5 Letter Words Starting with R

Every 5-letter English word in the JumbleFix dictionary that starts with R. Each word links to its definition. Face-value Scrabble and Words With Friends scores are shown so you can pick a high-scoring play without leaving the page.

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raash Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
n.. The electric catfish.
rabat Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. A polishing material made of potter's clay that has failed in baking.
rabbi Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
n.. Master; lord; teacher; -- a Jewish title of respect or honor for a teacher or doctor of the law.
rabid Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. Furious; raging; extremely violent.
rabot Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. A rubber of hard wood used in smoothing marble to be polished.
raced Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
imp. & p. p.. of Race
racer Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. One who, or that which, races, or contends in a race; esp., a race horse.
rache Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
n.. A dog that pursued his prey by scent, as distinguished from the greyhound.
racon Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. a device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded signals in response to help navigators determine their position
radar Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
n.. measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
radii Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
n.. pl. of Radius.
radio Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
A combining form indicating connection with, or relation to, a radius or ray; specifically (Anat.), with the radius of the forearm; as, radio-ulnar, radio-mu...
radix Scrabble 13 · WWF 13
n.. A primitive word, from which spring other words; a radical; a root; an etymon.
radon Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. a radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium; the heaviest of the inert gasses; occurs naturally (especially in areas over granite) a...
rafts Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed stacks of newspapers"
rafty Scrabble 11 · WWF 10
a.. Damp; musty.
raged Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
imp. & p. p.. of Rage
ragee Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient
raggy Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
a.. Ragged; rough.
raiae Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n. pl.. The order of elasmobranch fishes which includes the sawfishes, skates, and rays; -- called also Rajae, and Rajii.
rails Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
rainy Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
a.. Abounding with rain; wet; showery; as, rainy weather; a rainy day or season.
raise Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
v. t.. To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.
raita Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. an Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices
rajab Scrabble 14 · WWF 17
n.. the seventh month of the Islamic calendar
rajah Scrabble 15 · WWF 16
a.. A native prince or king; also, a landholder or person of importance in the agricultural districts.
raked Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
imp. & p. p.. of Rake
raker Scrabble 9 · WWF 9
n.. One who, or that which, rakes
rally Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
v. t.. To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
ralph Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
n.. A name sometimes given to the raven.
ramal Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
a.. Of or pertaining to a ramus, or branch; rameal.
ramed Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
a.. Having the frames, stem, and sternpost adjusted; -- said of a ship on the stocks.
ramee Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. See Ramie.
ramie Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. The grass-cloth plant (B/hmeria nivea); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; -- called also China grass, and rhea. See Grass-cloth pla...
rammy Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
a.. Like a ram; rammish.
ramus Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. A branch; a projecting part or prominent process; a ramification.
ranal Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
a.. Having a general affinity to ranunculaceous plants.
rance Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. A prop or shore.
ranch Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
v. t.. To wrench; to tear; to sprain; to injure by violent straining or contortion.
randy Scrabble 9 · WWF 9
a.. feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny"
ranee Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. Same as Rani.
range Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order; to rank; as, to range soldiers in line.
rangy Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
a.. allowing ample room for ranging
ranid Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs
ranny Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. The erd shrew.
ranty Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
a.. Wild; noisy; boisterous.
raped Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
a.. having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence; "the raped countryside"
raper Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse
raphe Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
n.. A line, ridge, furrow, or band of fibers, especially in the median line; as, the raphe of the tongue.
rapid Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
a.. Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion.
rased Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
imp. & p. p.. of Rase
rasht Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
n.. city in northwestern Iran near the Caspian Sea
raspy Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
a.. Like a rasp, or the sound made by a rasp; grating.
rasse Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. A carnivore (Viverricula Mallaccensis) allied to the civet but smaller, native of China and the East Indies. It furnishes a perfume resembling that of the ci...
rasta Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. follower of Rastafarianism
ratan Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. See Rattan.
ratch Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
n.. Same as Rotche.
rated Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
imp. & p. p.. of Rate
ratel Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. Any carnivore of the genus Mellivora, allied to the weasels and the skunks; -- called also honey badger.
rater Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. One who rates or estimates.
rates Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
rathe Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
a.. Coming before others, or before the usual time; early.
ratio Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. The relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind. It is expressed by the quotient of the division of the first by the second; thu...
ratty Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
a.. dirty and infested with rats
raved Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
imp. & p. p.. of Rave
ravel Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
v. t.. To separate or undo the texture of; to take apart; to untwist; to unweave or unknit; -- often followed by out; as, to ravel a twist; to ravel out a stocking.
