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Words Starting With R

There are 9,972 words starting with R in our dictionary; 4,722 of them are common words.

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By length

Most common words starting with R

11-letter words (32)

  • recognizing24 points
  • requirement22 points
  • recommended19 points
  • remembering18 points
  • replacement17 points
  • responsible15 points
  • recognition14 points
  • represented14 points
  • restricting14 points
  • registering13 points
  • regulations12 points
  • realization20 points
  • referencing17 points
  • regrettably17 points
  • reproducing17 points
  • resemblance17 points
  • respectable17 points
  • reactionary16 points
  • reliability16 points
  • reluctantly16 points
  • researchers16 points
  • restrictive16 points
  • recruitment15 points
  • reminiscent15 points
  • rectangular14 points
  • reservation14 points
  • rearranging13 points
  • restriction13 points
  • reinstating12 points
  • resignation12 points
  • restraining12 points
  • restaurants11 points

15-letter words (3)

  • recommendations22 points
  • representatives20 points
  • representations17 points

14-letter words (4)

  • recommendation21 points
  • responsibility21 points
  • representative19 points
  • representation16 points

13-letter words (2)

  • revolutionary19 points
  • relationships18 points

12-letter words (15)

  • requirements23 points
  • respectively22 points
  • recommending20 points
  • relationship17 points
  • representing15 points
  • recognizable26 points
  • replacements18 points
  • ridiculously18 points
  • reproduction17 points
  • recollection16 points
  • reservations15 points
  • recreational14 points
  • restrictions14 points
  • resurrection14 points
  • registration13 points

10-letter words (67)

  • recognized23 points
  • recognizes22 points
  • requesting20 points
  • recommends17 points
  • remembered17 points
  • recovering16 points
  • reflecting16 points
  • relatively16 points
  • repeatedly16 points
  • reasonably15 points
  • references15 points
  • reflection15 points
  • restricted13 points
  • ridiculous13 points
  • reasonable12 points
  • regardless12 points
  • registered12 points
  • represents12 points
  • regulation11 points
  • resolution10 points
  • remarkably21 points
  • rectifying19 points
  • remarkable18 points
  • redundancy17 points
  • refreshing17 points
  • respective17 points
  • readership16 points
  • referenced16 points
  • referendum16 points
  • relativity16 points
  • reproduced16 points
  • redefining15 points
  • repetitive15 points
  • reproduces15 points
  • researcher15 points
  • resembling15 points
  • respecting15 points
  • rhetorical15 points
  • rebuilding14 points
  • recipients14 points
  • recordings14 points
  • reluctance14 points
  • repeatable14 points
  • responding14 points
  • retrieving14 points
  • rationally13 points
  • reconsider13 points
  • recruiting13 points
  • reductions13 points
  • revelation13 points
  • revolution13 points
  • roundabout13 points
  • rearranged12 points
  • regretting12 points
  • relocation12 points
  • repertoire12 points
  • repetition12 points
  • reputation12 points
  • resistance12 points
  • retirement12 points
  • rearranges11 points
  • reassuring11 points
  • reinstated11 points
  • restarting11 points
  • restrained11 points
  • reinstates10 points
  • restaurant10 points

9-letter words (103)

  • recognize21 points
  • realizing19 points
  • rejecting19 points
  • requested19 points
  • requiring19 points
  • recommend16 points
  • receiving15 points
  • recovered15 points
  • reflected15 points
  • remembers15 points
  • reference14 points
  • relevance14 points
  • replacing14 points
  • reproduce14 points
  • reception13 points
  • recording13 points
  • referring13 points
  • regularly13 points
  • reminding13 points
  • reserving13 points
  • revealing13 points
  • reduction12 points
  • regarding12 points
  • remaining12 points
  • repeating12 points
  • reporting12 points
  • redundant11 points
  • reluctant11 points
  • represent11 points
  • resources11 points
  • responses11 points
  • restricts11 points
  • registers10 points
  • releasing10 points
  • religious10 points
  • restoring10 points
  • resulting10 points
  • returning10 points
  • rejection18 points
  • requisite18 points
  • recycling17 points
  • reckoning16 points
  • refreshed16 points
  • remarking16 points
  • reviewing16 points
  • radically15 points
  • rectified15 points
  • reforming15 points
  • refreshes15 points
  • rectifies14 points
  • recursive14 points
  • redefined14 points
  • repulsive14 points
  • resembled14 points
  • respected14 points
  • recipient13 points
  • reconcile13 points
  • redefines13 points
  • relieving13 points
  • resembles13 points
  • resolving13 points
  • responded13 points
  • retrieved13 points
  • reversing13 points
  • revolting13 points
  • rewriting13 points
  • recalling12 points
  • recruited12 points
  • rectangle12 points
  • relatives12 points
  • remainder12 points
  • repairing12 points
  • residence12 points
  • retrieval12 points
  • retrieves12 points
  • rewritten12 points
  • routinely12 points
  • royalties12 points
  • rumouring12 points
  • reactions11 points
  • realistic11 points
  • recursion11 points
  • regretted11 points
  • rendering11 points
  • rereading11 points
  • resigning11 points
  • radiation10 points
  • rearrange10 points
  • reasoning10 points
  • reassured10 points
  • religions10 points
  • rendition10 points
  • resetting10 points
  • residents10 points
  • resorting10 points
  • restarted10 points
  • retaining10 points
  • rationale9 points
  • reassures9 points
  • reinstate9 points
  • reiterate9 points
  • relations9 points
  • restrains9 points

