5-letter words starting with R

100 words · most common first (shown in gold) · meaning + pronunciation for each

1. RACES/ˈɹeɪsəz/(RACE) move fast
2. RACKS/ɹæks/(RACK) framework for holding objects
3. RADAR/ˈɹeɪˌdɑɹ/measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate…
4. RADIO/ˈɹeɪdiˌoʊ/medium for communication
5. RAISE/ɹeɪz/raise the level or amount of something
6. RALLY/ˈɹæli/gather
7. RALPH/ɹælf/A name sometimes given to the raven
8. RANCH/ɹæntʃ/farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
9. RANDY/ˈɹændi/feeling great sexual desire
10. RANGE/ɹeɪndʒ/an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control
11. RANKS/ɹæŋks/(RANK) a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
12. RAPID/ˈɹæpəd/done or occurring in a brief period of time
13. RATED/ˈɹeɪtɪd/(RATE) a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
14. RATES/ɹeɪts/a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
15. RATIO/ˈɹeɪʃiˌoʊ/the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
16. REACH/ɹitʃ/reach a destination, either real or abstract
17. READS/ɹidz/(READ) interpret something that is written or printed
18. READY/ˈɹɛdi/completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
19. REALM/ɹɛlm/a domain in which something is dominant
20. REBEL/ˈɹɛbəl/`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil…
21. REFER/ɹəˈfɝ/make reference to
22. RELAX/ɹɪˈlæks/become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
23. RELAY/ˈɹiˌleɪ/pass along
24. REMIX/ɹɪmˈɪks/To mix again or repeatedly
25. RENEW/ɹɪˈnu/reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
26. REPLY/ɹɪˈplaɪ/react verbally
27. RESET/ɹiˈsɛt/set anew
28. RETRO/ˈɹɛtɹoʊ/a fashion reminiscent of the past
29. RIDER/ˈɹaɪdɚ/a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
30. RIDES/ɹaɪdz/(RIDE) sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
31. RIDGE/ɹɪdʒ/a long narrow natural elevation or striation
32. RIGHT/ɹaɪt/an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
33. RINGS/ɹɪŋz/gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by…
34. RISKS/ɹɪsks/(RISK) expose to a chance of loss or damage
35. RIVER/ˈɹɪvɚ/a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
36. ROADS/ɹoʊdz/a partly sheltered anchorage
37. ROBIN/ˈɹɑbən/small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
38. ROBOT/ˈɹoʊˌbɑt/a mechanism that can move automatically
39. ROCKS/ɹɑks/(ROCK) a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
40. ROCKY/ˈɹɑki/abounding in rocks or stones
41. ROGER/ˈɹɑdʒɚ/A black flag with white skull and crossbones, formerly used by pirates; -- called also Jolly Roger
42. ROLES/ɹoʊlz/(ROLE) the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
43. ROLLS/ɹoʊlz/(ROLL) move by turning over or rotating
44. ROMAN/ˈɹoʊmən/a resident of modern Rome
45. ROOMS/ɹumz/apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
46. ROOTS/ɹuts/the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
47. ROSES/ˈɹoʊzɪz/(ROSE) any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
48. ROUGE/ɹuʒ/makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
49. ROUGH/ɹʌf/having or caused by an irregular surface
50. ROUND/ɹaʊnd/having a circular shape
51. ROUTE/ɹut/an established line of travel or access
52. ROVER/ˈɹoʊvɚ/someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
53. ROYAL/ˈɹɔɪəl/of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
54. RUGBY/ˈɹʌɡbi/a form of football played with an oval ball
55. RULED/ɹuld/subject to a ruling authority
56. RULES/ɹulz/(RULE) a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
57. RURAL/ˈɹʊɹəl/living in or characteristic of farming or country life
58. RAASH/ɹɑʃ/The electric catfish. [Written also raasch.]
59. RABAT/ɹˈæbæt/the capital of Morocco; located in the northwestern on the Atlantic coast
60. RABBI/ˈɹæˌbaɪ/spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law
61. RABID/ˈɹæbɪd/of or infected by rabies
62. RABOT/ɹˈæbɑt/A rubber of hard wood used in smoothing marble to be polished
63. RACED/ɹeɪst/(RACE) move fast
64. RACER/ˈɹeɪsɚ/someone who drives racing cars at high speeds
65. RACHE/ɹeɪk/A dog that pursued his prey by scent, as distinguished from the greyhound.[Obs.]
66. RACON/ɹˈækən/a device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded signals in response to help navigators determine…
67. RADII/ɹˈeɪdɪˌaɪ/(RADIUS) the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere
68. RADIX/ɹˈeɪdɪks/(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
69. RADON/ˈɹeɪˌdɑn/a radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium; the heaviest of the inert gasses;…
70. RAFFS/ɹæfs/(RAFF) To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous sweep
71. RAFTS/ɹæfts/a large number or amount
72. RAFTY/ɹˈæfti/Damp; musty. [Prov. Eng.]
73. RAGED/ɹeɪdʒd/(RAGE) a feeling of intense anger
74. RAGEE/ɹˈædʒi/East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient
75. RAGER/ˈɹeɪɡɚ/(RAGE) a feeling of intense anger
76. RAGES/ˈɹeɪdʒɪz/(RAGE) a feeling of intense anger
77. RAGGY/ɹˈæɡi/Ragged; rough. [Obs.] "A stony and raggie hill." Holland
78. RAGIS/ɹˈɑɡɪz/(RAGI) East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient
79. RAIAE/ɹeɪi/The order of elasmobranch fishes which includes the sawfishes, skates, and rays; -- called also Rajae, and…
80. RAIAS/ɹeɪəz/(RAIA) A genus of rays which includes the skates
81. RAIDS/ɹeɪdz/(RAID) a sudden short attack
82. RAILS/ɹeɪlz/a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other…
83. RAINS/ɹeɪnz/(RAIN) water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
84. RAINY/ˈɹeɪni/(of weather) wet by periods of rain
85. RAITA/ɹˈeɪɾɚ/an Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices
86. RAJAB/ɹˈɑdʒæb/the seventh month of the Islamic calendar
87. RAJAH/ɹˈɑdʒɑ/a prince or king in India
88. RAJAS/ɹˈɑdʒəz/(RAJA) a prince or king in India
89. RAJES/ɹɑdʒz/(RAJ) British dominion over India (1757-1947)
90. RAKED/ɹeɪkt/(RAKE) level or smooth with a rake
91. RAKEE/ɹˈæki/A kind of ardent spirits used in southern Europe and the East, distilled from grape juice, grain, etc
92. RAKER/ˈɹeɪkɚ/One who, or that which, rakes; as: (a) A person who uses a rake
93. RAKES/ɹeɪks/(RAKE) level or smooth with a rake
94. RAKIS/ɹˈækiz/(RAKI) A kind of ardent spirits used in southern Europe and the East, distilled from grape juice, grain, etc
95. RALES/ɹeɪlz/(RALE) a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory…
96. RAMAL/ɹˈæməl/Of or pertaining to a ramus, or branch; rameal
97. RAMED/ɹeɪmd/Having the frames, stem, and sternpost adjusted; -- said of a ship on the stocks
98. RAMEE/ɹˈæmi/tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems…
99. RAMIE/ɹˈeɪmi/tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems…
100. RAMMY/ɹˈæmi/Like a ram; rammish. Burton