
  • STIEVER10
  • STIFFER13
  • STIFLER10
  • STILLER7
  • STILTER7
  • STINGER8
  • STINKER11
  • STINTER7
  • STIRRER7
  • STIVIER10
  • SWIFTER13
  • SWIGGER12
  • SWILLER10
  • SWIMMER14
  • SWINGER11
  • SWINKER14
  • SWIPIER12
  • SWISHER13
  • SWITHER13
  • THICKER16
  • THIGGER12
  • THILLER10
  • THINKER14
  • THINNER10
  • THITHER13
  • TRICKER13
  • TRIFFER13
  • TRIFLER10
  • TRIGGER9
  • TRILLER7
  • TRIMMER11
  • TRIPIER9
  • TRIPPER11
  • TWIGGER12
  • TWINIER10
  • TWINTER10
  • TWIRLER10
  • TWISCAR12
  • TWISTER10
  • TWISTOR10
  • TWITTER10
  • UNIFIER10
  • UNIQUER16
  • VAIRIER10
  • VEILIER10
  • VEINIER10
  • WAISTER10
  • WEIGHER14
  • WEIRDER11
  • WHICKER19
  • WHIDDER15
  • WHIFFER19
  • WHIMPER17
  • WHINGER14
  • WHINIER13
  • WHIPPER17
  • WHIRLER13
  • WHISKER17
  • WHISPER15
  • WHITHER16
  • WHITIER13
  • WHITTER13
  • WHIZZER31
  • WRINGER11
  • WRISTER10
  • WRITHER13
Letters by positionIn 92% of these words the 6th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. S26%
  2. C9%
  3. T8%
2nd letter
  1. R21%
  2. L15%
  3. H14%
4th letter
  1. N20%
  2. S12%
  3. T11%
5th letter
  1. T24%
  2. I14%
  3. K11%
6th letter
  1. E92%
  2. O3%
  3. A3%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; QUIZZER tops the list with 34. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 20 words
  2. 8 points: 15 words
  3. 99 points: 36 words
  4. 10 points: 56 words
  5. 1111 points: 34 words
  6. 12 points: 23 words
  7. 1313 points: 35 words
  8. 14 points: 18 words
  9. 1515 points: 14 words
  10. 16 points: 14 words
  11. 1717 points: 4 words
  12. 18 points: 2 words
  13. 1919 points: 3 words
  14. 20 points: 1 words
  15. 2121 points: 0 words
  16. 22 points: 1 words
  17. 2323 points: 0 words
  18. 24 points: 0 words
  19. 2525 points: 0 words
  20. 26 points: 0 words
  21. 2727 points: 0 words
  22. 28 points: 1 words
  23. 2929 points: 0 words
  24. 30 points: 0 words
  25. 3131 points: 1 words
  26. 32 points: 0 words
  27. 3333 points: 0 words
  28. 34 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
QUIZZER3435All three
WHIZZER3130All three
FRIZZER2828All three
QUICKER2224All three
QUIPPER2023All three
WHICKER1919All three
WHIFFER1918All three
CHIKHOR1918Collins only
BLITZER1820Collins · NWL
SHIKKER1817All three
WHIMPER1718All three
WHISKER1716All three

Read the slots as _ _ I _ _ _ R: the third character is fixed at I, and the last must be R. The matches include familiar words such as NEITHER, PRINTER, and PAINTER. Just 24 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so everyday candidates make up a small slice of this pattern.

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

  • The pattern has 279 matches, and every word ends in R.
  • S is the most common first letter, appearing in 72 matches; C appears in 25.
  • Only 24 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • There are definitions for 202 entries, and the average letter score is 11.6.
  • Dictionary counts range from 203 in ENABLE to 273 in Collins.

Which examples are worth trying first?

NEITHER, PRINTER, and PAINTER are recognizable candidates in the 279-word set. BUILDER, POINTER, and WHISPER fit too, but the low common-word count is a reminder that many valid matches are less familiar.

For Scrabble, QUIZZER leads at 34 points, followed by WHIZZER at 31 and QUICKER at 22, before any board premiums. Check the high-value letters in the middle slots, not just the required I and final R; the fixed letters leave five positions to work with.

How broad is dictionary coverage?

Coverage ranges from 203 ENABLE matches to 273 Collins matches, with 218 in NWL2023. Those counts overlap, so they do not add up to 279: an entry can appear in more than one dictionary.

The practical limitation for 7-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and R as the 7th letter is dictionary fit: a match is not guaranteed to appear in every game’s word list. Check your game’s dictionary before playing an unfamiliar entry. Familiar options such as NEITHER and PRINTER are easier to recognize; rarer candidates are where score potential can surprise.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have I third and R last?
There are 279 tournament-dictionary matches with I in the third position and R in the seventh. The total includes words found in ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023, while each dictionary has a different count. NEITHER and PRINTER are two familiar examples.
Which starting letter is most common in this pattern?
S is the most common starting letter, with 72 matches; C follows with 25. S is a strong first letter to test when that slot is unknown, though the set also includes words starting with T, F, W, and other letters.
What is the highest-scoring word in this group?
QUIZZER scores 34 points from its letters, the highest score in this group before board premiums. WHIZZER follows at 31 points, while QUICKER scores 22. Confirm the word is accepted in your game’s dictionary before playing it.

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