7-letter words starting with R
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter R. This section showcases how R at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with R, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| running | 8 | the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track | - |
| respect | 11 | (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point | it differs in that respect |
| realize | 16 | make real or concrete; give reality or substance to | - |
| reading | 9 | written material intended to be read | the teacher assigned new readings |
| reality | 10 | all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you | for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were |
| release | 7 | part with a possession or right | - |
| ringing | 9 | the sound of a bell ringing | the ringing of the telephone |
| revenge | 11 | take revenge for a perceived wrong | - |
| request | 16 | express the need or desire for | She requested an extra bed in her room |
| regular | 8 | often used as intensifiers | a regular morass of details |
| receive | 12 | experience as a reaction | - |
| remains | 9 | the dead body of a human being | - |
| related | 8 | being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics | painting and the related arts |
| robbery | 14 | plundering during riots or in wartime | - |
| rolling | 8 | a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) | - |
| refused | 11 | - | - |
| removed | 13 | separate or apart in time | - |
| rubbish | 14 | worthless material that is to be disposed of | - |
| routine | 7 | a short performance that is part of a longer program | she had a catchy little routine |
| replace | 11 | put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items | the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt |
| realise | 7 | make real or concrete; give reality or substance to | - |
| romance | 11 | talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions | - |
| raining | 8 | falling in drops or as if falling like rain | watched the raining apple blossoms |
| respond | 10 | react verbally | - |
| recover | 12 | get or find back; recover the use of | - |
| retired | 8 | no longer active in your work or profession | - |
| raising | 8 | the event of something being raised upward | a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity |
| reverse | 10 | the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design | - |
| reserve | 10 | give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause | - |
| retreat | 7 | move back | - |
| relaxed | 15 | without strain or anxiety | gave the impression of being quite relaxed |
| require | 16 | have need of | - |
| rainbow | 12 | an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain | - |
| receipt | 11 | report the receipt of | - |
| ruining | 8 | destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined | - |
| resting | 8 | - | - |
| railway | 13 | line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight | - |
| radical | 10 | (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm | radical opinions on education |
| regrets | 8 | a polite refusal of an invitation | - |
| rescued | 10 | delivered from danger | - |
| robbing | 12 | - | - |
| reduced | 11 | well below normal (especially in price) | - |
| resolve | 10 | find the solution | - |
| rushing | 11 | the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner | - |
| reunion | 7 | the act of coming together again | - |
| restore | 7 | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken | - |
| roaring | 8 | a deep prolonged loud noise | - |
| rapidly | 13 | with speed | - |
| reflect | 12 | be bright by reflecting or casting light | Drive carefully--the wet road reflects |
| rooster | 7 | adult male chicken | - |
| rotting | 8 | (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action | - |
| recruit | 9 | cause to assemble or enlist in the military | recruit new soldiers |
| referee | 10 | (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play | - |
| rubbing | 12 | effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure | - |
| roughly | 14 | with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') | he was pushed roughly aside |
| relieve | 10 | provide relief for | - |
| rebuild | 10 | build again | The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb |
| refugee | 11 | an exile who flees for safety | - |
| ripping | 12 | very good; of the highest quality | - |
| runaway | 13 | someone who flees from an uncongenial situation | - |
| roasted | 8 | (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven | - |
| royalty | 13 | royal persons collectively | the wedding was attended by royalty |
