Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words With RI

This verified list contains 156 CORE words with RI, plus 52 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Static CORE list

All 156 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

acrid8
aerie5
arias5
arise5
atria5
briar7
bribe9
brick13
bride8
brief10
brigs8
brill7
brims9
brine7
bring8
brink11
briny10
brisk11
cirri7
cribs9
crick13
cried8
crier7
cries7
crime9
crimp11
crisp9
curia7
curie7
curio7
dried7
drier6
dries6
drift9
drill6
drink10
drips8
drive9
eerie5
friar8
fried9
fries8
frigs9
frill8
frisk12
fritz17
frizz26
grids7
grief9
grill6
grime8
grimy11
grind7
grins6
gripe8
grips8
grist6
grits6
houri8
krill9
loris5
lurid6
lyric10
maria7
merit7
noris5
oriel5
orris5
peril7
price9
prick13
pride8
pried8
prier7
pries7
prigs8
prime9
primp11
print7
prion7
prior7
prism9
privy13
prize16
rials5
riced8
ricer7
rices7
ricin7
ricks11
rider6
rides6
ridge7
ridgy10
rifer8
riffs11
rifle8
rifts8
right9
rigid7
rigor6
riled6
riles5
rills5
rimed8
rimes7
rinds6
rings6
rinks9
rinse5
riots5
ripen7
riper7
risen5
riser5
rises5
risks9
risky12
rites5
ritzy17
rival8
rived9
riven8
river8
rives8
rivet8
riyal8
sarin5
saris5
scrim9
scrip9
serif8
sprig8
stria5
strip7
triad6
trial5
tribe7
trice7
trick11
tried6
trier5
tries5
trike9
trill5
trims7
trios5
tripe7
trips7
trite5
urine5
uteri5
wring9
wrist8
write8
writs8

156CORE words

52extended words

208verified matches

7.8average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

acrid8
bride8
brief10
brine7
cried8
cries7
crime9
dries6
drive9
fried9
fries8
grief9

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

frizz26
ritzy17
fritz17
prize16
brick13
prick13
privy13
crick13
frisk12
risky12
brink11
brisk11

Letter intelligence

What the RI list contains

Where RI appears

Position 10 words
Position 20 words
Position 30 words
Position 40 words
Position 50 words

Vowels per word

1 vowel60 words
2 vowels83 words
3 vowels11 words
4 vowels2 words

Repeated letters

26%

40 of 156 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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Popular letter patterns

5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

5 Letter Words Starting With CH69 CORE · 21 extendedchafe, chain, chair, chaos 5 Letter Words Starting With CO94 CORE · 37 extendedcoals, coast, coats, cobra 5 Letter Words Starting With SH76 CORE · 15 extendedshade, shake, shame, shape 5 Letter Words Starting With ST96 CORE · 19 extendedstage, staid, stain, stair 5 Letter Words Ending In CH74 CORE · 11 extendedbeach, epoch, leach, peach 5 Letter Words Ending In ED297 CORE · 26 extendedached, acted, arced, armed 5 Letter Words Ending In ER240 CORE · 64 extendedabler, after, alter, amber 5 Letter Words Ending In LY68 CORE · 14 extendeddaily, doily, early, gaily

Pattern guide

How to use 5-letter words with RI

The CORE list contains 156 5-letter words with RI in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.

Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 52 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words contain RI?

This verified set contains 156 CORE words and 52 extended words, for 208 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this RI group?

The 156 CORE words average 7.8 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these RI words often repeat letters?