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8-Letter Words Starting with R: page 2

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All 532 eight-letter words that start with R: page 2 of 2

RI

  • ringette9n. A team sport played on ice on skates and primarily by women, the...
  • ringless9adj. Without a ring.
  • ringling10n. Ringing.
  • ringneck15n. Any of several unrelated birds that have a ringed neck.
  • ringside10adj. Beside the ring, especially a boxing ring.
  • ringspot11n. A symptom of various viral infections in plants, taking the form of...
  • ringtail9n. A North American ringtail, Bassariscus astutus.
  • ringtone9n. The sound made by a telephone when ringing.
  • ringwood13n. An Australian tree, Syzygium anisatum.
  • ringworm14n. A contagious fungal infection of the skin, characterized by ring-shaped...
  • rinkside13n. The side of an ice rink, where spectators can sit.
  • rinpoche15n. A title warranting great respect, prefixed to the names of Tibetan...
  • riparian10adj. Of or relating to the bank of a river or stream.
  • ripeness10n. The characteristic of being ripe.
  • ripening11n. The process of becoming ripe.
  • rippling13adj. Moving in a chaotic, undulating fashion, as in a flow of water or a...
  • riskless12adj. Free of risk.
  • ritually11adv. In a ritual manner.
  • riverbed14n. The path where a river runs, or where a river once ran; the bottom...
  • riverine11adj. Of or pertaining to rivers, or located on or by a river; inhabiting a...
  • riverman13n. A man who lives or works on a river.
  • riverrun11n. The course a river shapes through a landscape.
  • riverway17n. The segment of a river or route on a river which is traversed by...
  • riveting12adj. Commanding the attention of spectators.

