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7-letter words with R as the 3rd letter and I as the 4th letter

366 seven-letter words with r third and i fourth: 366 tournament-list matches fit this exact letter pattern.

366 wordsTop pick VARIOUSHighest score SPRITZY 21

34 of 366 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With R in 3rd place, I is the most common 4th letter (366 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 34 · most-used first

All valid words 366

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

  • ABRIDGE11
  • ACRIDER10
  • ACRIDIN10
  • ACRIDLY13
  • AERIALS7
  • AERIEST7
  • AGRISED9
  • AGRISES8
  • AGRIZED18
  • AGRIZES17
  • AIRIEST7
  • AIRINGS8
  • ALRIGHT11
  • AMRITAS9
  • AORISTS7
  • APRICOT11
  • ARRIAGE8
  • ARRIDED9
  • ARRIDES8
  • ARRIERE7
  • ARRIERO7
  • ARRISES7
  • ARRIVAL10
  • ARRIVED11
  • ARRIVER10
  • ARRIVES10
  • ATRIUMS9
  • AURICLE9
  • AURISTS7
  • BARILLA9
  • BARISTA9
  • BARITES9
  • BARIUMS11
  • BERIMED12
  • BERIMES11
  • BIRIANI9
  • BORICUA11
  • BORIDES10
  • BORINGS10
  • BURIALS9
  • BURIERS9
  • BURITIS9
  • CARIAMA11
  • CARIBES11
  • CARIBOO11
  • CARIBOU11
  • CARICES11
  • CARIERE9
  • CARINAE9
  • CARINAL9
  • CARINAS9
  • CARINGS10
  • CARIOCA11
  • CARIOLE9
  • CARIOSE9
  • CARIOUS9
  • CARITAS9
  • CERIMAN11
  • CERIPHS14
  • CERISES9
  • CERITES9
  • CERIUMS11
  • CHRISMA14
  • CHRISMS14
  • CHRISOM14
  • CHRISTY15
  • CORIOUS9
  • CORIUMS11
  • CORIVAL12
  • CORIXID17
  • CURIETS9
  • CURIOSA9
  • CURIOUS9
  • CURITES9
  • CURIUMS11
  • DARINGS9
  • DARIOLE8
  • DERIDED10
  • DERIDER9
  • DERIDES9
  • DERIVED12
  • DERIVER11
  • DERIVES11
  • DIRIGES9
  • DORISED9
  • DORISES8
  • DORIZED18
  • DORIZES17
  • DURIANS8
  • DURIONS8
  • EARINGS8
  • EBRIATE9
  • EBRIETY12
  • EBRIOSE9
  • EERIEST7
  • ENRINGS8
  • ENRIVEN10
  • ERRINGS8
  • ETRIERS7
  • EURIPUS9
  • FARINAS10
  • FARINHA13
  • FIRINGS11
  • FORINTS10
  • FURIOSO10
  • FURIOUS10
  • GARIALS8
  • GARIGUE9
  • GORIEST8
  • GORILLA8
  • GORINGS9
  • HARIANA10
  • HARICOT12
  • HARIJAN17
  • HARIRAS10
  • HARISSA10
  • HERIOTS10
  • HERISSE10
  • HERITOR10
  • HIRINGS11
  • HORIZON19
  • JARINAS14
  • JURIDIC17
  • JURISTS14
  • KARITES11
  • KIRIMON13
  • LARIATS7
  • LARIGAN8
  • LIRIOPE9
  • LORICAE9
  • LORICAS9
  • LORIMER9
  • LORINER7
  • LORINGS8
  • LORIOTS7
  • LORISES7
  • LURIDER8
  • LURIDLY11
  • LYRICAL12
  • LYRICON12
  • LYRISMS12
  • LYRISTS10
  • MARIMBA13
  • MARINAS9
  • MARINER9
  • MARINES9
  • MARITAL9
  • MERINGS10
  • MERINOS9
  • MERISES9
  • MERISIS9
  • MERISMS11
  • MERITED10
  • MIRIEST9
  • MIRIFIC14
  • MIRITIS9
  • MORICHE14
  • MORIONS9
  • MORISCO11
  • MURIATE9
  • MURICES11
  • MURINES9
  • MYRIADS13
  • MYRICAS14
  • MYRINGA13
  • NERINES7
  • NERITES7
  • NERITIC9
  • NORIMON9
  • NORITES7
  • NORITIC9
  • OARIEST7
  • OGRISMS10
  • OORIALS7
  • OORIEST7
  • ORRICES9
  • ORRISES7
  • OURIEST7
  • OWRIEST10
  • PARIAHS12
  • PARIALS9
  • PARIANS9
  • PARINGS10
  • PARISES9
  • PARISON9
  • PARITOR9
  • PERIAPT11
  • PERICON11
  • PERIDIA10
  • PERIDOT10
  • PERIGEE10
  • PERIGON10
  • PERILED10
  • PERILLA9
  • PERINEA9
  • PERIODS10
  • PERIOST9
  • PERIQUE18
  • PERITUS9
  • PERIWIG13
  • PORIEST9
  • PORIFER12
  • PORINAS9
  • PORISMS11
