Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with R as 2nd and I as 3rd Letter
Stuck on a grid with R in the second box and I right after it? These words are the likeliest fits. R in the second box forms blends with B, C, D, F, G, P and T. I in the third box is very common, in endings and blends such as ING, HI and RI.
223matching five-letter words
Five-letter words with R in the 2nd and I in the 3rd position
- arian
- arias
- ariel
- aries
- ariki
- arils
- ariot
- arise
- arish
- arist
- arite
- arith
- briar
- bribe
- brick
- bride
- brief
- brier
- bries
- brigs
- brike
- briki
- briks
- brill
- brims
- brine
- bring
- brink
- brins
- briny
- brios
- brisa
- brise
- brisk
- briss
- brist
- brite
- brith
- brits
- britt
- briza
- brize
- brizz
- crias
- cribo
- cribs
- crick
- cried
- crier
- cries
- criey
- crile
- crime
- crimp
- crims
- crine
- crink
- crios
- cripe
- crips
- crise
- crisp
- criss
- crith
- crits
- drias
- dribs
- drice
- dried
- drier
- dries
- drift
- drill
- drily
- drink
- drinn
- drips
- dript
- drisk
- drive
- erica
- erick
- erics
- ering
- erizo
- friar
- fribs
- fried
- frier
- fries
- frigs
- frike
- frill
- frise
- frisk
- friss
- frist
- frith
- frits
- fritt
- fritz
- frize
- frizz
- grice
- gride
- grids
- grief
- griff
- grift
- grigs
- grike
- grill
- grime
- grimm
- grimp
- grimy
- grind
- grins
- grint
- griot
- gripe
- griph
- grips
- gript
- gripy
- grise
- grist
- grisy
- grith
- grits
- grize
- irian
- irido
- irids
- iring
- krill
- krina
- krivu
- oribi
- oriel
- orixa
- oriya
- prial
- priam
- price
- prich
- prick
- pricy
- pride
- pridy
- pried
- prief
- prier
- pries
- prigs
- prill
- prima
- prime
- primi
- primo
- primp
- prims
- primy
- prine
- prink
- prion
- prior
- prise
- prism
- priss
- prius
- privy
- prize
- triac
- triad
- trial
- trias
- tribe
- trica
- trice
- trick
- tride
- tried
- trier
- tries
- trifa
- triff
- triga
- trigo
- trigs
- trike
- trild
- trill
- trims
- trine
- trink
- trins
- triol
- trior
- trios
- tripe
- trips
- tript
- tripy
- trist
- trite
- urial
- urine
- urite
- vrils
- wrick
- wride
- wried
- wrier
- wries
- wring
- wrist
- write
- writh
- writs
- wrive
- yrivd
The Shape of the Pattern
Most of these words begin with B as in BRING, P as in PRICE and T as in TRIED. For endings, look for ED as in TRIED and ME as in CRIME.
Useful five-letter words
BRING, PRICE, TRIED, DRIVE and WRITE are the entries you are most likely to meet. DRINK, CRIME and TRIAL are worth keeping in reserve.
- BRING
- PRICE
- TRIED
- DRIVE
- WRITE
Reading the Letter Pair
The pair mixes a consonant with a vowel, which gives the words a natural, easy to pronounce rhythm, as in BRING, PRICE and TRIED. Most of the familiar words open with a consonant. The fifth box is most often E, D and K, which makes it the quickest place to settle the ending.
How to Narrow It Down
The first box is the biggest unknown, and B, P and T are the strongest openers to test. After that, test E in the fifth box, since it is the single most common final letter here. The fixed R and I 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 I as the 3rd letter.
Using These Words in Scrabble
In Scrabble, R is worth one point and I is worth one point. Words like BRING, PRICE and TRIED are handy to remember when you hold both of these letters.
Frequently asked questions
What should I guess first for this pattern
BRING is a strong first choice, because it is a familiar word that also tests B, G and N in the three open boxes.
Which letters usually start words with R second and I third
B, P and T are the usual openers, as in BRING, PRICE and TRIED. Testing one of them in the first box is the quickest way to narrow the list.
What does I as the third letter tell me
I in the third box is very common, in endings and blends such as ING, HI and RI. BRING is a good example.