Words Starting with R
We found 9,969 words starting with R. Common examples are RABBI, RABBIT, RABBITS, RABBLE. Bold words are common everyday words; the number shows Scrabble points.
2-letter words (1)
- re2
3-letter words (49)
4-letter words (182)
- race6
- rack10
- racy9
- raft7
- rage5
- rags5
- raid5
- rail4
- rain4
- rake8
- ramp8
- rand5
- rang5
- rank8
- rant4
- rape6
- rare4
- rash7
- rate4
- rath7
- rats4
- rave7
- rays7
- read5
- real4
- ream6
- reap6
- rear4
- redo5
- reds5
- reed5
- reef7
- reek8
- reel4
- rein4
- rely7
- rent4
- reps6
- rest4
- ribs6
- rice6
- rich9
- rick10
- ride5
- rife7
- riff10
- rift7
- rigs5
- rile4
- ring5
- rink8
- riot4
- ripe6
- rips6
- rise4
- risk8
- rite4
- ritz13
- road5
- roam6
- roar4
- robe6
- robs6
- rock10
- rode5
- rods5
- role4
- rolf7
- roll4
- romp8
- roof7
- rook8
- room6
- root4
- rope6
- rose4
- rosy7
- roto4
- rots4
- rows7
- rube6
- rubs6
- ruby9
- rude5
- ruff10
- ruin4
- rule4
- rump8
- rune4
- rung5
- runs4
- runt4
- ruse4
- rush7
- rust4
- ruth7
- rads5
- raff10
- raga5
- ragi5
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5-letter words (419)
- rabbi9
- rabid8
- raced8
- racer7
- races7
- racks11
- radar6
- radio6
- rages6
- raids6
- rails5
- rains5
- rainy8
- raise5
- rajah15
- raked10
- rally8
- ralph10
- ramus7
- ranch10
- randy9
- range6
- ranks9
- rants5
- raped8
- rapes7
- rapid8
- rated6
- rates5
- ratio5
- ratty8
- raved9
- raven8
- rayed9
- razor14
- reach10
- react7
- reads6
- ready9
- realm7
- rears5
- rebel7
- recap9
- recon7
- redid7
- reefs8
- reeks9
- reels5
- reeve8
- refer8
- regal6
- rehab10
- reign6
- relax12
- relay8
- relic7
- renal5
- renew8
- rents5
- repay10
- reply10
- reset5
- resin5
- rests5
- retro5
- rhino8
- rhyme13
- ricks11
- rider6
- rides6
- ridge7
- rifle8
- right9
- rigid7
- rigor6
- riled6
- riley8
- rings6
- rinse5
- rioja12
- riots5
- risen5
- rises5
- risks9
- risky12
- rites5
- ritzy17
- rival8
- river8
- roach10
- roads6
- roast5
- robes7
- robin7
- robot7
- rocks11
- rocky14
- rodeo6
- roger6
- rogue6
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6-letter words (930)
- rabbit10
- rabble10
- rabies8
- racial8
- racing9
- racism10
- racist8
- racked13
- racket12
- radial7
- radios7
- radish10
- radius7
- raffle12
- ragged9
- raging8
- raided8
- raider7
- rained7
- raised7
- raiser6
- raises6
- raisin6
- ramble10
- rammed11
- ramrod9
- rancho11
- rancid9
- random9
- ranger7
- ranges7
- ransom8
- rapids9
- raping9
- rapist8
- raptor8
- rarely9
- rarest6
- raring7
- rarity9
- rashes9
- rashly12
- rather9
- rating7
- ration6
- ratted7
- rattle6
- ravage10
- ravens9
- ravine9
- raving10
- ravish12
- razors15
- reacts8
- reader7
- really9
- realms8
- realty9
- reamed9
- reaper8
- reared7
- reason6
- rebate8
- rebels8
- reboot8
- reborn8
- recall8
- recant8
- recent8
- recess8
- recipe10
- recite8
- reckon12
- record9
- rectal8
- rectum10
- recuse8
- redeem9
- redial7
- redone7
- reduce9
- reefer9
- reeled7
- reeves9
- refers9
- refill9
- reflex16
- reform11
- refuge10
- refund10
- refuse9
- refute9
- regain7
- regard8
- regent7
- reggae8
- regime9
- regina7
- region7
- regret7
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7-letter words (1388)
- rabbits11
- racking14
- racquet18
- radiant8
- radical10
- radioed9
- rafting11
- raggedy13
- ragging10
- ragtime10
- raiders8
- raiding9
- railing8
- rainbow12
- rainier7
- raining8
- raisers7
- raising8
- raisins7
- rallied8
- rampage12
- rancher12
- rangers8
- ranging9
- ranking12
- ransack13
- ranting8
- rapidly13
- rapists9
- rappers11
- raptors9
- rapture9
- rascals9
- rathole10
- ratings8
- rations7
- ratting8
- rattled8
- rattles7
- ravings11
- rawhide14
- reached13
