5-Letter Words Starting With R
Wordle accepts 795 five-letter words starting with R, but most of them are rare words you would never pick as an answer. Only about 100 are everyday words, and 82 of those have already been Wordle answers. This page puts the everyday words first, then the full list, so you can find the right R word quickly whether you are playing Wordle, Scrabble or a crossword.
Updated daily from our Wordle answer archive. Checked by Muhammad Jahangeer.
✓ 795 words starting with RCommon 5-letter words starting with R (100)
These are the R words most people know, grouped by their first two letters. Wordle answers come from this kind of everyday vocabulary, so start here. = already a Wordle answer (tap it to see that puzzle).
RA
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- REACH
- REACT
- READY
- REALM
- REBEL
- REBUS
- REBUT
- RECAP
- RECON
- RECUR
- REFER
- REGAL
- REHAB
- REIGN
- RELAX
- RELAY
- RELIC
- REMIT
- REMIX
- RENAL
- RENEW
- REPAY
- REPEL
- REPLY
- RERUN
- RESET
- RESIN
- RETCH
- RETRO
- RETRY
- REUSE
- REVEL
- REVUE
RH
RI
RO
- ROACH
- ROAST
- ROBIN
- ROBOT
- ROCKY
- RODEO
- ROGER
- ROGUE
- RONDO
- ROOMY
- ROOST
- ROPER
- ROTOR
- ROUGE
- ROUGH
- ROUND
- ROUSE
- ROUTE
- ROVER
- ROWAN
- ROWDY
- ROWER
- ROYAL
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Everyday R words that have never been a Wordle answer
18 everyday words starting with R have not been picked yet. Since February 2026 the New York Times also repeats old answers now and then (see which answers have repeated), so do not rule out a past answer completely, but these unused words are still the best place to look first.
- RADAR
- RALLY
- RANDY
- RAVEN
- RAZOR
- RECON
- REIGN
- RENAL
- RIFLE
- RIGOR
- RISKY
- ROAST
- ROGER
- RONDO
- ROPER
- ROTOR
- ROWAN
- RUMOR
All 5-letter words starting with R (795)
Filter 5-Letter Words Starting With R
Narrow the list below with what you already know from your Wordle guesses. Words that have been real Wordle answers are highlighted in green.
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Wordle Answers Starting With R
Out of 1,934 past Wordle answers, 82 started with R (4.2%), making it the #11 most common first letter. Most of the R words in the big list above are valid guesses but will never be the answer, so these are the ones worth knowing:
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Each word links to its puzzle page with hints, difficulty and meaning. Today’s answer is never included.
Patterns in R Wordle Answers
- Most common second letter: E (37%), O (21%), A (15%), I (15%).
- Most common endings: ER (12%), CH (5%), AL (5%), SE (5%), GE (4%).
- Most common last letter: Y (18%), E (15%), R (13%).
- 38% contain a repeated letter, and the average answer has 2 vowels.
So if you know the answer starts with R, try a second guess that tests the most common second letters and endings above before guessing the rarer patterns.
Best Wordle Starting Words That Begin With R
We tested R-words that have been Wordle answers as opening guesses against all 1,934 past answers. “Answers left” is the average number of possible answers remaining after the first guess. Lower is better (for comparison, SLATE, one of the best openers overall, leaves about 58.7).
| Rank | Opening word | Avg. answers left |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAISE | 51.4 |
| 2 | REACT | 63.8 |
| 3 | ROUTE | 68.8 |
| 4 | RINSE | 71.8 |
| 5 | ROUSE | 73.7 |
| 6 | RATIO | 76.5 |
| 7 | REALM | 78.9 |
| 8 | RISEN | 79.8 |
5-Letter Words by Starting Letter
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FAQ: 5-Letter Words Starting With R
How many 5-letter words start with R?
The list on this page contains every valid 5-letter word starting with R that Wordle accepts as a guess. Only 82 of them have actually been Wordle answers so far.
How many Wordle answers start with R?
82 past Wordle answers started with R, about 4.2% of all answers, ranking #11 among the 26 letters.
What is the best Wordle starting word that begins with R?
Based on our test against all past answers, RAISE is the strongest R-opener, followed by REACT and ROUTE.
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How 5-letter R words usually end
Out of all 795 valid R words, these are the most common last letters. If your Wordle board already shows a green last letter, this tells you how many R words you are still choosing from.
| Pattern | Words | Everyday examples |
|---|---|---|
| R _ _ _ S | 215 | REBUS |
| R _ _ _ E | 102 | RAISE, RANGE, REUSE, REVUE, RHYME |
| R _ _ _ Y | 94 | RAINY, RALLY, RANDY, RATTY, READY |
| R _ _ _ D | 53 | RABID, RAPID, RIGID, ROUND |
| R _ _ _ N | 53 | RAMEN, RAVEN, RAYON, RECON, REIGN |
| R _ _ _ T | 44 | REACT, REBUT, REMIT, RESET, RIGHT |
Highest-scoring everyday R words in Scrabble
Base tile points only, before any bonus squares. Check your own game's dictionary before playing a word.
| Word | Points |
|---|---|
| RITZY | 17 |
| RAZOR | 14 |
| REMIX | 14 |
| ROCKY | 14 |
| RHYME | 13 |
| RELAX | 12 |
| RISKY | 12 |
| ROWDY | 12 |
| RUGBY | 11 |
| RANCH | 10 |
How we built this list
The full list is every five-letter word starting with R that Wordle accepts as a guess. The everyday list combines our hand-checked list of common English words with every word that has ever been a Wordle answer. Answer data comes from our own archive, which we check each day by playing the puzzle. All counts on this page are recalculated automatically when a new puzzle is added, and today's answer is never shown here.