New words in NWL2023 starting with R

Four-letter words (2)(2)

• RABIa South Asian spring harvest [n RABIS]
• ROIDan anabolic steroid [n ROIDS]

Five-letter words (3)(3)

• RABISRABI, a South Asian spring harvest [n]
• RANDOa random person [n RANDOS]
• ROIDSROID, an anabolic steroid [n]

Six-letter words (5)(4)

• RAMENSRAMEN, a type of Japanese noodle often served in a broth [n]
• RANDOSRANDO, a random person [n]
• REPOSTto post again [v REPOSTED, REPOSTING, REPOSTS]
• RETCONto change a story by reinterpreting its past [v RETCONNED, RETCONNING, RETCONS]
• ROUXESROUX, a mixture of butter and flour [n]

Seven-letter words (7)(5)

• RAPINISRAPINI, an edible plant of species Brassica rapa* ruvo* [n]
• REALIASREALIA, objects used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living [n]
• REDBUSHa rooibos [n REDBUSHES]
• REDNECKan unsophisticated, rural, white person [n REDNECKS]
• REPOSTSREPOST, to post again [v]
• RETCONSRETCON, to change a story by reinterpreting its past [v]
• REWATCHto watch again [v REWATCHED, REWATCHES, REWATCHING]

Eight-letter words (6)(5)

• RAFTABLEcapable of being rafted [adj]
• RAPPINISRAPPINI, immature turnip plants [n]
• REDNECKSREDNECK, an unsophisticated, rural, white person [n]
• REPOSTEDREPOST, to post again [v]
• ROWHOUSEone of a series of houses built without space between them [n ROWHOUSES]
• RUFIYAASRUFIYAA, a monetary unit of the Maldives [n]

Nine-letter words (16)(13)

• RAINBOWEDhaving a rainbow [adj]
• RAINWEARSRAINWEAR, waterproof clothing [n]
• REDBUSHESREDBUSH, a rooibos [n]
• REDNECKEDpertaining to a redneck [adj]
• REPOSTINGREPOST, to post again [v]
• RETARDATEa dated term for an intellectually disabled person [n RETARDATES]
• RETCONNEDRETCON, to change a story by reinterpreting its past [v]
• REWATCHEDREWATCH, to watch again [v]
• REWATCHESREWATCH, to watch again [v]
• RHOTACIZEto undergo rhotacism [v RHOTACIZED, RHOTACIZES, RHOTACIZING]
• RHOTICITYthe quality of being rhotic [n RHOTICITIES]
• RICKETSESRICKETS, a disease resulting from vitamin D deficiency [n]
• RIDESHAREa service through which rides are shared [n RIDESHARES]
• ROWHOUSESROWHOUSE, one of a series of houses built without space between them [n]
• RUBAIYATSRUBAIYAT, a poem written in a Persian form with four-lined stanzas [n]
• RUGALACHSRUGALACH, rugelach [n]

Ten-letter words (11)(7)

• RECIDIVATEto exhibit recidivism [v RECIDIVATED, RECIDIVATES, RECIDIVATING]
• REMDESIVIRan antiviral agent [n REMDESIVIRS]
• RESOPHONICa resonator guitar [n RESOPHONICS]
• RETARDATESRETARDATE, a dated term for an intellectually disabled person [n]
• RETCONNINGRETCON, to change a story by reinterpreting its past [v]
• REWATCHINGREWATCH, to watch again [v]
• RHOTACIZEDRHOTACIZE, to undergo rhotacism [v]
• RHOTACIZESRHOTACIZE, to undergo rhotacism [v]
• RIDESHARESRIDESHARE, a service through which rides are shared [n]
• ROBOCALLEDROBOCALL, to make an automated telephone call [v]
• ROBOCALLERone that robocalls [n ROBOCALLERS]

Eleven-letter words (30)(22)

