Word.ws English Dictionary

Words That Start with R

There are 3,970 words that start with R on Word.ws, from 2 to 15 letters. The most common length is 6 letters (565 words). The words used most often are really, right, real, read and run.

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2-letter words that start with R

  • re2prep. About, regarding, with reference to; used especially in letters...
  • ri2n. A Korean unit of distance equivalent to about 393 m.

3-letter words that start with R

  • rad4n. A non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray, that...
  • rag4n. Tattered clothes (clothing).
  • rai3n. Stone money.
  • raj10n. Reign; rule.
  • ram5n. A male sheep, typically uncastrated.
  • ran3n. Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch.
  • rap5n. A sharp blow with something hard.
  • rat3n. Any of the numerous members of several rodent families that usually...
  • raw6adj. (of food) Not cooked.
  • ray6n. A beam of light or radiation.
  • rec5v. To recommend.
  • red4n. The colour of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the colour...
  • ref6v. To referee; to act as a referee in a sport or game.
  • reg4n. A regular.
  • rem5n. A non-SI unit of measure for radiation dose, measured as equivalent...
  • ren3n. A kidney.
  • rep5v. To represent; to act as a representative for.
  • rev6v. To increase the speed of a motor, or to operate at a higher speed.
  • rex10n. A king, particularly in ancient Rome.
  • rib5n. Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans...
  • rid4v. Followed by of: to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an...
  • rig4n. The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.
  • rim5n. An edge around something, especially when circular.
  • rio3n. A grade of Spanish saffron, in quality below mancha and coupé but above...
  • rip5v. To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such...
  • rob5v. To steal from, especially using force or violence.
  • roc5n. An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend.
  • rod4n. A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.
  • roe3n. Eggs of fish.
  • ron3n. Heroin.
  • rot3v. To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi...
  • row6n. A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre...
  • roy6n. A king.
  • rub5n. An act of rubbing.
  • rue3v. To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past...
  • rug4n. A partial covering for a floor.
  • rum5n. A spirit distilled from various preparations of sugarcane, particularly...
  • run3v. To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short...
  • rye6n. A grain used extensively in Europe for making bread, beer, and (now...
  • ryu6n. A Japanese school of a specific discipline, usually martial arts.

All 66 3-letter words that start with R

4-letter words that start with R

  • race6n. A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to...
  • rage5n. Violent uncontrolled anger.
  • raid5n. A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
  • rail4n. A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as...
  • rain4n. Condensed water falling from a cloud.
  • rank8adj. Having a very strong, bad taste or odor.
  • rare4adj. Very uncommon; scarce.
  • rate4n. The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and...
  • rats4interj. An expression of annoyance or disgust; damn, darn.
  • read5v. To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
  • real4adj. True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
  • rear4v. To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to...
  • reed5n. Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing...
  • rely7v. To trust; to have confidence in.
  • rent4n. A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to lease a property.
  • rest4n. Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
  • rice6n. Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as...
  • rich9adj. Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
  • rick10n. Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected...
  • ride5v. To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a...
  • ring5n. A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an...
  • riot4n. A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of...
  • rise4v. To move upwards.
  • risk8n. The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.
  • road5n. A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to...
  • rock10n. The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that...
  • role4n. A character or part played by a performer or actor.
  • roll4v. To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal...
  • roof7n. The external covering at the top of a building.
  • room6n. Space for something, or to carry out an activity.
  • root4n. The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports...
  • rope6n. Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other...
  • rose4n. A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers.
  • ross4n. The rough, scaly surface on the bark of trees.
  • rude5adj. Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
  • ruin4n. The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house...
  • rule4n. A regulation, law, guideline.
  • runs4n. Diarrhea/diarrhoea.
  • rush7n. A sudden forward motion.
  • ruth7n. Sorrow for the misery of another person; compassion, mercy, pity.

