7-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and E as the 4th letter

Lock the pattern as _R_E___: R sits in the second slot, E in the fourth, and the other five positions stay open; The list ranges from familiar words such as FRIENDS and FREEDOM to less common entries; Only 21 words meet the common-word cutoff, so expect many dictionary entries you may not use in everyday play.

At a glance: the R-and-E pattern

• The pattern has 116 matches, with R second and E fourth.
• G is the leading first letter, appearing in 23 words.
• S is the leading final letter, ending 30 matches.
• FRIEZED is the top scorer at 20 points.
• FRIENDS, FREEDOM, and ORDERED are recognizable examples.

Which letters start and end these words?

G leads the opening position with 23 words; F and P follow with 15 each. That makes G the strongest first-letter filter when you have another clue, while F gives you familiar options such as FRIENDS, FREEDOM, and FREEZER.

The final slot is more concentrated: 30 matches end in S, compared with 19 ending in D. GREETED, ORDERED, and BRIEFED show the D ending, while ARRESTS and PRIESTS fit the larger S group. If your final letter is unknown, test S before branching into less common endings.

7-letter words with R second and E fourth: scores and limits

FRIEZED scores 20 points, ahead of FREEZER, FREEZES, BREEZED, and FRIEZES at 19. BREEZES scores 18, while TREEWAX reaches 17. The unusual spelling in FRIEZED is a reminder that a high tile total does not mean a word is familiar.

The average score is 10.6, so the top scorers sit well above the typical entry. Only 21 of the 116 matches are common, and 91 have definitions. Treat this as a pattern-solving list first, not a shortlist of everyday vocabulary; check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry.