6 Letter Words Starting With RE
There are 796 valid 6 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 6-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
reachy - 14 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
reachy - 14 points
Words With Friends
reachy - 13 points
6 Letter Words (796)
View all words starting with RETop 20 Highest-Scoring 6 Letter Words Starting With re
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 796 word list is 25.4 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | reable | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| 🏆 #2 | reachy | 14 | 14 | 13 | 41 |
| #3 | reacts | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #4 | readds | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #5 | reader | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #6 | readme | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #7 | reagan | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #8 | reagin | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #9 | reaked | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| #10 | realer | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #11 | reales | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #12 | realia | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #13 | really | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #14 | realms | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #15 | realos | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #16 | realty | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| #17 | reamed | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #18 | reamer | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #19 | reames | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #20 | reaped | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
Where 6 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 6 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 6 letter words starting with RE for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 6 letter word starting with re?
reachy — worth 41 combined points (US Scrabble: 14, UK Scrabble: 14, Words With Friends: 13).
How many 6 letter words start with re?
796 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 6 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 6 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter re words will come up far more often.