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6-letter words with R as the 3rd letter

A curated list of 6-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when R is fixed in the 3rd slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: aarrgh, abrade, abraid.

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1460 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
aarrgh61
abrade62
abraid62
abroad62
abrupt62
across62
adrift62
adroit62
aerate62
aerial62
aeried62
aerier62
aeries62
aerify63
aerily63
aerobe62
aerugo63
afraid62
afreet62
afresh62
afrits62
agrafe62
agreed62
agrees62
agrias62
airbag62
airbus62
airers62
airest62
airier62
airily63
airing62
airman62
airmen62
airted62
airths61
airway62
amrita63
aorist62
aortae61
aortal62
aortas62
aortic62
aprons62
arrack62
arrant62
arrays62
arrear62
arrest62
arrive62
arroba63
arrows62
arrowy63
arroyo62
asrama63
atrial62
atrium62
aurate62
aureus62
aurist62
aurora63
aurous62
aurums62
barbal62
barbed62
barbel62
barber62
barbes62
barbet62
barbut62
barded62
bardes62
bardic62
barege62
barely63
barest62
barfed62
barfly62
barged62
bargee61
barges62
barhop62
baring62
barite62
barium62
barked62
barker62
barley62
barlow62
barman62
barmen62
barmie61
barong62
barons62
barony63
barque61
barred62
barrel62
barren62
barres62
barret62
barrio62
barrow62
barter62
baryes62
baryon62
baryta63
baryte62
berake62
berate62
bereft62
berets62
berime62
berlin62
bermes62
bertha62
berths61
beryls62
birded62
birder62
birdie61
bireme62
birkie61
birled62
birler62
birles62
birred62
birses62
births61
borage62
borals62
borane62
borate62
bordel62
border62
boreal62
boreen62
borers62
boride62
boring62
borons62
borrow62
borsch61
borsht61
borzoi62
burans62
burble61
burbly62
burbot62
burden62
burdie61
bureau62
burets62
burgee61
burger62
burghs61
burgle61
burgoo62
burial62
buried62
burier62
buries62
burins62
burked62
burker62
burkes62
burlap62
burled62
burler62
burley62
burned62
burner62
burnet62
burnie61
burped62
burred62
burrer62
burros62
burrow62
bursae61
bursal62
bursar62
bursas62
burses62
bursts61
burton62
byrled62
byrnie61
byroad62
carack62
carafe62
carate62
carats62
carbon62
carbos62
carboy62
carcel62
carded62
carder62
cardia62
cardio62
careen62
career62
carers62
caress62
carets62
carful62
cargos62
carhop62
caribe62
caried62
caries62
carina63
caring62
carked62
carles62
carlin62
carman62
carmen62
carnal62
carnet62
carney62
carnie61
carobs62
caroch62
caroli63
carols62
caroms62
carpal62
carped62
carpel62
carper62
carpet62
carpus62
carrel62
carrom62
carrot62
carses62
carted62
cartel62
carter62
cartes62
carton62
cartop62
carved62
carvel62
carven62
carver62
carves62
cerate62
cercis62
cercus62
cereal62
cereus62
cerias62
cering62
ceriph62
cerise62
cerite62
cerium62
cermet62
cerous62
certes62
ceruse62
cervid62
cervix62
chrism61
chroma62
chrome61
chromo62
circle61
circus62
cirque61
cirrus62
corals62
corban62
corbel62
corbie61
corded62
corder62
cordon62
corers62
corgis62
coring62
corium62
corked62
corker62
cormel62
cornea62
corned62
cornel62
corner62
cornet62
cornua62
cornus62
corody63
corona63
corpse61
corpus62
corral62
corrie61
corsac62
corses62
corset62
cortex62
cortin62
corvee61
corves62
corvet62
corymb62
coryza63
curacy63
curagh62
curara63
curare62
curari63
curate62
curbed62
curber62
curded62
curdle61
curers62
curets62
curfew62
curiae61
curial62
curies62
curing62
curios62
curite62
curium62
curled62
curler62
curlew62
curran62
curred62
currie61
cursed62
curser62
curses62
cursor62
curtal62
curter62
curtly62
curtsy62
curule62
curved62
curves62
curvet62
curvey62
darers62
darics62
daring62
darked62
darken62
darker62
darkey62
darkie61
darkle61
darkly62
darned62
darnel62
darner62
darted62
darter62
dartle61
derail62
derate62
derats62
derays62
deride62
derive62
dermal62
dermas62
dermic62
dermis62
derris62
dirdum62
direct62
direly63
direst62
dirges62
dirham62
dirked62
dirled62
dirndl61
dorado63
dorbug62
dories62
dormer62
dormie61
dormin62
dorper62
dorsad62
dorsal62
dorsel62
dorser62
dorsum62
durbar62
duress62
durian62
during62
durion62
durned62
durocs62
durras62
durrie61
durums62
earful62
earing62
earlap62
earned62
earner62
earths61
earthy62
earwax62
earwig62
eerier62
eerily63
egress62
egrets62
enrage62
enrapt62
enrich62
enrobe62
enroll62
enrols62
enroot62
errand62
errant62
errata63
erring62
errors62
eureka63
euripi63
euroky63
eyries62
farads62
farced62
farcer62
farces62
farcie61
farded62
fardel62
farers62
farfal62
farfel62
farina63
faring62
farles62
farmed62
farmer62
farrow62
farted62
ferbam62
feriae61
ferial62
ferias62
ferine62
ferity63
ferlie61
fermis62
