5-Letter Words Starting with RE

All 97 five-letter words that start with RE

REA

• reaal5n. An obsolete currency in Curaçao, equivalent to six stuivers.
• reach10v. To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in...
• react7v. To act in response.
• ready9adj. Prepared for immediate action or use.
• realm7n. A sphere of knowledge or of influence; a domain.
• rearm7v. To replace or restore the weapons or arms of a previously defeated, or...
• reata5n. A lariat or lasso.
• reave8v. To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove.

REB

• rebar7n. A steel reinforcing bar in a reinforced concrete structure.
• rebbe9n. The spiritual leader of a Hasidic Jewish community.
• rebec9n. An early three-stringed instrument, somewhat like a simple violin only...
• rebel7n. A person who resists an established authority, often violently.
• rebid8v. To bid (command or summon) again.
• rebus7n. An arrangement of pictures, symbols, or words representing phrases or...
• rebut7v. To drive back or beat back; to repulse.
• rebuy10v. To buy again, especially to buy something previously sold (or pawned).

REC

• recap9v. To seal (something) again with a cap.
• recce9n. Reconnaissance.
• recco9n. Reconnaissance.
• recit7n. A short story.
• recon7n. Reconnaissance.
• recte7adv. Used parenthetically in a verbatim quotation to correct an error in the...
• recto7n. The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as...
• recur7v. Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially...
• recut7v. To cut again.

RED

• redan6n. A defensive fortification work in the shape of a V.
• reddy10adj. Somewhat red in colour.
• redon6v. To don again, to put on again.
• redox13adj. Of or relating to any reaction in which oxidation and reduction occur...
• redub8v. To give another name or title to; to dub again.
• redux13adj. Of a topic, redone, restored, brought back, or revisited.

REE

• reedy9adj. Full of, or edged with, reeds.
• reese5n. Synonym of peanut butter cup.
• reeve8n. Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.

REF

• refer8v. To direct the attention of (someone toward something).
• refit8n. The process of having something fitted again, repaired or restored.
• refix15v. To fix again.

REG

• regal6adj. Of, pertaining to, or suitable for royalty.
• regas6v. To refill (an appliance such as an air-conditioning unit) with the...
• regen6n. A regenerative radio receiver.
• regie6n. A government monopoly, such as on tobacco, typically used to raise...
• regio6n. Any large area of a planet or moon that is strongly differentiated from...

REH

• rehab10n. Rehabilitation, especially to treat the use of recreational drugs.
• rehat8v. To redeploy troops with different hats, uniforms, etc.

REI

• reify11v. To regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing.
• reign6n. The exercise of sovereign power.
• reiki9n. A Japanese form of pseudomedicine that involves transferring chi...
• reins5n. The lower part of the back.
• reist5n. A proponent of reism.

REJ

• rejig13v. To rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it or...

REK

• rekey12v. To enter information into a device, such as a keyboard or keypad, after...

REL

• relax12v. To make something loose.
• relay8n. A new set of horses kept along a specific route so that they can...
• relet5v. To let a property again.
• relex12n. A conlang created by substituting new vocabulary into the grammar of an...
• relic7n. That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining...

REM

• reman7v. To supply with new personnel.
• remap9v. To assign differently; to relabel or repurpose.
• remis7n. A draw.
• remit7v. To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.
• remix14n. A rearrangement of an older piece of music, possibly including various...

REN

• renal5adj. Pertaining to the kidneys.
• renay8v. To renounce (one’s faith or god), to apostasize from.
• renew8v. To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original...
• renga6n. A form of Japanese verse in which short poems are connected together...
• renin5n. A circulating enzyme released by mammalian kidneys that converts...
• renny8n. A non-binary parent.

REO

• reorg6n. A reorganization.

REP

• repay10v. Synonym of pay back in all senses.
• repel7v. To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.).
• repin7v. To pin again.
• reply10v. To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question...
• repot7v. To move (a growing plant) from one pot to a larger one to allow for...
• repro7n. The proof prepared in offset printing, with all elements positioned on...

RER

• rerun5n. An act or instance of rerunning; a repetition.

RES

• reset5v. To set back to the initial state.
• resid6n. A residual solvent.
• resin5n. A viscous water-insoluble hydrocarbon exudate of certain plants, or...
• resit5v. To take an examination a second time.
• resto5n. A restaurant.
• resum7v. To perform resummation upon.

RET

• retar5v. To provide (a road, etc.) with a new coating of tar.
• retch10v. To make or experience an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain or...
• retic7n. Reticulated python.
• retie5v. To tie again; to tie something that has already been tied or was tied...
• retin5v. To coat with tin again.
• retox12v. To resume the consumption of alcohol, drugs, etc.; to reverse a period...
• retro5adj. Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the way things were.
• retry8v. To try or attempt again.

REU

• reuse5n. The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to...

REV

• reval8n. A revalidated ticket.
• revel8n. An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
• rever8n. The upper part of some upper garments (such as a shirt or jacket) that...
• revie8v. To vie with, or rival, in return.
• revue8n. A form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular...

REX

• rexer12n. A skater who performs rexing.

REZ

• rezai14n. A coverlet quilted with cotton.

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with RE are there?

Word.ws lists 97 five-letter words that start with RE, plus 116 rare ones.

What are common five-letter words that start with RE?

ready, reach, reply, refer, relax, react, rebel and reign.

Which of the five-letter words that start with RE has the highest letter score?

refix scores 15 points with the standard letter tile values.

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