
An I turning green third sends a Wordle player to 5 letter words with RI, with the R the obvious guess for the square before it.
Such a spelling comes from a consonant blend at the front, R second and I third, as in BRING and PRICE.
The opening square is therefore the real test: try B and P ahead of the R before anything rarer.
List of 5 Letter Words With RI
- ACRID
- ARISE
- BRIAR
- BRIBE
- BRICK
- BRIDE
- BRIEF
- BRINE
- BRING
- BRINK
- BRINY
- BRISK
- CRICK
- CRIED
- CRIER
- CRIME
- CRIMP
- CRISP
- CURIO
- DRIED
- DRIER
- DRIFT
- DRILL
- DRINK
- DRIVE
- EERIE
- FRIAR
- FRIED
- FRILL
- FRISK
- FRITZ
- GRIEF
- GRILL
- GRIME
- GRIMY
- GRIND
- GRIPE
- KRILL
- LURID
- LYRIC
- MERIT
- PERIL
- PRICE
- PRICK
- PRIDE
- PRIED
- PRIME
- PRIMO
- PRIOR
- PRISM
- PRIVY
- PRIZE
- RIDER
- RIDGE
- RIFLE
- RIGHT
- RIGID
- RIGOR
- RINSE
- RIPEN
- RIPER
- RISEN
- RISER
- RISKY
- RIVAL
- RIVER
- RIVET
- SERIF
- SPRIG
- STRIP
- TRIAD
- TRIAL
- TRIBE
- TRICE
- TRICK
- TRIED
- TRIPE
- TRITE
- URINE
- WRING
- WRIST
- WRITE
- MARIA
- PARIS
- RIDES
- RINGS
- RISKS
- TRIES
- TRIPS
- ABRIM
- ABRIN
- ABRIS
- ACARI
- ADRIP
- AERIC
- AERIE
- AFRIC
- AFRIT
- AGGRI
- AGRIA
- AGRIC
- AGRIN
- AJARI
- AMARI
- AMRIT
- APRIL
- ARDRI
- ARIAN
- ARIAS
- ARIEL
- ARIES
- ARIKI
- ARILS
- ARIOI
- ARION
- ARIOT
- ARISH
- ARIST
- ARITE
- ARITH
- ARIUS
- ARRIE
- ARRIS
- ASURI
- ATRIA
- ATRIP
- AURIC
- AURIN
- AURIR
- AURIS
- AWARI
- AYRIE
- BAJRI
- BARIA
- BARIC
- BARID
- BARIE
- BARIH
- BARIS
- BARIT
- BERRI
- BIDRI
- BIRIS
- BIRRI
- BORIC
- BORID
- BORIS
- BRIAN
- BRIER
- BRIES
- BRIGS
- BRIKE
- BRIKI
- BRIKS
- BRILL
- BRIMS
- BRINS
- BRIOS
- BRISA
- BRISE
- BRISS
- BRIST
- BRITE
- BRITH
- BRITS
- BRITT
- BRIZA
- BRIZE
- BRIZZ
- BURIN
- BYRRI
- CAPRI
- CARIB
- CARID
- CARRI
- CAURI
- CERIA
- CERIC
- CERIN
- CHRIA
- CHRIS
- CIRRI
- CORIA
- CORIN
- CRIAS
- CRIBO
- CRIBS
- CRIES
- CRIEY
- CRILE
- CRIMS
- CRINE
- CRINK
- CRINS
- CRIOS
- CRIPE
- CRIPS
- CRISE
- CRISS
- CRITH
- CRITS
- CURIA
- CURIE
- CURIN
- CYRIL
- DAIRI
- DARIC
- DARII
- DARIN
- DARIS
- DAURI
- DERIC
- DERIG
- DERIV
- DERRI
- DHERI
- DIERI
- DORIA
- DORIC
- DORIS
- DRIAS
- DRIBS
- DRICE
- DRIES
- DRILY
- DRINN
- DRIPS
- DRIPT
- DRISK
- DURIO
- EGRID
- ELRIC
- ENRIB
- EPRIS
- ERIAN
- ERICA
- ERICK
- ERICS
- ERIKA
- ERING
- ERIZO
- EYRIE
- EYRIR
- FARIO
- FERIA
- FERIE
- FERIO
- FERRI
- FGRID
- FIERI
- FIRIE
- FLRIE
- FRIBS
- FRIER
- FRIES
- FRIGS
- FRIJA
- FRIKE
- FRISE
- FRISS
- FRIST
- FRITA
- FRITE
- FRITH
- FRITS
- FRITT
