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10 Letter Words Starting with R

There are 1,223 10-letter English words that start with R, ranging alphabetically from RABBINATES to RYEGRASSES. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: RAZZMATAZZ (48), RHYTHMIZED (31), RHYTHMIZES (30). The longest entry here is RABBINATES at 10 letters.

Word list

R

Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.

Showing the first 600 of 1,223 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

Top 10 highest-scoring words

Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.

#WordScrabbleWWF
1razzmatazz4849
2rhythmized3129
3rhythmizes3028
4reoxidized2828
5razorbacks2729
6reoxidizes2727
7rhapsodize2525
8racemizing2428
9reequipped2427
10rejacketed2427

Strategy for this list

R is worth 1 in Scrabble and starts ~4,000 words. R is essential in the top bingo stems (RETINA, SATIRE) and forms strong openers with vowels and consonant blends (RE-, RH-, RY-). High-value R-plays include RAZZ, RIZZ (Collins-only), ROQUE. In Wordle, R is one of the most common letters overall but less common in position 1 than positions 3-4.

FAQs

How many 10-letter words start with R?

1,223 valid 10-letter English words begin with R in the ENABLE English word list.

Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?

Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).

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