This list includes 49 Anagrams that start with R, from “race” to “rupee”. Many entries are short, common words that make fast plays in Scrabble and often appear in crosswords and puzzles.
Anagrams that start with R are words whose letters can be rearranged to form a valid word beginning with R. For example, “race” is an anagram of “care”, showing how simple letter swaps yield useful puzzle entries.
Below you’ll find the table with the columns: Word, Anagram, Definition, Part of speech, and Frequency.
Word: The original entry whose letters you can rearrange; use it to trace which R-starting anagrams are possible.
Anagram: The valid rearrangement that begins with R; you can use it directly in puzzles, crosswords, and word games.
Definition: A concise one-line meaning plus part of speech and a frequency tag, helping you judge the anagram’s practical usefulness.
Part of speech: Shows grammatical role so you can select words that fit specific sentence positions or clue requirements.
Frequency: Labels each entry as common, rare, or archaic so you can favor familiar words in game and writing contexts.
Anagrams that start with R
| Word | Part of speech | Anagrams | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| race | n. | care, acre | common |
| rage | n. | gear | common |
| rail | v. | liar, lair, lira | common |
| rain | n. | rani | common |
| read | v. | dear, dare | common |
| rear | v. | rare | common |
| rent | v. | tern | common |
| ring | n. | grin | common |
| riot | n. | trio, roti | common |
| rope | n. | pore, repo | common |
| rose | n. | sore, eros, ores | common |
| rot | n. | ort, tor | common |
| ram | n. | arm, mar | common |
| rat | n. | tar, art | common |
| ramp | n. | pram | common |
| rank | adj. | nark | common |
| rave | v. | aver | common |
| ravel | v. | velar | uncommon |
| regal | adj. | glare, lager, large | common |
| range | n. | anger | common |
| realm | n. | lamer | common |
| reed | n. | deer | common |
| reap | v. | pear, pare, rape | common |
| renal | adj. | learn | common |
| remit | v. | timer | uncommon |
| rider | n. | drier | common |
| ridge | n. | dirge | common |
| right | adj. | girth | common |
| rile | v. | lier, riel | uncommon |
| ripe | adj. | pier, peri | common |
| rise | v. | sire | common |
| rite | n. | tier, tire | common |
| robe | n. | bore | common |
| rowel | n. | lower | rare |
| retool | v. | looter | uncommon |
| rater | n. | terra | uncommon |
| radon | n. | adorn | uncommon |
| raft | n. | frat | common |
| rapt | adj. | part, trap, prat | uncommon |
| rasp | n. | spar, pars | common |
| ruble | n. | bluer | uncommon |
| rupee | n. | puree | common |
| roust | v. | tours, routs, stour | common |
| rebut | v. | brute | common |
| revel | v. | lever | uncommon |
| ramble | v. | marble | common |
| ratel | n. | alert, alter, later | rare |
| ricer | n. | crier | uncommon |
| racer | n. | carer | common |
Descriptions
race
n., common — a contest of speed or a group sharing a common feature; a short, familiar noun useful in puzzles and crosswords.
rage
n., common — violent or intense anger; a common noun and lively word for wordplay.
rail
v., common — to complain bitterly or scold; handy for anagramming with several common noun matches.
rain
n., common — precipitation of water droplets; also a short, versatile crossword entry with the anagram rani (Indian queen).
read
v., common — to interpret written text; a high‑utility word for puzzles with two frequent anagrams.
rear
v., common — to raise (young) or the back part; pairs neatly with rare for quick anagram swaps.
rent
v., common — to let or hire out (or past of rend); pairs with tern, useful in word games.
ring
n., common — a circular band or sound; a short, common word with the playful anagram grin.
riot
n., common — a noisy or violent disturbance or great excitement; yields trio and roti for puzzles.
rope
n., common — a strong, braided cord; anagramable to pore and repo, both useful game words.
rose
n., common — the flowering shrub or its bloom; a Scrabble‑friendly word with several common anagrams.
rot
n., common — decay or decomposition; short and handy, it anagrams to ort and tor.
ram
n., common — a male sheep (or battering device); a three‑letter staple with two very common anagrams.
rat
n., common — a small rodent; a classic trio of three‑letter anagrams prized in puzzles.
ramp
n., common — a sloping surface; pairs cleanly with pram for quick letter play.
rank
adj., common — having a strong, often unpleasant smell or position in a hierarchy; swaps to nark in many word games.
rave
v., common — to speak or write with great enthusiasm (or party wildly); readily anagrams to aver.
ravel
v., uncommon — to tangle or disentangle fibers; a less common but solver‑friendly word with the technical anagram velar.
regal
adj., common — royal or stately; a handy five‑letter set that yields several common anagrams.
range
n., common — spatial extent or variety; pairs with anger for straightforward anagramming.
realm
n., common — kingdom or domain; practical for puzzles and anagrams (lamer is the comparative of lame).
reed
n., common — a tall, grasslike aquatic plant; swaps to deer, a frequent crossword entry.
reap
v., common — to gather a harvest or enjoy rewards; useful in games, though one anagram is a sensitive word.
renal
adj., common — relating to the kidney; a medical adjective that anagrams to learn.
remit
v., uncommon — to send payment or refrain from punishing; pairs with timer for crosswords and Scrabble.
rider
n., common — a person who rides; a common noun with the everyday anagram drier.
ridge
n., common — a long, narrow elevated landform; swaps to dirge, a frequently used noun in puzzles.
right
adj., common — correct or proper; a very common word whose letters also make girth.
rile
v., uncommon — to make annoyed or agitated; anagramable to lier and the currency riel.
ripe
adj., common — fully mature or ready; yields pier and peri, both useful shorter words.
rise
v., common — to move upward or increase; pairs simply with sire for quick anagram lookups.
rite
n., common — a ceremonial act; a short, game‑useful word with two common anagrams.
robe
n., common — a loose outer garment; a frequent crossword pairing with bore.
rowel
n., rare — the spiked wheel on a spur; uncommon headword but pairs to the common word lower.
retool
v., uncommon — to reorganize or refit equipment; useful for longer‑letter anagram play with looter.
rater
n., uncommon — one who rates or assesses; swaps to terra (earth), handy in wordplay.
radon
n., uncommon — a radioactive noble gas; a sciencey entry that anagrams to adorn.
raft
n., common — a flat floating structure or many of something; anagramable to frat (informal for fraternity).
rapt
adj., uncommon — deeply absorbed or enchanted; yields several common anagrams useful in puzzles.
rasp
n., common — a coarse file or harsh sound; a short, scrabble‑friendly word with spar and pars as anagrams.
ruble
n., uncommon — the Russian currency unit; anagrammed to bluer for crosswords and wordplay.
rupee
n., common — the basic monetary unit of several Asian countries; pairs neatly with puree.
roust
v., common — to force someone out of bed or to stir up; offers several strong anagram options for puzzles.
rebut
v., common — to refute an argument; a common verb with the anagram brute.
revel
v., uncommon — to take great pleasure or party; swaps to lever for solver-friendly play.
ramble
v., common — to walk or write aimlessly; a common verb that anagrams to marble.
ratel
n., rare — the honey badger (a real mammal); a rarer headword that yields three very common anagrams.
ricer
n., uncommon — a kitchen tool that purees vegetables; anagrammate of crier for crosswords.
racer
n., common — a competitor in a race; pairs with carer (caregiver) for useful wordplay.