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Things that start with R

Here are 122 things that start with R, sorted into 15 groups: animals, foods, plants, objects, clothes, toys and games, musical instruments, vehicles, places, nature words, weather words, space words, body parts, jobs and colors. The biggest group is objects, with 30. The longest word is RECEPTIONIST (12 letters), and RACQUETBALL scores the most on the board: 24 points.

Animals that start with R (20)

  • RABBIT10
  • RACCOON11
  • RACEHORSE13
  • RAM5
  • RAT3
  • RATTLER7
  • RATTLESNAKE14
  • RAVEN9
  • REEVE9
  • REINDEER9
  • REPTILE9
  • RETRIEVER13
  • RHINO7
  • RHINOCEROS14
  • ROADKILL12
  • ROADRUNNER12
  • ROBIN7
  • RODENT7
  • ROEBUCK15
  • ROOSTER7

All 20 animals that start with R

Foods that start with R (16)

  • RADISH9
  • RAGOUT8
  • RAISIN6
  • RATION6
  • RAVIOLI11
  • REFRESHMENT18
  • REPAST8
  • RHUBARB14
  • RICE6
  • RICOTTA9
  • RIND5
  • ROE3
  • ROMAINE9
  • ROUGHAGE13
  • RUSK8
  • RUTABAGA12

Plants that start with R (12)

  • RAGWEED12
  • RASPBERRY15
  • RATTAN6
  • REDWOOD12
  • REED5
  • RHODODENDRON17
  • ROSEBUD11
  • ROSEBUSH13
  • ROSEMARY12
  • ROSEWOOD12
  • RUE4
  • RYE5

Objects that start with R (30)

  • RACETRACK16
  • RACK9
  • RADAR6
  • RAFT7
  • RAG4
  • RAIL4
  • RAILROAD9
  • RAILWAY12
  • RAMP8
  • RANCH9
  • RAZOR13
  • REACTOR9
  • RECEIVER14
  • RECORDER11
  • REEL4
  • REFINERY13
  • REFRIGERATOR16
  • REIN4
  • RELIC7
  • REPLICA11
  • ROAD5
  • ROADSIDE10
  • ROD4
  • ROOF7
  • ROOM6
  • ROPE6
  • ROSARY8
  • RUDDER9
  • RUG5
  • RUNWAY12

All 30 objects that start with R

Clothes that start with R (3)

  • RAGLAN7
  • RAINCOAT10
  • ROBE6

Toys and Games that start with R (6)

  • RACE6
  • RACQUETBALL24
  • ROBOT7
  • ROOK7
  • RUGBY11
  • RUN4

Musical Instruments that start with R (2)

  • RAP5
  • RHYTHM14

Vehicles that start with R (4)

  • RICKSHAW18
  • ROADSTER9
  • ROWBOAT12
  • RUNABOUT12

Places that start with R (2)

  • RESTAURANT11
  • RINK7

Nature Words that start with R (10)

  • RADIATOR9
  • RAVINE10
  • REEF7
  • RIBBON10
  • RIDGE7
  • RIFT7
  • RIVER9
  • ROCK9
  • ROOT4
  • ROSE4

Weather Words that start with R (4)

  • RAIN4
  • RAINBOW12
  • RAINFALL11
  • RAINY7

Space Words that start with R (2)

  • ROCKET11
  • ROVER9

Body Parts that start with R (4)

  • RIB5
  • ROACH9
  • RUFF11
  • RUMP9

Jobs that start with R (4)

  • RANGER7
  • RECEPTIONIST16
  • REGISTRAR10
  • ROCKER11

Colors that start with R (3)

  • RED4
  • ROUGE7
  • RUBY9

What these R words mean

RAT
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
RABBIT
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails
RAM
uncastrated adult male sheep
RICE
grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
RATION
the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)
ROE
fish eggs or egg-filled ovary
REED
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo…
ROSEMARY
widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
RUE
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves
ROOM
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
ROAD
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
ROOF
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

Short definitions from WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).

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What is a thing that starts with R?

ROOM, RAT, RICE and REED are everyday things that start with R. This page lists 122, in 15 groups.

What is the longest thing that starts with R here?

RECEPTIONIST, with 12 letters. The highest-scoring one on Wordtide's board is RACQUETBALL, worth 24 points before bonus squares.

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