7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and R as the 3rd letter

429 7-letter words starting with S and R third include service, serious, surface, and strange.

429 wordsTop pick SERVICEHighest score SPRITZY 21

51 of 429 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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3rd letter
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With S in 1st place, A is the most common 3rd letter (633 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 51 · most-used first

SERVICE₁₂
SERIOUS₇
SURFACE₁₂
STREETS₇
STRANGE₈
SURGERY₁₁
SERVING₁₁
SURVIVE₁₃
STRETCH₁₂
STRIKES₁₁
SPRINGS₁₀
SCRATCH₁₄
SURGEON₈
STREAMS₉
SERVANT₁₀
SERVERS₁₀
STRINGS₈
SCREENS₉
SCREWED₁₃
SURVEYS₁₃
STRIKER₁₁
SURPLUS₉
SCREAMS₁₁
STRIPES₉
STROKES₁₁
STRAINS₇
SURFING₁₁
SCRIPTS₁₁
SPREADS₁₀
SARCASM₁₁
SORTING₈
SURREAL₇
STRIPED₁₀
SURNAME₉
SPRAYED₁₃
SERPENT₉
SCROLLS₉
STRANDS₈
STRAITS₇
SURPASS₉
SERMONS₉
STREAKS₁₁
STRIDES₈
SYRINGE₁₁
SORROWS₁₀
SPROUTS₉
SURFERS₁₀
SCRAPED₁₂

Showing the top 48 of 51 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 429