  • PURINES9
  • PURIRIS9
  • PURISMS11
  • PURISTS9
  • PURITAN9
  • PYRIDIC15
  • PYRITES12
  • PYRITIC14
  • RERISEN7
  • RERISES7
  • RORIEST7
  • SCRIBAL11
  • SCRIBED12
  • SCRIBER11
  • SCRIBES11
  • SCRIECH14
  • SCRIENE9
  • SCRIEVE12
  • SCRIKED14
  • SCRIKES13
  • SCRIMPS13
  • SCRIMPY16
  • SCRINES9
  • SCRIPTS11
  • SCRITCH14
  • SCRIVED13
  • SCRIVES12
  • SERIALS7
  • SERIATE7
  • SERICIN9
  • SERICON9
  • SERIEMA9
  • SERIFED11
  • SERINES7
  • SERINGA8
  • SERIOUS7
  • SERIPHS12
  • SHRIECH15
  • SHRIEKS14
  • SHRIEKY17
  • SHRIEVE13
  • SHRIFTS13
  • SHRIGHT14
  • SHRIKED15
  • SHRIKES14
  • SHRILLS10
  • SHRILLY13
  • SHRIMPS14
  • SHRIMPY17
  • SHRINAL10
  • SHRINED11
  • SHRINES10
  • SHRINKS14
  • SHRITCH15
  • SHRIVED14
  • SHRIVEL13
  • SHRIVEN13
  • SHRIVER13
  • SHRIVES13
  • SKRIECH16
  • SKRIEGH15
  • SKRIKED16
  • SKRIKES15
  • SKRIMPS15
  • SMRITIS9
  • SORINGS8
  • SORITES7
  • SORITIC9
  • SPRIEST9
  • SPRIGGY14
  • SPRIGHT13
  • SPRINGE10
  • SPRINGS10
  • SPRINGY13
  • SPRINTS9
  • SPRITES9
  • SPRITZY21
  • STRIATA7
  • STRIATE7
  • STRICKS13
  • STRIDER8
  • STRIDES8
  • STRIDOR8
  • STRIFES10
  • STRIFTS10
  • STRIGAE8
  • STRIGIL8
  • STRIKER11
  • STRIKES11
  • STRINES7
  • STRINGS8
  • STRINGY11
  • STRIPED10
  • STRIPER9
  • STRIPES9
  • STRIPEY12
  • STRIVED11
  • STRIVEN10
  • STRIVER10
  • STRIVES10
  • SURIMIS9
  • SYRINGA11
  • SYRINGE11
  • TARIFFS13
  • TARINGS8
  • THRIFTS13
  • THRIFTY16
  • THRILLS10
  • THRILLY13
  • THRIMSA12
  • THRISTS10
  • THRISTY13
  • THRIVED14
  • THRIVEN13
  • THRIVER13
  • THRIVES13
  • TIRINGS8
  • TIRITIS7
  • TURIONS7
  • TURISTA7
  • UNRIGHT11
  • UNRIMED10
  • UNRIPER9
  • UNRISEN7
  • UNRIVEN10
  • UNRIVET10
  • UPRIGHT13
  • UPRISAL9
  • UPRISEN9
  • UPRISER9
  • UPRISES9
  • UPRISTS9
  • UPRIVER12
  • UTRICLE9
  • VARIANT10
  • VARIATE10
  • VARICES12
  • VARIERS10
  • VARIETY13
  • VARIOLA10
  • VARIOLE10
  • VARIOUS10
  • VERIDIC13
  • VERIEST10
  • VERISMO12
  • VERISMS12
  • VERISTS10
  • VERITAS10
  • VERITES10
  • VIRINOS10
  • VIRIONS10
  • WARIEST10
  • WARISON10
  • WIRIEST10
  • WIRILDA11
  • WIRINGS11
  • ZARIBAS18
  • ZERIBAS18
  • ZORILLA16
  • ZORILLE16
  • ZORILLO16
  • ZORINOS16
Letters by positionIn 45% of these words the 7th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S25%
  2. C9%
  3. P9%
2nd letter
  1. E17%
  2. A17%
  3. O12%
5th letter
  1. N14%
  2. S12%
  3. E9%
6th letter
  1. E30%
  2. T8%
  3. G8%
7th letter
  1. S45%
  2. E8%
  3. T7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; SPRITZY tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 37 words
  2. 8 points: 27 words
  3. 99 points: 92 words
  4. 10 points: 63 words
  5. 1111 points: 45 words
  6. 12 points: 21 words
  7. 1313 points: 30 words
  8. 14 points: 21 words
  9. 1515 points: 8 words
  10. 16 points: 8 words
  11. 1717 points: 7 words
  12. 18 points: 5 words
  13. 1919 points: 1 words
  14. 20 points: 0 words
  15. 2121 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SPRITZY2121NWL only
HORIZON1919All three
PERIQUE1820All three
ZARIBAS1819All three
AGRIZED1819Collins only
DORIZED1818Collins only
ZERIBAS1819Collins only
HARIJAN1719All three
SHRIMPY1717All three
SHRIEKY1715All three
JURIDIC1721All three
AGRIZES1718Collins only

