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5 Letter Words Starting With R
Looking for 5 letter words starting with R? We found 203, and 67 are words you would use every day, such as RIGHT, READY and ROUND. The most common second letter is A, found in 48 of them.
- Words
- 203
- 67 common
- Top letters in spots 2 to 5
- e58%s44%a37%i29%o26%
- Repeated letters
- 74
- 36% of words, like RIVER
- 2+ vowels
- 159
- 78% of words
Common 5 letter words starting with R
67 everyday words, ranked by how often they appear in English, most common first.
- right
- ready
- round
- range
- rules
- river
- radio
- reach
- rates
- royal
- raise
- route
- rural
- rooms
- roads
- reply
- roman
- rough
- refer
- roles
More common words, in order (47)
races rapid rocks ratio risks roots rings rated ruled relax reads robot ranks rolls radar rival react reign rises realm rides ruins risky raids relay risen rains ruler reset rails rigid renew rumor razor rests rusty raced rhyme racks reuse rabid rants rarer raves raved routs rends
More 5 letter words starting with R
The other 136 words in our dictionary, A to Z. Most are rarer words, plurals and word forms that many word games accept.
Show all 136 more words
RA... 27
rabbi racer radii rafts ragas raged rages rainy rajah raked rakes rally ramps ranch randy rangy rapes rared rares rasps ratty ravel raven rawer rayon razed razes
RE... 32
reals reams reaps rearm rears rebel rebus rebut recap recur redid reeds reedy reefs reeks reels reeve refit regal reins relic remit renal rents reorg repay repel resin retch retry revel revue
RH... 3
rheas rheum rhino
RI... 25
riced rices ricks rider ridge rifer riffs rifle rifts rigor riled riles rills rimed rimes rinds rinks rinse riots ripen riper riser rites riven rivet
RO... 31
roach roams roans roars roast robed robes robin rocky rodeo roger rogue roils romps roods roofs rooks roomy roost roped ropes roses rosin rotor rouge rouse rover rowdy rowed rowel rower
RU... 18
rubes ruble ruddy ruder ruffs rugby ruing rumba rummy rumps runes rungs runny runts rupee ruses rusks rusts
Tips for this pattern
- Check the second letter. A follows the R in 48 words (24%), as in RANGE and RADIO. E (47) and O (44) come next.
- Look at the last letter. 38% of five letter words starting with R end in S, like RULES and RATES. Most of those are plurals, which some daily word games never use as answers.
- A strong first guess. If you know the word starts with R, RAISE is a good opener: it tests A, I, S and E, four of the seven most common letters in the open spots.
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How many 5 letter words starting with R are there?
Our dictionary has 203 five letter words starting with R. 67 of them are common everyday words, and the other 136 are rarer words that are still in our dictionary.
What are the most common 5 letter words starting with R?
RIGHT, READY, ROUND, RANGE and RULES, ranked by how often they appear in everyday English. 74 of all 203 words repeat a letter, and 159 have two or more vowels.
What is the most common second letter in 5 letter words starting with R?
A. 48 of the 203 words (24%) have A second, such as RANGE and RADIO. E is next with 47 words, then O with 44.
Word lists are based on SCOWL. “Most common” order uses data from wordfreq by Robyn Speer, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.