5-Letter Words Starting With REC

3 common words and 16 valid guesses start with "REC". Pick from here to refine your next guess.

3 common words16 valid words

Common Words (3)

Words most likely to be the answer.

recap
recut
recur

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (13)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

recce
recco
reccy
recha
recip
recit
recks
recon
recor
recpt
recta
recti
recto

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 16 matches.

Most common letters

r16
e16
c16
t6
o4
a3
p3
i3
u2
y1

Most common letter by position

The most common letter in the 4th position is c, appearing in 3 of 16 words.

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 4 with 1 unique vowel
  • 12 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ap · 1 words
  • -ce · 1 words
  • -co · 1 words
  • -cy · 1 words
  • -ha · 1 words

Strategy

Only 3 possible answers start with "REC" — you're close. Pick the one with the most distinct letters.

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