5 Letter Words Starting with RE

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  • REACH
  • REACT
  • READD
  • READS
  • READY
  • REAKS
  • REALM
  • REALS
  • REAMS
  • REAMY
  • REAPS
  • REARM
  • REARS
  • REAST
  • REATA
  • REAVE
  • REBAR
  • REBBE
  • REBEC
  • REBEL
  • REBID
  • REBOP
  • REBUS
  • REBUT
  • REBUY
  • RECAP
  • RECCE
  • RECCO
  • RECCY
  • RECIT
  • RECKS
  • RECON
  • RECTA
  • RECTI
  • RECTO
  • RECUR
  • RECUT
  • REDAN
  • REDDS
  • REDDY
  • REDED
  • REDES
  • REDIA
  • REDID
  • REDIP
  • REDLY
  • REDOS
  • REDOX
  • REDRY
  • REDUB
  • REDUX
  • REDYE
  • REEDS
  • REEDY
  • REEFS
  • REEFY
  • REEKS
  • REEKY
  • REELS
  • REEST
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One hundred fifty two words start with RE, which makes it the largest two letter opening on the site.

Why the RE Group Scatters So Widely

Twenty three different letters appear in the third box, and the leader takes only sixteen words. A, D, C and S are the busiest and none reaches a ninth of the page.

That is because RE is a prefix, not a stem. It attaches to almost anything, so the letters behind it follow no pattern worth learning.

The RE Words in Common Use

REACH, READY, REPLY and RESET sit at the top of what a puzzle is likely to want, with REALM and REACT close behind.

  • REACH
  • READY
  • REPLY
  • RESET
  • REALM

Confirming RE Helps Less Than It Should

On most pages, pinning two letters cuts the field hard. Here it leaves one hundred fifty two words spread across twenty three third letter branches.

E and I take the fourth box in fifty one of the one hundred fifty two between them, which is the only real structure the page offers.

So work the fourth and fifth boxes rather than hunting for a branch. There is no branch worth finding.

A Sensible First Guess for RE Words

S closes twenty three of the one hundred fifty two, fifteen percent, with Y on twenty one and T on eighteen.

REACH tests none of those three endings and covers a common third letter, which makes it a better opening than READY.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is the RE page so hard to narrow

RE is a prefix on unrelated stems. Twenty three letters appear in the third box, so confirming RE gives two letters and no structure.

Which ending is most likely

S on twenty three words, then Y on twenty one and T on eighteen. Between them they take most of the last box.

How many RE words repeat a letter

Twenty, which is thirteen percent. That is low for a page this size, so a visible double narrows it well.

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