454 Words Starting With RED
The prefix RED appears in 454 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 84 entries. Average word length: 9.2 letters.
R is a workhorse: run, read, right, real. The prefix re- (meaning again or back) makes R the king of repeated-action words: rebuild, rethink, redo, return.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with RED: REDUPLICATIVELY (26 pts), REDEVELOPMENTS (22 pts), REDEPLOYMENTS (21 pts), REDEVELOPMENT (21 pts), REDUCTIVENESSES (21 pts). The shortest is RED (3 letters) and the longest is REDETERMINATION (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in L.
Notable words: REDD — to place in order [v].; REDAN — a field fortification with two parapets meeting at an angle [n].; REDACT — to prepare for publication [v].; REDACTS — to prepare for publication [v]. Browse words starting with BAM for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with RED?
REDUPLICATIVELY scores 26 points. Runner-up: REDEVELOPMENTS at 22 points. See words ending in SHAY for more high-value options.
How many words start with RED?
Our dictionary has 454 words that start with RED. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (84).
What is the shortest word that starts with RED?
RED at just 3 letters. It means: the colour of blood [adj, v] "a red rose".
Three-Letter Words (1)
RED
Four-Letter Words (4)
REDDREDEREDOREDS
Five-Letter Words (15)
REDANREDDSREDEDREDESREDIAREDIDREDIPREDLYREDONREDOSREDOXREDRYREDUBREDUXREDYE
Six-Letter Words (37)
REDACTREDANSREDATEREDBAYREDBUDREDBUGREDCAPREDDEDREDDENREDDERREDDLEREDEARREDEEMREDEFYREDENYREDEYEREDFINREDIAEREDIALREDIASREDINGREDIPSREDIPTREDLEGREDOCKREDOESREDONEREDONSREDOUTREDOWAREDRAWREDREWREDTOPREDUBSREDUCEREDYEDREDYES
Seven-Letter Words (57)
REDACTSREDATEDREDATESREDBAITREDBAYSREDBIRDREDBONEREDBUDSREDBUGSREDCAPSREDCOATREDDENSREDDERSREDDESTREDDINGREDDISHREDDLEDREDDLESREDEARSREDEEMSREDEYESREDFINSREDFISHREDHEADREDIALSREDLEGSREDLINEREDNECKREDNESSREDOCKSREDOINGREDOUBTREDOUNDREDOUTSREDOWASREDOXESREDPOLLREDRAFTREDRAWNREDRAWSREDREAMREDRESSREDRIEDREDRIESREDRILLREDRIVEREDROOTREDROVEREDSKINREDTAILREDTOPSREDUCEDREDUCERREDUCESREDWAREREDWINGREDWOOD
Eight-Letter Words (67)
REDACTEDREDACTORREDAMAGEREDARGUEREDATINGREDBAITSREDBIRDSREDBONESREDBRICKREDCOATSREDDENEDREDDLINGREDECIDEREDEEMEDREDEEMERREDEFEATREDEFECTREDEFIEDREDEFIESREDEFINEREDEMANDREDENIEDREDENIESREDEPLOYREDESIGNREDHEADSREDHORSEREDIALEDREDIGESTREDIPPEDREDIRECTREDIVIDEREDLINEDREDLINERREDLINESREDNECKSREDOCKEDREDOLENTREDONNEDREDOUBLEREDOUBTSREDOUNDSREDPOLLSREDRAFTSREDRAWERREDREAMSREDREAMTREDRILLSREDRIVENREDRIVESREDROOTSREDRYINGREDSHANKREDSHIFTREDSHIRTREDSKINSREDSTARTREDTAILSREDUBBEDREDUCERSREDUCINGREDUCTORREDUVIIDREDWARESREDWINGSREDWOODSREDYEING
Nine-Letter Words (84)
