How many words start with RE?

This page lists 6540 words starting with RE, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words Starting With RE

All 6540 words in our dictionary that begin with RE, sorted by Scrabble score. Use them to open a word on the board or fill a crossword clue.

6540 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first · showing top 1200

remythologizing34 recontextualize33 remythologized33 recognizability32 remythologizes32 reacclimatizing31 rehypnotizing31 remythologize31 republicanizing31 reacclimatized30 reconceptualize30 recrystallizing30 reemphasizing30 rehospitalizing30 rehypnotized30 republicanized30 resynthesizing30 resystematizing30 reacclimatizes29 recognizably29 recrystallized29 reemphasized29 reflectorizing29 rehospitalized29 rehypnotizes29 rejuvenescences29 relinquishments29 reoxidizing29 reprivatization29 republicanizes29 requalification29 resynthesized29 resystematized29 reacclimatize28 recapitalizing28 rechromatograph28 recrystallizes28 reemphasizes28 reflectorized28 reflexivenesses28 rehospitalizes28 rehypnotize28 rejuvenescence28 relinquishment28 reliquefying28 remobilizations28 reoxidized28 repopularizing28 reprivatizing28 republicanize28 requalifying28 resynthesizes28 resystematizes28 revolutionizing28 reauthorization27 recapitalized27 rechoreographed27 recognizances27 recrystallize27 reemphasize27 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Playing words that start with RE

Leading with RE lets you hook onto open columns and reach premium squares. Scan the high-scoring entries above first — they offer the best return when you have the tiles.

What the numbers say

A few numbers before you scroll: the 6540 words here run from 2 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words the largest group (1120 entries). Wordle players have 135 five-letter options, and there are 753 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is REMYTHOLOGIZING at 34 points before multipliers.

For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: REMYTHOLOGIZING (34), RECONTEXTUALIZE (33), REMYTHOLOGIZED (33), RECOGNIZABILITY (32), REMYTHOLOGIZES (32). At 15 letters, REACCLIMATIZING is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 14. Letter-wise, R is the workhorse — it appears in 6540 of these words, ahead of E (6540) and I (3730).

Three easy picks from this list

When the rack looks hopeless, REE (3 letters, 3 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
REI — a 3-letter, 3-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.
RES is easy to keep in memory: 3 letters, 3 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.

Round out your set with RET (3), REAL (4), REAR (4), REEL (4), REES (4) — all built from common tiles.

Learning words through RE

Letter chunks like RE are how vocabulary compounds: learn the pattern once and every word built on it gets easier to recall and to spell. Read down this list and you will see the same rhythm repeat across lengths — that repetition is exactly what makes these words stick for spelling bees, ESL study and crossword pattern-matching alike.

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