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Words containing RO

Words that have the letters RO in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 10,657 playable words containing RO in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ACHONDROPLASIAS. The highest-scoring is HYDROXYZINES, worth 33 points.

  • APPROXIMATELY27
  • APPROXIMATION25
  • MICROCOMPUTERS25
  • MICROCOMPUTER24
  • PRODUCTIVITY24
  • APPROXIMATE23
  • PROJECTING23
  • PROVOCATIVE23
  • IMPROVEMENTS22
  • MICROPROCESSOR22
  • PATRONIZING22
  • PROJECTED22
  • PROJECTION22
  • THOROUGHFARES22
  • APPROPRIATELY21
  • BACKGROUNDS21
  • HETEROSEXUAL21
  • IMPROVEMENT21

Highest-scoring words containing RO

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

  • HYDROXYZINES33
  • MICROEARTHQUAKE33
  • HYDROXYZINE32
  • GYROFREQUENCY32
  • GYROFREQUENCIES32
  • MICROTECHNIQUES32
  • OVOVIVIPAROUSLY32
  • PROVINCIALIZING32
  • JAROVIZING31
  • MICROTECHNIQUE31
  • PROVINCIALIZED31
  • CHLORPROMAZINES31

3-letter words containing RO (10)

  • BRO5
  • FRO6
  • PRO5
  • ROB5
  • ROC5
  • ROD4
  • ROE3
  • ROM5
  • ROT3
  • ROW6

4-letter words containing RO (83)

  • BROW9
  • CROC8
  • CROP8
  • CROW9
  • DROP7
  • EURO5
  • FARO7
  • FROE7
  • FROG8
  • FROM9
  • FROW10
  • GROG6
  • GROW8
  • GYRO7
  • HERO6
  • IRON4
  • PROD7
  • PROF9
  • PROG7
  • PROM8
  • PROP8
  • PROS6
  • PROW9
  • ROAD5
  • ROAM6
  • ROAN4
  • ROAR4
  • ROBE6
  • ROBS6
  • ROCK9
  • RODE5
  • RODS5
  • ROES4
  • ROIL4
  • ROLE4
  • ROLF7
  • ROLL4
  • ROMP8
  • ROOD5
  • ROOF7
  • ROOK7
  • ROOM6
  • ROOT4
  • ROPE6
  • ROPY8
  • ROSE4
  • ROSY6
  • ROTE4
  • ROTS4
  • ROUT5
  • ROUX11
  • ROVE8
  • ROWS7
  • TARO4
  • TROD5
  • TROT4
  • TROY6
  • TYRO6
  • VROW11
  • ZERO12

The 60 most common shown, 23 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words containing RO (272)

  • AROSE5
  • ARROW8
  • BROAD8
  • BROKE10
  • BROOK10
  • BROWN10
  • BROWS10
  • CROAK10
  • CROCK12
  • CROOK10
  • CROPS9
  • CROSS7
  • CROWD11
  • CROWN10
  • CROWS10
  • DROPS8
  • DROVE10
  • DROWN9
  • ERROR5
  • FROCK13
  • FROGS9
  • FRONT8
  • FROTH10
  • FROWN11
  • FROZE16
  • GROAN6
  • GROSS6
  • GROUP9
  • GROWN9
  • GROWS9
  • IRONY7
  • JUROR14
  • METRO7
  • MORON7
  • PRONE7
  • PROOF10
  • PROSE7
  • PROUD9
  • PROVE11
  • PROXY15
  • ROADS6
  • ROBOT7
  • ROCKS10
  • ROCKY12
  • ROLES5
  • ROLLS5
  • ROMAN7
  • ROOMS7
  • ROOTS5
  • ROUGH9
  • ROUND7
  • ROUTE6
  • ROUTS6
  • ROWDY11
  • ROYAL7
  • THROW10
  • TROOP7
  • WRONG9
  • WROTE8
  • ZEROS13

The 60 most common shown, 212 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing RO (539)

