5 letter words starting with R
R starts 419 five letter words and appears inside far more. It is one of the four letters that turn up in the majority of five letter puzzle answers, which is why R heavy guesses are so effective early on.
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What are the best five letter words starting with R?
RAISE and RATIO are the classic opening guesses: seven different letters between them, four of them vowels, and almost nothing wasted. If you want a second guess rather than a first, REIGN and RISEN cover a different set of common positions.
The full list
Alphabetical, grouped by second letter, which is usually the fastest way to find what you want.
RA words 100
- rabat
- rabbi
- rabic
- rabid
- raced
- racer
- races
- racks
- racon
- radar
- radii
- radio
- radix
- radon
- raffs
- rafts
- ragas
- raged
- ragee
- rages
- raggy
- ragis
- raias
- raids
- rails
- rains
- rainy
- raise
- rajah
- rajas
- rajes
- raked
- rakee
- raker
- rakes
- rakis
- rales
- rally
- ralph
- ramee
- ramet
- ramie
- rammy
- ramps
- ramus
- rance
- ranch
- rands
- randy
- ranee
- range
- rangy
- ranid
- ranis
- ranks
- rants
- raped
- raper
- rapes
- raphe
- rapid
- rared
- rarer
- rares
- rased
- raser
- rases
- rasps
- raspy
- ratal
- ratan
- ratch
- rated
- ratel
- rater
- rates
- rathe
- ratio
- ratos
- ratty
- raved
- ravel
- raven
- raver
- raves
- ravin
- rawer
- rawin
- rawly
- raxed
- raxes
- rayah
- rayas
- rayed
- rayon
- razed
- razee
- razer
- razes
- razor
RE words 135
- reach
- react
- readd
- reads
- ready
- realm
- reals
- reams
- reaps
- rearm
- rears
- reata
- reave
- rebar
- rebbe
- rebec
- rebel
- rebid
- rebop
- rebus
- rebut
- rebuy
- recap
- recce
- recks
- recon
- recta
- recti
- recto
- recur
- recut
- redan
- redds
- reded
- redes
- redia
- redid
- redip
- redly
- redon
- redos
- redox
- redry
- redub
- redux
- redye
- reeds
- reedy
- reefs
- reefy
- reeks
- reeky
- reels
- reest
- reeve
- refed
- refel
- refer
- refit
- refix
- refly
- refry
- regal
- reges
- regma
- regna
- rehab
- rehem
- reifs
- reify
- reign
- reink
- reins
- reive
- rekey
- relax
- relay
- relet
- relic
- relit
- reman
- remap
- remet
- remex
- remit
- remix
- renal
- rends
- renew
- renig
- renin
- rente
- rents
- reoil
- repay
- repeg
- repel
- repin
- reply
- repos
- repot
- repps
- repro
- reran
- rerig
- rerun
- resaw
- resay
- resee
- reset
- resew
- resid
- resin
- resod
- resow
- rests
- retag
- retax
- retch
- retem
- retia
- retie
- retro
- retry
- reuse
- revel
- revet
- revue
- rewan
- rewax
- rewed
- rewet
- rewin
- rewon
- rexes
RH words 7
- rheas
- rheum
- rhino
- rhomb
- rhumb
- rhyme
- rhyta
RI words 56
- rials
- riant
- riata
- ribby
- ribes
- riced
- ricer
- rices
- ricin
- ricks
- rider
- rides
- ridge
- ridgy
- riels
- rifer
- riffs
- rifle
- rifts
- right
- rigid
- rigor
- riled
- riles
- riley
- rille
- rills
- rimed
- rimer
- rimes
- rinds
- rings
- rinks
- rinse
- rioja
- riots
- riped
- ripen
- riper
- ripes
- risen
- riser
- rises
- rishi
- risks
- risky
- risus
- rites
- ritzy
- rival
- rived
- riven
- river
- rives
- rivet
- riyal
RO words 76
- roach
- roads
- roams
- roans
- roars
- roast
- robed
- robes
- robin
- roble
- robot
- rocks
- rocky
- rodeo
- roger
- rogue
- roils
- roily
- roles
- rolfs
- rolls
- roman
- romeo
- romps
- rondo
- roods
- roofs
- rooks
- rooky
- rooms
- roomy
- roose
- roost
- roots
- rooty
- roped
- roper
- ropes
- ropey
- roque
- rosed
- roses
- roset
- rosin
- rotas
- rotch
- rotes
- rotis
- rotls
- rotor
- rotos
- rotte
- rouen
- roues
- rouge
- rough
- round
- roups
- roupy
- rouse
- roust
- route
- routh
- routs
- roved
- roven
- rover
- roves
- rowan
- rowdy
- rowed
- rowel
- rowen
- rower
- rowth
- royal
RU words 41
- ruana
- rubes
- ruble
- rubus
- ruche
- rucks
- rudds
- ruddy
- ruder
- ruers
- ruffe
- ruffs
- rugae
- rugal
- rugby
- ruing
- ruins
- ruled
- ruler
- rules
- rumba
- rumen
- rummy
- rumor
- rumps
- runes
- rungs
- runic
- runny
- runts
- runty
- rupee
- rural
- ruses
- rushy
- rusks
- rusts
- rusty
- ruths
- rutin
- rutty
RY words 4
- ryked
- rykes
- rynds
- ryots
178 of these are common enough to be in everyday use. Turn on the filter above to hide the rest.
The RA and RE openings carry most of this page. Once a puzzle confirms the second letter, 419 words usually collapse to a shortlist of twenty, and the filter above will do that collapsing for you as you type.
178 of these are common vocabulary. The rest, RAVIN, RECON, REEKY, ROSIN, are the reason a word list beats memory: they are all legal and none of them will occur to you at the moment you need them.
Other word lengths
The same complete list treatment for every length from 2 to 15 letters.
Five letter words by starting letter
Each letter has its own page with the full list and notes on how that letter behaves at five letters.