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13 Letter Words Starting With R

There are 1191 valid 13 letter words that start with R, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 13-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

racemizations - 26 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

racemizations - 26 points

Words With Friends

racemizations - 29 points

13 Letter Words (1191)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With r

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 1191 word list is 59.7 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 rabbinistical 19 19 24 62
#2 rabbitberries 19 19 22 60
#3 rabbitbrushes 22 22 25 69
#4 rabbithearted 21 21 22 64
#5 racemisations 17 17 20 54
🏆 #6 racemizations 26 26 29 81
#7 rachicentesis 20 20 22 62
#8 rachiglossate 19 19 21 59
#9 racialization 24 24 27 75
#10 racketeerings 20 20 23 63
#11 raconteurings 16 16 21 53
#12 radialisation 14 14 16 44
#13 radialization 23 23 25 71
#14 radiationless 14 14 16 44
#15 radiatopatent 16 16 18 50
#16 radiatoporose 16 16 17 49
#17 radiatoporous 16 16 18 50
#18 radicalnesses 16 16 19 51
#19 radiciflorous 19 19 22 60
#20 radiculectomy 23 23 27 73

Where 13 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 13 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with R will give you far more flexible options try 13 letter words starting with R for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 13 letter word starting with r?

racemizations — worth 81 combined points (US Scrabble: 26, UK Scrabble: 26, Words With Friends: 29).

How many 13 letter words start with r?

1191 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 13 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 13 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter r words will come up far more often.