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4-letter words starting with R

There are 182 4-letter words starting with R in the standard word-game list. The most common are real, room, rest, read, road, ride.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
realbeing or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory4
rooman area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling6
restsomething left after other parts have been taken away4
readsomething that is read5
roadan open way (generally public) for travel or transportation5
ridea journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)5
rocka lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter10
ringa characteristic sound5
richpossessing material wealth9
raceany competition6
riska source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune8
rollrotary motion of an object around its own axis4
rainwater falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere4
roseof something having a dusty purplish pink color4
rulea principle or condition that customarily governs behavior4
roofa protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building7
renta payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility,…4
rushnot accepting reservations7
runsDiarrhea/diarrhoea.4
ruinan irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction4
risea growth in strength or number or importance4
rolethe actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group4
ricka painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (‘rick’ and ‘wrick’ are British)10
ratea magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit4
ricegrains used as food either unpolished or more often polished6
rarenot widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness4
rudesocially incorrect in behavior5
rapeEurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop6
ropea strong line6
ratsExpression of annoyance or disgust; damn, darn.4
rutha feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others7
ragea feeling of intense anger5
rubyof a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or…9
root(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts;…4
relyhave faith or confidence in7
rearlocated in or toward the back or rear4
raida sudden short attack5
rankvery fertile; producing profuse growth8
reedtall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites5
rodeOf a male woodcock, to fly back and forth over the edge of a woodland while calling; to perform its,…5
riota public act of violence by an unruly mob4
rashimprudently incurring risk7
rackrib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton10
robeany loose flowing garment6
roara deep prolonged loud noise4
raila barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports4
rajaa prince or king in India11
ripefully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used6
roammove about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment6
reefa submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water7
rafta flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers7
reela roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector4
rampan inclined surface connecting two levels8
rook(chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the…8
randthe basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents5
rustof the brown color of rust4
rosyreflecting optimism7
runga crosspiece between the legs of a chair5
rifta gap between cloud masses7
ritean established ceremony prescribed by a religion4

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