3 Letter Words Starting With R

64 words (53 Scrabble US, 64 Scrabble UK, 53 WGPO, 50 Words With Friends, 8 everyday ★)

64 three-letter words start with R. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 3-letter words that start with R

With their Scrabble points and, for the first eight, a short meaning, most used first.

red★4of the color of blood
run★3to move by rapid steps
ray★6a column of light (as from a beacon)
row★6an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
raw★6not cooked
ram★5to strike with great force
rob★5to take property from illegally
ran★3to run or melt

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64 of the 1,348 3-letter words start with R (5%).
53 are good in NWL2023, 64 in Collins Scrabble Words, 53 in WOW24 and 50 in the Words With Friends list. 8 are everyday words.
In Scrabble points, rez and riz share the top score (12), then rex, raj and rax (10 each).

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