Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with R as 2nd and S as 5th Letter
Start with PRESS or AREAS, two of the best known words that put R second and S last. R in the second box forms blends with B, C, D, F, G, P and T. A final S usually marks a plural or a verb form, though some words end in SS or US.
248matching five-letter words
5 Letter Words with R as 2nd and S as 5th Letter
- arabs
- araks
- arars
- arbas
- arces
- arcos
- arcus
- areas
- arets
- argus
- arias
- aries
- arils
- arles
- arnas
- arpas
- arras
- arris
- arses
- arsis
- artis
- arums
- arvos
- aryls
- brads
- braes
- brags
- braks
- brans
- brass
- brats
- braws
- brays
- breds
- brees
- breis
- brens
- brers
- brews
- breys
- bries
- brigs
- briks
- brims
- brins
- brios
- briss
- brits
- brods
- brogs
- broos
- brows
- bruts
- crabs
- crags
- crams
- crans
- craps
- crass
- craws
- crays
- creds
- crees
- crems
- creps
- cress
- crews
- crias
- cribs
- cries
- crims
- crios
- crips
- criss
- crits
- crocs
- crogs
- crois
- crops
- cross
- crows
- cruds
- crues
- drabs
- drags
- drams
- draps
- drats
- draws
- drays
- drees
- dregs
- dreks
- dress
- dreys
- drias
- dribs
- dries
- drips
- drops
- dross
- drows
- drubs
- drugs
- drums
- dryas
- erevs
- ergos
- erhus
- erics
- ernes
- erses
- eruvs
- frabs
- frags
- fraps
- frass
- frats
- fraus
- frays
- frees
- fress
- frets
- fribs
- fries
- frigs
- friss
- frits
- froes
- frogs
- frons
- frows
- frugs
- grabs
- grads
- grams
- grans
- grass
- gravs
- grays
- grees
- grens
- grews
- greys
- grids
- grigs
- grins
- grips
- grits
- grogs
- groks
- gross
- grots
- grows
- grrls
- grubs
- grues
- gruss
- gruys
- irbis
- ireos
- irids
- irons
- irous
- krabs
- krans
- krems
- orals
- orans
- orcas
- ordos
- orfes
- orles
- orlos
- ornes
- ornis
- orris
- orzos
- prads
- prams
- praos
- prats
- praus
- prays
- prees
- prems
- preps
- press
- preys
- pries
- prigs
- prims
- priss
- prius
- proas
- probs
- prods
- profs
- progs
- proms
- props
- pross
- prows
- trabs
- trads
- trams
- trans
- traps
- trass
- trats
- trays
- trees
- treks
- tress
- trets
- trews
- treys
- trias
- tries
- trigs
- trims
- trins
- trios
- trips
- trods
- trogs
- trois
- trons
- trots
- trows
- troys
- trues
- trugs
- truss
- tryms
- tryps
- uraos
- ureas
- urges
- urvas
- vrils
- vrous
- vrows
- wraps
- wrens
- wries
- writs
- xrays
What the Common Words Have in Common
The first box is most often G as in GROSS, D as in DRUGS and T as in TREES. In the middle, the third box tends to hold A in GRASS, O in CROSS and E in PRESS. The fourth box is most often S in PRESS and P in DROPS.
Useful five-letter words
PRESS, AREAS, CROSS, DRUGS and DRESS are the entries you are most likely to meet. TREES, GROSS and GRASS are worth keeping in reserve.
- PRESS
- AREAS
- CROSS
- DRUGS
- DRESS
A Smart Way to Use Both Letters
Begin with G, D and T in the first box, because they open the largest groups. After that, the third box is the next best place to spend a guess, with A the most likely letter. The fixed R and S do a lot of the work, so use your guesses on the three open boxes rather than on those two letters.
Scrabble and Other Word Games
In Scrabble, R is worth one point and S is worth one point. Words like PRESS, AREAS and CROSS are handy to remember when you hold both of these letters.
Frequently asked questions
What should I guess first for this pattern
PRESS is a strong first choice, because it is a familiar word that also tests E, P and S in the three open boxes.
Which letters usually start words with R second and S fifth
G, D and T are the usual openers, as in GROSS, DRUGS and TREES. Testing one of them in the first box is the quickest way to narrow the list.
What does R as the second letter tell me
R in the second box forms blends with B, C, D, F, G, P and T. PRESS is a good example.