- FRIZE
- FRIZZ
- FURIL
- GARIS
- GARRI
- GERIM
- GERIP
- GORIC
- GORIS
- GRICE
- GRIDE
- GRIDS
- GRIFF
- GRIFT
- GRIGS
- GRIKE
- GRIMM
- GRIMP
- GRINS
- GRINT
- GRIOT
- GRIPH
- GRIPS
- GRIPT
- GRIPY
- GRISE
- GRIST
- GRISY
- GRITH
- GRITS
- GRIZE
- GURIC
- GYRIC
- HAORI
- HARIM
- HORIM
- HORIS
- HOURI
- HUARI
- HURRI
- IBERI
- IBRIK
- IFRIT
- IMARI
- INDRI
- INERI
- IRIAN
- IRIDO
- IRIDS
- IRING
- IRISH
- JERIB
- JERID
- JURIS
- KARRI
- KAURI
- KERRI
- KIRRI
- KOERI
- KOORI
- KORIN
- KORIS
- KRINA
- KRIOL
- KRISS
- KRIVU
- KUKRI
- KURIS
- KYRIE
- LAARI
- LARIA
- LARID
- LARIN
- LARIS
- LARIX
- LIBRI
- LORIC
- LORIS
- LYRID
- MAHRI
- MAORI
- MARID
- MARIE
- MARIL
- MARIO
- MARIS
- MARRI
- MAURI
- MBARI
- MBORI
- MERIL
- MERIS
- MIRID
- MIRIN
- MORIA
- MORIC
- MORIN
- MUKRI
- MURID
- MURRI
- NARIC
- NARIS
- NEGRI
- NIRIS
- NORIA
- NORIC
- NORIE
- NORIS
- NORIT
- OARIC
- OORIE
- ORIAS
- ORIBI
- ORIEL
- ORIGO
- ORION
- ORIXA
- ORIYA
- ORRIS
- OURIE
- OWARI
- OWRIE
- PADRI
- PAGRI
- PAPRI
- PARID
- PERIS
- PERIT
- PETRI
- PIRRI
- PIURI
- POORI
- PORIA
- PORIN
- PRIAL
- PRIAM
- PRIAN
- PRICH
- PRICY
- PRIDY
- PRIEF
- PRIER
- PRIES
- PRIGS
- PRILL
- PRIMA
- PRIMI
- PRIMP
- PRIMS
- PRIMY
- PRINE
- PRING
- PRINK
- PRION
- PRISE
- PRISS
- PRIUS
- PURIM
- PURIN
- PURIS
- PYRIC
- RERIG
- RIADS
- RIALS
- RIANT
- RIATA
- RIATO
- RIBAS
- RIBAT
- RIBBY
- RIBES
- RICED
- RICER
- RICES
- RICEY
- RICHE
- RICHT
- RICIN
- RICKS
- RICKY
- RIDEN
- RIDGY
- RIDIC
- RIELS
- RIEMS
- RIEVE
- RIFER
- RIFFI
- RIFFS
- RIFFY
- RIFTE
- RIFTS
- RIFTY
- RIGEL
- RIGGS
- RIGMO
- RIGOL
- RIKKA
- RIKWA
- RILED
- RILES
- RILEY
- RILLE
- RILLS
- RILLY
- RIMAE
- RIMAL
- RIMAS
- RIMED
- RIMER
- RIMES
- RIMON
- RIMPI
- RIMUS
- RINCE
- RINCH
- RINDE
- RINDS
- RINDY
- RINES
- RINGE
- RINGY
- RINKA
- RINKS
- RIOJA
- RIONE
- RIOTS
- RIOTY
- RIPAL
- RIPED
- RIPES
- RIPPS
- RIPUP
- RIQQS
- RISES
- RISHI
- RISPS
- RISQU
- RISTS
- RISUS
- RITES
- RITHE
- RITSU
- RITTS
- RITUS
- RITZY
- RIVAS
- RIVED
- RIVEL
- RIVEN
- RIVES
- RIVOS
- RIYAL
- RIZAR
- RIZAS
- RORIC
- RORID
- RORIE
- SARIF
- SARIN
- SARIP
- SARIR
- SARIS
- SCRIM
- SCRIN
- SCRIP
- SCRIT
- SEHRI
- SERIA
- SERIC
- SERIN
- SERIO
- SERIR
- SHARI
- SHRIP
- SHRIS
- SIGRI
- SIRIH
- SIRIS
- SKRIK
- SPRIT
- STERI
- STRIA
- STRID
- STRIG
- STRIM
- STRIT
- STRIX
- SYRIA
- TARIE
- TARIN
- TARRI
- TAURI
- TERRI
- TETRI
- THRID
- THRIP
- TORIC
- TORII
- TRIAC
- TRIAS
- TRICA
- TRIDE
- TRIER
- TRIFA
- TRIFF
- TRIGA
- TRIGO
- TRIGS
- TRIKE
- TRILD
