7-Letter Words Starting with R

All 534 seven-letter words that start with R: page 1 of 2

RA

• rabboni11n. A rabbi.
• rabidly13adv. In a rabid manner.
• raccoon11n. An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to the Americas, of the genus...
• raceday13n. A day on which a race is held.
• racemic13adj. Containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (+) and levorotatory (−)...
• raceway15n. A place where races are held; a racetrack.
• rackets13n. Organized crime.
• rackety16adj. Making a racket; noisy.
• racking14n. A method of asphalt shingle application, whereby shingle courses are...
• racquet18v. To hit with a racquet.
• raddled10adj. Worn-out and broken-down.
• radiant8adj. Radiating light and/or heat.
• radiate8v. To extend, be sent or spread out from a center like radii.
• radical10adj. Of or pertaining to the root of a plant.
• radicle10n. The rudimentary shoot of a plant which supports the cotyledons in the...
• radular8adj. Of or pertaining to the radula or radulae.
• raffish16adj. Characterized by careless unconventionality; rakish.
• raffled14adj. Having the edge finely notched.
• rafting11n. The sport of guiding a raft while descending a river, especially...
• ragdoll9n. A modern American breed of domestic cat with a longhair colourpoint...
• rageful11adj. Full of rage, enraged.
• raggedy13adj. Torn, ragged or tattered.
• raggett9n. Synonym of rackett (“musical instrument”).
• ragging10n. The act of one who rags or teases.
• ragtime10n. A musical form having a rhythm characterized by strong syncopation in...
• ragweed12n. A plant of the genus Ambrosia, native to North America and a common...
• ragwort11n. Any of a number of wild flowering plants with yellow flowers in the...
• raiding9n. The act of carrying out a raid.
• railcar9n. A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus.
• railfan10n. A railway enthusiast.
• railgun8n. An electromagnetic gun that uses a large electrical current to propel a...
• railing8adj. That rails; engaged in or given to violent complaining.
• railway13n. A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.
• raiment9n. Clothing, garments, dress, material.
• rainbow12n. A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of...
• rainfed11adj. Supplied with water by rain (only).
• raining8n. A fall of rain.
• rainout7n. Something which has been cancelled due to interfering rain.
• raising8n. Elevation.
• rakshak18n. Protector, defender, saviour.
• rambler11n. A recreational walker, a hiker.
• ramekin13n. A small glass or earthenware dish, often white and circular, in which...
• ramming12n. A collision where something is rammed.
• rampage12n. A course of violent, frenzied action.
• rampant11adj. Rearing on both hind legs with the forelegs extended.
• rampart11n. A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a...
• ramping12n. A steady change in value.
• rampion11n. A species of bellflower with roots and leaves formerly used in salads...
• ramsons9n. A wild relative of chives, of species Allium ursinum, having edible...
• ramyeon12n. Ramen (Korean style).
• rancher12n. A person who operates a ranch.
• randori8n. Freestyle practice, such as one-on-one sparring.
• ranging9n. The act of one who ranges.
• rangoli8n. A geometric or stylized design on the floor (or other flat surface)...
• rangoon8n. A deep-fried dumpling in American Asian cuisine, stuffed with a...
• rangpur10n. Citrus limon (syn. Citrus × limonia), a citrus fruit which is a hybrid...
• ranking12adj. Having a specified rank.
• ransack13v. To search (a place, through things, etc.) thoroughly, especially when...
• ranting8n. A long, angry, and impassioned speech.
• rapidly13adv. With speed; in a rapid manner.
• raploch14n. Coarse undyed woollen cloth.
• rapping12n. The sound of a rap or knock.
• rapport11n. A relationship of mutual trust and respect; a close and harmonious...
• rapture9n. Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement.
• rarebit9n. Welsh rarebit.
• rasping10adj. Raspy.
• ratatat7n. A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
• ratbags10interj. A mild exclamation of dismay.
• ratchet12n. A pawl, click, or detent for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or...
• rathole10n. An entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats.
• rattail7n. Any of the large dark-colored deep-sea fish of the Macrouridae family...
• ratting8n. A vocation involving the pest control of rats, typically using a...
• rattler7n. Anything that rattles.
• rattrap9n. A device (trap) used to catch rats.
• raucous9adj. Harsh and rough-sounding.
• raunchy15adj. Smutty; indecent.
• ravager11n. One who ravages.
• ravages11n. Harsh damage.
• ravelin10n. A kind of outwork; a freestanding, wedge-shaped fortification used to...
• ravioli10n. Small square parcels of pasta filled with meat, cheese, spinach etc.
• rawhide14n. Untanned hide.
• rawness10n. The property of being raw.
• razzing26n. Teasing or heckling.