REDACTINGREDACTIONREDACTORSREDAMAGEDREDAMAGESREDARGUEDREDARGUESREDBAITEDREDBAITERREDBREASTREDBRICKSREDDENINGREDECIDEDREDECIDESREDEEMERSREDEEMINGREDEFEATSREDEFECTSREDEFINEDREDEFINESREDEFYINGREDELIVERREDEMANDSREDENYINGREDEPLOYSREDEPOSITREDESCENDREDESIGNSREDEVELOPREDFISHESREDHEADEDREDHORSESREDIALINGREDIALLEDREDICTATEREDIGESTSREDIGRESSREDINGOTEREDIPPINGREDIRECTSREDISCUSSREDISPLAYREDISPOSEREDISTILLREDIVIDEDREDIVIDESREDIVIVUSREDIVORCEREDLINERSREDLININGREDNECKEDREDNESSESREDOCKINGREDOLENCEREDOLENCYREDONNINGREDOUBLEDREDOUBLERREDOUBLESREDOUNDEDREDRAFTEDREDRAWERSREDRAWINGREDREAMEDREDRESSEDREDRESSERREDRESSESREDRESSORREDRILLEDREDRIVINGREDSHANKSREDSHIFTSREDSHIRTSREDSTARTSREDUBBINGREDUCIBLEREDUCIBLYREDUCTANTREDUCTASEREDUCTIONREDUCTIVEREDUCTORSREDUNDANTREDUVIIDS
Ten-Letter Words (61)
REDACTIONSREDAMAGINGREDARGUINGREDBAITERSREDBAITINGREDBREASTSREDECIDINGREDECORATEREDEDICATEREDEEMABLEREDEFEATEDREDEFECTEDREDEFININGREDELIVERSREDELIVERYREDEMANDEDREDEMPTIONREDEMPTIVEREDEMPTORYREDEPLOYEDREDEPOSITSREDESCENDSREDESCRIBEREDESIGNEDREDEVELOPSREDIALLINGREDICTATEDREDICTATESREDIGESTEDREDINGOTESREDIRECTEDREDISCOUNTREDISCOVERREDISPLAYSREDISPOSEDREDISPOSESREDISSOLVEREDISTILLSREDISTRICTREDIVIDINGREDIVISIONREDIVORCEDREDIVORCESREDLININGSREDOLENCESREDOLENTLYREDOUBLERSREDOUBLINGREDOUNDINGREDRAFTINGREDREAMINGREDRESSERSREDRESSINGREDRESSORSREDRILLINGREDSHIFTEDREDSHIRTEDREDUCTANTSREDUCTASESREDUCTIONSREDUNDANCY
Eleven-Letter Words (49)
REDACTIONALREDDISHNESSREDECORATEDREDECORATESREDECORATORREDEDICATEDREDEDICATESREDEFEATINGREDEFECTINGREDELIVEREDREDEMANDINGREDEMPTIONSREDEPLOYINGREDEPOSITEDREDESCENDEDREDESCRIBEDREDESCRIBESREDESIGNINGREDETERMINEREDEVELOPEDREDEVELOPERREDICTATINGREDIGESTINGREDIGESTIONREDIGRESSEDREDIGRESSESREDIRECTINGREDIRECTIONREDISCOUNTSREDISCOVERSREDISCOVERYREDISCUSSEDREDISCUSSESREDISPLAYEDREDISPOSINGREDISSOLVEDREDISSOLVESREDISTILLEDREDISTRICTSREDIVISIONSREDIVORCINGREDOLENCIESREDOUBTABLEREDOUBTABLYREDSHIRTINGREDUCTIONALREDUCTIVELYREDUNDANTLYREDUPLICATE
Twelve-Letter Words (35)
REDECORATINGREDECORATIONREDECORATORSREDEDICATINGREDEDICATIONREDEFINITIONREDELIVERIESREDELIVERINGREDEMPTIONERREDEPLOYMENTREDEPOSITINGREDESCENDINGREDESCRIBINGREDETERMINEDREDETERMINESREDEVELOPERSREDEVELOPINGREDIGESTIONSREDIGRESSINGREDINTEGRATEREDIRECTIONSREDISCOUNTEDREDISCOVEREDREDISCUSSINGREDISPLAYINGREDISSOLVINGREDISTILLINGREDISTRIBUTEREDISTRICTEDREDUCIBILITYREDUCTIONISMREDUCTIONISTREDUNDANCIESREDUPLICATEDREDUPLICATES
Thirteen-Letter Words (24)
REDDISHNESSESREDECORATIONSREDEDICATIONSREDEFINITIONSREDEMPTIONERSREDEPLOYMENTSREDESCRIPTIONREDETERMININGREDEVELOPMENTREDINTEGRATEDREDINTEGRATESREDISCOUNTINGREDISCOVERIESREDISCOVERINGREDISPOSITIONREDISTRIBUTEDREDISTRIBUTESREDISTRICTINGREDUCTIONISMSREDUCTIONISTSREDUCTIVENESSREDUPLICATINGREDUPLICATIONREDUPLICATIVE
Fourteen-Letter Words (14)
REDESCRIPTIONSREDEVELOPMENTSREDINTEGRATINGREDINTEGRATIONREDINTEGRATIVEREDISCOUNTABLEREDISPOSITIONSREDISTILLATIONREDISTRIBUTINGREDISTRIBUTIONREDISTRIBUTIVEREDUCIBILITIESREDUCTIONISTICREDUPLICATIONS
Fifteen-Letter Words (6)
REDETERMINATIONREDINTEGRATIONSREDISTILLATIONSREDISTRIBUTIONSREDUCTIVENESSESREDUPLICATIVELY