  • ABROAD9
  • ACROSS8
  • AROUND8
  • ARROWS9
  • BORROW11
  • BROKEN11
  • BRONZE16
  • BROWSE11
  • CARROT8
  • CROCKS13
  • CROUCH13
  • CROWDS12
  • DROWNS10
  • ERRORS6
  • FROCKS14
  • FROTHY13
  • FROWNS12
  • FROZEN17
  • FURROW13
  • GROUND9
  • GROUPS10
  • GROWTH12
  • HEROES8
  • HEROIC10
  • HORROR8
  • IRONIC8
  • JURORS15
  • METROS8
  • MIRROR8
  • MORONS8
  • NARROW9
  • PARODY11
  • PARROT8
  • PETROL8
  • PROFIT11
  • PROMPT12
  • PROOFS11
  • PROPER10
  • PROVED13
  • PROVEN12
  • PROVES12
  • ROBOTS8
  • ROBUST9
  • ROCKET11
  • ROLLED7
  • ROTATE6
  • ROTTEN6
  • ROUNDS8
  • ROUTED8
  • ROUTES7
  • SCROLL8
  • STROKE9
  • STRONG7
  • TERROR6
  • THROAT8
  • THROWN11
  • THROWS11
  • TROOPS8
  • WRONGS10
  • ZEROED15

The 60 most common shown, 479 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing RO (973)

  • ACRONYM13
  • APPROVE15
  • BAROQUE18
  • BEDROOM12
  • BORROWS12
  • BROADLY12
  • BROTHER11
  • BROUGHT13
  • BROWSED13
  • BROWSES12
  • CARROTS9
  • CONTROL9
  • CROSSED10
  • CROSSES9
  • CROWDED14
  • DESTROY10
  • DROPPED13
  • DROWNED12
  • FROWNED14
  • GROSSES8
  • GROSSLY10
  • GROUNDS10
  • GROUPED12
  • GROWING12
  • IMPROVE15
  • MIRRORS9
  • PROBLEM13
  • PROCEED12
  • PROCESS11
  • PRODUCE13
  • PRODUCT13
  • PROFILE12
  • PROFITS12
  • PROGRAM12
  • PROJECT19
  • PROLONG10
  • PROMISE11
  • PROMOTE11
  • PROMPTS13
  • PRONOUN10
  • PROPHET13
  • PROPOSE11
  • PROTECT11
  • PROTEIN9
  • PROTEST9
  • PROVIDE14
  • PROVING14
  • PROVOKE16
  • REWROTE10
  • ROLLING8
  • ROMANCE11
  • ROUGHLY13
  • ROUNDED10
  • ROUTING9
  • SCROLLS9
  • THROATS9
  • THROUGH13
  • TROLLEY9
  • TROUBLE10
  • WRONGLY13

The 60 most common shown, 913 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing RO (1,505)

  • ACRONYMS14
  • APPROACH16
  • APPROVAL16
  • APPROVED17
  • APPROVES16
  • ATROCITY12
  • BATHROOM14
  • BORROWED14
  • BROTHERS12
  • BROWSING14
  • CONFRONT13
  • CROWDING15
  • DROPPING14
  • DROWNING13
  • FROWNING15
  • GROUPING13
  • HUMOROUS14
  • HYDROGEN14
  • IMPROVED17
  • IMPROVES16
  • NUMEROUS12
  • OVERRODE13
  • PROBABLE14
  • PROBABLY16
  • PROBLEMS14
  • PROCEEDS13
  • PROCLAIM14
  • PRODUCED15
  • PRODUCER14
  • PRODUCES14
  • PRODUCTS14
  • PROFILES13
  • PROFOUND15
  • PROGRAMS13
  • PROHIBIT14
  • PROJECTS20
  • PROMISED13
  • PROMISES12
  • PROMOTED13
  • PROMOTES12
  • PROMPTED15
  • PROMPTLY16
  • PROPERLY14
  • PROPERTY14
  • PROPOSAL12
  • PROPOSED13
  • PROPOSES12
  • PROSPECT14
  • PROTECTS12
  • PROTOCOL12
  • PROVIDED16
  • PROVIDES15
  • PROVOKED18
  • PROVOKES17
  • ROMANTIC12
  • SYNDROME13
  • THOROUGH14
  • THROWING14
  • TOMORROW13
  • WONDROUS13

