Words Containing R — Scrabble & Word Games

R appears in about 54% of English words. R is worth 1 point in Scrabble with 6 tiles in the bag. R is essential for the -ER agent suffix (TEACHER, DRIVER, WRITER) and for countless productive prefixes (RE-, RETRO-).

R-containing strategic plays are abundant because R fits in so many bingo stems: RETAIN, RETINA, MASTER, STERILE, RESIST. A rack with R plus common vowels almost always produces a bingo.

In Wordle, R is one of the most-tested letters in any opener (RAISE, ROAST, SHARD). High-scoring R-containing Scrabble words: QUARTZ, QUEER, REDUX. R also anchors productive suffixes for comparatives: LONGER, FASTER, BIGGER.

Top 500 Highest-Scoring Words Containing R (500 of 145,882)

RAZZAMATAZZES51
RAZZMATAZZES50
RAZZAMATAZZ49
PIZZAZZIER48
RAZZMATAZZ48
NEBUCHADNEZZARS41
NEBUCHADNEZZAR40
PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY39
CHROMOXYLOGRAPH38
HACKERAZZIS38
HYDROXYZINES38
PIZAZZIER38
QUAQUAVERSALLY38
QUIZZERY38
XYLOPYROGRAPHY38
XYLOTYPOGRAPHIC38
XYLOTYPOGRAPHY38
HACKERAZZI37
HACKERAZZO37
HYDROXYBUTYRATE37
HYDROXYZINE37
HYPERCIVILIZED37
HYPERCRITICIZED37
HYPERIMMUNIZING37
KATZENJAMMERS37
PHOTOZINCOGRAPH37
PSYCHOANALYZERS37
QUIZZERIES37
SHOWBIZZIER37
TRANQUILIZINGLY37
VENTRILOQUIZING37
COMPREHENSIVIZE36
ECTOMYCORRHIZAE36
ECTOMYCORRHIZAS36
HYPERCRITICIZES36
HYPERIMMUNIZED36
HYPERPHYSICALLY36
HYPOPHARYNXES36
KATZENJAMMER36
PSYCHOANALYZER36
PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY36
SCHIZOPHRENETIC36
VENTRILOQUIZED36
ZINJANTHROPUSES36
ZINZIBERACEOUS36
BUZZKILLERS35
CHEMOPSYCHIATRY35
DYSMORPHOPHOBIC35
ECTOMYCORRHIZA35
EXOERYTHROCYTIC35
EXPERIMENTALIZE35
EXTEMPORIZATION35
EXTRAJUDICIALLY35
HEMICRYPTOPHYTE35
HEXACHLOROPHANE35
HEXACHLOROPHENE35
HEXAMETRIZING35
HYPERCRITICIZE35
HYPERIMMUNIZES35
HYPERPOLARIZING35
HYSTERECTOMIZED35
ISOCARBOXAZIDS35
MICROEARTHQUAKE35
MOORBUZZARDS35
OVEREMPHASIZING35
PIEZOCHEMISTRY35
POLYCARBOXYLIC35
PROJECTIZATIONS35
PSYCHOCHEMISTRY35
QUAZZIER35
QUICKSILVERISH35
QUINQUEFARIOUS35
QUIZZERS35
RHOMBENPORPHYRY35
SCHIZOPHRENICS35
VENTRILOQUIZES35
ZYGOBRANCHIATES35
ZYGOMORPHISMS35
BELSHAZZARS34
BLIZZARDLY34
BRACHYCEPHALICS34
BRACHYCEPHALISM34
BUZZKILLER34
DEHYDROGENIZING34
DEMYTHOLOGIZERS34
DRIZZLINGLY34
EMPYREUMATIZING34
ENDOMYCORRHIZA34
EXCHEQUERING34
EXTEMPORIZING34
FRIZZLINESSES34
GYROFREQUENCY34
HEXAMETRIZED34
HYDROXYACETIC34
HYDROXYAPATITES34
HYDROXYCITRIC34
HYDROXYLAPATITE34
HYDROXYPROLINES34
HYPEREXCITEMENT34