| remorse | 9 | a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) | - |
| renting | 8 | the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car) | - |
| refined | 11 | suggesting taste, ease, and wealth | - |
| ranking | 12 | having a higher rank | - |
| redneck | 14 | a poor White person in the southern United States | - |
| reactor | 9 | (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements | - |
| revenue | 10 | government income due to taxation | - |
| rewrite | 10 | something that has been written again | the rewrite was much better |
| redhead | 12 | someone who has red hair | - |
| radiant | 8 | radiating or as if radiating light | a radiant sunrise |
| recital | 9 | a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance | - |
| rejoice | 16 | feel happiness or joy | - |
| rooftop | 12 | the top of a (usually flat) roof | - |
| removal | 12 | the act of removing | he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy |
| refresh | 13 | make fresh again | - |
| raccoon | 11 | an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America | - |
| rebirth | 12 | the revival of learning and culture | - |
| rightly | 14 | with honesty | he was rightly considered the greatest singer of his time |
| rapping | 12 | - | - |
| rounded | 9 | curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged | low rounded hills |
| rations | 7 | - | - |
| revving | 14 | - | - |
| refrain | 10 | resist doing something | He refrained from hitting him back |
| reclaim | 11 | bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one | - |
| refusal | 10 | a message refusing to accept something that is offered | - |
| relying | 11 | - | - |
| recount | 9 | narrate or give a detailed account of | - |
| renewed | 11 | restored to a new condition | felt renewed strength |
| residue | 8 | something left after other parts have been taken away | - |
| restart | 7 | take up or begin anew | - |
| rooting | 8 | the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow | - |
| rethink | 14 | thinking again about a choice previously made | - |
| rebound | 10 | a movement back from an impact | - |
| roaches | 12 | - | - |
| rosebud | 10 | (a literary reference to) a pretty young girl | - |
| replica | 11 | copy that is not the original; something that has been copied | - |
| realtor | 7 | a real estate agent who is a member of the National Association of Realtors | - |
| revised | 11 | altered or revised by rephrasing or by adding or deleting material | - |
| revered | 11 | profoundly honored | revered holy men |
| revival | 13 | bringing again into activity and prominence | the revival of trade |
| reptile | 9 | any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms | - |
| robbins | 11 | United States choreographer who brought human emotion to classical ballet and spirited reality to Broadway musicals (1918-1998) | - |
| revived | 14 | given fresh life or vigor or spirit | stirred by revived hopes |
| rivalry | 13 | the act of competing as for profit or a prize | - |
| railing | 8 | a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports | - |
| revoked | 15 | - | - |
| riviera | 10 | a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France | - |
| richter | 12 | - | - |
| rampage | 12 | violently angry and destructive behavior | - |
| rematch | 14 | something (especially a game) that is played again | - |
| regroup | 10 | organize anew, as after a setback | - |
| recycle | 14 | use again after processing | We must recycle the cardboard boxes |
| rattled | 8 | thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term) | - |
| readily | 11 | in a punctual manner | - |
| relapse | 9 | deteriorate in health | he relapsed |
| robotic | 11 | resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine | - |
| risotto | 7 | rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese | - |
| reunite | 7 | unify again, as of a country | - |
| realism | 9 | the state of being actual or real | - |
| rupture | 9 | separate or cause to separate abruptly | - |
| ranting | 8 | a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion | - |
| renewal | 10 | filling again by supplying what has been used up | - |
| revolve | 13 | cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis | - |
| riddled | 10 | (often followed by `with') damaged throughout by numerous perforations or holes | a sweater riddled with moth holes |
| raggedy | 13 | - | - |
| rampant | 11 | rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile | a lion rampant |
| recluse | 9 | one who lives in solitude | - |
| ravioli | 10 | small circular or square cases of dough with savory fillings | - |
| remarry | 12 | marry, not for the first time | - |