ferrel62
ferret62
ferric62
ferrum62
ferula63
ferule62
fervid62
fervor62
firers62
firing62
firkin62
firman62
firmed62
firmer62
firmly62
firsts61
firths61
forage62
forams62
forays62
forbad62
forbid62
forbye61
forced62
forcer62
forces62
forded62
fordid62
foreby63
foredo63
forego63
forest62
forgat62
forged62
forger62
forges62
forget62
forgot62
forint62
forked62
forker62
formal62
format62
formed62
formee61
former62
formes62
formic62
formol62
formyl62
fornix62
forrit62
fortes62
fortis62
forums62
forwhy62
furane62
furans62
furfur62
furies62
furled62
furler62
furore62
furors62
furred62
furrow62
furzes62
garage62
garbed62
garble61
garcon62
garden62
garget62
gargle61
garish62
garlic62
garner62
garnet62
garote62
garred62
garret62
garron62
garter62
garths61
garvey62
gerahs62
gerbil62
gerent62
german62
germen62
gerund62
girded62
girder62
girdle61
girlie61
girned62
girons62
girted62
girths61
gorals62
gorged62
gorger62
gorges62
gorget62
gorgon62
gorhen62
gorier62
gorily63
goring62
gorses62
gurged62
gurges62
gurgle61
gurnet62
gurney62
gyrase62
gyrate62
gyrene62
gyring62
gyrons62
gyrose62
harass62
harbor62
harden62
harder62
hardly62
hareem62
harems62
haring62
harked62
harken62
harlot62
harmed62
harmer62
harmin62
harped62
harper62
harpin62
harrow62
hartal62
herald62
herbal62
herbed62
herded62
herder62
herdic62
hereat62
hereby63
herein62
hereof62
hereon62
heresy63
hereto63
heriot62
hermae61
hermai62
hermit62
hernia62
heroes62
heroic62
heroin62
herons62
herpes62
hirers62
hiring62
hirple61
hirsel62
hirsle61
horahs62
horary63
horded62
hordes62
horned62
hornet62
horrid62
horror62
horsed62
horses62
horsey62
horste61
horsts61
hurdle61
hurled62
hurler62
hurley62
hurrah62
hurray62
hursts61
hurter62
hurtle61
ihrams62
inroad62
inrush62
irreal62
irrupt62
jarful62
jargon62
jarina63
jarrah62
jarred62
jarvey62
jerboa62
jereed62
jerids62
jerked62
jerker62
jerkin62
jerrid62
jersey62
jorams62
jordan62
jorums62
jurant62
jurats62
jurels62
juried62
juries62
jurist62
jurors62
karate62
karats62
karmas62
karmic62
karoos62
kaross62
karroo62
karsts61
kerbed62
kerfed62
kermes62
kermis62
kerned62
kernel62
kernes62
kerria62
kersey62
kirned62
kirsch61
kirtle61
korats62
koruna63
koruny63
kurgan62
kurtas62
kyries62
larded62
larder62
lardon62
larees62
larger62
larges62
largos62
lariat62
larine62
larked62
larker62
larrup62
larums62
larvae61
larval62
larvas62
larynx62
liroth62
lorans62
lorded62
lordly62
loreal62
lorica63
lories62
lurdan62
lurers62
luring62
lurked62
lurker62
lyrate62
lyrics62
lyrism62
lyrist62
maraca63
maraud62
marble61
marbly62
marcel62
margay62
marges62
margin62
marina63
marine62
marish62
marked62
marker62
market62
markka62
markup62
marled62
marlin62
marmot62
maroon62
marque61
marram62
marred62
marrer62
marron62
marrow62
marses62
marshy62
marted62
marten62
martin62
martyr62
marvel62
mercer62
merdes62
merely63
merest62
merged62
merger62
merges62
merino63
merits62
merles62
merlin62
merlon62
merlot62
merman62
mermen62
mirage62
mirids62
mirier62
miring62
mirker62
mirror62
mirths61
mirzas62
morale62
morals62
morass62
morays62
morbid62
moreen62
morels62
morgan62
morgen62
morgue61
morion62
morons62
morose62
morpho62
morphs61
morris62
morros62
morrow62
morsel62
mortal62
mortar62
morula63
murals62
murder62
murein62
murids62
murine62
muring62
murker62
murkly62
murmur62
murphy62
murras62
murres62
murrey62
murrha62
myriad62
myrica63
myrrhs61
myrtle61
narcos62
narial62
narine62
narked62
narrow62
narwal62
nereid62
nereis62
neroli63
nerols62
nerved62
nerves62
nordic62
norias62
norite62
normal62
normed62
norths61
nurled62
nursed62
nurser62
nurses62
oaring62
ocreae61
ogress62
ogrish62
ogrism62
onrush62
oorali63
orrery63
orrice62
ourang62
ourari63
ourebi63
parade62
paramo63
parang62
paraph62
parcel62
pardah62
pardee61
pardie61
pardon62
parent62
pareos62
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parget62
pargos62
pariah62
parian62
paries62
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parish62
parity63
parkas62
parked62
parker62
parlay62
parled62
parles62
parley62
parlor62
parody63
parole62
parols62
parous62
parral62
parred62
parrel62
parrot62
parsec62
parsed62
parser62
parses62
parson62
partan62
parted62
partly62
parton62
parura63
parure62
parvis62
parvos62
perdie61
perdue61
perdus62
pereia62
pereon62
perils62
period62
perish62
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permed62
permit62
peroxy63
perron62
perses62
person62
perter62
pertly62
peruke62
peruse62
phrase61
piracy63
pirana63
pirate62
piraya62
pirogi63
poring62
porism62
porker62
pornos62
porose62
porous62
portal62
ported62
porter62