• RADIOPACITYopacity to radiation [n RADIOPACITIES]
• RADIOPHONICpertaining to synthetic sound [adj]
• RADIOSCOPICpertaining to radioscopy [adj]
• RAGGAMUFFINa follower of ragga [n RAGGAMUFFINS]
• RALLENTANDIRALLENTANDO, a musical passage to be played with decreasing tempo [n]
• RANGEFINDERan instrument for estimating distance [n RANGEFINDERS]
• RECALESCENTgrowing hot again [adj]
• RECIDIVATEDRECIDIVATE, to exhibit recidivism [v]
• RECIDIVATESRECIDIVATE, to exhibit recidivism [v]
• RECTILINEALbounded by straight lines [adj]
• REGIONALISEto regionalize [v REGIONALISED, REGIONALISES, REGIONALISING]
• REGROUPMENTgrouping again [n REGROUPMENTS]
• REMDESIVIRSREMDESIVIR, an antiviral agent [n]
• REPROGRAMMEto programme again [v REPROGRAMMED, REPROGRAMMES, REPROGRAMMING]
• RESOPHONICSRESOPHONIC, a resonator guitar [n]
• RESTITUTIVEpertaining to restitution [adj]
• RESUBSCRIBEto subscribe again [v RESUBSCRIBED, RESUBSCRIBES, RESUBSCRIBING]
• RETROFLEXEDturned backwards [adj]
• RETROROCKETan auxiliary rocket [n RETROROCKETS]
• RETROVERTEDhaving a backward inclination [adj]
• RHEUMATICKYpertaining to rheumatism [adj RHEUMATICKIER, RHEUMATICKIEST]
• RHOTACIZINGRHOTACIZE, to undergo rhotacism [v]
• RHOTICITIESRHOTICITY, the quality of being rhotic [n]
• RICKETINESSfeebleness [n RICKETINESSES]
• RIDESHARINGthe act of sharing car trips [n RIDESHARINGS]
• ROBOCALLERSROBOCALLER, one that robocalls [n]
• ROBOCALLINGan act of robocalling [n ROBOCALLINGS]
• ROLLERBLADEa trademark [v ROLLERBLADED, ROLLERBLADES, ROLLERBLADING]
• ROLLERCOASTto change suddenly [v ROLLERCOASTED, ROLLERCOASTING, ROLLERCOASTS]
• RUBBERINESSstate of being rubbery [n RUBBERINESSES]

Twelve-letter words (42)(29)

• RAGGAMUFFINSRAGGAMUFFIN, a follower of ragga [n]
• RALLENTANDOSRALLENTANDO, a musical passage to be played with decreasing tempo [n]
• RANGEFINDERSRANGEFINDER, an instrument for estimating distance [n]
• REARRANGINGSREARRANGING, the act of rearranging [n]
• RECAPITALISEto recapitalize [v RECAPITALISED, RECAPITALISES, RECAPITALISING]
• RECIDIVATINGRECIDIVATE, to exhibit recidivism [v]
• RECOLLECTIVEpertaining to recollection [adj]
• RECORDERSHIPthe office of a barrister [n RECORDERSHIPS]
• REFINANCINGSREFINANCING, the act of refinancing [n]
• REFUTABILITYability to be refuted [n REFUTABILITIES]
• REGIONALISEDREGIONALISE, to regionalize [v]
• REGIONALISESREGIONALISE, to regionalize [v]
• REGROUPMENTSREGROUPMENT, grouping again [n]
• REJECTIONISTone that rejects [n REJECTIONISTS]
• REMASTERINGSREMASTERING, the act of remastering [n]
• REMINERALISEto remineralize [v REMINERALISED, REMINERALISES, REMINERALISING]
• REMINERALIZEto restore the depleted mineral content of [v REMINERALIZED, REMINERALIZES,…
• REPACKAGINGSREPACKAGING, the act of repackaging [n]
• REPROGRAMMESREPROGRAMME, to programme again [v]
• RESOLVEDNESSresoluteness [n RESOLVEDNESSES]
• RESOURCELESSwithout resources [adj]
• RESPONSORIALinvolving responses [adj]
• RESUBSCRIBEDRESUBSCRIBE, to subscribe again [v]
• RESUBSCRIBESRESUBSCRIBE, to subscribe again [v]
• RESURFACINGSRESURFACING, the act of resurfacing [n]
• RETROROCKETSRETROROCKET, an auxiliary rocket [n]
• REUPHOLSTERYrepair of furniture [n REUPHOLSTERIES]
• REVERBERATORone that reverberates [n REVERBERATORS]
• RHINOCEROTESRHINOCEROS, a perissodactyl of family Rhinocerotidae [n]
• RHINOCEROTIC[adj]
• RHINOPLASTICpertaining to rhinoplasty [adj]
• RIDESHARINGSRIDESHARING, the act of sharing car trips [n]
• RIGHTSIZINGSRIGHTSIZING, the act of rightsizing [n]
• ROBOCALLINGSROBOCALLING, an act of robocalling [n]
• ROBOTISATIONmaking of robots [n ROBOTISATIONS]
• ROCKUMENTARYa rock documentary [n ROCKUMENTARIES]
• ROLLERBLADEDROLLERBLADE, a trademark [v]
• ROLLERBLADERone that skates in-line [n ROLLERBLADERS]
• ROLLERBLADESROLLERBLADE, a trademark [v]
• ROLLERCOASTSROLLERCOAST, to change suddenly [v]
• ROTATIONALLYin a rotational manner [adv]
• RURALIZATIONmaking rural [n RURALIZATIONS]