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

SARAFAN₁₀
SARANGI₈
SARAPES₉
SARCASM₁₁
SARCINA₉
SARCODE₁₀
SARCOID₁₀
SARCOMA₁₁
SARCOUS₉
SARDANA₈
SARDARS₈
SARDELS₈
SARDINE₈
SARDIUS₈
SARKIER₁₁
SARKILY₁₄
SARKING₁₂
SARMENT₉
SARMIES₉
SARNEYS₁₀
SARNIES₇
SARODES₈
SARONGS₈
SARONIC₉
SAROSES₇
SARSARS₇
SARSDEN₈
SARSENS₇
SARSNET₇
SARTORS₇
SARUSES₇
SCRAGGY₁₄
SCRAICH₁₄
SCRAIGH₁₃
SCRAMBS₁₃
SCRANCH₁₄
SCRANNY₁₂
SCRAPED₁₂
SCRAPER₁₁
SCRAPES₁₁
SCRAPIE₁₁
SCRAPPY₁₆
SCRATCH₁₄
SCRAUCH₁₄
SCRAUGH₁₃
SCRAVEL₁₂
SCRAWBS₁₄
SCRAWLS₁₂
SCRAWLY₁₅
SCRAWMS₁₄
SCRAWNY₁₅
SCRAWPS₁₄
SCRAYES₁₂
SCREAKS₁₃
SCREAKY₁₆
SCREAMS₁₁
SCREECH₁₄
SCREEDS₁₀
SCREENS₉
SCREETS₉
SCREEVE₁₂
SCREICH₁₄
SCREIGH₁₃
SCREWED₁₃
SCREWER₁₂
SCREWUP₁₄
SCRIBAL₁₁
SCRIBED₁₂
SCRIBER₁₁
SCRIBES₁₁
SCRIECH₁₄
SCRIENE₉
SCRIEVE₁₂
SCRIKED₁₄
SCRIKES₁₃
SCRIMPS₁₃
SCRIMPY₁₆
SCRINES₉
SCRIPTS₁₁
SCRITCH₁₄
SCRIVED₁₃
SCRIVES₁₂
SCROBES₁₁
SCROGGY₁₄
SCROLLS₉
SCROMED₁₂
SCROMES₁₁
SCROOCH₁₄
SCROOGE₁₀
SCROOPS₁₁
SCRORPS₁₁
SCROTAL₉
SCROTES₉
SCROTUM₁₁
SCROUGE₁₀
SCROWLE₁₂
SCROWLS₁₂
SCROYLE₁₂
SCRUBBY₁₆
SCRUFFS₁₅
SCRUFFY₁₈
SCRUMMY₁₆
SCRUMPS₁₃
SCRUMPY₁₆
SCRUNCH₁₄
SCRUNTS₉
SCRUNTY₁₂
SCRUPLE₁₁
SCRUTOS₉
SCRUZED₁₉
SCRUZES₁₈
SCRYERS₁₂
SCRYING₁₃
SCRYNES₁₂
SERAFIN₁₀
SERAILS₇
SERANGS₈
SERAPES₉
SERAPHS₁₂
SERDABS₁₀
SEREINS₇
SERENED₈
SERENER₇
SERENES₇
SERFAGE₁₁
SERFDOM₁₃
SERFISH₁₃
SERGERS₈
SERGING₉
SERIALS₇
SERIATE₇
SERICIN₉
SERICON₉
SERIEMA₉
SERIFED₁₁
SERINES₇
SERINGA₈
SERIOUS₇
SERIPHS₁₂
SERKALI₁₁
SERMONS₉
SEROMAS₉
SEROONS₇
SEROPUS₉
SEROSAE₇
SEROSAL₇
SEROSAS₇
SEROVAR₁₀
SERPENT₉
SERPIGO₁₀
SERPULA₉
SERRANO₇
SERRANS₇
SERRATE₇
SERRATI₇
SERRIED₈
SERRIES₇
SERRING₈
SERUEWE₁₀
SERUMAL₉
SERVALS₁₀
SERVANT₁₀
SERVERS₁₀
SERVERY₁₃
SERVEWE₁₃
SERVICE₁₂
SERVILE₁₀
SERVING₁₁
SERVLET₁₀
SHREDDY₁₅
SHREEKS₁₄
SHREIKS₁₄
SHREWED₁₄
SHRIECH₁₅
SHRIEKS₁₄
SHRIEKY₁₇
SHRIEVE₁₃
SHRIFTS₁₃
SHRIGHT₁₄
SHRIKED₁₅
SHRIKES₁₄
SHRILLS₁₀
SHRILLY₁₃
SHRIMPS₁₄
SHRIMPY₁₇
SHRINAL₁₀
SHRINED₁₁
SHRINES₁₀
SHRINKS₁₄
SHRITCH₁₅
SHRIVED₁₄
SHRIVEL₁₃
SHRIVEN₁₃
SHRIVER₁₃
SHRIVES₁₃
SHROFFS₁₆
SHROOMS₁₂
SHROUDS₁₁
SHROUDY₁₄
SHROVED₁₄
SHROVES₁₃
SHROWED₁₄
SHRUBBY₁₇
SIRCARS₉
SIRDARS₈
SIRENIC₉
SIRGANG₉
SIRKARS₁₁
SIRLOIN₇
SIRNAME₉
SIROCCO₁₁
SIROSET₇
SIRRAHS₁₀
SIRREES₇
SIRRING₈
SIRUPED₁₀
SKREEGH₁₅
SKREENS₁₁
SKREIGH₁₅
SKRIECH₁₆
SKRIEGH₁₅
SKRIKED₁₆
SKRIKES₁₅
SKRIMPS₁₅
SKRUMPS₁₅
SKRYERS₁₄
SKRYING₁₅
SMRITIS₉
SORAGES₈
SORBATE₉
SORBENT₉
SORBETS₉
SORBING₁₀
SORBITE₉
SORBOSE₉
SORCERY₁₂
SORDINE₈
SORDINI₈
SORDINO₈
SORDORS₈
SOREDIA₈
SOREHON₁₀
SORELLS₇
SOREXES₁₄
SORGHOS₁₁
SORGHUM₁₃
SORINGS₈
SORITES₇
SORITIC₉
SORNERS₇
SORNING₈
SOROBAN₉
SOROCHE₁₂
SORORAL₇
SOROSES₇
SOROSIS₇
SORRELS₇
SORRIER₇
SORRILY₁₀
SORROWS₁₀
SORTALS₇
SORTERS₇
SORTIED₈
SORTIES₇
SORTING₈
SPRAINS₉
SPRAINT₉
SPRANGS₁₀
SPRAWLS₁₂
SPRAWLY₁₅
SPRAYED₁₃
SPRAYER₁₂
SPRAYEY₁₅
SPREADS₁₀
SPREAGH₁₃
SPREAZE₁₈
SPREDDE₁₁
SPREDDS₁₁
SPREEZE₁₈
SPRIEST₉
SPRIGGY₁₄
SPRIGHT₁₃
SPRINGE₁₀
SPRINGS₁₀
SPRINGY₁₃
SPRINTS₉
SPRITES₉
SPRITZY₂₁
SPROUTS₉
SPRUCED₁₂
SPRUCER₁₁
SPRUCES₁₁
SPRUIKS₁₃
SPRUITS₉
SPRYEST₁₂
STRAFED₁₁
STRAFER₁₀
STRAFES₁₀
STRAFFS₁₃
STRAIKS₁₁
STRAINS₇
STRAINT₇
STRAITS₇
STRAKED₁₂
STRAKES₁₁
STRAMPS₁₁
STRANDS₈
STRANGE₈
STRAPPY₁₄
STRATAL₇
STRATAS₇
STRATHS₁₀
STRATUM₉
STRATUS₇
STRAWED₁₁
STRAWEN₁₀
STRAYED₁₁
STRAYER₁₀
STRAYVE₁₃
STREAKS₁₁
STREAKY₁₄
STREAMS₉
STREAMY₁₂
STREEKS₁₁
STREELS₇
STREETS₇
STREETY₁₀
STRENES₇
STRETCH₁₂
STRETTA₇
STRETTE₇
STRETTI₇
STRETTO₇
STREWED₁₁
STREWER₁₀
STREWTH₁₃
STRIATA₇
STRIATE₇
STRICKS₁₃
STRIDER₈
STRIDES₈
STRIDOR₈
STRIFES₁₀
STRIFTS₁₀
STRIGAE₈
STRIGIL₈
STRIKER₁₁
STRIKES₁₁
STRINES₇
STRINGS₈
STRINGY₁₁
STRIPED₁₀
STRIPER₉
STRIPES₉
STRIPEY₁₂
STRIVED₁₁
STRIVEN₁₀
STRIVER₁₀
STRIVES₁₀
STROAMS₉
STROBED₁₀
STROBES₉
STROBIC₁₁
STROBIL₉
STRODLE₈
STROKED₁₂
STROKEN₁₁
STROKER₁₁
STROKES₁₁
STROLLS₇
STROMAL₉
STROMBS₁₁
STRONDS₈
STROOKE₁₁
STROPHE₁₂
STROPPY₁₄
STROUDS₈
STROUPS₉
STROUTS₇
STROWED₁₁
STROWER₁₀
STROYED₁₁
STROYER₁₀
STRUDEL₈
STRUMAE₉
STRUMAS₉
STRUNTS₇
SURAMIN₉
SURANCE₉
SURBASE₉
SURBATE₉
SURBEDS₁₀
SURCOAT₉
SURCULI₉
SURDITY₁₁
SURFACE₁₂
SURFEIT₁₀
SURFERS₁₀
SURFIER₁₀
SURFIES₁₀
SURFING₁₁
SURFMAN₁₂
SURFMEN₁₂
SURGENT₈
SURGEON₈
SURGERS₈
SURGERY₁₁
SURGIER₈
SURGING₉
SURIMIS₉
SURLIER₇
SURLILY₁₀
SURLOIN₇
SURMISE₉
SURNAME₉
SURPASS₉
SURPLUS₉
SURREAL₇
SURREYS₁₀
SURTOUT₇
SURVEIL₁₀
SURVEYS₁₃
SURVIEW₁₃
SURVIVE₁₃
SYRETTE₁₀
SYRINGA₁₁
SYRINGE₁₁
SYRPHID₁₆
SYRUPED₁₃