- reaches12
- reacted10
- reactor9
- readers8
- readily11
- reading9
- readout8
- realise7
- realism9
- realist7
- reality10
- realize16
- reapers9
- rearing8
- reasons7
- rebirth12
- rebound10
- rebuild10
- rebuilt9
- receipt11
- receive12
- recheck18
- recipes11
- recital9
- reclaim11
- records10
- recount9
- recover12
- recruit9
- rectify15
- rectory12
- recycle14
- reddish12
- redhead12
- redneck14
- redress8
- reduced11
- reduces10
- redwood12
- reeking12
- reeling8
- reenter7
- referee10
- refills10
- refined11
- reflect12
- refocus12
- reforms12
- refrain10
- refresh13
- refugee11
- refusal10
- refused11
- refuses10
- regards9
- regatta8
- regency13
- regimen10
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8-letter words (1684)
- raccoons12
- radiance11
- radiator9
- radishes12
- railroad9
- raincoat10
- rallying12
- rambling13
- ranchers13
- randomly14
- rankings13
- rational8
- rattling9
- ravenous11
- reaching14
- reacting11
- reaction10
- reactive13
- reactors10
- readings10
- realised9
- realises8
- realized18
- realizes17
- reappear12
- reasoned9
- reassign9
- reassure8
- reattach13
- rebounds11
- rebuttal10
- recalled11
- recanted11
- receding12
- receipts12
- received14
- receiver13
- receives13
- recently13
- recharge14
- recitals10
- reciting11
- reckless14
- reckoned15
- recliner10
- recorded12
- recorder11
- recourse10
- recovers13
- recovery16
- recreate10
- recruits10
- recycles15
- redefine12
- redheads13
- redirect11
- rednecks15
- redskins13
- reducing12
- referral11
- referred12
- refinery14
- refining12
- reflects13
- reflexes18
- reformed14
- refugees12
- refusing12
- regained10
- regarded11
- regiment11
- regional9
- register9
- registry12
- regulars9
- regulate9
- rehearse11
- reigning10
- reindeer9
- reinvent11
- rejected18
- rekindle13
- relating9
- relation8
- relative11
- relaxing16
- released9
- releases8
- relevant11
- reliable10
- reliance10
- relieved12
- religion9
- reliving12
- relocate10
- remained11
- remarked15
- remedial11
- remedied12
- remedies11
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9-letter words (1541)
- racetrack17
- racketeer15
- radiating11
- radiation10
- radically15
- radiology14
- railroads10
- rainstorm11
- raspberry16
- ravishing16
- reactions11
- realistic11
- realities9
- realizing19
- reappears13
- rearrange10
- reasoning10
- rebelling12
- rebellion11
- recalling12
- recanting12
- recapture13
- receiving15
- reception13
- receptive16
- recession11
- rechecked21
- recipient13
- reckoning16
- reclining12
- reclusive14
- recognise12
- recognize21
- recommend16
- reconcile13
- reconnect13
- reconvene14
- recorders12
- recording13
- recovered15
- recreated12
- recruited12
- recruiter11
- rectangle12
- recurring12
- recycling17
- redeeming13
- reduction12
- redundant11
- reelected12
- reference14
- referrals12
- referring13
- reflected15
- refreshed16
- refueling13
- regaining11
- regarding12
- regionals10
- registrar10
- regretted11
- regularly13
- regulated11
- rehashing16
- rehearsal12
- rehearsed13
- reimburse13
- reinstate9
- reiterate9
- rejecting19
- rejection18
- rejoicing19
- rekindled15
- relapsing12
- relations9
- relatives12
- relaxants16
- releasing10
- relegated11
- relevance14
- relieving13
- religious10
- reluctant11
- remainder12
- remaining12
- remarried12
- remembers15
- reminders12
- reminding13
- reminisce13
- remission11
- remitting12
- remodeled13
- reopening12
- repairing12
- repairman13
- repayment16
- repeating12
- repellent11
- replacing14
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10-letter words (1223)
- rationally13
- reacquaint21
- reappeared15
- reasonable12
- reasonably15
- reassemble14
- reassigned12
- reassuring11
