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

FORMULA, PERSONA, and GORILLA make the pattern easy to recognize: R sits in the third position, and A closes each word; The pool spans three tournament dictionaries, yet only 5 matches count as common by word-frequency ranking; Treat the results as a clue filter, not a guarantee that every candidate is accepted in your game.

At a glance: pattern facts and standouts

• Exactly 130 tournament-dictionary entries put R third and A seventh.
• Collins recognizes 129, NWL2023 recognizes 90, and ENABLE recognizes 74.
• Only 5 matches count as common by word-frequency ranking.
• C begins 23 entries, ahead of P at 17; A and M each begin 12.
• CERVEZA scores 21 Scrabble points, and PYREXIA scores 19.

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

C is the most frequent first letter, with 23 matches; P follows with 17. A and M each start 12 words. That makes C openings the best first branch when the first tile is unknown, while PERSONA, PEREIRA, COROLLA, and CORDOBA offer concrete candidates.

Several examples look familiar even though the frequency count stays small: FORMULA, PERSONA, GORILLA, NIRVANA, and VERANDA. Other entries include BARISTA, MARIMBA, and PERGOLA. The contrast matters: recognition is not the same as commonness, and just five matches fall within the common-word cutoff.

The ending is unusually restrictive: 130 matches finish in A, while the same R-third pattern ending in S has 1,235. For a final-letter clue, switching A to S opens a much larger search pool. COROLLA, CORTINA, and CORPORA also make C's lead easy to see.

What makes a seven-letter play score?

CERVEZA leads the Scrabble figures at 21 points, ahead of PYREXIA at 19 and ZAREEBA and PARAZOA at 18 apiece. Those scores make Z and X especially valuable, but the winning board placement still matters more than a raw tile total.

Every entry is seven letters, so a full-rack play can trigger Scrabble's 50-point bingo bonus. That is the expert wrinkle: a lower-scoring word can beat CERVEZA's base total when it uses all seven rack tiles, before premium-square effects.

The pool is not uniform across tournament dictionaries: Collins has 129 matches, while NWL2023 has 90 and ENABLE has 74. Check the word list used by your game before committing an unfamiliar option; GORILLA is safer in ordinary conversation than an obscure entry.