Letters by positionIn 39% of these words the 7th letter is S.

2nd letter

T21%
C19%
E13%

4th letter

I21%
O15%
A15%

5th letter

I14%
E13%
A10%

6th letter

E27%
N9%
T7%

7th letter

S39%
E11%
Y9%

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.

77 points: 61 words
8 points: 43 words
99 points: 68 words
10 points: 55 words
1111 points: 57 words
12 points: 37 words
1313 points: 37 words
14 points: 36 words
1515 points: 16 words
16 points: 10 words
1717 points: 3 words
18 points: 4 words
1919 points: 1 words
20 points: 0 words
2121 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
SPRITZY	21	21	NWL only
SCRUZED	19	21	Collins only
SCRUFFY	18	19	All three
SPREEZE	18	19	Collins only
SCRUZES	18	20	Collins only
SPREAZE	18	19	Collins only
SHRUBBY	17	18	All three
SHRIMPY	17	17	All three
SHRIEKY	17	15	All three
SCRAPPY	16	18	All three
SCRUBBY	16	19	All three
SCRUMMY	16	19	Collins · NWL

That fixed S–R frame contains 429 entries across the tournament lists, but only 51 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Familiar choices include service, serious, surface, and strange. The pattern is especially common before a final S: 167 entries end in S, compared with 48 ending in E.

What stands out in this S-and-R pattern

The complete pattern matches 429 words in at least one tournament dictionary.
Only 51 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
A final S is the leading ending, appearing in 167 matches.
Spritzy tops this set at 21 Scrabble points.

Which words fit this pattern?

Service, serious, surface, and strange are familiar examples that satisfy both fixed positions. Other recognizable matches include surgery, survive, stretch, and scratch. Together, they show how much the letters between S and R can vary.

The R-in-third-position group contains 429 matches. The comparable S-first frames with A and I in third place contain 633 and 440 words, respectively. The S-and-A group beats this one by 204 words.

For an ending-letter clue, S is the strongest match: 167 words finish with it. E accounts for 48 words and Y for 38, giving you a clear order to check.

Scores and limits for S-first, R-third words

Spritzy scores 21 points in Scrabble, ahead of scruzed at 19 and scruffy at 18. SPREEZE, SPREAZE, SCRUZES and SCRUFFY all score 18, and SHRUBBY, SHRIMPY and SHRIEKY reach 17. Board premiums and placement still affect the points you actually earn.

The 429-word total combines entries found in at least one tournament dictionary. Collins has 423 matching entries, NWL2023 has 299, and ENABLE has 268; those counts overlap, so they do not add up to the total. Check your game's word list before playing a less familiar match such as spritzy.

Questions people ask

How many common seven-letter words start with S and have R third?

There are 51 common matches in this pattern. The full set has 429 entries, so familiar options such as service, serious, and surface are only part of the available word-game choices.

What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?

Spritzy is the top scorer at 21 Scrabble points. Scruzed follows at 19, while scruffy scores 18; board premiums can change the points you earn during an actual game.

Which final letter is most common among these words?

S is the most common final letter, appearing in 167 matches. E is next with 48, followed by Y with 38, so a known final S narrows the search to the largest ending group.

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