All 212 4-letter words that start with R

5-letter words that start with R

  • radar6n. In full primary radar: a method of detecting a distant object and...
  • radio6n. The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other...
  • raise5v. To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
  • rally8n. A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is...
  • ralph10v. To vomit.
  • range6n. A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
  • rapid8adj. Very swift or quick.
  • rated6adj. Maximum (load, voltage, etc.) under which a device can function...
  • rates5n. Taxes, usually on property, levied by local government.
  • ratio5n. A number representing a comparison between two named things.
  • 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.
  • rebel7n. A person who resists an established authority, often violently.
  • refer8v. To direct the attention of (someone toward something).
  • reign6n. The exercise of sovereign power.
  • relax12v. To make something loose.
  • reply10v. To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question...
  • ridge7n. The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the...
  • 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...
  • rings6n. A gymnastics apparatus and discipline consisting of two rings suspended...
  • rival8n. A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as...
  • river8n. A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying...
  • roads6n. A roadstead.
  • robin7n. A European robin, Erithacus rubecula.
  • robot7n. A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent...
  • rocks11n. Money.
  • rocky14adj. Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.
  • roger6interj. Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message...
  • roman7adj. Upright, as opposed to italic.
  • roots5n. Ancestry.
  • rough9adj. Not smooth; uneven.
  • round6adj. Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one...
  • route5n. A course or way which is traveled or passed.
  • royal8adj. Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.
  • rugby11n. A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball...
  • ruled6adj. Having printed lines.
  • rural5adj. Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.

All 331 5-letter words that start with R

6-letter words that start with R

  • racial8adj. Of or relating to a race (or a people).
  • racing9n. The sport of competing in races.
  • racist8n. A person who believes in or supports racism; a person who believes that...
  • raised7adj. Embossed, in relief.
  • random9n. A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or...
  • ranked11adj. That has been arranged or organized in ranks or by rank.
  • rarely9adv. Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.
  • rather9adv. Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably, in preference to....
  • rating7n. A position on a scale.
  • reader7n. A person who reads.
  • really9adv. In a way or manner that is real, not unreal.
  • reason6n. That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
  • recall8v. To withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to revoke (an order).
  • recent8adj. Having happened a short while ago.
  • record9n. An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical...
  • reduce9v. To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of...
  • reform11n. The change of something that is defective, broken, inefficient or...
  • refuse9adj. Discarded, rejected.
  • regard8n. A steady look, a gaze.
  • region7n. Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface...
  • regret7v. To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink...
  • relief9n. The removal of stress or discomfort.
  • remain8n. That which is left; relic; remainder.
  • remind9v. To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring...
  • remote8adj. At a distance; disconnected.
  • remove11v. To delete.
  • repair8v. To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to...
  • repeat8v. To do or say again (and again).
  • report8v. To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe...
  • rescue8v. To save from any violence, danger or evil.
  • resort6n. A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities...
  • result6v. To proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments...
  • retail6n. The sale of goods directly to the consumer, encompassing the...
  • return6v. To come or go back (to a place or person).
  • reveal9n. The outer side of a window or door frame.
  • review12n. A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to...
  • reward10n. Something of value given in return for an act.
  • riding8n. A path cut through woodland.
  • rising7n. Rebellion.
  • rocket12n. A cylindrical projectile that can be fired to a great height through...

All 565 6-letter words that start with R

7-letter words that start with R

  • radical10adj. Of or pertaining to the root of a plant.
  • railway13n. A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.
  • raising8n. Elevation.
  • ranging9n. The act of one who ranges.
  • ranking12adj. Having a specified rank.
  • rapidly13adv. With speed; in a rapid manner.
  • readers8n. Reading glasses.
  • reading9n. The process of interpreting written language.
  • realise7v. Non-Oxford British standard spelling of realize.
  • reality10n. The state of being actual or real; realness.
  • realize16v. To become aware of, understand, or appreciate (a fact or situation...
  • reasons7n. A written judgment or ruling by a judge or similar decision maker.
  • receive12v. To be given, sent, or paid something.
  • recover12v. To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation...
  • reduced11adj. Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.
  • reflect12v. To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.
  • regards9n. A greeting to pass on to another person.
  • regions8n. The rest of the country excluding the capital city or metropolitan...
  • regular8adj. Bound by religious rule; belonging to a monastic or religious order...
  • related8adj. Standing in relation or connection.
  • release7n. The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages...
  • remains9n. The body or any of its matter that are left after a person (or any...
  • removal12n. The process of removing or the fact of being removed.
  • removed13adj. Separated in time, space, or degree.
  • replace11v. To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back.
  • request16v. To ask for (something).
  • require16v. To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively.
  • reserve10n. The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception.
  • respect11n. An attitude of consideration or high regard; a feeling of admiration or...
  • respond10v. To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
  • retired8adj. Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet.
  • returns7n. Merchandise returned to the retailer, wholesaler or supplier.
  • revenge11n. Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual...
  • revenue10n. The income returned by an investment.
  • reverse10adj. Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.
  • rolling8adj. Drunk; intoxicated from alcohol, staggering.
  • romance11n. An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
  • roughly14adv. In a rough manner; without kindness, softness, or gentleness.
  • routine7n. A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
  • running8adj. Moving or advancing at a run.

