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

The 7-letter words with R as the 3rd letter and G as the 7th letter number 222; WORKING and MORNING are familiar examples.

222 wordsTop pick WORKINGHighest score JERKING 19

35 of 222 are everyday words (16%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With R in 3rd place, S is the most common 7th letter (1,235 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 35 · most-used first

All valid words 222

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

  • AIRNING8
  • AIRTING8
  • BARBING12
  • BARDING11
  • BARFING13
  • BARGING11
  • BARKING14
  • BARNING10
  • BARRING10
  • BERMING12
  • BIRDDOG12
  • BIRDING11
  • BIRLING10
  • BIRRING10
  • BORKING14
  • BORMING12
  • BURKING14
  • BURLING10
  • BURNING10
  • BURPING12
  • BURRING10
  • BURYING13
  • BYRLING13
  • CARDING11
  • CARKING14
  • CARLING10
  • CARPING12
  • CARTING10
  • CARVING13
  • CERNING10
  • CORDING11
  • CORKING14
  • CORNING10
  • CURBING12
  • CURDING11
  • CURLING10
  • CURRING10
  • CURSING10
  • CURVING13
  • DARKING13
  • DARLING9
  • DARNING9
  • DARRING9
  • DARTING9
  • DIRKING13
  • DIRLING9
  • DIRTBAG11
  • DIRTING9
  • DORRING9
  • DORTING9
  • DURNING9
  • EARDING9
  • EARNING8
  • EARPLUG10
  • EARRING8
  • FARCING13
  • FARDING12
  • FARMING13
  • FARRING11
  • FARSING11
  • FARTING11
  • FERNING11
  • FIREBUG13
  • FIREDOG12
  • FIRKING15
  • FIRMING13
  • FIRRING11
  • FORCING13
  • FORDING12
  • FORELEG11
  • FORGING12
  • FORKING15
  • FORMING13
  • FORTING11
  • FURLING11
  • FURLONG11
  • FURRING11
  • GARBING11
  • GARRING9
  • GERMING11
  • GERNING9
  • GIRDING10
  • GIRNING9
  • GIRTING9
  • GORGING10
  • GORMING11
  • GORPING11
  • GURGING10
  • GURLING9
  • GURNING9
  • HARDBAG14
  • HARKING15
  • HARLING11
  • HARMING13
  • HARPING13
  • HERDING12
  • HERLING11
  • HERRING11
  • HERYING14
  • HIRLING11
  • HORDING12
  • HORKING15
  • HORNBAG13
  • HORNBUG13
  • HORNDOG12
  • HORNING11
  • HORSING11
  • HURLING11
  • HURTING11
  • JARPING17
  • JARRING15
  • JERKING19
  • JURYING18
  • KARKING16
  • KARTING12
  • KERBING14
  • KERFING15
  • KERNING12
  • KERVING15
  • KIRKING16
  • KIRNING12
  • LARDING9
  • LARKING12
  • LARNING8
  • LARPING10
  • LIRKING12
  • LORDING9
  • LURKING12
  • MARKING14
  • MARLING10
  • MARRING10
  • MARTING10
  • MERGING11
  • MERLING10
  • MIRVING13
  • MORLING10
  • MORNING10
  • MORWONG13
  • MURLING10
  • NARDING9
  • NARKING12
  • NERVING11
  • NIRLING8
  • NURLING8
  • NURSING8
  • PARGING11
  • PARKING14
  • PARLING10
  • PARPING12
  • PARRING10
  • PARSING10
  • PARTING10
  • PERCING12
  • PERFING13
  • PERIWIG13
  • PERKING14
  • PERMING12
  • PERSING10
  • PERVING13
  • PORGING11
  • PORKING14
  • PORTING10
  • PURGING11
  • PURLING10
  • PURRING10
  • PURSING10
  • RARKING12
  • RORTING8
  • SARKING12
  • SCRYING13
  • SERGING9
  • SERRING8
  • SERVING11
  • SIRGANG9
  • SIRRING8
  • SKRYING15
  • SORBING10
  • SORNING8
  • SORTING8
  • SURFING11
  • SURGING9
  • TARGING9
  • TARRING8
  • TARTING8
  • TERMING10
  • TERNING8
  • TIRLING8
  • TIRRING8
  • TURFING11
  • TURNING8
  • VARYING14
  • VERBING13
  • VERGING12
  • VERSING11
  • VERTING11
  • VORRING11
  • WARDING12
  • WARKING15
  • WARLING11
  • WARMING13
  • WARNING11
  • WARPING13
  • WARRING11
  • WARTHOG14
  • WORDING12
  • WORKBAG17
  • WORKING15
  • WORMING13
  • WORSING11
  • YARDANG12
  • YARDING12
  • YARKING15
  • YARNING11
  • YERDING12
  • YERKING15
  • YIRDING12
  • YIRKING15
  • YIRRING11
  • YORKING15
  • YORPING13
  • ZEROING17
  • ZORBING19
Letters by positionIn 94% of these words the 6th letter is N.
1st letter
  1. F10%
  2. B9%
  3. P9%
2nd letter
  1. A33%
  2. O20%
  3. E16%
4th letter
  1. K14%
  2. N11%
  3. L11%
5th letter
  1. I92%
  2. B3%
  3. D1%
6th letter
  1. N94%
  2. A2%
  3. O2%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; JERKING tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 19 words
  2. 9 points: 23 words
  3. 1010 points: 37 words
  4. 11 points: 46 words
  5. 1212 points: 33 words
  6. 13 points: 28 words
  7. 1414 points: 14 words
  8. 15 points: 14 words
  9. 1616 points: 2 words
  10. 17 points: 3 words
  11. 1818 points: 1 words
  12. 19 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JERKING1923All three
ZORBING1922Collins only
JURYING1822All three
ZEROING1719All three
WORKBAG1719All three
JARPING1722Collins only
KARKING1618Collins only
KIRKING1618Collins only
WORKING1517All three
JARRING1519All three
FORKING1517All three
HARKING1516All three

