Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with R as 2nd and A as 3rd Letter
Here is a quick guide to 5 letter words with R as the 2nd letter and A as the 3rd letter. R in the second box forms blends with B, C, D, F, G, P and T. A in the third box is one of the most common middle letters, often after a consonant blend.
271matching five-letter words
Five-letter words with R in the 2nd and A in the 3rd position
- araba
- arabs
- araby
- araca
- arace
- arach
- arado
- arage
- arain
- arake
- araks
- arame
- arank
- arara
- arars
- araru
- arase
- arati
- braai
- brace
- brach
- brack
- bract
- brads
- braes
- bragi
- brags
- brahm
- braid
- brail
- brain
- brake
- braks
- braky
- brame
- brand
- brane
- brank
- brans
- brant
- brash
- brass
- brast
- brats
- brava
- brave
- bravi
- bravo
- brawl
- brawn
- braws
- braxy
- braye
- brays
- braza
- braze
- craal
- crabs
- crack
- craft
- crags
- craic
- craie
- craig
- craik
- crake
- crame
- cramp
- crams
- crane
- crang
- crank
- crans
- crany
- crape
- craps
- crapy
- crare
- crash
- crass
- crate
- crave
- cravo
- crawl
- crawm
- craws
- craye
- crays
- craze
- crazy
- drabs
- drack
- draco
- draff
- draft
- drago
- drags
- drail
- drain
- drake
- drama
- drame
- dramm
- drams
- drang
- drank
- drant
- drape
- draps
- drate
- drats
- drave
- drawk
- drawl
- drawn
- draws
- drays
- erade
- erase
- erato
- frabs
- frack
- fract
- frags
- fraid
- fraik
- frail
- fraim
- frame
- franc
- frank
- frape
- frapp
- fraps
- frary
- frase
- frass
- frate
- frati
- frats
- fraud
- fraus
- frawn
- frayn
- frays
- graal
- grabs
- grace
- gracy
- grade
- grads
- graff
- graft
- grail
- grain
- graip
- grama
- grame
- gramp
- grams
- gramy
- grana
- grand
- grank
- grano
- grans
- grant
- grape
- graph
- grapy
- grasp
- grass
- grate
- grave
- gravs
- gravy
- grays
- graze
- irade
- iraqi
- irate
- kraal
- krabs
- kraft
- krait
- krama
- krang
- krans
- kranz
- kraut
- orach
- oracy
- orage
- orale
- orals
- orang
- orans
- orant
- orary
- orate
- praam
- prado
- prads
- prahm
- prahu
- prams
- prana
- prand
- prang
- prank
- praos
- prase
- prate
- prats
- pratt
- praty
- praus
- prawn
- praya
- prays
- trabs
- trabu
- trace
- track
- tract
- trade
- trads
- trady
- tragi
- traik
- trail
- train
- trait
- trama
- trame
- tramp
- trams
- trank
- tranq
- trans
- trant
- trape
- traps
- trapt
- trash
- trass
- trasy
- trats
- tratt
- trave
- trawl
- trays
- uraei
- urali
- uraos
- urare
- urari
- urase
- urate
- vraic
- wrack
- wramp
- wrang
- wraps
- wrapt
- wrast
- wrate
- wrath
- wrawl
- xrays
- yrapt
Starts and Endings
Openers to expect include G as in GRAND, T as in TRADE and C as in CRAZY. Many of them close with IN as in TRAIN and NK as in FRANK.
Useful five-letter words
TRADE, CRAZY, TRACK, TRAIN and BRAIN are the best known words that fit, so they make sensible first guesses. GRAND, BRAND and GRADE are worth keeping in reserve.
- TRADE
- CRAZY
- TRACK
- TRAIN
- BRAIN
Pattern Notes
The pair mixes a consonant with a vowel, which gives the words a natural, easy to pronounce rhythm, as in TRADE, CRAZY and TRACK. Most of the familiar words open with a consonant. The fifth box is most often E, S and T, which makes it the quickest place to settle the ending.
Quick Strategy for This Pattern
Begin with G, T and C in the first box, because they open the largest groups. After that, test E in the fifth box, since it is the single most common final letter here. The fixed R and A do a lot of the work, so spend your guesses on the three open boxes. For a wider view, see 5 letter words with R as the 2nd letter and 5 letter words with A as the 3rd letter.
Scrabble and Other Word Games
In Scrabble, R is worth one point and A is worth one point. Knowing words such as TRADE, CRAZY and TRACK helps you use both tiles quickly when they land on your rack.
Frequently asked questions
What are some common 5 letter words with R as 2nd and A as 3rd letter
TRADE, CRAZY, TRACK, TRAIN and BRAIN are among the best known. GRAND, BRAND and GRADE are good follow ups.
Is R second and A third a common pattern in Wordle
It is a large group, so it gives you plenty of choices. Knowing the usual openers and endings helps more than guessing blindly.
Which letters usually start words with R second and A third
G, T and C are the usual openers, as in GRAND, TRADE and CRAZY. Testing one of them in the first box is the quickest way to narrow the list.