5 Letter Words Starting with R

Every one of the 953 5 letter words starting with r, worked out from the word list itself. Answer-list words, everyday words and rare ones are each marked so you can stop where you need to.

Opening on R leaves 953 candidates, more than one guess should have to carry. RABBI, RABID, RACER cut it down fastest.

38 words here are both everyday English and still able to be the solution. Those are the ones to guess first.

Best First Guesses

With 953 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.

READS: takes 953 down to 127 at worst.
RATES: down to 138.
RAISE: down to 141. It is on the answer list.

What These Words Have in Common

S is the ending to expect here, closing 223 of these words. If you need a second letter to test, E (539), A (372) and S (303) appear here more than any others. Only 58 of the 953 are everyday words. The rest belong to crosswords more than to conversation, so lean on the letters above rather than on the tail of the list.

Best 5 Letter Words Starting with R

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

RABBI
RABID
RACER
RADAR
RADII
RADIO
RAINY
RAISE
RAJAH
RALLY
RALPH
RAMEN
RANCH
RANDY
RANGE
RAPID
RARER
RASPY
RATIO
RATTY
RAVEN
RAYON
RAZOR
REACH
REACT
READY
REALM
REARM
REBAR
REBEL
REBUS
REBUT
RECAP
RECUR
RECUT
REEDY
REFER
REFIT
REGAL
REHAB
REIGN
RELAX
RELAY
RELIC
REMIT
RENAL
RENEW
REPAY
REPEL
REPLY
RERUN
RESET
RESIN
RETCH
RETRO
RETRY
REUSE
REVEL
REVUE
RHINO
RHYME
RIDER
RIDGE
RIFLE
RIGHT
RIGID
RIGOR
RINSE
RIPEN
RIPER
RISEN
RISER
RISKY
RIVAL
RIVER
RIVET
ROACH
ROAST
ROBIN
ROBOT
ROCKY
RODEO
ROGER
ROGUE
ROOMY
ROOST
ROTOR
ROUGE
ROUGH
ROUND
ROUSE
ROUTE
ROVER
ROWDY
ROWER
ROYAL
RUDDY
RUDER
RUGBY
RULER
RUMBA
RUMOR
RUPEE
RURAL
RUSTY
RACES
RACKS
RANKS
RATED
RATES
READS
REMIX
RIDES
RINGS
RISKS
ROADS
ROCKS
ROLES
ROLLS
ROMAN
ROOMS
ROOTS
ROSES
RULED
RULES

5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in A

RUMBA
RAGGA
RAITA
RAKIA
RAMTA
RANGA
RASTA
RATHA
RATWA
REATA
REBIA
RECTA
REDIA
REGGA
REGIA
REGMA
REGNA
REINA
RENGA
REPLA
RETIA
RHEDA
RHEMA
RHILA
RHINA
RHODA
RHYTA
RIATA
RIKKA
RIKWA
RINKA
RIOJA
ROCTA
RONGA
ROOSA
ROSHA
ROSSA
ROTTA
RUANA
RUBIA
RUEDA
RUPIA
RUSMA

5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in B

REHAB
RAJAB
REBAB
REBOB
REDUB
REROB
RERUB
RHOMB
RHUMB
ROHOB

5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in C

RELIC
RABIC
RAPIC
REBEC
REPIC
RHEIC
RIDIC
ROMIC
RORIC
RUNIC
RUTIC

5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in D

RABID
RAPID
RIGID
ROUND
RATED
RULED
RACED
RAGED
RAHED
RAIRD
RAKED
RAMED
RANED
RANID
RAPED
RARED
RASED
RAVED
RAXED
RAYED
RAZED
READD
REARD
REBED
REBID
REBUD
REDED
REDID
REERD
REFED
REHID
REIRD
REKED
REPAD
RESID
RESOD
REWED
RHABD
RHEID
RICED
RILED
RIMED
RIPED
RIVED
ROBED
RODED
ROKED
ROOED
ROPED
RORID
ROSED
ROTED
ROVED
ROWED
ROWND
RUNED
RUVID
RYKED

