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7-letter words with R as the 3rd letter and A as the 6th letter

7-letter words with R as the 3rd letter and A as the 6th letter number 224, including familiar choices like arrival, virtual, and partial.

224 wordsTop pick ARRIVALHighest score CORYZAL 21

17 of 224 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With R in 3rd place, E is the most common 6th letter (786 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 17 · most-used first

All valid words 224

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

  • ABRASAX16
  • ABRAXAS16
  • ACROBAT11
  • ADRENAL8
  • AEROBAT9
  • AEROSAT7
  • AIRBOAT9
  • AIRHEAD11
  • AIRPLAY12
  • AIRTRAM9
  • AMRITAS9
  • ARRAYAL10
  • ARRIVAL10
  • ARROBAS9
  • ASRAMAS9
  • AURORAE7
  • AURORAL7
  • AURORAS7
  • AVRUGAS11
  • BARACAN11
  • BARAZAS18
  • BARCHAN14
  • BARKHAN16
  • BARYTAS12
  • BERCEAU11
  • BERTHAS12
  • BIRDMAN12
  • BIRRIAS9
  • BORSTAL9
  • BURGHAL13
  • BURGLAR10
  • BURKHAS16
  • BYREMAN14
  • CARABAO11
  • CARACAL11
  • CARAPAX18
  • CARAVAN12
  • CARAWAY15
  • CARDIAC12
  • CARDIAE10
  • CARDIAS10
  • CARINAE9
  • CARINAL9
  • CARINAS9
  • CARITAS9
  • CARLOAD10
  • CARTWAY15
  • CERAMAL11
  • CERIMAN11
  • CERRIAL9
  • CHROMAS14
  • CORBEAU11
  • CORDIAL10
  • CORIVAL12
  • CORNEAE9
  • CORNEAL9
  • CORNEAS9
  • CORNUAL9
  • CORONAE9
  • CORONAL9
  • CORONAS9
  • CORREAS9
  • CORYZAL21
  • CORYZAS21
  • CURACAO11
  • CURARAS9
  • DARESAY11
  • DARSHAN11
  • DIRTBAG11
  • DORYMAN13
  • EARFLAP12
  • ERRATAS7
  • EUREKAS11
  • FARADAY14
  • FARAWAY16
  • FARINAS10
  • FERULAE10
  • FERULAS10
  • FIREMAN12
  • FIREPAN12
  • FORBEAR12
  • FOREBAY15
  • FORECAR12
  • FORELAY13
  • FOREMAN12
  • FOREPAW15
  • FORERAN10
  • FORESAW13
  • FORESAY13
  • GARRYAS11
  • GARUDAS9
  • GORGIAS9
  • GYROCAR13
  • HARDBAG14
  • HARDHAT14
  • HARDMAN13
  • HARDPAN13
  • HARIJAN17
  • HARIRAS10
  • HERDMAN13
  • HERNIAE10
  • HERNIAL10
  • HERNIAS10
  • HORNBAG13
  • HURLBAT12
  • JARHEAD18
  • JARINAS14
  • JARKMAN20
  • JERBOAS16
  • JURYMAN19
  • KARAKAS15
  • KERRIAS11
  • KIRKMAN17
  • KORORAS11
  • KOROWAI14
  • KORUNAS11
  • KURSAAL11
  • LARIGAN8
  • LERNEAN7
  • LORCHAS12
  • LORICAE9
  • LORICAS9
  • LYRICAL12
  • MARACAS11
  • MARINAS9
  • MARITAL9
  • MARKKAA17
  • MARKKAS17
  • MARKMAN15
  • MARSHAL12
  • MARTIAL9
  • MARTIAN9
  • MORCEAU11
  • MORCHAS14
  • MORULAE9
  • MORULAR9
  • MORULAS9
  • MURENAS9
  • MURRHAS12
  • MYRICAS14
  • NARWHAL13
  • OARSMAN9
  • ORRAMAN9
  • OWRELAY13
  • PARKWAY19
  • PARTIAL9
  • PARTWAY15
  • PARURAS9
  • PEREGAL10
  • PERMIAN11
  • PERORAL9
  • PERUSAL9
  • PHRASAL12
  • PIRANAS9
  • PIRAYAS12
  • PORINAS9
  • PORTMAN11
  • PORTRAY12
  • PURANAS9
  • PURITAN9
  • PURSUAL9
  • PYROLAS12
  • REREMAI9
  • RORQUAL16
  • SARAFAN10
  • SCRIBAL11
  • SCROTAL9
  • SEROMAS9
  • SEROSAE7
  • SEROSAL7
  • SEROSAS7
  • SEROVAR10
  • SERUMAL9
  • SHRINAL10
  • SOROBAN9
  • SORORAL7
  • STRATAL7
  • STRATAS7
  • STRIGAE8
  • STROMAL9
  • STRUMAE9
  • STRUMAS9
  • SURCOAT9
  • SURFMAN12
  • SURREAL7
  • TARAMAS9
  • TARSEAL7
  • TARSIAS7
  • TERBIAS9
  • TEREFAH13
  • TERTIAL7
  • TERTIAN7
  • TERTIAS7
  • THRUWAY16
  • TORANAS7
  • TORULAE7
  • TORULAS7
  • TURFMAN12
  • UNROYAL10
  • UPRISAL9
  • VARROAS10
  • VERGLAS11
  • VERITAS10
  • VERMIAN12
  • VERONAL10
  • VIRELAI10
  • VIRELAY13
  • VIRTUAL10
  • WARATAH13
  • WARDIAN11
  • WARHEAD14
  • WIREMAN12
  • WIRETAP12
  • WIREWAY16
  • WORKBAG17
  • WORKDAY18
  • WORKMAN16
  • XEROMAS16
  • YARDMAN13
  • YARPHAS15
  • ZAREBAS18
  • ZARIBAS18
  • ZEREBAS18
  • ZERIBAS18
Letters by positionIn 31% of these words the 7th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. C15%
  2. S9%
  3. A8%
2nd letter
  1. A29%
  2. O22%
  3. E17%
4th letter
  1. A13%
  2. O13%
  3. I13%
5th letter
  1. M14%
  2. I10%
  3. N8%
7th letter
  1. S31%
  2. L20%
  3. N17%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; CORYZAL tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 21 words
  2. 8 points: 3 words
  3. 99 points: 57 words
  4. 10 points: 25 words
  5. 1111 points: 27 words
  6. 12 points: 27 words
  7. 1313 points: 16 words
  8. 14 points: 11 words
  9. 1515 points: 8 words
  10. 16 points: 11 words
  11. 1717 points: 5 words
  12. 18 points: 8 words
  13. 1919 points: 2 words
  14. 20 points: 1 words
  15. 2121 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CORYZAL2122All three
CORYZAS2121All three
JARKMAN2024Collins only
PARKWAY1919All three
JURYMAN1923All three
WORKDAY1817All three
JARHEAD1819All three
CARAPAX1820All three
ZAREBAS1819All three
ZARIBAS1819All three
BARAZAS1819Collins only
ZEREBAS1819Collins only

