Verified pattern list
9 Letter Words Starting With R
This verified list contains 731 CORE words starting with R, plus 324 entries in the broader extended tier.
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Matching words
Useful CORE examples
Useful words
12 deterministic CORE selections
Base tile values
Highest-scoring words
CORE words, highest first
Letter intelligence
What the R list contains
Most common letters immediately after R
- E559 words
- A64 words
- O50 words
- I27 words
- U25 words
Vowels per word
- 2 vowels22 words
- 3 vowels357 words
- 4 vowels329 words
- 5 vowels23 words
Repeated letters
92%
676 of 731 CORE words repeat at least one letter.
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9 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns
Explore useful two-letter patterns related to R. Each card opens a matching list or a prefilled 9-letter Finder search.
9 Letter Words Starting with RA64 CORE · 37 extendedrabbiting, racetrack, racketeer, racketing9 Letter Words Starting with RE559 CORE · 195 extendedreactions, readiness, readjusts, realistic9 Letter Words Starting with RH6 CORE · 15 extendedrhapsodic, rheostats, rheumatic, rhomboids9 Letter Words Starting with RI27 CORE · 23 extendedricketier, rickshaws, ricochets, ridiculed9 Letter Words Starting with RO50 CORE · 35 extendedroadblock, roadsides, robberies, robustest9 Letter Words Starting with RU25 CORE · 19 extendedrubbishes, ruggedest, ruminated, ruminates
Pattern guide
How to use words starting with R
This page starts from 731 CORE 9-letter words whose first letter is R. The preset fixes those opening positions while leaving the remaining tiles available for refinement.
Use Contains for letters that may appear anywhere, Excludes to remove impossible letters, or Sequence pattern when order and exact gaps matter. The broader view adds 324 extended entries after the CORE results.
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Questions about this word list
How many 9-letter words start with R?
This verified set contains 731 CORE words and 324 extended words, for 1055 total matches.
What is the average Scrabble score for this R group?
The 731 CORE words average 13.1 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.
Do these R words often repeat letters?
676 of 731 CORE words repeat at least one letter.