5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in E

RAISE
RANGE
REUSE
REVUE
RHYME
RIDGE
RIFLE
RINSE
ROGUE
ROUGE
ROUSE
ROUTE
RUPEE
RAAKE
RACHE
RADGE
RAFEE
RAFFE
RAGDE
RAGEE
RAIAE
RAIKE
RAILE
RAINE
RAKEE
RAMEE
RAMIE
RAMSE
RANCE
RANEE
RANKE
RANSE
RAPEE
RAPHE
RAPPE
RAREE
RASSE
RATHE
RAYLE
RAYNE
RAZEE
REAME
REATE
REAVE
REBBE
RECCE
RECTE
RECUE
REDUE
REDYE
REEDE
REESE
REEVE
REEZE
REGIE
REGLE
REHOE
REICE
REINE
REIVE
RELIE
REMUE
RENNE
RENTE
REREE
RESEE
RESUE
RETHE
RETIE
REUNE
REVIE
RFREE
RHEAE
RHEME
RHIME
RHINE
RHONE
RHYNE
RICHE
RIEVE
RIFTE
RILLE
RIMAE
RINCE
RINDE
RINGE
RIONE
RITHE
ROAKE
ROATE
ROBLE
ROCHE
RODGE
ROKEE
ROLFE
RONDE
RONNE
RONTE
ROOSE
ROOVE
ROQUE
RORIE
ROTGE
ROTSE
ROTTE
ROULE
ROWIE
ROWME
ROWTE
ROXIE
ROYNE
RUBLE
RUCHE
RUDGE
RUDIE
RUFFE
RUGAE
RUICE
RUNCE
RUOTE
RUPIE
RUSSE
RYMME
RYTHE

5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in G

REBAG
REBEG
REDIG
REDUG
REING
REJIG
RELIG
RENEG
RENIG
REORG
REPEG
RERIG
RETAG
ROBUG
ROLAG
RUING

5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in H

RAJAH
RALPH
RANCH
REACH
RETCH
ROACH
ROUGH
RAASH
RAIAH
RAITH
RAMSH
RATCH
RAYAH
REECH
REICH
REWTH
RINCH
ROTCH
ROUTH
ROWTH
RUACH
RUNCH
RUTCH

5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in I

RABBI
RADII
RADDI
RAHUI
RAKHI
RAKKI
RAKSI
RALLI
RAMMI
RANGI
RANLI
RATTI
RAULI
RAZAI
RECTI
REIKI
RIFFI
RIMPI
RISHI
RONNI
ROOTI
ROSHI
ROSTI
RUBAI
RUBLI
RUNDI
RYIJI
RYOTI
RYUGI

5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in L

REBEL
REGAL
RENAL
REPEL
REVEL
RIVAL
ROYAL
RURAL
RABAL
RAHUL
RAMAL
RANAL
RATAL
RATEL
RAVEL
REAAL
READL
RECAL
REFEL
REGEL
REOIL
RESOL
RETAL
REUEL
RIGEL
RIGOL
RIMAL
RIPAL
RIVEL
RIYAL
ROMAL
RORAL
ROSAL
ROSEL
ROTAL
ROWEL
RUBEL
RUGAL
RUMAL
RUTYL

5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in M

REALM
REARM
RASAM
REHEM
RESAM
RETAM
RETEM
RHEUM
ROZUM

5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in N

RAMEN
RAVEN
RAYON
REIGN
RERUN
RESIN
RIPEN
RISEN
ROBIN
ROMAN
RABIN
RACON
RADON
RAKAN
RAMAN
RAMIN
RAMON
RANDN
RAPIN
RASEN
RASON
RATAN
RAVIN
RAWIN
RAYAN
REBAN
RECON
REDAN
REDON
REFAN
REGIN
REJON
REMAN
REMEN
RENIN
REOWN
REPEN
REPIN
REPUN
RERAN
RESUN
RETAN
RETIN
REWAN
REWIN
REWON
REXEN
RHAMN
RHEEN
RHEIN
RICIN
RIDEN
RIMON
RIVEN
ROGAN
ROHAN
ROHUN
RONIN
ROSIN
ROTAN
ROTON
ROUEN
ROVEN
ROWAN
ROWEN
RUBAN
RUBIN
RUMAN
RUMEN
RUSIN
RUTIN
RYPIN

