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

There are 191 7-letter words with R first and S third, and 108 of them begin RES-, from RESULTS and RESPECT to RESERVE.

191 wordsTop pick RESULTSHighest score RESIZED 17

21 of 191 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With R in 1st place, S is the most common 3rd letter (191 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 21 · most-used first

All valid words 191

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

  • RASBORA9
  • RASCALS9
  • RASCHEL12
  • RASHERS10
  • RASHEST10
  • RASHIES10
  • RASHING11
  • RASPERS9
  • RASPIER9
  • RASPING10
  • RASPISH12
  • RASSLED8
  • RASSLER7
  • RASSLES7
  • RASTERS7
  • RASTRUM9
  • RASURES7
  • RESAILS7
  • RESALES7
  • RESAWED11
  • RESCALE9
  • RESCIND10
  • RESCORE9
  • RESCUED10
  • RESCUEE9
  • RESCUER9
  • RESCUES9
  • RESEALS7
  • RESEATS7
  • RESEAUS7
  • RESEAUX14
  • RESECTS9
  • RESEDAS8
  • RESEEDS8
  • RESEEKS11
  • RESEIZE16
  • RESELLS7
  • RESENDS8
  • RESENTS7
  • RESERVE10
  • RESEWED11
  • RESHAPE12
  • RESHAVE13
  • RESHINE10
  • RESHIPS12
  • RESHOED11
  • RESHOES10
  • RESHONE10
  • RESHOOT10
  • RESHOWN13
  • RESHOWS13
  • RESIANT7
  • RESIDED9
  • RESIDER8
  • RESIDES8
  • RESIDUA8
  • RESIDUE8
  • RESIFTS10
  • RESIGHT11
  • RESIGNS8
  • RESILED8
  • RESILES7
  • RESILIN7
  • RESINED8
  • RESINER7
  • RESISTS7
  • RESITED8
  • RESITES7
  • RESIZED17
  • RESIZES16
  • RESKEWS14
  • RESKILL11
  • RESKINS11
  • RESKUED12
  • RESKUES11
  • RESLATE7
  • RESMELT9
  • RESOAKS11
  • RESOJET14
  • RESOLED8
  • RESOLES7
  • RESOLVE10
  • RESORBS9
  • RESORTS7
  • RESOUND8
  • RESOWED11
  • RESPACE11
  • RESPADE10
  • RESPEAK13
  • RESPECT11
  • RESPELL9
  • RESPELT9
  • RESPIRE9
  • RESPITE9
  • RESPLIT9
  • RESPOKE13
  • RESPOND10
  • RESPOOL9
  • RESPOTS9
  • RESPRAY12
  • RESTACK13
  • RESTAFF13
  • RESTAGE8
  • RESTAMP11
  • RESTART7
  • RESTATE7
  • RESTEMS9
  • RESTERS7
  • RESTFUL10
  • RESTIER7
  • RESTIFF13
  • RESTING8
  • RESTIVE10
  • RESTOCK13
  • RESTOKE11
  • RESTORE7
  • RESTUDY11
  • RESTUFF13
  • RESTUMP11
  • RESTYLE10
  • RESULTS7
  • RESUMED10
  • RESUMER9
  • RESUMES9
  • RESURGE8
  • RISIBLE9
  • RISIBLY12
  • RISINGS8
  • RISKERS11
  • RISKFUL14
  • RISKIER11
  • RISKILY14
  • RISKING12
  • RISOTTO7
  • RISPING10
  • RISQUES16
  • RISSOLE7
  • RISTRAS7
  • RISUSES7
  • ROSACEA9
  • ROSACES9
  • ROSAKER11
  • ROSALIA7
  • ROSARIA7
  • ROSBIFS12
  • ROSCOES9
  • ROSEATE7
  • ROSEBAY12
  • ROSEBUD10
  • ROSEHIP12
  • ROSELLA7
  • ROSELLE7
  • ROSEOLA7
  • ROSETED8
  • ROSETTE7
  • ROSETTY10
  • ROSIERE7
  • ROSIERS7
  • ROSIEST7
  • ROSINED8
  • ROSINER7
  • ROSINOL7
  • ROSITED8
  • ROSOLIO7
  • ROSSERS7
  • ROSTERS7
  • ROSTING8
  • ROSTRAL7
  • ROSTRUM9
  • ROSULAS7
  • ROSYING11
  • RUSALKA11
  • RUSHEES10
  • RUSHERS10
  • RUSHIER10
  • RUSHING11
  • RUSSELS7
  • RUSSETS7
  • RUSSETY10
  • RUSSIAS7
  • RUSSIFY13
  • RUSSULA7
  • RUSTICS9
  • RUSTIER7
  • RUSTILY10
  • RUSTING8
  • RUSTLED8
  • RUSTLER7
  • RUSTLES7
  • RUSTRED8
  • RUSTRES7
Letters by positionIn 57% of these words the 2nd letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. E57%
  2. O17%
  3. U10%
4th letter
  1. T19%
  2. I15%
  3. E13%
5th letter
  1. I17%
  2. E13%
  3. L12%
6th letter
  1. E29%
  2. L10%
  3. N9%
7th letter
  1. S32%
  2. E16%
  3. D12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; RESIZED tops the list with 17. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 55 words
  2. 8 points: 25 words
  3. 99 points: 30 words
  4. 10 points: 27 words
  5. 1111 points: 23 words
  6. 12 points: 11 words
  7. 1313 points: 11 words
  8. 14 points: 5 words
  9. 1515 points: 0 words
  10. 16 points: 3 words
  11. 1717 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
RESIZED1717All three
RESIZES1616All three
RISQUES1617Collins only
RESEIZE1616All three
RISKFUL1416Collins only
RESEAUX1415All three
RESOJET1416All three
RISKILY1414All three
RESKEWS1414Collins only
RESTOCK1314All three
RESTACK1314All three
RESTUFF1314All three