RE

• reacher12n. A person who reaches.
• reaches12n. The extreme limits.
• reactor9n. A person who responds to a suggestion, stimulation or other influence.
• readapt10v. To adapt again; to adapt for a new purpose.
• readers8n. Reading glasses.
• readier8n. One who or that which makes something ready.
• readies8n. Cash, especially bank notes.
• readily11adv. Without unwillingness or hesitation; showing readiness.
• reading9n. The process of interpreting written language.
• readmit10v. To admit, or allow to enter, again.
• readopt10v. Adopt again.
• readout8n. A display, particularly one that presents numerical data.
• reagent8n. A compound or mixture of compounds used to treat or test materials...
• realgar8n. A mineral, arsenic sulfide (AsS), often associated with orpiment and...
• realign8v. To bring back into alignment.
• realise7v. Non-Oxford British standard spelling of realize.
• realism9n. A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and...
• realist7n. An advocate of realism; one who believes that matter, objects etc. have...
• reality10n. The state of being actual or real; realness.
• realize16v. To become aware of, understand, or appreciate (a fact or situation...
• realtor7n. A person or business that sells or leases out real estate, acting as an...
• reaming10n. The act or process of something being reamed.
• reaping10n. The act by which something is reaped.
• reapply14v. To apply again.
• rearing8n. Act of raising young.
• reasons7n. A written judgment or ruling by a judge or similar decision maker.
• rebadge11v. To market a version of (an existing product, especially a motor car)...
• rebated10adj. Blunted, dulled (of a blade, weapon etc.).
• rebirth12n. Reincarnation; new birth subsequent to one's first.
• reboard10v. To board (a vehicle, etc.) again.
• rebound10n. The recoil of an object bouncing off another.
• rebrand10v. To change the brand name, logo, or image of a product or organization.
• rebuild10v. To build again or anew.
• rebuilt9adj. Which has been rebuilt.
• receipt11n. The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received.
• receive12v. To be given, sent, or paid something.
• recency14n. The property of being recent; newness.
• recheck18v. To check again.
• recital9n. The act of reciting (the repetition of something that has been...
• reciter9n. One who recites.
• reclaim11v. To return land to a suitable condition for use.
• recline9v. To cause to lean back; to bend back.
• recluse9adj. Sequestered; secluded, isolated.
• recolor9v. To color again or differently.
• recount9n. Narration, account, description, rendering.
• recover12v. To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation...
• recross9n. An examination of a witness, following redirect, by the opposing party.
• recruit9n. A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.
• rectify15v. To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to...
• rection9n. Regimen; government; the rules governing the syntax, rules of agreement...
• rectory12n. The residence of Roman Catholic priest(s) associated with a parish...
• recueil9n. Compendium, literary compilation.
• recurse9v. To execute a procedure recursively.
• recurve12n. A type of knife blade shape that involves several curves including a...
• recusal9n. An act of recusing; removing oneself from a decision/judgment because...
• recycle14v. To break down and reuse component materials.
• redback16n. A venomous spider, Latrodectus hasselti, endemic to Australia.
• redband11n. Any member of several subspecies of rainbow trout (O. m. gairdneri, O....
• redbird11n. Any of several unrelated American songbirds having red plumage.
• redbone10n. A dark-red or tan coonhound.
• redcoat10n. A British soldier (stemming from the military uniform of British...
• reddish12adj. Somewhat red.
• redface13n. A style of theatrical makeup in which a white actor reddens the face in...
• redfish14n. Any member of the genus Sebastes, or edible red rockfishs.
• redhead12n. A person with red hair.
• redline8n. A drawing, document, etc. that has been marked for correction or...
• redneck14n. Any of the miners who wore red bandanas for identification during the...
• redness8n. The state or quality of being red.
• redoubt10n. A small, temporary, military fortification.
• redound9v. To contribute to an advantage or disadvantage for someone or something.
• redpoll10n. Any of various finches in the genus Acanthis (syn. Carduelis), which...
• redraft11v. To draft again.
• redress8v. To put in order again; to set right; to revise.
• redskin12n. An anticapitalist skinhead.
• redtail8n. The red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis.
• reduced11adj. Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.
• reducer10n. Something or someone that reduces.
• redware11n. A type of terracotta given a red colour by its concentration of ferrous...
• redwing12n. A small thrush, Turdus iliacus, native to Eurasia, with a white eye...
• redwood12n. A tree of the species Sequoia sempervirens.
• reeding9n. Decorative moulding of parallel strips that resemble reeds.
• reedman10n. Someone who plays a reed instrument.
• reefing11n. The process of reefing (taking in a sail); an act of reefing; also used...
• reeking12adj. Totally stinking.
• reelect9v. To elect for a second or subsequent time.
• reeling8n. The motion of something that reels.
