Daily word games to challenge your mind
A curated list of 10-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. When a clue points to RET starts, alternate vowel patterns and common blends after the prefix. For example: retackling, retailings, retailored.
| Word | Definition | Length | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| retackling | 10 | 3 | |
| retailings | 10 | 3 | |
| retailored | 10 | 4 | |
| retaliated | 10 | 4 | |
| retaliates | 10 | 4 | |
| retardants | 10 | 3 | |
| retardates | 10 | 4 | |
| retargeted | 10 | 4 | |
| reteaching | 10 | 3 | |
| retellings | 10 | 3 | |
| retempered | 10 | 4 | |
| retentions | 10 | 3 | |
| retextured | 10 | 4 | |
| retextures | 10 | 4 | |
| rethinkers | 10 | 3 | |
| rethinking | 10 | 3 | |
| rethreaded | 10 | 3 | |
| reticences | 10 | 4 | |
| reticently | 10 | 4 | |
| reticulate | 10 | 4 | |
| retightens | 10 | 3 | |
| retinacula | 10 | 5 | |
| retirement | 10 | 4 | |
| retiringly | 10 | 4 | |
| retouchers | 10 | 3 | |
| retouching | 10 | 3 | |
| retracking | 10 | 3 | |
| retractile | 10 | 3 | |
| retracting | 10 | 3 | |
| retraction | 10 | 3 | |
| retractors | 10 | 3 | |
| retraining | 10 | 3 | |
| retransfer | 10 | 3 | |
| retransmit | 10 | 3 | |
| retreading | 10 | 3 | |
| retreatant | 10 | 3 | |
| retreaters | 10 | 3 | |
| retreating | 10 | 3 | |
| retrenched | 10 | 3 | |
| retrenches | 10 | 3 | |
| retrievals | 10 | 3 | |
| retrievers | 10 | 3 | |
| retrieving | 10 | 3 | |
| retrimming | 10 | 3 | |
| retroacted | 10 | 3 | |
| retroceded | 10 | 4 | |
| retrocedes | 10 | 4 | |
| retrodicts | 10 | 3 | |
| retrofired | 10 | 4 | |
| retrofires | 10 | 4 | |
| retrograde | 10 | 3 | |
| retrogress | 10 | 3 | |
| retropacks | 10 | 3 | |
| retrospect | 10 | 3 | |
| retroviral | 10 | 4 | |
| retrovirus | 10 | 4 | |
| returnable | 10 | 3 | |
| retwisting | 10 | 3 |
Are RET-starting words common?
RET is a frequent start; probing vowel swaps after RET quickly narrows options.
Is this list good for crosswords?
Yes—filter by length mentally and scan definitions when available.