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This page lists 3164 words with RES from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With RES

All 3164 words in our dictionary that contain RES — sorted by Scrabble score.

3164 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first · showing top 1200

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expressionisms25 expressway25 humoresques25 hyperesthesias25 overcompressing25 overexposures25 overprescribing25 phosphoresces25 pressurization25 presterilized25 presumptively25 repressurized25 resocializing25 respiritualize25 restabilizing25 superexpresses25 unpressurized25 zygospores25 chrestomathies24 chromophores24 commixtures24 correspondency24 correspondingly24 cryopreserved24 depressurize24 efflorescences24 excrescence24 expressionism24 foreshadowing24 foresightedly24 humoresque24 hydrospheres24 hyperesthesia24 inexpressible24 inexpressive24 kitchenwares24 overcompressed24 overprescribed24 phosphoresce24 picaresques24 picturesque24 premanufactures24 presbyterially24 preservability24 pressurizing24 presterilizes24 repressurizes24 resocialized24 restabilized24 suppressibility24 underexposures24 unexpressive24 aquacultures23 aquicultures23 catachrestical23 conjunctures23 cracklewares23 cryopreserves23 efflorescence23 electrophoresed23 expressionists23 expressionless23 foreshadowed23 foreshadowers23 foresightedness23 impressibility23 jasperwares23 noncompressible23 overcompresses23 overprescribes23 picaresque23 plasmaphereses23 plasmapheresis23 pneumatophores23 presignifying23 pressurized23 pressurizers23 presterilize23 presumptuously23 progressivistic23 questionnaires23 repressurize23 resensitizing23 resocializes23 respectability23 restabilizes23 siphonophores23 spermatophores23 sporangiophores23 superexpress23 thermospheres23 thoroughfares23 zoochores23 asthenospheres22 compressedly22 conjectures22 correspondences22 cryopreserve22 disjunctures22 electrophoreses22 electrophoresis22 exospheres22 expenditures22 expressible22 expressionist22 expressive22 foreseeability22 foreshadower22 foreshocks22 foresightful22 forespeaking22 immunosuppress22 impressively22 incompressible22 intermixtures22 magnetospheres22 micropunctures22 oppressively22 overaggressive22 overimpressing22 overprescribe22 photogravures22 photospheres22 plateresque22 prerequires22 presbyopics22 prescheduling22 prescientific22 preshrinking22 presidentships22 prespecified22 prespecify22 pressurizer22 pressurizes22 progressively22 progressivisms22 progressivity22 reexpressing22 refreshingly22 resensitized22 resocialize22 respectfully22 respectively22 restabilize22 retrogressively22 subseizures22 suppressiveness22 trochophores22 unresponsively22 zaffres22 addressability21 antiprogressive21 benefactresses21 catachrestic21 clothespresses21 commissionaires21 concrescences21 congressionally21 congresspeople21 congresswoman21 congresswomen21 conidiophores21 correspondence21 crestfallenly21 decompressing21 decompressions21 depressively21 discomfitures21 disrespectable21 disrespectful21 efflorescing21 electrophorese21 excrescent21 expressages21 expressional21 expressly21 expressman21 expressmen21 foreshadows21 foreshock21 foreshortening21 foreshowing21 foxfires21 hackamores21 hemispheres21 immixtures21 impressionistic21 impressiveness21 improvisatores21 inflorescences21 judicatures21 kinetochores21 lophophores21 macrostructures21 microspheres21 microstructures21 nonprescription21 nonprogressives21 oppressiveness21 overcompress21 overimpressed21 overrepresented21 overresponding21 patresfamilias21 photophores21 prefreshman21 prefreshmen21 presanctified21 presbyopic21 prescheduled21 prescriptive21 presentability21 preservatives21 presidentship21 prespecifies21 pressurize21 presuppositions21 progressiveness21 progressivism21 progressivities21 quadratures21 quagmires21 reacquires21 reafforestation21 reexpressed21 remanufactures21 repressibility21 resensitizes21 reshuffling21 resketching21 resolidifying21 resourcefully21 respectableness21 respectfulness21 respectiveness21 responsibility21 restrictively21 schoolmistress21 subthreshold21 sylvicultures21 unexpressed21 venturesomely21 zillionaires21 admixtures20 afforestations20 aggressively20 aggressivity20 architectures20 backfires20 carpophores20 chromomeres20 compressible20 compressive20 concrescence20 congresspersons20 contextures20 coresearchers20 corresponsive20 crescively20 crestfallenness20 decompressed20 decompression20 degressively20 digressively20 discomposures20 disinterestedly20 distemperatures20 distressfully20 dressmakings20 effloresced20 efflorescent20 embouchures20 expressage20 expressing20 expressions20 fluorescences20 foreshadow20 foreshanks20 foreshortened20 foreshowed20 freshwaters20 gametophores20 granophyres20 headmistresses20 hollowwares20 impressionable20 impressionisms20 inflorescence20 infrastructures20 insuppressible20 irrepressibly20 irresistibility20 irresponsibly20 kerseymeres20 lithospheres20 microamperes20 misimpressions20 misrepresenting20 moresques20 nonforfeitures20 nonprogressive20 overestimating20 overestimations20 overimpresses20 overresponded20 phosphores20 postfractures20 prepresidential20 presbyopias20 presbyterates20 presbyterials20 presbytery20 preschedules20 preservationist20 preservative20 preshrunken20 presidentially20 presumptive20 presupposition20 presynaptic20 progressivists20 reafforesting20 reexposures20 reexpresses20 refreshments20 representatives20 repressively20 resectability20 resensitize20 reshuffled20 resketched20 resourcefulness20 respectably20 resplendency20 responsively20 restrengthening20 