HYPERIMMUNIZE34
HYPERPOLARIZED34
HYPOPHARYNX34
HYPOPHOSPHORIC34
HYSTERECTOMIZES34
ISOCARBOXAZID34
JABBERWOCKY34
JACKHAMMERING34
MOORBUZZARD34
MORBIDEZZAS34
NEPHRECTOMIZING34
OOPHORECTOMIZED34
OVEREMPHASIZED34
OVERHOMOGENIZED34
OXYRHYNCHUSES34
PEROXYSULPHURIC34
PHOTOTYPOGRAPHY34
PLETHYSMOGRAPHY34
POLYCARBOXYLATE34
POSTSYNCHRONIZE34
PROJECTIZATION34
PYROPHOTOGRAPHY34
QUARTZIFEROUS34
QUICKSILVERINGS34
QUINQUAGENARIAN34
QUINQUEPARTITE34
QUIZZER34
REMYTHOLOGIZING34
RHYTHMIZATIONS34
SCHIZOPHRENIC34
STAPHYLORRHAPHY34
SULPHINPYRAZONE34
TACHYARRHYTHMIA34
VENTRILOQUIZE34
XENOMORPHICALLY34
XEROPHYTICALLY34
ZIGZAGGERY34
ZINJANTHROPUS34
ZYGOBRANCHIATE34
ZYGOMORPHISM34
ALEXIPHARMAKONS33
BELSHAZZAR33
BENZENECARBONYL33
BIORHYTHMICALLY33
BLIZZARDIEST33
BLIZZARDING33
BLIZZARDY33
BRACHYCEPHALIC33
BRACHYCEPHALY33
BRACHYDACTYLISM33
BUZZWORDS33
CHARACTERIZABLE33
CHEQUERWORKS33
CHIAREZZAS33
CHLOROTHIAZIDES33
CHLORPROMAZINES33
CIRCUMJACENCY33
COMMERCIALIZING33
COPOLYMERIZING33
CRACKERJACKS33
CRYPTOZOOLOGY33
DEHYDROGENIZED33
DEMYTHOLOGIZER33
DYSMORPHOPHOBIA33
EMPYREUMATIZED33
EQUIPROBABILITY33
EXCHEQUERED33
EXCOMMUNICATORY33
EXCURSIONIZING33
EXTEMPORIZED33
EXTEMPORIZERS33
EXTRAVAGANZAS33
FRIZZINESSES33
GYROFREQUENCIES33
HAPHAZARDNESSES33
HETEROZYGOSITY33
HEXACHLORETHANE33
HEXAMETRIZES33
HYDROLYZABLE33
HYDROLYZATIONS33
HYDROPHOBICITY33
HYDROXYAPATITE33
HYDROXYLAMINES33
HYDROXYPROLINE33
HYPERBOLIZING33
HYPERCOMPLEX33
HYPEREXCITABLE33
HYPERPOLARIZES33
HYPERPYREXIAL33
HYPERPYREXIAS33
HYPERSENSITIZED33
HYPOPHOSPHOROUS33
HYPOTHESIZERS33
HYSTERECTOMIZE33
JABBERWOCKIES33
JACKHAMMERED33
JAWBREAKINGLY33
LARYNGECTOMIZED33
METHOXYCHLORS33
METHOXYFLURANES33
MICROTECHNIQUES33
MISCHARACTERIZE33
MORBIDEZZA33
MULTIFREQUENCY33
NEPHRECTOMIZED33
OOPHORECTOMIZES33
OVEREMPHASIZES33
OVERHOMOGENIZES33
PARCHMENTIZING33
PHILOSOPHIZERS33
PHOSPHORIZING33
PIEZOMETRICALLY33
POLYHYDROXY33
PRIZEFIGHTINGS33
PSYCHOGRAPHICAL33
QUADRUPLEXING33
QUAQUAVERSAL33
QUARTERBACKINGS33
QUICKSILVERIEST33
QUICKSILVERING33
QUICKSILVERY33
RECONTEXTUALIZE33
REMYTHOLOGIZED33
RESYNCHRONIZING33
RHIZOCEPHALANS33
RHIZOCEPHALOUS33
RHOMBPORPHYRY33
RHYTHMIZATION33
SCHIZOPHRENIAS33
SPHYGMOGRAPHIC33
SPHYGMOGRAPHY33
TAXIDERMIZING33
TRANQUILIZATION33
TRANQUILLIZING33
UNDEREMPHASIZED33
XEROGRAPHICALLY33
ZIGZAGGERIES33
ZINCOGRAPHICAL33
ZINJANTHROPI33
ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL33
ZYGOMORPHIC33
ZYGOMORPHY33
ALEXIPHARMAKON32
ANTHROPOPSYCHIC32
ARCHAEOPTERYXES32
