Word lists

5 Letter Words Starting With RAT

There are 16 of them. The highest scoring is RATCH at 10 points in Scrabble, and the set averages 6.1.

The List

Most common words first, then the rest A to Z.

Common 5 Letter Words Starting With RAT And What They Mean

The most familiar words on this page and what they mean. Tap any word for its full entry, score and anagrams.

  • RATES noun a local tax on property
  • RATED verb form of RAT: desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
  • RATIO noun the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
  • RATAN noun a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms
  • RATCH noun mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
  • RATEL noun nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia
  • RATTY adjective of or characteristic of rats

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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