5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in O

RADIO
RATIO
RETRO
RHINO
RODEO
RAMBO
RANDO
RAPSO
RATOO
RAUPO
RAZOO
REALO
RECCO
RECTO
REFFO
REGGO
RELLO
REPRO
RESTO
RHOEO
RIATO
RIGMO
ROBBO
ROLEO
ROLLO
ROMEO
RONCO
RONDO
RONEO
ROSCO
ROSSO
ROTTO
RUBIO
RUMBO
RUMPO

5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in P

RECAP
REBOP
RECEP
RECIP
REDIP
RELAP
REMAP
REMOP
RESUP
RETIP
RIPUP
RUNUP

5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in R

RACER
RADAR
RARER
RAZOR
REBAR
RECUR
REFER
RIDER
RIGOR
RIPER
RISER
RIVER
ROGER
ROTOR
ROVER
ROWER
RUDER
RULER
RUMOR
RAGER
RAKER
RAPER
RASER
RATER
RAVER
RAWER
RAZER
REGAR
REGUR
RESTR
RETAR
REVER
RICER
RIFER
RIMER
RIZAR
ROBER
ROBUR
ROKER
ROMER
ROPER
ROTER
RUBOR
RUNER
RYDER
RYMER
RYPER

5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in S

REBUS
RACES
RACKS
RANKS
RATES
READS
RIDES
RINGS
RISKS
ROADS
ROCKS
ROLES
ROLLS
ROOMS
ROOTS
ROSES
RULES
RAADS
RABIS
RAFFS
RAFTS
RAGAS
RAGES
RAGGS
RAGIS
RAGUS
RAIAS
RAIDS
RAIKS
RAILS
RAINS
RAITS
RAJAS
RAJES
RAKES
RAKIS
RAKUS
RALES
RAMES
RAMIS
RAMPS
RAMUS
RANAS
RANDS
RANES
RANGS
RANIS
RANNS
RANTS
RAPES
RARES
RARKS
RASAS
RASES
RASPS
RATAS
RATHS
RATOS
RATUS
RAUNS
RAVES
RAWKS
RAWNS
RAXES
RAYAS
RAYLS
RAZES
REAIS
REAKS
REALS
REAMS
REANS
REAPS
REARS
RECKS
REDDS
REDES
REDOS
REEDS
REEFS
REEKS
REELS
REEMS
REENS
REFIS
REGES
REGOS
REIFS
REIKS
REINS
REJAS
REKES
RELES
RELOS
REMUS
RENDS
RENES
RENGS
RENKS
RENOS
RENTS
REPAS
REPOS
REPPS
RESES
RESTS
RESUS
RETES
REUPS
REXES
REZES
RHEAS
RHIES
RIADS
RIALS
RIBAS
RIBES
RICES
RICKS
RIELS
RIEMS
RIFFS
RIFTS
RIGGS
RILES
RILLS
RIMAS
RIMES
RIMUS
RINDS
RINES
RINKS
RIOTS
RIPES
RIPPS
RIQQS
RISES
RISPS
RISTS
RISUS
RITES
RITTS
RITUS
RIVAS
RIVES
RIVOS
RIZAS
ROAMS
ROANS
ROARS

