13 Letter Words Starting with R
There are 481 13-letter English words that start with R, ranging alphabetically from RABBITBRUSHES to RUTTISHNESSES. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: RAZZAMATAZZES (51), RHYTHMIZATION (33), REHYPNOTIZING (31). Roughly 8% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
R
- RABBITBRUSHES22 pts
- RACEMIZATIONS26 pts
- RADIATIONLESS14 pts
- RADICALNESSES16 pts
- RADIOACTIVELY22 pts
- RADIOACTIVITY22 pts
- RADIOBIOLOGIC19 pts
- RADIOCHEMICAL23 pts
- RADIOCHEMISTS21 pts
- RADIOELEMENTS16 pts
- RADIOGRAPHIES20 pts
- RADIOGRAPHING21 pts
- RADIOISOTOPES16 pts
- RADIOISOTOPIC18 pts
- RADIOLABELING17 pts
- RADIOLABELLED17 pts
- RADIONUCLIDES17 pts
- RADIOTHORIUMS19 pts
- RAFFISHNESSES22 pts
- RAMIFICATIONS20 pts
- RANDOMIZATION25 pts
- RAPACIOUSNESS17 pts
- RAPPROCHEMENT24 pts
- RAPTUROUSNESS15 pts
- RAREFACTIONAL18 pts
- RATIFICATIONS18 pts
- RATIOCINATING16 pts
- RATIOCINATION15 pts
- RATIOCINATIVE18 pts
- RATIOCINATORS15 pts
- RATIONALISING14 pts
- RATIONALISTIC15 pts
- RATIONALITIES13 pts
- RATIONALIZERS22 pts
- RATIONALIZING23 pts
- RATTLEBRAINED16 pts
- RAUCOUSNESSES15 pts
- RAUNCHINESSES18 pts
- RAYLESSNESSES16 pts
- RAZZAMATAZZES51 pts
- REACCELERATED18 pts
- REACCELERATES17 pts
- REACCLIMATIZE28 pts
- REACCREDITING19 pts
- REACQUAINTING25 pts
- REACQUISITION24 pts
- REACTIONARIES15 pts
- REACTIVATIONS18 pts
- READABILITIES16 pts
- READJUSTMENTS23 pts
- REAFFIRMATION21 pts
- REAFFORESTING20 pts
- REAGGREGATING17 pts
- REAGGREGATION16 pts
- REALISTICALLY18 pts
- REALLOCATIONS15 pts
- REANNEXATIONS20 pts
- REAPPEARANCES19 pts
- REAPPLICATION19 pts
- REAPPOINTMENT19 pts
- REAPPORTIONED18 pts
- REAPPROPRIATE19 pts
- REARRANGEMENT16 pts
- REARTICULATED16 pts
- REARTICULATES15 pts
- REASONABILITY18 pts
- REASSEMBLAGES18 pts
- REASSESSMENTS15 pts
- REASSIGNMENTS16 pts
- REASSUMPTIONS17 pts
- REATTACHMENTS20 pts
- REATTRIBUTING16 pts
- REATTRIBUTION15 pts
- REAUTHORIZING26 pts
- REBARBATIVELY23 pts
- RECALCITRANCE19 pts
- RECALCITRANCY22 pts
- RECALCITRANTS17 pts
- RECALCULATING18 pts
- RECALCULATION17 pts
- RECALIBRATING18 pts
- RECALIBRATION17 pts
- RECALLABILITY20 pts
- RECAPITALIZED27 pts
- RECAPITALIZES26 pts
- RECAPITULATED18 pts
- RECAPITULATES17 pts
- RECEIVERSHIPS23 pts
- RECENTRIFUGED20 pts
- RECENTRIFUGES19 pts
- RECEPTIONISTS17 pts
- RECEPTIVENESS20 pts
- RECEPTIVITIES20 pts
- RECESSIVENESS18 pts
- RECHALLENGING20 pts
- RECHANNELLING19 pts
- RECHOREOGRAPH24 pts
- RECHRISTENING19 pts
- RECIPROCATING20 pts
- RECIPROCATION19 pts
- RECIPROCATIVE22 pts
- RECIPROCATORS19 pts
- RECIPROCITIES19 pts
- RECIRCULATING18 pts
- RECIRCULATION17 pts
- RECLASSIFYING22 pts
- RECLUSIVENESS18 pts
- RECOGNIZANCES27 pts
- RECOLLECTIONS17 pts
- RECOMBINATION19 pts
- RECOMMENDABLE22 pts
- RECOMMISSIONS19 pts
- RECOMMITMENTS21 pts
- RECOMPILATION19 pts
- RECOMPOSITION19 pts
- RECOMPUTATION19 pts
