Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: RASE, ROES, REIS, ROSE, RISE and RATE. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 151 of the 181 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- RAZZ22 points
- RAZE13 points
- RITZ13 points
- RAJA11 points
- ROUX11 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letter is A (42 words), followed by O (38). 1 of them have no A, E, I, O or U: RYND.
4 letter words starting with…
- 4 letter words starting with a190 words
- 4 letter words starting with b249 words
- 4 letter words starting with c227 words
- 4 letter words starting with d232 words
- 4 letter words starting with e102 words
- 4 letter words starting with f189 words
- 4 letter words starting with g190 words
- 4 letter words starting with h189 words
- 4 letter words starting with i58 words
- 4 letter words starting with j86 words
- 4 letter words starting with k120 words
- 4 letter words starting with l208 words
- 4 letter words starting with m209 words
- 4 letter words starting with n103 words
- 4 letter words starting with o106 words
- 4 letter words starting with p253 words
- 4 letter words starting with q14 words
- r181
- 4 letter words starting with s346 words
- 4 letter words starting with t246 words
- 4 letter words starting with u37 words
- 4 letter words starting with v74 words
- 4 letter words starting with w166 words
- x1
- 4 letter words starting with y70 words
- 4 letter words starting with z31 words
First two letters
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Questions
How many 4 letter words start with R?
There are 181 4 letter words that start with R in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 4 letter word that start with R?
RAZZ, worth 22 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 4 letter words that start with R make good guesses?
RASE, REIS and RISE use 4 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

