Nine-letter words starting with R
1,541 nine-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 nine-letter words starting with R
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- resources
- reference
- relations
- regarding
- recommend
- reporting
- religious
- residents
- reduction
- recording
- represent
- receiving
- requested
- responses
- resulting
- remaining
- residence
- radiation
- recognize
- regularly
- reception
- recipient
- returning
- requiring
Highest-scoring nine-letter words starting with R
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- rhythmize 29
- razorback 26
- reoxidize 26
- rhizotomy 26
- rhizobium 25
- reliquefy 24
- requalify 24
- rhizopods 24
- racemized 23
- reaffixed 23
- rheumatiz 23
- rhizobial 23
- rhizomata 23
- racemizes 22
- rackworks 22
- reaffixes 22
- rebaptize 22
- reflexive 22
- rejackets 22
- rhizoidal 22
- rhythmics 22
- rockworks 22
- raffishly 21
- randomize 21
All 1,541 nine-letter words starting with R
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- rabbeting
- rabbinate
- rabbinism
- rabbiters
- rabbiting
- rabidness
- racehorse
- racemates
- racemisms
- racemized
- racemizes
- racetrack
- rachillae
- racialism
- racialist
- racketeer
- racketier
- racketing
- rackingly
- rackworks
- raclettes
- raconteur
- radiances
- radiantly
- radiately
- radiating
- radiation
- radiative
- radiators
- radically
- radicands
- radicated
- radicates
- radicchio
- radicular
- radiogram
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Common questions
How many nine-letter words start with R?
There are 1,541 nine-letter words beginning with R, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common nine-letter words starting with R?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: resources, reference, relations, regarding, recommend, reporting, religious, residents. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word starting with R in Scrabble?
rhythmize scores 29 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
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.