5 Letter Words Starting With RE
There are 258 valid 5 letter words that start with RE, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.
Highest Scoring 5-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
reach - 10 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
reach - 10 points
Words With Friends
reach - 10 points
5 Letter Words (258)
View all words starting with RETop 20 Highest-Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With re
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 258 word list is 21.2 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | reaal | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 🏆 #2 | reach | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| #3 | react | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #4 | readd | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #5 | readl | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #6 | reads | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| #7 | ready | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| #8 | reais | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| #9 | reaks | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| #10 | realm | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #11 | realo | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #12 | reals | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #13 | reame | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #14 | reams | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #15 | reamy | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| #16 | reans | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #17 | reaps | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #18 | rearm | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #19 | rears | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| #20 | reask | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
Where 5 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 5 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with RE will give you far more flexible options try 5 letter words starting with RE for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 5 letter word starting with re?
reach — worth 30 combined points (US Scrabble: 10, UK Scrabble: 10, Words With Friends: 10).
How many 5 letter words start with re?
258 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 5 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 5 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter re words will come up far more often.