286 words start with RE, few enough to read in one pass. 36 of them are possible answers.
REACH is the most familiar word here that could still come up as the answer.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 286 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- READS: takes 286 down to 127 at worst.
- RESET: down to 139. It is on the answer list.
- READY: down to 162. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
46 of them end in S, about one in five of the list. The letters that turn up alongside most often are A (75), S (74) and T (56). Only 14 of the 286 are everyday words. The rest belong to crosswords more than to conversation, so lean on the letters above rather than on the tail of the list.
Best 5 Letter Words Starting with RE
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- REACH
- REACT
- READY
- REALM
- REARM
- REBAR
- REBEL
- REBUS
- REBUT
- RECAP
- RECUR
- RECUT
- REEDY
- REFER
- REFIT
- REGAL
- REHAB
- REIGN
- RELAX
- RELAY
- RELIC
- REMIT
- RENAL
- RENEW
- REPAY
- REPEL
- REPLY
- RERUN
- RESET
- RESIN
- RETCH
- RETRO
- RETRY
- REUSE
- REVEL
- REVUE
- READS
- REMIX
5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in A
- REATA
- REBIA
- RECTA
- REDIA
- REGGA
- REGIA
- REGMA
- REGNA
- REINA
- RENGA
- REPLA
- RETIA
5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in D
- READD
- REARD
- REBED
- REBID
- REBUD
- REDED
- REDID
- REERD
- REFED
- REHID
- REIRD
- REKED
- REPAD
- RESID
- RESOD
- REWED
5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in E
- REUSE
- REVUE
- REAME
- REATE
- REAVE
- REBBE
- RECCE
- RECTE
- RECUE
- REDUE
- REDYE
- REEDE
- REESE
- REEVE
- REEZE
- REGIE
- REGLE
- REHOE
- REICE
- REINE
- REIVE
- RELIE
- REMUE
- RENNE
- RENTE
- REREE
- RESEE
- RESUE
- RETHE
- RETIE
- REUNE
- REVIE
5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in G
- REBAG
- REBEG
- REDIG
- REDUG
- REING
- REJIG
- RELIG
- RENEG
- RENIG
- REORG
- REPEG
- RERIG
- RETAG
5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in L
- REBEL
- REGAL
- RENAL
- REPEL
- REVEL
- REAAL
- READL
- RECAL
- REFEL
- REGEL
- REOIL
- RESOL
- RETAL
- REUEL
5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in N
- REIGN
- RERUN
- RESIN
- REBAN
- RECON
- REDAN
- REDON
- REFAN
- REGIN
- REJON
- REMAN
- REMEN
- RENIN
- REOWN
- REPEN
- REPIN
- REPUN
- RERAN
- RESUN
- RETAN
- RETIN
- REWAN
- REWIN
- REWON
- REXEN
5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in O
- RETRO
- REALO
- RECCO
- RECTO
- REFFO
- REGGO
- RELLO
- REPRO
- RESTO
5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in P
- RECAP
- REBOP
- RECEP
- RECIP
- REDIP
- RELAP
- REMAP
- REMOP
- RESUP
- RETIP
5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in R
- REBAR
- RECUR
- REFER
- REGAR
- REGUR
- RESTR
- RETAR
- REVER
5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in S
- REBUS
- READS
- REAIS
- REAKS
- REALS
- REAMS
- REANS
- REAPS
- REARS
- RECKS
- REDDS
- REDES
- REDOS
- REEDS
- REEFS
- REEKS
- REELS
- REEMS
- REENS
- REFIS
- REGES
- REGOS
- REIFS
- REIKS
- REINS
- REJAS
- REKES
- RELES
- RELOS
- REMUS
- RENDS
- RENES
- RENGS
- RENKS
- RENOS
- RENTS
- REPAS
- REPOS
- REPPS
- RESES
- RESTS
- RESUS
- RETES
- REUPS
- REXES
- REZES
5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in T
- REACT
- REBUT
- RECUT
- REFIT
- REMIT
- RESET
- REAST
- REBIT
- RECIT
- RECPT
- REEST
- REGET
- REGOT
- REIST
- RELET
- RELIT
- RELOT
- REMET
- RENET
- REPAT
- REPOT
- REPUT
- RESAT
- RESIT
- REVET
- REWET
5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in X
- RELAX
- REMIX
- REBOX
- REDOX
- REDUX
- REFIX
- REGEX
- REMEX
- RESEX
- RETAX
- RETOX
- REWAX
5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in Y
- READY
- REEDY
- RELAY
- REPAY
- REPLY
- RETRY
- REAMY
- REASY
- REBUY
- RECCY
- REDDY
- REDLY
- REDRY
- REEFY
- REEKY
- REELY
- REFLY
- REFRY
- REIFY
- REKEY
- RENAY
- RENEY
- RENKY
- REPRY
- RESAY
- RESTY
- REVAY
5 Letter Words Starting with R and Ending in B, C, F and other letters
- REHAB
- REBAB
- REBOB
- REDUB
- REROB
- RERUB
- RELIC
- REBEC
- REPIC
- REDIF
- REEAF
- REACH
- RETCH
- REECH
- REICH
- REWTH
- RECTI
- REIKI
- REASK
- REESK
- REINK
- REALM
- REARM
- REHEM
- RESAM
- RETAM
- RETEM
- REMOU
- RENDU
- RENEW
- REPEW
- REROW
- RESAW
- RESEW
- RESOW
- REVOW
Part of: 5 Letter Words Starting with R
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- REAVE: Steal goods; take as spoils.
- RETIE: Tie again or anew.
- REATA: A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
- RESID: Oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled.
- REJIG: Re-equip a factory or plant.
- REIFY: Consider an abstract concept to be real.
- RECCO: Reconnaissance (by shortening).
- REPOT: Put in a new, usually larger, pot.
- RETCH: An involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting. It is on the answer list.
- REARM: Arm anew. It is on the answer list.
- RECCE: Reconnaissance (by shortening).
- RECTO: Right-hand page.
- REBUS: A puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words. It is on the answer list.
- REEDY: Having a tone of a reed instrument. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer start with RE?
Yes. READY, REACH and REPLY all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. REFER and REBEL are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is RECCY really a word?
Yes. Reconnaissance (by shortening). It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
READY. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. REZES and REXEN are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
REARM, REBAR and REBUS. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.