• reenact9v. To enact again.
• reenter7v. To enter again; return into.
• referee10n. An umpire or judge; an official who makes sure the rules are followed...
• refight14v. To fight again.
• refined11adj. Subtle, scrupulous, carefully thought out.
• refiner10n. One who, or that which, refines.
• reflash13v. To flash again; to overwrite the memory of an updatable component such...
• reflate10v. To reinflate, to inflate again.
• reflect12v. To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.
• refloat10v. To cause to float again.
• refocus12v. To focus on something else.
• reforge11v. To forge again.
• refound11v. To found again; to reestablish.
• refract12v. Of a medium, substance, object, etc.: to deflect the course of (light...
• refrain10v. To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain; to eschew.
• reframe12v. To mount in a frame again.
• refresh13v. To renew or revitalize.
• refugee11n. A person seeking refuge (as for shelter or protection), especially in a...
• refusal10n. The act of refusing.
• refuser10n. One who refuses.
• regalia8n. Royal rights, prerogatives and privileges actually enjoyed by any...
• regally11adv. In a regal manner, in the way of, or befitting, royalty.
• regards9n. A greeting to pass on to another person.
• regatta8n. A series of boat races, or sometimes a single race.
• regence10n. Rule.
• regency13n. A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or...
• regidor9n. A position in municipal governments in Spain and Latin America, roughly...
• regimen10n. Orderly government; system of order; administration.
• reginal8adj. Of, relating to, or resembling a queen.
• regions8n. The rest of the country excluding the capital city or metropolitan...
• regnant8adj. Reigning, ruling; currently holding power.
• regrade9v. To grade again, give a new grade or grading to.
• regrant8v. To grant (something) again or in a different way.
• regress8n. The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.
• regrind9v. To grind again.
• regroup10n. An act of regrouping.
• regrown11adj. That grew, was lost or destroyed, and regrew.
• regular8adj. Bound by religious rule; belonging to a monastic or religious order...
• regulon8n. A group of genes that are regulated by the same regulatory molecule....
• regulus8n. An impure metal formed beneath slag during the smelting of ores.
• rehouse10v. To give a new house to; to relocate someone to a new house.
• reimage10v. To completely replace the operating system (on a particular computer)...
• reissue7v. To issue again.
• rejoice16v. To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy.
• relabel9v. To label again; to apply a new label to.
• relapse9v. To fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or...
• related8adj. Standing in relation or connection.
• relator7n. One who relates, or tells; a narrator.
• relaxed15adj. Made more lenient; less strict; lax.
• relaxer14n. Any agent that produces relaxation.
• relaxin14n. A peptide hormone of the insulin superfamily.
• relayer10n. One who, or that which, relays.
• relearn7v. To learn (something) again.
• release7n. The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages...
• reliant7adj. Having reliance on somebody or something.
• relieve10v. To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to...
• relight11v. To light or kindle anew.
• remains9n. The body or any of its matter that are left after a person (or any...
• remarry12v. To marry a second or subsequent time (the same spouse or a different...
• rematch14n. A repeated contest staged between the same opponents or teams which...
• remixer16n. A person or thing that carries out remixing.
• remnant9n. A small portion remaining of a larger thing or group; part of a former...
• remodel10v. To change the appearance, layout, or furnishings of.
• remorse9n. A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.
• remoter9n. One who participates, attends, or works remotely; a remote worker; a...
• remould10v. To mould or shape again.
• remount9v. To go up again; to rise another time.
• removal12n. The process of removing or the fact of being removed.
• removed13adj. Separated in time, space, or degree.
• remover12n. An agitator.
• rendang9n. An Indonesian dish of beef (or sometimes other meat) slowly cooked in...
• rending9n. The act by which something is rent, or torn.
• renewal10n. The act of renewing.
• renewer10n. One who or that which renews.
• rentier7n. An individual who receives an income, usually interest, rent...
• renting8n. The act by which something is rented; a rental.
• reoccur11v. To occur again; to recur.
• reoffer13n. An offer that has been made before.
• reorder8v. To place in a new order; to rearrange.
• repaint9v. To paint anew or again, especially if recently painted.
• replace11v. To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back.
• replant9v. To plant again, especially to plant in a different place, using...
• replete9adj. Abounding, amply provided.
• replica11n. An exact copy.
• replier9n. One who, or that which, replies.
• reposed10adj. Calm and tranquil; at rest.
• repower12v. To power again.
• repress9v. To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
• reprice11v. To give a new price to.
• reprint9n. A book, pamphlet or other printed matter that has been published once...
• reprise9n. A recurrence or resumption of an action.
