5-Letter Words Starting with R

All 331 five-letter words that start with R

RA

• rabab9n. An Arabian stringed instrument, played by plucking or with a bow.
• rabat7n. A polishing material made of potter's clay that has failed in baking.
• rabbi9n. A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making...
• rabid8adj. Affected with rabies.
• rabot7n. A rubber used in polishing marble.
• rabri7n. Synonym of rabadi (“Indian dessert”).
• raced8adj. Pertaining to or marked in terms of race.
• racer7n. A person who participates in races, especially an athlete.
• racks11n. Publication, distribution (of a magazine).
• racon7n. A beacon that, on detecting a radar signal, responds by transmitting a...
• radar6n. In full primary radar: a method of detecting a distant object and...
• raden6n. The Japanese technique of inserting a board-like material, a cut-out...
• radge7adj. Violent or crazy.
• radio6n. The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other...
• radix13n. A root.
• radon6n. The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It...
• rager6n. One who rages.
• ragey9adj. Full of rage; very angry; furious.
• ragga7n. A subgenre of reggae and dancehall influenced by hip hop and digital...
• raggy10adj. Raglike; like a rag.
• rains5n. A rainy season; monsoon.
• rainy8adj. Pouring with rain; wet; showery.
• raion5n. An administrative unit of some Eastern European and Asian states.
• raise5v. To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
• raita5n. A condiment made from seasoned yogurt used as a dip or sauce in the...
• rajah15n. A Hindu prince or ruler in India.
• rajas12n. One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that...
• rajma14n. An Indian dish of red kidney beans in a thick gravy with spices.
• rakan9n. A Japanese arhat.
• raked10adj. Sloping.
• raker9n. A person who uses a rake.
• rakhi12n. An ornamental cotton wristband tied by a girl or woman on to the wrist...
• rally8n. A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is...
• ralph10v. To vomit.
• ramal7adj. Relating to a branch.
• rambo9n. A knife.
• ramen7n. Soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Japanese-Chinese...
• ramet7n. A clone (individual member of a genet).
• ramie7n. A tall, tropical Asian perennial herb, of species Boehmeria nivea...
• rammy12adj. Of a food, taste, odour etc.: like a ram; pungent, rank.
• ramus7n. A small spray or twig.
• rance7n. A type of coloured marble from Belgium. Rance is red and often has...
• ranch10n. A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock.
• rando6adj. Random; arbitrary.
• randy9adj. Sexually aroused; full of sexual lust.
• range6n. A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
• rangy9adj. Slender and long of limb; lanky.
• ranny8n. A shrew (the animal).
• ranty8adj. Characterised by ranting.
• rapee7n. A victim of rape.
• raper7n. One who commits rape; a rapist.
• rapey10adj. Sexually aggressive or inappropriate in a way that causes fear or...
• raphe10n. A seamlike ridge or furrow on an organ, bodily tissue, or other...
• rapid8adj. Very swift or quick.
• rasam7n. A spicy South Indian soup made with tamarind juice.
• rashi8n. A zodiac sign.
• rashy11adj. Exhibiting a rash.
• rasic7adj. Relating to rasa.
• raspy10adj. Rough, raw.
• rasse5n. Viverricula indica, the small Indian civet.
• rasta5n. Rastafarian.
• rasul5n. A prophet or messenger in Islam; Muhammad, as a special messenger of...
• ratch10n. A ratchet wheel.
• rated6adj. Maximum (load, voltage, etc.) under which a device can function...
• ratel5n. Synonym of honey badger.
• rater5n. One who provides a rating or assessment.
• rates5n. Taxes, usually on property, levied by local government.
• rathe8adj. Ripening or blooming early.
• ratio5n. A number representing a comparison between two named things.
• ratte5n. A kind of small potato with a nutty flavour and smooth, buttery texture.
• ratti5n. A traditional Indian unit of measure for mass, approximately 0.1215...
• ratto5n. An affectionate term for a pet rat.
• ratty8adj. Resembling or characteristic of a rat; ratlike.
• ravel8v. To entwine or tangle (something) confusedly; to entangle.
• raven8n. Any of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus...
• raver8n. A person who attends rave parties, or who belongs to that subculture.
• ravey11adj. Characteristic of rave music or culture.
• ravin8n. Property obtained or seized by force or violence; booty, plunder...
• rawly11adv. In a raw manner.
• rayon8n. A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.
• razed15adj. Slashed or striped in patterns.
• razee14n. An armed ship with its upper deck cut away, and thus reduced to the...
• razer14n. Someone who razes.
• razor14n. A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the...

