1000+ Useful 6 Letter Words Starting with R in English • 7ESL

Did you know that the letter R, which is sometimes referred to as the “littera canina,” or canine letter, can tell us a lot about how we learn? Because of how it’s spoken in Latin, the letter R sound was believed to be like a growling dog. When we say the sound of an R, our mouth forms an O shape, and we touch our tongue to our alveolar ridge.

This means that how we form words containing the letter R will help us learn things better. The reason behind this is that when we need to recall something that has been discovered but forgotten, our memory goes back to the same pathway it took to learn and forget initially.

A little fun fact: In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the nurse calls the letter R “the dog’s name” in Act 2, scene 4.

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6 Letter Words Starting with R

What Are 6 Letter Words?

Words are a lot of things—they’re the building blocks of sentences and our way of communicating ideas and emotions. But there are also some fun facts about words you might not know.

Did you know that the average English speaker uses just 1,500 words? You’re much more likely to use short words like “the” and “to” than longer ones like “therefore” or “transcendentalism.” And if you look at the most common 6 letter words in English, there are some exciting surprises!

We took a look at the top 6 letter words starting with R in the next section.

You might be surprised to find out that you use more six-letter words than you do any other word length. Maybe they’re so versatile—you can use them in your writing or even as names!