5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in T

REACT
REBUT
RECUT
REFIT
REMIT
RESET
RIGHT
RIVET
ROAST
ROBOT
ROOST
RABAT
RABOT
RAKIT
RAMET
RAYAT
RAZET
REAST
REBIT
RECIT
RECPT
REEST
REGET
REGOT
REIST
RELET
RELIT
RELOT
REMET
RENET
REPAT
REPOT
REPUT
RESAT
RESIT
REVET
REWET
RIANT
RIBAT
RICHT
ROIST
ROSET
ROSIT
ROUET
ROUST
ROVET
ROWET
ROYET
ROYST
ROZET
ROZIT
RUSOT
RYBAT

5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in X

RELAX
REMIX
RADIX
RAMEX
REBOX
REDOX
REDUX
REFIX
REGEX
REMEX
RESEX
RETAX
RETOX
REWAX
RUMEX

5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in Y

RAINY
RALLY
RANDY
RASPY
RATTY
READY
REEDY
RELAY
REPAY
REPLY
RETRY
RISKY
ROCKY
ROOMY
ROWDY
RUDDY
RUGBY
RUSTY
RADDY
RADGY
RADLY
RAFFY
RAFTY
RAGGY
RAMMY
RANGY
RANNY
RANTY
RASTY
RAVEY
RAWDY
RAWKY
RAWLY
REAMY
REASY
REBUY
RECCY
REDDY
REDLY
REDRY
REEFY
REEKY
REELY
REFLY
REFRY
REIFY
REKEY
RENAY
RENEY
RENKY
REPRY
RESAY
RESTY
REVAY
RHODY
RHYMY
RIBBY
RICEY
RICKY
RIDGY
RIFFY
RIFTY
RILEY
RILLY
RINDY
RINGY
RIOTY
RITZY
ROADY
ROAKY
ROANY
ROARY
RODNY
ROGUY
ROILY
ROKEY
ROLLY
ROMPY
ROOFY
ROOKY
ROOPY
ROOTY
ROPEY
RORTY
ROTTY
ROUGY
ROUKY
ROUPY
ROWTY
RUBBY
RUCHY
RUCKY
RUELY
RUFFY
RUGGY
RULLY
RUMLY
RUMMY
RUMPY
RUNBY
RUNNY
RUNSY
RUNTY
RUSHY
RUSKY
RUTTY
RYIJY

5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in F, K, Q and other letters

RADIF
REDIF
REEAF
RADEK
RAFIK
REASK
REESK
REINK
ROJAK
RONUK
RAFIQ
RAGHU
REMOU
RENDU
RISQU
RITSU
ROMPU
ROYOU
RAJIV
RENEW
REPEW
REROW
RESAW
RESEW
RESOW
REVOW

5 Letter Words Starting with RE

REACH
REACT
READY
REALM
REARM
REBAR
REBEL
REBUS
REBUT
RECAP
RECUR
RECUT
REEDY
REFER
REFIT
REGAL
REHAB
REIGN
RELAX
RELAY
RELIC
REMIT
RENAL
RENEW
REPAY
REPEL
REPLY
RERUN
RESET
RESIN
RETCH
RETRO
RETRY
REUSE
REVEL
REVUE
READS
REMIX
REAAL
READD
READL
REAIS
REAKS
REALO
REALS
REAME
REAMS
REAMY
REANS
REAPS
REARD
REARS
REASK
REAST
REASY
REATA
REATE
REAVE
REBAB
REBAG
REBAN
REBBE
REBEC
REBED
REBEG
REBIA
REBID
REBIT
REBOB
REBOP
REBOX
REBUD
REBUY
RECAL
RECCE
RECCO
RECCY
RECEP
RECIP
RECIT
RECKS
RECON
RECPT
RECTA
RECTE
RECTI
RECTO
RECUE
REDAN
REDDS
REDDY
REDED
REDES
REDIA
REDID
REDIF
REDIG
REDIP
REDLY
REDON
REDOS
REDOX
REDRY
REDUB
REDUE
REDUG
REDUX
REDYE
REEAF
REECH
REEDE
REEDS
REEFS
REEFY
REEKS
REEKY
REELS
REELY
REEMS
REENS
REERD
REESE
REESK
REEST
REEVE
REEZE
REFAN
REFED
REFEL
REFFO
REFIS
REFIX
REFLY
REFRY
REGAR
REGEL
REGES
REGET
REGEX
REGGA
REGGO
REGIA
REGIE
REGIN
REGLE
REGMA
REGNA
REGOS
REGOT
REGUR

286 of the 953 run through RE. 36 of them reach the Wordle answer list: REACH, REACT, READY, REALM, REARM, REBAR and more. 5 letter words starting with RE are set out on their own page, each one defined.