All 534 7-letter words that start with R

8-letter words that start with R

  • railroad9n. A permanent track consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or...
  • randomly14adv. In a random manner.
  • rational8adj. Capable of reasoning.
  • reaching14n. The action of one who reaches; an attempt to grasp something by...
  • reaction10n. An action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event.
  • received14adj. Generally accepted as correct or true.
  • receiver13n. An official whose job is to receive taxes or other monies; a tax...
  • recently13adv. A short while ago.
  • recorded12adj. That has been fixed into a physical medium (for example, a book...
  • recovery16n. The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.
  • reducing12adj. That causes reduction.
  • regional9adj. Of, or pertaining to, a specific region or district.
  • register9n. A formal recording of names, events, transactions, etc.
  • relating9n. The act of relating, or forming or identifying relationships; relation.
  • relation8n. The manner in which two things may be associated.
  • relative11adj. Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.
  • relevant11adj. Related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
  • reliable10adj. Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or...
  • relieved12adj. Experiencing or exhibiting relief; freed from stress or discomfort.
  • religion9n. Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least...
  • remember14v. To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.
  • reminder11n. Someone or something that reminds.
  • removing14n. Removal.
  • renowned12adj. Famous, celebrated, or well-known; widely praised or highly honored.
  • repeated11adj. Having been said or done again.
  • reporter10n. Someone or something that reports.
  • republic14n. A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their...
  • required18adj. Necessary; obligatory; mandatory.
  • research13n. Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles...
  • reserved12adj. Self-restrained in the expression of emotions or opinions.
  • resident9n. A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain...
  • resigned10adj. Characterized by resignation or acceptance.
  • resolved12adj. Determined; fixed in one's purpose.
  • resource10n. Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or...
  • response10n. An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.
  • restored9adj. Pertaining to something or someone renewed or rebuilt.
  • returned9adj. Bent back; angled.
  • revealed12adj. Of or pertaining to the revelations of a divinity to humankind.
  • romantic12adj. Of a work of literature, a writer etc.: being like or having the...
  • rotation8n. The act of turning around a centre or an axis.

All 532 8-letter words that start with R

9-letter words that start with R

  • radiation10n. The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging...
  • realistic11adj. Expressed or represented as being accurate, practicable, or not...
  • reasoning10n. The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises, abstract...
  • rebellion11n. Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.
  • receiving15n. The act by which something is received; reception.
  • reception13n. The act of receiving.
  • recession11n. The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
  • recipient13n. One who receives.
  • recognize21v. To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a...
  • recommend16v. To bestow commendation on; to represent favorably; to suggest, endorse...
  • recording13n. The act of storing sound, video, etc., in a permanent medium.
  • reduction12n. The act, process, or result of reducing.
  • reference14n. A measurement one can compare (some other measurement) to.
  • referring13n. The act by which somebody or something is referred; a reference.
  • reflected15adj. Bent or sent back (especially of incident sound or light).
  • regarding12prep. Concerning, respecting.
  • regularly13adv. With constant frequency or pattern.
  • regulated11adj. Subject to regulations.
  • rejection18n. The act of rejecting.
  • releasing10n. The act by which something is released.
  • religious10adj. Concerning religion.
  • 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.
  • rendering11n. The act or process by which something is rendered.
  • renewable14adj. Able to be renewed; capable of renewal.
  • repeating12adj. That repeats; repetitive.
  • reporting12n. Such creation in business, government, or other kinds of administration.
  • represent11v. To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in...
  • requiring19n. A requirement.
  • reservoir12n. A place where anything is kept in store.
  • residence12n. The place where one lives (resides); one's home.
  • resistant9n. A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
  • respected14adj. Deserving of respect; due special honor or appreciation.
  • resulting10adj. Of something that follows as the result of something else; resultant.
  • retention9n. The act of retaining or something retained.
  • returning10n. The act of one who returns; a coming back.
  • revealing13adj. Informative; providing new information.
  • reviewing16n. The act by which something is reviewed, or thought about again; a...
  • righteous13adj. Free from sin or guilt.

