4 Letter Words Starting With R

269 words (190 Scrabble US, 269 Scrabble UK, 190 WGPO, 185 Words With Friends, 54 everyday ★)

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

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Common 4-letter words that start with R

With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.

  • read★5to look at so as to take in the meaning of, as something written or printed
  • real★4having actual existence
  • rate★4a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
  • room★6an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
  • road★5an open way for public passage
  • rock★10a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
  • risk★8to expose to the possibility of injury or loss
  • role★4a part played by an actor
  • rule★4a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
  • ring★5to encircle
  • rest★4something left after other parts have been taken away
  • race★6any competition
  • rent★4to tear apart forcibly
  • root★4the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes
  • rose★4to move upward
  • rich★9having wealth

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4-letter words starting with RA (61)

Top score: RAZZ, 22 points. to deride

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4-letter words starting with RE (49)

Top score: RECK, 10 points. to be concerned about

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4-letter words starting with RH (3)

Top score: RHEA, 7 points (tied with two others). a bird of genus Rhea

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4-letter words starting with RI (47)

Top score: RITZ, 13 points (tied with one other). pretentious display

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4-letter words starting with RO (63)

Top score: RONZ, 13 points

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4-letter words starting with RU (37)

Top score: RUKH, 11 points. a roc

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4-letter words starting with RY (9)

Top score: RYKE, 11 points. to reach

About these words

  • 269 of the 5,641 4-letter words start with R (5%).
  • 190 are good in NWL2023, 269 in Collins Scrabble Words, 190 in WOW24 and 185 in the Words With Friends list. 54 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, razz scores the most (22), then ritz, raze, riza and ronz (13 each).

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