| rockers | 13 | originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s; wore black leather jackets and jeans and boots; had greased hair and rode motorcycles and listened to rock'n'roll; were largely unskilled manual laborers | - |
| ravaged | 12 | having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence | - |
| rundown | 11 | a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court) | - |
| ruffian | 13 | a cruel and brutal fellow | - |
| recited | 10 | - | - |
| remover | 12 | a solvent that removes a substance (usually from a surface) | paint remover |
| retract | 9 | use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) | - |
| raiding | 9 | characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding | a raiding party |
| rapport | 11 | a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people | - |
| redding | 10 | a town in north central California on the Sacramento River | - |
| repress | 9 | put down by force or intimidation | - |
| respite | 9 | an interruption in the intensity or amount of something | - |
| rioting | 8 | a state of disorder involving group violence | - |
| reputed | 10 | - | - |
| realist | 7 | a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style | - |
| repaint | 9 | paint again | He repainted the same scenery many times during his life |
| resumed | 10 | - | - |
| ranging | 9 | wandering freely | at night in bed...his slowly ranging thoughts...encountered her |
| racking | 14 | causing great physical or mental suffering | - |
| rectify | 15 | make right or correct | rectify the calculation |
| rummage | 12 | a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion) | he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis |
| revisit | 10 | visit again | We revisited Rome after 25 years |
| redwood | 12 | either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae | - |
| rougher | 11 | - | - |
| radiate | 8 | spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate | - |
| rapture | 9 | a state of elated bliss | - |
| rowboat | 12 | a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled | - |
| raucous | 9 | disturbing the public peace; loud and rough | a raucous party |
| regimen | 10 | (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet) | - |
| rhubarb | 14 | long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened | - |
| rectory | 12 | an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector | - |
| renamed | 10 | - | - |
| rigging | 10 | gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails | - |
| rampart | 11 | an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes | they stormed the ramparts of the city |
| ratting | 8 | to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors) | - |
| retinal | 7 | either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light | - |
| royally | 13 | in a royal manner | they were royally treated |
| roundup | 10 | a summary list; as in e.g. | a news roundup |
| rallied | 8 | - | - |
| roofing | 11 | material used to construct a roof | - |
| redoing | 9 | - | - |
| remnant | 9 | a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold | - |
| rackets | 13 | - | - |
| reddish | 12 | of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies | - |
| ratchet | 12 | move by degrees in one direction only | a ratcheting lopping tool |
| rearing | 8 | rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile | - |
| rhyming | 16 | having corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds | rhyming words |
| ruffled | 14 | having decorative ruffles or frills | - |
| rancher | 12 | a person who owns or operates a ranch | - |
| reprise | 9 | repeat an earlier theme of a composition | - |
| rickety | 16 | affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets | rickety limbs and joints |
| relaxer | 14 | any agent that produces relaxation | music is a good relaxer |
| rounder | 8 | a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained | - |
| routing | 8 | - | - |
| rousing | 8 | the act of arousing | - |
| redress | 8 | act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil | - |
| remodel | 10 | cast or model anew | - |
| ragging | 10 | - | - |
| reliant | 7 | relying on another for support | - |
| regency | 13 | the office of a regent | - |
| requiem | 18 | a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person | - |
| rickets | 13 | childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus | - |
| radioed | 9 | - | - |
| reeking | 12 | wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears | wiped his reeking neck |
| reroute | 7 | - | - |
| rescuer | 9 | a person who rescues you from harm or danger | - |
| rusting | 8 | the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water | - |
