5-Letter Words Starting With RET

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

3 common words16 valid words

Common Words (3)

Words most likely to be the answer.

retch
retro
retry

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (13)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

retag
retal
retan
retar
retax
retem
retha
rethe
retia
retie
retin
retip
retma

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 16 matches.

Most common letters

r16
e16
t16
a8
i4
h3
n2
m2
g1
l1

Most common letter by position

The most common letter in the 4th position is a, appearing in 5 of 16 words.

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ag · 1 words
  • -al · 1 words
  • -an · 1 words
  • -ar · 1 words
  • -ax · 1 words

Strategy

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

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