5-Letter Words Starting With R

168 everyday five-letter words beginning with R, grouped by their first two letters. Filter below, or use the Wordle solver if you already have clues.

RA 43

  • 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

RE 40

  • 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

RH 2

  • rhino
  • rhyme

RI 28

  • riced
  • rices
  • rider
  • rides
  • ridge
  • rifer
  • rifle
  • rifts
  • right
  • rigid
  • riled
  • riles
  • rinds
  • rings
  • rinks
  • rinse
  • riots
  • ripen
  • riper
  • risen
  • riser
  • rises
  • risks
  • risky
  • rites
  • rival
  • river
  • rivet

RO 36

  • 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

RU 19

  • ruddy
  • ruder
  • ruffs
  • rugby
  • ruing
  • ruins
  • ruled
  • ruler
  • rules
  • rummy
  • rumps
  • runes
  • rungs
  • runny
  • runts
  • rural
  • ruses
  • rusts
  • rusty

Using R words in Wordle

  • If R is green in the first square, scan this page for the second letter that fits your yellow tiles.
  • Enter your guesses and colours in the Wordle solver to cut this list down to the words that still fit.
  • For other positions, the word finder takes a pattern like ?R???.

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Questions players ask

How many 5-letter words start with R?

168 everyday five-letter words start with R in our list. Including rare dictionary words, the number is higher; use the word finder with Starts with R and length 5 to see them all.

Can I use this for Wordle?

Yes — the words here are the common five-letter words the Wordle solver treats as likely answers. If you already have green or yellow letters, the Wordle solver narrows them further.