ARCHAEOZOOLOGY32
BLIZZARDED32
BLIZZARDIER32
BRACHYCEPHALIES32
BRACHYCEPHALOUS32
BRACHYDACTYLIC32
BRACHYDACTYLY32
BRACHYPINAKOIDS32
BUZZWORD32
CEPHALOTHORAXES32
CHEQUERWORK32
CHIAREZZA32
CHIAREZZE32
CHLOROTHIAZIDE32
CHLORPROMAZINE32
CHONDRICHTHYANS32
CIRCUMJACENCIES32
COMMERCIALIZED32
COMPLEMENTIZERS32
CONVEYORIZATION32
COPOLYMERIZED32
CRACKAJACKS32
CRACKERJACK32
CRYPTOZOOLOGIES32
CRYPTOZOOLOGIST32
CYBERSQUATTINGS32
DEHYDROGENIZES32
DEMISEMIQUAVERS32
DEPOLYMERIZING32
DICHLOROBENZENE32
EIGENFREQUENCY32
EMBEZZLERS32
EMPYREUMATIZES32
EPIGRAMMATIZING32
EXCURSIONIZED32
EXTEMPORIZER32
EXTEMPORIZES32
EXTRAVAGANZA32
FRIZZILY32
FRIZZLINESS32
GLYPHOGRAPHICAL32
HAEMODIALYZERS32
HALFPENNYWORTHS32
HAPHAZARDLY32
HAPHAZARDRY32
HAZARDIZES32
HEXAMETRIZE32
HIERACOSPHINXES32
HYBRIDIZABLE32
HYBRIDIZATIONS32
HYDROGENIZATION32
HYDROLYZATION32
HYDROPATHICALLY32
HYDROXYLAMINE32
HYPERBOLIZED32
HYPEREXCRETIONS32
HYPERGLYCAEMIC32
HYPERPOLARIZE32
HYPERPYREXIA32
HYPERSENSITIZES32
HYPERSEXUALITY32
HYPERTHYROIDISM32
HYPOTHESIZER32
HYPOTHYROIDISMS32
HYPSOPHYLLARY32
HYSTRICOMORPHIC32
JAZZERS32
JAZZIER32
JEOPARDIZING32
KNICKERBOCKERS32
LEXICOGRAPHICAL32
MERCHANDIZINGS32
METHOXYCHLOR32
METHOXYFLURANE32
MEZZOTINTERS32
MICROPHYSICALLY32
MICROTECHNIQUE32
MONOCARBOXYLIC32
NEPHRECTOMIZES32
OOPHORECTOMIZE32
OVERADVERTIZING32
OVERCAPITALIZED32
OVEREMPHASIZE32
OVERHOMOGENIZE32
OVERSPECIALIZED32
OXYRHYNCHUS32
OXYTETRACYCLINE32
PARAMYXOVIRUSES32
PARCHMENTIZED32
PEROXIDIZING32
PHARMACODYNAMIC32
PHARMACOTHERAPY32
PHILOSOPHIZER32
PHOSPHORIZED32
PHYTOCHEMISTRY32
PHYTOGEOGRAPHIC32
PHYTOGEOGRAPHY32
POLYMORPHICALLY32
PRIZEFIGHTING32
PROPOXYPHENES32
PROVERBIALIZING32
PROVINCIALIZING32
PSYCHOGRAPHICS32
QUADRISYLLABICS32
QUADRUPLEXED32
QUARTERBACKING32
QUICKSILVERED32
QUICKSILVERIER32
QUINQUEREMES32
RAZZBERRY32
RECOGNIZABILITY32
REJUVENIZING32
REMYTHOLOGIZES32
RESYNCHRONIZED32
RHIZOCEPHALAN32
RHIZOMORPHOUS32
RHOMBENPORPHYRS32
RHOMBPORPHYRIES32
RHYTHMIZING32
SCHIZOCARPIC32
SCHIZOPHRENES32
SCHIZOPHRENIA32
SPHYGMOGRAPHIES32
STOCKJOBBERY32
STRAIGHTJACKETS32
SULFINPYRAZONES32
SUPERFICIALIZED32
SUPERHUMANIZING32
SYNCHRONIZATION32
TAXIDERMIZED32
TRANQUILIZING32
TRANQUILLIZED32
TRANQUILLIZERS32
UNDEREMPHASIZES32
UNDERPUBLICIZED32
UNHYDROLYZED32
UNSYNCHRONIZED32
WELTSCHMERZES32
WHIZZERS32
WHIZZIER32
XEROPHTHALMIC32
XERORADIOGRAPHY32
ZWANZIGERS32
ZYGOMORPHIES32
ZYGOMORPHOUS32
ACHROMATIZATION31
APOSTROPHIZING31
APPROPINQUATING31
APPROPINQUITY31
ARCHAEZOOLOGY31
ARCHEOZOOLOGY31
