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4-letter words starting with RI
There are 31 4-letter words starting with RI in the standard word-game list. The most common are ride, ring, rich, risk, rise, rick.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| ride | a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) | 5 |
| ring | a characteristic sound | 5 |
| rich | possessing material wealth | 9 |
| risk | a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune | 8 |
| rise | a growth in strength or number or importance | 4 |
| rick | a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (‘rick’ and ‘wrick’ are British) | 10 |
| rice | grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished | 6 |
| riot | a public act of violence by an unruly mob | 4 |
| ripe | fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used | 6 |
| rift | a gap between cloud masses | 7 |
| rite | an established ceremony prescribed by a religion | 4 |
| rink | building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating | 8 |
| ritz | a hotel that is part of the chain of hotels founded by Cesar Ritz | 13 |
| riff | a Berber living in northern Morocco | 10 |
| rife | most frequent or common | 7 |
| rile | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations | 4 |
| rind | the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating) | 5 |
| rial | the basic unit of money in Yemen; equal to 100 fils | 4 |
| riel | the basic unit of money in Cambodia; equal to 100 sen | 4 |
| rill | a small stream | 4 |
| rime | ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside) | 6 |
| rimy | covered with frost | 9 |
| rive | tear or be torn violently | 7 |