raven Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to the crow, but larger. It is native of the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America, and is noted f...
raver Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. One who raves.
ravin Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
a.. Ravenous.
rawly Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
adv.. In a raw manner; unskillfully; without experience.
rayah Scrabble 11 · WWF 9
n.. A person not a Mohammedan, who pays the capitation tax.
rayed Scrabble 9 · WWF 8
imp. & p. p.. of Ray
rayon Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. Ray; beam.
razed Scrabble 15 · WWF 15
imp. & p. p.. of Raze
razee Scrabble 14 · WWF 14
v. t.. An armed ship having her upper deck cut away, and thus reduced to the next inferior rate, as a seventy-four cut down to a frigate.
razor Scrabble 14 · WWF 14
v. t.. A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or the head.
reach Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
v. i.. To retch.
react Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
v. t.. To act or perform a second time; to do over again; as, to react a play; the same scenes were reacted at Rome.
ready Scrabble 9 · WWF 8
superl.. Prepared for what one is about to do or experience; equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or event; prepared for immediate movement or action...
realm Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. A royal jurisdiction or domain; a region which is under the dominion of a king; a kingdom.
rearm Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
v.. arm anew; "After the war, the defeated country was not allowed to rearm"
reata Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. A lariat.
reave Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
v. i.. To take away by violence or by stealth; to snatch away; to rob; to despoil; to bereave. [Archaic]
rebec Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
n.. An instrument formerly used which somewhat resembled the violin, having three strings, and being played with a bow.
rebel Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
v. i.. Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt; rebellious; as, rebel troops.
rebus Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. A mode of expressing words and phrases by pictures of objects whose names resemble those words, or the syllables of which they are composed; enigmatical repr...
rebut Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
v. t.. To drive or beat back; to repulse.
recap Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
n.. a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
recce Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
n.. reconnaissance (by shortening)
recco Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
n.. reconnaissance (by shortening)
reccy Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
n.. reconnaissance (by shortening)
recti Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
A combining form signifying straight; as, rectilineal, having straight lines; rectinerved.
recto Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
A combining form indicating connection with, or relation to, the rectum; as, recto-vesical.
recur Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
v. i.. To come back; to return again or repeatedly; to come again to mind.
redan Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. A work having two parapets whose faces unite so as to form a salient angle toward the enemy.
redia Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
n.. A kind of larva, or nurse, which is prroduced within the sporocyst of certain trematodes by asexual generation. It in turn produces, in the same way, either...
redly Scrabble 9 · WWF 9
adv.. In a red manner; with redness.
redox Scrabble 13 · WWF 13
n.. a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction
redub Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
v. t.. To refit; to repair, or make reparation for; hence, to repay or requite.
redux Scrabble 13 · WWF 14
a.. brought back; "the Victorian era redux"; "`Rabbit Redux' by John Updike"
reedy Scrabble 9 · WWF 8
a.. Abounding with reeds; covered with reeds.
reefy Scrabble 11 · WWF 10
a.. Full of reefs or rocks.
reeky Scrabble 12 · WWF 11
a.. Soiled with smoke or steam; smoky; foul.
reeve Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. The female of the ruff.
refel Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
v. t.. To refute; to disprove; as, to refel the tricks of a sophister.
refer Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
v. t.. To carry or send back.
refit Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
v. t.. To fit or prepare for use again; to repair; to restore after damage or decay; as, to refit a garment; to refit ships of war.
refix Scrabble 15 · WWF 15
v. t.. To fix again or anew; to establish anew.
regal Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
a.. Of or pertaining to a king; kingly; royal; as, regal authority, pomp, or sway.
regel Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. See Rigel.
reges Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
pl.. of Rex
reget Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
v. t.. To get again.
regle Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
v. t.. To rule; to govern.
regma Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. A kind of dry fruit, consisting of three or more cells, each which at length breaks open at the inner angle.
regur Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. a rich black loam of India
reich Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
n.. the German state
reify Scrabble 11 · WWF 10
v.. consider an abstract concept to be real
reign Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion.
reims Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. a city in northeastern France to the east of Paris; scene of the coronation of most French kings; site of the unconditional German surrender in 1945 at the e...
reins Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n. pl.. The kidneys; also, the region of the kidneys; the loins.
rejig Scrabble 13 · WWF 16
v.. re-equip a factory or plant
relax Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
n.. To make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, rigid, tense, or the like; to slacken; to loosen; to open; as, to relax a rope or cord; to relax the muscles...