- RECONCENTRATE17 pts
- RECONCEPTIONS19 pts
- RECONCILEMENT19 pts
- RECONDITENESS16 pts
- RECONDITIONED17 pts
- RECONFIGURING20 pts
- RECONNECTIONS17 pts
- RECONNOITERED16 pts
- RECONNOITRING16 pts
- RECONSECRATED18 pts
- RECONSECRATES17 pts
- RECONSIDERING17 pts
- RECONSOLIDATE16 pts
- RECONSTITUTED16 pts
- RECONSTITUTES15 pts
- RECONSTRUCTED18 pts
- RECONSTRUCTOR17 pts
- RECONTAMINATE17 pts
- RECONVERSIONS18 pts
- RECONVEYANCES23 pts
- RECONVICTIONS20 pts
- RECREATIONIST15 pts
- RECRIMINATING18 pts
- RECRIMINATION17 pts
- RECRIMINATIVE20 pts
- RECRIMINATORY20 pts
- RECRUDESCENCE20 pts
- RECRYSTALLIZE27 pts
- RECTANGULARLY19 pts
- RECTIFICATION20 pts
- RECTILINEARLY18 pts
- RECTITUDINOUS16 pts
- RECULTIVATING19 pts
- RECUPERATIONS17 pts
- RECURSIVENESS18 pts
- REDDISHNESSES18 pts
- REDECORATIONS16 pts
- REDEDICATIONS17 pts
- REDEFINITIONS17 pts
- REDEMPTIONERS18 pts
- REDEPLOYMENTS21 pts
- REDESCRIPTION18 pts
- REDETERMINING17 pts
- REDEVELOPMENT21 pts
- REDINTEGRATED16 pts
- REDINTEGRATES15 pts
- REDISCOUNTING17 pts
- REDISCOVERIES19 pts
- REDISCOVERING20 pts
- REDISPOSITION16 pts
- REDISTRIBUTED17 pts
- REDISTRIBUTES16 pts
- REDISTRICTING17 pts
- REDUCTIONISMS18 pts
- REDUCTIONISTS16 pts
- REDUCTIVENESS19 pts
- REDUPLICATING19 pts
- REDUPLICATION18 pts
- REDUPLICATIVE21 pts
- REELIGIBILITY19 pts
- REEMBROIDERED19 pts
- REEMPHASIZING30 pts
- REEMPLOYMENTS22 pts
- REENCOUNTERED16 pts
- REENGAGEMENTS17 pts
- REENGINEERING15 pts
- REENLISTMENTS15 pts
- REESCALATIONS15 pts
- REESTABLISHED19 pts
- REESTABLISHES18 pts
- REEVALUATIONS16 pts
- REEXAMINATION22 pts
- REEXPERIENCED25 pts
- REEXPERIENCES24 pts
- REEXPORTATION22 pts
- REFERENTIALLY19 pts
- REFLECTOMETER20 pts
- REFLECTOMETRY23 pts
- REFLECTORIZED28 pts
- REFLECTORIZES27 pts
- REFLEXIVENESS26 pts
- REFLEXIVITIES26 pts
- REFLEXOLOGIES24 pts
- REFORESTATION16 pts
- REFORMABILITY23 pts
- REFORMATIONAL18 pts
- REFORMATORIES18 pts
- REFORMULATING19 pts
- REFORMULATION18 pts
- REFOUNDATIONS17 pts
- REFRACTOMETER20 pts
- REFRACTOMETRY23 pts
- REFRIGERATING18 pts
- REFRIGERATION17 pts
- REFRIGERATORS17 pts
- REFUNDABILITY22 pts
- REFURBISHMENT23 pts
- REGARDFULNESS18 pts
- REGENERATIONS14 pts
- REGIMENTATION16 pts
- REGIONALISTIC16 pts
- REGIONALIZING24 pts
- REGISTRATIONS14 pts
- REGRETFULNESS17 pts
- REGURGITATING16 pts
- REGURGITATION15 pts
- REHABILITANTS18 pts
- REHABILITATED19 pts
- REHABILITATES18 pts
- REHABILITATOR18 pts
- REHOSPITALIZE27 pts
- REHYPNOTIZING31 pts
- REIDENTIFYING21 pts
- REIMBURSEMENT19 pts
- REIMPORTATION17 pts
- REIMPOSITIONS17 pts
- REIMPRESSIONS17 pts
- REINCARNATING16 pts
- REINCARNATION15 pts
- REINCORPORATE17 pts
- REINDICTMENTS18 pts
- REINFESTATION16 pts
- REINFORCEABLE20 pts
- REINFORCEMENT20 pts
- REINNERVATING17 pts
- REINNERVATION16 pts
- REINOCULATING16 pts
- REINOCULATION15 pts
- REINSPECTIONS17 pts
- REINSTATEMENT15 pts
- REINSTITUTING14 pts