• reproof12n. An act or instance of reproving or of reprobating; a rebuke, a...
• reprove12v. To express disapproval.
• reptile9n. A (typically scaly and egg-laying) cold-blooded vertebrate tetrapod...
• repulse9v. To repel or drive back.
• reputed10adj. Accorded a reputation.
• request16v. To ask for (something).
• requiem18n. A Mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.
• require16v. To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively.
• requite16v. To repay (a debt owed); specifically, to recompense or reward someone...
• requote16v. To quote again or anew.
• reredos8n. A screen or decoration behind the altar in a church, usually depicting...
• reroute7v. To change the route taken by something.
• rescale9v. To alter the scale of a drawing or project; to change the physical...
• rescind10v. To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or...
• rescuer9n. A person who rescues someone or something.
• reserve10n. The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception.
• reshape12v. To make into a different shape.
• reshare10v. To share again.
• reshoot10v. To shoot again, especially of video recording.
• residue8n. That which persists or remains following the removal or elimination of...
• resolve10v. To find a solution to (a problem).
• resound8v. To make (sounds), or to speak (words), loudly or reverberatingly.
• respawn12v. To spawn again.
• respect11n. An attitude of consideration or high regard; a feeling of admiration or...
• respire9v. To breathe in and out successively.
• respite9n. A brief interval of rest or relief.
• respond10v. To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
• respray12v. To spray again.
• restage8v. To stage (a production) again; to bring (a production) to the stage...
• restart7n. The act of starting something again.
• restate7v. To state again (without changing).
• restaur7n. The remedy that assurers have against each other, or a person has...
• restful10adj. Peaceful; having a peaceful aspect.
• resting8n. The action of rest.
• restive10adj. Impatient under delay, duress, or control.
• restock13v. To stock again; to resupply with a stock of goods.
• restore7v. To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
• restudy11v. To study again.
• restyle10v. To refashion (something) in a new style or shape, to fit another...
• resurge8v. To rise again; to go through a period of renewed vigor or vitality.
• retable9n. A table or shelf behind an altar, on which are placed images or holy...
• retablo9n. A votive picture, especially one displayed above and behind the altar...
• retaken11adj. Taken again.
• reteach12v. To teach (someone) again.
• rethink14v. To think again about something, with the intention of changing or...
• reticle9n. A transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is...
• retinal7adj. Of or pertaining to the retina.
• retinol7n. A fat-soluble carotenoid vitamin (vitamin A), present in fish oils and...
• retinue7n. A group of attendants or servants, especially of someone considered...
• retinyl10n. The univalent radical derived from retinol.
• retiral7n. Withdrawal, retreat.
• retired8adj. Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet.
• retiree7n. Someone who has retired from active working.
• retitle7v. To provide with a new title.
• retouch12v. To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting...
• retrace9v. To trace (a line, etc. in drawing) again.
• retract9v. To pull (something) back or back inside.
• retrain7v. To train again; especially, to train or study in a new subject or job.
• retread8v. To replace the traction-providing surface of a vehicle that employs...
• retreat7n. The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or...
• retrial7n. A second trial, by the original court, if the original trial was found...
• retsina7n. A Greek resinated white or rosé wine of a sort that has been produced...
• retting8n. The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration...
• returns7n. Merchandise returned to the retailer, wholesaler or supplier.
• retweet10v. To repost or forward another user's message on the microblogging social...
• reunify13v. To unify again; to bring back together, or come back together, after...
• reunion7n. The process or act of reuniting.
• reunite7v. To unite again.
• reusing8n. Reuse.
• reutter7v. To utter again.
• revalue10v. To value again, give a new value to.
• revelry13n. Joyful or riotous merry-making.
• revenge11n. Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual...
• revenue10n. The income returned by an investment.
• revered11adj. Respected or given reverence.
• reverie10n. A state of dreaming while awake; a loose or irregular train of thought...
• reverse10adj. Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.
• reversi10n. A strategy game for two players, areas of the board being captured by...
• reverso10n. Any of the left-hand pages of a book.
• revhead14n. One who takes part in, or enjoys watching motor racing.
• reviser10n. One who revises.
• revisit10v. To visit again.
• revival13n. The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.
• reviver13n. One who revives.
• revolve13v. To cause (something) to turn around a central point.
• revving14n. The act by which an engine is revved.
• rewatch15v. To watch again.
• rewrite10n. The act of writing again or anew.
• reynard11n. A fox.