relay Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
v. t.. To lay again; to lay a second time; as, to relay a pavement.
relet Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
v. t.. To let anew, as a house.
relic Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant.
remit Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
v. t.. To send back; to give up; to surrender; to resign.
remix Scrabble 14 · WWF 15
v. t.. To mix again or repeatedly.
remue Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
v. t.. To remove.
remus Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. (Roman mythology) the twin brother of Romulus
renal Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
a.. Of or pertaining to the kidneys; in the region of the kidneys.
renay Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
v. t.. To deny; to disown.
renew Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
v. t.. To make new again; to restore to freshness, perfection, or vigor; to give new life to; to rejuvenate; to re/stablish; to recreate; to rebuild.
renin Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys; catalyzes the formation of angiotensin and thus affects blood pressure
renne Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
v. t.. To plunder; -- only in the phrase "to rape and renne." See under Rap, v. t., to snatch.
rente Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. In France, interest payable by government on indebtedness; the bonds, shares, stocks, etc., which represent government indebtedness.
repay Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
v. t.. To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or advanced.
repel Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
v. t.. To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant.
reply Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
v. i.. To make a return in words or writing; to respond; to answer.
repot Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
v.. put in a new, usually larger, pot; "The plant had grown and had to be repotted"
rerun Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. a program that is broadcast again; "she likes to watch `I love Lucy' reruns"
resaw Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
v. t.. To saw again; specifically, to saw a balk, or a timber, which has already been squared, into dimension lumber, as joists, boards, etc.
reset Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
v. t.. To set again; as, to reset type; to reset copy; to reset a diamond.
resew Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
v.. sew again; "The cuff of the coat had been resewn"
resht Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
n.. city in northwestern Iran near the Caspian Sea
resid Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
n.. oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled
resin Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. Any one of a class of yellowish brown solid inflammable substances, of vegetable origin, which are nonconductors of electricity, have a vitreous fracture, an...
resow Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
v. t.. To sow again.
resty Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
a.. Disposed to rest; indisposed toexercton; sluggish; also, restive.
retch Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
v. i.. To make an effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.
retem Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
retie Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
v.. tie again or anew; "retie the string and make it strong enough now"
retro Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
A prefix or combining form signifying backward, back; as, retroact, to act backward; retrospect, a looking back.
retry Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
v. t.. To try (esp. judicially) a second time; as, to retry a case; to retry an accused person.
reuse Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
v.. use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"
revel Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. See Reveal.
revet Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
v. t.. To face, as an embankment, with masonry, wood, or other material.
revie Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
v. t.. To vie with, or rival, in return.
revue Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians
rewet Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. A gunlock.
rewin Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
v. t.. To win again, or win back.
reyes Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
n.. Chilean poet (1904-1973)
rheae Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
n. pl.. A suborder of struthious birds including the rheas.
rheic Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
a.. Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (commonly called chrysophanic acid) found in rhubarb (Rheum).
rhein Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. Chrysophanic acid.
rheum Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
n.. A genus of plants. See Rhubarb.
rhine Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. A water course; a ditch.
rhino Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. Gold and silver, or money.
rhomb Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
n.. An equilateral parallelogram, or quadrilateral figure whose sides are equal and the opposite sides parallel. The angles may be unequal, two being obtuse and...
rhone Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. a major French river; flows into the Mediterranean near Marseilles; "the valley of the Rhone is famous for its vineyards"
rhumb Scrabble 12 · WWF 14
n.. A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle; -- called also rhumb line, and loxodromic curve. See Loxodromic.
rhyme Scrabble 13 · WWF 12
n.. An expression of thought in numbers, measure, or verse; a composition in verse; a rhymed tale; poetry; harmony of language.
riant Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
a.. Laughing; laughable; exciting gayety; gay; merry; delightful to the view, as a landscape.
riata Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. a long noosed rope used to catch animals
ribes Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. A genus of shrubs including gooseberries and currants of many kinds.
ricer Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. a kitchen utensil used for ricing soft foods by extruding them through small holes
ricin Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. a toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon; "one milligram of ricin can kill an adult"
riden Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
imp. pl. & p. p. of Ride.
rider Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
n.. One who, or that which, rides.
ridge Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. The back, or top of the back; a crest.
ridgy Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
a.. Having a ridge or ridges; rising in a ridge.
rifle Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
v. t.. To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away; to carry off.
rigel Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. A fixed star of the first magnitude in the left foot of the constellation Orion.
right Scrabble 9 · WWF 9
a.. Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.
