473 Words Starting With RET
The prefix RET appears in 473 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 86 entries. Average word length: 9.3 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 RET: RETROSPECTIVELY (25 pts), RETROFLEXIONS (23 pts), RETROREFLECTIVE (23 pts), RETRIEVABILITY (22 pts), RETROFLEXION (22 pts). The shortest is RET (3 letters) and the longest is RETENTIVENESSES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in HI.
Notable words: RETE — an anatomical mesh or network [n].; RETAG — to tag again [v].; RETACK — to tack again [v].; RETABLE — a shelf or ornamental setting for panels behind an altar [n]. Browse words starting with TET for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with RET?
RETROSPECTIVELY scores 25 points. Runner-up: RETROFLEXIONS at 23 points. See words ending in SIT for more high-value options.
How many words start with RET?
Our dictionary has 473 words that start with RET. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (86).
What is the shortest word that starts with RET?
RET at just 3 letters. It means: to expose to moisture [v].
Three-Letter Words (1)
RET
Four-Letter Words (2)
RETERETS
Five-Letter Words (8)
RETAGRETAXRETCHRETEMRETIARETIERETRORETRY
Six-Letter Words (36)
RETACKRETAGSRETAILRETAINRETAKERETAPERETARDRETEAMRETEARRETELLRETEMSRETENERETESTRETIALRETIEDRETIESRETILERETIMERETINARETINERETINTRETIRERETOLDRETOOKRETOOLRETORERETORNRETORTRETRALRETRIMRETROSRETTEDRETUNERETURNRETUSERETYPE
Seven-Letter Words (64)
RETABLERETACKSRETAILSRETAINSRETAKENRETAKERRETAKESRETALLYRETAPEDRETAPESRETARDSRETASTERETAXEDRETAXESRETCHEDRETCHESRETEACHRETEAMSRETEARSRETELLSRETENESRETESTSRETHINKRETIARYRETICLERETILEDRETILESRETIMEDRETIMESRETINAERETINALRETINASRETINESRETINOLRETINTSRETINUERETIREDRETIREERETIRERRETIRESRETITLERETOOLSRETORTSRETOTALRETOUCHRETRACERETRACKRETRACTRETRAINRETREADRETREATRETRIALRETRIEDRETRIESRETRIMSRETSINARETTINGRETUNEDRETUNESRETURNSRETWISTRETYINGRETYPEDRETYPES
Eight-Letter Words (77)
RETABLESRETACKEDRETACKLERETAGGEDRETAILEDRETAILERRETAILORRETAINEDRETAINERRETAKERSRETAKINGRETAPINGRETARDEDRETARDERRETARGETRETASTEDRETASTESRETAUGHTRETAXINGRETCHINGRETEAMEDRETEMPERRETESTEDRETHINKSRETHREADRETIARIIRETICENTRETICLESRETICULARETICULERETIEINGRETIFORMRETILINGRETIMINGRETINALSRETINENERETINITERETINOIDRETINOLSRETINTEDRETINUEDRETINUESRETINULARETIRANTRETIREESRETIRERSRETIRINGRETITLEDRETITLESRETOOLEDRETORTEDRETORTERRETOTALSRETRACEDRETRACERRETRACESRETRACKSRETRACTSRETRAINSRETRALLYRETREADSRETREATSRETRENCHRETRIALSRETRIEVERETROACTRETROFITRETRONYMRETRORSERETRYINGRETSINASRETUNINGRETURNEDRETURNEERETURNERRETWISTSRETYPING
Nine-Letter Words (86)