restrictiveness20 roquelaures20 taskmistresses20 venipunctures20 venturesomeness20 wheresoever20 willowwares20 yellowwares20 zoospores20 acquires19 adventuresome19 afforestation19 aggressiveness19 aggressivities19 agroforestry19 ambassadresses19 arborescences19 benefactress19 bizarres19 caressively19 cataphoreses19 cataphoresis19 clothespress19 compressional19 concessionaires19 congressperson19 conservatoires19 coresearcher19 correspondents19 corresponding19 countercultures19 countermeasures19 counterpressure19 counterresponse19 decompresses19 depressingly19 digressiveness19 disrespecting19 distressfulness19 dressmaking19 effloresces19 empressements19 expressed19 expressers19 expression19 florescences19 fluorescence19 foreshank19 foresighted19 forespeaks19 forespoken19 forestallments19 forestaysails19 foreswearing19 fortresslike19 freshwater19 gynophores19 heresiarchs19 impressionism19 intercompares19 irrespective19 jardinieres19 lectureships19 manufactures19 melanophores19 microcultures19 misadventures19 misimpression19 misrepresented19 moresque19 nonfluorescent19 nonrestrictive19 omnipresences19 overestimated19 overestimation19 pennycresses19 peradventures19 piscicultures19 planispheres19 postdepression19 presbyopes19 presbyopia19 presbyterate19 presbyterial19 presbyterian19 presbyteries19 preschedule19 preschoolers19 prescriptions19 presentableness19 presentencings19 preshowing19 preshrinks19 presignified19 presignify19 pressworks19 prestidigitator19 prestigiously19 prestructuring19 presumably19 presumingly19 presupposing19 presweetening19 primogenitures19 progressivist19 reafforested19 reexplores19 refreshening19 refreshment19 regressively19 regressivity19 representative19 repressiveness19 rescheduling19 researchable19 resectabilities19 reseizing19 reshuffles19 resketches19 respirometric19 respirometry19 resplendencies19 resplendently19 responsibleness19 responsiveness19 restrengthened19 restrictionisms19 resupplying19 rhabdomeres19 superstructures19 trestleworks19 tropospheres19 underestimating19 unimpressive19 unprogressive19 unreservedly19 unrespectable19 wherefores19 workfares19 acupunctures18 afforesting18 agroforestries18 antidepressants18 antidepressions18 anywheres18 appressorium18 arborescence18 arboricultures18 atmospheres18 basidiospores18 campfires18 camphires18 catachreses18 catachresis18 chevelures18 chinawares18 compradores18 compressing18 compressions18 computereses18 conductresses18 cookwares18 corespondents18 corresponded18 correspondent18 crescendoing18 ctenophores18 decrescendos18 deforestations18 digressionary18 disrespected18 distressingly18 dressmakers18 earthenwares18 effloresce18 empressement18 enchantresses18 exospores18 exposures18 expresser18 expresses18 expressos18 fixtures18 flexures18 florescence18 floricultures18 foreshortens18 foreshown18 foreshows18 forespeak18 forespoke18 forestallment18 forestaysail18 hairdressings18 headmistress18 herbivores18 heresiarch18 horticultures18 impressionists18 impressments18 ingressiveness18 iontophoreses18 iontophoresis18 irresponsibles18 jointresses18 junctures18 lectureship18 mesospheres18 milliamperes18 misaddressing18 nonaggressive18 nonresidency18 nonresponsive18 omnipresence18 overestimates18 overimpress18 overpressures18 overresponds18 paresthetic18 perestroikas18 plowshares18 postmistresses18 predepartures18 prefectures18 presbyope18 preschooler18 presciently18 prescribing18 prescription18 presentably18 presentencing18 presentimental18 preservable18 preservations18 presettlements18 preshaping18 preshowed18 preshrank18 preshrink18 preshrunk18 presidency18 presignifies18 preslaughter18 pressmarks18 presswork18 prestamping18 prestigiousness18 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resoundingly17 respeaking17 respectable17 respectful17 respective17 respirometers17 resplendence17 restacking17 restaffing17 restitching17 restocking17 restrengthens17 restrictionists17 restrictives17 restuffing17 resubmissions17 resubmitting17 resurfacing17 resurrectionist17 resurveyed17 resyntheses17 resynthesis17 retextures17 retrogressive17 seizures17 semaphores17 semiterrestrial17 sepulchres17 silverwares17 somatopleures17 sophomores17 spongewares17 squarest17 stressfully17 substructures17 thresholds17 tightwires17 toastmistresses17 transgressive17 ultrastructures17 unaggressive17 underestimates17 unresolvable17 unresponsive17 urediniospores17 vasculatures17 vasopressins17 vasopressors17 vinicultures17 virescence17 viticultures17 watercresses17 abjures16 acupressures16 agroforester16 anchoresses16 antiaggression16 antipyreses16 antipyresis16 avicultures16 backrest16 barbwires16 belvederes16 blastospores16 bookstores16 borescopes16 brochures16 candidatures16 cashmeres16 claymores16 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transfigures16 underestimate16 unimpressed16 unrepresented16 vasopressin16 vasopressor16 venturesome16 vinedressers16 wildfires16 winepresses16 xeroseres16 abamperes15 abductores15 acupressure15 addressable15 adjures15 adventuress15 aeciospores15 afforests15 aftercares15 aggressive15 agricultures15 antipleasures15 aphaereses15 aphaeresis15 apicultures15 appressoria15 arborescent15 arrestingly15 azures15 baresarks15 bayaderes15 blastomeres15 blastopores15 booklores15 bookrests15 borescope15 broodmares15 caricatures15 carnivores15 centromeres15 chancres15 chaussures15 chevres15 chimeres15 chresards15 clerestory15 cofeatures15 confitures15 congressing15 corepressor15 correspond15 covertures15 crescendos15 crescive15 cresylic15 crossfires15 curvatures15 cypreses15 decrescent15 deforested15 degressive15 derepressed15 derepression15