RE

• reaal5n. An obsolete currency in Curaçao, equivalent to six stuivers.
• reach10v. To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in...
• react7v. To act in response.
• ready9adj. Prepared for immediate action or use.
• realm7n. A sphere of knowledge or of influence; a domain.
• rearm7v. To replace or restore the weapons or arms of a previously defeated, or...
• reata5n. A lariat or lasso.
• reave8v. To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove.
• rebar7n. A steel reinforcing bar in a reinforced concrete structure.
• rebbe9n. The spiritual leader of a Hasidic Jewish community.
• rebec9n. An early three-stringed instrument, somewhat like a simple violin only...
• rebel7n. A person who resists an established authority, often violently.
• rebid8v. To bid (command or summon) again.
• rebus7n. An arrangement of pictures, symbols, or words representing phrases or...
• rebut7v. To drive back or beat back; to repulse.
• rebuy10v. To buy again, especially to buy something previously sold (or pawned).
• recap9v. To seal (something) again with a cap.
• recce9n. Reconnaissance.
• recco9n. Reconnaissance.
• recit7n. A short story.
• recon7n. Reconnaissance.
• recte7adv. Used parenthetically in a verbatim quotation to correct an error in the...
• recto7n. The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as...
• recur7v. Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially...
• recut7v. To cut again.
• redan6n. A defensive fortification work in the shape of a V.
• reddy10adj. Somewhat red in colour.
• redon6v. To don again, to put on again.
• redox13adj. Of or relating to any reaction in which oxidation and reduction occur...
• redub8v. To give another name or title to; to dub again.
• redux13adj. Of a topic, redone, restored, brought back, or revisited.
• reedy9adj. Full of, or edged with, reeds.
• reese5n. Synonym of peanut butter cup.
• reeve8n. Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.
• refer8v. To direct the attention of (someone toward something).
• refit8n. The process of having something fitted again, repaired or restored.
• refix15v. To fix again.
• regal6adj. Of, pertaining to, or suitable for royalty.
• regas6v. To refill (an appliance such as an air-conditioning unit) with the...
• regen6n. A regenerative radio receiver.
• regie6n. A government monopoly, such as on tobacco, typically used to raise...
• regio6n. Any large area of a planet or moon that is strongly differentiated from...
• rehab10n. Rehabilitation, especially to treat the use of recreational drugs.
• rehat8v. To redeploy troops with different hats, uniforms, etc.
• reify11v. To regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing.
• reign6n. The exercise of sovereign power.
• reiki9n. A Japanese form of pseudomedicine that involves transferring chi...
• reins5n. The lower part of the back.
• reist5n. A proponent of reism.
• rejig13v. To rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it or...
• rekey12v. To enter information into a device, such as a keyboard or keypad, after...
• relax12v. To make something loose.
• relay8n. A new set of horses kept along a specific route so that they can...
• relet5v. To let a property again.
• relex12n. A conlang created by substituting new vocabulary into the grammar of an...
• relic7n. That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining...
• reman7v. To supply with new personnel.
• remap9v. To assign differently; to relabel or repurpose.
• remis7n. A draw.
• remit7v. To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.
• remix14n. A rearrangement of an older piece of music, possibly including various...
• renal5adj. Pertaining to the kidneys.
• renay8v. To renounce (one’s faith or god), to apostasize from.
• renew8v. To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original...
• renga6n. A form of Japanese verse in which short poems are connected together...
• renin5n. A circulating enzyme released by mammalian kidneys that converts...
• renny8n. A non-binary parent.
• reorg6n. A reorganization.
• repay10v. Synonym of pay back in all senses.
• repel7v. To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.).
• repin7v. To pin again.
• reply10v. To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question...
• repot7v. To move (a growing plant) from one pot to a larger one to allow for...
• repro7n. The proof prepared in offset printing, with all elements positioned on...
• rerun5n. An act or instance of rerunning; a repetition.
• reset5v. To set back to the initial state.
• resid6n. A residual solvent.
• resin5n. A viscous water-insoluble hydrocarbon exudate of certain plants, or...
• resit5v. To take an examination a second time.
• resto5n. A restaurant.
• resum7v. To perform resummation upon.
• retar5v. To provide (a road, etc.) with a new coating of tar.
• retch10v. To make or experience an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain or...
• retic7n. Reticulated python.
• retie5v. To tie again; to tie something that has already been tied or was tied...
• retin5v. To coat with tin again.
• retox12v. To resume the consumption of alcohol, drugs, etc.; to reverse a period...
• retro5adj. Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the way things were.
• retry8v. To try or attempt again.
• reuse5n. The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to...
• reval8n. A revalidated ticket.
• revel8n. An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
• rever8n. The upper part of some upper garments (such as a shirt or jacket) that...
• revie8v. To vie with, or rival, in return.
• revue8n. A form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular...
• rexer12n. A skater who performs rexing.
• rezai14n. A coverlet quilted with cotton.

