Five-letter words starting with R
419 five-letter words begin with the letter R. The complete list is below in alphabetical order, grouped by second letter so you can scan straight to the ones that fit your puzzle.
Most common five-letter words starting with R
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- right
- reply
- rates
- range
- radio
- rules
- river
- rooms
- ready
- round
- rated
- royal
- reach
- route
- rural
- rings
- refer
- ratio
- raise
- risks
- rapid
- roman
- ridge
- roger
Highest-scoring five-letter words starting with R
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- ritzy 17
- rajah 15
- razed 15
- refix 15
- rewax 15
- razee 14
- razer 14
- razes 14
- razor 14
- remex 14
- remix 14
- rocky 14
- roque 14
- radix 13
- raxed 13
- redox 13
- redux 13
- rhyme 13
- ryked 13
- rajas 12
- rajes 12
- rammy 12
- raxes 12
- reeky 12
All 419 five-letter words starting with R
RA 100
- rabat
- rabbi
- rabic
- rabid
- raced
- racer
- races
- racks
- racon
- radar
- radii
- radio
- radix
- radon
- raffs
- rafts
- ragas
- raged
- ragee
- rages
- raggy
- ragis
- raias
- raids
- rails
- rains
- rainy
- raise
- rajah
- rajas
- rajes
- raked
- rakee
- raker
- rakes
- rakis
- rales
- rally
- ralph
- ramee
- ramet
- ramie
- rammy
- ramps
- ramus
- rance
- ranch
- rands
- randy
- ranee
- range
- rangy
- ranid
- ranis
- ranks
- rants
- raped
- raper
- rapes
- raphe
- rapid
- rared
- rarer
- rares
- rased
- raser
- rases
- rasps
- raspy
- ratal
- ratan
- ratch
- rated
- ratel
- rater
- rates
- rathe
- ratio
- ratos
- ratty
- raved
- ravel
- raven
- raver
- raves
- ravin
- rawer
- rawin
- rawly
- raxed
- raxes
- rayah
- rayas
- rayed
- rayon
- razed
- razee
- razer
- razes
- razor
RE 135
- reach
- react
- readd
- reads
- ready
- realm
- reals
- reams
- reaps
- rearm
- rears
- reata
- reave
- rebar
- rebbe
- rebec
- rebel
- rebid
- rebop
- rebus
- rebut
- rebuy
- recap
- recce
- recks
- recon
- recta
- recti
- recto
- recur
- recut
- redan
- redds
- reded
- redes
- redia
- redid
- redip
- redly
- redon
- redos
- redox
- redry
- redub
- redux
- redye
- reeds
- reedy
- reefs
- reefy
- reeks
- reeky
- reels
- reest
- reeve
- refed
- refel
- refer
- refit
- refix
- refly
- refry
- regal
- reges
- regma
- regna
- rehab
- rehem
- reifs
- reify
- reign
- reink
- reins
- reive
- rekey
- relax
- relay
- relet
- relic
- relit
- reman
- remap
- remet
- remex
- remit
- remix
- renal
- rends
- renew
- renig
- renin
- rente
- rents
- reoil
- repay
- repeg
- repel
- repin
- reply
- repos
- repot
- repps
- repro
- reran
- rerig
- rerun
- resaw
- resay
- resee
- reset
- resew
- resid
- resin
- resod
- resow
- rests
- retag
- retax
- retch
- retem
- retia
- retie
- retro
- retry
- reuse
- revel
- revet
- revue
- rewan
- rewax
- rewed
- rewet
- rewin
- rewon
- rexes
RH 7
- rheas
- rheum
- rhino
- rhomb
- rhumb
- rhyme
- rhyta
RI 56
- rials
- riant
- riata
- ribby
- ribes
- riced
- ricer
- rices
- ricin
- ricks
- rider
- rides
- ridge
- ridgy
- riels
- rifer
- riffs
- rifle
- rifts
- right
- rigid
- rigor
- riled
- riles
- riley
- rille
- rills
- rimed
- rimer
- rimes
- rinds
- rings
- rinks
- rinse
- rioja
- riots
- riped
- ripen
- riper
- ripes
- risen
- riser
- rises
- rishi
- risks
- risky
- risus
- rites
- ritzy
- rival
- rived
- riven
- river
- rives
- rivet
- riyal
RO 76
- roach
- roads
- roams
- roans
- roars
- roast
- robed
- robes
- robin
- roble
- robot
- rocks
- rocky
- rodeo
- roger
- rogue
- roils
- roily
- roles
- rolfs
- rolls
- roman
- romeo
- romps
- rondo
- roods
- roofs
- rooks
- rooky
- rooms
- roomy
- roose
- roost
- roots
- rooty
- roped
- roper
- ropes
- ropey
- roque
- rosed
- roses
- roset
- rosin
- rotas
- rotch
- rotes
- rotis
- rotls
- rotor
- rotos
- rotte
- rouen
- roues
- rouge
- rough
- round
- roups
- roupy
- rouse
- roust
- route
- routh
- routs
- roved
- roven
- rover
- roves
- rowan
- rowdy
- rowed
- rowel
- rowen
- rower
- rowth
- royal
RU 41
- ruana
- rubes
- ruble
- rubus
- ruche
- rucks
- rudds
- ruddy
- ruder
- ruers
- ruffe
- ruffs
- rugae
- rugal
- rugby
- ruing
- ruins
- ruled
- ruler
- rules
- rumba
- rumen
- rummy
- rumor
- rumps
- runes
- rungs
- runic
- runny
- runts
- runty
- rupee
- rural
- ruses
- rushy
- rusks
- rusts
- rusty
- ruths
- rutin
- rutty
RY 4
- ryked
- rykes
- rynds
- ryots
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Common questions
How many five-letter words start with R?
There are 419 five-letter words beginning with R, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common five-letter words starting with R?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: right, reply, rates, range, radio, rules, river, rooms. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word starting with R in Scrabble?
ritzy scores 17 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Can I use these words for Wordle?
Yes — every Wordle answer is a five-letter word, and this list covers all of them. To narrow it down with the clues you already have, use the Wordle solver: enter your greens, yellows and grays and it filters this same dictionary.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.