rigid Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
a.. Firm; stiff; unyielding; not pliant; not flexible.
rigil Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun
rigol Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. A circle; hence, a diadem.
rigor Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. Rigidity; stiffness.
riled Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
imp. & p. p.. of Rile
riley Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. United States poet (1849-1916)
rilke Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
n.. German poet (born in Austria) whose imagery and mystic lyricism influenced 20th-century German literature (1875-1926)
rille Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. One of certain narrow, crooked valleys seen, by aid of the telescope, on the surface of the moon.
rimed Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
imp. & p. p.. of Rime
rimer Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. A rhymer; a versifier.
rindy Scrabble 9 · WWF 9
a.. Having a rind or skin.
rings Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises; "the rings r...
rinse Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
v. t.. To wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated application of water after washing.
rioja Scrabble 12 · WWF 14
n.. dry red table wine from the Rioja region of northern Spain
ripen Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
v. i.. To grow ripe; to become mature, as grain, fruit, flowers, and the like; as, grapes ripen in the sun.
risen Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
p. p.. of Rise
riser Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. One who rises; as, an early riser.
risky Scrabble 12 · WWF 11
a.. Attended with risk or danger; hazardous.
rissa Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. a genus of Laridae
ritzy Scrabble 17 · WWF 16
a.. luxuriously elegant
rival Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. A person having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.
rived Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
imp.. of Rive
rivel Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
v. t.. To contract into wrinkles; to shrivel; to shrink; as, riveled fruit; riveled flowers.
riven Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
of Rive
river Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. One who rives or splits.
rivet Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. A metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together, by passing it through them and then beating or pressing down the poin...
riyal Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. the basic unit of money in Qatar
rnase Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. a transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid
roach Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
n.. A cockroach.
roads Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
n.. a partly sheltered anchorage
roast Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
v. t.. To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a fire; as, to roast meat on a spit, or in an oven open toward the fire and having reflecting surfaces within; als...
robed Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
imp. & p. p.. of Robe
robin Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. A small European singing bird (Erythacus rubecula), having a reddish breast; -- called also robin redbreast, robinet, and ruddock.
roble Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns
robot Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. a mechanism that can move automatically
roche Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
n.. Rock.
rocky Scrabble 14 · WWF 14
a.. Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as, a rocky mountain; a rocky shore.
rodeo Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
n.. A round-up. See Round-up.
rodge Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. The gadwall.
rodin Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. French sculptor noted for his renderings of the human form (1840-1917)
roget Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. English physician who in retirement compiled a well-known thesaurus (1779-1869)
rogue Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. A vagrant; an idle, sturdy beggar; a vagabond; a tramp.
roguy Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
a.. Roguish.
rohob Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
n.. An inspissated juice. See Rob.
roily Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
a.. Turbid; as, roily water.
roist Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
v. i.. See Roister.
rokee Scrabble 9 · WWF 9
n.. Parched Indian corn, pounded up and mixed with sugar; -- called also yokeage.
rollo Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
roman Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
a.. Of or pertaining to Rome, or the Roman people; like or characteristic of Rome, the Roman people, or things done by Romans; as, Roman fortitude; a Roman aqued...
romeo Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. an ardent male lover
romic Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
n.. A method of notation for all spoken sounds, proposed by Mr. Sweet; -- so called because it is based on the common Roman-letter alphabet. It is like the palae...
rompu Scrabble 9 · WWF 12
a.. Broken, as an ordinary; cut off, or broken at the top, as a chevron, a bend, or the like.
ronco Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. See Croaker, n., 2. (a).
ronde Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. A kind of script in which the heavy strokes are nearly upright, giving the characters when taken together a round look.
rondo Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. A composition, vocal or instrumental, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.
roneo Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo)
roofy Scrabble 11 · WWF 10
a.. Having roofs.
rooky Scrabble 12 · WWF 11
a.. Misty; gloomy.
rooms Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
roomy Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
a.. Having ample room; spacious; large; as, a roomy mansion; a roomy deck.
roost Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. Roast.
roots Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; "his roots in Texas go back a long way"; "he wen...
rooty Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
a.. Full of roots; as, rooty ground.
roped Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
imp. & p. p.. of Rope
roper Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. A maker of ropes.
ropey Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
a.. (British informal) very poor in quality; "ropey food"; "a ropey performance"
rophy Scrabble 13 · WWF 12
n.. street names for flunitrazepan
roral Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
a.. Of or pertaining to dew; consisting of dew; dewy.
roric Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
a.. Of or pertaining to dew; resembling dew; dewy.
rorid Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
a.. Dewy; bedewed.
