9-Letter Words Starting with R

All 531 nine-letter words that start with R: page 1 of 2

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• rabbinate13n. The office or function of a rabbi.
• rabbiting14n. A hunt for rabbits.
• racecraft16n. The total of a racer's skill (craft) along dimensions including...
• racehorse14n. A horse that competes in races.
• racerback19n. An item of clothing, such as a shirt or bra, with straps that meet high...
• racetrack17n. A course over which any type of races are run.
• racialism13n. The belief that humans can be categorized as belonging to distinct...
• racialist11n. A believer or advocate of racialism, the ideology of racial nationalism.
• racketeer15n. One who commits crimes (especially fraud, bribery, loan sharking...
• rackmount17n. Any equipment designed to be rack-mounted.
• raconteur11n. A storyteller, especially a person noted for telling stories with skill...
• radiantly13adv. In a manner that is radiant; glowingly.
• radiation10n. The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging...
• radiative13adj. Of, relating to, or occurring through radiation.
• radically15adv. In a radical manner; fundamentally; very.
• radicchio17n. A cultivar of chicory (Cichorium intybus var. foliosum) with red leaves...
• radicular12adj. Pertaining to a root or to a radicle; specifically, pertaining to the...
• radiogram13n. Synonym of radiograph (“an image, often a photographic negative...
• radiology14n. The specialty of medical imaging and its interpretation, originally and...
• radionics12n. Any of several techniques supposed to detect and modulate "life forces"...
• radioplay15n. A script for a story to be produced as a radio show, such as a radio...
• radiosity13n. The radiant flux leaving (emitted, reflected and transmitted by) a...
• radiothon13n. An extended charity appeal on the radio.
• raffinate15n. A solution from which some material has been removed by extraction with...
• raffinose15n. A trisaccharide, composed of galactose, glucose and fructose, that is...
• rafflesia15n. Any of several large parasitic plants, of the genus Rafflesia, from...
• ragpicker18n. A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags...
• railworks16n. A factory that manufactures rails for railways.
• raincheck20v. To take a rain check on; to postpone.
• rainmaker15n. Someone or something that causes or attempts to cause rain to fall.
• rainproof14adj. Waterproof (for use outdoors); resistant to rain.
• rainstorm11n. A storm characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall.
• rainwater12n. Rainfall.
• rampaging15n. The act or actions of one who rampages.
• rampantly16adv. In a rampant manner.
• rancheria14n. A small settlement in the Americas, especially of Native Americans.
• ranchland15n. Land used for ranching, or raising livestock.
• rancidity15n. The state of being rancid.
• rancorous11adj. Full of rancor; bitter; unforgiving.
• randomise12v. To arrange randomly; to make random.
• randomize21v. US and Oxford British English standard spelling of randomise.
• rangatira10n. A hereditary Māori leader of a kinship group; a chieftain or high-born...
• rangeland11n. Unimproved land that is suitable for the grazing of livestock.
• rangement12n. Arrangement.
• rapacious13adj. Voracious; avaricious.
• raptorial11adj. Like or resembling a raptor; seizing or plundering, like a bird of prey.
• rapturous11adj. Full of rapture.
• rascality14n. Rascals collectively; the rabble, the masses.
• rashguard14n. Synonym of rash vest (“a close-fitting garment often worn while surfing...
• raspberry16n. The plant Rubus idaeus.
• ratepayer14n. Someone who pays for a public utility or service.
• rationale9n. An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something.
• rationing10n. A ration.
• raucously14adv. In a raucous manner; loudly.
• ravishing16adj. Extremely beautiful.
• razorback26n. A feral pig.
• razorbill20n. A large black and white auk of species Alca torda, native to the north...
• razorfish24n. Any of various not closely related fish, including those of the genera...

