7-letter words with S as the 2nd letter and R as the 5th letter

Pin the pattern as _S__R__: S occupies the second slot and R the fifth, leaving four letters to solve. The matches range from familiar words such as aspirin and assured to less everyday forms such as esparto and ascaris. Five entries qualify as common, so this set mixes plausible guesses with specialist vocabulary.

At a glance: what the pattern tells you

• Exactly 35 tournament-dictionary entries put S second and R fifth.
• Assured, asserts, and aspirin are recognizable examples among the matches.
• Twenty-three entries begin with A; no other opening letter appears more than three times.
• Sixteen entries finish in S, while seven finish in D.
• Ashtray has the highest listed tile score, at 13 points.

7-letter words with S as the 2nd letter and R as the 5th letter

That exact pattern is unusually narrow: the matching S-second, R-fifth group has 35 words, compared with 230 when E replaces S in the second position and 218 when A does. At the fifth position, changing R to A yields 41 matches, while changing it to I yields 39. The R-in-fifth constraint sharply filters the choices.

Assured, assures, asserts, and aspires show how often A fills the first slot. Sixteen of the matches finish in S, but seven end in D. Keep the final tile open until crossing letters settle; assuming every match ends in S would miss assured, aspired, and ushered.

Which matches suit a word game?

Collins lists all 35 matches, while NWL2023 lists 27 and ENABLE lists 22; those dictionary totals overlap, so they are not separate piles to add together. Only five entries qualify as common under the frequency measure, so expect plenty of unfamiliar vocabulary. Check your game's chosen dictionary before playing a borderline entry.

Ashtray leads the raw tile scores at 13 points. Ushered, askaris, escarps, isogriv, and uswards each score 11; aspired, ascared, ascarid, and isogram score 10. Treat those as face-value totals, not guaranteed plays: a premium square or a better board position can change which word scores more.