- TRILL
- TRIMS
- TRINA
- TRINE
- TRINK
- TRINS
- TRIOL
- TRIOR
- TRIOS
- TRIPL
- TRIPT
- TRIPY
- TRIST
- TRIXY
- TURIO
- UGRIC
- UMIRI
- UNRID
- UNRIG
- UNRIP
- UPRID
- UPRIP
- URARI
- URIAH
- URIAL
- URIAN
- URIEL
- URITE
- UTERI
- VARIA
- VARIO
- VARIX
- VIRID
- VRILS
- WARRI
- WIRRI
- WRICK
- WRIDE
- WRIED
- WRIER
- WRIES
- WRITH
- WRITS
- WRIVE
- XERIC
- XYRID
- XYRIS
- YRIVD
- ZARIS
- ZORIL
- ZORIS
Common 5 Letter Words With RI
- RIGHT
- BRING
- PRICE
- TRIED
- DRIVE
- RIVER
- WRITE
- DRINK
- CRIME
- TRIAL
- PRIOR
- PRIME
- PRIZE
- BRIEF
- PRIDE
- TRICK
- STRIP
- BRICK
- RIDGE
- TRIBE
- DRILL
- BRIDE
- MERIT
- DRIED
- RIDER
- WRIST
- ARISE
- GRILL
- LYRIC
- PARIS
- TRIES
- RISKS
- MARIA
- RINGS
- TRIPS
- RIDES
5 Letter Words With RI for Wordle
- ARISE
- TRIES
- PARIS
- RIGHT
- BRING
- PRICE
- TRIED
- DRIVE
- RIVER
- WRITE
- DRINK
- CRIME
- TRIAL
- PRIOR
- PRIME
- PRIZE
- BRIEF
- PRIDE
- TRICK
- STRIP
- BRICK
- RIDGE
- TRIBE
- DRILL
- BRIDE
- MERIT
- DRIED
- RIDER
- WRIST
- GRILL
- LYRIC
- CRIED
- RIFLE
- RIVAL
- GRIEF
- FRIED
- GRIND
- RISKY
- RISEN
- URINE
- DRIFT
- RIGID
- CRISP
- BRINK
- BRIBE
- RINSE
- PRIVY
- PRISM
- FRITZ
- PERIL
- EERIE
- TRIAD
- BRISK
- DRIER
- GRIME
- BRINE
- RIGOR
- FRIAR
- PRIMO
5 Letter Words With RI by Position
5 Letter Words Starting With RI
- RIGHT
- RIVER
- RIDGE
- RIDER
- RIFLE
- RIVAL
- RISKY
- RISEN
- RIGID
- RINSE
- RIGOR
- RISER
5 Letter Words With RI as Second and Third Letters
- BRING
- PRICE
- TRIED
- DRIVE
- WRITE
- DRINK
- CRIME
- TRIAL
- PRIOR
- PRIME
- PRIZE
5 Letter Words With RI as Third and Fourth Letters
- STRIP
- MERIT
- LYRIC
- PERIL
- EERIE
- LURID
- SERIF
- CURIO
- SPRIG
- ACRID
- PARIS
- MARIA
5 Letter Words Ending in RI
- MAORI
- TERRI
- CAPRI
- PETRI
- SHARI
- KERRI
- AMARI
- FIERI
- LIBRI
- FERRI
- OWARI
- NEGRI
5 Letter Words With RI and Another Letter
5 Letter Words With RI and E
- PRICE
- TRIED
- DRIVE
- RIVER
- WRITE
- CRIME
- PRIME
- PRIZE
- BRIEF
- PRIDE
- RIDGE
- TRIBE
5 Letter Words With RI and S
- STRIP
- WRIST
- ARISE
- RISKY
- RISEN
- CRISP
- RINSE
- PRISM
- BRISK
- FRISK
- RISER
- SERIF
5 Letter Words With RI and A
- TRIAL
- ARISE
- RIVAL
- TRIAD
- FRIAR
- BRIAR
- ACRID
- PARIS
- MARIA
- APRIL
- BRIAN
- SYRIA
5 Letter Words With RI and T
- RIGHT
- TRIED
- WRITE
- TRIAL
- TRICK
- STRIP
- TRIBE
- MERIT
- WRIST
- DRIFT
- FRITZ
5 Letter Words With RI and C
- PRICE
- CRIME
- TRICK
- BRICK
- LYRIC
- CRIED
- CRISP
- CRICK
- CRIMP
- CURIO
- CRIER
- TRICE
5 Letter Words With RI and P