- rebellious12
- rebuilding14
- recaptured15
- reciprocal16
- recitation12
- recklessly19
- reclaiming15
- recognised14
- recognized23
- recognizes22
- recommends17
- reconciled15
- reconsider13
- recordings14
- recovering16
- recreating13
- recreation12
- recruiting13
- recuperate14
- redecorate13
- redemption15
- redundancy17
- reelection12
- reevaluate13
- referenced16
- references15
- referendum16
- refinement15
- reflecting16
- reflection15
- reflective18
- refreshing17
- refundable16
- regardless12
- regenerate11
- regimental13
- registered12
- regretting12
- regularity14
- regulation11
- rehearsals13
- rehearsing14
- reimbursed15
- reinforced16
- reinstated11
- reinvented14
- rejections19
- rejuvenate20
- relatively16
- relativity16
- relaxation17
- relentless10
- relinquish22
- relocation12
- remarkable18
- remarkably21
- remembered17
- rendezvous23
- renovating14
- renovation13
- reorganize20
- repeatedly16
- repentance14
- repertoire12
- repetition12
- repetitive15
- reportedly16
- repository15
- represents12
- repression12
- republican16
- reputation12
- requesting20
- reschedule16
- researcher15
- resembling15
- resentment12
- residences13
- resistance12
- resolution10
- respectful17
- respecting15
- respirator12
- responding14
- responsive15
- restaurant10
- restraints10
- restricted13
- resurfaced16
- retaliated11
- rethinking18
- retirement12
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11-letter words (931)
- racquetball24
- radioactive17
- radiologist13
- railroading13
- rationalize20
- rattlesnake15
- reactionary16
- realization20
- rearranging13
- reassigning13
- reassurance13
- recognition14
- recognizing24
- recombinant17
- recommended19
- reconciling16
- reconnected16
- reconstruct15
- referencing17
- referendums17
- regenerated13
- registering13
- regrettable14
- regrettably17
- regulations12
- regurgitate13
- reinstating12
- reinventing15
- rejuvenated22
- reliability16
- religiously15
- reluctantly16
- remembering18
- remembrance19
- remodelling15
- renaissance13
- renegotiate12
- renovations14
- reparations13
- repetitious13
- replaceable17
- replacement17
- replicating16
- represented14
- reprimanded17
- republicans17
- requirement22
- requisition20
- rescheduled18
- researchers16
- researching17
- resemblance17
- resentments13
- reservation14
- resignation12
- resourceful16
- respectable17
- respiration13
- respiratory16
- responsible15
- responsibly18
- restaurants11
- restitution11
- restorative14
- restraining12
- restriction13
- retaliating12
- retaliatory14
- retractable15
- retribution13
- revelations14
- revolutions14
- rhinestones14
- ritualistic13
- romanticize24
- roughriders16
- rudimentary17
- rabbitbrush20
- rabblements17
- rabidnesses14
- racecourses15
- racetracker19
- racewalkers20
- racewalking21
- racialistic15
- racketeered18
- radarscopes16
- radiational12
- radicalised15
- radicalises14
- radicalisms16
- radicalized24
- radicalizes23
- radicalness14
- radiocarbon16
- radiographs18
- radiography21
- radiolabels14
- radiolarian12
- radiologies13
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12-letter words (654)
- racketeering19
- rambunctious18
- rattlesnakes16
- reacquainted24
- reassignment15
- receptionist16
- recklessness18
- recognizable26
- recognizance26
- recollection16
- recommending20
- reconnecting17
- reconsidered16
- recreational14
- recuperating17
- redecorating16
- redundancies16
- refreshments20
- refrigerated17
- refrigerator16
- regeneration13
- registration13
- rehabilitate17
- reincarnated15
- rejuvenating23
- relationship17
- relentlessly15
- reorganizing23
- replacements18
- representing15
- reproduction17
- reproductive20
- requirements23
- requisitions21