RH

• rhein8n. An anthraquinone found in rhubarb.
• rhema10n. A spiritual communication or inspiration from God to an individual, as...
• rheum10n. Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or...
• rhine8n. A watercourse; a ditch for water.
• rhino8n. A rhinoceros.
• rhomb12n. A rhombus.
• rhone8n. A horizontal section of guttering, collecting rainwater from a roof.
• rhumb12n. A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle.
• rhyme13n. Rhyming verse (poetic form).
• rhyne11n. A kind of Russian hemp.

RI

• riant5adj. Mirthful, cheerful, smiling, light-hearted.
• riata5n. A lariat or lasso.
• ribby12adj. Pertaining to or having ribs; ribbed.
• riced8adj. Made into or consisting of finely minced pieces resembling rice.
• ricer7n. A person, especially a Native American, who cultivates and harvests...
• ricey10adj. Containing rice.
• ricin7n. An extremely toxic lectin extracted from the castor bean.
• rider6n. An old Dutch gold coin with the figure of a man on horseback stamped...
• ridge7n. The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the...
• ridgy10adj. Rising in a ridge or ridges; having ridges.
• ridic8adj. Ridiculous.
• rifle8n. A firearm fired from the shoulder; improved range and accuracy is...
• right9adj. Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one...
• rigid7adj. Stiff, rather than flexible.
• rigol6n. A ridge or channel above a porthole to redirect water flow from...
• rille5n. A long, narrow depression that resembles a channel, found on the...
• rimed8adj. Covered in rime (etymology 1) or (generally) frost.
• rimer7n. A tool for shaping the rimes of a ladder.
• rindy9adj. Having a rind or skin.
• ringe6n. A whisk made of heather.
• rings6n. A gymnastics apparatus and discipline consisting of two rings suspended...
• ringy9adj. Having a ringing or reverberating sound.
• rinse5v. To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap.
• ripen7v. Of grain, fruit, flowers, etc., to grow ripe; to become mature.
• ripon7n. A spur (goad for a horse etc.).
• rippy12adj. Resembling or characteristic of ripping or tearing.
• risen5adj. Having risen.
• riser5n. Someone or something which rises.
• rishi8n. A Vedic poet and seer who composed Rigvedic hymns, who alone or with...
• risky12adj. Dangerous; involving risks.
• ritsu5n. An anhemitonic pentatonic scale used in a Japanese Buddhist chant, and...
• ritzy17adj. Elegant and luxurious.
• rival8n. A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as...
• riven8adj. Torn apart.
• river8n. A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying...
• rivet8n. A cylindrical mechanical fastener which is supplied with a factory head...
• riyal8n. The official currency of Qatar, divided into 100 dirhams.
• riyaz17n. The rigorous practice of Hindustani classical music.
• rizla14n. A rolling paper.
• rizzy26adj. Having or relating to rizz; charming, affectionate, seductive.