Various, serious and curious make the R-I center easy to recognize in a pool of 366; S starts 92 entries and also ends 163, far ahead of every other letter in those positions; Spritzy leads scoring at 21; 34 matches are common; Strings, strikes and scripts begin with S but diverge after the opening; Arrival and variety show why the shared center can appear in unrelated vocabulary.

S leads at both ends

  • 366 seven-letter entries match the pattern.
  • Various, serious, arrived and variety are examples to scan for.
  • S ends 163 entries, far ahead of E at 31 and T at 27.
  • S starts 92 words; C and P each start 33.
  • There are 34 common entries and 282 defined entries.

Which word shapes fill the R-I center?

Various, serious, curious and furious illustrate a recognizable family, while arrived, horizon and gorilla show that the R-I center occurs in unrelated forms too. S leads the starts, but does not define the whole group.

Final S appears 163 times, nearly half of the 366 entries. E is a distant second at 31, then T at 27 and A at 25, making plural-looking endings especially common.

Spritzy scores 21, horizon 19, and perique 18. The 10.5 average is lower than those standout plays; familiar words like serious are easier to identify than the top scorer. 366 seven-letter words with r third and i fourth.

Serious, curious and furious share an adjective ending, while arrived, strikes and springs supply different grammatical forms. S is common at the beginning and especially at the end, but the examples also include variety, horizon and gorilla. Spritzy leads the score table at 21.

Combine the leading start and end

Tip

This is the broadest group here at 366 words, yet only 34 are common. Start with S if you need a likely opening, then use the heavily represented final S as a second clue.

Questions people ask

What endings appear most often?
S is the leading ending, used by 163 of the 366 words. E comes next with 31, followed by T with 27 and A with 25. Serious, various and curious are familiar examples with R third and I fourth.
How often does S appear at the start or end?
Serious, curious and furious share an adjective ending, while arrived, strikes and springs supply different grammatical forms. S is common at the beginning and especially at the end, but the examples also include variety, horizon and gorilla. Spritzy leads the score table at 21.
Which match has the highest score?
Spritzy scores 21; horizon scores 19.. Serious, curious and furious share an adjective ending, while arrived, strikes and springs supply different grammatical forms. S is common at the beginning and especially at the end, but the examples also include variety, horizon and gorilla. Spritzy leads the score table at 21.

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