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4 Letter Words Starting With R

There are 242 4-letter words starting with R in our word list, 4.8% of all 4-letter words. The most common openings are RA-, RO-, RI- and RE-. About 43% are everyday words, listed first below. 19% use some letter twice.

Quick facts

Most common openings:
RA- (56), RO- (55), RI- (44), RE- (42)
Everyday words:
103
Words with a repeated letter:
46 (19%)

Common 4 letter words starting with R

The 103 everyday words. Not sure what one means? Look it up in the Online Dictionary.

  • race
  • rack
  • racy
  • raft
  • rage
  • rags
  • raid
  • rail
  • rain
  • rake
  • ramp
  • rams
  • rang
  • rank
  • rant
  • raps
  • rapt
  • rare
  • rash
  • rasp
  • rate
  • rats
  • rave
  • rays
  • raze
  • read
  • real
  • ream
  • reap
  • rear
  • redo
  • reds
  • reed
  • reef
  • reek
  • reel
  • rein
  • rely
  • rend
  • rent
  • rest
  • revs
  • ribs
  • rice
  • rich
  • ride
  • rids
  • rife
  • rift
  • rigs
  • rile
  • rims
  • rind
  • ring
  • rink
  • riot
  • ripe
  • rips
  • rise
  • risk
  • rite
  • road
  • roam
  • roar
  • robe
  • robs
  • rock
  • rode
  • rods
  • roes
  • role
  • roll
  • romp
  • roof
  • rook
  • room
  • root
  • rope
  • rose
  • rosy
  • rote
  • rots
  • rout
  • rows
  • rubs
  • ruby
  • rude
  • rued
  • rues
  • ruff
  • rugs
  • ruin
  • rule
  • rump
  • rums
  • rune
  • rung
  • runs
  • runt
  • ruse
  • rush
  • rust
  • ruts

All 4 letter words starting with R

Grouped by the first two letters. Less common words are included; narrow it down in the finder.

Starting with RA (56 words)

  • rabi
  • raca
  • race
  • rach
  • rack
  • racy
  • rads
  • raff
  • raft
  • raga
  • rage
  • ragg
  • ragi
  • rags
  • rahs
  • raia
  • raid
  • rail
  • rain
  • rais
  • rait
  • raja
  • rake
  • raki
  • raku
  • rale
  • rami
  • ramp
  • rams
  • rana
  • rand
  • rang
  • rani
  • rank
  • rant
  • rape
  • raps
  • rapt
  • rare
  • rase
  • rash
  • rasp
  • rata
  • rate
  • rath
  • rato
  • rats
  • ratu
  • raun
  • rave
  • rawn
  • raws
  • raya
  • rays
  • raze
  • razz

Starting with RE (42 words)

  • read
  • reak
  • real
  • ream
  • rean
  • reap
  • rear
  • rebs
  • reck
  • recs
  • redd
  • rede
  • redo
  • reds
  • reed
  • reef
  • reek
  • reel
  • reen
  • rees
  • refs
  • reft
  • rego
  • regs
  • rehs
  • reif
  • rein
  • reis
  • rely
  • rems
  • rend
  • rens
  • rent
  • reny
  • repo
  • repp
  • reps
  • resh
  • rest
  • rete
  • rets
  • revs

Starting with RH (3 words)

  • rhea
  • rhos
  • rhus

Starting with RI (44 words)

  • rial
  • rias
  • ribs
  • rice
  • rich
  • rick
  • ricy
  • ride
  • rids
  • riel
  • riem
  • rife
  • riff
  • rifs
  • rift
  • rigg
  • rigs
  • rile
  • rill
  • rima
  • rime
  • rims
  • rimu
  • rimy
  • rind
  • rine
  • ring
  • rink
  • rins
  • riot
  • ripe
  • rips
  • ript
  • rise
  • risk
  • risp
  • rite
  • rits
  • ritt
  • ritz
  • riva
  • rive
  • rivo
  • riza

Starting with RO (55 words)

  • road
  • roam
  • roan
  • roar
  • robe
  • robs
  • roch
  • rock
  • rocs
  • rode
  • rods
  • roed
  • roer
  • roes
  • roil
  • roin
  • roji
  • roke
  • roks
  • roky
  • role
  • rolf
  • roll
  • roma
  • romp
  • roms
  • rone
  • rong
  • rood
  • roof
  • rook
  • room
  • roon
  • roop
  • roos
  • root
  • rope
  • ropy
  • rore
  • rort
  • rory
  • rose
  • rosy
  • rota
  • rote
  • roti
  • rotl
  • roto
  • rots
  • roue
  • roup
  • rout
  • roux
  • rove
  • rows

Starting with RU (34 words)

  • rube
  • rubs
  • ruby
  • ruck
  • rucs
  • rudd
  • rude
  • ruds
  • rued
  • ruer
  • rues
  • ruff
  • ruga
  • rugs
  • ruin
  • rukh
  • rule
  • ruly
  • rump
  • rums
  • rund
  • rune
  • rung
  • runs
  • runt
  • rurp
  • ruru
  • rusa
  • ruse
  • rush
  • rusk
  • rust
  • ruth
  • ruts

Starting with RY (8 words)

  • ryal
  • ryas
  • ryes
  • ryfe
  • ryke
  • rynd
  • ryot
  • rype