Thirteen-letter words (39)(29)

• RACIALIZATIONthe act of giving a racial character to something [n RACIALIZATIONS]
• RACKETEERINGSRACKETEERING, the act of racketeering [n]
• RADIOPACITIESRADIOPACITY, opacity to radiation [n]
• RASTERIZATIONthe process of converting images from vector to digital [n RASTERIZATIONS]
• REALIZABILITYability to be realized [n REALIZABILITIES]
• RECAPITALISEDRECAPITALISE, to recapitalize [v]
• RECAPITALISESRECAPITALISE, to recapitalize [v]
• RECIPROCALITYstate of being reciprocal [n RECIPROCALITIES]
• RECORDABILITYability to be recorded [n RECORDABILITIES]
• RECORDERSHIPSRECORDERSHIP, the office of a barrister [n]
• RECORDKEEPINGthe act of keeping records [n RECORDKEEPINGS]
• RECRIMINALISEto recriminalize [v RECRIMINALISED, RECRIMINALISES, RECRIMINALISING]
• RECRIMINALIZEto make criminal again [v RECRIMINALIZED, RECRIMINALIZES, RECRIMINALIZING]
• RECRYSTALLISEto recrystallize [v RECRYSTALLISED, RECRYSTALLISES, RECRYSTALLISING]
• REDISSOLUTIONdissolving again [n REDISSOLUTIONS]
• REFURBISHINGSREFURBISHING, the act of refurbishing [n]
• REGIONALISINGREGIONALISE, to regionalize [v]
• REGISTRARSHIPthe office of a registrar [n REGISTRARSHIPS]
• REJECTIONISTSREJECTIONIST, one that rejects [n]
• REMINERALISEDREMINERALISE, to remineralize [v]
• REMINERALISESREMINERALISE, to remineralize [v]
• REMINERALIZEDREMINERALIZE, to restore the depleted mineral content of [v]
• REMINERALIZESREMINERALIZE, to restore the depleted mineral content of [v]
• REPARTITIONEDREPARTITION, to partition again [v]
• REPROCESSINGSREPROCESSING, the act of reprocessing [n]
• RESOLVABILITYability to be resolved [n RESOLVABILITIES]
• RESUBSCRIBINGRESUBSCRIBE, to subscribe again [v]
• REVERBERATORSREVERBERATOR, one that reverberates [n]
• RHEUMATICKIERRHEUMATICKY, pertaining to rheumatism [adj]
• RICKETINESSESRICKETINESS, feebleness [n]
• RIPSNORTINGLYin a ripsnorting manner [adv]
• RITUALISATIONmaking of rituals [n RITUALISATIONS]
• ROBOTISATIONSROBOTISATION, making of robots [n]
• ROLLERBLADERSROLLERBLADER, one that skates in-line [n]
• ROLLERBLADINGROLLERBLADE, a trademark [v]
• ROLLERCOASTEDROLLERCOAST, to change suddenly [v]
• ROUGHHOUSINGSROUGHHOUSING, the act of roughhousing [n]
• RUBBERINESSESRUBBERINESS, state of being rubbery [n]
• RURALIZATIONSRURALIZATION, making rural [n]

