Words Containing RET

There are over 1.7K words with the letters RET in English. From short RET-words to long ones, find all the words that have RET in it grouped by length, each valid in Scrabble, Wordle, and Words With Friends. You can also see five letter words with RET.

3-Letter Words With RET

Short high-frequency RET-words:

ret

4-Letter Words With RET

Common 4-letter RET-words:

aret

fret

rete

rets

tret

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5-Letter Words With RET

Common 5-letter RET-words:

arete

arets

arett

arret

beret

caret

curet

egret

frets

mpret

retag

retax

retch

retem

retia

retie

retox

retro

retry

trets

See all 5-letter RET-words

6-Letter Words With RET

Common 6-letter RET-words:

return

secret

retain

retail

retire

pretty

breton

aigret

befret

cretic

curets

fretty

pretax

pretor

retell

retest

retime

retree

retype

surety

See all 6-letter RET-words

175

7-Letter Words With RET

Common 7-letter RET-words:

returns

retired

retreat

stretch

retains

secrets

affrets

burette

cretons

pretzel

retaken

reteach

reteams

retears

retinol

retrate

sakeret

staretz

strette

stretti

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259

8-Letter Words With RET

Common 8-letter RET-words:

returned

concrete

retained

discrete

secretly

retrieve

entirety

collaret

diatreta

fretsaws

pretapes

pretaste

retagged

retinals

retraict

retronym

retunded

retwists

suretied

turreted

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292

9-Letter Words With RET

Common 9-letter RET-words:

returning

secretary

interpret

retaining

stretched

retreated

stretches

caretakes

charettes

decretist

diatretum

diuretics

fretfully

neutretto

pyrethrin

pyrethrum

retempers

retraicts

retribute

thretties

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264

10-Letter Words With RET

Common 10-letter RET-words:

retirement

stretching

discretion

amourettes

chevrettes

collarette

discretive

featurette

foretokens

heretofore

heretrixes

incretions

pretheatre

pretrained

retempered

retransmit

secretaire

shotcretes

swimmerets

wiretapped

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228

11-Letter Words With RET

Common 11-letter RET-words:

interpreted

theoretical

interpreter

contretemps

foreteaches

foretelling

irretention

leatherette

pretextings

prettifying

retightened

retinalites

retiredness

retractable

retributory

retroaction

retrodicted

retrofitted

retrospects

wretchedest

See all 11-letter RET-words

166

12-Letter Words With RET

Common 12-letter RET-words:

cataphoretic

cretaceously

forethinkers

forethoughts

interpretate

interpreters

launderettes

leatherettes

polyurethans

pretermitter

restretching

retractively

retransfuses

retranslated

retributions

retrocession

retropulsion

retrorockets

retrosexuals

retrospected

See all 12-letter RET-words

108

13-Letter Words With RET

Common 13-letter RET-words:

theoretically

backstretches

caulifloweret

interpretated

iontophoretic

irretrievable

irretrievably

norethindrone

outstretching

pretermission

pretermitting

retainerships

retinoscopies

retirednesses

retrocessions

retropulsions

retrospecting

secretagogues

secretariates

uninterpreted

See all 13-letter RET-words

14-Letter Words With RET

Common 14-letter RET-words:

interpretation

antiretroviral

hyperexcretion

meretriciously

misinterpreter

nonretroactive

nonreturnables

nontheoretical

norethindrones

oversecretions

reinterpreting

retinoscopists

retiringnesses

retractibility

retranslations

retransmission

retrievability

retrocognition

retrogradation

undersecretary

See all 14-letter RET-words

15-Letter Words With RET

Common 15-letter RET-words:

interpretations

electrophoretic

hexachlorethane

hyperexcretions

hypersecretions

interpretresses

irretentiveness

metatheoretical

preteritenesses

preterminations

retaliationists

retinoblastomas

retrievableness

retroactiveness

retrogressional

retrogressively

retroreflection

returnabilities

uninterpretable

unpretentiously

See all 15-letter RET-words

1,726 Common Words with RET

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What is the highest scoring word in
Scrabble that contains RET?

33 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains RET is hexachlorethane with a total of 33 points.

H 4

E 1

X 8

A 1

C 3

H 4

L 1

O 1

R 1

E 1

T 1

H 4

A 1

N 1

E 1

A list of all RET words with their Scrabble and Words with Friends points. You can also find a list of all words that start with RET. Also commonly searched for are words that end in RET. Try our five letter words with RET 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 With Letters RET

How many words containing RET are in the English dictionary?

There are 1,726 words in the English dictionary that contain RET, and most of them are 9 letters long (292 words of that length).
What's the longest word containing RET?

The longest word containing RET is "unpretentiously" at 15 letters long. If you're looking for a more everyday word, "interpretations" is the longest common word containing RET.
Are there any rare words containing RET worth more in Scrabble?

Yes. Uncommon words like "syncretization", "concretization", "hexachlorethane", "hyperexcretion" contain RET and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "hexachlorethane" is worth 33 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.
What are the most common words containing RET?

Most words containing RET are 9 letters long, including everyday words like "returning", "secretary", "interpret", "retaining", "stretched".