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9 Letter Words Starting With RE

There are 1980 valid 9 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 9-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

reacquire - 20 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

reacquire - 20 points

Words With Friends

reacquire - 22 points

9 Letter Words (1980)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 9 Letter Words Starting With re

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 1980 word list is 46.5 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 reabandon 12 12 15 39
#2 reabolish 14 14 15 43
#3 reabridge 13 13 15 41
#4 reabsence 13 13 16 42
#5 reabsolve 14 14 17 45
#6 reabsorbs 13 13 15 41
#7 reacceded 15 15 17 47
#8 reaccedes 14 14 16 44
#9 reaccents 13 13 16 42
#10 reaccepts 15 15 18 48
#11 reacclaim 15 15 19 49
#12 reaccount 13 13 17 43
#13 reaccused 14 14 17 45
#14 reaccuses 13 13 16 42
#15 reachable 16 16 18 50
#16 reachably 19 19 20 58
#17 reachieve 17 17 18 52
#18 reachless 14 14 15 43
#19 reacidify 18 18 18 54
🏆 #20 reacquire 20 20 22 62

Where 9 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 9 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 9 letter words starting with RE for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 9 letter word starting with re?

reacquire — worth 62 combined points (US Scrabble: 20, UK Scrabble: 20, Words With Friends: 22).

How many 9 letter words start with re?

1980 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 9 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 9 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter re words will come up far more often.