The letter “R” is quite the rambunctious letter in the English alphabet. It is referred to as the canine letter because of how its trilled sound is similar to that of a growling dog. If you don’t know what a trilling R is like, imagine a Spaniard saying something like perro (dog) with much gusto. In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, this was even highlighted when Juliet’s nurse calls the letter R (for Romeo) “the dog’s name.”
In terms of writing, the original Semitic letter was inspired by the Egyptian hieroglyph for tp or “head”. This is because the Semitic word for “head” is res.
Below is a list of positive words that begin with the letter “R”. Some of them are frequently used, while others are a little more poetic and archaic. However, there are a lot of words that begin with this letter, primarily because it’s the 8th most common letter in the English language as well as the 4th most common consonant. And on top of that, the prefix “re”, which means “again” or “back” is commonly attached to other words.
Reformed
Refreshing
Restructuring
Ruler
Rollick
Responsibility
Rightness
Radix
Recuperation
Rouse
Runner
Relieved
Richness
Reflective
Remarkably
Represent
Radicated
Revive
Rousingly
Regnal
Refreshed
Revival
Recreation
Romeo
Robust
Reverently
Reconciliation
Resound
Resilient
Regal
Reliability
Restoration
Raddle
Resounding
Reform
Reciprocate
Respect
Right-O
Risible
Roscian
Rewarding
Relieve
Refunded
Rested
Renovation
Remarkable
Resplendent
Reverent
Restructure
Righten
Rejuvenescent
Righteousness
Resolved
Regular
Rejuvenation
Richly
Revolutionizes
Rhapsodic
Righteous
Renew
Rooter
Reliable
Resplendently
Right
Resolve
Reclaim
Rightfully
Restoratively
Relent
Ramellose
Restful
Restructured
Responsible
Relish
Roomy
Responsibly
Rosy
Rejuvenated
Reliever
Revitalizing
Retentive
Richer
Recommendation
Raglan
Rejuvenate
Restorative
Rectification
Reverence
Rhapsody
Reflectively
Round
Ripe
Resourceful
Romantic
Ramageous
Revitalize
Reforms
Revelation
Revolutionized
Resource
Rock Stars
Recognize
Right On
Respectfully
Resourcefully
Reliably
Rejoicing
Relaxing
Relax
Rejoicingly
Recognized
Resolutely
Rosiness
Reeve
Relatedness
Rectify
Recover
Replaceable
Rectifying
Reward
Red-Carpet
Remission
Rise
Revolutionary
Reputable
Rollicking
Regulator
Racemation
Repose
Rightful
Risk-Taking
Reputably
Reputation
Roll
Raith
Rannygazoo
Redeem
Recommendable
Retentively
Recommendations
Rose
Rewardable
Reest
Resoundingly
Relevant
Rounded
Relief
Respected
Redemption
Rock Star
Resilience
Royal
Releasing
Robustly
Recommend
Record-Setting
Restore
Rosily
Run For My Money
Respectably
Respite
Recherche
Rejuvenating
Regius
Recognition
Responsive
Righteously
Restored
Religion
Revives
Romance
Recognizable
Run-After
Renewed
Remissive
Regally
Result
Resiliently
Risk-Free
Revived
Rhapsodically
Respectful
Rousing
Romantically
Rightly
Rooted
Right-Hand Man
Revolutionize
Relaxed
Reconcile
Ruling
Resourcefulness
Renascent
Ruggedly
Revered
Regard
Restfully
Refine
Redeeming
Refinement
Rest Easy
Regnant
Rich
Recovery
Retractable
Rugged
Remedy
Renovate
Refresh
Recommended
Reveal
Recuperative
Refulgent
Renowned
Reforming
Renown
Rejoice
Rest
Resolute
Romanticize
Risibly
Roomier
Renaissance
Run
Roger That
Rollickingly
Remunerate
Revealing
Revanche
Roger
Refund
Revel
Respectable
Relaxingly
Refined
Revere
Relationships
Release
Of all the letters in the English alphabet, you can’t deny that the letter “R” adds a bit of a romantic sound to any word it’s in. Which of the words above is your favorite word that begins with the canine letter?
