5-Letter Words Starting With RE
135 five-letter words start with RE; 34 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | renal | 0.35 | 1.43 |
| 2 | react | 0.46 | 1.31 |
| 3 | reads | 0.33 | 1.41 |
| 4 | relay | 0.40 | 1.29 |
| 5 | rents | 0.29 | 1.38 |
| 6 | realm | 0.37 | 1.29 |
| 7 | regal | 0.32 | 1.34 |
| 8 | reins | 0.36 | 1.30 |
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135 words starting with RE
- readycommon
- reachcommon
- replycommon
- refercommon
- relaxcommon
- readscommon
- reactcommon
- rebelcommon
- reigncommon
- realmcommon
- remixcommon
- relaycommon
- resetcommon
- rehabcommon
- renewcommon
- retrocommon
- repaycommon
- restscommon
- resincommon
- rentscommon
- recapcommon
- renalcommon
- reliccommon
- reusecommon
- reefscommon
- regalcommon
- reinscommon
- reconcommon
- repelcommon
- reelscommon
- revelcommon
- remitcommon
- revuecommon
- reedscommon
- reeve
- rerun
- reeks
- redox
- redux
- reals
- refit
- recur
- rears
- rebut
- reams
- rebar
- retry
- reedy
- rebus
- repos
- rebbe
- reaps
- redid
- repro
- recto
- recce
- rearm
- recut
- renin
- retch
All 135 five-letter words
Starting with REA 13
reach react readd reads ready realm reals reams reaps rearm rears reata reave
Starting with REB 9
rebar rebbe rebec rebel rebid rebop rebus rebut rebuy
Starting with REC 9
recap recce recks recon recta recti recto recur recut
Starting with RED 15
redan redds reded redes redia redid redip redly redon redos redox redry redub redux redye
Starting with REE 9
reeds reedy reefs reefy reeks reeky reels reest reeve
Starting with REF 7
refed refel refer refit refix refly refry
Starting with REG 4
regal reges regma regna
Starting with REH 2
rehab rehem
Starting with REI 6
reifs reify reign reink reins reive
Starting with REK 1
rekey
Starting with REL 5
relax relay relet relic relit
Starting with REM 6
reman remap remet remex remit remix
Starting with REN 7
renal rends renew renig renin rente rents
Starting with REO 1
reoil
Starting with REP 9
repay repeg repel repin reply repos repot repps repro
Starting with RER 3
reran rerig rerun
Starting with RES 10
resaw resay resee reset resew resid resin resod resow rests
Starting with RET 8
retag retax retch retem retia retie retro retry
Starting with REU 1
reuse
Starting with REV 3
revel revet revue
Starting with REW 6
rewan rewax rewed rewet rewin rewon
Starting with REX 1
rexes
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words start with RE?
Our list has 135. 34 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that start with RE?
READY, REACH, REPLY, REFER, RELAX — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with RE?
RENAL. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.35 green and 1.43 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.