646 Words Starting With RI
The prefix RI appears in 646 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 7-letter words with 127 entries. Average word length: 7.6 letters.
R is a workhorse: run, read, right, real. The prefix re- (meaning again or back) makes R the king of repeated-action words: rebuild, rethink, redo, return.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with RI: RIBOZYMAL (25 pts), RIBOZYMES (25 pts), RIGHTSIZING (25 pts), RIBOZYME (24 pts), RIGHTSIZED (24 pts). The shortest is RIA (3 letters) and the longest is RIBONUCLEOSIDES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in ICK.
Notable words: RIAL — a monetary unit of Iran [n].; RIALS — a monetary unit of Iran [n].; RIALTO — a theatrical district; a marketplace [n].; RIALTOS — a theatrical district; a marketplace [n]. Browse words starting with WEER for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with RI?
RIBOZYMAL scores 25 points. Runner-up: RIBOZYMES at 25 points. See words ending in TA for more high-value options.
How many words start with RI?
Our dictionary has 646 words that start with RI. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 7-letter words being the most common (127).
What is the shortest word that starts with RI?
RIA at just 3 letters. It means: a long, narrow inlet [n].
Three-Letter Words (8)
RIARIBRIDRIFRIGRIMRINRIP
Four-Letter Words (31)
RIALRIASRIBSRICERICHRICKRIDERIDSRIELRIFERIFFRIFSRIFTRIGSRILERILLRIMERIMSRIMYRINDRINGRINKRINSRIOTRIPERIPSRISERISKRITERITZRIVE
Five-Letter Words (57)
RIALSRIANTRIATARIBBYRIBESRICEDRICERRICESRICINRICKSRIDERRIDESRIDGERIDGYRIELSRIFERRIFFSRIFLERIFTSRIGHTRIGIDRIGORRILEDRILESRILEYRILLERILLSRIMEDRIMERRIMESRINDSRINDYRINGSRINKSRINSERIOJARIOTSRIPEDRIPENRIPERRIPESRISENRISERRISESRISHIRISKSRISKYRISUSRITESRITZYRIVALRIVEDRIVENRIVERRIVESRIVETRIYAL
Six-Letter Words (101)
RIALTORIATASRIBALDRIBANDRIBBEDRIBBERRIBBONRIBIERRIBLETRIBOSERICERSRICHENRICHERRICHESRICHLYRICINGRICINSRICKEDRICKEYRICRACRICTALRICTUSRIDDEDRIDDENRIDDERRIDDLERIDENTRIDERSRIDGEDRIDGELRIDGESRIDGILRIDINGRIDLEYRIEVERRIFELYRIFESTRIFFEDRIFFLERIFLEDRIFLERRIFLESRIFLIPRIFTEDRIGGEDRIGGERRIGHTORIGHTSRIGHTYRIGORSRIGOURRILINGRILLEDRILLESRILLETRIMERSRIMIERRIMINGRIMMEDRIMMERRIMOSERIMOUSRIMPLERINDEDRINGEDRINGERRINSEDRINSERRINSESRIOJASRIOTEDRIOTERRIPELYRIPENSRIPESTRIPINGRIPOFFRIPOSTRIPPEDRIPPERRIPPLERIPPLYRIPRAPRIPSAWRISERSRISHISRISINGRISKEDRISKERRISQUERISTRARITARDRITTERRITUALRITZESRIVAGERIVALSRIVERSRIVETSRIVING
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Seven-Letter Words (127)
RIALTOSRIANTLYRIBALDSRIBANDSRIBBANDRIBBERSRIBBIERRIBBINGRIBBONSRIBBONYRIBIERSRIBLESSRIBLETSRIBLIKERIBOSESRIBWORTRICHENSRICHESTRICINUSRICKETSRICKETYRICKEYSRICKINGRICKSHARICOTTARICRACSRIDABLERIDDERSRIDDINGRIDDLEDRIDDLERRIDDLESRIDGELSRIDGIERRIDGILSRIDGINGRIDINGSRIDLEYSRIDOTTORIEVERSRIFFINGRIFFLEDRIFFLERRIFFLESRIFLERSRIFLERYRIFLINGRIFLIPSRIFTINGRIGGERSRIGGINGRIGHTEDRIGHTERRIGHTLYRIGIDLYRIGOURSRIKISHARIKSHAWRILIEVIRILIEVORILLETSRILLINGRIMFIRERIMIESTRIMLANDRIMLESSRIMMERSRIMMINGRIMPLEDRIMPLESRIMROCKRIMSHOTRINGENTRINGERSRINGGITRINGINGRINGLETRINGTAWRINNINGRINSERSRINSINGRIOTERSRIOTINGRIOTOUSRIPCORDRIPENEDRIPENERRIPIENIRIPIENORIPOFFSRIPOSTERIPOSTSRIPPERSRIPPINGRIPPLEDRIPPLERRIPPLESRIPPLETRIPRAPSRIPSAWN