| retrial | 7 | a new trial in which issues already litigated and to which the court has already rendered a verdict or decision are reexamined by the same court; occurs when the initial trial is found to have been improper or unfair due to procedural errors | - |
| rewrote | 10 | - | - |
| reshoot | 10 | shoot again | We had to reshoot that scene 24 times |
| recheck | 18 | - | - |
| retrace | 9 | to go back over again | we retraced the route we took last summer |
| repulse | 9 | force or drive back | - |
| rifling | 11 | the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm | - |
| ricotta | 9 | soft Italian cheese like cottage cheese | - |
| raunchy | 15 | suggestive of or tending to moral looseness | - |
| rutting | 8 | - | - |
| redness | 8 | red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood | - |
| rehired | 11 | - | - |
| regress | 8 | go back to a previous state | - |
| restful | 10 | affording physical or mental rest | she spent a restful night at home |
| restock | 13 | stock again | He restocked his land with pheasants |
| rotated | 8 | turned in a circle around an axis | - |
| rotator | 7 | - | - |
| rubbery | 14 | difficult to chew | - |
| revelry | 13 | unrestrained merrymaking | - |
| ringers | 8 | - | - |
| rosette | 7 | circular window filled with tracery | - |
| railcar | 9 | a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad | - |
| ransack | 13 | search thoroughly | - |
| replete | 9 | (followed by `with') deeply filled or permeated | it is replete with misery |
| retiree | 7 | someone who has retired from active working | - |
| rescind | 10 | cancel officially | - |
| roomful | 12 | the quantity a room will hold | - |
| ruinous | 7 | extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin | a ruinous course of action |
| ragtime | 10 | music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) | - |
| redskin | 12 | (slang) offensive term for Native Americans | - |
| reenact | 9 | act out; represent or perform as if in a play | She reenacted what had happened earlier that day |
| regatta | 8 | a meeting for boat races | - |
| ripened | 10 | of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable) | - |
| reapply | 14 | - | - |
| rewound | 11 | - | - |
| reverie | 10 | absentminded dreaming while awake | - |
| reprint | 9 | print anew | They never reprinted the famous treatise |
| ramming | 12 | - | - |
| racquet | 18 | a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games | - |
| recline | 9 | lean in a comfortable resting position | - |
| rebuked | 14 | - | - |
| retrain | 7 | teach new skills | We must retrain the linguists who cannot find employment |
| retinas | 7 | - | - |
| rewired | 11 | - | - |
| reshape | 12 | shape again or shape differently | - |
| restive | 10 | being in a tense state | - |
| roiling | 8 | (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence | the river's roiling current |
| rotunda | 8 | a building having a circular plan and a dome | - |
| rambler | 11 | a person whose speech or writing is not well organized | - |
| rasping | 10 | uttering in an irritated tone | - |
| receded | 11 | - | - |
| rawhide | 14 | untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes | - |
| refocus | 12 | focus anew | The group needs to refocus its goals |
| reviled | 11 | - | - |
| resided | 9 | - | - |
| rustler | 7 | someone who steals livestock (especially cattle) | - |
| rosella | 7 | - | - |
| raffles | 13 | British colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826) | - |
| reentry | 10 | the act of entering again | - |
| retinue | 7 | the group following and attending to some important person | - |
| riotous | 7 | characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination | riotous times |
| readout | 8 | the output of a computer in readable form | - |
| reenter | 7 | - | - |
| rivaled | 11 | - | - |
| riveted | 11 | - | - |
| riviere | 10 | - | - |
| ribcage | 12 | - | - |
| rinsing | 8 | the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing | - |
| rigidly | 12 | in a rigid manner | the body was rigidly erect |
| rubicon | 11 | a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment | - |
| rainier | 7 | a mountain peak in central Washington; highest peak in the Cascade Range; (14,410 feet high) | - |
| rattler | 7 | pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken | - |
| rathole | 10 | a hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats | - |
| relearn | 7 | learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it | After the accident, he could not walk for months and had to relearn how to walk down stairs |
| rending | 9 | resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree | heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward |
