8-Letter Words Starting With RETRE
- 3 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With RETRE
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With RETRE 3 words
How common is RETRE at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 3 eight-letter words that start with RETRE. They average 10 points and the best is RETRENCH (13 points).
- Total words
- 3
- Average Scrabble score
- 10
- out of 13 max
- Everyday words
- 33%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 66.7% of words
Most common last letters
- s 66.7%
- h 33.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ea66.7%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with RETRE
r 1e 1t 1r 1e 1n 1c 3h 4
R 1 + E 1 + T 1 + R 1 + E 1 + N 1 + C 3 + H 4 = 13 points
- Double word
- 26 pts
- Triple word
- 39 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
retrench
- verbtighten one's belt; use resources carefully
- verbmake a reduction, as in one's workforce“The company had to retrench”
- Scrabble US
- Scrabble UK
- Words With Friends
Runners-up
Explore related word lists
8-letter words starting with…
Words starting with RETRE by length
Add a letter after RETRE
Each link adds one letter and keeps only combinations that have words.
Change the last letter of RETRE
Trending word lists
Five-letter lists built from the letters of yesterday's Wordle answer. The set changes every day.
How to use this word list
Playing words that start with RETRE
8-Letter Words Starting With RETRE by the numbers
8-Letter Words Starting With RETRE FAQ
How many eight-letter words that start with RETRE are there?
There are 3 eight-letter words that start with RETRE in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with RETRE?
RETRENCH is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are RETREADS (9), RETREATS (8).
What are some common eight-letter words that start with RETRE?
Everyday examples include RETREATS, RETRENCH, RETREADS. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.