RH

• rhamnus12n. Any of the plants in the genus Rhamnus; a buckthorn.
• rhenium12n. A metallic chemical element with the atomic number 75: a heavy...
• rhizome21n. A horizontal, underground stem of some plants that sends out roots and...
• rhodian11adj. Containing rhodium.
• rhodium13n. A rare, hard, silvery-white, inert metallic chemical element (symbol...
• rhodora11n. A deciduous flowering shrub of species Rhododendron canadense, native...
• rhombic16adj. Having the characteristics of a rhombus.
• rhombus14n. A parallelogram having all sides of equal length.
• rhubarb14n. Any plant of the genus Rheum, especially Rheum rhabarbarum, having...
• rhyming16n. Rhyme.

RI

• ribband12n. A long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the...
• ribbing12adj. Jesting; joking.
• ricasso9n. The base of a sword or knife blade where it joins the tang.
• ricinus9n. Ricinus communis, the castor oil plant.
• rickets13n. A disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of...
• rickety16adj. Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or...
• ricotta9n. A soft Italian unsalted whey cheese resembling cottage cheese.
• ridding10n. An area of land which has been cleared of trees, an assart.
• riddled10adj. Damaged throughout by holes.
• riddler9n. One who asks riddles; a puzzler.
• rideout8n. A group outing in which members of a motorcycle club follow the same...
• ridging10n. A pattern of ridges.
• riffage14n. Guitar riffs.
• riffing14n. The act of one who riffs; an improvisation.
• riflery13n. The practice of firing a rifle, especially in precision target shooting.
• rifling11n. The act or process of making the grooves in a rifled cannon or gun...
• rifting11n. The formation of a rift.
• rifugio11n. A hut in the Italian mountains.
• rigging10n. Dress; tackle; especially (nautical), the ropes, chains, etc., that...
• righter11n. Someone who puts right; someone who does justice or redresses wrong.
• rightly14adv. In a right manner; correctly, justifiably.
• rigidly12adv. In a rigid manner; stiffly.
• rikishi14n. A sumo wrestler.
• rilievo10n. A relief.
• rimfire12n. A type of firearm cartridge where the primer is in the back rim, rather...
• rimland10n. A land at the periphery of a heartland.
• rimless9adj. Lacking a rim.
• rimrock15n. An outcrop of hard rock, often in the form of a cliff at the edge of a...
• rimshot12n. A percussive note in which the drumstick hits both the head and the rim...
• ringgit9n. The currency of Malaysia.
• ringing9n. The sound of something that rings.
• ringlet8n. A small ring.
• ringway14n. A ring road.
• rinsing8n. The act by which something is rinsed.
• rioting8n. A riot.
• riotous7adj. Having the characteristics of a riot.
• ripcord12n. A cord to release a parachute from its sack.
• riposte9n. A thrust given in return after parrying an attack.
• ripping12adj. That rips, or can be removed by ripping.
• ripstop11n. A thick reinforcement thread woven into fabric to provide resistance...
• riptide10n. A particularly strong tidal current.

Questions about these words

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

Word.ws lists 534 seven-letter words that start with R, plus 1,025 rare ones.

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

running, reading, related, release, respect, regular, reasons and reality.

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

razzing scores 26 points with the standard letter tile values.

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