Words Containing RE
Every English word containing "RE". Filter by length, prefix, or suffix for Scrabble, crosswords, and word games.
1,256 words found
15 Letter Words1
14 Letter Words11
13 Letter Words17
12 Letter Words25
11 Letter Words59
10 Letter Words100
9 Letter Words146
8 Letter Words150
7 Letter Words150
6 Letter Words140
5 Letter Words76
4 Letter Words47
3 Letter Words5
2 Letter Words1
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About These Words
This list holds 1,256 words, running from 2 to 15 letters and averaging 7.9 letters apiece. The commonest length is 7 letters, covering 150 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are e (928), r (928), a (400), s (400), t (382). Vowels make up 39% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 11.9 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is CRYPTOCURRENCY at 28, followed by CHOREOGRAPHY, COMPREHENSIVE and HYSTERECTOMY. 388 of them (42%) contain a letter worth four or more. 150 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are RECOMMENDATIONS at 15 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: RE.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words containing "RE" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 1,256 words containing "RE". They run from 2 to 7 letters, and 6-letter entries are the most common with 140 of them.
Which of these words containing "RE" scores highest in Scrabble?+
BREEZY is the highest scorer at 20 points before board bonuses, ahead of BIZARRE, FREEZE and BREEZE. The list averages 8.3 points per word, and 111 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words containing "RE"?+
The shortest are RE at 2 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words containing "RE"?+
ACTRESS, ADDRESS, ADMIRER and ALFREDO are the longest at 7 letters. 31 of these words are exactly seven letters, which clears your rack in Scrabble for the 50-point bingo bonus.
Are words containing "RE" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 40% of the letters across this list, roughly the usual balance for English. The letters appearing in the most of these words are E, R, A. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.