Words Containing R

Q: How many words contain "R"?

90,703 valid English words contain the letter R.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing R?

RAZZAMATAZZES at 51 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing R?

ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES — 28 letters.

There are 90,703 English words that contain the letter R. Range: AARDVARK to ZYMURGY. The Scrabble® high-scorer is RAZZAMATAZZES at 51 points; the longest is ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES (28 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Roughly 9% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

By length — 90,703 words containing R

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Showing the first 600 of 90,703 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.

#	Word	Scrabble	WWF
1	razzamatazzes	51	52
2	razzmatazzes	50	51
3	razzamatazz	49	50
4	razzmatazz	48	49
5	electroencephalographically	47	55
6	carboxymethylcelluloses	47	53
7	carboxymethylcellulose	46	52
8	phosphoglyceraldehydes	46	47
9	phosphoglyceraldehyde	45	46
10	hydrochlorothiazides	45	43

What these words mean

razzamatazzes: Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
razzmatazzes: Valid 12-letter English word — definition not on file.
razzamatazz: (noun)Ambiguous or meaningless language.
razzmatazz: (noun)Ambiguous or meaningless language.
electroencephalographically: Valid 27-letter English word — definition not on file.
carboxymethylcelluloses: Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
carboxymethylcellulose: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphoglyceraldehydes: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphoglyceraldehyde: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
hydrochlorothiazides: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "R"?

90,703 valid English words contain R.

Best Scrabble word containing R?

RAZZAMATAZZES at 51 pts.

Longest word containing R?

ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES (28 letters).