Four-letter words starting with R
There are 182 four-letter words that start with R in the ENABLE word list used by this site. That is about 4.7% of all four-letter words. The highest-scoring is razz, worth 22 points in standard Scrabble tile values.
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All 182 four-letter words starting with R
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Highest-scoring four-letter words starting with R
- razz 22 points
- raze 13 points
- ritz 13 points
- raja 11 points
- roux 11 points
- ryke 11 points
- rack 10 points
- raff 10 points
- reck 10 points
- rick 10 points
- riff 10 points
- rock 10 points
- ruck 10 points
- ruff 10 points
- racy 9 points
- rich 9 points
- rimy 9 points
- ropy 9 points
- ruby 9 points
- rake 8 points
- raki 8 points
- ramp 8 points
- rank 8 points
- reek 8 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letters are ra (43), ro (38), re (35), ri (31), ru (27). 2 of these words contain three or more vowels, which can make them easier to spot when you are unscrambling.
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