RO

• roach10n. Any fish of species in the genus Rutilus, especially.
• roads6n. A roadstead.
• roary8adj. Resembling or characteristic of a roaring sound.
• roast5v. To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering...
• robed8adj. Wearing a robe.
• rober7n. One who robes.
• robin7n. A European robin, Erithacus rubecula.
• roble7n. California white oak (Quercus lobata).
• robot7n. A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent...
• roche10n. One of various types of rock or geological strata.
• rocks11n. Money.
• rocky14adj. Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.
• roddy10adj. Full of rods or twigs.
• rodeo6n. A gathering of cattle to be branded.
• rodge7n. The grey duck.
• roger6interj. Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message...
• rogue6n. A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
• rohan8n. An East Indian timber tree.
• rojak16n. A traditional Malaysian and Indonesian salad of mixed raw fruits and...
• roker9n. The thornback ray.
• roled6adj. Having a role.
• rolex12n. An omelette served inside a chapati.
• rolly8adj. Rolling; having the ability to roll, usually due to wheels attached on...
• roman7adj. Upright, as opposed to italic.
• ronde6n. A kind of script in which the tails of the letters are curly, giving...
• rondo6n. A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in...
• ronin5n. A masterless samurai (who often becomes a mercenary to make ends meet).
• rooky12adj. Full of rooks.
• roomy10adj. Spacious, expansive, comfortable.
• roose5v. To flatter or praise.
• roost5n. The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).
• roots5n. Ancestry.
• rooty8adj. Full of roots.
• roper7n. A ropemaker (a maker of ropes).
• ropes7n. Basic skills of a job.
• roque14n. A form of croquet using short-handled mallets, and played on a hard...
• rorty8adj. Boisterous, rowdy, saucy, dissipated, or risqué.
• rosen5adj. Made of or consisting of roses.
• roset5n. A red colour or pigment used by painters.
• roshi8n. An elderly and revered Buddhist monk.
• rosin5n. A solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its...
• rotan5n. A long rattan cane used for corporal punishment.
• rothe8n. A kind of fictional cattle in various role-playing games and roguelike...
• roton5n. The quantum of rotation in a superfluid.
• rotor5n. A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric...
• rouge6adj. Of a reddish pink colour.
• rough9adj. Not smooth; uneven.
• round6adj. Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one...
• rouse5v. To cause (something) to be (more) active or to move; to agitate, to...
• roust5v. To rout out of bed; to rouse.
• route5n. A course or way which is traveled or passed.
• routh8n. Plenty, abundance.
• roval8n. A motor racecourse composed of a road course section and a portion of a...
• rover8n. One who roves: a person or animal that travels around, especially over...
• rowan8n. Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
• rowdy12adj. Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous.
• rowed9adj. Formed into a row, or rows; having a specified number of rows.
• rowel8n. A small spiked wheel on the end of a spur of certain types.
• rowen8n. A stubble field left unploughed until late in the autumn, so that it...
• rower8n. One who rows.
• royal8adj. Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.

RU

• ruach10n. One of the cabalistic aspects of the soul, related to emotion and...
• ruana5n. An outer garment typical of the Andes region of Venezuela and Colombia...
• ruban7n. A ribbon.
• rubby12n. Rubbing alcohol.
• ruble7n. The monetary unit of Russia, Belarus and Transnistria, equal to 100...
• rubus7n. Any of the genus Rubus of flowering plants, including the raspberry and...
• ruche10n. A strip of fabric which has been fluted or pleated.
• rudas6adj. Bold; masculine; coarse.
• ruddy10adj. Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
• ruden6v. To make rude; make raw, simplified, or more robust; toughen.
• rudge7n. A partridge.
• rudie6n. A juvenile delinquent.
• rueda6n. A kind of salsa round dance.
• ruffe11n. Gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish.
• rugal6adj. Folded.
• rugby11n. A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball...
• rukia9n. Any bird of the genus Rukia, native to Micronesia.
• ruled6adj. Having printed lines.
• ruler5n. A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with...
• rumba9n. A slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time.
• rumbo9n. A type of punch made chiefly from rum; grog.
• rumen7n. The first compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminants.
• rumex14n. Any plant of the genus Rumex; a dock or sorrel.
• rummy12n. A card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong.
• rumor7n. A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable...
• rumpy12n. A Manx cat with virtually no tail, particularly prized among Manx...
• runed6adj. Inscribed with runes.
• runic7adj. Of, pertaining to, or written using runes.
• runny8adj. Fluid; readily flowing.
• runty8adj. Having the characteristics of a runt; small and stunted; diminutive.
• runza14n. A yeast dough bread pocket with a filling of beef, pork, cabbage or...
• rupee7n. Any of the monetary currencies used in modern India, Mauritius, Nepal...
• rupes7n. An escarpment on another planet or a moon.
• rural5adj. Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.
• rushy11adj. Abounding in rushes.
• rusty8adj. Marked or corroded by rust.
• rutin5n. A flavonoid, found in many plants, that is a glycoside of quercetin and...
• rutty8adj. Imprinted with ruts.

RY

• ryder9n. A gold coin of Zealand (Netherlands) worth 14 florins.

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with R are there?

Word.ws lists 331 five-letter words that start with R, plus 209 rare ones.

What are common five-letter words that start with R?

right, ready, round, range, river, radio, reach and rates.

Which of the five-letter words that start with R has the highest letter score?

rizzy scores 26 points with the standard letter tile values.

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