The 60 most common shown, 1,445 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing RO (1,516)

  • APPROVING18
  • ARROGANCE12
  • ASTRONOMY13
  • BORROWING15
  • BROADCAST14
  • COCKROACH20
  • CONFRONTS14
  • CONQUEROR20
  • CROSSROAD12
  • CROSSWORD15
  • DANGEROUS12
  • DESTROYED13
  • ERRONEOUS10
  • EXTROVERT19
  • IMPROVING18
  • INTRODUCE13
  • KEYSTROKE17
  • LUDICROUS14
  • MICROWAVE20
  • NARROWEST12
  • PAROCHIAL15
  • PATRONISE11
  • PATRONIZE19
  • PROCEDURE15
  • PROCEEDED15
  • PROCESSED14
  • PROCESSES13
  • PROCESSOR13
  • PRODUCERS15
  • PRODUCING16
  • PROFESSOR14
  • PROGRAMME16
  • PROHIBITS15
  • PROJECTED22
  • PROJECTOR21
  • PROLONGED13
  • PROMINENT13
  • PROMISING14
  • PROMOTING14
  • PROMOTION13
  • PROMPTING16
  • PRONOUNCE14
  • PROPOSALS13
  • PROPOSING14
  • PROSECUTE14
  • PROSPECTS15
  • PROTECTED14
  • PROTOCOLS13
  • PROTOTYPE15
  • PROVIDING17
  • PROVISION15
  • PROVOKING19
  • PROXIMITY21
  • REPRODUCE15
  • ROUTINELY12
  • ROYALTIES11
  • SCROLLING12
  • STRONGEST10
  • SURROUNDS12
  • THROWBACK21

The 60 most common shown, 1,456 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing RO (1,431)

  • APOSTROPHE16
  • APPROACHED19
  • APPROACHES18
  • ASTRONOMER12
  • ATROCITIES12
  • BACKGROUND20
  • BROADCASTS15
  • COMPROMISE18
  • CONFRONTED16
  • CONTROLLED13
  • CONTROLLER12
  • CROSSROADS13
  • DEROGATORY14
  • DESTROYING14
  • ELECTRONIC14
  • IMPROBABLE18
  • INTRODUCED15
  • INTRODUCES14
  • KEYSTROKES18
  • MONOCHROME18
  • PATRONISED13
  • PATRONIZED21
  • PATRONIZES20
  • PLAYGROUND17
  • PROCEDURES16
  • PROCEEDING16
  • PROCESSING15
  • PROCESSORS14
  • PRODUCTION16
  • PRODUCTIVE20
  • PROFESSION15
  • PROFITABLE17
  • PROGRAMMED18
  • PROGRAMMER17
  • PROGRAMMES17
  • PROGRESSED14
  • PROGRESSES13
  • PROHIBITED17
  • PROJECTING23
  • PROJECTION22
  • PROLONGING14
  • PRONOUNCED16
  • PRONOUNCES15
  • PROPAGANDA16
  • PROPERTIES14
  • PROPORTION14
  • PROSECUTED16
  • PROSECUTES15
  • PROTECTING15
  • PROTECTION14
  • PROVISIONS16
  • REPRODUCED17
  • REPRODUCES16
  • ROUNDABOUT15
  • SUBROUTINE14
  • SURROUNDED14
  • THOROUGHLY18
  • THROUGHOUT17
  • THROUGHPUT19
  • VIGOROUSLY18

The 60 most common shown, 1,371 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing RO (1,298)