- PRICE
- PRIOR
- PRIME
- PRIZE
- PRIDE
- STRIP
- CRISP
- PRIVY
- PRISM
- PERIL
- PRIMO
5 Letter Words With RI by Starting Letter
5 Letter Words With RI Starting With A
- ARISE
- ACRID
- APRIL
- ARIEL
- ARIES
- ARIAS
- ARIAN
- AMARI
- ATRIA
- ARIUS
- AERIE
- AMRIT
5 Letter Words With RI Starting With B
- BRING
- BRIEF
- BRICK
- BRIDE
- BRINK
- BRIBE
- BRISK
- BRINE
- BRIAR
- BRINY
- BRIAN
- BORIS
5 Letter Words With RI Starting With C
- CRIME
- CRIED
- CRISP
- CRICK
- CRIMP
- CURIO
- CRIER
- CHRIS
- CRIES
- CYRIL
- CAPRI
- CRISS
5 Letter Words With RI Starting With D
- DRIVE
- DRINK
- DRILL
- DRIED
- DRIFT
- DRIER
- DORIS
- DRIES
- DRIPS
- DARIN
- DORIC
- DORIA
5 Letter Words With RI Starting With E
- EERIE
- ERICA
- ERIKA
- ERICK
- ELRIC
- EYRIE
- ERIAN
- ERING
- ERICS
- EGRID
- ENRIB
- EPRIS
5 Letter Words With RI Starting With F
- FRIED
- FRITZ
- FRIAR
- FRISK
- FRILL
- FRIES
- FRITH
- FIERI
- FRIZZ
- FRIST
- FERRI
- FERIA
5 Letter Words With RI Starting With G
- GRILL
- GRIEF
- GRIND
- GRIME
- GRIPE
- GRIMY
- GRIPS
- GRIMM
- GRIDS
- GRITS
- GRINS
- GRIST
5 Letter Words With RI Starting With I
- IRISH
- IFRIT
- IRIAN
- IMARI
- INDRI
- IRING
- IBERI
- IBRIK
- INERI
- IRIDO
- IRIDS
5 Letter Words With RI Starting With K
- KRILL
- KYRIE
- KERRI
- KRISS
- KARRI
- KAURI
- KUKRI
- KORIN
- KOORI
- KORIS
- KRIOL
- KIRRI
5 Letter Words With RI Starting With L
- LYRIC
- LURID
- LIBRI
- LORIS
- LARIN
- LARIX
- LARIS
- LAARI
- LARIA
- LARID
- LORIC
- LYRID
5 Letter Words With RI Starting With M
- MERIT
- MARIA
- MARIO
- MARIE
- MAORI
- MARIS
- MORIN
- MORIA
- MARRI
- MAURI
- MIRIN
- MURID
5 Letter Words With RI Starting With O
- ORION
- ORIEL
- OWARI
- ORIYA
- ORRIS
- ORIGO
- ORIAS
- ORIBI
- OARIC
- OORIE
- ORIXA
- OURIE
5 Letter Words With RI Starting With P
- PRICE
- PRIOR
- PRIME
- PRIZE
- PRIDE
- PRIVY
- PRISM
- PERIL
- PRIMO
- PRIED
- PARIS
5 Letter Words With RI Starting With R
- RIGHT
- RIVER
- RIDGE
- RIDER
- RIFLE
- RIVAL
- RISKY
- RISEN
- RIGID
- RINSE
- RIGOR
- RISER
5 Letter Words With RI Starting With S
- STRIP
- SERIF
- SPRIG
- SYRIA
- SARIN
- SHARI
- SCRIP
- SCRIM
- SARIS
- STRIX
- SERIO
- SERIA
5 Letter Words With RI Starting With T
- TRIED
- TRIAL
- TRICK
- TRIBE
- TRIAD
- TRITE
- TRIPE
- TRICE
- TRIES
- TRIPS
- TERRI
- TRINA
5 Letter Words With RI Starting With U
- URINE
- URIEL
- URIAH
- UGRIC
- UTERI
- URIAN
- UMIRI
- UNRID
- UNRIG
- UNRIP
- UPRID
- UPRIP
5 Letter Words With RI Starting With W
- WRITE
- WRIST
- WRING
- WRITS
- WARRI
