5 Letter Words Starting With R

628 words, and R has one of the lowest scoring ceilings of any common letter. RITZY tops the list at just 17 points, since R itself is cheap and R-words rarely stack the rare letters that drive up other letters' top scores.

105 of the 2,315 real Wordle answers start with R, 4.5%. A solid share. A wordle solver rates R well, thanks to the number of common, everyday words in the list.

Everyday Common Words

RABBI, RANDY, REALM, RESIN, ROBIN. Everyday words, the kind that turn up first in a search for common R openers.

Strategic High-Value Picks (Scrabble / Words With Friends)

A scrabble word finder puts RITZY at 17 points, R's top scorer, modest compared to most other letters on this page. ROJAK and RAJAH follow at 16 and 15. Still valid, still worth knowing for a words with friends cheat, just don't expect a blowout score.

R is a dependable early guess, 628 words behind it and a strong mix of common vocabulary.

RE- alone covers close to a third of the list, the biggest single opening for R by a wide margin. If your word starts with R, RE- is the strongest next guess.

On the board, R is worth just 1 point but shows up everywhere. A scrabble word finder is most useful for RE- extensions here, since R rarely scores big on its own.

RITZY, 17 points, the second-lowest "highest score" of any letter on this page, only U's ceiling of 16 sits lower. Meaning stylish or fashionable, and even its Z can't push the total very high since the rest of the letters are cheap.

628 total. 105 real Wordle answers, 4.5% of them. R leans hardest on RE-, close to a third of the whole list, then RA-, RO-, and RI-.

All 628, right below. Use the finder above if you already know a few letters, or scroll if you're just browsing.

Want a different pattern? Try words ending in E, or ones containing a letter you already know, same finder, different filter. RE, RA, and RO each get their own list too.