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Eight-Letter Words (119)
RIBALDLYRIBALDRYRIBBANDSRIBBIESTRIBBINGSRIBBONEDRIBGRASSRIBOSOMERIBOZYMERIBWORTSRICEBIRDRICERCARRICHENEDRICHNESSRICHWEEDRICKRACKRICKSHASRICKSHAWRICOCHETRICOTTASRICTUSESRIDDANCERIDDLERSRIDDLINGRIDEABLERIDGETOPRIDGIESTRIDGLINGRIDICULERIDOTTOSRIESLINGRIFAMPINRIFENESSRIFFLERSRIFFLINGRIFFRAFFRIFLEMANRIFLEMENRIFLINGSRIFTLESSRIGADOONRIGATONIRIGAUDONRIGGINGSRIGHTERSRIGHTESTRIGHTFULRIGHTIESRIGHTINGRIGHTISMRIGHTISTRIGIDIFYRIGIDITYRIGORISMRIGORISTRIGOROUSRIKISHASRIKSHAWSRIMESTERRIMFIRESRIMINESSRIMLANDSRIMOSELYRIMOSITYRIMPLINGRIMROCKSRIMSHOTSRINDLESSRINGBARKRINGBOLTRINGBONERINGDOVERINGGITSRINGHALSRINGLETSRINGLIKERINGNECKRINGSIDERINGTAILRINGTAWSRINGTOSSRINGWORMRINSABLERINSIBLERINSINGSRIPARIANRIPCORDSRIPENERSRIPENESSRIPENINGRIPIENOSRIPOSTEDRIPOSTESRIPPABLERIPPLERSRIPPLETSRIPPLIERRIPPLINGRIPSAWEDRIPSTOPS
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Nine-Letter Words (87)
RIBAVIRINRIBBONINGRIBOSOMALRIBOSOMESRIBOZYMALRIBOZYMESRICEBIRDSRICERCARERICERCARIRICERCARSRICHENINGRICHWEEDSRICINUSESRICKETIERRICKRACKSRICKSHAWSRICOCHETSRIDDANCESRIDERLESSRIDERSHIPRIDGEBACKRIDGELINERIDGELINGRIDGEPOLERIDGETOPSRIDGLINGSRIDICULEDRIDICULERRIDICULESRIESLINGSRIFAMPINSRIFAMYCINRIFFRAFFSRIFLEBIRDRIFLERIESRIGADOONSRIGATONISRIGAUDONSRIGHTEOUSRIGHTISMSRIGHTISTSRIGHTMOSTRIGHTNESSRIGHTSIZERIGHTWARDRIGIDNESSRIGMAROLERIGORISMSRIGORISTSRIJSTAFELRILLETTESRIMESTERSRINGBARKSRINGBOLTSRINGBONESRINGDOVESRINGINGLYRINGLETEDRINGNECKSRINGSIDESRINGTAILSRINGWORMSRIOTOUSLYRIPOSTINGRIPPINGLYRIPPLIESTRIPRAPPEDRIPSAWINGRISKINESSRITONAVIRRITUALISMRITUALISTRITUALIZERITZINESSRIVALLINGRIVALRIESRIVALROUSRIVERBANKRIVERBEDSRIVERBOATRIVERHEADRIVERLESSRIVERLIKERIVERSIDERIVERWARDRIVERWEEDRIVETTING
Ten-Letter Words (62)
RIBALDRIESRIBAVIRINSRIBBONFISHRIBBONLIKERIBGRASSESRIBOFLAVINRICHNESSESRICKETIESTRICKETTSIARICOCHETEDRIDERSHIPSRIDGEBACKSRIDGELINESRIDGELINGSRIDGEPOLESRIDICULERSRIDICULINGRIDICULOUSRIFAMPICINRIFAMYCINSRIFENESSESRIFLEBIRDSRIGAMAROLERIGHTFULLYRIGHTSIZEDRIGHTSIZESRIGIDIFIEDRIGIDIFIESRIGIDITIESRIGMAROLESRIGORISTICRIGOROUSLYRIJSTAFELSRIJSTTAFELRIMINESSESRIMOSITIESRINDERPESTRINGBARKEDRINGHALSESRINGLEADERRINGMASTERRINGTOSSESRIPENESSESRIPRAPPINGRIPSNORTERRISIBILITYRITARDANDORITONAVIRSRITORNELLIRITORNELLORITUALISMSRITUALISTSRITUALIZEDRITUALIZESRIVERBANKSRIVERBOATSRIVERFRONTRIVERHEADSRIVERSIDESRIVERWARDSRIVERWEEDSRIVETINGLY
Eleven-Letter Words (29)
RIBOFLAVINSRICKETTSIAERICKETTSIALRICKETTSIASRICOCHETINGRICOCHETTEDRIFAMPICINSRIGAMAROLESRIGHTEOUSLYRIGHTNESSESRIGHTSIZINGRIGIDIFYINGRIGIDNESSESRIJSTTAFELSRINDERPESTSRINGBARKINGRINGLEADERSRINGMASTERSRINGSTRAKEDRIOTOUSNESSRIPSNORTERSRIPSNORTINGRISKINESSESRITARDANDOSRITORNELLOSRITUALISTICRITUALIZINGRITZINESSESRIVERFRONTS
Twelve-Letter Words (8)
RIBBONFISHESRIBONUCLEASERICOCHETTINGRIDICULOUSLYRIGHTFULNESSRIGOROUSNESSRISIBILITIESRISORGIMENTO
Thirteen-Letter Words (5)
RIBONUCLEASESRIGHTEOUSNESSRIOTOUSNESSESRISORGIMENTOSRITUALIZATION
Fourteen-Letter Words (7)
RIBONUCLEOSIDERIBONUCLEOTIDERIDICULOUSNESSRIGHTFULNESSESRIGIDIFICATIONRIGOROUSNESSESRITUALIZATIONS
Fifteen-Letter Words (5)
RIBONUCLEOSIDESRIBONUCLEOTIDESRIGHTEOUSNESSESRIGIDIFICATIONSRITUALISTICALLY