Words Containing RI

Q: How many words contain "RI"?

14,801 valid English words contain the sequence RI.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing RI?

MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRIC at 40 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing RI?

MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRIES — 24 letters.

There are 14,801 English words that contain the sequence RI. Range: ABACTERIAL to ZWITTERIONS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRIC at 40 points; the longest is MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRIES (24 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.

By length — 14,801 words containing RI

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14-letter(719)
15-letter(459)

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Showing the first 600 of 14,801 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	microspectrophotometric	40	46
2	microspectrophotometries	39	44
3	hyperimmunizations	39	43
4	overintellectualizations	38	46
5	spectrophotometrically	38	43
6	hyperimmunization	38	42
7	mischaracterizations	38	41
8	overintellectualization	37	45
9	ventriloquizing	37	43
10	hyperimmunizing	37	42

What these words mean

microspectrophotometric: Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
microspectrophotometries: Valid 24-letter English word — definition not on file.
hyperimmunizations: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
overintellectualizations: Valid 24-letter English word — definition not on file.
spectrophotometrically: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
hyperimmunization: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
mischaracterizations: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
overintellectualization: Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
ventriloquizing: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
hyperimmunizing: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "RI"?

14,801 valid English words contain RI.

Best Scrabble word containing RI?

MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRIC at 40 pts.

Longest word containing RI?

MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRIES (24 letters).