- WIRRI
- WRICK
- WRIDE
- WRIED
- WRIER
- WRIES
- WRITH
Meanings of 5 Letter Words With RI
- HOURI: A voluptuously beautiful young woman.
- CERIC: Of or relating to or containing cerium especially with valence 4.
- NARIS: Any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx.
- BARIC: Of or relating to or containing barium.
- RIATA: A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
- VARIX: Abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel.
- PRIMP: Dress or groom with elaborate care.
- SERIN: Any of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe.
- STRIA: A stripe or stripes of contrasting color.
- INDRI: Large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn.
- RIYAL: The basic unit of money in Qatar.
- GRIOT: A storyteller in West Africa; perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or village.
- FRIER: Flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying.
- RICER: A kitchen utensil used for ricing soft foods by extruding them through small holes.
- ORRIS: German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome.
- BURIN: A chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving.
- KAURI: Tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood.
- DRILY: In a dry laconic manner; he said dryly.
FAQs
What are 5 letter words with RI?
There are 629 of them. The everyday ones include RIGHT, BRING, PRICE, TRIED and DRIVE.
How many 5 letter words have RI in them?
629 in total, and 83 of them are on the Wordle answer list.
Which 5 letter words with RI are Wordle answers?
83 of them have been answers, among them RIVER, WRITE, DRINK, CRIME and TRIAL.
What 5 letter words have RI in the middle?
447 of them, including BRING, PRICE, TRIED, DRIVE and WRITE.
Is this the same as 5 Letter Words With I and R?
No. Every word here keeps RI together, in that order. ARISE does, BIRDS does not. 5 Letter Words With I and R takes those letters anywhere in the word.
Can a Wordle answer have RI side by side?
Yes. RIGHT, BRING and PRICE 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 PRIOR are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is CRITH really a word?
Yes. The weight of a liter of hydrogen (at 0 centigrade and 760 millimeters pressure). 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. ZORIS and ZORIL 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?
ACRID, BRINY and CRIER. 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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