- REINTEGRATING15 pts
- REINTEGRATION14 pts
- REINTEGRATIVE17 pts
- REINTERPRETED16 pts
- REINTERVIEWED20 pts
- REINTRODUCING17 pts
- REINVESTIGATE17 pts
- REINVESTMENTS18 pts
- REINVIGORATED18 pts
- REINVIGORATES17 pts
- REINVIGORATOR17 pts
- REITERATIVELY19 pts
- REJUVENATIONS23 pts
- REJUVENESCENT25 pts
- REKEYBOARDING24 pts
- RELANDSCAPING19 pts
- RELATEDNESSES14 pts
- RELATIONSHIPS18 pts
- RELAXEDNESSES21 pts
- RELIABILITIES15 pts
- RELIGIOSITIES14 pts
- RELIGIOUSNESS14 pts
- RELINQUISHING26 pts
- RELUBRICATING18 pts
- RELUBRICATION17 pts
- REMANUFACTURE20 pts
- REMATERIALIZE24 pts
- REMEASUREMENT17 pts
- REMEDIABILITY21 pts
- REMEMBRANCERS21 pts
- REMILITARIZED25 pts
- REMILITARIZES24 pts
- REMINISCENCES19 pts
- REMINISCENTLY20 pts
- REMONSTRANCES17 pts
- REMONSTRANTLY18 pts
- REMONSTRATING16 pts
- REMONSTRATION15 pts
- REMONSTRATIVE18 pts
- REMONSTRATORS15 pts
- REMORSELESSLY18 pts
- REMOTIVATIONS18 pts
- REMOVABLENESS20 pts
- REMUNERATIONS15 pts
- REMYTHOLOGIZE31 pts
- RENATIONALIZE22 pts
- RENATURATIONS13 pts
- RENCOUNTERING16 pts
- RENDEZVOUSING27 pts
- RENEGOTIATING15 pts
- RENEGOTIATION14 pts
- RENOMINATIONS15 pts
- RENORMALIZING25 pts
- RENOUNCEMENTS17 pts
- RENTABILITIES15 pts
- RENUNCIATIONS15 pts
- REOCCUPATIONS19 pts
- REOCCURRENCES19 pts
- REORCHESTRATE18 pts
- REORIENTATING14 pts
- REORIENTATION13 pts
- REPAIRABILITY20 pts
- REPATRIATIONS15 pts
- REPEATABILITY20 pts
- REPERCUSSIONS17 pts
- REPETITIOUSLY18 pts
- REPHOTOGRAPHS24 pts
- REPLANTATIONS15 pts
- REPLENISHABLE20 pts
- REPLENISHMENT20 pts
- REPLETENESSES15 pts
- REPLICABILITY22 pts
- REPOPULARIZED27 pts
- REPOPULARIZES26 pts
- REPOPULATIONS17 pts
- REPORTORIALLY18 pts
- REPOSEFULNESS18 pts
- REPOSITIONING16 pts
- REPOSSESSIONS15 pts
- REPREHENSIBLE20 pts
- REPREHENSIBLY23 pts
- REPREHENSIONS18 pts
- REPRESENTABLE17 pts
- REPRESSIONIST15 pts
- REPRESSURIZED25 pts
- REPRESSURIZES24 pts
- REPRISTINATED16 pts
- REPRISTINATES15 pts
- REPRIVATIZING28 pts
- REPROACHFULLY26 pts
- REPROACHINGLY24 pts
- REPRODUCIBLES20 pts
- REPRODUCTIONS18 pts
- REPRODUCTIVES21 pts
- REPROGRAMMING21 pts
- REPROGRAPHERS21 pts
- REPROGRAPHICS23 pts
- REPROGRAPHIES21 pts
- REPROVISIONED19 pts
- REPUBLICANISM21 pts
- REPUBLICANIZE28 pts
- REPUBLICATION19 pts
- REPULSIVENESS18 pts
- REPUNCTUATION17 pts
- REQUISITENESS22 pts
- REQUISITIONED23 pts
- REREGISTERING15 pts
- REREGULATIONS14 pts
- RESECTABILITY20 pts
- RESEGREGATING16 pts
- RESEGREGATION15 pts
- RESENSITIZING23 pts
- RESENTFULNESS16 pts
- RESETTLEMENTS15 pts
- RESIDENTIALLY17 pts
- RESISTIBILITY18 pts
- RESISTIVENESS16 pts
- RESISTIVITIES16 pts
- RESOCIALIZING25 pts
- RESOLIDIFYING21 pts
- RESOURCEFULLY21 pts
- RESPIROMETERS17 pts
- RESPIROMETRIC19 pts
- RESPLENDENCES18 pts
- RESPLENDENTLY19 pts
- RESSENTIMENTS15 pts
- RESTABILIZING25 pts
- RESTAURANTEUR13 pts
- RESTAURATEURS13 pts
- RESTFULNESSES16 pts
- RESTIMULATING16 pts