5 Letter Words Starting with RA

RABBI
RABID
RACER
RADAR
RADII
RADIO
RAINY
RAISE
RAJAH
RALLY
RALPH
RAMEN
RANCH
RANDY
RANGE
RAPID
RARER
RASPY
RATIO
RATTY
RAVEN
RAYON
RAZOR
RACES
RACKS
RANKS
RATED
RATES
RAADS
RAAKE
RAASH
RABAL
RABAT
RABIC
RABIN
RABIS
RABOT
RACED
RACHE
RACON
RADDI
RADDY
RADEK
RADGE
RADGY
RADIF
RADIX
RADLY
RADON
RAFEE
RAFFE
RAFFS
RAFFY
RAFIK
RAFIQ
RAFTS
RAFTY
RAGAS
RAGDE
RAGED
RAGEE
RAGER
RAGES
RAGGA
RAGGS
RAGGY
RAGHU
RAGIS
RAGUS
RAHED
RAHUI
RAHUL
RAIAE
RAIAH
RAIAS
RAIDS
RAIKE
RAIKS
RAILE
RAILS
RAINE
RAINS
RAIRD
RAITA
RAITH
RAITS
RAJAB
RAJAS
RAJES
RAJIV
RAKAN
RAKED
RAKEE
RAKER
RAKES
RAKHI
RAKIA
RAKIS
RAKIT
RAKKI
RAKSI
RAKUS
RALES
RALLI
RAMAL
RAMAN
RAMBO
RAMED
RAMEE
RAMES
RAMET
RAMEX
RAMIE
RAMIN
RAMIS
RAMMI
RAMMY
RAMON
RAMPS
RAMSE
RAMSH
RAMTA
RAMUS
RANAL
RANAS
RANCE
RANDN
RANDO
RANDS
RANED
RANEE
RANES
RANGA
RANGI
RANGS
RANGY
RANID
RANIS
RANKE
RANLI
RANNS
RANNY
RANSE
RANTS
RANTY
RAPED
RAPEE
RAPER
RAPES
RAPHE

The RA opening accounts for 216 of the 953. The Wordle answer list holds 23 of them, RABBI, RABID, RACER, RADAR, RADII, RADIO and more. 5 letter words starting with RA are set out on their own page, each one defined.

Less Familiar Words Here

This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.

RATEL: Nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia.
ROWEL: A small spiked wheel at the end of a spur.
REAVE: Steal goods; take as spoils.
RETIE: Tie again or anew.
RUNTY: Well below average height.
RHOMB: A parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram.
RIATA: A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
REATA: A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
RUSHY: Abounding in rushes.
RUTTY: Full of ruts.
RESID: Oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled.
REJIG: Re-equip a factory or plant.
REIFY: Consider an abstract concept to be real.
RIYAL: The basic unit of money in Qatar.
ROBLE: Tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns.
RECCO: Reconnaissance (by shortening).
RHEUM: A watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose).
RICER: A kitchen utensil used for ricing soft foods by extruding them through small holes.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer start with R?

Yes. RIGHT, READY and ROUND all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.

Do any of these use the same letter twice?

Yes. RIVER and RURAL are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is RAGEE really a word?

Yes. East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.

Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?

RIGHT. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.

Are all of these accepted as guesses?

Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. RYUGI and RYTHE are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.

Which of these would most players overlook?

RADII, RATTY and REARM. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.

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