How many words start with REO?

This page lists 90 words starting with REO, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words Starting With REO

All 90 words in our dictionary that begin with REO, sorted by Scrabble score. Use them to open a word on the board or fill a crossword clue.

90 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

reoxidizing29 reoxidized28 reoxidizes27 reoxidize26 reorganizations25 reorganization24 reobjecting23 reorganizing23 reobjected22 reorganized22 reorganizers22 reoccupying21 reorchestrating21 reorganizer21 reorganizes21 reobjects20 reorchestrated20 reorchestration20 reorganize20 reoxidations20 reobject19 reoccupations19 reoccurrences19 reorchestrates19 reoxidation19 reoccupation18 reoccurrence18 reorchestrate18 reobserving17 reoccupied17 reoccupy17 reoffering17 reobserved16 reoccupies16 reoccurring16 reoffered16 reoutfitting16 reobserves15 reoccurred15 reopposing15 reoutfitted15 reobserve14 reobtaining14 reoffers14 reoperating14 reoperations14 reopposed14 reorientating14 reorientations14 reobtained13 reoffer13 reopenings13 reoperated13 reoperation13 reopposes13 reordaining13 reorientated13 reorientation13 reoviruses13 reoccurs12 reopening12 reoperates12 reoppose12 reordained12 reordering12 reorientates12 reorienting12 reoutfits12 reobtains11 reoccur11 reopened11 reoperate11 reordered11 reorientate11 reoriented11 reoutfit11 reovirus11 reobtain10 reordains10 reoiling9 reopens9 reordain9 reorders9 reorients9 reoiled8 reopen8 reorder8 reorient8 reoils6 reoil5

Playing words that start with REO

Leading with REO 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.

A quick statistical tour

The shape of this list: 90 entries between 5 and 15 letters long, peaking at 10 letters with 19 words. Five-letter picks number 1 and seven-letter picks 5. Nothing here outscores REOXIDIZING — 29 points from 11 tiles on plain squares.

Chasing points? The best five entries here are REOXIDIZING (29), REOXIDIZED (28), REOXIDIZES (27), REOXIDIZE (26), REORGANIZATIONS (25). At 15 letters, REORCHESTRATING is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 15. The most useful tiles to hold for this list are O, E and R, which appear in 90, 90 and 90 of the words respectively.

Start with these three

REOIL is easy to keep in memory: 5 letters, 5 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
When the rack looks hopeless, REOILS (6 letters, 6 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
REOPEN earns 8 points from just 6 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.

Round out your set with REORIENT (8), REORIENTS (9), REORIENTATE (11), REORIENTATES (12), REORIENTATION (13) — all built from common tiles.

Learning words through REO

Groups like this one reward a different kind of practice: pick five words of different lengths from the list above, write each in a sentence, and the REO pattern moves into long-term memory. It is also a quiet Scrabble edge — racks that spell REO plus common tiles come up constantly, and prepared players cash them in while others shuffle letters.

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