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4 Letter Words Starting With R
This list does three jobs: narrowing down a guess in a Wordle-style game, filling in a crossword, and checking whether a word is real. It has 191 four-letter words that start with R, with the 68 common ones (real, read, room, road) first.
After R, the most common second letter is A: 44 of these words start with RA. On average a word here has 1.5 vowels, and the most frequent vowel is E (in 80 words). 17% repeat a letter, like room. The most common ending is -CK (5 words).
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Common 4-letter words starting with R (68)
Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.
- real
- read
- room
- road
- rest
- role
- rate
- race
- risk
- rock
- rule
- rich
- ride
- rose
- ring
- rise
- rare
- roll
- rain
- rent
- rice
- roof
- rush
- rank
- rear
- rail
- root
- ruin
- rely
- rude
- raid
- rage
- reed
- rope
- ruby
- rack
- ramp
- reef
- rust
- roar
- reel
- rant
- rash
- ripe
- rift
- rite
- reap
- rave
- robe
- raft
- roam
- rink
- riff
- rake
- rein
- rosy
- rung
- redo
- ruse
- rife
- rook
- rout
- ruff
- rump
- rune
- rote
- rove
- romp
Tip: try rose as your next guess. It tests 4 different letters that are common in this group. Since 17% of these words repeat a letter, try a double when nothing else fits.
All 4-letter words starting with R (191)
From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.
race rack racy rads raff raft raga rage ragi rags raia raid rail rain raja rake raki rale rami ramp rams rand rang rani rank rant rape raps rapt rare rase rash rasp rata rate rath rato rats rave raws raya rays raze razz rcpt read real ream reap rear rebs recd reck recs redd rede redo reds reed reef reek reel rees refl refs reft rego regs reif rein reis rely rems rend rent repo repp reps resh resp rest retd rete rets revs rhea rhos rhus rial rias ribs rice rich rick ride rids riel rife riff rifs rift rigs rile rill rime rims rimy rind ring rink rins riot ripe rips rise risk rite ritz rive road roam roan roar robe robs rock rocs rode rods roes roil role rolf roll romp roms rood roof rook room roos root rope ropy rort rose rosy rota rote roti rotl roto rots roue roup rout roux rove rows rube rubs ruby ruck rudd rude rued ruer rues ruff ruga rugs ruin rule ruly rump rums rune rung runs runt ruse rush rusk rust ruth ruts ryas ryes ryke rynd ryot
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Frequently asked questions
How many four-letter words start with R?
Our dictionary has 191, which is 4.5% of all four-letter words. 68 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.
What is the most common four-letter word starting with R?
Going by how often words appear in everyday English, real, followed by read and room.
What is a good guess from this list?
Try rose. It has 4 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 17% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.