538 Words Starting With RU
The prefix RU appears in 538 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 7-letter words with 111 entries. Average word length: 7.7 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 RU: RUGGEDIZATIONS (26 pts), RUBBERIZING (25 pts), RUGGEDIZATION (25 pts), RUBBERIZED (24 pts), RUBBERNECKING (24 pts). The shortest is RUB (3 letters) and the longest is RUDIMENTARINESS (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in GIT.
Notable words: RUBE — (US slang) a bumpkin, an easy mark [n].; RUANA — a woollen outer garment resembling a poncho, worn in parts of South America [n].; RUANAS — a woollen outer garment resembling a poncho, worn in parts of South America [n].; RUBABOO — a type of soup [n]. Browse words starting with BOOK for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with RU?
RUGGEDIZATIONS scores 26 points. Runner-up: RUBBERIZING at 25 points. See words ending in ANCE for more high-value options.
How many words start with RU?
Our dictionary has 538 words that start with RU. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 7-letter words being the most common (111).
What is the shortest word that starts with RU?
RUB at just 3 letters. It means: to apply friction [v].
Three-Letter Words (6)
RUBRUERUGRUMRUNRUT
Four-Letter Words (27)
RUBERUBSRUBYRUCKRUDDRUDERUEDRUERRUESRUFFRUGARUGSRUINRULERULYRUMPRUMSRUNERUNGRUNSRUNTRUSERUSHRUSKRUSTRUTHRUTS
Five-Letter Words (43)
RUANARUBBYRUBELRUBESRUBLERUBUSRUCHERUCKSRUDDSRUDDYRUDERRUERSRUFFERUFFSRUGAERUGALRUGBYRUINGRUINSRULEDRULERRULESRUMBARUMENRUMMYRUMORRUMPSRUNESRUNGSRUNICRUNNYRUNTSRUNTYRUPEERURALRUSESRUSHYRUSKSRUSTSRUSTYRUTHSRUTINRUTTY
Six-Letter Words (80)
RUANASRUBACERUBATIRUBATORUBBEDRUBBERRUBBLERUBBLYRUBELSRUBIEDRUBIERRUBIESRUBIGORUBLESRUBOFFRUBOUTRUBRICRUCHEDRUCHESRUCKEDRUCKLERUCKUSRUDDERRUDDLERUDELYRUDERYRUDESTRUEFULRUFFEDRUFFESRUFFLERUFFLYRUFOUSRUGATERUGGEDRUGGERRUGOLARUGOSARUGOSERUGOUSRUINEDRUINERRULERSRULIERRULINGRUMAKIRUMBASRUMBLERUMBLYRUMENSRUMINARUMMERRUMORSRUMOURRUMPLERUMPLYRUMPUSRUNDLERUNKLERUNLETRUNNELRUNNERRUNOFFRUNOUTRUNWAYRUPEESRUPIAHRURBANRUSHEDRUSHEERUSHERRUSHESRUSINERUSSETRUSTEDRUSTICRUSTLERUTILERUTINSRUTTED
Seven-Letter Words (111)
RUBABOORUBACESRUBASSERUBATOSRUBBERSRUBBERYRUBBIESRUBBINGRUBBISHRUBBLEDRUBBLESRUBDOWNRUBELLARUBEOLARUBIDICRUBIESTRUBIGOSRUBIOUSRUBOFFSRUBOUTSRUBRICSRUBYINGRUCHINGRUCKINGRUCKLEDRUCKLESRUCTIONRUDDERSRUDDIERRUDDILYRUDDLEDRUDDLESRUDDOCKRUDERALRUDESBYRUFFIANRUFFINGRUFFLEDRUFFLERRUFFLESRUFIYAARUGBIESRUGGERSRUGGINGRUGLIKERUGOLASRUGOSASRUINATERUINERSRUININGRUINOUSRULABLERULIESTRULINGSRUMAKISRUMBAEDRUMBLEDRUMBLERRUMBLESRUMINALRUMMAGERUMMERSRUMMESTRUMMIERRUMMIESRUMOREDRUMOURSRUMPLEDRUMPLESRUNAWAYRUNBACKRUNDLESRUNDLETRUNDOWNRUNKLEDRUNKLESRUNLESSRUNLETSRUNNELSRUNNERSRUNNIERRUNNINGRUNOFFSRUNOUTSRUNOVERRUNTIERRUNTISHRUNWAYSRUPIAHSRUPTURERURALLYRUSHEESRUSHERSRUSHIERRUSHINGRUSSETSRUSSETYRUSSIFYRUSTICSRUSTIER
