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3-letter words starting with R

There are 29 common three-letter words that start with R. Three-letter words are the glue of Scrabble – they let you play parallel to other words and squeeze extra points from tight spots.

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Highest-scoring 3-letter words starting with R

Word	Scrabble points
RAW	6
RAY	6
REF	6
REV	6
RHO	6
ROW	6
RYE	6
RAM	5

All 29 words

Sorted A–Z. The number after each word is its Scrabble score. 27 of these have a vowel as the second letter.

rag4ram5ran3rap5rat3raw6ray6red4ref6rep5rev6rho6rib5rid4rig4rim5rip5rob5rod4roe3rot3row6rub5rue3rug4rum5run3rut3rye6

3-letter words starting with other letters

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Other words starting with R

4-letter words starting with R118 words 5-letter words starting with R206 words 6-letter words starting with R412 words 7-letter words starting with R580 words 8-letter words starting with R582 words