roset Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. A red color used by painters.
rosin Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. The hard, amber-colored resin left after distilling off the volatile oil of turpentine; colophony.
rotal Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
a.. Relating to wheels or to rotary motion; rotary.
rotor Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils; "there are horizontal rotors on a helicopter or compressor rotors in a jet engine"
rotta Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. See Rota.
rouge Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
a.. red.
rough Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
n.. Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.
round Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
v. i. & t.. To whisper.
rouse Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
v. i. & t.. To pull or haul strongly and all together, as upon a rope, without the assistance of mechanical appliances.
roust Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
v. t.. To rouse; to disturb; as, to roust one out.
route Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. The course or way which is traveled or passed, or is to be passed; a passing; a course; a road or path; a march.
roved Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
imp. & p. p.. of Rove
rover Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
v. i.. One who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate.
rowan Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. Rowan tree.
rowdy Scrabble 12 · WWF 11
n.. One who engages in rows, or noisy quarrels; a ruffianly fellow.
rowed Scrabble 9 · WWF 9
imp. & p. p.. of Row
rowel Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. The little wheel of a spur, with sharp points.
rowen Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. A stubble field left unplowed till late in the autumn, that it may be cropped by cattle.
rower Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. One who rows with an oar.
royal Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
a.. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal...
rubel Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. the basic unit of money in Belarus
rubia Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. type genus of the Rubiaceae; Old World herbs and subshrubs grown for their medicinal properties and for dye substances extracted from their roots
rubin Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. A ruby.
ruble Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. The unit of monetary value in Russia. It is divided into 100 copecks, and in the gold coin of the realm (as in the five and ten ruble pieces) is worth about...
rubor Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
rubus Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. A genus of rosaceous plants, including the raspberry and blackberry.
ruche Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
n.. A plaited, quilled, or goffered strip of lace, net, ribbon, or other material, -- used in place of collars or cuffs, and as a trimming for women's dresses an...
ruddy Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
n.. Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy flame.
rudra Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. father of the Hindu storm gods Marut; controller of nature; sometimes identified with Siva
ruffe Scrabble 11 · WWF 12
n.. A small freshwater European perch (Acerina vulgaris); -- called also pope, blacktail, and stone, / striped, perch.
rugae Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
pl.. of Ruga
rugby Scrabble 11 · WWF 13
n.. a form of football played with an oval ball
ruggy Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
a.. Rugged; rough.
ruing Scrabble 6 · WWF 9
p. pr. & vb. n.. of Rue
ruled Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
imp. & p. p.. of Rule
ruler Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor.
rumba Scrabble 9 · WWF 12
n.. a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
rumbo Scrabble 9 · WWF 12
n.. Grog.
rumen Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. The first stomach of ruminants; the paunch; the fardingbag. See Illust. below.
rumex Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
n.. docks: coarse herbs and shrubs mainly native to north temperate regions
rummy Scrabble 12 · WWF 14
a.. Of or pertaining to rum; characteristic of rum; as a rummy flavor.
rumor Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety.
runch Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
n.. The wild radish.
runer Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. A bard, or learned man, among the ancient Goths.
runic Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
a.. Of or pertaining to a rune, to runes, or to the Norsemen; as, runic verses; runic letters; runic names; runic rhyme.
runny Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
a.. characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape
runty Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
a.. Like a runt; diminutive; mean.
runup Scrabble 7 · WWF 11
n.. a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time; "a runup in interest rates"; "market runups are followed by corrections"
rupee Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. A silver coin, and money of account, in the East Indies.
rupia Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. An eruption upon the skin, consisting of vesicles with inflamed base and filled with serous, purulent, or bloody fluid, which dries up, forming a blackish cr...
rural Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
a.. Of or pertaining to the country, as distinguished from a city or town; living in the country; suitable for, or resembling, the country; rustic; as, rural sce...
rushy Scrabble 11 · WWF 10
a.. Abounding with rushes.
rusma Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. A depilatory made of orpiment and quicklime, and used by the Turks. See Rhusma.
rusty Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
superl.. Covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword; rusty wheat.
rutic Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
a.. Pertaining to, or obtained from, rue (Ruta); as, rutic acid, now commonly called capric acid.
rutin Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. A glucoside resembling, but distinct from, quercitrin. Rutin is found in the leaves of the rue (Ruta graveolens) and other plants, and obtained as a bitter y...
rutty Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
a.. Ruttish; lustful.
ryder Scrabble 9 · WWF 8
n.. A clause added to a document; a rider. See Rider.

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