5 letter words starting with R

416 words. Add the other letters you know to narrow the list.

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416 words, first 200 shown

Best words to try

Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: RATES, RALES, READS, RASED, RACES and RAGES. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 258 of the 416 words have none.

Highest-scoring words

  • RITZY17 points
  • RAJAH15 points
  • RAZED15 points
  • REFIX15 points
  • REWAX15 points

Patterns in this list

The most common second letter is E (135 words), followed by A (97). 1 of them have no A, E, I, O or U: RYNDS.

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How many 5 letter words start with R?

There are 416 5 letter words that start with R in our word list.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with R?

RITZY, worth 17 points with standard Scrabble letter values.

What is a good Wordle guess that starts with R?

RATES, RALES and READS use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.