Words That Start With RE

The 800 most common words that start with RE, out of 3419 in the dictionary. Grouped by length, shortest first, with each word’s score using standard letter values. Rarer and archaic words are left off so the list stays usable — use the filter box to narrow it further.

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Word	Meaning
re	The syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
reb	`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War
red	Red color or pigment
ref	(sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
rep	Informal abbreviation of “representative”
ret	Place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue
rev	Rate of revolution of a motor
rex	A male sovereign
read	Something that is read
real	An old small silver Spanish coin
ream	A quantity of paper
reap	Get or derive
rear	The back of a military formation or procession
reck	To make account of
rede	Give advice to
redo	Make new
reed	United States journalist who reported on the October Revolution from Petrograd in 1917
reef	A submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
reek	Smell badly and offensively
reel	Music composed for dancing a reel

Quick facts about this list

Words shown	800 of 3419
Shortest	2 letters
Longest	respectively (12 letters)
Highest scoring	respectively (22 points)

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