RO

  • roadhead13n. A terminus of a road (either of its ends).
  • roadkill13n. The killing of an animal by a road vehicle.
  • roadless9adj. Lacking roads.
  • roadshow15n. A show that travels from place to place.
  • roadside10adj. Located beside a road (or railway).
  • roadster9n. A bicycle, or tricycle, adapted for common roads, rather than for the...
  • roadwork16n. The construction or maintenance done to roads.
  • roastery11n. A place where meat, coffee, etc. is roasted.
  • roasting9adj. Very hot.
  • robocall12n. An automated phone call, commonly for telemarketing purposes, that uses...
  • robonaut10n. A humanoid robot designed to perform relatively complex physical...
  • robotics12n. The science and technology of robots, their design, manufacture, and...
  • robustly13adv. In a robust manner.
  • rocaille10n. Artificial rockwork made of rough stones and cement, as for gardens.
  • rockabye19v. To rock soothingly.
  • rockaway20n. A light, low, four-wheeled carriage with standing top, open at the...
  • rockband17n. A rock formation that encircles a hill or mountain, separating other...
  • rockered15adj. Shaped like a rocker; curving upwards at the ends.
  • rocketry17n. The making and launching of rockets, its science and practice.
  • rockfall17n. A quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff etc.
  • rockfest17n. A rock music festival.
  • rockfill17n. A dam's embankment of compacted free-draining granular earth, often...
  • rockfish20n. A fish in the family Sebastidae, marine fishes that inhabit oceans...
  • rockhead18n. The surface of the bedrock beneath soil cover.
  • rockland15n. A rocky landscape.
  • rocklike18adj. Resembling a rock.
  • rockness14n. The essence of what it means to be a rock; the qualities that make a...
  • rockpile16n. A pile of rocks.
  • rockpool16n. A tidepool.
  • rockrose14n. Any of various plants in the family Cistaceae.
  • rockstar14n. A member of a rock band, or a solo artist in the genre, especially one...
  • rockwood18n. Ligniform asbestos.
  • rockwool17n. Inorganic material resembling fiber, used primarily for insulation and...
  • rockwork21n. Ornamental work done with rocks, as for example around a pond.
  • rogation9n. A deeply serious and somber prayer or entreaty.
  • rogatory12adj. Seeking information or evidence, especially from a foreign court.
  • rohypnol16n. Flunitrazepam, a hypnotic drug (sleeping pill), sometimes used as a...
  • roleplay13v. To act out a scenario or fantasy with another person or other people.
  • rollable10adj. Capable of rolling or being rolled.
  • rollaway14adj. Having wheels to allow for storage.
  • rollback16n. A return to a prior state by undoing some operation, especially of...
  • rollover11n. The process of incrementing, especially back to an initial value.
  • romancer12n. One who romances another; one who attempt to win another's affections...
  • romanize19v. To put letters or words written in another writing system into the...
  • romantic12adj. Of a work of literature, a writer etc.: being like or having the...
  • rondelle9n. A small circular object.
  • roofless11adj. Without a roof, open to the sky.
  • roofline11n. The profile of a roof or a series of roofs.
  • roomette10n. A small private compartment, for one person, in a railroad sleeping car.
  • roommate12n. A person with whom one shares a room, as in a dormitory, barracks...
  • roosting9n. The place or period where a creature roosts.
  • rootball10n. The mass of roots and associated soil that comes up with a plant lifted...
  • rootless8adj. Of a plant or another thing, having no roots.
  • rootworm13n. A worm that tunnels through the roots of young plants.
  • ropewalk17n. A place where rope is made, a rope factory.
  • ropework17n. The making, repairing, knotting, splicing and storing of rope, and the...
  • roquette17n. A herb of the mustard family (Eruca sativa), with pungently flavored...
  • rosaline8n. A type of needlepoint.
  • rosebowl13n. An often ornamental transparent bowl for the display of flowers.
  • rosebush13n. The shrub that roses grow on: a rose plant.
  • rosehill11n. Synonym of rosella (“type of parrot”).
  • rosemary13n. A shrub, Salvia rosmarinus (formerly Rosmarinus officinalis), that...
  • rosewood12n. The fragrant wood of Dalbergia nigra, a Brazilian tree in the legume...
  • rosiness8n. The quality of being rosy.
  • rotating9adj. Undergoing physical rotation.
  • rotation8n. The act of turning around a centre or an axis.
  • rotative11adj. Turning; rotary; rotational.
  • rotatory11adj. Alternate or successive.
  • rotenone8n. A toxic crystalline substance obtained from the roots of derris and...
  • rougarou9n. A werewolf or werewolf-like creature said to inhabit the swamps in...
  • roughage13n. Originally (archaic), garbage, rubbish, or waste; later (agriculture)...
  • roughout12n. The process of roughing out; anything that has been thus roughed out.
  • roulette8n. A game of chance in which a small ball is made to move round rapidly on...
  • rounders9n. A team sport played with bat and ball with one fielding side and one...
  • rounding10adj. Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.
  • roundish12adj. Somewhat round.
  • roundoff15n. A move similar to a cartwheel but ending with the legs together and the...
  • routable10adj. Able to be routed.
  • routeing9n. A method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a transport...
  • rowdyism17n. The state of being rowdy.
  • rowhouse14n. One of a row of houses situated side by side and sharing a common wall.
  • royalism13n. Impassioned allegiance to or advocacy of the establishment...
  • royalist11adj. Of or related to royalists or some royalist faction.

RU

  • rubbishy18adj. Strewn with litter.
  • rubicund13adj. Possessing a red complexion; ruddy.
  • rubidium13n. The chemical element (symbol Rb) with an atomic number of 37. It is a...
  • rucksack20n. A bag carried on the back or shoulder, supported by straps.
  • rudeness9n. The property of being rude.
  • rudiment11n. A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning.
  • ruefully14adv. In a rueful manner; causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow.
  • ruffling15n. The action of the verb ruffle.
  • rugelach14n. A type of Jewish pastry, which may be filled with various fruit, nuts...
  • ruggedly14adv. In a rugged manner.
  • rulebook14n. A book containing a set of rules.
  • rumbling13adj. Deep- and slow-sounding.
  • ruminant10adj. Chewing cud.
  • ruminate10v. To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially...
  • runabout10n. Any of several small vehicles, especially a small motor car for use on...
  • runcible12adj. A nonce word used for humorous effect.
  • runnable10adj. Capable of being run.
  • ruptured11adj. Having a rupture; broken, leaking.
  • ruralist8n. One who exhibits characteristics or qualities of rural life, or...
  • rurality11n. The state of being rural.
  • rustbelt10n. A region of dilapidated or former manufacturing concerns.
  • rustling9n. The rounding up and theft of animals, cattle in particular.
  • rutabaga11n. The swede, or Swedish turnip; the European plant Brassica napus var....
  • ruthless11adj. Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.

RY

  • ryegrass12n. Any of several species of tufted grasses of the genus Lolium.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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