- reservations15
- respectfully22
- respectively22
- respirations14
- restaurateur12
- restrictions14
- resurrection14
- ridiculously18
- romantically19
- rabbinically21
- racemization25
- racetrackers20
- racewalkings22
- racquetballs25
- radicalising16
- radicalizing25
- radiobiology19
- radiocarbons17
- radiochemist20
- radioecology19
- radioelement15
- radiographed20
- radiographic21
- radioisotope15
- radiolabeled16
- radiolarians13
- radiological16
- radiologists14
- radiolucency20
- radiometries15
- radiomimetic19
- radionuclide16
- radiotherapy21
- radiothorium18
- radiotracers15
- raggednesses15
- railroadings14
- rakishnesses19
- rambouillets16
- ramification19
- rampageously20
- rancidnesses15
- randomnesses15
- ranunculuses14
- rapscallions16
- rarefactions17
- rataplanning15
- ratatouilles12
- rathskellers19
- ratification17
- ratiocinated15
- ratiocinates14
- ratiocinator14
- rationalised13
- rationalises12
- rationalisms14
- rationalists12
- rationalized22
- rationalizer21
- rationalizes21
- rationalness12
- rattlebrains14
- ravenousness15
- razzmatazzes50
- reaccelerate16
- reaccessions16
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13-letter words (481)
- ramifications20
- rationalizing23
- realistically18
- recrimination17
- redevelopment21
- refrigerators17
- rehabilitated19
- reinforcement20
- reinstatement15
- relationships18
- relinquishing26
- repercussions17
- reprogramming21
- restructuring16
- revolutionary19
- revolutionize25
- righteousness17
- rabbitbrushes22
- racemizations26
- radiationless14
- radicalnesses16
- radioactively22
- radioactivity22
- radiobiologic19
- radiochemical23
- radiochemists21
- radioelements16
- radiographies20
- radiographing21
- radioisotopes16
- radioisotopic18
- radiolabeling17
- radiolabelled17
- radionuclides17
- radiothoriums19
- raffishnesses22
- randomization25
- rapaciousness17
- rapprochement24
- rapturousness15
- rarefactional18
- ratifications18
- ratiocinating16
- ratiocination15
- ratiocinative18
- ratiocinators15
- rationalising14
- rationalistic15
- rationalities13
- rationalizers22
- rattlebrained16
- raucousnesses15
- raunchinesses18
- raylessnesses16
- razzamatazzes51
- reaccelerated18
- reaccelerates17
- reacclimatize28
- reaccrediting19
- reacquainting25
- reacquisition24
- reactionaries15
- reactivations18
- readabilities16
- readjustments23
- reaffirmation21
- reafforesting20
- reaggregating17
- reaggregation16
- reallocations15
- reannexations20
- reappearances19
- reapplication19
- reappointment19
- reapportioned18
- reappropriate19
- rearrangement16
- rearticulated16
- rearticulates15
- reasonability18
- reassemblages18
- reassessments15
- reassignments16
- reassumptions17
- reattachments20
- reattributing16
- reattribution15
- reauthorizing26
- rebarbatively23
- recalcitrance19
- recalcitrancy22
- recalcitrants17
- recalculating18
- recalculation17
- recalibrating18
- recalibration17
- recallability20
- recapitalized27
- recapitalizes26
- recapitulated18
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14-letter words (301)
- recommendation21
- reconciliation18
- reconnaissance18
- recriminations18
- rehabilitation19
- reinforcements21
- representation16
- representative19
- respectability23
- responsibility21
- radicalization26
- radioautograph21
- radiobiologies18
- radiobiologist18
- radiochemistry25
- radioecologies18
- radiolabelling18
- radiologically21
- radiolucencies19
- radiosensitive18
- radiostrontium17
- radiotelegraph21
- radiotelemetry20
- radiotelephone20
- radiotelephony23
- radiotherapies20
- radiotherapist20
- rambunctiously23
- rampageousness19
- randomizations26
- rapprochements25
- ratiocinations16
- rationalizable25
