Four-letter words starting with R
182 four-letter words begin with the letter R. The complete list is below in alphabetical order, grouped by second letter so you can scan straight to the ones that fit your puzzle.
Most common four-letter words starting with R
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- read
- real
- rate
- room
- road
- rock
- risk
- role
- rule
- ring
- rest
- race
- rape
- rent
- root
- rose
- rich
- rank
- roll
- rare
- rise
- rain
- ride
- runs
Highest-scoring four-letter words starting with R
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- razz 22
- raze 13
- ritz 13
- raja 11
- roux 11
- ryke 11
- rack 10
- raff 10
- reck 10
- rick 10
- riff 10
- rock 10
- ruck 10
- ruff 10
- racy 9
- rich 9
- rimy 9
- ropy 9
- ruby 9
- rake 8
- raki 8
- ramp 8
- rank 8
- reek 8
All 182 four-letter words starting with R
RA 43
- race
- rack
- racy
- rads
- raff
- raft
- raga
- rage
- ragi
- rags
- raia
- raid
- rail
- rain
- raja
- rake
- raki
- rale
- rami
- ramp
- rams
- rand
- rang
- rani
- rank
- rant
- rape
- raps
- rapt
- rare
- rase
- rash
- rasp
- rate
- rath
- rato
- rats
- rave
- raws
- raya
- rays
- raze
- razz
RE 35
- read
- real
- ream
- reap
- rear
- rebs
- reck
- recs
- redd
- rede
- redo
- reds
- reed
- reef
- reek
- reel
- rees
- refs
- reft
- regs
- reif
- rein
- reis
- rely
- rems
- rend
- rent
- repo
- repp
- reps
- resh
- rest
- rete
- rets
- revs
RH 3
- rhea
- rhos
- rhus
RI 31
- rial
- rias
- ribs
- rice
- rich
- rick
- ride
- rids
- riel
- rife
- riff
- rifs
- rift
- rigs
- rile
- rill
- rime
- rims
- rimy
- rind
- ring
- rink
- rins
- riot
- ripe
- rips
- rise
- risk
- rite
- ritz
- rive
RO 38
- road
- roam
- roan
- roar
- robe
- robs
- rock
- rocs
- rode
- rods
- roes
- roil
- role
- rolf
- roll
- romp
- roms
- rood
- roof
- rook
- room
- root
- rope
- ropy
- rose
- rosy
- rota
- rote
- roti
- rotl
- roto
- rots
- roue
- roup
- rout
- roux
- rove
- rows
RU 27
- rube
- rubs
- ruby
- ruck
- rudd
- rude
- rued
- ruer
- rues
- ruff
- ruga
- rugs
- ruin
- rule
- ruly
- rump
- rums
- rune
- rung
- runs
- runt
- ruse
- rush
- rusk
- rust
- ruth
- ruts
RY 5
- ryas
- ryes
- ryke
- rynd
- ryot
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Common questions
How many four-letter words start with R?
There are 182 four-letter words beginning with R, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common four-letter words starting with R?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: read, real, rate, room, road, rock, risk, role. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring four-letter word starting with R in Scrabble?
razz scores 22 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.