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

7-letter words with R as the 2nd and 7th letter: 276 matches, including brother, greater, and trailer.

276 wordsTop pick BROTHERHighest score FRIZZER 28

31 of 276 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With R in 2nd place, S is the most common 7th letter (606 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 31 · most-used first

All valid words 276

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

  • ARBITER9
  • AREOLAR7
  • ARMIGER10
  • ARMORER9
  • AROUSER7
  • ARRAYER10
  • ARRIVER10
  • ARTSIER7
  • BRAGGER11
  • BRAIDER10
  • BRAKIER13
  • BRANDER10
  • BRANNER9
  • BRASHER12
  • BRASIER9
  • BRAWLER12
  • BRAZIER18
  • BREAKER13
  • BREEDER10
  • BRENTER9
  • BREVIER12
  • BRIDLER10
  • BRIEFER12
  • BRILLER9
  • BRIMMER13
  • BRINGER10
  • BRINIER9
  • BRISKER13
  • BROADER10
  • BROIDER10
  • BROILER9
  • BROMMER13
  • BRONZER18
  • BROODER10
  • BROTHER12
  • BROWNER12
  • BROWSER12
  • BRUISER9
  • BRUITER9
  • BRUMMER13
  • BRUSHER12
  • BRUSKER13
  • CRABBER13
  • CRACKER15
  • CRADLER10
  • CRAFTER12
  • CRAMMER13
  • CRAMPER13
  • CRANKER13
  • CRAPIER11
  • CRAPPER13
  • CRASHER12
  • CRASSER9
  • CRAWLER12
  • CRAZIER18
  • CREAMER11
  • CREASER9
  • CREATOR9
  • CREEPER11
  • CREPIER11
  • CRIBBER13
  • CRIMMER13
  • CRIMPER13
  • CRINGER10
  • CRISPER11
  • CRITTER9
  • CRITTUR9
  • CROAKER13
  • CROFTER12
  • CRONKER13
  • CROOKER13
  • CROONER9
  • CROPPER13
  • CROSIER9
  • CROSSER9
  • CROUPER11
  • CROWBAR14
  • CROWDER13
  • CROWNER12
  • CROZIER18
  • CRUELER9
  • CRUISER9
  • CRULLER9
  • CRUMBER13
  • CRUMPER13
  • CRUPPER13
  • CRUSHER12
  • DRABBER12
  • DRABLER10
  • DRAFTER11
  • DRAGGER10
  • DRAINER8
  • DRAPIER10
  • DRAWBAR13
  • DRAWLER11
  • DREADER9
  • DREAMER10
  • DREARER8
  • DREDGER10
  • DRESSER8
  • DRIBBER12
  • DRIFTER11
  • DRILLER8
  • DRINKER12
  • DRIPPER12
  • DROGHER12
  • DROLLER8
  • DRONIER8
  • DROPPER12
  • DROWNER11
  • DRUBBER12
  • DRUDGER10
  • DRUGGER10
  • DRUMMER12
  • DRUNKER12
  • DRUSIER8
  • DRUTHER11
  • DRUXIER15
  • ERECTER9
  • ERECTOR9
  • FRACTUR12
  • FRAILER10
  • FRAKTUR14
  • FRANGER11
  • FRANKER14
  • FREEZER19
  • FRESHER13
  • FRETTER10
  • FRIGGER12
  • FRILLER10
  • FRIPPER14
  • FRISEUR10
  • FRISKER14
  • FRITTER10
  • FRIZZER28
  • FRONTER10
  • FROTHER13
  • FROWIER13
  • FROWNER13
  • FRUITER10
  • GRABBER12
  • GRAFTER11
  • GRAINER8
  • GRAMMAR12
  • GRANDER9
  • GRANFER11
  • GRANGER9
  • GRANTER8
  • GRANTOR8
  • GRAPIER10
  • GRASPER10
  • GRASSER8
  • GRAZIER17
  • GREASER8
  • GREATER8
  • GREENER8
  • GREETER8
  • GRIDDER10
  • GRIEFER11
  • GRIEVER11
  • GRIFTER11
  • GRILLER8
  • GRIMIER10
  • GRIMMER12
  • GRINDER9
  • GRINNER8
  • GRIPIER10
  • GRIPPER12
  • GRISTER8
  • GRITTER8
  • GROANER8
  • GRODIER9
  • GROOMER10
  • GROOVER11
  • GROSSER8
  • GROUPER10
  • GROUSER8
  • GROUTER8
  • GROVIER11
  • GROWLER11
  • GRUBBER12
  • GRUDGER10
  • GRUELER8
  • GRUFFER14
  • GRUMMER12
  • GRUNGER9
  • GRUNTER8
  • IRONIER7
  • KREUZER20
  • KRIMMER15
  • KRULLER11
  • ORANGER8
  • ORBITER9
  • ORDERER8
  • ORDINAR8
  • ORNATER7
  • PRAETOR9
  • PRAISER9
  • PRANCER11
  • PRAWNER12
  • PREAVER12
  • PREENER9
  • PREMIER11
  • PREPPER13
  • PRESSER9
  • PRESSOR9
  • PRESTER9
  • PRICIER11
  • PRICKER15
  • PRIGGER11
  • PRIMEUR11
  • PRIMMER13
  • PRINKER13
  • PRINTER9
  • PRIVIER12
  • PROCTOR11
  • PRODDER11
  • PROFFER15
  • PROGGER11
  • PROLLER9
  • PROMMER13
  • PRONEUR9
  • PROOFER12
  • PROSIER9
  • PROSPER11
  • PROUDER10
  • PROULER9
  • PROWLER12
  • PRUNIER9
  • TRACEUR9
  • TRACKER13
  • TRACTOR9
  • TRAILER7
  • TRAINER7
  • TRAITOR7
  • TRAMCAR11
  • TRAMPER11
  • TRANTER7
  • TRAPPER11
  • TRASHER10
  • TRAWLER10
  • TREADER8
  • TREATER7
  • TREKKER15
  • TRICKER13
  • TRIFFER13
  • TRIFLER10
  • TRIGGER9
  • TRILLER7
  • TRIMMER11
  • TRIPIER9
  • TRIPPER11
  • TROCHAR12
  • TROFFER13
  • TROLLER7
  • TROOPER9
  • TROTTER7
  • TROUPER9
  • TROUSER7
  • TROUTER7
  • TRUCKER13
  • TRUDGER9
  • TRUSSER7
  • TRUSTER7
  • TRUSTOR7
  • TRUTHER10
  • TRYSTER10
  • URBANER9
  • WRAPPER14
  • WREAKER14
  • WRECKER16
  • WRESTER10
  • WRINGER11
  • WRISTER10
  • WRITHER13
  • WRONGER11
Letters by positionIn 92% of these words the 6th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. G17%
  2. C16%
  3. T14%
3rd letter
  1. A24%
  2. O24%
  3. I21%
4th letter
  1. N12%
  2. S12%
  3. M8%
5th letter
  1. T16%
  2. I11%
  3. L10%
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 9 in Scrabble; FRIZZER tops the list with 28. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 18 words
  2. 8 points: 29 words
  3. 99 points: 50 words
  4. 10 points: 43 words
  5. 1111 points: 38 words
  6. 12 points: 37 words
  7. 1313 points: 38 words
  8. 14 points: 8 words
  9. 1515 points: 6 words
  10. 16 points: 1 words
  11. 1717 points: 1 words
  12. 18 points: 4 words
  13. 1919 points: 1 words
  14. 20 points: 1 words
  15. 2121 points: 0 words
  16. 22 points: 0 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
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
FRIZZER2828All three
KREUZER2021All three
FREEZER1919All three
CRAZIER1819All three
BRONZER1820All three
CROZIER1819All three
BRAZIER1819All three
GRAZIER1718All three
WRECKER1617All three
CRACKER1517All three
PROFFER1516All three
TREKKER1515All three

