5-Letter Words With R as the Second Letter and I as the Third
There are 191 five-letter words with R as the second letter and I as the third, including 53 common puzzle answers. These are the words matching the pattern _RI__ (an underscore is any letter). A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words With R as the Second Letter and I as the Third
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- BRING To take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- PRICE The amount of money required to buy something
- DRIVE To operate and control a vehicle
- WRITE To produce text or words on paper or another surface
- DRINK A liquid that you swallow, such as water, juice, or alcohol
- CRIME An act punishable by law, usually considered evil
- TRIAL A formal legal proceeding to determine guilt or innocence
- PRIOR Earlier in time
- PRIME The period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- PRIZE Something given for victory in a contest or competition
- PRINT The text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
- BRIEF Lasting only a short time or distance
More Common Puzzle Answers
- PRIDE
- TRICK
- BRICK
- TRIBE
- DRILL
- BRIDE
- GRIEF
- WRIST
- GRIND
- ARISE
- GRILL
- DRIFT
- CRISP
- BRINK
- BRIBE
- PRIVY
- PRISM
- TRIAD
- BRISK
- DRIER
- GRIME
- BRINE
- PRIMO
- FRISK
- BRIAR
- GRIPE
- CRICK
- TRITE
- GRIMY
- WRING
Show all 53 common puzzle answers All 53 common puzzle answers
- TRILL
- TRIPE
- GRIST
- KRILL
- CRIMP
- CRIER
- TRICE
- FRILL
- GRIFT
- BRINY
- PRIMP
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common first letter: P (16%), T (15%), B (13%)
- Most common last letter: S (24%), E (19%), L (7%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 35% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: E, S, T, P, G
- Most have 2 vowels (48%)
- 21% contain a repeated letter
- 53 of the 191 are common puzzle answers (28%)
Other Valid Words
138 additional dictionary words have R as the second letter and I as the third — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- TRIED
- TRIES
- TRIPS
- CRIED
- FRIED
- DRIED
- CRIES
- URINE
- FRIES
- PRICK
- ERICA
- ARIEL
- GRIPS
- FRITZ
- PRIMA
- DRIES
- BRITT
- GRIDS
- ARIAS
- BRILL
- PRIUS
- FRIAR
- CRISS
- GRITS
- ERICK
- TRIER
- DRIPS
- GRINS
- TRIMS
- CRIBS
Show all 138 words All 138 words
- GRIFF
- FRITH
- WRITS
- TRIOS
- PRION
- ORIEL
- CRIPS
- TRINE
- PRISE
- TRIKE
- FRIZZ
- PRIED
- FRIST
- BRIER
- GRICE
- PRICY
- BRIMS
- PRING
- ARISH
- TRIST
- FRITS
- DRILY
- FRISE
- BRIGS
- GRISE
- PRIES
- BRIZE
- CRIMS
- CRISE
- BRITH
- CRITS
- FRIER
- PRIMI
- GRIOT
- ORIGO
- TRIGO
- BRISE
- PRISS
- ARIKI
- DRIBS
- TRIAC
- ERING
- PRIGS
- PRIMS
- PRILL
- ERICS
- FRITA
- IRING
- ARILS
- FRIZE
- PRIER
- BRISS
- CRIPE
- KRIOL
- TRIOL
- CRINE
- ORIBI
- PRINK
- TRIGS
- FRITE
- BRINS
- CRINS
- TRINS
- BRIES
- CRINK
- CRIAS
- TRIDE
- ARITH
- BRIOS
- GRIDE
- PRIAN
- CRITH
- URITE
- WRIES
- WRIED
- CRIOS
- PRIDY
- BRIKS
- PRIAL
- PRIMY
- TRILD
- DRICE
- FRITT
- GRITH
- ARIOT
- TRIOR
- WRIER
- WRICK
- FRIGS
- GRIGS
- GRIKE
- GRISY
- GRIZE
- TRIPY
- IRIDS
- GRIPY
- URIAL
- TRIFA
- FRIBS
- CRIBO
- GRIPT
- TRIFF
- BRIKI
- DRIPT
- PRIEF
- VRILS
- ORIXA
- YRIVD
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