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

Fix R in slot two and S in slot four, and you get a mix of common forms such as TRUSTED and CRASHED and rarer entries such as ARUSPEX; Thirty-two matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency; P dominates the first position, but S is the most frequent final letter, a contrast that gives this pattern two distinct letter clues.

7-letter words with R second and S fourth

• The fixed pattern R in position two and S in position four matches 238 words.
• PRESENT, DRESSED, CRYSTAL, and CROSSED are examples from the list.
• P leads as an opening letter with 45 matches; C follows at 38 and B at 30.
• A final S occurs 54 times, compared with 35 final Es and 33 final Rs.
• BRUSQUE and DROSHKY share the highest example score: 18 points.

Which letters appear at the beginning and end?

P is the strongest first-letter clue: it starts 45 matches. C starts 38, B starts 30, and T starts 28. Try PRESENT, PRESSED, or PRESUME as pattern checks when P is already fixed in slot one.

The final position tilts toward S, which closes 54 words. E closes 35 and R closes 33. DRESSES, CROSSES, and CRASHES show how an extra S can fill the last slot while preserving the two fixed letters.

The contrast matters when you are narrowing a rack or a word pattern: P is the leading start, but S is the leading finish. Neither clue alone identifies a word, so use the other known letters to separate close candidates.

Which matches score the most?

BRUSQUE and DROSHKY tie at 18 Scrabble points, with GRYSBOK next at 17. FRESHLY, BRISKLY, and ARUSPEX each score 16. Their unusual letter combinations lift them above more familiar choices such as TRUSTED.

The average score across these matches is 10.3, so the top scorers sit well above the typical entry. A high tile total does not make an obscure word a safe play: the counts include words accepted by at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023, not necessarily all three.

Before playing a less familiar option, check the word list used in your game. There are no answers in the five-letter game or allowed guesses for this pattern, so its strongest use is solving other word-game clues.