ARCHIEPISCOPACY31
BACKSCRATCHINGS31
BENZANTHRACENES31
BIOGRAPHIZING31
BRACHIOCEPHALIC31
BRACHYDACTYLIES31
BRACHYDACTYLOUS31
BRACHYGRAPHY31
BRACHYPINAKOID31
BRACHYTHERAPY31
BREATHALYZING31
CARBAMAZEPINES31
CENTRIFUGALIZED31
CHARACTERIZING31
CHECKWEIGHERS31
CHONDRICHTHYAN31
CHURCHMANSHIPS31
CLAMJAMPHRIES31
COEXECUTRIXES31
COMMERCIALIZES31
COMPLEMENTIZER31
COMPLEXOMETRIC31
COMPUTERIZABLE31
CONVEYORIZING31
COPOLYMERIZES31
CRACKAJACK31
CYBERSQUATTING31
CZAREVITCHES31
DECARBOXYLATING31
DECHRISTIANIZED31
DEHYDROGENIZE31
DEMISEMIQUAVER31
DEPOLYMERIZED31
DITHYRAMBICALLY31
EMBEZZLER31
EMPYREUMATIZE31
ENCEPHALOGRAPHY31
EPIGRAMMATIZED31
EPIGRAMMATIZERS31
EQUIPONDERANCY31
EXCHEQUERS31
EXCURSIONIZES31
EXOTHERMICALLY31
EXTEMPORIZE31
EXTERIORIZATION31
EXTERNALIZATION31
FRAZZLING31
FRIZZINESS31
FRIZZLIEST31
FRIZZLING31
FRIZZLY31
GRAMMATICIZING31
HAEMODIALYZER31
HALFPENNYWORTH31
HAPHAZARDNESS31
HAPHAZARDRIES31
HAZARDIZE31
HEMODIALYZERS31
HIBERNICIZATION31
HIERARCHIZING31
HIGHJACKERS31
HYBRIDIZATION31
HYDROEXTRACTORS31
HYDROGENIZING31
HYDROLYZATES31
HYDROLYZING31
HYDROMECHANICAL31
HYDROPEROXIDES31
HYDROPHILICITY31
HYDROXYLATING31
HYDROXYLATIONS31
HYDROZINCITES31
HYGROSCOPICALLY31
HYPERBOLIZES31
HYPERCATALEXES31
HYPERCATALEXIS31
HYPEREXCRETION31
HYPEREXTENDING31
HYPERGLYCAEMIAS31
HYPERGLYCEMIC31
HYPERPHYSICAL31
HYPERPROSEXIAS31
HYPERREACTIVITY31
HYPERSENSITIZE31
HYPERTROPHYING31
HYPOCHONDRIACAL31
HYPOCHONDRIASMS31
HYPOTHYROIDISM31
INTERMEZZOS31
JABBERWOCKS31
JACKHAMMERS31
JARGONIZATIONS31
JAZZER31
JEOPARDIZED31
JINRICKSHAWS31
JOURNALIZATIONS31
KARYOTYPICALLY31
KNICKERBOCKER31
LYMPHOGRAPHIC31
LYMPHOGRAPHY31
MECHANOMORPHISM31
MEGAKARYOCYTIC31
MERCHANDIZING31
MEZZOTINTER31
MORPHOPHONEMICS31

Frequently Asked Questions

What fraction of words use R somewhere?

Our dictionary lists 145,882 English words that contain R at any position. That is about 40.6% of our full dictionary. R is the 7th most common letter in English (about 6.0% of written text).

Which R-containing word scores the most?

At 51 raw points, RAZZAMATAZZES is our highest-scoring R-containing play. Premium squares can push it higher; R itself contributes 1 point.

What's the best way to study these words for word games?

Work the list from top down: short entries become premium-square plays; longer entries become bingo candidates when your rack aligns. R is a common letter; focus on words where R pairs with high-value tiles like Q, Z, J, X for maximum scoring.