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In 5-letter words starting with RI, the most common letters in position 3 are: G, D, P, S, V.
| Word | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| RIDER | noun | a person who rides an animal, bicycle, or vehicle |
| RIDGE | noun | a long narrow raised strip, hill, or crest |
| RIFLE | noun | a shoulder-fired gun with spiral grooves inside the barrel |
| RIGHT | adjective | correct, proper, or on the opposite side from left |
| RIGID | adjective | stiff, strict, or not easily bent |
| RIGOR | noun | strictness, precision, or severity |
| RINSE | verb | to wash lightly with clean water |
| RIPEN | verb | to become mature or ready for use or harvest |
| RIPER | adjective | more mature, more ready, or more fully developed |
| RISER | noun | a vertical part between steps or something that rises |
| RISKY | adjective | involving danger or the chance of loss |
| RIVAL | noun | a person or thing competing with another |
| RIVER | noun | a natural flowing stream of water |
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This list has 13 five-letter words starting with RI that have definitions. 13 are common everyday words. Wordle's answer list includes 3 of them.
If RI is confirmed in positions 1–2, try RIVER, RIVAL, RISKY. Those words are in Wordle's answer list and cover common letters in the remaining slots.
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