The pattern is _ _ R _ _ _ G: the third slot is R, and every match ends in G; Other recognizable examples include TURNING, SERVING, and WARNING; Of the 222 tournament-dictionary entries, 183 have definitions and 35 are classed as common; With four open positions, use any revealed letters to narrow candidates before scanning the full list.

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

  • There are 222 matches for the fixed R-third, G-final pattern.
  • WORKING, MORNING, TURNING, SERVING, and WARNING are familiar examples.
  • Collins has 219 matches; NWL2023 has 157 and ENABLE has 145.
  • JERKING and ZORBING each score 19 points.

Which familiar R-third, G-final words appear?

WORKING, MORNING, TURNING, SERVING, and WARNING show why the pattern feels familiar: each ends in -ING, while R sits third. PARKING, NURSING, EARNING, FARMING, and FORMING extend that everyday cluster. The fixed ending narrows the search because the final character is already settled.

Still, only 35 of the 222 matches are classed as common. Treat -ING as a scan aid, not proof that a candidate is familiar or accepted; use the other revealed letters to eliminate false fits before checking a game dictionary.

Which matches score highest?

JERKING and ZORBING lead at 19 points each. JURYING scores 18, while ZEROING and WORKBAG reach 17; WORKING scores 15. The J and Z entries stand out against the familiar -ING words: WORKING trails the leaders by four points.

For 7-letter words with R as the 3rd letter and G as the 7th letter, dictionary coverage is a real constraint: Collins has 219 matches, compared with 157 in NWL2023 and 145 in ENABLE. The full count includes words missing from at least one of those lists, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar candidate.

Questions people ask

How many common words have R third and G last?
Thirty-five matches are classed as common. That is a small part of the 222 tournament-dictionary entries, so familiar choices such as WORKING, MORNING, and PARKING make up only a slice of the pattern.
Which examples are easiest to recognize?
WORKING, MORNING, TURNING, SERVING, and WARNING are familiar examples. Each puts R in the third slot and ends in G, with the shared -ING ending offering a quick way to spot this cluster among the 222 matches.
Does WORKING fit the pattern, and what does it score?
Yes. WORKING has seven letters, R is its third character, and G is its final character; it scores 15 points. It is a familiar fit, while JERKING reaches 19 points and sits among the highest scorers.

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