The fixed pattern is __R__A_, leaving the first, second, fourth, fifth, and final letters open; Only 17 matches rank as common English words, even though 176 have definitions; Start with arrival, virtual, or partial when the clue feels familiar, then check every letter against its exact position.

7-letter words with R as the 3rd letter and A as the 6th letter

  • 224 tournament-dictionary words fit the pattern, with R third and A sixth.
  • Only 17 matches count as common by English-word frequency, so everyday choices are a small slice.
  • 176 matches have definitions; arrival, virtual, and partial are recognizable examples.
  • Collins lists 216 matches, compared with 167 in NWL2023 and 151 in ENABLE.
  • Coryzal and coryzas share the highest score at 21 points each.

How does this pattern compare with nearby letter choices?

Keeping R third but changing the sixth letter to E gives 786 matches, far more than the 224 with A in that slot. The sixth position sharply narrows your options; test it before trying less familiar letters.

Changing the third letter while keeping A sixth also changes the pool: A has 195 matches, T has 183, and N has 182. R exceeds all three. Among words in this set, C starts 33, ahead of S at 21 and A at 19.

Endings can narrow the search further. S closes 70 matches, L closes 45, and N closes 39. Try those final letters first when your board or clue already suggests a common ending; arrival and cardiac show how different the opening letters can be.

Which matches score well, and what should you watch for?

Coryzal and coryzas lead at 21 points each, while jarkman scores 20 and parkway scores 19. Those top scorers contain less familiar vocabulary, so do not assume the highest score will be the easiest word to spot.

For 7-letter words with R as the 3rd letter and A as the 6th letter, the dictionary choice matters: the full set draws from Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE, and each has a different count. Check your game's word list once before committing to an unfamiliar entry.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have R third and A sixth?
Exactly 224 seven-letter words fit the pattern, with R in position three and A in position six. The set includes arrival, virtual, and partial, but only 17 qualify as common by our frequency measure, so most matches are not everyday vocabulary.
Which word with R third and A sixth has the highest score?
Coryzal and coryzas tie for the highest score at 21 points each. Jarkman follows at 20, and parkway scores 19. The leaders are less familiar than arrival or virtual, so check your game's dictionary before playing one.
Do all dictionaries accept the same words in this pattern?
No. Collins has 216 matches, while NWL2023 has 167 and ENABLE has 151. Those counts describe each dictionary separately, not separate groups to add together. A word can fit the letter pattern yet still be absent from your game's chosen word list.

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