Words That Start with RI

2-letter words that start with RI

• ri2n. A Korean unit of distance equivalent to about 393 m.

3-letter words that start with RI

• ria3n. A narrow inlet of the sea formed by a flooded unglaciated river valley.
• 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.
• rin3v. To run.
• 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...
• riq12n. A kind of frame drum (tambourine) with jingles attached, originating in...
• rit3n. A scratch, a score or a groove.

4-letter words that start with RI

• riad5n. A traditional Moroccan house or palace with an interior garden.
• riah7n. A person's hair.
• rial4n. The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
• riba6n. Interest or usury, which is haram (sinful) according to sharia law.
• 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...
• riel4n. The monetary unit of Cambodia, equivalent to 100 sen or 10 kak. Symbol...
• rife7adj. Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful...
• riff10n. A repeated melody line in a song, usually instrumental but sometimes...
• rift7n. A chasm or fissure.
• rigg6n. A strong, stormy wind (now chiefly in the phrase "Michaelmas riggs").
• rile4v. To stir or move from a state of calm or order.
• rill4n. A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet.
• rily7adj. Roily; turbulent.
• rima6n. A cleft or gap between two symmetrical parts, particularly between the...
• rime6n. Archaic in the form rimes: originally, any frozen dew forming a white...
• rimu6n. A large evergreen conifer native to New Zealand, Dacrydium cupressinum.
• rind5n. Tree bark.
• rine4v. To concern; affect.
• ring5n. A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an...
• rink8n. A man, especially a warrior or hero.
• riot4n. A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of...
• ripe6adj. Of a fruit, vegetable, seed, etc., ready for reaping or gathering...
• rise4v. To move upwards.
• risk8n. The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.
• risp6v. To rub together, to rasp or grate.
• rite4n. A religious custom.
• rith7n. A small stream or channel.
• rito4n. The young leaves of the coconut palm, used in traditional weaving in...
• ritz13n. A display of ostentatious elegance.
• riva7n. A rift or cleft.
• rive7v. To tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to cleave.
• rivo7interj. A drinking cry.
• riyo7n. A Japanese ounce, especially of silver; a tael.
• rizz22n. Of a person, the ability to attract a love interest, usually female...

5-letter words that start with 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.

6-letter words that start with RI

• rialto6n. A marketplace, literally or figuratively.
• ribald9adj. Coarsely, vulgarly, or lewdly amusing; referring to sexual matters in a...
• riband9n. A narrow diminutive of the bend, thinner than a bendlet.
• ribbed11adj. Having ribs.
• ribbit10interj. The vocal sound made by a frog or toad.
• ribbon10n. A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the...
• ribeye11n. Synonym of ribsteak (an unfilleted ribsteak, with the bone-in).
• ribose8n. A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the...
• riches11n. Money, goods, wealth, treasure.
• richly14adv. In an attractive or manner; full of colour or detail.
• ricker12n. A thick pole for use in making a rick, or for a spar to a boat.
• rictus8n. A bird’s gaping mouth.
• ridden8adj. Full of.
• ridder8n. A sieve.
• riddim10n. An instrumental version of a song in Jamaican or Caribbean music...
• riddle8n. A verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature.
• rideau7n. A fortification or barrier such as a small earthen mound or ridge, a...
• ridged9adj. Having ridges.
• riding8n. A path cut through woodland.
• ridley10n. Any of the marine turtles of the genus Lepidochelys, found in the...
• riegel7n. A transverse ridge of bedrock that has been exposed by glacial erosion.
• riffed13adj. Who has lost a job due to a RIF (reduction in force).
• riffle12n. A swift, shallow part of a stream causing broken water.
• rifled10adj. Having a spiral on the interior of a gun bore to make a fired bullet...
• rigged9adj. Prearranged and fixed so that the winner or outcome is decided in...
• rigger8n. One whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship or of a...
• riggle8n. The European lancefish.
• righto10interj. Okay; all right.
• righty13n. A right-handed person.
• rigour7n. Severity or strictness.
• riichi11n. A yaku (scoring condition) and 1000-point bet made by declaring the...
• rimmed11adj. Having a rim.
• rimmer10n. An implement for cutting, trimming, or ornamenting the rim of anything...
• ringed8adj. Marked with rings, circles, or loops.
• ringer7n. Someone who rings, especially a bell ringer.
• ringle7n. A CD single which includes a shortened ringtone version.
• rinker10n. One who skates at a rink.
• rioter6n. One who riots; part of the unruly violent crowd causing a riot.
• ripped11adj. Torn, either partly or into separate pieces.
• ripper10n. Something that rips something else.
• ripple10n. A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid.
• riprap10n. An underwater bank seen as a danger to shipping.
• rishon9n. A hypothetical fundamental particle in an early preon model.
• rising7n. Rebellion.
• ritter6n. Knight.
• ritual6adj. Related to a rite or repeated set of actions.
• rivage10n. A duty paid to the crown for the passage of vessels on certain rivers.
• rizzle24v. To creep, as ivy.