RE

• reachable16adj. Within easy reach; accessible.
• reacquire20v. To acquire again.
• reactance13n. The opposition to the change in flow of current in an alternating...
• readathon13n. An event during which people read books in order to raise money for...
• readdress11v. To address, direct, or deal with again.
• readiness10n. The state or degree of being ready; preparedness.
• realistic11adj. Expressed or represented as being accurate, practicable, or not...
• realspace13n. Normal, three-dimensional space; as opposed to hyperspace.
• reanalyze21v. To analyze again.
• reanimate11adj. Being animate again.
• reappoint13v. To appoint again.
• rearguard11n. The rearmost part of a force, especially a detachment of troops that...
• rearrange10v. To change the order or arrangement of (one or more items).
• rearwards13adj. Rearward.
• reasoning10n. The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises, abstract...
• rebalance13v. To balance again.
• rebaptism15n. A second or subsequent baptism; the act or ceremony of rebaptizing.
• rebbetzin22n. The wife of a rabbi.
• rebelling12n. An act or feeling of rebellion.
• rebellion11n. Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.
• rebinding13n. The act or process by which something is rebound.
• reblochon16n. A soft French cow's-milk cheese from the Alpine region of Savoie.
• rebooking16n. A second or subsequent booking.
• rebooting12n. The act by which something (a computer, a TV series, etc.) is rebooted.
• rebounder12n. One who rebounds.
• rebuffing18n. A rebuff; the act by which somebody is rebuffed.
• rebuilder12n. One who, or that which, rebuilds.
• recalling12n. The act by which something is recalled.
• recanting12n. The act of one who recants; a retraction.
• recanvass14v. To canvass again or anew.
• recapping16n. A recapitulation.
• recapture13n. The act of capturing again.
• recasting12n. The casting of something into a different form; a transformation.
• receiving15n. The act by which something is received; reception.
• recension11n. A census, an enumeration, a review, a survey.
• reception13n. The act of receiving.
• receptive16adj. Capable of receiving something.
• recertify17v. To certify again.
• recession11n. The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
• recessive14adj. Going back; receding.
• recharger15n. That which recharges, especially a device for recharging an electrical...
• recharter14v. To charter again.
• recipient13n. One who receives.
• reckoning16n. The action of calculating or estimating something.
• reclaimed14adj. Having been acquired by the process of reclaiming.
• reclaimer13n. One who reclaims.
• reclining12adj. Capable of being reclined, or moved into a more horizontal position.
• reclusion11n. Life as a recluse.
• reclusive14adj. Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.
• recognize21v. To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a...
• recoiling12n. The act of something that recoils.
• recollect13v. To recall; to collect one's thoughts again, especially about past...
• recombine15v. To combine again, especially to reassemble the parts of something...
• recommend16v. To bestow commendation on; to represent favorably; to suggest, endorse...
• recomment15v. To convert (a portion of source code, configuration, etc.) back to a...
• recompile15v. To compile again.
• recompose15v. To compose or construct again.
• recompute15v. To compute again.
• reconcile13v. To restore a friendly relationship; to bring back or return to harmony.
• recondite12adj. Difficult to grasp or understand; abstruse, profound.
• reconfirm16v. To confirm again; to establish more firmly.
• reconnect13v. To connect again or differently.
• reconquer20v. To conquer again.
• recontact13v. To contact again.
• recontest11v. To contest again.
• reconvene14v. To resume something that has been convened and then paused.
• reconvert14v. To convert again, convert back.
• recording13n. The act of storing sound, video, etc., in a permanent medium.
• recordist12n. Someone who makes sound recordings.
• recordset12n. A data structure consisting of a group of database records.
• recouping14n. The process by which something is recouped.
• recrossed12adj. Crossed a second time.
• rectangle12n. Any quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles.
• rectifier14n. Something that rectifies.
• rectitude12n. Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and...
• rectocele13n. A hernia of the rectum into the vagina.
• rectorate11n. Synonym of rectorship.
• rectorial11adj. Relating to a rector.
• recumbent15adj. Lying down.
• recurrent11adj. Recurring; happening time after time.
• recurring12adj. Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition.
• recursion11n. The act of recurring.
• recursive14adj. Drawing upon, invoking, or referring back to itself.
• recurving15n. A curving again, or back on itself; a meander.
• recusancy16n. Obstinate refusal or opposition.
• recutting12n. The process or result of cutting again.
• recycling17n. The practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use.
• redaction12n. An edited or censored version of a document; a product resulting from...
• redbreast12n. A European robin, Erithacus rubecula.
• reddening12n. The act or process of becoming red or redder.
