Words That Start With REC

There are over 1.2K words that begin with REC in English. From 3-letter words to 15-letter entries, find REC-words grouped and sortable by length below, all valid in Scrabble, Wordle, and Words With Friends. You can also see five letter words starting with REC.

3 letter REC-words icon
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3-Letter Words Starting With REC

Short high-frequency REC-words:

rec

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4-Letter Words Starting With REC

Common 4-letter REC-words:

reck

recs

5 letter REC-words icon
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5-Letter Words Starting With REC

Common 5-letter REC-words:

recal

recap

recce

recco

reccy

recit

recks

recon

recta

recti

recto

recur

recut

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6 letter REC-words icon
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6-Letter Words Starting With REC

Common 6-letter REC-words:

record

recent

recall

recals

recaps

reccos

recede

recept

recess

rechew

rechie

recipe

reckan

recked

recock

recomb

recook

rectos

recure

recuts

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7 letter REC-words icon
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7-Letter Words Starting With REC

Common 7-letter REC-words:

receive

records

recover

recruit

recipes

recanes

receded

rechews

recited

recites

recking

reclose

recoins

recoups

recower

rectory

recules

recured

recurve

recycle

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8 letter REC-words icon
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8-Letter Words Starting With REC

Common 8-letter REC-words:

received

recorded

recently

receiver

receives

recovery

recalled

receptor

recorder

recruits

rechecks

reclasps

recluses

recoiler

recommit

recopies

recoured

rectitic

rectitis

recycles

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9 letter REC-words icon
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9-Letter Words Starting With REC

Common 9-letter REC-words:

recording

receiving

recognize

recovered

reception

receivers

receptors

recruited

recurring

recipient

recession

recursive

recognise

recaption

reclosing

reconduct

recooking

recountal

recounted

recrating

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10 letter REC-words icon
184

10-Letter Words Starting With REC

Common 10-letter REC-words:

recognized

recordings

recognised

recognizes

recreation

recovering

recalments

recarpeted

receptacle

receptible

recidivist

reclimbing

recodifies

recomforts

reconsoled

reconsults

recoupling

recumbency

recureless

recusation

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11 letter REC-words icon
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11-Letter Words Starting With REC

Common 11-letter REC-words:

recognition

recommended

rectangular

recognizing

recertifies

rechanneled

recirculate

recitatives

recompences

recomputing

reconcilers

reconciling

reconditely

reconquests

recontacted

reconvening

recreations

recumbently

recuperated

recursively

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12 letter REC-words icon
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12-Letter Words Starting With REC

Common 12-letter REC-words:

recreational

recognizable

recantations

recapitalise

rechanneling

rechristened

recognisable

recognisably

recognisance

recolonising

recolonizing

recompensing

reconcilably

recondensing

reconducting

reconferring

reconfirming

reconstitute

recultivates

recuperators

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13-Letter Words Starting With REC

Common 13-letter REC-words:

reconstructed

recalescences

recapitalized

recapitulated

recapitulates

rechannelling

rechoreograph

recitationist

recompilation

recompression

recomputation

reconcentrate

reconditioned

reconnections

reconvalesced

reconvalesces

recriminators

recriminatory

recrystallise

rectipetality

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14 letter REC-words icon
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14-Letter Words Starting With REC

Common 14-letter REC-words:

reconstruction

reconnaissance

reconciliation

recommendation

recalibrations

recapitalizing

recentrifuging

recklessnesses

recompositions

recompressions

reconcentrated

reconsolidated

reconstituents

reconstituting

recreationally

recrystallised

recrystallises

rectifiability

rectifications

recurvirostral

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15 letter REC-words icon
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15-Letter Words Starting With REC

Common 15-letter REC-words:

recommendations

recapitulations

receivabilities

receptibilities

recessivenesses

recodifications

recognizability

recollectedness

recommissioning

reconceptualise

reconfiguration

reconfirmations

reconnaissances

reconstructions

recontamination

recontextualise

recrudescencies

recrystallizing

rectipetalities

recursivenesses

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1,152 Common Words Starting with REC

Most Common Length
10
(184 words)
Avg Scrabble Score
15.5
(out of 33)
Most Common Ending
s
(33%)

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

33 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with REC is recontextualize with a total of 33 points.

R 1
E 1
C 3
O 1
N 1
T 1
E 1
X 8
T 1
U 1
A 1
L 1
I 1
Z 10
E 1
verb 1. place or consider in a new or different context

Words that begin with REC are commonly used for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list will help you to find the top scoring words to beat the opponent. You can also find a list of all words that end in REC and words with REC. Try our five letter words starting with REC page if you’re playing Wordle-like games or use the New York Times Wordle Solver for finding the NYT Wordle daily answer.

FAQ Words That Start With REC

  • How many words starting with REC are in the English dictionary?

    There are 1,152 words in the English dictionary that start with REC, and most of them are 10 letters long (184 words of that length).

  • What's the longest word starting with REC?

    The longest word starting with REC is "recursivenesses" at 15 letters long. If you're looking for a more everyday word, "recommendations" is the longest common word starting with REC.

  • Are there any rare words starting with REC worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon words like "recontextualize", "recognizability", "reconceptualize", "recrystallize" start with REC and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "recontextualize" is worth 33 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common words starting with REC?

    Most words starting with REC are 10 letters long, including everyday words like "recognized", "recordings", "recognised", "recognizes", "recreation".