8-letter words (112)

  • 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

7-letter words (119)

6-letter words (78)

5-letter words (33)

  • reach10 points
  • reply10 points
  • ready9 points
  • right9 points
  • rough9 points
  • rapid8 points
  • refer8 points
  • river8 points
  • react7 points
  • rooms7 points
  • rumor7 points
  • radio6 points
  • range6 points
  • reads6 points
  • round6 points
  • raise5 points
  • rates5 points
  • route5 points
  • rules5 points
  • razor14 points
  • rhyme13 points
  • relax12 points
  • risky12 points
  • racks11 points
  • rocks11 points
  • ranks9 points
  • raved9 points
  • risks9 points
  • rabid8 points
  • raced8 points
  • raves8 points
  • relay8 points
  • renew8 points

4-letter words (25)

  • risk8 points
  • rely7 points
  • rush7 points
  • race6 points
  • room6 points
  • read5 points
  • ride5 points
  • rids5 points
  • ring5 points
  • road5 points
  • rain4 points
  • rare4 points
  • rate4 points
  • real4 points
  • rest4 points
  • rise4 points
  • role4 points
  • roll4 points
  • root4 points
  • rule4 points
  • runs4 points
  • rack10 points
  • rock10 points
  • rich9 points
  • rank8 points

3-letter words (6)

  • raw6 points
  • row6 points
  • red4 points
  • rid4 points
  • ran3 points
  • run3 points

2-letter words (1)

  • re2 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 9,972
  • By usage: 2,394 very common, 2,328 common, 5,250 rare
  • Longest: recommendations, representatives, representations, revolutionizing, retrospectively
  • Shortest: re

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. razzamatazzes 51
  2. razzmatazzes 50
  3. razzamatazz 49
  4. razzmatazz 48
  5. remythologizing 34
  6. rhythmizations 34
  7. recontextualize 33
  8. remythologized 33
  9. rhythmization 33
  10. recognizability 32

Most common

  1. recognizing
  2. recognized
  3. requirements
  4. recognizes
  5. requirement
  6. respectively
  7. recognize
  8. recommendation
  9. responsibility
  10. recommending

Definitions

recognized (adjective)
Generally approved or compelling recognition.
requirement (noun)
Required activity.
respectively (adverb)
In the order given.
recognize (verb)
Accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept their power and authority.

Use this page when you want words starting with R but do not yet know how long the word should be. It gathers 9,972 words across every length, shows the common ones first, and links to the full per-length lists. The shortest entries are RE; the longest are RECOMMENDATIONS, REPRESENTATIVES, REPRESENTATIONS, REVOLUTIONIZING and RETROSPECTIVELY. For a specific rack, type your letters into the search box and the results will show only what you can play.

How to use this page

Start with the quick facts for the extremes and the top scorers, then use the length index to open a complete list. To filter by your own rack, enter your letters above with question marks for blanks.

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

What are the longest words starting with R?

The longest entries in our dictionary are RECOMMENDATIONS, REPRESENTATIVES, REPRESENTATIONS, REVOLUTIONIZING and RETROSPECTIVELY. The shortest are RE. Use the length index on this page to open the complete list for any size in between.

Can I search this list with my own letters?

Yes. Type your letters into the search box at the top of the page, using a question mark for a blank, and the tool will show only the words starting with R you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.