All 531 9-letter words that start with R

10-letter words that start with R

  • reasonable12adj. Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
  • reasonably15adv. In accordance with reason.
  • rebuilding14n. The act of building something again.
  • recognized23adj. Notable; distinguished; honored.
  • reconsider13v. To consider a matter again.
  • recovering16n. The process or the instance of recovery.
  • recreation12n. Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.
  • recruiting13n. The process by which a person is recruited; recruitment.
  • redemption15n. The act of redeeming or something redeemed.
  • referendum16n. A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment.
  • reflecting16n. An instance of reflection (in any sense).
  • reflection15n. The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
  • refreshing17adj. That refreshes someone; pleasantly fresh and different; granting...
  • regardless12adv. Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences.
  • registered12adj. Having had one's (or its) name or identity added to an official list or...
  • regulation11n. The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.
  • regulatory14adj. Of or pertaining to regulation.
  • reinforced16adj. Having been or containing reinforcement.
  • relatively16adv. In a relative manner; with reference to environment or competition...
  • relaxation17n. The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of...
  • remarkable18adj. Worthy of remark; notable; interesting.
  • remarkably21adv. In a remarkable manner.
  • renovation13n. An act, or the process, of renovating.
  • repeatedly16adv. Done several times or in repetition.
  • reportedly16adv. According to reports or rumors.
  • republican16adj. Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating...
  • reputation12n. What somebody or something is known for.
  • researcher15n. One who researches.
  • resistance12n. The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
  • resolution10n. A firm decision or an official decision.
  • respectful17adj. Marked or characterized by respect.
  • respective17adj. Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own.
  • responding14n. Response.
  • responsive15adj. Answering, replying or responding.
  • restaurant10n. An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by...
  • restricted13adj. Limited within bounds.
  • retirement12n. An act of retiring; withdrawal.
  • revelation13n. The act of revealing or disclosing.
  • revolution13n. A political upheaval in a government or state characterized by great...
  • ridiculous13adj. Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.

All 435 10-letter words that start with R

11-letter words that start with R

  • radioactive17adj. Exhibiting radioactivity.
  • reactionary16adj. Extremely conservative; opposing revolution (such as the French...
  • realization20n. An act of figuring out or becoming aware.
  • reassurance13n. The feeling of being reassured, of having confidence restored, of...
  • recognition14n. The act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized (matching a...
  • recommended19adj. That one recommends (often by a person, community, or authoritative...
  • reconstruct15v. To construct again; to restore.
  • recruitment15n. The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization...
  • rectangular14adj. Having a shape like a rectangle.
  • referencing17n. The making of a reference.
  • reformation16n. An improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or...
  • refurbished20adj. Rebuilt or replenished with all new material; or, restored to its...
  • reinforcing17adj. Used to reinforce.
  • reliability16n. The quality of being reliable, dependable, or trustworthy.
  • religiously15adv. In the manner of religion.
  • reluctantly16adv. In a reluctant or hesitant manner.
  • remembering18n. The act by which something is remembered.
  • remembrance19n. The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind...
  • reminiscent15adj. Of, or relating to reminiscence.
  • renaissance13n. A rebirth or revival.
  • replacement17n. A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
  • replication15n. The process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied...
  • requirement22n. A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its...
  • researching17n. The act of carrying out research.
  • resemblance17n. The quality or state of resembling.
  • reservation14n. The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
  • residential12adj. Of or pertaining to a place of personal residence or to a location for...
  • resignation12n. The act of resigning.
  • respectable17adj. Deserving respect.
  • respiratory16adj. Relating to respiration or the organs of respiration; breathing.
  • responsible15adj. Having the duty of taking care of something; answerable for an act...
  • responsibly18adv. In a responsible manner.
  • restoration11n. The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the...
  • restraining12n. The act by which someone or something is restrained.
  • restricting14adj. Serving to restrict.
  • restriction13n. The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted.
  • restrictive16adj. Confining, limiting, containing within defined bounds.
  • resurrected14adj. Having undergone resurrection.
  • retaliation11n. Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived...
  • retribution13n. Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal...

