5-Letter Words Starting With R

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5-Letter Words Starting With R

RAISE earned its reputation as the ultimate Wordle starter. R, A, I, S, E — five of English's most common letters in one word. R-words dominate word games for good reason.

Popular Words That Start With R

Here are some of the most useful 5-letter words that start with R. The highlighted letter shows the position you're filtering for.

Common everyday words:

RADIO

RAISE

REACH

Strategic picks for word games:

ROAST

RAISE

RESIN

Wordle and Scrabble Strategy

•RAISE uses R, A, I, S, E — studies show it eliminates the most possibilities

•ROAST and RESIN are excellent alternatives to RAISE

•R appears in 35% of 5-letter words — especially common in position 2 (BRAIN, CRISP)

•R is worth only 1 point in Scrabble — use for positioning

R at a Glance

Frequency795 5-letter words start with R

Wordle105 Wordle answers start with R (13.2%)

PatternsCommon patterns: RE-, RO-, RI-, RA-, RU-