| refuted | 11 | - | - |
| riskier | 11 | - | - |
| roebuck | 15 | male roe deer | - |
| roundly | 11 | in a blunt direct manner | he was criticized roundly |
| readied | 9 | - | - |
| realign | 8 | align anew or better | The surgeon realigned my jaw after the accident |
| refried | 11 | - | - |
| reynard | 11 | a conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox' | - |
| roadway | 14 | a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel | - |
| ringgit | 9 | the basic unit of money in Malaysia; equal to 100 sen | - |
| rumpled | 12 | in disarray; extremely disorderly | a rumpled unmade bed |
| rancour | 9 | a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will | - |
| redraft | 11 | a draft for the amount of a dishonored draft plus the costs and charges of drafting again | - |
| reagent | 8 | a chemical agent for use in chemical reactions | - |
| relived | 11 | - | - |
| retouch | 12 | alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance | This photograph has been retouched! |
| reposed | 10 | - | - |
| roomies | 9 | - | - |
| ribbing | 12 | the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances | his ribbing was gentle but persistent |
| riptide | 10 | a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current | - |
| rawness | 10 | lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience | their poor behavior was due to the rawness of the troops |
| relight | 11 | - | - |
| reorder | 8 | a repeated order for the same merchandise | he's the one who sends out all the new orders and reorders |
| requite | 16 | make repayment for or return something | - |
| resound | 8 | ring or echo with sound | the hall resounded with laughter |
| romaine | 9 | lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head | - |
| riposte | 9 | answer back | - |
| rubdown | 13 | the act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes | - |
| rainout | 7 | - | - |
| rattrap | 9 | a difficult entangling situation | - |
| relaxin | 14 | hormone secreted by the corpus luteum during the last days of pregnancy; relaxes the pelvic ligaments and prepares the uterus for labor | - |
| replant | 9 | plant again or anew | They replanted the land |
| remount | 9 | a fresh horse especially (formerly) to replace one killed or injured in battle | - |
| regalia | 8 | especially fine or decorative clothing | - |
| retuned | 8 | - | - |
| reveled | 11 | - | - |
| reusing | 8 | - | - |
| roaster | 7 | a cook who roasts food | - |
| roguish | 11 | lacking principles or scruples | the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew |
| rimming | 12 | - | - |
| rostrum | 9 | beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils | - |
| rosaria | 7 | - | - |
| redrawn | 11 | - | - |
| reducer | 10 | a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver | - |
| reddest | 9 | - | - |
| redline | 8 | discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood | - |
| redfish | 14 | large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico | - |
| readier | 8 | - | - |
| regaled | 9 | - | - |
| reelect | 9 | elect again | - |
| roomier | 9 | - | - |
| rhombus | 14 | a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram | - |
| rubella | 9 | a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester | - |
| redoubt | 10 | an entrenched stronghold or refuge | - |
| rehouse | 10 | put up in a new or different housing | - |
| reunify | 13 | unify again, as of a country | Will Korea reunify? |
| reprove | 12 | take to task | - |
| restage | 8 | - | - |
| restate | 7 | to say, state, or perform again | - |
| rockery | 16 | a garden featuring rocks; usually alpine plants | - |
| rippled | 12 | uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves | - |
| rikshaw | 17 | - | - |
| runnier | 7 | - | - |
| rustier | 7 | - | - |
| raceway | 15 | a canal for a current of water | - |
| recoded | 11 | - | - |
| razzing | 26 | a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt | - |
| refract | 12 | determine the refracting power of (a lens) | - |
| reframe | 12 | - | - |
| reffing | 14 | - | - |
| reissue | 7 | print anew | - |
| respray | 12 | - | - |
| resurge | 8 | rise again | His need for a meal resurged |
| riveter | 10 | a worker who inserts and hammers rivets | - |
| roguery | 11 | reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others | - |
| ridable | 10 | - | - |
| rhizome | 21 | a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure | - |
| riflery | 13 | - | - |
| rimless | 9 | lacking a rim or frame | rimless glasses |
| roulade | 8 | a dish consisting of a slice of meat that is rolled around a filling and cooked | - |
