8-Letter Words Starting With R
There are 1,685 eight-letter words starting with R in our dictionary; 758 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 1,685 words
- realized18 points
- rejected18 points
- required18 points
- realizes17 points
- requests17 points
- requires17 points
- randomly14 points
- reaching14 points
- received14 points
- remember14 points
- removing14 points
- replying14 points
- receives13 points
- recently13 points
- recovers13 points
- reflects13 points
- remotely13 points
- replaced13 points
- research13 points
- recorded12 points
- reducing12 points
- referred12 points
- refusing12 points
- reminded12 points
- replaces12 points
- reserved12 points
- respects12 points
- revealed12 points
- readable11 points
- regarded11 points
- relative11 points
- relevant11 points
- remained11 points
- repeated11 points
- reported11 points
- reserves11 points
- reaction10 points
- reliable10 points
- resource10 points
- response10 points
- restrict10 points
- register9 points
- relating9 points
- released9 points
- religion9 points
- resident9 points
- restored9 points
- resulted9 points
- returned9 points
- relation8 points
- releases8 points
- restores8 points
- recovery16 points
- recycled16 points
- relaxing16 points
- reckoned15 points
- recycles15 points
- remarked15 points
- reviewed15 points
- reckless14 points
- reformed14 points
- receiver13 points
- reformat13 points
- reliably13 points
- rephrase13 points
- redefine12 points
- refining12 points
- relieved12 points
- renewing12 points
- resemble12 points
- resolved12 points
- reversed12 points
- revising12 points
- revolted12 points
- romantic12 points
- reacting11 points
- rebuilds11 points
- recalled11 points
- recorder11 points
- redirect11 points
- relieves11 points
- reminder11 points
- renaming11 points
- repaired11 points
- resolves11 points
- responds11 points
- resuming11 points
- retrieve11 points
- reverses11 points
- revision11 points
- rewrites11 points
- rumoring11 points
- rumoured11 points
- readings10 points
- recruits10 points
- rendered10 points
- reporter10 points
- resigned10 points
- rounding10 points
- railroad9 points
- rattling9 points
- reasoned9 points
- regional9 points
- resorted9 points
- retained9 points
- retiring9 points
- rigorous9 points
- rotating9 points
- rational8 points
- reassure8 points
- restarts8 points
- restrain8 points
- rotation8 points
- routines8 points
- rhythmic21 points
- rickshaw20 points
- rucksack20 points
- racquets19 points
- reflexes18 points
- rejoiced18 points
- rebuffed17 points
- rejoices17 points
- rhapsody17 points
- readjust16 points
- rejoined16 points
- revamped16 points
- revoking16 points
- racketed15 points
- raffling15 points
- ravished15 points
- rebuking15 points
- recapped15 points
- rehashed15 points
- remaking15 points
- reproach15 points
- reviving15 points
- revolved15 points
- rhubarbs15 points
- ricochet15 points
- rightful15 points
- rocketed15 points
- ruffling15 points
- railways14 points
- rampaged14 points
- ranching14 points
- ransacks14 points
- rapidity14 points
- ravishes14 points
- recharge14 points
- refinery14 points
- rehashes14 points
- repaying14 points
- reproved14 points
- republic14 points
- retching14 points
- reviewer14 points
- revivals14 points
- revolver14 points
- revolves14 points
- ringworm14 points
- rockiest14 points
- ruckuses14 points
- ruffians14 points
- rummaged14 points
- runaways14 points
- rabbited13 points
- racially13 points
- rainbows13 points
- rambling13 points
- rampages13 points
- ranchers13 points
- rankling13 points
- ravaging13 points
- reactive13 points
- readying13 points
- rebirths13 points
- recouped13 points
- redheads13 points
- reformer13 points
- refunded13 points
- removals13 points
- reprieve13 points
- reproves13 points
- revenged13 points
- rewarded13 points
- rhetoric13 points
- richness13 points
- righting13 points
- rigidity13 points
- rippling13 points
- romanced13 points
- rosemary13 points
- roughage13 points
- roughing13 points
- rowboats13 points
- rumbling13 points
- rummages13 points
- rumpling13 points
- raccoons12 points
- radishes12 points
- rallying12 points
- ramblers12 points
- rapports12 points
- ratified12 points
- raveling12 points
- ravelled12 points
- ravening12 points
- reappear12 points
- receding12 points
- receipts12 points
- reclaims12 points
- redeemed12 points
- refereed12 points
- refilled12 points
- refueled12 points
- refugees12 points
- refuting12 points
- registry12 points
- relaying12 points
- relished12 points
- reliving12 points
- remedied12 points
- renowned12 points
- replicas12 points
- resubmit12 points
- reveling12 points
- revelled12 points