- rationalnesses14
- ravenousnesses17
- reaccelerating19
- reacclimatized30
- reacclimatizes29
- reacquisitions25
- reactionaryism21
- reactivenesses19
- readablenesses17
- reaffirmations22
- reaggregations17
- reapplications20
- reappointments20
- reapportioning19
- reappropriated21
- reappropriates20
- rearrangements17
- rearticulating17
- reasonableness16
- reattributions16
- rebelliousness16
- rebroadcasting20
- recalcitrances20
- recalculations18
- recalibrations18
- recanalization25
- recapitalizing28
- recapitulating19
- recapitulation18
- recentrifuging21
- rechoreographs25
- reciprocations20
- recirculations18
- recklessnesses20
- recodification22
- recolonization25
- recombinations20
- recommencement24
- recommendatory24
- recommissioned21
- recompilations20
- recompositions20
- recomputations20
- reconcentrated19
- reconcentrates18
- reconcilements20
- reconciliatory21
- reconditioning18
- reconfigurable22
- reconfirmation21
- reconnoitering17
- reconsecrating19
- reconsecration18
- reconsolidated18
- reconsolidates17
- reconstituting17
- reconstitution16
- reconstructing19
- reconstruction18
- reconstructive21
- reconstructors18
- recontaminated19
- recontaminates18
- recoverability24
- recreationists16
- recrudescences21
- recrystallized29
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15-letter words (185)
- recommendations22
- representations17
- representatives20
- revolutionaries18
- radicalizations27
- radioactivities21
- radioautographs22
- radioautography25
- radiobiological21
- radiobiologists19
- radiochemically28
- radiometrically23
- radioprotection20
- radioprotective23
- radiostrontiums18
- radiotelegraphs22
- radiotelegraphy25
- radiotelemetric20
- radiotelephones21
- radiotherapists21
- rapaciousnesses19
- rapturousnesses17
- rationalization24
- reacclimatizing31
- reaccreditation20
- reactionaryisms22
- reafforestation21
- reapportionment21
- reappropriating22
- reasonabilities17
- reauthorization27
- recalcitrancies21
- recallabilities19
- recanalizations26
- recapitulations19
- receptivenesses22
- recertification22
- recessivenesses20
- rechoreographed27
- rechromatograph28
- reclusivenesses20
- recodifications23
- recognizability32
- recolonizations26
- recombinational21
- recommencements25
- recommissioning22
- reconcentrating20
- reconcentration19
- reconceptualize30
- reconcilability24
- reconciliations19
- reconditenesses18
- reconfiguration21
- reconfirmations22
- reconnaissances19
- reconsecrations19
- reconsideration18
- reconsolidating19
- reconstitutions17
- reconstructible21
- reconstructions19
- recontaminating20
- recontamination19
- recontextualize33
- recrystallizing30
- recursivenesses20
- redetermination18
- redintegrations17
- redistillations16
- redistributions18
- reductivenesses21
- reduplicatively26
- reeligibilities18
- reestablishment22
- reflectometries22
- reflexivenesses28
- reformabilities22
- refortification23
- refractometries22
- refrangibleness21
- refundabilities21
- regardfulnesses20
- regionalization25
- regretfulnesses19
- regularizations25
- rehabilitations20
- rehospitalizing30
- reimplantations19
- reincorporating20
- reincorporation19
- reindustrialize25
- reinstallations15
- reintroductions18
- reinvestigating20
- reinvestigation19
- reinvigorations19
- rejuvenescences29
- religiousnesses16
- relinquishments29
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Frequently asked questions
How many words starting with R are there?
There are 9,969 words starting with R in our word list, for example RABBI.
What is the highest scoring word starting with r in Scrabble?
RAZZAMATAZZES scores 51 points in Scrabble (before bonus squares) and 52 points in Words With Friends.