Complete list of 681 five-letter words that begin with R. Browse, filter, and find the perfect word.
There are 681 five-letter words beginning with R in our dictionary. R appears in more Wordle answers than almost any other letter — confirmed by analysis of the official Wordle word list. The most common letters following R are: A, E, I, O, U.
Common examples include: RAASH, RABAL, RABAT, RABBI, RABIC, RABID, RABIN, RABOT, RACED, RACER, RACES, RACHE. These appear frequently in word games, everyday language, and puzzles.
R is one of the best letters to confirm early in Wordle — it appears in many answers. RAISE and ROUND are classic openers.
If your Wordle green tile lands on position 1 with R, your list narrows to 681 possibilities (down from 15,921 total). Top Wordle picks starting with R: RADIO, RAISE, RALLY, RANCH, RANGE. Use our Wordle Helper to apply yellow and grey tile clues and pinpoint the answer.
The letter R is worth 1 point in Scrabble. When R is on your rack, any of these 681 words are valid plays if you have the remaining tiles. High-value options to look for: RABBI, RABIC, RABID, RABIN, RABOT.
Use the 5-letter word finder on the homepage to filter by the letters on your rack and find the highest-scoring legal play.