  • ADVENTUROUS18
  • APPROACHING20
  • APPROPRIATE17
  • APPROXIMATE23
  • ASTRONOMERS13
  • BACKGROUNDS21
  • CHLOROFORMS20
  • CHLOROPHYLL21
  • COCKROACHES22
  • COMPROMISED20
  • CONFRONTING17
  • CONTROLLERS13
  • CONTROLLING14
  • CONTROVERSY19
  • DANGEROUSLY16
  • DISAPPROVAL20
  • DISAPPROVED21
  • DISAPPROVES20
  • ELECTRONICS15
  • ENVIRONMENT17
  • IMPROVEMENT21
  • INTERROGATE12
  • INTRODUCING16
  • LUDICROUSLY18
  • MACROSCOPIC21
  • MICROFILMED21
  • MICROSCOPIC21
  • MICROWAVING23
  • OVERCROWDED22
  • OVERWROUGHT22
  • PATRONISING14
  • PATRONIZING22
  • PAWNBROKERS21
  • PROBABILITY19
  • PROCEEDINGS17
  • PROFICIENCY22
  • PROGRAMMERS18
  • PROGRAMMING19
  • PROGRESSING15
  • PROHIBITING18
  • PROHIBITIVE21
  • PROJECTILES23
  • PROJECTIONS23
  • PRONOUNCING17
  • PROPORTIONS15
  • PROPOSITION15
  • PROPRIETARY17
  • PROSECUTING17
  • PROSECUTION16
  • PROSPECTIVE21
  • PROVISIONAL17
  • PROVOCATIVE23
  • REPRODUCING18
  • SKYROCKETED22
  • STOCKBROKER21
  • SUBROUTINES15
  • SURROUNDING15
  • SYNCHRONIZE25
  • UNDERGROUND16
  • WHEELBARROW21

The 60 most common shown, 1,238 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing RO (1,157)

  • AERODYNAMICS19
  • AMBIDEXTROUS24
  • ANTHROPOLOGY19
  • APPROACHABLE22
  • APPROPRIATED19
  • APPROXIMATED25
  • APPROXIMATES24
  • ASYNCHRONOUS19
  • BREAKTHROUGH23
  • BROADCASTING18
  • BROTHERHOODS19
  • CATASTROPHIC20
  • CHIROPRACTOR20
  • CHLOROFORMED22
  • COMPROMISING21
  • DISAPPROVING22
  • EAVESDROPPED22
  • ENVIRONMENTS18
  • FIREPROOFING21
  • FOREGROUNDED19
  • HETEROSEXUAL21
  • HIEROGLYPHIC23
  • HYDROPLANING20
  • IMPROVEMENTS22
  • INTRODUCTION16
  • INTRODUCTORY18
  • LEAPFROGGING20
  • MICROBIOLOGY21
  • MICROFILMING22
  • MICROSECONDS19
  • OVERCROWDING23
  • OVERTHROWING22
  • PHILANTHROPY22
  • PREROGATIVES19
  • PRODUCTIVITY24
  • PROFESSIONAL17
  • PROFICIENTLY21
  • PROFUNDITIES19
  • PROGRAMMABLE21
  • PROGRESSIVES19
  • PROPORTIONAL16
  • PROVOCATIONS20
  • REPRODUCTION18
  • REPRODUCTIVE22
  • REPROGRAMMED20
  • ROADBLOCKING21
  • ROUGHHOUSING20
  • SKYROCKETING23
  • SOUNDPROOFED20
  • STOCKBROKERS22
  • SURROUNDINGS16
  • SYNCHRONIZED27
  • SYNCHRONIZES26
  • THOROUGHBRED21
  • THOROUGHFARE21
  • TROUBLEMAKER20
  • UNDERGROUNDS17
  • VOCIFEROUSLY24
  • WATERPROOFED21
  • WHEELBARROWS22

The 60 most common shown, 1,097 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

10,657 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (6.4%) are containing RO. Most of them, 1,516, have 9 letters. 845 start with RO, 94 end with it and 9,718 have it only in the middle.

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Longer chunks with RO

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing RO?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 10,657 words containing RO, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing RO?

HYDROXYZINES, worth 33 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: MICROEARTHQUAKE (33), HYDROXYZINE (32) and GYROFREQUENCY (32).

What are the most common words containing RO?

APPROXIMATELY, APPROXIMATION, MICROCOMPUTERS, MICROCOMPUTER, PRODUCTIVITY and APPROXIMATE. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

Yes. Every word listed is valid on Wordtide's English board, a free word game on one endless board shared by players worldwide. Try the Daily Seven for a quick game: no download or sign-up.

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