9 Letter Words That Start With RET

There are 106+ nine letter words beginning with RET in our English dictionary. Every nine-letter RET word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words starting with RET.

Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With RET

returning 10
retaining 10
retreated 10
retacking 16
retackled 16
retchless 14
reteaches 14
retellers 9
reticular 11
retighten 13
retinites 9
retinting 10

All 9-Letter Words Starting With RET (85 words)

Trending Today

5-letter word lists built for puzzle solving

How Common is RET as a Start 9 Letter word?

There are 106 9-letter words starting with RET in English. The average Scrabble score here is 11.5, with -S endings dominating (34% of them).

Total Words
106
Avg Scrabble Score
11.5
Most Common Ending (34%)
S
Top Vowel Pairs
AI
EA

Word Starting List You May Find Interesting

Tools for Your Word Lists Games

Finders and solvers to turn patterns into possibilities

Hints and Answers for Your Daily Games

Keep your streak alive. Daily help for daily puzzles

Try These Word Tips Games

Fun daily word games made by Wordtips

9 Letter Words beginning with RET are often very useful for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list will help you to find the top scoring words to beat the opponent. Word Finder by WordTips gives you a list of words ordered by their word game points of your choice. You might also be interested in 9 Letter Words with RET.

Are you playing Wordle? Try our New York Times Wordle Solver or use the Include and Exclude features on our 9 Letter Words page when playing Dordle, WordGuessr or any other Wordle-like games. They help you guess the answer faster by allowing you to input the good letters you already know and exclude the words containing your bad letter combinations.

Highest-Scoring 9-Letter RET-Words in Scrabble

retroflex 19
retroject 18
retropack 17
retackled 16
retacking 16
rethought 16

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with RET?

19 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with RET is retroflex with a total of 19 points.

R 1
E 1
T 1
R 1
O 1
F 4
L 1
E 1
X 8
adjective 1. turned backwards

FAQ 9 Letter Words That Start With RET

  • How many 9 letter words starting with RET are in the English dictionary?

    There are 106 9-letter words in the English dictionary that start with RET. The average Scrabble score across them is 11.5.

  • Are there any rare 9 letter words starting with RET worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 9-letter words like "retroflex", "retexture", "retroject", "retrieval" start with RET and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "retroflex" is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 9 letter words starting with RET?

    Everyday 9-letter words starting with RET include "returning", "retaining", "retreated", "retacking", "retackled".