- revenges12 points
- revering12 points
- reverted12 points
- reviling12 points
- riddance12 points
- rightest12 points
- riskiest12 points
- rivaling12 points
- rivalled12 points
- riveting12 points
- romances12 points
- roommate12 points
- roughens12 points
- roughest12 points
- rowdiest12 points
- rundowns12 points
- radiance11 points
- radicals11 points
- raggeder11 points
- raindrop11 points
- rainfall11 points
- ransomed11 points
- rapidest11 points
- ratifies11 points
- ravenous11 points
- rebating11 points
- rebelled11 points
- rebounds11 points
- rebutted11 points
- recanted11 points
- recessed11 points
- reciting11 points
- reclined11 points
- recoiled11 points
- recurred11 points
- reddened11 points
- referees11 points
- refrains11 points
- refusals11 points
- regimens11 points
- regiment11 points
- rehearse11 points
- relapsed11 points
- relishes11 points
- remedial11 points
- remedies11 points
- remitted11 points
- remodels11 points
- renewals11 points
- renovate11 points
- reopened11 points
- repealed11 points
- repelled11 points
- repented11 points
- reposing11 points
- repulsed11 points
- reputing11 points
- rescinds11 points
- rescuing11 points
- resolver11 points
- retraced11 points
- revelers11 points
- reveller11 points
- revenues11 points
- reverent11 points
- reveries11 points
- reversal11 points
- revisits11 points
- riddling11 points
- ridicule11 points
- ripening11 points
- ruggeder11 points
- ruptured11 points
- ruthless11 points
- radiated10 points
- radioing10 points
- raincoat10 points
- raptures10 points
- reactors10 points
- rebuttal10 points
- recenter10 points
- recesses10 points
- recitals10 points
- reclines10 points
- recluses10 points
- recounts10 points
- recourse10 points
- recreate10 points
- redesign10 points
- reelects10 points
- regained10 points
- regaling10 points
- reigning10 points
- relapses10 points
- reliance10 points
- reloaded10 points
- relocate10 points
- remnants10 points
- remotest10 points
- renegade10 points
- reneging10 points
- renounce10 points
- reprints10 points
- reprisal10 points
- reptiles10 points
- repulses10 points
- rescuers10 points
- residing10 points
- respites10 points
- retarded10 points
- reticent10 points
- retraces10 points
- retracts10 points
- ripeness10 points
- roadside10 points
- robuster10 points
- roomiest10 points
- rostrums10 points
- ruddiest10 points
- ruminate10 points
- ruptures10 points
- radiates9 points
- radiator9 points
- railings9 points
- rationed9 points
- readiest9 points
- regattas9 points
- regulars9 points
- regulate9 points
- reindeer9 points
- relegate9 points
- relented9 points
- rerouted9 points
- resented9 points
- residual9 points
- residues9 points
- resisted9 points
- resounds9 points
- retailed9 points
- retorted9 points
- reunited9 points
- ringlets9 points
- roasting9 points
- roosting9 points
- rotundas9 points
- roundest9 points
- rudeness9 points
- rustling9 points
- rainiest8 points
- rarities8 points
- rattlers8 points
- realists8 points
- reroutes8 points
- resistor8 points
- resolute8 points
- resonant8 points
- restless8 points
- retailer8 points
- retainer8 points
- retreats8 points
- reunions8 points
- reunites8 points
- roosters8 points
- rosaries8 points
- rotaries8 points
- rottener8 points
- roulette8 points
- runniest8 points
- rustiest8 points
- rustlers8 points
- requiems19 points
- ritziest17 points
- rehabbed16 points
- reworked16 points
- rednecks15 points
- rethinks15 points
- roadways15 points
- refinish14 points
- replayed14 points
- riverbed14 points
- rollicks14 points
- rubdowns14 points
- rankings13 points
- redskins13 points
- redwoods13 points
- rekindle13 points
- removers13 points
- retaking13 points
- roadkill13 points
- rooftops13 points
- roomfuls13 points
- revalued12 points
- robotics12 points
- redouble11 points
- regroups11 points
- reinvent11 points
- revalues11 points
- ritually11 points
- roundups11 points
- rudiment11 points
- raspiest10 points
- reenacts10 points
- reprises10 points
- ringside10 points
- reissued9 points
- restated9 points
- retreads9 points
- reissues8 points
- resonate8 points
- restates8 points
- retinues8 points
- retirees8 points
- retrials8 points
- rootless8 points
- rhizomes22 points
- revivify20 points
- riffraff20 points
- rechecks19 points
- rakishly18 points
- requited18 points
- rubbishy18 points
- reoccupy17 points
- requital17 points
- requites17 points
- rocketry17 points
- rowdyism17 points
- raceways16 points
- reaffirm16 points
- rhomboid16 points
- roadwork16 points
- roebucks16 points
- rollback16 points
- rapacity15 points
- reawaken15 points
- relaxant15 points
- resupply15 points
- riffling15 points
- roadshow15 points
