7-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and S as the 5th letter

The fixed letters leave five positions open, but the results aren't evenly spread; familiar matches include ARTISTS, DRESSED, CROSSED, TRANSIT, and PRESSED, while BREWSKI is a less familiar entry; Only 28 of the 155 words count as common by frequency, so expect a mix of everyday vocabulary and specialist finds; The final letter offers a quick way to narrow the candidates.

The pattern at a glance

• 155 entries match R in position two and S in position five.
• ARTISTS, DRESSED, CROSSED, TRANSIT, and PRESSED are familiar matches.
• S is the final letter for 69 entries; D finishes 26.
• C leads the first-letter count with 27, followed by B with 24.
• BREWSKI, FROWSTY, KRYPSES, and KRyPSIS each score 16.

Which endings dominate this R-and-S pattern?

S is the leading final letter by a wide margin: 69 words end in S, compared with 26 ending in D. DRESSES, CROSSES, PRESSES, and PRAISES show how often plural or inflected forms land in the S group, alongside words such as ARTISTS and PRIESTS.

C begins 27 matches and B begins 24; A and G each account for 20. When the fixed letters already fit, check the opening tile against those four leading starts before testing less common options. The final position is even more decisive if your puzzle rules point to an S.

7-letter words with R second and S fifth

For 7-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and S as the 5th letter, dictionary coverage is the practical catch. Collins contains 151 matches, compared with 115 in NWL2023 and 109 in ENABLE. Check your game's word list once before building a play around an entry.

BREWSKI and FROWSTY lead the scoring examples at 16 points, while CREESHY scores 15. The average is 9.4, well below those top scores, so a rare high-value letter is not automatically the strongest play. Save it for a premium square when the board position supports it.