The re- prefix runs this frame. More than half the words open with RES-, so the question is rarely whether the S fits but what follows it. Four-letter stems like REST-, RESI-, RESP- and RESE- then carve up the field.

The R_S frame at a glance

  • 191 words fit, and 21 are common English.
  • The second letter is E for 108 words, O for 32 and U for 20.
  • 159 have a definition, and the average score is 9.4.
  • S ends 62 words, E ends 30, D ends 23 and R ends 13.
  • RESIZED scores 17; RESIZES, risques and reseize score 16.

Which RES- stems carry the most words?

REST- leads with 20, led by RESTORE, RESTART and RESTING. RESI- adds 19, such as RESIDES and RESIDUE, and RESP- adds 14, such as RESPECT and RESPOND.

RESE- also has 14, including RESERVE. RESH- adds 10, such as reshape and reshoot. ROSE- adds 10 more outside the RES family, with rosette and roseate among them.

A quick order for guessing: REST-, RESI-, then RESP- and RESE-. Those four stems alone supply 67 of the 108 RES- words, so the first letters you test decide most of the game.

What about the non-RES words?

ROS- gives words like rosters and rostrum. RUS- gives rushing and rustled, RIS- gives risking and risotto, and RAS- gives rashers and rasping. None of these groups is large.

Outside RE-, O accounts for 32 words, U for 20, A for 17 and I for 14. That is 83 words, so if your clue rules out the RE- prefix you still have a mid-sized list, but a manageable one.

Dictionary and scoring notes

Note

The Collins list takes 188 of the 191; NWL2023 takes 156 and ENABLE takes 144. Test RESEAUX and RISQUES against your game's word list.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have R first and S third?
There are 191, including RESULTS, RESPECT, RESERVE, RESPOND and RUSHING. Collins takes 188, NWL2023 takes 156 and ENABLE takes 144, so what you can actually play depends on the dictionary.
What is the highest-scoring word with R first and S third?
RESIZED scores 17 points in Scrabble before bonuses, thanks to its Z. RESIZES, RISQUES and RESEIZE follow with 16, and RISKFUL and RESEAUX score 14.
How many of these words begin with RES?
One hundred and eight begin with RES, which is more than half of the 191. REST- is the biggest stem with 20 words, then RESI- with 19, while RESP- and RESE- add 14 each.

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