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5-Letter Words That Start With R

The 120 most familiar everyday answers, ranked by how often each word is actually used. Common picks like RIGHT, READY and RELAX come first.

• RIGHTVery common · Tile score 9
• READYVery common · Tile score 9
• RELAXVery common · Tile score 12
• RADIOVery common · Tile score 6
• RULESVery common · Tile score 5
• ROUNDVery common · Tile score 6
• REACHVery common · Tile score 10
• RIVERVery common · Tile score 8
• RAISEVery common · Tile score 5
• ROGERVery common · Tile score 6
• ROUGHVery common · Tile score 9
• RADARVery common · Tile score 6
• RINGSVery common · Tile score 6
• ROOMSVery common · Tile score 7
• ROBINVery common · Tile score 7
• ROYALVery common · Tile score 8
• ROCKSVery common · Tile score 11
• RANGEVery common · Tile score 6
• ROUTEVery common · Tile score 5
• RANCHVery common · Tile score 10
• ROCKYVery common · Tile score 14
• RALPHVery common · Tile score 10
• RIFLEVery common · Tile score 8
• ROSESVery common · Tile score 5
• RUSTYVery common · Tile score 8
• ROBOTVery common · Tile score 7
• RAPEDVery common · Tile score 8
• RANDYVery common · Tile score 9
• ROMANVery common · Tile score 7
• RUMORVery common · Tile score 7
• ROMEOVery common · Tile score 7
• ROASTVery common · Tile score 5
• REESE*Very common · Tile score 5
• ROADSVery common · Tile score 6
• ROLLSVery common · Tile score 5
• READSVery common · Tile score 6
• RIDERCommon · Tile score 6
• RISKYCommon · Tile score 12
• REACTCommon · Tile score 7
• REFERCommon · Tile score 8
• RALLYCommon · Tile score 8
• RIDESCommon · Tile score 6
• RIDGECommon · Tile score 7
• RAZORCommon · Tile score 14
• RACESCommon · Tile score 7
• RABBICommon · Tile score 9
• RISKSCommon · Tile score 9
• REHABCommon · Tile score 10
• ROOTSCommon · Tile score 5
• RAMON*Common · Tile score 7
• ROPESCommon · Tile score 7
• RILEYCommon · Tile score 8
• RODEOCommon · Tile score 6
• RULEDCommon · Tile score 6
• REBELCommon · Tile score 7
• RAINSCommon · Tile score 5
• REPAYCommon · Tile score 10
• REPLYCommon · Tile score 10
• REALMCommon · Tile score 7
• RHYMECommon · Tile score 13
• RUINSCommon · Tile score 5
• RAPIDCommon · Tile score 8
• RATESCommon · Tile score 5
• RISESCommon · Tile score 5
• RANKSCommon · Tile score 9
• RAINYCommon · Tile score 8
• RIVALCommon · Tile score 8
• ROGUECommon · Tile score 6
• RUFUS*Common · Tile score 8
• ROVERCommon · Tile score 8
• ROUGECommon · Tile score 6
• RATIOCommon · Tile score 5
• RESETCommon · Tile score 5
• RULERCommon · Tile score 5
• RAVENCommon · Tile score 8
• REIGNCommon · Tile score 6
• RELAYCommon · Tile score 8
• RECONCommon · Tile score 7
• ROLESCommon · Tile score 5
• RESTSCommon · Tile score 5
• ROACHCommon · Tile score 10
• RACERCommon · Tile score 7
• REICH*Common · Tile score 10
• RIOTSCommon · Tile score 5
• RINSECommon · Tile score 5
• ROBESCommon · Tile score 7
• RENEWCommon · Tile score 8
• RHINOCommon · Tile score 8
• RIGIDCommon · Tile score 7
• RITESCommon · Tile score 5
• ROPERCommon · Tile score 7
• ROWANCommon · Tile score 8
• ROARSCommon · Tile score 5
• RENALCommon · Tile score 5
• RISENCommon · Tile score 5
• RETROCommon · Tile score 5
• REINSCommon · Tile score 5
• RILEDCommon · Tile score 6
• RUMMYCommon · Tile score 12
• RATEDCommon · Tile score 6
• RABIDCommon · Tile score 8
• RELICCommon · Tile score 7
• RACEDCommon · Tile score 8
• RYDER*Common · Tile score 9
• REEKSCommon · Tile score 9
• RENTSCommon · Tile score 5
• RUNNYCommon · Tile score 8
• ROOFSCommon · Tile score 8
• RAIDSCommon · Tile score 6
• RUMBACommon · Tile score 9
• RURALCommon · Tile score 5
• REGALCommon · Tile score 6
• RANCECommon · Tile score 7
• RAILSCommon · Tile score 5
• ROWDYCommon · Tile score 12
• ROPEDCommon · Tile score 8
• RERUNCommon · Tile score 5
• ROUSECommon · Tile score 5
• ROOSTCommon · Tile score 5
• RACKSCommon · Tile score 11

* 5 words are capitalised in our source and absent from a standard English dictionary — usually a name, place or abbreviation. Crossword setters and Wordle do not use them, and most games will not accept them. How we work this out.

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