7 Letter Words Starting With RE
There are 1224 valid 7 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 7-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
reached - 13 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
reached - 13 points
Words With Friends
reached - 13 points
7 Letter Words (1224)
View all words starting with RETop 20 Highest-Scoring 7 Letter Words Starting With re
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 1224 word list is 29.8 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | reabuse | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| 🏆 #2 | reached | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
| #3 | reacher | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| #4 | reaches | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| #5 | reacted | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #6 | reactor | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #7 | readapt | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #8 | readded | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| #9 | readept | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #10 | readers | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #11 | readied | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| #12 | readier | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #13 | readies | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #14 | readily | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| #15 | reading | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #16 | readmes | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #17 | readmit | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #18 | readopt | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #19 | readorn | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #20 | readout | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
Where 7 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 7 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 7 letter words starting with RE for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 7 letter word starting with re?
reached — worth 39 combined points (US Scrabble: 13, UK Scrabble: 13, Words With Friends: 13).
How many 7 letter words start with re?
1224 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 7 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 7 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter re words will come up far more often.