Words That Start With REC
- 1,164 words
- All English dictionaries
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Popular Words That Start With REC
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With REC 1,164 words
4-Letter Words Starting With REC 2
Full 4-letter list5-Letter Words Starting With REC 13
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words Starting With REC 45
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With REC 78
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Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With REC 181
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With REC 154
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words Starting With REC 126
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Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words Starting With REC 73
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words Starting With REC 57
Full 15-letter list16-Letter Words Starting With REC 18
17-Letter Words Starting With REC 11
18-Letter Words Starting With REC 5
19-Letter Words Starting With REC 1
20-Letter Words Starting With REC 1
How common is REC at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 1,164 words that start with REC. Most are 10 letters long, they average 15.8 points, the best is RECONTEXTUALIZING (36 points) and 33.8% end in S.
- Total words
- 1,164
- Most common length
- 10 letters
- 181 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.8
- out of 36 max
- Longest word
- RECONCEPTUALIZATIONS
- 20 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 33.8% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 33.8%
- g 13.3%
- d 13.2%
Top vowel pairs
- io12.3%
- ie4.2%
- ou3.2%
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 word that starts with REC
r 1e 1c 3o 1n 1t 1e 1x 8t 1u 1a 1l 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 2
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 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 36 points
- Double word
- 72 pts
- Triple word
- 108 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
recontextualizing
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many words that start with REC are there?
There are 1,164 words that start with REC in our combined English word list. The most common length is 10 letters, with 181 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word that starts with REC?
RECONTEXTUALIZING is worth 36 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are RECONCEPTUALIZATIONS (35), RECONTEXTUALIZED (35), RECONCEPTUALIZATION (34).
What are some common words that start with REC?
Everyday examples include RECENT, RECEPTION, RECORD, RECALL, RECOMMENDATION, RECENTLY, RECOGNITION, RECOVER. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with REC?
RECONCEPTUALIZATIONS has 20 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, RECOMMENDATIONS (15 letters) is the longest common one.