Words Starting With RET
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Counting only the ENABLE word list, 449 entries are words that start with RET. That is about 0.26% of the list. Lengths range from 3 letters (RET) to 19 (RETICULOENDOTHELIAL). By common tile values the top scorer is RETICULOENDOTHELIAL (25 points); board bonuses aren't counted. 37 have no repeated letter at all. Different games use different dictionaries, so check your game's rules before relying on a word.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 449 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 0.26% |
| Longest | RETICULOENDOTHELIAL (19 letters) |
| Shortest | RET (3 letters) |
| Highest base score (common values) | RETICULOENDOTHELIAL, 25 |
| No repeated letters | 37 |
Most common next letter after RET
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| R | 171 |
| I | 104 |
| A | 71 |
| E | 39 |
| O | 20 |
Patterns in this list
- None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
- 70 still form a word when the leading
RETis removed, for exampleRETABLE,RETABLES,RETAG,RETAILandRETAILED→ABLE,ABLES,AG,AILandAILED. - The most common endings here are
-NG(61),-ED(56),-ES(54). - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 3, found in 172 of these words.
- The average length is 9.4 letters.
- After RET, the letter
Rcomes next most often (171 words).
All RET- words
3 letters 1
ret
4 letters 2
rete rets
5 letters 8
retag retax retch retem retia retie retro retry
6 letters 35
retack retags retail retain retake retape reteam retear retell retems retene retest retial retied reties retile retime retina retine retint retire retold retook retool retore retorn retort retral retrim retros retted retune return retuse retype
7 letters 61
retable retacks retails retains retaken retaker retakes retaped retapes retaste retaxed retaxes retched retches reteach reteams retears retells retenes retests rethink retiary reticle retiled retiles retimed retimes retinae retinal retinas retines retinol retints retinue retired retiree retirer retires retitle retools retorts retouch retrace retrack retract retrain retread retreat retrial retried retries retrims retsina retting retuned retunes returns retwist retying retyped retypes
8 letters 72
retables retacked retackle retagged retailed retailer retailor retained retainer retakers retaking retaping retarder retarget retasted retastes retaught retaxing retching reteamed retemper retested rethinks rethread retiarii reticent reticles reticula reticule retiform retiling retiming retinals retinene retinite retinoid retinols retinted retinued retinues retinula retirant retirees retirers retiring retitled retitles retooled retorted retorter retraced retraces retracks retracts retrains retrally retreads retreats retrench retrials retrieve retroact retrofit retrorse retrying retsinas retuning returned returnee returner retwists retyping
9 letters 77
retacking retackled retackles retagging retailers retailing retailors retainers retaining retaliate retardant retardate retarders retarding retargets retasting reteaches reteaming retearing retelling retempers retention retentive retesting retexture rethinker rethought rethreads retiarius reticence reticency reticular reticules reticulum retighten retinenes retinites retinitis retinoids retinting retinulae retinular retinulas retirants retiredly retitling retooling retorters retorting retouched retoucher retouches retracing retracked retracted retractor retrained retreaded retreated retreater retrieval retrieved retriever retrieves retrimmed retroacts retrocede retrodict retrofire retrofits retroflex retropack retrousse returnees returners returning retwisted
10 letters 58
retackling retailings retailored retaliated retaliates retardants retardates retargeted reteaching retellings retempered retentions retextured retextures rethinkers rethinking rethreaded reticences reticently reticulate retightens retinacula retirement retiringly retouchers retouching retracking retractile retracting retraction retractors retraining retransfer retransmit retreading retreatant retreaters retreating retrenched retrenches retrievals retrievers retrieving retrimming retroacted retroceded retrocedes retrodicts retrofired retrofires retrograde retrogress retropacks retrospect retroviral retrovirus returnable retwisting
11 letters 46
retailoring retaliating retaliation retaliative retaliatory retardation retargeting retempering retentively retentivity retexturing rethreading reticencies reticulated reticulates retightened retinaculum retinitides retinopathy retinoscopy retiredness retirements retractable retractions retrainable retransfers retransform retranslate retransmits retreatants retrenching retribution retributive retributory retrievable retroacting retroaction retroactive retroceding retrodicted retrofiring retrofitted retrograded retrogrades retrospects returnables
12 letters 29
retaliations retardations reticulately reticulating reticulation reticulocyte retightening retinotectal retiringness retractility retransforms retranslated retranslates retrenchment retributions retroactions retrocession retrodicting retrodiction retrodictive retrofitting retroflexion retrogradely retrograding retrogressed retrogresses retrospected retroversion retroviruses
13 letters 27
retentiveness retentivities reticulations reticulocytes retinopathies retinoscopies retirednesses retransferred retransformed retranslating retranslation retransmitted retrenchments retributively retroactively retroactivity retrocessions retrodictions retroflection retroflexions retrogressing retrogression retrogressive retrospecting retrospection retrospective retroversions
14 letters 15
retinoblastoma retiringnesses retractilities retransferring retransforming retranslations retransmission retransmitting retrievability retroflections retrogradation retrogressions retroreflector retrospections retrospectives
15 letters 11
retentivenesses retinoblastomas retransmissions retroactivities retrogradations retrogressively retroperitoneal retroreflection retroreflective retroreflectors retrospectively
16 letters 4
retinoblastomata retransformation retrievabilities retroreflections
17 letters 2
retransformations retroperitoneally
19 letters 1
reticuloendothelial
Using these words
To find words that start with RET using only your letters, open the Word Unscrambler, enter your letters and type RET in Starts with. For a known pattern, the Crossword Solver accepts RET???-style patterns. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.