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5 Letter Words Starting With R

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

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Common 5-letter words that start with R

With their Scrabble points: the 16 most used that have a meaning, with a short one, then the rest, most used first.

  • right 9an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or…
  • reply 10to answer
  • rates 5a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
  • range 6an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
  • radio 6medium for communication
  • rules 5a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
  • river 8a large, natural stream of water
  • rooms 7an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
  • ready 9prepared
  • round 6shaped like a sphere
  • rated 6to estimate the value of
  • royal 8of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other…
  • reach 10to stretch out or put forth
  • route 5an established line of travel or access
  • rural 5pertaining to a nonurban land region
  • rings 6sound loudly and sonorously

All 628 words, A to Z

RA…RE…RH…RI…RO…RU…RY…

RH… (14)

Top score: RHYME, 13 points. Meaning: correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

RY… (8)

Top score: RYKED, 13 points. Meaning: to reach

About these words

  • 628 of the 12,987 5-letter words start with R (5%).
  • 454 are good in NWL2023, 628 in Collins Scrabble Words and 417 in ENABLE. 116 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, ritzy scores the most (17), then rojak (16), then four words on 15.