Fourteen-letter words (29)(17)

• RACIALIZATIONSRACIALIZATION, the act of giving a racial character to something [n]
• RANUNCULACEOUSrelating to clematises [adj]
• RASTERIZATIONSRASTERIZATION, the process of converting images from vector to digital [n]
• RECALCITRANTLYin a recalcitrant manner [adv]
• RECAPITALISINGRECAPITALISE, to recapitalize [v]
• RECORDKEEPINGSRECORDKEEPING, the act of keeping records [n]
• RECRIMINALISEDRECRIMINALISE, to recriminalize [v]
• RECRIMINALISESRECRIMINALISE, to recriminalize [v]
• RECRIMINALIZEDRECRIMINALIZE, to make criminal again [v]
• RECRIMINALIZESRECRIMINALIZE, to make criminal again [v]
• RECRYSTALLISEDRECRYSTALLISE, to recrystallize [v]
• RECRYSTALLISESRECRYSTALLISE, to recrystallize [v]
• REDISSOLUTIONSREDISSOLUTION, dissolving again [n]
• REFUTABILITIESREFUTABILITY, ability to be refuted [n]
• REGISTRARSHIPSREGISTRARSHIP, the office of a registrar [n]
• REGISTRATIONALpertaining to registration [adj]
• RELATIVIZATIONmaking relative [n RELATIVIZATIONS]
• REMINERALISINGREMINERALISE, to remineralize [v]
• REMINERALIZINGREMINERALIZE, to restore the depleted mineral content of [v]
• REPARTITIONINGREPARTITION, to partition again [v]
• REQUISITIONISTone that uses requisitions [n REQUISITIONISTS]
• RESOLVEDNESSESRESOLVEDNESS, resoluteness [n]
• RESTORATIONISMa doctrine of restoration [n RESTORATIONISMS]
• RESTORATIONISTone that promotes restorationism [n RESTORATIONISTS]
• REUPHOLSTERIESREUPHOLSTERY, repair of furniture [n]
• RHEUMATICKIESTRHEUMATICKY, pertaining to rheumatism [adj]
• RITUALISATIONSRITUALISATION, making of rituals [n]
• ROCKUMENTARIESROCKUMENTARY, a rock documentary [n]
• ROLLERCOASTINGROLLERCOAST, to change suddenly [v]

Fifteen-letter words (13)(10)

• REALIZABILITIESREALIZABILITY, ability to be realized [n]
• RECIPROCALITIESRECIPROCALITY, state of being reciprocal [n]
• RECONCEPTUALISEto reconceptualize [v]
• RECONTEXTUALISEto recontextualize [v]
• RECORDABILITIESRECORDABILITY, ability to be recorded [n]
• RECRIMINALISINGRECRIMINALISE, to recriminalize [v]
• RECRIMINALIZINGRECRIMINALIZE, to make criminal again [v]
• RECRYSTALLISINGRECRYSTALLISE, to recrystallize [v]
• RELATIVIZATIONSRELATIVIZATION, making relative [n]
• REQUISITIONISTSREQUISITIONIST, one that uses requisitions [n]
• RESOLVABILITIESRESOLVABILITY, ability to be resolved [n]
• RESTORATIONISMSRESTORATIONISM, a doctrine of restoration [n]
• RESTORATIONISTSRESTORATIONIST, one that promotes restorationism [n]

Common questions

When did NWL2023 take effect?

NWL2023 became the official word list for club and tournament play in the United States and Canada on 29 February 2024.