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Wordle game help: 5-letter words with ‘A’ and starting with ‘R’

Time to look for the letters that fill in the blanks.

Jéssica Gubert

Published: Sep 22, 2022 01:26 am

While the idea of having a strategy for Wordle might seem strange for newcomers, most longtime players have their favorites. Because there are no clues to start, strategies usually come in the shape of a specific word, or a set of words, that each player finds more useful to begin with. Some prefer to start by finding the vowels, while others prioritize the most common consonants instead, and others try to cover the most ground within the first three guesses.

Five-letter words with ‘A’ and starting with ‘R’ to try on Wordle

RABAT
RABBI
RABIC
RABID
RABIS
RACED
RACER
RACES
RACHE
RACKS

RACON
RADAR
RADGE
RADII
RADIO
RADIX
RADON
RAFFS
RAFTS
RAGAS

RAGDE
RAGED
RAGEE
RAGER
RAGES
RAGGA
RAGGS
RAGGY
RAGIS
RAGUS

RAHED
RAHUI
RAIAS
RAIDS
RAIKS
RAILE
RAILS
RAINE
RAINS
RAINY

RAIRD
RAISE
RAITA
RAITS
RAJAH
RAJAS
RAJES
RAKED
RAKEE
RAKER

RAKES
RAKIA
RAKIS
RAKUS
RALES
RALLY
RALPH
RAMAL
RAMEE
RAMEN

RAMET
RAMIE
RAMIN
RAMIS
RAMMY
RAMPS
RAMUS
RANAS
RANCE
RANCH

RANDS
RANDY
RANEE
RANGA
RANGE
RANGI
RANGS
RANGY
RANID
RANIS

RANKE
RANKS
RANTS
RAPED
RAPER
RAPES
RAPHE
RAPID
RAPPE
RARED

RAREE
RARER
RARES
RARKS
RASED
RASER
RASES
RASPS
RASPY
RASSE

RASTA
RATAL
RATAN
RATAS
RATCH
RATED
RATEL
RATER
RATES
RATHA

RATHE
RATHS
RATIO
RATOO
RATOS
RATTY
RATUS
RAUNS
RAUPO
RAVED

RAVEL
RAVEN
RAVER
RAVES
RAVEY
RAVIN
RAWER
RAWIN
RAWLY
RAWNS

RAXED
RAXES
RAYAH
RAYAS
RAYED
RAYLE
RAYNE
RAYON
RAZED
RAZEE

RAZER
RAZES
RAZOO
RAZOR
REACH
REACT
READD
READS
READY
REAIS

REAKS
REALM
REALO
REALS
REAME
REAMS
REAMY
REANS
REAPS
REARM

REARS
REAST
REATA
REATE
REAVE
REBAR
RECAL
RECAP
RECTA
REDAN

REDIA
REGAL
REGAR
REGMA
REGNA
REHAB
RELAX
RELAY
REMAN
REMAP

RENAL
RENAY
RENGA
REPAY
REPLA
RERAN
RESAT
RESAW
RESAY
RETAG

RETAX
RETIA
REWAN
REWAX
RHEAS
RHYTA
RIADS
RIALS
RIANT
RIATA

RIBAS
RIMAE
RIOJA
RIVAL
RIVAS
RIYAL
RIZAS
ROACH
ROADS
ROAMS

ROANS
ROARS
ROARY
ROAST
ROATE
ROJAK
ROLAG
ROMAL
ROMAN
ROOSA

RORAL
ROTAL
ROTAN
ROTAS
ROWAN
ROYAL
RUANA
RUBAI
RUDAS
RUEDA

RUGAE
RUGAL
RUMAL
RUMBA
RUPIA
RURAL
RUSAS
RUSMA
RYALS
RYBAT

The first thing you should do after taking a look at the list above is check out the placement of the “A” in the word. Even if the box hasn’t turned green, which would be the best case, you can still take advantage of the yellow to know at least one place where that letter can’t be. Cross out all the words that contain the “A” in those places. Then, go back to your previous guesses and the letters you used in them, crossing out all the words containing letters that came out gray. Those two steps already give you a much shorter list.

Each and every word on the list will contain at least one of the following seven letters: “A,” “E,” “H,” “I,” “O,” “U,” and “Y.” That is because they are the only ones that appear as the second letter after “R.” So, if the “A” is not the second letter for you, make sure to try those, mixing them with common consonants like “L,” “P,” “S,” and “T.” When “A” is the second letter, not all words contain one of the other six letters, but it’s still worth trying. The most important rules you should follow are not re-using letters that came out gray and including as many different letters per word as you can. That should take you to the answer, or at least get you close to it, soon enough.

If you’re still unsure and don’t want to wait until Wordle resets at midnight local time, you can always look up the answer to today’s puzzle (which we update around 12am CT).

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Author

Jéssica Gubert

Contributing Writer

Jéssica is a writer, editor, and translator working at GAMURS since 2019, but with a lifelong experience in word games and TV shows. She can also be found at concerts or babbling about board games anywhere.