| rouleau | 7 | a roll of coins wrapped in paper | - |
| raiment | 9 | especially fine or decorative clothing | - |
| reclimb | 13 | - | - |
| reciter | 9 | someone who recites from memory | - |
| redcoat | 10 | British soldier; so-called because of his red coat (especially during the American Revolution) | - |
| readmit | 10 | admit again or anew | After paying a penalty, the player was readmitted |
| readapt | 10 | adjust anew | - |
| remould | 10 | cast again | - |
| refloat | 10 | set afloat again | refloat a grounded boat |
| regally | 11 | in a regal manner | a regally appropriate representative |
| retread | 8 | use again in altered form | retread an old plot |
| revalue | 10 | gain in value | - |
| retimed | 10 | - | - |
| rezoned | 17 | - | - |
| reviver | 13 | - | - |
| reproof | 12 | take to task | - |
| roadmen | 10 | - | - |
| robands | 10 | - | - |
| robbers | 11 | - | - |
| robings | 10 | - | - |
| robinia | 9 | deciduous flowering trees and shrubs | - |
| robalos | 9 | - | - |
| roating | 8 | - | - |
| roamers | 9 | - | - |
| roaming | 10 | - | - |
| roarers | 7 | - | - |
| roarier | 7 | - | - |
| robotry | 12 | - | - |
| robusta | 9 | - | - |
| rochets | 12 | - | - |
| rocquet | 18 | - | - |
| rodding | 10 | - | - |
| rodents | 8 | - | - |
| rodeoed | 9 | - | - |
| rodeway | 14 | - | - |
| rodings | 9 | - | - |
| rodless | 8 | - | - |
| rodlike | 12 | resembling a rod | - |
| rococos | 11 | - | - |
| rockoon | 13 | - | - |
| rockaby | 18 | - | - |
| rockets | 13 | - | - |
| rockier | 13 | - | - |
| rockily | 16 | - | - |
| rocking | 14 | - | - |
| rocklay | 16 | - | - |
| rodsman | 10 | - | - |
| roadman | 10 | a workman who is employed to repair roads | - |
| risibly | 12 | - | - |
| ristras | 7 | - | - |
| risuses | 7 | - | - |
| ritards | 8 | - | - |
| ritters | 7 | - | - |
| ritting | 8 | - | - |
| rituals | 7 | - | - |
| ritzier | 16 | - | - |
| ritzily | 19 | - | - |
| rissole | 7 | minced cooked meat or fish coated in egg and breadcrumbs and fried in deep fat | - |
| risques | 16 | - | - |
| risings | 8 | - | - |
| riskers | 11 | - | - |
| riskful | 14 | - | - |
| riskily | 14 | in a dangerously risky manner | he lost the game by playing too riskily |
| risking | 12 | - | - |
| risping | 10 | - | - |
| rivages | 11 | - | - |
| rizzart | 25 | - | - |
| rizzers | 25 | - | - |
| rizzors | 25 | - | - |
| roached | 13 | - | - |
| roadbed | 11 | a bed supporting a road | - |
| roadeos | 8 | - | - |
| roadies | 8 | - | - |
| rizzars | 25 | - | - |
| rizards | 17 | - | - |
| rivered | 11 | - | - |
| riveret | 10 | - | - |
| rivlins | 10 | - | - |
| rivulet | 10 | a small stream | - |
| roading | 9 | - | - |
| rompish | 14 | - | - |
| ronyons | 10 | - | - |
| ronzers | 16 | - | - |
| roofers | 10 | - | - |
| roofier | 10 | - | - |
| roofies | 10 | - | - |
| rooibos | 9 | South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea | - |
| rontgen | 8 | German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923) | - |
| ronning | 8 | - | - |
| rondeau | 8 | a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata | - |
| rondels | 8 | - | - |
| rondino | 8 | - | - |
| rondure | 8 | - | - |
| roneoed | 8 | - | - |
| ronions | 7 | - | - |
| ronnels | 7 | - | - |
| ronnies | 7 | - | - |
| rooikat | 11 | - | - |
| rooinek | 11 | - | - |
| rookery | 14 | a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks) | - |
| roopier | 9 | - | - |
| rooping | 10 | - | - |
| roosers | 7 | - | - |
| roosing | 8 | - | - |
| roosted | 8 | - | - |
| rootage | 8 | the place where something begins, where it springs into being | - |
| rootcap | 11 | - | - |
| rooming | 10 | - | - |
| roomily | 12 | with ample room | - |
| rookier | 11 | - | - |
| rookies | 11 | - | - |
| rooking | 12 | - | - |
| rookish | 14 | - | - |
| roomers | 9 | - | - |
| rooters | 7 | - | - |
| romping | 12 | - | - |
| rodsmen | 10 | - | - |
| roining | 8 | - | - |
| roinish | 10 | - | - |
| roisted | 8 | - | - |
| roister | 7 | engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking | - |
| rokelay | 14 | - | - |
| rokiest | 11 | - | - |
| rokkaku | 19 | - | - |
| roilier | 7 | - | - |
| rodster | 8 | - | - |
| roemers | 9 | - | - |
| rogallo | 8 | - | - |
| rogered | 9 | - | - |
| rognons | 8 | - | - |
| roguing | 9 | - | - |
| rolfers | 10 | - | - |
| rolfing | 11 | - | - |
| rollbar | 9 | - | - |
| romajis | 16 | - | - |
| romanos | 9 | - | - |
| romanza | 18 | - | - |
| romaunt | 9 | - | - |
| romcoms | 13 | - | - |
| romneya | 12 | one species: matilija poppy | - |
| romaika | 13 | - | - |
| romages | 10 | - | - |
| rollers | 7 | - | - |
| rollick | 13 | play boisterously | - |
| rollmop | 11 | - | - |
| rollock | 13 | - | - |
| rollout | 7 | - | - |
