Words Containing R
Every English word containing "R". Filter by length, prefix, or suffix for Scrabble, crosswords, and word games.
5,555 words found
15 Letter Words1
congratulations18
14 Letter Words1
responsibility21
13 Letter Words5
circumstances21inappropriate19uncomfortable22understanding16unfortunately19
12 Letter Words9
construction16conversation17embarrassing17neighborhood22presentation14professional17receptionist16relationship17representing15
11 Letter Words18
advertising16anniversary17appropriate17comfortable20considering15differently21documentary19electricity18embarrassed16environment16grandmother18information16interesting12opportunity18performance20perspective20practically20responsible15
10 Letter Words45
apparently17appreciate16attractive15background20characters17cigarettes13commercial18conference17considered14courthouse15department15difference19discovered17downstairs14everything20everywhere22experience21friendship19girlfriend15government16impression14impressive17incredible15incredibly18interested11originally14particular14permission14personally15practicing17pretending14production15protecting15reasonable12remembered17restaurant10retirement12ridiculous13struggling13supervisor15sweetheart16underneath14understand12university16yourselves16
9 Letter Words78
according15afternoon12agreement12apartment13backwards21billboard14boyfriend18breakfast18breathing15brilliant11carefully17celebrate13certainly14character16chemistry19computers15concerned14contracts13corporate13corrected14currently14customers13dangerous11delivered14destroyed14different16direction12discovery18diversity16emergency17everybody21extremely21forgotten13furniture12graduated12guarantee10hilarious12important13impressed14insurance11interrupt11interview15introduce12inventory15literally12necessary14operation11otherwise15ourselves12paperwork20perfectly19president12privilege15probation13professor14promotion13reception13recognize21recommend16rehearsal12residents10resources11sandpiper14screaming14secretary14seriously12somewhere17sponsored12suffering16surprised12temporary16treatment11underwear13warehouse15wonderful16wondering14workplace20yesterday16
8 Letter Words112
accurate12adorable11anywhere17approach17argument11arrested9attorney11bathroom15behavior16birthday17breaking15bringing12brothers13carrying14ceremony15chandler14children14colorado11computer14consider11contract12creative13criminal12crossing11customer12daughter13delivery15deserves12directed12directly14director11district11divorced15drinking14electric12elevator11everyone14exercise17familiar13favorite14flirting12freaking16friendly15generous9gorgeous10greatest9horrible13interest8internet8learning9marriage11marrying14marshall13material10memories12normally13offering15original9partners10personal10pictures12pleasure10powerful16practice14pregnant11prepared13presents10pressure10previous13princess12probably17problems14producer13promised13property15reaction10realized18received14recently13regional9remember14research13response10returned9romantic12roommate12scenario10security13separate10services13shoulder12standard10starting9stickers14straight12strategy12stripper12surprise10terrible10terrific13throwing15together12tomorrow13training9transfer11universe11upstairs10waitress11whatever17whenever17wherever17yourself14
7 Letter Words150
actress9address9airport9already11alright11another10answers10anymore12arrived11awkward18battery12bedroom12breasts9breathe12brother12brought13burning10cameras11careful12central9certain9charges13charity15charlie12clearly12concern11control9correct11counter9country12covered13created10crossed10crystal12curious9current9darling9dealers8deliver11deserve11destroy11divorce13doctors10dollars8drawing12dressed9driving12dropped13earlier7federal11fielder11figured12fingers11flowers13forever13forgive14forward14frankly17freaked15freedom13friends11funeral10further13garbage11general8grandma11growing12hearing11herself13history13however16hundred12hurting11journal14laundry11lawyers13learned8leather10letters7library12lobster9manager10married10matters9members13miracle11monster9morning10mystery15natural7neither10nervous10network14nowhere13numbers11offered14officer15ordered9parents9parking14parties9partner9percent11perfect14perform14perhaps14picture11popular11prepare11present9pretend10privacy17private12problem13process11product12program12project18promise11propose11protect11provide13purpose11quarter16reached13reading9reality10realize16reasons7receive12records10regrets8regular8related8release7reminds10request16respect11respond10results7rolling8routine7running8screwed13secrets9serious7service12several10severed11sharing11
6 Letter Words150
