5 Letter Words Starting with R

Common five-letter words that start with R

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• right 9/9 precisely, exactly
• ready 9/8 completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
• relax 12/13 become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
• radio 6/6 medium for communication
• rules 5/7 (form of rule) a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
• round 6/8 a charge of ammunition for a single shot
• reach 10/10 reach a destination, either real or abstract
• river 8/9 a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
• raise 5/5 raise the level or amount of something
• roger 6/7
• rough 9/10 having or caused by an irregular surface
• radar 6/6 measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
• rings 6/8 gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes
• rooms 7/8 apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
• robin 7/9 small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
• royal 8/8 of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
• rocks 11/12 (form of rock) a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
• range 6/8 an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
• route 5/6 an established line of travel or access
• ranch 10/11 farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
• rocky 14/14 abounding in rocks or stones
• ralph 10/11
• rifle 8/9 a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
• roses 5/5 (form of rose) any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
• rusty 8/8 covered with or consisting of rust
• robot 7/8 a mechanism that can move automatically
• raped 8/9 having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence
• randy 9/9 feeling great sexual desire
• roman 7/9 relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
• rumor 7/9 gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
• romeo 7/8 an ardent male lover
• roast 5/5 cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
• roads 6/6 a partly sheltered anchorage
• rolls 5/7 (form of roll) move by turning over or rotating
• reads 6/6 (form of read) interpret something that is written or printed
• risky 12/11 involving risk or danger
• rider 6/6 a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
• react 7/8 show a response or a reaction to something
• refer 8/8 make reference to
• rally 8/9 gather
• rides 6/6 (form of ride) sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
• ridge 7/8 a long narrow natural elevation or striation
• razor 14/14 edge tool used in shaving
• races 7/8 (form of race) any competition
• rabbi 9/11 spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation
• risks 9/9 (form of risk) a source of danger
• rehab 10/10
• roots 5/5 the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
• ropes 7/8 (form of rope) a strong line
• riley 8/8 United States poet (1849-1916)

All 418 five-letter words that start with R

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