• redeeming13adj. Compensating for the faults of someone or something.
• redeliver13v. To give back; to return (something).
• redemptor14n. One who redeems (especially used of Jesus).
• redeposit12v. To deposit again.
• redevelop15v. To convert a neighbourhood by demolishing old buildings and building...
• redheaded15adj. Having red hair.
• redisplay15v. To display again.
• redivivus16adj. Living again; brought back to life.
• redlining11n. The process of or an instance of redlining.
• redrawing14n. A second or subsequent drawing.
• redressal10n. Redress.
• redshanks17n. A plant of species Adenostoma sparsifolium, of southern California in...
• reducible14adj. Capable of being reduced.
• reductant12n. Synonym of reducing agent.
• reductase12n. An enzyme that chemically reduces its substrate.
• reduction12n. The act, process, or result of reducing.
• reductive15adj. Causing the physical reduction or diminution of something.
• redundant11adj. Superfluous; exceeding what is necessary (and therefore no longer...
• reeducate12v. To educate or teach again, especially in order to remove bad practices.
• reenactor11n. One who reenacts.
• reentrant9adj. Designating a structure at an angle pointing inward towards the centre...
• refashion15v. To fashion again or anew.
• refection14n. Mental or spiritual refreshment.
• refectory17n. A dining hall, especially in an institution such as a college or...
• refeeding14n. The process of feeding again, typically after a fast.
• reference14n. A measurement one can compare (some other measurement) to.
• referring13n. The act by which somebody or something is referred; a reference.
• refilling13n. The act of filling again; a refill.
• refinance14v. To renew the terms of a loan.
• refitting13n. The act by which something is refitted; a refit.
• reflation12n. The act of restoring a deflated general level of prices to a previous...
• reflected15adj. Bent or sent back (especially of incident sound or light).
• reflector14n. Something which reflects heat, light or sound, especially something...
• reflexion19n. Dated spelling of reflection.
• reflexive22adj. Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
• refluxing20n. An act of boiling with a reflux condenser.
• refolding14n. A second or subsequent folding.
• reforging14n. The process of forging something again.
• reforming15n. Reformation.
• reformism16n. Any of several movements that promote reform.
• reformist14adj. Advocating reform of an institution or body.
• refracted15adj. Turned out of its straight course.
• refractor14n. A refracting telescope.
• reframing15n. Framing anew or again.
• refresher15n. Something that refreshes.
• refueling13n. The act of providing or taking on more fuel.
• refulgent13adj. Resplendent, or shining brightly and radiantly.
• refunding14n. The return of money paid; a refund.
• refurbish17v. To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original...
• refurnish15v. To furnish again; to get new furniture for.
• refusenik16n. One of the citizens of the former Soviet Union who was refused...
• refutable14adj. Able to be refuted, or shown to be false.
• regaining11n. The act by which something is regained.
• regarding12prep. Concerning, respecting.
• regenesis10n. Renewal; rebirth.
• reggaeton11n. A style of Latin American popular music, originally developing from...
• registrar10n. An officer in a university who keeps enrollment and academic...
• regrading12n. A recontouring of land.
• regressed11adj. That has been subject to regression.
• regressor10n. Something that regresses, or causes regression.
• regretful13adj. Full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets.
• regrouped13adj. That has been paused and become organized again.
• regrowing14n. The self-cultivation of vegetables by city dwellers, using flower pots...
• regularly13adv. With constant frequency or pattern.
• regulated11adj. Subject to regulations.
• regulator10n. A device that controls or limits something.
• rehashing16n. The act by which something is rehashed.
• rehearing13n. A second or subsequent hearing of a case.
• rehearsal12n. The practising of something which is to be performed before an...
• rehearsed13adj. Contrived; dishonestly formulated so as to appear authentic.
• reheating13n. The act of making something hot again.
• rehousing13n. The movement of a person or thing to a new residence or place of...
• rehydrate16v. To resupply with water that has been removed or lost; to moisten...
• reimagine12v. To imagine or conceive something in a new way.
• reimburse13v. To compensate (someone) with payment; especially, to repay money spent...
• reindeers10n. Multiple kinds of reindeer.
• reinflate12v. To inflate or fill with air again.
• reinforce14v. To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.
• reinstall9v. To install again.
• reinstate9v. To restore to a former position or rank.
• reinsurer9n. A provider of reinsurance.
• reissuing10n. The act of something being reissued; a new publication of something.
• reiterate9v. To say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis.
• rejecting19n. An act of rejection.
• rejection18n. The act of rejecting.
• rejoicing19n. An act of showing joy.
• rejoinder17n. The defendant's answer to the replication.
