Words that start with R
There are 14,590 words that start with R in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is RAZZAMATAZZES at 51 points. They run from 2 to 15 letters, 9-letter words are the biggest group with 2,284, and the average one scores 13.5 points.
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R is a one-point rock that opens and closes almost the same number of words, so it is useful at both ends of a play. R starts 5.4% of the 269,870 words in the dictionary, the 7th largest share of the 26 letters. The longest run to 15 letters (328 words), RATIONALIZATION among them. Two-letter words starting with R: RE.
Words that start with R in numbers
- Words
- 14,590
- Highest scoring
- RAZZAMATAZZES 51 pts
- Average score
- 13.5 pts
- Longest
- RATIONALIZATION 15 letters
- 21
- 363
- 4261
- 5609
- 61,249
- 71,846
- 82,246
- 92,284
- 101,959
- 111,484
- 121,037
- 13729
- 14494
- 15328
Highest-scoring words that start with r
| Word | Score | Length |
|---|---|---|
| razzamatazzes | 51 | 13 |
| razzmatazzes | 50 | 12 |
| razzamatazz | 49 | 11 |
| razzmatazz | 48 | 10 |
| rhombenporphyry | 35 | 15 |
| remythologizing | 34 | 15 |
| rhythmizations | 34 | 14 |
| recontextualize | 33 | 15 |
| remythologized | 33 | 14 |
| resynchronizing | 33 | 15 |
Words that start with R (14,590)
These 300 of the 14,590 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every length (2 to 15 letters); within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the full list is in the free JSON API.
15-letter words 23
14-letter words 23
13-letter words 23
12-letter words 23
11-letter words 23
10-letter words 23
9-letter words 23
8-letter words 23
7-letter words 23
6-letter words 23
5-letter words 23
4-letter words 23
3-letter words 23
2-letter words 1
Frequently asked questions
How many words start with R?
14,590 words in Unscrambly's list start with R. 609 of them have five letters, 1,846 have seven and 1 has two.
What is the best R word for Scrabble?
RAZZAMATAZZES scores 51 points before bonus squares. Next come RAZZMATAZZES (50), RAZZAMATAZZ (49) and RAZZMATAZZ (48). Across all 14,590, the average is 13.5 points.
What two-letter words start with R?
RE: that is the only one. Two-letter words are the easiest way to score on a crowded board.
How many 5 letter words start with R?
609. Five letters is the Wordle length, and every one of them is on the 5 letter words starting with R list, where RITZY scores highest at 17 points.