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5-letter words starting with RE

There are 135 5-letter words starting with RE in the standard word-game list. The most common are ready, relax, reach, react, rebel, reply. Every five-letter word here is a valid Wordle guess, and the commonest ones are the likeliest answers.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
readycompletely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress9
relaxbecome less tense, rest, or take one's ease12
reachthe limits within which something can be effective10
reactshow a response or a reaction to something7
rebel‘Johnny’ was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil…7
replya statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or…10
repaypay back10
realma domain in which something is dominant7
refermake reference to8
reigna period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful6
relaythe act of passing something along from one person or group to another8
resetdevice for resetting instruments or controls5
reconReconnaissance.7
relican antiquity that has survived from the distant past7
renewreestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new8
reinsThe lower part of the back.5
retroaffecting things past5
regalbelonging to or befitting a supreme ruler6
recapa summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion9
repelcause to move back by force or influence7
renalof or relating to the kidneys5
resinany of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or…5
revelunrestrained merrymaking8
revuea variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians8
reruna program that is broadcast again5
remixA rearrangement of an older piece of music, possibly including various cosmetic changes.14
reevefemale ruff8
rebusa puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words7
rebarA steel reinforcing bar in a reinforced concrete structure.7
remitthe topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal…7
reuseuse again after processing5
readdTo add again.7
rearmarm again7
reataa long noosed rope used to catch animals5
reavesteal goods; take as spoils8
rebbeThe spiritual leader of a Hasidic Jewish community.9
rebecAn early three-stringed instrument, somewhat like a simple violin only pear shaped, played with a bow and…9
rebidTo bid again on something.8
rebopBebop9
rebutoverthrow by argument, evidence, or proof7
rebuyTo buy again, especially to buy something previously sold (or pawned)10
reccereconnaissance (by shortening)9
rectoright-hand page7
recurhappen or occur again7
recutTo cut again.7
redanA defensive fortification work in the shape of a V.6
rediaThe larva of some trematodes, some of which become cercariae6
redipTo dip again.8
redlydisplaying a red color9
redoxa reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction13
redryTo dry again9
redubTo give another name or title to; to dub again.8
reduxbrought back13
redyeTo dye again.9
reedyhaving a tone of a reed instrument9
reefyfull of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals11
reekySoiled with smoke or steam; smoky; foul.12
refelTo refute, disprove (an argument); to confute (someone).8
refitoutfitting a ship again (by repairing or replacing parts)8
refixTo fix again.15

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