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7-letter words that start with RI

• ribband12n. A long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the...
• ribbing12adj. Jesting; joking.
• 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.
• 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.
• riserva10n. An Italian reserve wine.
• risible9adj. Of or pertaining to laughter.
• risking12n. The act by which something is risked.
• risotto7n. An Italian savoury dish made with rice and other ingredients.
• ristori7n. A woman's loose open jacket.
• rivalry13n. An ongoing relationship between (usually two) rivals who compete for...
• riveter10n. A person whose job is to rivet.
• riviera10n. Any coastal area popular with tourists.
• rivulet10n. A small stream; a streamlet; a gill.

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8-letter words that start with RI

• ribaldry14n. Joking or humorous language or behaviour used in a vulgar or lewd...
• ribboned13adj. Adorned or ornamented with ribbons.
• ribosome12n. A small organelle found in all cells; involved in the production of...
• ribozyme24n. A fragment of RNA that can act as an enzyme.
• ribulose10n. A ketopentose whose phosphate derivatives participate in photosynthesis.
• richness13n. The state or quality of being rich; wealthiness, wealth, riches.
• rickroll14v. To mislead (someone) into following a seemingly innocuous hyperlink, or...
• rickshaw20n. A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
• ricochet15n. A method of firing a projectile so that it skips along a surface.
• riddance12n. An act of ridding, clearance, or removal; elimination.
• riddling11n. The posing or solving of a riddle.
• rideable11adj. Fit to be ridden.
• ridgetop12n. The crest that extends along the highest contours of a ridge.
• ridgeway16n. A track or path that follows the highest part of the landscape.
• ridicule11v. To criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful...
• riffling15n. Sampling by use of a riffler.
• riffraff20n. Sweepings; refuse.
• rifleman13n. A soldier trained to use a rifle as a primary weapon.
• rigatoni9n. A ribbed tubular form of pasta, larger than penne but with square-cut...
• rightful15adj. By right; by law.
• righting13n. The act of putting something right.
• rightist12n. One who believes in the politics or policies of the political right.
• rigidity13n. The quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of...
• rigorous9adj. Showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor; scrupulously accurate or...
• rimworld14n. A planet located near the edge or rim of a galaxy.
• 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...
• 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.

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9-letter words that start with RI

• ribavirin14n. A synthetic analog of guanosine with chemical formula C₈H₁₂N₄O₅ that...
• ribosomal13adj. Of or relating to ribosomes.
• ricefield15n. A field where rice is grown.
• riderless10adj. Without or deprived of a rider.
• ridership15n. The people who ride a form of transportation.
• rideshare13n. A ridesharing arrangement in which people travel together.
• ridgeback19n. Any of three breeds of dog with a distinctive ridge of hair that runs...
• ridgeline11n. The topmost edge along a mountain ridge.
• ridgepole13n. A beam along the ridge of a roof to which the rafters are attached.
• rifabutin14n. A bactericidal antibiotic, primarily used in the treatment of...
• rifaximin21n. A semisynthetic antibiotic based on rifamycin.
• righteous13adj. Free from sin or guilt.
• rightmost15adj. Furthest to the right.
• rightness13n. The characteristic of being right; correctness.
• rightside14n. The correct or normal side of something.
• rightward17adj. To or from the right.
• rigidness11n. Rigidity.
• rigmarole12n. A long and complicated formal procedure.
• ringworld14n. An artificial megastructure in space, consisting of a rotating ring...
• riotously12adv. In a riotous manner.
• riskiness13n. The characteristic of being risky.
• risperdal12n. Synonym of risperidone.
• ristretto9n. An espresso drink made with less hot water than normal.
• ritonavir12n. An antiretroviral drug C₃₇H₄₈N₆O₅S₂ of the protease inhibitor class...
• ritualism11n. The belief that it is necessary for rites or repeated sets of actions...
• ritualist9n. One skilled in ritual.
• rituximab20n. A chimeric monoclonal antibody (trademark Rituxan) administered by...
• rivalrous12adj. Having a relationship of rivalry.
• riverbank18n. A sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and...
• riverbend15n. A knee or meander in a river.
• riverboat14n. A watercraft designed for operating on rivers.
• riverhead16n. The head or source of a river.
• riverpark18n. A park near a river.
• riverport14n. A port along a river.
• riverside13n. A bank or side of a river.
• riverwalk19n. A pedestrian street or pathway alongside a river, providing a space for...