All 307 11-letter words that start with R

12-letter words that start with R

  • racketeering19n. The criminal action of being involved in a racket; especially...
  • radiological16adj. Of or pertaining to radiation, radioactivity or nuclear weapons.
  • radiotherapy21n. Synonym of radiation therapy.
  • ratification17n. The act or process of ratifying, or the state of being ratified.
  • reassignment15n. The act of reassigning; a second or subsequent assignment.
  • receivership22n. The office and duties of a receiver.
  • receptionist16n. An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving...
  • rechargeable20adj. Able to be recharged, especially of a battery that can be recharged...
  • recklessness18n. The state or quality of being reckless or heedless, of taking...
  • recognisable17adj. Able to be recognised.
  • recognizable26adj. Able to be recognized.
  • recollection16n. The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of...
  • recreational14adj. For, or relating to, recreation.
  • redistribute15v. To distribute again.
  • refreshingly22adv. In a refreshing manner.
  • refrigerator16n. A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh using...
  • regeneration13n. Rebuilding or restructuring; large scale repair or renewal...
  • regenerative16adj. That serves to regenerate.
  • registration13n. The act of signing up or registering for something.
  • rehabilitate17v. To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions...
  • reincarnated15adj. Having undergone reincarnation.
  • reintroduced16adj. Of a plant or animal, introduced again.
  • reinvestment17n. The condition of being reinvested.
  • rejuvenation22n. The process of rendering young again.
  • relationship17n. A connection or association; the condition of being related.
  • relativistic17adj. Of or relating to relativity.
  • relentlessly15adv. In a manner unrelenting or unyielding in severity; unrelentingly.
  • remuneration14n. Something given in exchange for goods or services rendered.
  • repatriation14n. The process of returning of a person to their country of origin or...
  • representing15n. An act of representation.
  • reproducible19adj. Capable of being reproduced at a different time or place and by...
  • reproduction17n. The act of reproducing new individuals biologically.
  • reproductive20adj. Of or relating to reproduction.
  • resettlement14n. The transportation of a group of people to a new settlement.
  • respectfully22adv. In a respectful manner.
  • respectively22adv. In a relative manner; often used when comparing array lists, where the...
  • restlessness12n. The state or condition of being restless; an inability to be still...
  • resurrection14n. The act of arising from the dead and becoming alive again.
  • ridiculously18adv. In a ridiculous manner. In a way that is funny, embarrassing or...
  • romantically19adv. In a romantic way.

All 192 12-letter words that start with R

13-letter words that start with R

  • radioactivity22n. Spontaneous emission of ionizing radiation as a consequence of a...
  • randomization25n. The process of making random.
  • rapprochement24n. The reestablishment of cordial relations, particularly between two...
  • rationalizing23n. The act of one who rationalizes.
  • realistically18adv. In a realistic manner.
  • rearrangement16n. The process of rearranging.
  • reciprocating20adj. That moves back and forth or up and down.
  • recombination19n. Combination a second or subsequent time.
  • reconstituted16adj. Constructed anew.
  • reconstructed18adj. Rebuilt; reassembled; redesigned and reimplemented; thoroughly...
  • rectification20n. The action or process of rectifying.
  • redevelopment21n. The process of developing something anew.
  • redistricting17n. An instance of adjusting the borders that delineate districts.
  • reforestation16n. The act or process of replanting a forest, especially after...
  • refrigeration17n. The process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it.
  • refurbishment23n. The act of refurbishing; a renovation.
  • regurgitation15n. The act of regurgitating.
  • reincarnation15n. A rebirth of a soul, in a physical life form, such as a body.
  • reinforcement20n. The act, process, or state of reinforcing or being reinforced.
  • reinstatement15n. The act of restoring something to its previous state.
  • reintegration14n. The act or process of reintegrating.
  • reinterpreted16adj. Interpreted again.
  • reinvigorated18adj. Revitalized or rejuvenated.
  • renegotiation14n. The act of negotiating again.
  • replenishment20n. The act of replenishing.
  • repositioning16n. The act by which something is repositioned.
  • reprehensible20adj. Blameworthy, censurable, guilty.
  • reprogramming21n. The act by which something is reprogrammed.
  • republicanism21n. The political ideology of being a citizen in a state as a republic...
  • restructuring16n. A reorganization; an alteration of structure.
  • resuscitation15n. The act of resuscitating.
  • retroactively21adv. Done after the fact; applying to events that have previously transpired.
  • retrospective20adj. Of, relating to, or contemplating the past.
  • reunification18n. The unification of something that was previously divided; used...
  • reverberation18n. A violent oscillation or vibration.
  • revolutionary19adj. Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or...
  • revolutionise16v. To change radically or significantly, as in a revolution.
  • revolutionize25v. To radically or significantly change (something), as in a revolution.
  • righteousness17n. The quality or state of being righteous.
  • rollercoaster15n. An amusement ride consisting of a train on a track that rises, falls...

All 149 13-letter words that start with R

14-letter words that start with R

All 71 14-letter words that start with R

15-letter words that start with R

All 43 15-letter words that start with R

11,768 rare words that start with R

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Questions about these words

How many words that start with R are there?
Word.ws lists 3,970 words that start with R, plus 11,768 rare ones.
What are common words that start with R?
really, right, real, read, run, research, room and remember.
Which of the words that start with R has the highest letter score?
razzmatazz scores 48 points with the standard letter tile values.

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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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