Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: ROTES, ROUES, ROLES, ROSET, ROPES and ROBES. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 52 of the 76 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- ROCKY14 points
- ROQUE14 points
- ROOKY12 points
- ROWDY12 points
- ROCKS11 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is U (12 words), followed by O (10).
More 5 letter words starting with R
RO at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with RO?
There are 76 5 letter words that start with RO in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with RO?
ROCKY, worth 14 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with RO?
ROUES, ROTES and ROLES use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