Why RES words matter

Words containing RES are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

This list by the numbers

The shape of this list: 3164 entries between 3 and 15 letters long, peaking at 9 letters with 526 words. Five-letter picks number 70 and seven-letter picks 264. Nothing here outscores SCULPTURESQUELY — 31 points from 15 tiles on plain squares.

The five biggest scorers on the page: SCULPTURESQUELY (31), CHURRIGUERESQUE (30), HEXYLRESORCINOL (30), RESYNTHESIZING (30), RESYSTEMATIZING (30). At 15 letters, ANTIDEPRESSANTS is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 14. Letter-wise, R is the workhorse — it appears in 3164 of these words, ahead of S (3164) and E (3164).

Start with these three

When the rack looks hopeless, RES (3 letters, 3 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
ARES earns 4 points from just 4 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
Playing IRES across a double-word square turns its base 4 points into 8 — solid value for 4 tiles.

Once those stick, file away the next tier too: ORES (4), REST (4), AURES (5), LARES (5), LORES (5).

Learning words through RES

If you are studying English, RES is a high-leverage chunk: instead of memorising each word cold, anchor the RES pattern and let the surrounding letters vary. Word-game players get a parallel benefit — when a crossword grid or a Wordle guess reveals the RES sequence, this page is the complete candidate pool, already sorted by Scrabble value.

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