and 11 more — use the solver above to search
Eight-Letter Words (100)
RUBABOOSRUBAIYATRUBASSESRUBBABOORUBBEREDRUBBINGSRUBBISHYRUBBLIERRUBBLINGRUBBOARDRUBDOWNSRUBELLASRUBEOLARRUBEOLASRUBICUNDRUBIDIUMRUBRICALRUBYLIKERUCHINGSRUCKLINGRUCKSACKRUCKUSESRUCTIONSRUCTIOUSRUDDIESTRUDDLINGRUDDOCKSRUDENESSRUDERALSRUDERIESRUDIMENTRUEFULLYRUFFIANSRUFFLERSRUFFLIERRUFFLIKERUFFLINGRUGALACHRUGELACHRUGGEDERRUGGEDLYRUGOSELYRUGOSITYRUGULOSERUINABLERUINATEDRUINATESRULELESSRUMBAINGRUMBLERSRUMBLINGRUMINANTRUMINATERUMMAGEDRUMMAGERRUMMAGESRUMMIESTRUMORINGRUMOUREDRUMPLESSRUMPLIERRUMPLINGRUMPUSESRUNABOUTRUNAGATERUNAWAYSRUNBACKSRUNDLETSRUNDOWNSRUNELIKERUNGLESSRUNKLINGRUNNIESTRUNNINGSRUNOVERSRUNROUNDRUNTIESTRUPTUREDRUPTURESRURALISERURALISMRURALISTRURALITERURALITYRURALIZERUSHIESTRUSHINGSRUSHLIKERUSTABLERUSTICALRUSTICLYRUSTIESTRUSTLERSRUSTLESSRUSTLINGRUTABAGARUTHENICRUTHLESSRUTILANTRUTTIEST
Nine-Letter Words (68)
RUBBABOOSRUBBERIERRUBBERINGRUBBERIZERUBBISHESRUBBLIESTRUBBOARDSRUBELLITERUBESCENTRUBIDIUMSRUBRICATERUBRICIANRUCKSACKSRUDBECKIARUDDINESSRUDDLEMANRUDDLEMENRUDESBIESRUDIMENTSRUFESCENTRUFFIANLYRUFFLIESTRUGGEDESTRUGGEDIZERUINATINGRUINATIONRUINOUSLYRULERSHIPRUMBLINGSRUMINANTSRUMINATEDRUMINATESRUMINATORRUMMAGERSRUMMAGINGRUMOURINGRUMPLIESTRUMRUNNERRUNABOUTSRUNAGATESRUNAROUNDRUNCINATERUNNINESSRUNROUNDSRUNTINESSRUNTISHLYRUPTURINGRURALISEDRURALISESRURALISMSRURALISTSRURALITESRURALIZEDRURALIZESRUSHLIGHTRUSSETINGRUSSIFIEDRUSSIFIESRUSTICALSRUSTICATERUSTICITYRUSTINESSRUSTPROOFRUTABAGASRUTHENIUMRUTHFULLYRUTTINESSRUTTISHLY
Ten-Letter Words (46)
RUBBERIESTRUBBERIZEDRUBBERIZESRUBBERLIKERUBBERNECKRUBELLITESRUBRICALLYRUBRICATEDRUBRICATESRUBRICATORRUBRICIANSRUBYTHROATRUDBECKIASRUDDERLESSRUDDERPOSTRUDENESSESRUDIMENTALRUEFULNESSRUFFIANISMRUGGEDIZEDRUGGEDIZESRUGGEDNESSRUGOSITIESRUINATIONSRULERSHIPSRUMINANTLYRUMINATINGRUMINATIONRUMINATIVERUMINATORSRUMRUNNERSRUNAROUNDSRURALISINGRURALITIESRURALIZINGRUSHLIGHTSRUSSETINGSRUSSETTINGRUSSIFYINGRUSTICALLYRUSTICATEDRUSTICATESRUSTICATORRUSTPROOFSRUTHENIUMSRUTHLESSLY
Eleven-Letter Words (29)
RUBBERIZINGRUBBERNECKSRUBEFACIENTRUBICUNDITYRUBRICATINGRUBRICATIONRUBRICATORSRUBYTHROATSRUDDERPOSTSRUDDINESSESRUDIMENTARYRUFFIANISMSRUGGEDIZINGRUINOUSNESSRUMBUSTIOUSRUMINATIONSRUMORMONGERRUNNINESSESRUNTINESSESRUSSETTINGSRUSTICATINGRUSTICATIONRUSTICATORSRUSTICITIESRUSTINESSESRUSTPROOFEDRUTHFULNESSRUTTINESSESRUTTISHNESS
Twelve-Letter Words (11)
RUBBERNECKEDRUBBERNECKERRUBEFACIENTSRUBRICATIONSRUEFULNESSESRUGGEDNESSESRUMINATIVELYRUMORMONGERSRUSTICATIONSRUSTPROOFINGRUTHLESSNESS
Thirteen-Letter Words (10)
RUBBERNECKERSRUBBERNECKINGRUBICUNDITIESRUDIMENTARILYRUGGEDIZATIONRUINOUSNESSESRUMBUSTIOUSLYRUTHERFORDIUMRUTHFULNESSESRUTTISHNESSES
Fourteen-Letter Words (4)
RUGGEDIZATIONSRUMORMONGERINGRUTHERFORDIUMSRUTHLESSNESSES
Fifteen-Letter Words (3)
RUDIMENTARINESSRUMBUSTIOUSNESSRUMORMONGERINGS