10-letter words that start with RI

• riboflavin18n. Yellow or orange-yellow water-soluble compound, a member of the vitamin...
• ricinoleic14adj. Of or pertaining to ricinoleic acid or its derivatives.
• rickettsia16n. Any of a group of gram-negative bacteria, of the genus Rickettsia...
• ridiculing14adj. In a manner intended to ridicule.
• ridiculous13adj. Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.
• rifampicin19n. A reddish-brown semisynthetic antibiotic C₄₃H₅₈N₄O₁₂ obtained from the...
• riflescope17n. A telescopic sight for a rifle.
• rightfully20adv. In accordance with what is right or just.
• rightwards18adv. Rightward; towards the right.
• rigorously14adv. In a rigorous manner.
• rimonabant14n. An anti-obesity drug which acts as an appetite suppressant.
• rinderpest13n. An eradicated contagious disease of ruminants and swine caused by...
• ringbearer13n. A person who carries a ring, especially a wedding ring as part of a...
• ringfenced17adj. Of funds, that may only be used for a previously specified purpose.
• ringleader12n. A leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group.
• ringmaster13n. The person who manages the performers in a circus ring.
• ristorante10n. An Italian restaurant.
• ritardando12adv. Gradually decelerating the tempo of a piece of music, especially at the...
• ritornello10n. A recurring tutti passage in Baroque music for orchestra or chorus.
• ritualized20adj. Developed into a ritual.
• riverdance16n. A theatrical show based on traditional Irish music and dance.
• riverfront16n. The real estate located along the banks of a river.

11-letter words that start with RI

• ribonucleic17adj. Of or pertaining to ribonucleic acid (RNA) or its derivatives.
• rickettsial17adj. Relating to rickettsia.
• ridesharing16n. A form of commercial transportation in which, through social media...
• ridonkulous16adj. Ridiculous.
• righteously18adv. In a righteous manner.
• righthander19n. A right-handed person.
• rightsizing25n. Downsizing.
• rilpivirine16n. A drug used to treat HIV infection.
• rimantadine14n. A synthetic antiviral drug that is chemically related to amantadine and...
• risedronate12n. The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of risedronic acid, used as a...
• risperidone14n. A drug that is a combined serotonin and dopamine receptor antagonist...
• ritualistic13adj. In the manner of a ritual.
• rivaroxaban23n. An anticoagulant drug C₁₉H₁₈ClN₃O₅S (trademark Xarelto) that inhibits...
• riverkeeper20n. A person responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of a river.
• rizatriptan22n. A triptan agonist used in the treatment of migraine.

12-letter words that start with RI

• ribonuclease16n. Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of ribonucleic...
• ribosylation17n. The attachment of a ribose or ribosyl group to a molecule, especially...
• ridiculously18adv. In a ridiculous manner. In a way that is funny, embarrassing or...
• rightfulness19n. The state or quality of being rightful.
• rightsholder20n. A person or organization that owns the legal rights to something.
• rigorousness13n. The property of being rigorous, strictness.
• rivastigmine18n. A drug C₁₄H₂₂N₂O₂ that increases acetylcholine levels by inhibiting the...

13-letter words that start with RI

• righteousness17n. The quality or state of being righteous.
• ritualization22n. The act of giving something a ritual meaning or significance.

14-letter words that start with RI

• ribonucleotide19n. Any nucleotide having ribose as its sugar.
• ridiculousness17n. The characteristic of being ridiculous.

15-letter words that start with RI

• ritualistically20adv. Done as though following a ritual; in a ritualistic manner.'.

Questions about these words

How many words that start with RI are there?

Word.ws lists 333 words that start with RI, plus 704 rare ones.

What are common words that start with RI?

right, risk, river, rich, ride, ring, rise and rice.

Which of the words that start with RI has the highest letter score?

rizzy scores 26 points with the standard letter tile values.

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