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

The fixed letters leave five open positions, but the results are a compact set: just 32 words qualify. Familiar examples include UTTERLY, STARRED, STIRRED, and STEERED, each with T second and R fifth. Most entries begin with S, while several everyday-looking choices sit beside less familiar terms, so check the exact spelling against your game’s pattern.

At a glance: the pattern and its strongest examples

• There are 32 qualifying seven-letter words, all shaped _T__R__.
• STIRRED and STARRED show how an R can also appear in the fourth position.
• ETHERIC leads the scoring examples with a score of 12.
• S begins 18 matches; A is next with 6.
• D ends 9 matches, just ahead of S, which ends 8.

Which words score highest?

ETHERIC is the top Scrabble scorer among these examples at 12 points. OTHERED follows at 11, while UTTERLY, ATHIRST, and STAYRES each score 10. Those choices show why an unusual letter combination can matter more than a familiar-looking word.

For a more recognizable play, STIRRUP scores 9 and STEARIC also scores 9. The average score across the set is 8.3, so the highest-scoring options stand above the group’s typical result. Confirm a word in your game’s dictionary before spending a turn on an unfamiliar entry.

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

S dominates the opening position: 18 of the 32 words start with that letter. A accounts for 6, while E and U each account for 3. That makes an S-first guess a strong pattern to test when the fixed T and R are already known.

Dictionary coverage is uneven: Collins includes 31 matches, NWL2023 includes 19, and ENABLE includes 18. Only 25 have definitions available, so this set is not a promise that every entry will be accepted in every game. The practical check is to confirm the exact word in your game’s list.