• rejoining17n. The act of joining again.
• relapsing12n. A relapse.
• relatable11adj. Able to be related to something else; connected with.
• relatedly13adv. In a related manner.
• relazione18n. A report presented by Venetian ambassadors of the social conditions in...
• releasing10n. The act by which something is released.
• relenting10n. The act of one who relents.
• relevance14n. The property or state of being relevant or pertinent.
• relevancy17n. Sufficiency (of a statement, claim etc.) to carry weight in law; legal...
• relieving13adj. That brings relief.
• religieux17n. A man bound by monastic vows; a monk.
• religiose10adj. Superficially religious, especially in an affected or sentimental way.
• religioso10n. A piece intended to be played with religious devotion.
• religious10adj. Concerning religion.
• relinking14n. Relinkage.
• reliquary21n. A container to hold or display religious relics.
• reliquiae18n. Remains, especially of fossil organisms.
• relishing13adj. Appetizing, delightful.
• relisting10n. The act of listing something again; a second or subsequent listing.
• reloading11n. The act by which something (a gun, a device, etc.) is reloaded; a...
• reluctant11adj. Not wanting to take some action; unwilling to do something.
• remainder12n. A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed or already...
• remaining12adj. Which remains, especially after something else has been removed.
• remanence13n. The magnetization left behind in a medium after an external magnetic...
• remapping16n. A new mapping.
• remarried12n. A person who has remarried.
• rematched17adj. Matched for a second or subsequent time.
• remeasure11v. To measure again.
• remediate12v. To correct or improve (a deficiency or problem).
• reminding13n. The act by which somebody is reminded of something.
• reminisce13v. To recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically.
• remission11n. A pardon of a sin; (chiefly historical, also figuratively) the...
• remittent11adj. Alternately increasing and decreasing in severity or intensity.
• remitting12n. Remittance.
• remodeler12n. A person who remodels or does remodeling.
• remolding13n. An act of molding again.
• remoulade12n. A popular condiment in many countries, usually mayonnaise-based.
• removable16adj. Able to be removed.
• removably19adv. Such that it can be removed.
• renascent11adj. Experiencing renewed vigor; being reborn.
• rencontre11n. A chance or unexpected meeting or encounter.
• rendering11n. The act or process by which something is rendered.
• rendition10n. An interpretation or performance of an artwork, especially a musical...
• renewable14adj. Able to be renewed; capable of renewal.
• renovator12n. A person who renovates.
• reopening12n. The act of opening something again.
• repackage18v. To package again or differently.
• repacking18n. The process of packing something again or anew.
• repairing12n. The act by which something is repaired; a mending.
• repairman13n. A male repairer, a man who repairs things.
• reparable13adj. Able to be repaired.
• repayable16adj. Able to be repaid.
• repayment16n. The act of repaying.
• repealing12n. The act by which something is repealed.
• repeating12adj. That repeats; repetitive.
• repechage17n. A heat (as in rowing or fencing) in which the best competitors who have...
• repellent11adj. Repulsive, inspiring aversion.
• repelling12n. An act by which something is repelled; repulsion.
• repentant11adj. Feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing.
• repenting12n. Repentance.
• repertory14n. A repertoire.
• replaying15n. The act by which something is replayed.
• replenish14v. To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity to.
• repletion11n. The condition of being replete; fullness.
• replicant13adj. Replicative.
• replicase13n. An enzyme that catalyses the replication of a single-stranded RNA...
• replicate13v. To make a copy (replica) of.
• reportage12n. The reporting of news, especially by an eyewitness.
• reporting12n. Such creation in business, government, or other kinds of administration.
• repossess11v. To reclaim ownership of property for which payment remains due.
• reposting12n. The act of posting something again.
• repotting12n. The act of moving a plant into a different pot.
• reprehend15v. To criticize, to reprove.
• represent11v. To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in...
• repressed12adj. Subjected to repression.
• repressor11n. Anything that represses.
• repricing14n. The changing of a price.
• reprimand14n. A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or...
• reprinted12adj. Printed again, especially in a different format.
• reprobate13adj. Rejected by God; damned, sinful.
• reprocess13v. To process again.
• reproduce14v. To produce an image or copy of.
• reprogram14v. To program anew or differently.
• reproving15adj. Expressing reproof; reproachful or admonishing.
• reptilian11adj. Of or relating to the members of the class Reptilia (reptiles).
• republish16v. To publish once again; to print and distribute copies of a work that...
• repudiate12v. To reject the truth or validity of; to deny.
• repugnant12adj. Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.
• repulsion11n. The act of repelling or the condition of being repelled.
