5 Letter Words Containing RE
There are 422 5-letter English words that contain RE, from ACRED to ZAIRE. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: PREXY (17), REFIX (15), REWAX (15). Roughly 21% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
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B
C
- CADRE8 pts
- CARED8 pts
- CARER7 pts
- CARES7 pts
- CARET7 pts
- CAREX14 pts
- CERED8 pts
- CERES7 pts
- CHARE10 pts
- CHORE10 pts
- CIRES7 pts
- CORED8 pts
- CORER7 pts
- CORES7 pts
- CREAK11 pts
- CREAM9 pts
- CREDO8 pts
- CREED8 pts
- CREEK11 pts
- CREEL7 pts
- CREEP9 pts
- CREME9 pts
- CREPE9 pts
- CREPT9 pts
- CREPY12 pts
- CRESS7 pts
- CREST7 pts
- CREWS10 pts
- CRORE7 pts
- CURED8 pts
- CURER7 pts
- CURES7 pts
- CURET7 pts
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
- RARED6 pts
- RARER5 pts
- RARES5 pts
- REACH10 pts
- REACT7 pts
- READD7 pts
- READS6 pts
- READY9 pts
- REALM7 pts
- REALS5 pts
- REAMS7 pts
- REAPS7 pts
- REARM7 pts
- REARS5 pts
- REATA5 pts
- REAVE8 pts
- REBAR7 pts
- REBBE9 pts
- REBEC9 pts
- REBEL7 pts
- REBID8 pts
- REBOP9 pts
- REBUS7 pts
- REBUT7 pts
- REBUY10 pts
- RECAP9 pts
- RECCE9 pts
- RECKS11 pts
- RECON7 pts
- RECTA7 pts
- RECTI7 pts
- RECTO7 pts
- RECUR7 pts
- RECUT7 pts
- REDAN6 pts
- REDDS7 pts
- REDED7 pts
- REDES6 pts
- REDIA6 pts
- REDID7 pts
- REDIP8 pts
- REDLY9 pts
- REDON6 pts
- REDOS6 pts
- REDOX13 pts
- REDRY9 pts
- REDUB8 pts
- REDUX13 pts
- REDYE9 pts
- REEDS6 pts
- REEDY9 pts
- REEFS8 pts
- REEFY11 pts
- REEKS9 pts
- REEKY12 pts
- REELS5 pts
- REEST5 pts
- REEVE8 pts
- REFED9 pts
- REFEL8 pts
- REFER8 pts
- REFIT8 pts
- REFIX15 pts
- REFLY11 pts
- REFRY11 pts
- REGAL6 pts
- REGES6 pts
- REGMA8 pts
- REGNA6 pts
- REHAB10 pts
- REHEM10 pts
- REIFS8 pts
- REIFY11 pts
- REIGN6 pts
- REINK9 pts
- REINS5 pts
- REIVE8 pts
- REKEY12 pts
- RELAX12 pts
- RELAY8 pts
- RELET5 pts
- RELIC7 pts
- RELIT5 pts
- REMAN7 pts
- REMAP9 pts
- REMET7 pts
- REMEX14 pts
- REMIT7 pts
- REMIX14 pts
- RENAL5 pts
- RENDS6 pts
- RENEW8 pts
- RENIG6 pts
- RENIN5 pts
- RENTE5 pts
- RENTS5 pts
- REOIL5 pts
- REPAY10 pts
- REPEG8 pts
- REPEL7 pts
- REPIN7 pts
- REPLY10 pts
- REPOS7 pts
- REPOT7 pts
- REPPS9 pts
- REPRO7 pts
- RERAN5 pts
- RERIG6 pts
- RERUN5 pts
- RESAW8 pts
- RESAY8 pts
- RESEE5 pts
- RESET5 pts
- RESEW8 pts
- RESID6 pts
- RESIN5 pts
- RESOD6 pts
- RESOW8 pts
- RESTS5 pts
- RETAG6 pts
- RETAX12 pts
- RETCH10 pts
- RETEM7 pts
- RETIA5 pts
- RETIE5 pts
- RETRO5 pts
- RETRY8 pts
- REUSE5 pts
- REVEL8 pts
- REVET8 pts
- REVUE8 pts
- REWAN8 pts
- REWAX15 pts
- REWED9 pts
- REWET8 pts
- REWIN8 pts
- REWON8 pts
- REXES12 pts
S
- SABRE7 pts
- SAREE5 pts
- SCARE7 pts
- SCORE7 pts
- SCREE7 pts
- SCREW10 pts
- SERED6 pts
- SERER5 pts
- SERES5 pts
- SHARE8 pts
- SHIRE8 pts
- SHORE8 pts
- SHRED9 pts
- SHREW11 pts
- SIRED6 pts
- SIREE5 pts
- SIREN5 pts
- SIRES5 pts
- SNARE5 pts
- SNORE5 pts
- SOREL5 pts
- SORER5 pts
- SORES5 pts
- SPARE7 pts
- SPIRE7 pts
- SPORE7 pts
- SPREE7 pts
- STARE5 pts
- STERE5 pts
- STORE5 pts
- STREP7 pts
- STREW8 pts
- SUCRE7 pts
- SURER5 pts
- SWARE8 pts
- SWORE8 pts
- SYREN8 pts
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W
Y
Z
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prexy | 17 | 17 |
| 2 | refix | 15 | 15 |
| 3 | rewax | 15 | 15 |
| 4 | murex | 14 | 16 |
| 5 | azure | 14 | 15 |
| 6 | carex | 14 | 15 |
| 7 | mirex | 14 | 15 |
| 8 | quare | 14 | 15 |
| 9 | quire | 14 | 15 |
| 10 | remex | 14 | 15 |
FAQs
How many 5-letter words contain RE?
422 valid 5-letter English words contain the letters RE in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).