across8actors8affair12afford13afraid10agreed8answer9around7arrest6artist6badger10barely11barrel8before11better8bigger10border9boring9borrow11bother11branch13breaks12breast8breath11bridge10bright12brings9broken12burger9buried9burned9butter8camera10cancer10carbon10career8carmen10cartel8center8chairs11charge12cheers11church16circle10clever11closer8colors8cooler8copier10corner8course8create8credit9crisis8crying12danger8dealer7degree8desert7dinner7direct9doctor9dollar7dreams9drinks11driver10drives10during8earned7easier6effort12either9energy10entire6expert15faster9father12figure10finger10firing10flavor12forced12forget10forgot10former11fourth12french14fridge11friend10future9garage8german9ground8guitar7hacker15harder10hector11higher13hiring10hungry13ignore7jersey16junior13killer10lawyer12leader7letter6longer7market12martin8master8matter8member12memory13mercer10mirror8mother11murder9nature6nearly9normal8number10orange7others9packer14papers10parked13period9person8player11powers11prefer11pretty11prison8proper10rabies8raised7rather9really9reason6recent8record9regret7remind9remove11repeat8report8return6review12rights10
5 Letter Words150
actor7after8agree6alarm7anger6angry9apart7argue6award9aware8barry10birds8birth10board8brain7brand8brave10bread8break11bride8bring8broke11brown10cards8cares7carol7carry10chair10cheer10clear7color7court7cover10crack13crash10crazy19cream9creed8cried8crime9cross7crush10dirty9doors6drake10drama8dream8dress6drink10drive9drove9drugs7drunk10early8earth8emery10enter5every11extra12favor11fired9first8floor8force10forms10forth11forty11frame10frank12fraud9freak12fresh11front8fruit8girls6grade7grand7grant6great6green6gross6group8grown9guard7heard9heart8hired9honor8horse8hours8hurry11hurts8labor7large6later5learn5loser5lower8major14marry10merry10never8north8nurse5offer11older6opera7order6oscar7other8owner8paper9paris7parts7party10peter7power10press7price9pride8print7prize16proof10proud8prove10purse7radio6raise5ralph10reach10ready9relax12right9rings6river8robin7robot7rooms7rough9round6route5rules5sabre7scare7scary10score7screw10serve8share8sharp10
4 Letter Words114
area4arms6army9barn6bars6bear6beer6bird7born6bros6burn6card7care6cars6crap8crew9dare5dark9dear5dirt5door5draw8drew8drop7drug6ears4ever7fair7farm9fear7fire7firm9form9four7free7from9gear5girl5grab7gray8grew8grow8hair7hard8harm9hear7here7hero7hire7hour7hurt7iron4jerk15kier8liar4lord5mark10more6near4ours4over7pair6park10part6poor6pour6pure6race6rain4rate4read5real4rent4rest4rhea7rich9ride5ring5rise4risk8road5rock10role4roll4roof7room6rude5ruin4rule4runs4rush7sort4star4sure4tear4term6tour4tree4trip6true4turn4very10warm9wear7were7wire7word8wore7work11wrap9yard8year7your7zero13
3 Letter Words30
air3are3arm5art3bar5bra5bro5car5cry8dry7ear3far6for6her6org4our3per5pro5ran3rap5rat3ray6red4rid4rip5row6run3sir3try6war6
2 Letter Words3
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About These Words
This list holds 5,555 words, running from 2 to 15 letters and averaging 6.6 letters apiece. The commonest length is 5 letters, covering 150 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are r (866), e (584), a (385), o (309), i (295). Vowels make up 36% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 10.5 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is EVERYWHERE at 22, followed by NEIGHBORHOOD, UNCOMFORTABLE and BACKWARDS. 428 of them (49%) contain a letter worth four or more. 150 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are CONGRATULATIONS at 15 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: ER, OR and RE.
Length distribution
2 letters
3 (0%)
3 letters
30 (3%)
4 letters
114 (13%)
5 letters
150 (17%)
6 letters
150 (17%)
7 letters
150 (17%)
8 letters
112 (13%)
9 letters
78 (9%)
10 letters
45 (5%)
11 letters
18 (2%)
12 letters
9 (1%)
13 letters
5 (1%)
14 letters
1 (0%)
15 letters
1 (0%)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many words containing "R" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 5,555 words containing "R". They run from 2 to 6 letters, and 5-letter entries are the most common with 150 of them.
Which of these words containing "R" scores highest in Scrabble?+
CRAZY is the highest scorer at 19 points before board bonuses, ahead of PRIZE, JERK and MAJOR. The list averages 7.3 points per word, and 140 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words containing "R"?+
The shortest are ER, OR and RE at 2 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words containing "R"?+
ACROSS, ACTORS and AFFAIR are the longest at 6 letters.
Are words containing "R" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 36% of the letters across this list, roughly the usual balance for English. The letters appearing in the most of these words are R, E, A. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.