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

buret

caret

curet

egret

frets

mpret

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

berets

burets

garret

labret

retake

retard

retell

retest

retial

retool

returf

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175

7-Letter Words With RET

Common 7-letter RET-words:

returns

retired

retreat

stretch

retains

secrets

arboret

clarets

garrets

minaret

pretzel

retally

rethink

retiary

retiral

retread

secreta

secrete

teretes

urethan

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259

8-Letter Words With RET

Common 8-letter RET-words:

returned

concrete

retained

discrete

secretly

retrieve

entirety

corretto

curettes

excreted

ferreted

fleurets

libretti

pretests

pretrain

prettily

retarder

retinene

taborets

whittret

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292

9-Letter Words With RET

Common 9-letter RET-words:

returning

secretary

interpret

retaining

stretched

retreated

stretches

accretion

amarettos

birrettas

heuretics

pretaping

reteaming

retention

retotaled

retracted

retrovert

sollerets

tretinoin

unfretted

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264

10-Letter Words With RET

Common 10-letter RET-words:

retirement

stretching

discretion

befretting

lazarettes

pretendent

pretension

pretorians

prettifier

pyrethroid

regretters

retinalite

retractors

retrenches

retroacted

returnable

returnless

suretyship

syncretise

ureteritis

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228

11-Letter Words With RET

Common 11-letter RET-words:

interpreted

theoretical

interpreter

backstretch

carburetter

carburettor

cellarettes

decretalist

leaderettes

librettists

retardatory

reticularly

retinitides

retractable

retrainable

retransmits

retributive

retrospects

syncretises

wiretapping

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166

12-Letter Words With RET

Common 12-letter RET-words:

carburetting

discretional

forethinking

grossieretes

interpretive

launderettes

meretricious

pretenseless

retardations

reticulating

retractation

retroengines

retroflexing

retrophilias

retroussages

retroviruses

secretagogue

sulphuretted

unprettiness

ureteritises

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108

13-Letter Words With RET

Common 13-letter RET-words:

theoretically

aforethoughts

interpretably

isotretinoins

outstretching

pretelevision

preternatural

pretournament

pretreatments

retransformed

retranslating

retranslation

retrievements

retrocedences

retrogressive

retroversions

returnability

secretaryship

unpretentious

vinegarrettes

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14-Letter Words With RET

Common 14-letter RET-words:

interpretation

cauliflowerets

concretization

dehydroretinol

hyperexcretion

misinterpreted

neurosecretion

nonreturnables

pretenderships

pretensionless

prettification

retinoscopists

retractibility

retranslations

retransmitting

retrospections

retrospectives

syncretization

undersecretary

wretchednesses

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15-Letter Words With RET

Common 15-letter RET-words:

interpretations

antiretrovirals

antitheoretical

concretizations

dehydroretinols

indiscretionary

metatheoretical

misinterpreters

misinterpreting

neurosecretions

preteritenesses

preterminations

retaliationists

retinoblastomas

retrievableness

retroactiveness

retrogressional

retroperitoneal

syncretisations

uninterpretable

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 "retrogressional" 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".