- raggedly14 points
- ramified14 points
- rawboned14 points
- redeploy14 points
- restocks14 points
- retyping14 points
- ribaldry14 points
- ruefully14 points
- ruggedly14 points
- ramifies13 points
- rascally13 points
- ratchets13 points
- recopied13 points
- refracts13 points
- reproofs13 points
- retrench13 points
- reworded13 points
- rifleman13 points
- riflemen13 points
- robustly13 points
- rosebush13 points
- rubicund13 points
- rumbaing13 points
- radially12 points
- ramparts12 points
- rankness12 points
- rarefied12 points
- rearward12 points
- receptor12 points
- recopies12 points
- redrafts12 points
- refiling12 points
- refitted12 points
- regicide12 points
- reheated12 points
- rehiring12 points
- reimpose12 points
- remanded12 points
- renumber12 points
- reoccurs12 points
- retrying12 points
- reverend12 points
- rewiring12 points
- rightist12 points
- roadbeds12 points
- rosewood12 points
- roundish12 points
- roweling12 points
- rowelled12 points
- rumpuses12 points
- raillery11 points
- rarefies11 points
- rashness11 points
- raviolis11 points
- readmits11 points
- rearming11 points
- redcoats11 points
- redeemer11 points
- redoubts11 points
- reemerge11 points
- referent11 points
- referral11 points
- refiners11 points
- reforest11 points
- reinvest11 points
- respired11 points
- retrofit11 points
- reveille11 points
- revilers11 points
- rheostat11 points
- riposted11 points
- riveters11 points
- rivulets11 points
- rosebuds11 points
- royalist11 points
- rutabaga11 points
- raciness10 points
- rattraps10 points
- rearmost10 points
- recliner10 points
- recreant10 points
- redounds10 points
- relabels10 points
- remounts10 points
- repaints10 points
- repartee10 points
- repeater10 points
- respells10 points
- respires10 points
- restroom10 points
- reusable10 points
- ripostes10 points
- ruminant10 points
- runabout10 points
- randiest9 points
- rangiest9 points
- readouts9 points
- reagents9 points
- reassign9 points
- redolent9 points
- reediest9 points
- reorders9 points
- retooled9 points
- roadster9 points
- roentgen9 points
- rosining9 points
- rareness8 points
- rattiest8 points
- reassert8 points
- reassess8 points
- reenlist8 points
- reenters8 points
- reinsert8 points
- relearns8 points
- resettle8 points
- resinous8 points
- resister8 points
- restorer8 points
- retrains8 points
- returnee8 points
- roasters8 points
- roisters8 points
- rosettes8 points
- rosiness8 points
- remixing18 points
- redbrick17 points
- rejigger17 points
- rockfall17 points
- rowlocks17 points
- rabbinic14 points
- ramekins14 points
- reshaped14 points
- relaunch13 points
- reshapes13 points
- ripcords13 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 1,685
- By usage: 397 very common, 361 common, 927 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- rhizomic 24
- rhizopod 23
- rhizobia 22
- rhizomes 22
- rhizopus 22
- racemize 21
- rackwork 21
- reflexly 21
- rejacket 21
- rhizoids 21
Most common
- realized
- rejected
- required
- realizes
- requests
- requires
- randomly
- reaching
- received
- remember
Definitions
- realized (adjective)
- Successfully completed or brought to an end.
- rejected (adjective)
- Rebuffed (by a lover) without warning.
- required (adjective)
- Necessary for relief or supply.
- randomly (adverb)
- In a random manner.
Words that start with R come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 1,685 of the eight-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. RHIZOMIC is the top scorer here, worth 24 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
Read the list from the top if you want the everyday words, or jump to the quick facts for the highest scorers. Click any word with a link to see every shorter word hidden inside it. When you have a specific rack, the search box at the top filters the list down to the words you can play right now.
Tips
Every score badge on this page is the sum of the tile values in the word, with no board multipliers applied. Classic tiles value the common letters at one point and the awkward letters higher, up to ten for Q and Z. Blank tiles score nothing. The actual points you earn depend on where the word lands, so a modest word on a double-word square beats a high-value word on plain squares. Use the badges to compare words quickly, then check the board for the multiplier that changes the picture.
Questions
How many eight-letter words starting with R are there?
Our dictionary has 1,685 eight-letter words starting with R, of which 758 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the eight-letter words starting with R?
RHIZOMIC scores 24 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.