5-Letter Words Starting With R
There are 419 five-letter words starting with R. 131 are common English words, listed first; the other 288 are valid but rarer.
Common 5-letter words starting with R (131)
The likeliest answers in word games, A to Z.
- rabbi
- rabid
- raced
- racer
- races
- racks
- radar
- radio
- raged
- rages
- raids
- rails
- rains
- rainy
- raise
- rally
- ralph
- ramps
- ranch
- randy
- range
- ranks
- rants
- raped
- rapes
- rapid
- rarer
- rated
- rates
- ratio
- raven
- razor
- reach
- react
- reads
- ready
- realm
- rebel
- recap
- recon
- reeds
- reefs
- reels
- refer
- regal
- rehab
- reign
- reins
- relax
- relay
- relic
- remit
- remix
- renal
- renew
- rents
- repay
- repel
- reply
- reset
- resin
- rests
- retro
- reuse
- revel
- revue
- rhino
- rhyme
- rider
- rides
- ridge
- riffs
- rifle
- right
- rigid
- rigor
- riley
- rings
- rinse
- riots
- risen
- rises
- risks
- risky
- rites
- rival
- river
- roach
- roads
- roast
- robes
- robin
- robot
- rocks
- rocky
- rodeo
- roger
- rogue
- roles
- rolls
- roman
- romeo
- rondo
- roofs
- rooms
- roost
- roots
- roper
- ropes
- roses
- rotor
- rouge
- rough
- round
- rouse
- route
- rover
- rowan
- rowdy
- rower
- royal
- ruddy
- rugby
- ruins
- ruled
- ruler
- rules
- rumor
- rupee
- rural
- rusty
Less common 5-letter words starting with R (288)
RA… (68)
- rabat
- rabic
- racon
- radii
- radix
- radon
- raffs
- rafts
- ragas
- ragee
- raggy
- ragis
- raias
- rajah
- rajas
- rajes
- raked
- rakee
- raker
- rakes
- rakis
- rales
- ramee
- ramet
- ramie
- rammy
- ramus
- rance
- rands
- ranee
- rangy
- ranid
- ranis
- raper
- raphe
- rared
- rares
- rased
- raser
- rases
- rasps
- raspy
- ratal
- ratan
- ratch
- ratel
- rater
- rathe
- ratos
- ratty
- raved
- ravel
- raver
- raves
- ravin
- rawer
- rawin
- rawly
- raxed
- raxes
- rayah
- rayas
- rayed
- rayon
- razed
- razee
- razer
- razes
RE… (101)
- readd
- reals
- reams
- reaps
- rearm
- rears
- reata
- reave
- rebar
- rebbe
- rebec
- rebid
- rebop
- rebus
- rebut
- rebuy
- recce
- recks
- recta
- recti
- recto
- recur
- recut
- redan
- redds
- reded
- redes
- redia
- redid
- redip
- redly
- redon
- redos
- redox
- redry
- redub
- redux
- redye
- reedy
- reefy
- reeks
- reeky
- reest
- reeve
- refed
- refel
- refit
- refix
- refly
- refry
- reges
- regma
- regna
- rehem
- reifs
- reify
- reink
- reive
- rekey
- relet
- relit
- reman
- remap
- remet
- remex
- rends
- renig
- renin
- rente
- reoil
- repeg
- repin
- repos
- repot
- repps
- repro
- reran
- rerig
- rerun
- resaw
- resay
- resee
- resew
- resid
- resod
- resow
- retag
- retax
- retch
- retem
- retia
- retie
- retry
- revet
- rewan
- rewax
- rewed
- rewet
- rewin
- rewon
- rexes
RH… (5)
- rheas
- rheum
- rhomb
- rhumb
- rhyta
RI… (37)
- rials
- riant
- riata
- ribby
- ribes
- riced
- ricer
- rices
- ricin
- ricks
- ridgy
- riels
- rifer
- rifts
- riled
- riles
- rille
- rills
- rimed
- rimer
- rimes
- rinds
- rinks
- rioja
- riped
- ripen
- riper
- ripes
- riser
- rishi
- risus
- ritzy
- rived
- riven
- rives
- rivet
- riyal
RO… (42)
- roams
- roans
- roars
- robed
- roble
- roils
- roily
- rolfs
- romps
- roods
- rooks
- rooky
- roomy
- roose
- rooty
- roped
- ropey
- roque
- rosed
- roset
- rosin
- rotas
- rotch
- rotes
- rotis
- rotls
- rotos
- rotte
- rouen
- roues
- roups
- roupy
- roust
- routh
- routs
- roved
- roven
- roves
- rowed
- rowel
- rowen
- rowth
RU… (31)
- ruana
- rubes
- ruble
- rubus
- ruche
- rucks
- rudds
- ruder
- ruers
- ruffe
- ruffs
- rugae
- rugal
- ruing
- rumba
- rumen
- rummy
- rumps
- runes
- rungs
- runic
- runny
- runts
- runty
- ruses
- rushy
- rusks
- rusts
- ruths
- rutin
- rutty
RY… (4)
- ryked
- rykes
- rynds
- ryots
No words on this page match those letters.
By the numbers
At a glance
- Words
- 419
- Common words
- 131 (31%)
- Most frequent second letter
- E (135 words)
Quick answers
Questions
How many 5-letter words starting with R are there?
419 in our list (the public-domain ENABLE word list). 131 of them are common English words; the other 288 are valid but rarely used.
What are the most common 5-letter words starting with R?
By how often they appear in everyday English: RIGHT, READY, RANGE, ROUND, RULES.
Which letter most often comes after R in these words?
E, in 135 of the 419 words (32%).