portly62
purana63
purdah62
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pureed62
purees62
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purger62
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purify63
purine62
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purism62
purist62
purity63
purled62
purlin62
purple61
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purred62
pursed62
purser62
purses62
pursue61
purvey62
pyrans62
pyrene62
pyrite62
pyrola63
pyrone62
pyrope62
pyrrol62
qurush62
rarefy63
rarely63
rarest62
rarify63
raring62
rarity63
rerack62
reread62
rerigs62
rerise62
reroll62
reroof62
rerose62
reruns62
rurban62
sarans62
sarape62
sardar62
sarees62
sarges62
sarins62
sarode62
sarods62
sarong62
sarsar62
sarsen62
sartor62
scrags61
scrams61
scrape61
scraps61
scrawl61
screak61
scream61
screed61
screen61
screes61
screws61
screwy62
scribe61
scried61
scries61
scrimp61
scrims61
scrips61
script61
scrive61
scrods61
scroll61
scroop61
scrota62
scrubs61
scruff61
scrums61
seracs62
serail62
serais62
serape62
seraph62
serdab62
serein62
serene62
serest62
serger62
serges62
serial62
series62
serifs62
serine62
sering62
serins62
sermon62
serosa63
serous62
serows62
serums62
serval62
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server62
serves62
servos62
shrank61
shreds61
shrewd61
shrews61
shriek61
shrift61
shrike61
shrill61
shrimp61
shrine61
shrink61
shrive61
shroff61
shroud61
shrove61
shrubs61
shrugs61
shrunk61
sirdar62
sirees62
sirens62
siring62
sirrah62
sirras62
sirree61
sirups62
sirupy63
sorbed62
sorbet62
sorbic62
sordid62
sordor62
sorels62
sorely63
sorest62
sorgho62
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soring62
sorned62
sorner62
sorrel62
sorrow62
sorted62
sorter62
sortie61
sprags61
sprain61
sprang61
sprats61
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sprays61
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sprees61
sprent61
sprier61
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sprout61
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spryer61
spryly62
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strand61
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strati62
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stress61
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striae61
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stride61
strife61
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stroys61
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strung61
strunt61
struts61
surahs62
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syrinx62
syrups62
syrupy63
tarama63
targes62
target62
tariff62
taring62
tarmac62
tarnal62
tarocs62
taroks62
tarots62
tarpan62
tarpon62
tarred62
tarres62
tarsal62
tarsia62
tarsus62
tartan62
tartar62
tarted62
tarter62
tartly62
tarzan62
terais62
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tercel62
terces62
tercet62
teredo63
terete62
tergal62
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thread61
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tiring62
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torchy62
torero63
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torten62
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torula63
turaco63
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turbot62
tureen62
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turgid62
turgor62
turkey62
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turner62
turnip62
turnup62
turret62
turtle61
turves62
tyrant62
tyring62
unread62
unreal62
unreel62
unrent62
unrest62
unrigs62
unripe62
unrips62
unrobe62
unroll62
unroof62
unroot62
unrove62
unruly63
uprate62
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uprise62
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uproot62
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uprush62
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verger62
verges62
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verity63
vermes62
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warted62
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worset62
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worthy62
wursts61
wurzel62
yarded62
yarely63
yarest62
yarned62
yarner62
yarrow62
yerbas62
yerked62
yirred62
yirths61
zareba63
zariba63
zeroed62
zeroes62
zeroth62
zirams62
zircon62
zorils62

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed R in the 3rd slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping R locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.