- RESTIMULATION15 pts
- RESTIVENESSES16 pts
- RESTRENGTHENS17 pts
- RESTRICTIVELY21 pts
- RESTRUCTURING16 pts
- RESUBMISSIONS17 pts
- RESURRECTIONS15 pts
- RESUSCITATING16 pts
- RESUSCITATION15 pts
- RESUSCITATIVE18 pts
- RESUSCITATORS15 pts
- RESYNTHESIZED29 pts
- RESYNTHESIZES28 pts
- RESYSTEMATIZE27 pts
- RETENTIVENESS16 pts
- RETENTIVITIES16 pts
- RETICULATIONS15 pts
- RETICULOCYTES20 pts
- RETINOPATHIES18 pts
- RETINOSCOPIES17 pts
- RETIREDNESSES14 pts
- RETRANSFERRED17 pts
- RETRANSFORMED19 pts
- RETRANSLATING14 pts
- RETRANSLATION13 pts
- RETRANSMITTED16 pts
- RETRENCHMENTS20 pts
- RETRIBUTIVELY21 pts
- RETROACTIVELY21 pts
- RETROACTIVITY21 pts
- RETROCESSIONS15 pts
- RETRODICTIONS16 pts
- RETROFLECTION18 pts
- RETROFLEXIONS23 pts
- RETROGRESSING15 pts
- RETROGRESSION14 pts
- RETROGRESSIVE17 pts
- RETROSPECTING18 pts
- RETROSPECTION17 pts
- RETROSPECTIVE20 pts
- RETROVERSIONS16 pts
- REUNIFICATION18 pts
- REUPHOLSTERED19 pts
- REUSABILITIES15 pts
- REUTILIZATION22 pts
- REVACCINATING21 pts
- REVACCINATION20 pts
- REVALIDATIONS17 pts
- REVEGETATIONS17 pts
- REVERBERANTLY21 pts
- REVERBERATING19 pts
- REVERBERATION18 pts
- REVERBERATIVE21 pts
- REVERBERATORY21 pts
- REVERENTIALLY19 pts
- REVERSIBILITY21 pts
- REVICTUALLING19 pts
- REVIVISCENCES23 pts
- REVOLUTIONARY19 pts
- REVOLUTIONISE16 pts
- REVOLUTIONIST16 pts
- REVOLUTIONIZE25 pts
- RHABDOMANCERS23 pts
- RHABDOMANCIES23 pts
- RHABDOVIRUSES22 pts
- RHADAMANTHINE22 pts
- RHAPSODICALLY24 pts
- RHEOLOGICALLY22 pts
- RHEUMATICALLY23 pts
- RHINENCEPHALA23 pts
- RHINOPLASTIES18 pts
- RHODOCHROSITE22 pts
- RHODODENDRONS19 pts
- RHODOMONTADES20 pts
- RHOMBOHEDRONS24 pts
- RHYTHMICITIES26 pts
- RHYTHMIZATION33 pts
- RIBONUCLEASES17 pts
- RIGHTEOUSNESS17 pts
- RIOTOUSNESSES13 pts
- RISORGIMENTOS16 pts
- RITUALIZATION22 pts
- ROADABILITIES16 pts
- ROBOTIZATIONS24 pts
- ROCKHOUNDINGS24 pts
- ROENTGENOGRAM17 pts
- ROENTGENOLOGY18 pts
- ROGUISHNESSES17 pts
- ROMANIZATIONS24 pts
- ROMANTICISING18 pts
- ROMANTICIZING27 pts
- ROUNDEDNESSES15 pts
- ROUTINIZATION22 pts
- RUBBERNECKERS23 pts
- RUBBERNECKING24 pts
- RUBICUNDITIES18 pts
- RUDIMENTARILY19 pts
- RUGGEDIZATION25 pts
- RUINOUSNESSES13 pts
- RUMBUSTIOUSLY20 pts
- RUTHERFORDIUM22 pts
- RUTHFULNESSES19 pts
- RUTTISHNESSES16 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
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.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | razzamatazzes | 51 | 52 |
| 2 | rhythmization | 33 | 32 |
| 3 | rehypnotizing | 31 | 33 |
| 4 | remythologize | 31 | 32 |
| 5 | reemphasizing | 30 | 33 |
| 6 | resynthesized | 29 | 28 |
| 7 | republicanize | 28 | 34 |
| 8 | reacclimatize | 28 | 32 |
| 9 | reprivatizing | 28 | 32 |
| 10 | reflectorized | 28 | 30 |
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 13-letter words start with R?
481 valid 13-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).