RETACKINGRETACKLEDRETACKLESRETAGGINGRETAILERSRETAILINGRETAILORSRETAINERSRETAININGRETALIATERETALLIEDRETALLIESRETARDANTRETARDATERETARDERSRETARDINGRETARGETSRETASTINGRETEACHESRETEAMINGRETEARINGRETELLINGRETEMPERSRETENTIONRETENTIVERETESTIFYRETESTINGRETEXTURERETHINKERRETHOUGHTRETHREADSRETIARIUSRETICENCERETICENCYRETICULARRETICULESRETICULUMRETIGHTENRETINENESRETINITESRETINITISRETINOIDSRETINTINGRETINULAERETINULARRETINULASRETIRANTSRETIREDLYRETITLINGRETOOLINGRETORSIONRETORTERSRETORTINGRETORTIONRETOTALEDRETOUCHEDRETOUCHERRETOUCHESRETRACERSRETRACINGRETRACKEDRETRACTEDRETRACTORRETRAINEDRETRAINEERETREADEDRETREATEDRETREATERRETRIEVALRETRIEVEDRETRIEVERRETRIEVESRETRIMMEDRETROACTSRETROCEDERETRODICTRETROFIRERETROFITSRETROFLEXRETRONYMSRETROPACKRETROUSSERETURNEESRETURNERSRETURNINGRETWISTED
Ten-Letter Words (65)
RETACKLINGRETAILINGSRETAILOREDRETALIATEDRETALIATESRETALLYINGRETARDANTSRETARDATESRETARGETEDRETEACHINGRETELLINGSRETEMPEREDRETENTIONSRETEXTUREDRETEXTURESRETHINKERSRETHINKINGRETHREADEDRETICENCESRETICENTLYRETICULATERETICULUMSRETIGHTENSRETINACULARETIREMENTRETIRINGLYRETORSIONSRETORTIONSRETOTALINGRETOTALLEDRETOUCHERSRETOUCHINGRETRACKINGRETRACTILERETRACTINGRETRACTIONRETRACTORSRETRAINEESRETRAININGRETRANSFERRETRANSMITRETREADINGRETREATANTRETREATERSRETREATINGRETRENCHEDRETRENCHESRETRIEVALSRETRIEVERSRETRIEVINGRETRIMMINGRETROACTEDRETROCEDEDRETROCEDESRETRODICTSRETROFIREDRETROFIRESRETROGRADERETROGRESSRETROPACKSRETROSPECTRETROVIRALRETROVIRUSRETURNABLERETWISTING
Eleven-Letter Words (51)
RETAILORINGRETALIATINGRETALIATIONRETALIATIVERETALIATORYRETARDATIONRETARGETINGRETEMPERINGRETENTIVELYRETENTIVITYRETESTIFIEDRETESTIFIESRETEXTURINGRETHREADINGRETICENCIESRETICULATEDRETICULATESRETIGHTENEDRETINACULUMRETINITIDESRETINITISESRETINOPATHYRETINOSCOPYRETIREDNESSRETIREMENTSRETOTALLINGRETRACTABLERETRACTIONSRETRAINABLERETRANSFERSRETRANSFORMRETRANSLATERETRANSMITSRETREATANTSRETRENCHINGRETRIBUTIONRETRIBUTIVERETRIBUTORYRETRIEVABLERETROACTINGRETROACTIONRETROACTIVERETROCEDINGRETRODICTEDRETROFIRINGRETROFITTEDRETROFLEXESRETROGRADEDRETROGRADESRETROSPECTSRETURNABLES
Twelve-Letter Words (30)
RETALIATIONSRETARDATIONSRETESTIFYINGRETICULATELYRETICULATINGRETICULATIONRETICULOCYTERETIGHTENINGRETINOTECTALRETIRINGNESSRETRACTILITYRETRANSFORMSRETRANSLATEDRETRANSLATESRETRENCHMENTRETRIBUTIONSRETROACTIONSRETROCESSIONRETRODICTINGRETRODICTIONRETRODICTIVERETROFITTINGRETROFLEXIONRETROGRADELYRETROGRADINGRETROGRESSEDRETROGRESSESRETROSPECTEDRETROVERSIONRETROVIRUSES
Thirteen-Letter Words (27)
RETENTIVENESSRETENTIVITIESRETICULATIONSRETICULOCYTESRETINOPATHIESRETINOSCOPIESRETIREDNESSESRETRANSFERREDRETRANSFORMEDRETRANSLATINGRETRANSLATIONRETRANSMITTEDRETRENCHMENTSRETRIBUTIVELYRETROACTIVELYRETROACTIVITYRETROCESSIONSRETRODICTIONSRETROFLECTIONRETROFLEXIONSRETROGRESSINGRETROGRESSIONRETROGRESSIVERETROSPECTINGRETROSPECTIONRETROSPECTIVERETROVERSIONS
Fourteen-Letter Words (15)
RETINOBLASTOMARETIRINGNESSESRETRACTILITIESRETRANSFERRINGRETRANSFORMINGRETRANSLATIONSRETRANSMISSIONRETRANSMITTINGRETRIEVABILITYRETROFLECTIONSRETROGRADATIONRETROGRESSIONSRETROREFLECTORRETROSPECTIONSRETROSPECTIVES
Fifteen-Letter Words (11)
RETENTIVENESSESRETINOBLASTOMASRETRANSMISSIONSRETROACTIVITIESRETROGRADATIONSRETROGRESSIVELYRETROPERITONEALRETROREFLECTIONRETROREFLECTIVERETROREFLECTORSRETROSPECTIVELY