15-Letter Words Starting With RET
- 18 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 15-Letter Words Starting With RET
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 15-Letter Words Starting With RET 18 words
How common is RET at the start of fifteen-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 18 fifteen-letter words that start with RET. They average 19.1 points, the best is RETROSPECTIVELY (25 points) and 66.7% end in S.
- Total words
- 18
- Average Scrabble score
- 19.1
- out of 25 max
- Everyday words
- 6%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 66.7% of words
Most common last letters
- s 66.7%
- l 11.1%
- y 11.1%
Top vowel pairs
- io33.3%
- ie22.2%
- oa11.1%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring fifteen-letter word that starts with RET
r 1e 1t 1r 1o 1s 1p 3e 1c 3t 1i 1v 4e 1l 1y 4
R 1 + E 1 + T 1 + R 1 + O 1 + S 1 + P 3 + E 1 + C 3 + T 1 + I 1 + V 4 + E 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 25 points
- Double word
- 50 pts
- Triple word
- 75 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
retrospectively
- adverbin a manner contemplative of past events“retrospectively, he seems like a great artist”
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How many fifteen-letter words that start with RET are there?
There are 18 fifteen-letter words that start with RET 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 fifteen-letter word that starts with RET?
RETROSPECTIVELY is worth 25 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are RETROREFLECTIVE (23), RETROGRESSIVELY (22), RETRIEVABLENESS (20).
Which rare fifteen-letter words that start with RET score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include RETROREFLECTIVE (23), RETRIEVABLENESS (20), RETROACTIVENESS (20), RETROACTIVITIES (20). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.