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R is the 7th most common letter in English at about 6.0%. It is a liquid consonant that appears in countless clusters (BR-, CR-, DR-, FR-, GR-, PR-, TR-, and word-final -RD, -RK, -RM, -RN, -RP, -RT). R is one of the most versatile consonants for word-formation.
In Scrabble, R is worth 1 point with 6 R tiles in the bag. R is an essential bingo tile — almost every 7-letter bingo stem includes at least one R: RETAIN, RETINA, STERIL, MASTER. Short R-words memorised by players include RE, RED, RAX.
Productive R-prefixes: RE- (again — REDO, REBUILD, RESTART) is one of the most productive prefixes in English, and RETRO- (backward — RETROACTIVE, RETROGRADE). R is the initial of many classic English verb families (RUN, READ, REACH, RIDE) and important abstract nouns (REASON, RELIGION, REVOLUTION).
Our dictionary lists 15,010 English words beginning with R. That is roughly 4.2% of all the words in our dictionary. R is the 7th most common letter in English (about 6.0% of written text).
At 51 points, RAZZAMATAZZES leads the R-starting list in Scrabble scoring. Premium squares can multiply this further; the R tile alone is worth 1 point.
The shortest we show is RE at just 2 letters. In Scrabble, short R-words are dump plays: you clear a tile onto a premium square, collect the bonus, and keep your rack flexible.