5-Letter Words Starting With R

303 five-letter words starting with R, including 170 common words such as RABBI, RAVED, REMIT, RIOTS. Common words come first because they are the likeliest Wordle answers.

Common words (170)

  • rabbi
  • rabid
  • raced
  • racer
  • races
  • racks
  • radar
  • radii
  • radio
  • rafts
  • raged
  • rages
  • raids
  • rails
  • rains
  • rainy
  • raise
  • raked
  • rakes
  • rally
  • ramps
  • ranch
  • range
  • ranks
  • rants
  • rapid
  • rared
  • rarer
  • rares
  • rasps
  • rated
  • rates
  • ratio
  • ratty
  • raved
  • ravel
  • raven
  • raves
  • rawer
  • rayon
  • razed
  • razes
  • razor
  • reach
  • react
  • reads
  • ready
  • realm
  • reals
  • reams
  • reaps
  • rears
  • rebel
  • rebut
  • recap
  • recur
  • redid
  • reeds
  • reefs
  • reeks
  • reels
  • refer
  • regal
  • reign
  • reins
  • relax
  • relay
  • relic
  • remit
  • rends
  • renew
  • rents
  • repay
  • repel
  • reply
  • reset
  • resin
  • rests
  • retch
  • retry
  • reuse
  • revel
  • revue
  • rhino
  • rhyme
  • riced
  • rices
  • rider
  • rides
  • ridge
  • rifer
  • rifle
  • rifts
  • right
  • rigid
  • rigor
  • riled
  • riles
  • rinds
  • rings
  • rinks
  • rinse
  • riots
  • ripen
  • riper
  • risen
  • riser
  • rises
  • risks
  • risky
  • rites
  • rival
  • river
  • rivet
  • roach
  • roads
  • roams
  • roars
  • roast
  • robed
  • robes
  • robin
  • robot
  • rocks
  • rocky
  • rodeo
  • rogue
  • roles
  • rolls
  • roman
  • romps
  • roofs
  • rooks
  • rooms
  • roomy
  • roost
  • roots
  • roped
  • ropes
  • roses
  • rotor
  • rouge
  • rough
  • round
  • rouse
  • route
  • routs
  • rowdy
  • rowed
  • royal
  • ruddy
  • ruder
  • ruffs
  • rugby
  • ruing
  • ruins
  • ruled
  • ruler
  • rules
  • rummy
  • rumor
  • rumps
  • runes
  • rungs
  • runny
  • runts
  • rural
  • ruses
  • rusts
  • rusty

Less common and rare words (133)

  • racon
  • radix
  • radon
  • ragas
  • ragga
  • ragis
  • rajah
  • rajes
  • raker
  • rales
  • ramen
  • ramie
  • rance
  • randy
  • ranee
  • rangy
  • raspy
  • ratal
  • ratan
  • ratel
  • rater
  • rathe
  • raver
  • ravin
  • razee
  • rearm
  • reata
  • reave
  • rebec
  • rebid
  • rebus
  • recce
  • recon
  • recti
  • recto
  • recut
  • redan
  • redly
  • redux
  • redye
  • reedy
  • reeky
  • reest
  • reeve
  • refit
  • refix
  • refry
  • regex
  • rehab
  • reify
  • reive
  • rejig
  • remap
  • remex
  • remix
  • renal
  • renes
  • renin
  • reorg
  • repps
  • repro
  • reran
  • rerun
  • resat
  • resew
  • resit
  • resow
  • retie
  • retro
  • revet
  • rewed
  • rheas
  • rheum
  • rhomb
  • rhumb
  • rials
  • riant
  • riata
  • ricer
  • ricks
  • ridgy
  • riels
  • riffs
  • rille
  • rills
  • rimed
  • rimes
  • rishi
  • ritzy
  • rived
  • riven
  • rives
  • riyal
  • roans
  • roble
  • roger
  • roils
  • roily
  • romeo
  • ronde
  • rondo
  • roods
  • rooky
  • roose
  • roper
  • roque
  • rosin
  • rotas
  • rotls
  • roues
  • roust
  • roved
  • rover
  • roves
  • rowan
  • rowel
  • rower
  • rubel
  • rubes
  • ruble
  • ruche
  • rucks
  • rudds
  • rumal
  • rumba
  • rumen
  • runic
  • runty
  • rupee
  • rushy
  • rusks
  • ruths
  • rutty

How to use it

  1. Start with the common words.
  2. Cross out words with letters you've already ruled out.
  3. For green and yellow clues together, use the Wordle solver.

Tips

  • In common 5-letter words starting with R, the most frequent letter at each position is R · A · N · E · S.
  • Good guesses to test more letters: RAISE, RESIN, RINSE, RISEN.

Questions

How many 5-letter words starting with R are there?

303 in this list, 170 of them common.

Which one is today's Wordle answer?

This list doesn't know the daily answer. Enter your colored guesses in the Wordle solver to narrow it down.