Both fixed positions are R, so every match ends in R as well as carrying R second; Familiar options include brother, greater, trailer, and printer, but only 31 matches rank among the most common English words; The first-letter counts are uneven, which makes the opening letter a useful way to narrow your search.

The pattern at a glance

  • There are 276 qualifying words, and every one finishes with R.
  • G leads the first-letter groups with 47 matches; C follows with 45.
  • T contributes 38 openings, while B and P account for 34 and 33.
  • Only 31 matches fall among the 25,000 most common English words.
  • The dictionary totals are 221 ENABLE, 270 Collins, and 239 NWL2023; those groups overlap.

Which words fit both R positions?

Brother, greater, premier, trailer, trigger, creator, and trainer are recognisable anchors. Each keeps R in the second slot and the final slot. The opening-letter counts are lopsided: G contributes 47 matches and C 45, while A contributes only 8.

When a rack or crossword fixes the first letter, search that smaller group instead of scanning all 276 matches. G and C give you the deepest pools, followed by T with 38 and B with 34. Grammar and browser add less obvious choices without changing the pattern.

How to use 7-letter words with R as the 2nd and 7th letter

For Scrabble, FRIZZER leads at 28 points; KREUZER scores 20, and FREEZER scores 19. Those are tile totals before board premiums. FRIZZER’s two Z tiles explain its lead, but a familiar word placed on a premium square can still be the better play.

Not all 276 matches appear in every word list: ENABLE includes 221, Collins 270, and NWL2023 239. The counts overlap, so none represents a separate slice of the total. For a game or tournament, check its accepted dictionary before playing an unfamiliar option such as FRIZZER.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have R as the second and seventh letters?
There are 276 qualifying 7-letter words. Every match has R in position two and ends in R, and the count includes words appearing in at least one tournament dictionary. Only 31 of those matches fall among the most common English words.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
FRIZZER scores 28 points, the top tile score among these matches. KREUZER follows at 20, while FREEZER scores 19. These are tile totals before any board premiums, so the square where you place a word can change its final score.
Are all 276 words accepted in every Scrabble dictionary?
No. The matches include 221 words in ENABLE, 270 in Collins, and 239 in NWL2023, with overlap between the dictionaries. That means a word accepted in one list might not be valid in another; check the word list used by your game.

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