• repulsive14adj. Tending to rouse aversion or to repulse; disgusting.
• repurpose13v. To reuse for a different purpose, on a long-term basis, with or without...
• reputable13adj. Having a good reputation; honourable.
• reputably16adv. In a reputable manner.
• reputedly15adv. According to repute or general belief.
• requalify24v. To qualify again; to renew a qualification.
• requester18n. One who, or that which, makes a request.
• requestor18n. One who, or that which, makes a request.
• requiring19n. A requirement.
• requisite18adj. Essential, indispensable, required.
• rereading11n. A second or subsequent reading.
• rerelease9v. To release (a film, video game, etc.) again.
• rerouting10n. The process by which something is rerouted; a diversion or redirection.
• resalable11adj. Capable of being resold.
• rescaling12n. The process of changing the scale or proportions of something.
• resection11n. The surgical removal of part or all of a tissue, organ, tumor, or body...
• resending11n. Act of sending something again.
• resentful12adj. Inclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when wronged.
• reserpine11n. A compound of the alkaloid class obtained from Indian snakeroot...
• reservist12n. A soldier who is assigned as reserved: after training, no longer on...
• reservoir12n. A place where anything is kept in store.
• resetting10n. The act by which something is reset.
• reshaping15n. The process by which something is reshaped.
• reshoring13n. The transfer of a business operation back to its country of origin.
• reshuffle18v. To shuffle something again, especially playing cards.
• residence12n. The place where one lives (resides); one's home.
• residency15n. The condition of being a resident of a particular place.
• residuary13adj. Of or relating to a residue; residual; left over, when the main portion...
• resilient9adj. Returning quickly to original shape after force is applied; elastic....
• resistant9n. A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
• resisting10n. Resistance.
• resistive12adj. Acting as a resistor; resisting the passage of electrical current.
• resitting10n. A second or subsequent sitting.
• resizable20adj. That can be resized.
• resolvent12adj. Able to resolve (separate) the constituents of a mixture.
• resolving13n. The act of forming a resolution.
• resonance11n. The quality of being resonant.
• resonator9n. Any object or system that resonates.
• respected14adj. Deserving of respect; due special honor or appreciation.
• respecter13n. One who regards or judges with partiality; one who respects.
• respiring12n. An act of respiration.
• responder12n. One who responds.
• restaging11n. A subsequent performance on the stage.
• restating10n. An act of restatement.
• restfully15adv. In a restful manner.
• resthouse12n. A house where travellers can stay; a guesthouse.
• restitute9v. To restore (something) to its former condition.
• restraint9n. Something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures.
• restyling13n. The process or result of styling something again.
• resultant9adj. Following as a result or consequence of something; resulting.
• resulting10adj. Of something that follows as the result of something else; resultant.
• resultset9n. A set, often of tabulated data, that is the result of the querying of a...
• resurface14v. To come once again to the surface.
• resurgent10adj. Undergoing a resurgence; experiencing renewed vigor or vitality.
• resurging11n. An instance of something resurging; a resurgence.
• resurrect11v. To raise from the dead; to bring life back to.
• retailing10n. The business of selling directly to the consumer; retail.
• retaining10adj. Of or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a...
• retaliate9v. To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to...
• retelling10n. A new, changed, or adapted version of a story.
• retention9n. The act of retaining or something retained.
• retentive12adj. Having power to retain.
• retexture16v. To texture again; to give a new texture to.
• retiarius9n. A gladiator who uses a casting net (a rete or iaculum) as a weapon.
• reticence13n. Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion...
• reticular11adj. Having the structure of a net or a network; netlike.
• reticulum13n. A network. For example, the endoplasmic reticulum forms a network of...
• retinitis9n. Inflammation of the retina.
• retooling10n. The fact or process of re-equipping or modifying something.
• retoucher14n. One who retouches.
• retracing12n. Act of tracing again.
• retracted12adj. Withdrawn back and in, as the claws of a cat.
• retractor11n. One who, or that which, retracts.
• retrieval12n. The act of retrieving or something retrieved.
• retriever12n. One who retrieves something.
• retroflex19adj. Bent or curved backwards.

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

Word.ws lists 531 nine-letter words that start with R, plus 1,727 rare ones.

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

religious, reference, regarding, remaining, recommend, receiving, represent and reporting.

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

rhizotomy scores 26 points with the standard letter tile values.

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